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Ed Sheeran announces he's taking a break from music

After playing nearly 250 shows as part of his multi-year Divide tour, Ed Sheeran says he's stepping back from music.

After playing nearly 250 shows as part of his multi-year Divide tour, Ed Sheeran says he's stepping back from music.

During the final gig of his Divide tour, Ed announced that he is taking an 18-month break from playing live concerts:

"As you may or not know, I've been on the Divide tour for over two years now and this is the last day of the whole thing"

"We've played all around the world. Glastonbury, Wembley Stadium. All these amazing venues, America, New Zealand, Australia, Asia, South America - it's been a wild one."

He went on:

"I want to say thank you to everyone on this tour. Thank you to everyone who has given me a chance. This is my last song. I wrote this when I was 15 years old. See you in a few years' time. Thank you."