Ed Sheeran poses as he arrives for the Brit Awards on the O2 Area in London, Britain, February 8, 2022 REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
April 18 (Reuters) – Ed Sheeran has punted Munster from their Thomond Park Stadium for subsequent month’s Champions Cup quarter-final tie in opposition to Toulouse with the venue set to host the British singer’s live shows.
The quarter-finals are scheduled for Might 6-8 however with Sheeran set to play Limerick’s Thomond Park on Might 5 and Might 6 there may be not sufficient time to return the pitch to a playable customary.
The tie has subsequently been switched to Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
“Whereas it wasn’t a choice that was made evenly, now we have been vocal in our help for securing large-scale live shows for the venue for a number of years,” mentioned Philip Quinn, the membership’s Chief Working Officer.
“It has been 9 years since we hosted live shows of this scale and we’re totally conscious of the large financial profit to the native economic system, together with the stadium itself, that these live shows convey.”
Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Modifying by Peter Rutherford
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