Ed Sheeran ‘jets to Australia’ to perform at friend Michael Gudinski’s state funeral in Melbourne
Ed Sheeran is self-isolating in Australia and preparing to perform at the state funeral of his friend Michael Gudinski – the legendary Australian music executive who helped him break the record for most tickets sold for a single concert tour in 2018.
Gudinski, the founder of Mushroom Records and Frontier Touring, died unexpectedly on the night of Monday, March 1. He was 68.
He shared a close friendship with Sheeran, having promoted the singer’s highly successful Australasian tour three years ago, which saw more than a million tickets sold – shattering the previous record set by Dire Straits in 1986.
Sheeran, 30, is believed to be quarantining at a private estate in Byron Bay and will travel to Melbourne for Gudinski’s state memorial on March 24.
He is said to have quietly flown into the country days ago.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Sheeran’s manager, Stuart Camp, for comment.
More to come.
Performance: Ed Sheeran (left) is self-isolating in Australia and preparing to perform at the state funeral of his friend Michael Gudinski (right) – the legendary Australian music executive who helped him break the record for most tickets sold for a single concert tour in 2018
Gone, but not forgotten: Gudinski, the founder of Mushroom Records and Frontier Touring, died unexpectedly on the night of Monday, March 1. He was 68