Ed Sheeran's Playful Visit to Ipswich, Australia: From Honorary Co-Mayor to Mural Signing

Ed Sheeran's Playful Visit to Ipswich, Australia: From Honorary Co-Mayor to Mural Signing

Ed Sheeran, a native of a town near Ipswich, England, has a special connection to Ipswich Town Football Club, his favorite soccer team. He recently visited Ipswich, but not the one in England. Instead, he made a stop in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, where the town had launched a campaign to invite him. During his visit, Ed signed a mural of himself and humorously declared himself the new mayor of the town.

The mayor of Ipswich, Teresa Harding, had the opportunity to meet Ed during his show in Brisbane. She expressed her gratitude to him on behalf of the community and shared that Ed had joked about becoming the new mayor during his visit to Ipswich. To play along with the joke, Harding officially named Ed an honorary co-Mayor of Ipswich and presented him with the mayoral chains. Despite Ed's playful comment that Ipswich in Australia was the "second-best Ipswich," Harding assured him that their Ipswich was number one.

Ed Sheeran's LOOP tour in Australia is ongoing and will continue until March 5. It seems that his visit to Ipswich, Australia, left a lasting impression on both the town and the singer.