x Tour (Ed Sheeran)

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The x Tour (pronounced the "Multiply Tour") was the second world concert tour by English singer-songwriter and musician, Ed Sheeran, in support of his second studio album, × (pronounced "multiply") (2014). The tour began in Osaka, Japan on 6 August 2014, and continued through Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Asia until 12 December 2015, where the tour ended in New Zealand. Sheeran planned 180 shows. In June 2015, the singer announced a documentary would be filmed during the tour's three sold-out dates, 10–12 July 2015, at 80,000-person capacity Wembley Stadium.[2]

x Tour
World tour by Ed Sheeran
Promotional poster for the 4th North American leg of the tour
LocationNorth America • Europe • Asia • South America • Oceania
Associated album×
Start date6 August 2014 (2014-08-06)
End date12 December 2015 (2015-12-12)
Legs13
No. of shows
  • 11 in Asia
  • 61 in Europe
  • 77 in North America
  • 23 in Oceania
  • 8 in South America
  • 180 in total
Box officeUS$150.7 million ($193.71 million in 2023 dollars)[1]
Ed Sheeran concert chronology

Background edit

Throughout 2013, Sheeran supported Taylor Swift on her North American Red Tour, as well as performing throughout the show itself. He also is featured on her single, "Everything Has Changed", which was promoted at the Summertime Ball and the final of Britain's Got Talent. While touring, he began recording his second studio album, ×. The album was preceded by the lead single, "Sing", which reached number one in the UK. The album, released on 20 June 2014, received critical acclaim, and Sheeran performed at series of festivals in 2014, including Glastonbury Festival, T in the Park and Southside Festival. On 14 April 2014, following a performance on Saturday Night Live, Sheeran announced his first ever North American arena tour. Beginning in Seattle, the 15-date tour would travel all around North America.[3] Due to demand, three dates were added to the tour (one date at the SAP Center and at the Staples Center in Los Angeles).

During the 2015 leg of the X Tour, Ed Sheeran chose to use a Fender Stratocaster loaned to him by British contemporary artist Teddy McDonald. The guitar known as Green T featuring graphics by the artist was played in 18 countries and used for the songs requiring an electric guitar including "Thinking Out Loud". Green T was returned to Teddy McDonald at the end of the X Tour and later auctioned by Bonhams for £12,500 (Dec 2015). https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22818/lot/179/

The documentary movie Jumpers for Goalposts: Live at Wembley Stadium shot at Wembley Stadium at the end of the X Tour features the graffiti'd Fender Stratocaster Ed Sheeran commissioned as a collaboration between New York street art pioneer John Crash Matos and Teddy McDonald. Known as the 'Crash x Teddy M' Stratocaster, the guitar features the debut of the Teddy M Heart design and Crash's signature eye symbol. GQ magazine featured a full page article on the 'Crash x Teddy M' Stratocaster in their July 2015 edition.[4]

According to Pollstar, the X Tour was the 43rd highest-grossing tour of 2014, with 667,066 tickets sold and US$33.4 million grossed.[5] The next year, the X Tour became the seventh highest-grossing tour of 2015, with 1,823,410 tickets sold and a gross of US$117.3 million,[6] accumulating a total of US$150.7 million grossed.

The support acts were: Rudimental, Rixton, Foy Vance, Kodaline and Christina Perri.

