Ed Sheeran must also perform in Durban 

A Durban North resident is so upset that English singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran - like many international acts - will bypass Durban on his South African tour next year that he has started an online petition in the hopes of getting Thinking Out Loud hit-maker to reconsider his decision.

And the petition which was started on Monday afternoon has already got over 1 500 signatures and is growing.

Jason Liebenberg, 29, said he was fed up with Durban being overlooked by concert organisers and hoped that enough people signed the petition will get Sheeran to add Durban to the South African leg of his world tour.

Sheeran announced this week that he will perform at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on March 23 and at the Cape Town Stadium on March 27 next year.

Liebenberg said the decision not to come to Durban has left many local fans mad.

“Once we have a sizeable amount of signatures from excited fans who live in Durban and wish for Ed Sheeran to perform here, I will approach BIG Concerts, as well as the Ed Sheeran management team and hopefully convince them to entertain our request for a Durban show,” Liebenberg said.

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