{"id":460529,"date":"2026-02-05T17:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460529\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:48:12","slug":"do-you-look-like-ed-sheeran-a-viral-lookalike-contest-is-coming-to-melbourne-and-theres-500-up-for-grabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460529\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Look Like Ed Sheeran? A Viral Lookalike Contest Is Coming To Melbourne, And There&#8217;s $500 Up For Grabs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ed-sheeran-lookalike-contest-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran with a mic holding a guitar\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImage: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>We just love the delightfully silly lookalike contests that have been popping up around the world lately, from Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet in New York last year, to the stars of Heated Rivalry in Sydney just last week.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019ve been getting some FOMO, don\u2019t worry. Melbourne will soon have its very own lookalike contest, in search of pop star Ed Sheeran. Taking place on the last day of his <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmelbourne.com\/ed-sheeran-australia-2026\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmelbourne.com\/ed-sheeran-australia-2026\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">tour in Melbourne<\/a> (Saturday, February 28), all Ed Sheeran lookalikes are invited to go to The District Docklands for this wholesome bit of fun. It\u2019s free to attend, and according to event organisers, \u201cYou don\u2019t need to be a carbon copy. You just need to be Ed-adjacent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ed Sheeran Lookalike Contest<\/p>\n<p>To take part, simply turn up on the day in your best Ed-inspired fit. The judges will be looing for personality as much as resemblance, so be sure to bring the vibes. Bring your besties along for a bit of moral support, and step forward when its your turn. Remember to have fun with it!<\/p>\n<p>There will be a buzzing atmosphere around the precinct, thanks to a DJ spinning tracks on the day, as well as a live musician.<\/p>\n<p>The winner will take home a $500 gift card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-columns\">Not exactly \u2018Perfect\u2019? Urban Alley Brewery will also be running Happy Hour prices for anybody with ginger hair on concert days. Swing by for a quick drink before seeing the show at Marvel Stadium. Ed Sheeran will be playing in Melbourne on February 26, 27 and 28.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39513\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran in a blazer\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ed-sheeran-2-1024x657.jpg\"\/>Image: Shutterstock<br \/>\nKey details<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5Saturday, February 28<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd524pm to 5pm<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfabFree!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccdUnder the Melbourne Star, The District Docklands, 440 Docklands Dr, Docklands VIC 3008<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the contest <a href=\"https:\/\/thedistrictdocklands.com.au\/event\/ed-sheeran-look-alike-contest\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/thedistrictdocklands.com.au\/event\/ed-sheeran-look-alike-contest\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretmelbourne\" data-cp_smn_content=\"ed-sheeran-lookalike-contest-melbourne\" data-cp_smn_term=\"text_cta_1\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Love Ed Sheeran? Why don\u2019t you hear his tracks at a <a href=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/m\/526419\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/m\/526419\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretmelbourne\" data-cp_smn_content=\"ed-sheeran-lookalike-contest-melbourne\" data-cp_smn_term=\"text_cta_2\">dreamy Candlelight Concert<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Shutterstock Save We just love the delightfully silly lookalike contests that have been popping up around the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460530,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,82477,136,11255],"class_list":["post-460529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-fandom","tag-music","tag-pop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}