Set list edit

This set list is representative of the show on August 27, 2014. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[7]

Tour dates edit

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
Europe
15 August 2014[a]HasseltBelgiumKiewit
16 August 2014[b]ChelmsfordEnglandHylands Park
17 August 2014[c]Weston-under-LizardWeston Park
North America[8][9]
21 August 2014SeattleUnited StatesWaMu Theater7,200 / 7,200$404,362
23 August 2014VancouverCanadaAmbleside Park10,768 / 10,768$567,979
26 August 2014San JoseUnited StatesSAP Center7,485 / 7,485$423,475
27 August 2014Los AngelesStaples Center13,220 / 13,220$600,422
29 August 2014Las VegasThe Chelsea6,000 / 6,000$237,415
30 August 2014
31 August 2014GlendaleJobing.com Arena8,918 / 8,918$329,272
3 September 2014Kansas CitySprint Center5,514 / 5,514$285,408
4 September 2014ClevelandWolstein Center5,139 / 5,139$272,367
6 September 2014ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion11,563 / 11,563$507,170
8 September 2014PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center10,723 / 10,723$523,115
9 September 2014MansfieldXfinity Center10,808 / 10,808$545,623
11 September 2014CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena6,533 / 6,533$314,548
12 September 2014DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center9,276 / 9,276$475,402
13 September 2014NashvilleBridgestone Arena10,231 / 10,231$569,296
15 September 2014MinneapolisTarget Center8,434 / 8,434$428,111
16 September 2014RosemontAllstate Arena10,532 / 10,532$532,328
17 September 2014Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills6,419 / 6,419$340,873
18 September 2014TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre14,156 / 14,156$774,975
20 September 2014[d]Las VegasUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden Arena
Europe[10][11]
29 September 2014[e]LondonEnglandThe Roundhouse
3 October 2014DublinIreland3Arena51,332 / 51,332$2,763,200
4 October 2014
5 October 2014
6 October 2014
8 October 2014BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena20,330 / 20,648$1,072,258
9 October 2014
11 October 2014LeedsEnglandFirst Direct Arena12,808 / 12,810$671,052
12 October 2014LondonThe O2 Arena68,748 / 70,368$4,049,785
13 October 2014
14 October 2014
15 October 2014
18 October 2014BirminghamNational Indoor Arena13,520 / 13,812$720,042
19 October 2014LG Arena29,329 / 29,926$1,566,933
20 October 2014
22 October 2014NottinghamCapital FM Arena
23 October 2014
25 October 2014NewcastleMetro Radio Arena10,817 / 11,153$570,467
27 October 2014ManchesterPhones 4u Arena32,303 / 32,610$1,703,744
28 October 2014
30 October 2014GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro25,408 / 25,408$1,340,085
31 October 2014
3 November 2014AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome16,114 / 16,300$699,760
4 November 2014BrusselsBelgiumForest National8,274 / 8,400$301,572
5 November 2014DüsseldorfGermanyISS Dome11,820 / 12,164$415,868
6 November 2014HamburgO2 World Hamburg11,843 / 11,843$416,677
11 November 2014CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen
12 November 2014StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe13,994 / 13,994$606,446
14 November 2014BerlinGermanyMax-Schmeling-Halle8,969 / 8,969$316,025
15 November 2014StuttgartPorsche-Arena6,283 / 6,283$228,751
17 November 2014MunichOlympiahalle12,084 / 12,084$482,649
18 November 2014FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt11,739 / 11,742$413,018
19 November 2014ZürichSwitzerlandMaag Halle
20 November 2014MilanItalyAlcatraz
22 November 2014VilleurbanneFranceLe Transbordeur
24 November 2014BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
