Ed Sheeran and James Blunt at the Moda Center on July 30, 2017

It’s a difficult feat to make a stadium venue seem intimate. For fans sitting in the back of the nosebleed sections, it’s often up to the mega productions and electrifying sounds of a band or artist to carry the spectacle of the show. For Ed Sheeran, a backing band and the cliches of a pop show are trifling. Instead, Sheeran, his guitar and a loop pedal draw the back of the venue right up to the foot of the stage,... read more