Ed Sheeran admits he’s got “one more big tour in me”.
The Shape of You hitmaker, 34, is one of the highest-grossing touring artists on the planet. But, after years of jetting across the globe, Ed wants to be present as his daughters, Lyra, five, and Jupiter, three, begin their school years, and is even considering building a venue in his hometown of Ipswich, which would allow him to stay close to his family while performing in one place.
Speaking on the Awards Chatter podcast, Ed – who has his girls with wife Cherry Seaborn – said: “I wrote down a list the other day of things that matter to me and one is my family, one is songwriting, one is doing shows.
“If I can get to a point where I’m playing shows, writing songs and hanging out with my family, then you can cut the noise out around that, however that noise might present itself.
“I looked into the idea of building a venue in my hometown and doing a residency there.
“That then cuts out the travel and being away from my family.
“I’ve built a studio nearby that I can use. I feel that’s the model you can adopt.”
Ed’s most recent trek, the Mathematics Tour, spanned 188 shows across five continents to 8.8million and wrapped in September.
He added: “I’ve got one more big tour in me before settling down for school years. That’s the model I think I want to adopt.
“I do feel like my life gets quite cluttered. I commit to lots of things and I end up doing quite a lot.”