Durham Cathedral in Durham, County Durham, is hosting a spring 2026 run of candlelit tribute concerts titled The Music of Ed Sheeran by Candlelight. One scheduled performance is on Thursday 7 May 2026 at 19:30 in the Nave of Durham Cathedral.
The concerts are promoted by Kinda Dusty Ltd (trading as Concerts by Candlelight) in partnership with Durham Cathedral’s events team. The shows feature professional session vocalists and live musicians performing Ed Sheeran’s songs — for example, Shape of You and Castle on the Hill — as a tribute programme. The atmosphere is created using thousands of flameless LED candles to produce the series’ characteristic low‑light, multi‑sensory setting. (Ed Sheeran does not appear at or endorse these tribute performances.)
Durham Cathedral and the promoter say the candlelit events are designed to offer contemporary audiences new ways to experience the historic building and contribute to the city’s evening cultural offer. Revenue from ticket sales provides an important income stream that helps support the cathedral’s fabric fund and ongoing repairs and maintenance of the historic site.
Tickets for Candlelight events at Durham are sold via the promoter and ticketing platforms such as ConcertsByCandlelight.com and Fever. The promoter’s listing for the 7 May performance currently shows tickets ‘from £20.00’; Candlelight events in Durham have generally been priced across a range (previous listings have shown prices from around £15.75 up to higher premium tickets, depending on the event and seating zone). The May 7 show is scheduled to run for about 60 minutes.
For the latest availability, prices and accessibility information, consult the event pages on ConcertsByCandlelight.com and Fever or Durham Cathedral’s official events pages.
