{"id":362537,"date":"2017-10-17T07:54:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T07:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=362537"},"modified":"2017-10-17T07:54:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T07:54:32","slug":"ed-sheeran-breaks-arm-in-cycling-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/ed-sheeran-breaks-arm-in-cycling-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran breaks arm in cycling accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Pop star Ed Sheeran has broken his right arm, putting his upcoming tour dates in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had a bit of a bicycle accident,&#8221; wrote the star on his\u00a0Instagram page, posting a picture of his arm in a cast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m currently waiting on some medical advice, which may affect some of my upcoming shows. Please stay tuned for further news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old was on a break from his world tour, but was due to resume with a gig in Taipei next week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1769F\/production\/_98330959_edarm.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran's arm\" width=\"976\" height=\"976\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p>He has a further\u00a014 dates scheduled this year, including concerts in Japan, South Korea and Thailand, before kicking off the Australian leg of his tour in March 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The tour is in support of his multi million-selling third album Divide, which was released earlier this year.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Ed Sheeran quits Twitter over abuse<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Ed Sheeran burned his foot in a volcano<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Ed Sheeran closes Glastonbury 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sheeran famously plays his concerts solo &#8211; using just a guitar and a loop pedal to layer up songs like Thinking Out Loud, Sing and Shape of You.<\/p>\n<p>Losing the use of his right arm would make such a set-up impractical &#8211; but,\u00a0speaking to BBC News earlier this year, Sheeran said he would never consider playing with a backing band.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t feel like there&#8217;s anything interesting or new about seeing a singer-songwriter with a band behind them,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t feel like if I suddenly got a band, everyone would go, &#8216;Wow!&#8217;. 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