ED SHEERAN LIVE IN DUBAI

Finally, I am writing about this! It took me 4 months to start, huh! This is long overdue, However, I just want to share with you my Ed Sheeran Experience last year. I've been keeping these videos for months so I think it's time that I finally post it.

So, I'll fire the story away.

May 2017 when I heard about the concert of Ed Sheeran. Rowie (my roomie), told me about the online ticket selling details. I had too many things to consider during those times. I was actually planning on having a vacation from November-December, and on top of that, my Visa's gonna expire the month before so I cannot say yes and go without having a thorough plan. Honestly, I didn't have a plan at all. I was clueless if I'll be renewing my contract or I might have to find another job then, in other words, watching Ed was not really a necessity neither a priority, I thought nonchalantly.

So, I heard, It was only less than an hour that the tickets got SOLD-OUT! GRABE lang! Rowie was into the moon when she booked herself a ticket (with her friend) then I just thought, it's not really meant to be for me to watch Ed live. :( I know, I was quite sad, I thought how wrong timing it was. Perhaps, I can catch him in the Philippines, or maybe next year... or I lost my chance already.

I have long accepted the fact that I cannot really watch. But it's kinda bugging me all the time, though.

However, days went by so quickly then November came like a whiplash; I renewed my contract with the company I am working with (thank God) totally mindful about Ed's concert and still my plan on having a vacation was postponed. Rowie then, broke the news to me that her friend needs to go home urgently prior to the concert, so she is selling her ticket....

I didn't think twice, though. HAHA! I got my chance right? No need to mope around!

Moreover, the day has finally come. Autism Rocks Arena is quite far of a venue. We left for Dubai at 3pm; took us more than 2 hours to reach the venue, early enough before the gates opened at 7pm and searched for the best spot and waited for 2 hours to start.

At 9Pm, LAUV (the Special Guest) which I'm not familiar with was the first to perform, if you know him, he's also good! His song "I Like Me Better" has 60M Views (the Official Audio) and 21M Views on the Official Video on YouTube. (As of this writing- April 9, 2018)

After the performance of Lauv, we got hyped for Ed's turn. And boy, he does not disappoint! The mere sight of him entering the stage sent the whole Arena into pandemonium! It was crazy! I had no better word for that. We've been waiting for him for hours but when we saw him it doesn't seem like we did anymore!

He sang "Castle on the Hill" right away!

The following videos are the setlist consisted of 19 Songs. Feel free to watch and I hope you have a good time watching as much as I did!

Castle On The Hill, Eraser, The A Team, Don't, Dive, Bloodstream, Happier, Tenerife Sea, Galway Girl, Feeling Good- I See Fire, How Would You Feel, Photograph, Perfect, Nancy Mulligan, Thinking Out Loud, Sing, Shape of You and You Need Me, I Don't Need You.

Note: These videos are from my own YouTube Channel.

As much as I try to express the exact feelings while he was singing the songs, I cannot. I just can't. I'm just so happy and it was overflowing! I was anticipating that he would sing Lego House and All of the Stars, my first favorite songs of him but he did sung Tenerife Sea instead, I melted. Everything from the DIVIDE ALBUM were all equally beautiful!

When you're there watching, You just really can't help but record everything and document every moment, not wanting to miss anything! That's why,I have a video of each of the songs ! I'm very proud of myself! haha! But boy, it was hard! Really sorry for the shaky parts, because sometimes, I'm not mindful of the phone anymore. I just watch and enjoy.

You hear his songs everywhere, thousand times even, but it's entirely different when it's live. He's got this certain energy and vibe that is really contagious. Girls go crazy and dig emotional and romantic songs and that's what he gives you. True, simple and real stories through songs you can actually relate to. No matter if you're in a relationship or not, young and old, he makes you want to fall in love through his songs.

One of the best nights of my 2017! Really worth it!

Shout out to Rowie's friend, Aileen, who sold her ticket (it's only wise that she sold it..... to me of course!) Thank you! I hope you can watch Ed 's concert soon, too! And maybe I was really destined to watch it! Come to think of it, I already refused even before the pre-selling but still, it landed on me. Charooot.....! But my real reaction was, MANONOOD AKO.... MANOOOD AKO NG ED SHEERAN CONCERT!!!!!!!!!

And boy, was it a dream come true! I can't listen to Ed's song without remembering that epic night!

The Concert was lit! People on fire and singing along at the top of their lungs! It was crazy and really overwhelming. Thinking about How Ed Sheeran gathered people from different ages, religions and nationalities got me thinking like, "Music has the power to unite people, indeed. It is a language that everyone understands."

He sung 19 songs nonstop playing guitars and he doesn't have a band. He even just got back from a bike injury if you had known that he broke his arm. We thought that DXB will be one of the countries to be rescheduled (Philippines was one) but he pushed it through. There were times in the concert that he would hold his arms to his wrist like it was still kinda painful.
He's definitely one amazing Musician the world has.

You may have been bullied before, no college degree, an English man with no 9-5 office job yet you are so amazingly talented! Very humble and simple guy! Thanks so much for sharing your talent to the world! See you again!

You are one of my favorite people in the world.

You are perfectly imperfect, Ed!

x I LOVE YOU! x

x x

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