Swapping hosting the rugby for a global superstar the Principality Stadium in Cardiff will be welcoming Ed Sheeran from Thursday, May 26 to Saturday, May 28. For one of the first times, the stadium will be operating a paperless ticket system.
This means that fans will not receive and do not need to bring a physical ticket to get into the stadium. Instead, the tickets will need to be downloaded on the concert-goer's phone. You can read our comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about going to one of Ed's Cardiff gigs here.
The advice is to download your ticket before you arrive at the stadium to ensure that the download works successfully. Organisers are asking fans to ensure their phones are fully charged and the lead booker should also bring the booking confirmation email, either on your phone or printed out, and a government-issued photo ID that matched the name of the lead booker-either a passport or driving licence.
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Should you lose your phone or it runs out of battery on the day of the concert you can go to the box office where someone will be able to assist you. Those attending the concerts will also not need to have a Covid pass to enter the stadium. In February 2022 the Welsh government scrapped Covid passes in Wales meaning they are not needed to attend any of the Ed Sheeran concerts.
There is also an extensive list of items that are banned and you can not bring them into the stadium, read more here. There are still tickets available for the Cardiff concerts and Ed has urged fans to only book tickets through official websites which include: Eventim, Ticketmaster, See Tickets, Myticket, AXS, Principality Stadium, and Eventtravel. Tickets sold through sites like Viagogo will not be valid for entry.
Ed's Cardiff gigs come just days after he announced the birth of a baby girl with his wife Cherry. The superstar is not the only big artist coming to Wales in 2022, you can read our guide to the big gigs in Wales in 2022 here. To keep up to date with What's On news sign up to our newsletter here.
