EXCLUSIVE: Ed Sheeran Announces North American Tour: 'I've Put a Lot of Time and Effort Into It'

Tickets go on sale March 17.

Ed Sheeran is going to see the "Shape of You" in person -- he's going on tour!

The 26-year-old singer announced an untitled arena tour in support of his just released album, ÷, on Wednesday ahead of his performance on the Today show.


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"It starts in June. I know we're going for four months, so it's within a fair few venues in the US, and then we're doing a bigger tour next year," Sheeran told ET's Jennifer Peros on Monday. "People will get the opportunity to see the show they want to."

According to the "Castle on the Hill" singer, the upcoming tour will be different from his previous concerts, in everything from staging to the set he'll perform.

"The staging and what's behind me [is going to be different from my past tours]," he continued. "I've put a lot of the time and effort into it, and it's gonna look impressive. In terms of it being a show… now I can do a show where it's singles, which is something I haven't been able to do before."

Each show will obviously include several hits from his latest album, which Sheeran concedes is much happier than 2014's x, which he wrote while on the road.


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"I've never actually made an album with time off. I've always made my album on the road where… well, it's not the most stable place for a relationship or a life. You know, you kind of live in a bubble that you create," he said. "That's how tour is, but it's a very weird environment to be in [while] making an album."

Tickets go on sale on March 17 for Sheeran's 48-date tour, which kicks off on June 29 in Kansas City, Missouri, and ends on Oct. 6 in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer will make several stops through California in August, including in Los Angeles on Aug. 10.

See the full schedule below:

June 29Kansas City, MOSprint Center

June 30Des Moines, IAWells Fargo Arena

July 1St. Paul, MNXcel Center

July 7Toronto, ONAir Canada Centre

July 9Buffalo, NYKeyBank Center

July 11Philadelphia, PAWells Fargo Center

July 14Uncasville, CTMohegan Sun Arena

July 15Uncasville, CTMohegan Sun Arena

July 18Quebec City, QCVideotron Centre

July 19Montreal, QC Bell Centre

July 23Saskatoon, SKSaskTel Centre

July 25Edmonton, ABRogers Place

July 28Vancouver, BCRogers Arena

July 29Tacoma, WATacoma Dome

July 30Portland, ORModa Center

August 1Sacramento, CAGolden 1 Center

August 2Oakland, CAOracle Arena

August 4Las Vegas, NVT-Mobile Arena

August 5Glendale, AZGila River Arena

August 6San Diego, CAValley View Casino Center

August 10Los Angeles, CAStaples C

August 17Tulsa, OKBOK Center

August 18Dallas, TXAmerican Airlines Center

August 19Houston, TXToyota Center

August 22San Antonio, TXAT&T Center

August 25Duluth, GAInfinite Energy Center

August 29Tampa, FLAmalie Center

August 30Miami, FLAmerican Airlines Arena

August 31Orlando, FLAmway Center

September 2Raleigh, NCPNC Arena

September 3Charlotte, NCSpectrum Center

September 5Charleston, SCNorth Charleston Coliseum

September 7Louisville, KYKFC YUM! Center

September 8Indianapolis, INBankers Life Fieldhouse

September 9Cleveland, OHQuicken Loans Arena

September 12Omaha, NECenturyLink Center

September 15Chicago, ILAllstate Arena

September 17St. Louis, MOScottrade Center

September 19Washington, DCVerizon Center

September 22Boston, MATD Garden

September 26Pittsburgh, PAPPG Paints Arena

September 27Detroit, MILittle Caesars Arena

September 29Brooklyn, NYBarclays Center

September 30Brooklyn, NYBarclays Center

October 3Columbus, OHNationwide Arena

October 6Nashville, TNBridgestone Arena


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