British singer Ed Sheeran has announced a 22-date concert tour starting in January 2024, which will begin in the United Arab Emirates. Sheeran said on Instagram that he would play at the Expo Dubai on 22 January before heading to the Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Centre three days later. On 27 January, he will perform in Osaka before returning to Tokyo on 13 February. The tour then continues through various Asian cities, followed by Malta, Budapest, and Sofia, among others. Sheeran is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actor from Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. He studied at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey, gaining knowledge and performing experience as a guitar player. In early 2011, he released an independently released extended play called No. 5 Collaborations Project. As of 2019, he had won four Grammy Awards, six Brit Awards, and an Ivor Novello Award.