'What a way to end it!' Ed Sheeran rounds off epic X tour in Auckland and reveals he's taking a break after four and a half years of touring to get ear surgery

He began his worldwide Multiply (styled as X) tour in August 2014, kicking things off in Osaka, Japan.

And after performing 179 shows across the globe to sold out crowds, Ed Sheeran has finally finished off his stellar tour.

The Thinking Out Loud singer took to the stage at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, and shortly after took to Twitter to share his excitement about finally coming full circle.

'What a way to end it!' After performing 179 shows across the globe to sold out crowds, Ed Sheeran has finally finished off his stellar X tour with a final show in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday night

'One more show on the Multiply tour then I'm buggering off for a while,' The British musician wrote.

'What a way to end it!'

The performance marks Ed's last concert after four-and-a-half years of touring, as he takes a break to get ear surgery. 

The 24-year-old also shared a shot taken of the packed stadium during his show, to which he simply captioned 'Auckland!'

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Home stretch: The Thinking Out Loud singer took to the stage at Mount Smart Stadium to a packed crowd

During the show, the flame-haired crooner took to the stage in a replica All Blacks jersey to pay tribute to New Zealand Rugby legend Jonah Lomu, who died last month age 40.

After his first song, the popstar turned around around to pick up his second guitar, revealing the legend's number eleven etched across his back, to which the crowd immediately erupted.

He also asked the crowed for 50,00 lights during one of his songs, to which they happily obliged.

Performing ahead of his last epic performance was supporting acts Rudimental, Passenger and Foy Vance.  

'One more show on the Multiply tour then I'm buggering off for a while': The performance marks Ed's last concert after four-and-a-half years of touring, as he takes a break to get ear surgery

Meanwhile, fans flooded social media on Saturday night following the performance with an array of comments thanking the star for the tribute and his impressive show. 

One dedicated fan wrote: 'You are amazing! Loved the tribute to Jonah!' 

Another wrote: 'Best show in the universe - Even the Rolling Stones are not so great!'

'FANTASTIC last concert,' wrote another Twitter user, adding: 'Had us smiling and clapping from opening to the end - thank you!'   

Personal tribute: During the show, the flame-haired crooner took to the stage in a replica All Blacks jersey to honour New Zealand Rugby legend Jonah Lomu, who died last month age 40

Ed performed his final Australian show in Sydney on Wednesday night and surprised fans with a special duet alongside legendary singer, Sir Elton John.

The pair took to the stage together during the second half of the concert to perform a number of hits together.

Wearing his iconic sunglasses, Elton, 68, sat comfortably behind his piano, while Ed strung his guitar and sang to a crowd of 48,000 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney 

The two hitmakers did a rendition of the Grammy Hall Of Fame recipient's smash 1993 hit, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, along with multiple unreleased songs by Ed.

Dedicated fan Kate Hoare told Daily Mail Australia that the crowd 'stood up and clapped and screamed for five minutes,' when Elton first surprised them on stage. 

'Auckland!': The 24-year-old also shared a shot taken of the packed stadium during his show

'You are amazing! Loved the tribute to Jonah!' Meanwhile, fans flooded social media on Saturday night following the performance with an array of comments thanking the star for the tribute and his impressive show

'Best show in the universe - Even the Rolling Stones are not so great!' one fan wrote on Twitter following the performance

Impressive: Ed also asked the crowed for 50,00 lights during one of his songs, to which they happily obliged

Meanwhile, Ed's tour of Australia saw him break a number of records.

The English singer-songwriter is the only person to have performed as a solo artist in stadiums across Australia.

The sounds on stage were produced by his voice, guitar and a series of loop pedals, filling the stadium with hypnotizing layers of sound in lieu of a band. 

Ed also broke a number of attendance records, setting a new high mark at AAMI Park in Melbourne with 33,323 on Saturday night (Dec. 5), only to break it again the next night with 33,595.

He eclipsed the Bruce Springsteen's previously held record of 31,847 in February 2014. 

The Ed and Elton show: The British musician performed his final Australian show in Sydney on Wednesday night and surprised fans with a special duet alongside legendary singer, Sir Elton John

Record breaking: The English singer-songwriter is the only person to have performed as a solo artist in stadiums across Australia

Ed, who has just been revealed to have received three Grammy Award nominations for next year's ceremony, seemed to have enjoyed his time while in Australia.

Last month, he attended the Aria awards and on Friday, thrilled fans when he took part in a 'peep show' prank for radio duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee.

The Fox FM stars dressed up and spruiked Ed performing for punters for a measly $2, which many fans found hard to believe.

It took the funnymen two hours to find people who wanted to check out the show, but who were shocked at seeing Ed on stage.