Ed Sheeran Hints at Taking Hiatus From Music After His LOOP Tour

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Ed Sheeran is thinking out loud.

Indeed, the 35-year-old revealed his plans to take a break from music after his current LOOP Tour during his Glendale, Arizona show June 13.

“I might take some time off once this tour has ended,” Sheeran explained in a video shared to social media, “and do the dad thing.”

While it may be a bit of a shock for fans, the father of two—who shares Lyra, 5, and Jupiter, 4, with wife Cherry Seaborn—has previously shared the impact of touring life on his family through his songs.

“You’re too young to understand that Daddy’s coming home,” he sings in “Regrets” off of his most recent album Play. “Every time I leave the house, you think I’m forever gone. Guess it’s from the 100 calls, goodnights on the telephone. See this tour, I’ve gotta get it done, but why though?”

Even with the difficulties, the “Perfect” singer worked hard to find a good work-life balance during his three-year long Mathematics Tour, which began in April 2022 and ended in September 2025.

In fact, Sheeran even relocated his family to the United States temporarily so that his kids could be closer to him while he’s performing across the country.

“I'm going on tour there for a while and I have a family, so I can't dip in and out,” he explained on The 2 Johnnies Podcast in September 2025. “We're going and settling there."

Sheeran further detailed his desire to have his family close, saying that he believes “my life only works when we're together.”

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“I really enjoy my career,” he continued on the YouTube series Last Meals in October 2025. “I love touring, I love songwriting. Touring has gotten to a point now, because of where my career’s at, that it can fit around my family and I can dictate what I do.”

While Sheeran hasn’t taken a break quite yet, read on to see more celebs who took a step back from the spotlight…

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