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Showtime Classic: Ed Sheeran Divide (÷) Tour (2017)

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The 2017 shows, profiled here, amassed impressive ticket sales and revenues, but they were just a fraction of the artist’s three-year record-breaking journey

Sound Co

Major Tom

Venue

Various (World Tour)

Crew

  • FOH/Monitor Engineer: Chris Marsh
  • Systems Engineer: Charlie Albin
  • Production Manager: Chris Marsh
  • Guitar Tech: Trevor Dawkins
  • “Chewie” Pedalboard Tech: Dave White
  • P.A. Techs: Brian Thorene, Richard Wonnacot

Gear

  • FOH/Monitor Console: DiGiCo SD7
  • Outboard: Waves Maxx Bass BCL, (2) Bricasti M7, Eventide Eclipse, Avalon 737, JoeCo recorder
  • Main Speakers: (14) Meyer Sound LEO/side, (4) Lyon (underhung from the LEO) per side, (16) Milo side hangs/side, (8) Leopard far hangs/side,
  • Subwoofers: (6) LFC1100 (flown/side), (9) LFC1100 (ground/side),
  • Fills: (4) Meyer UPA 1-P outfills, (8) Lina front fills
  • Mics: Primary Vocal Mic: Sennheiser 9000 Series wireless w/9235 head
  • Secondary Mic: Sennheiser 9000 Series w/945 capsule (for vocal loop-building)

Tour Notes

Ed Sheeran performed alone on stage, unaccompanied by bands, backup singers, dancers or backing tracks. He relied on just his acoustic guitar and a custom loop pedal to keep arena-sized audiences enthralled, selling out A-level venues months in advance.