'The Archies' fame Dot. to open Ed Sheeran's first India show of 'Mathematics' tour

Mumbai, Jan 30 (PTI) Singer-actor Dot., best known for "The Archies", will open the India leg of British musician Ed Sheeran's 'The Mathematics (+–=÷x) Tour' on Thursday night.Sheeeran will kick off the tour in Pune and will later perform shows in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Shillong, and Delhi-NCR.

First stop of the Mathematics tour 2025! Thank you Bhutan🧡🇧🇹 pic.twitter.com/tjV31HRIHT

— Ed Sheeran HQ (@edsheeran) January 25, 2025

'The Archies' performed in Bengaluru in 2024

Dot., whose real name is Aditi Saigal, took to Instagram to share her excitement of performing at the concert.Tonight's going to be awesome! So excited to open for @teddysphotos at Yash Lawns, Pune!" she wrote.The singer-actor, who made her acting debut as a lead with Zoya Akhtar's "The Archies" in 2023, recently performed at Bengaluru's Bandland 2024.

Sheeran has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide

Grammy winner Sheeran previously regaled music aficionados in India with his concert last year and back in 2017.Sheeran is known for songs such as "Tides", "The A Team", "Perfect", "Happier", "Don't Call Me Baby", "Castle On The Hill", "Galway Girl" and "Eyes Closed".

Sheeran, the 3rd most followed artist on Spotify

Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best selling music artists.He has 119 million RIAA-certified units in the US, and two of his albums are in the list of the best selling albums in U.K. In December 2019, the official charts company named him artist of the decade, with the most combined success in the UK album and singles charts in the 2010s.As of July 2024, he is the 3rd most followed artist on spotify

Ed's bringing his Mathematics tour to Europe in 2025! For tickets and general on-sale timings visit https://t.co/W2vnTwszLX 🎉 pic.twitter.com/LO4uzWCSip

— Ed Sheeran HQ (@edsheeran) July 5, 2024

Beginning in March 2017, his tour became the highest grossing of all time in August 2019. An alumnus of theNational Youth Theatre in London, Sheeran's acting roles include appearing in the 2019 film Yestgerday playing himself.