Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
Ed Sheeran Announces 'Intimate' Summer Tour Across North America - See the Cities & Dates!
justjared.comEd Sheeran is going on tour this summer! On Friday (April 28), the 32-year-old “Thinking Out Loud” entertainer announced that he will be hitting the road across North America on an “intimate” tour so that he could perform his upcoming album - (Subtract). “I’m playing some smaller theatre shows in the US this summer, so I can play Subtract the entire way through with full band in an intimate setting,” Ed wrote on Instagram. Ed will be joined on the road by special guest Ben Kweller.
You can head to Ed‘s website to for more info on tickets before they go on sale on Tuesday, May 2. Ed will be releasing - (Subtract) next week on Friday, May 5. Keep reading to find out more… Check out all of the dates and cities for Ed Sheeran’s upcoming North American tour below… May 19 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall May 26 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle June 2 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia June 16 – Toronto, ON, Canada – History June 29 – Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre July 14 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre July 21 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium July 28 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre August 11 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre August 18 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre August 25 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre September 1 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Queen Elizabeth Theatre September 15 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater September 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Auditorium
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