Ed Sheeran Announces Additional North American Summer Dates After Selling Out Six Shows in Minutes

February 23, 2015

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Ed Sheeran continues to work his way into the hearts of millions across the globe with his infectious hip-hop hooks, and his summer tour through North America saw select dates sell out in minutes. Beginning May 6 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Sheeran will play 35 dates through July 3, when he wraps at Summerfest in Milwaukee.

Sold-out dates include stops include two nights at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Additional dates at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, Barclays Center in Brooklyn and Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles have been included due to overwhelming ticket demand.

General on-sale for the newly announced dates is scheduled for this Friday, February 27 at 10am local time. Pre-sale began at 10am local time this morning. Ed Sheeran tickets that have already hit the secondary market boast an average price of $209.06.
Sheeran is touring in support of “x”, his 2014 release that has spawned three singles in “Sing”, “Don’t” and “Thinking Out Loud”. “x” was nominated for album of the year at this year’s Grammy Awards and was the best-selling album in the U.K. in 2014.

Apart from his solo tour, Sheeran will be headlining a few festivals through the summer months. Those include New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Rock in Rio USA in Las Vegas and Summerfest in Milwaukee.

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Below is the complete list of dates on Ed Sheeran’s upcoming summer tour. Newly added dates are listed in bold.

Ed Sheeran 2015 Summer Headlining Tour
May 2 - New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
May 6 - Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
May 7 - Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grande Prairie
May 8 - Tulsa, OK BOK Center
May 10 - St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
May 12 - Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center
May 13 - Albany, NY Times Union Center
May 15 - Las Vegas, NV Rock in Rio USA
May 19 - Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena
May 23 - Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena - SOLD OUT
May 24 - Bangor, ME Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
May 26 - Philadelphia, PA the Mann
May 28 - Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills Stadium - SOLD OUT
May 29 - Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills Stadium - SOLD OUT
May 30 - Newark, NJ Prudential Center - newly added
May 31- Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center - newly added
June 2 - Montreal, QC Bell Centre
June 3 - Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
June 5 - London, ON Budweiser Gardens
June 6 - Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre - SOLD OUT
June 7 - Canandaigua, NY CMAC
June 9 - Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
June 10 - Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
June 12 - Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
June 13 - Regina, SK Brandt Centre
June 14 - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
June 16 - Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
June 17 - Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
June 19 - Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
June 20 - Portland, OR Moda Center
June 23 - San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
June 24 - Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl - SOLD OUT
June 25 - Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl - newly added
June 26 -San Francisco, CA Greek Theater at Berkeley -SOLD OUT
June 29 - Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 2- Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Amphitheater
July 3 - Milwaukee, WI Summerfest