25 November 2014MadridBarclaycard Center
27 November 2014ParisFranceBataclan Theatre
26 January 2015RomeItalyPalaLottomatica7,138 / 7,138$277,334
27 January 2015MilanMediolanum Forum10,144 / 10,144$443,392
28 January 2015ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion13,000 / 13,000$813,776
30 January 2015AmnévilleFranceGalaxie Amnéville11,032 / 12,470$375,049
1 February 2015Cournon-d'AuvergneZénith d'Auvergne6,586 / 7,570$207,979
2 February 2015ParisZénith Paris6,073 / 6,073$219,176
3 February 2015NantesZénith de Nantes8,223 / 8,470$259,674
12 February 2015PragueCzech RepublicTipsport Arena
13 February 2015WarsawPolandTorwar Hall
15 February 2015VilniusLithuaniaSiemens Arena
16 February 2015RigaLatviaArena Riga
17 February 2015TallinnEstoniaSaku Suurhall
Asia
27 February 2015MuscatOmanShangri-La's Barr Al Jissah
Resort and Spa
3,000 / 3,000$180,000
1 March 2015MumbaiIndiaMahalaxmi Racecourse7,700 / 8,000$307,384
3 March 2015DohaQatarQatar National Convention Centre6,000 / 6,000$359,610
5 March 2015DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDubai Media City10,000 / 10,000$891,490
7 March 2015ShanghaiChinaMercedes-Benz Arena7,160 / 7,160$619,386
8 March 2015SeoulSouth KoreaSK Olympic Handball Gymnasium3,296 / 3,977$407,507
10 March 2015Hong KongAsiaWorld–Expo7,869 / 7,869$689,894
12 March 2015ManilaPhilippinesMall of Asia Arena10,408 / 10,408$982,382
14 March 2015SingaporeStar Performing Arts Centre4,985 / 4,985$477,756
16 March 2015Kuala LumpurMalaysiaPlenary Hall4,694 / 4,699$385,611
Oceania[12]
20 March 2015BrisbaneAustraliaRiverstage27,928 / 27,928$1,808,894
21 March 2015
22 March 2015
24 March 2015SydneyQantas Credit Union Arena36,545 / 36,545$2,515,310
25 March 2015
26 March 2015
28 March 2015MelbourneRod Laver Arena39,382 / 39,382$2,550,923
29 March 2015
30 March 2015
1 April 2015AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre Arena18,318 / 18,318$1,159,194
2 April 2015
4 April 2015PerthPerth Arena29,276 / 29,692$1,968,703
5 April 2015
8 April 2015ChristchurchNew ZealandHorncastle Arena8,868 / 8,868$656,842
10 April 2015WellingtonTSB Bank Arena5,635 / 5,635$417,375
11 April 2015AucklandVector Arena23,279 / 23,792$1,572,724
12 April 2015
South America
19 April 2015BogotáColombiaC.C Bima Gran Carpa6,630 / 6,630$495,906
21 April 2015LimaPeruJockey Club Parcela H11,649 / 11,649$828,144
23 April 2015SantiagoChilePista Atletica14,797 / 14,797$762,840
25 April 2015Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Luna Park15,884 / 15,884$968,061
26 April 2015
28 April 2015São PauloBrazilEspaço das Américas14,823 / 14,823$857,542
29 April 2015
30 April 2015Rio de JaneiroHSBC Arena11,245 / 11,245$674,568
North America[13]
2 May 2015[f]New OrleansUnited StatesFair Grounds Race Course
3 May 2015[g]MemphisTom Lee Park
6 May 2015AustinFrank Erwin Center11,593 / 11,951$683,306
7 May 2015Grand PrairieVerizon Theatre6,010 / 6,010$418,431
9 May 2015TulsaBOK Center12,230 / 12,230$681,958
10 May 2015St. LouisScottrade Center
12 May 2015PittsburghConsol Energy Center13,389 / 13,389$754,355
13 May 2015AlbanyTimes Union Center11,022 / 12,935$654,538
19 May 2015Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions Arena12,328 / 12,638$727,498
23 May 2015UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena7,090 / 7,090$464,890
24 May 2015BangorDarling's Waterfront Pavilion12,816 / 13,160$660,282
26 May 2015PhiladelphiaThe Mann Center12,498 / 12,868$706,561
28 May 2015New York CityForest Hills Stadium26,214 / 27,330$1,785,832
29 May 2015
30 May 2015NewarkPrudential Center13,007 / 13,007$971,881
31 May 2015BrooklynBarclays Center14,341 / 14,609$1,083,905
2 June 2015MontrealCanadaBell Centre14,494 / 14,931$825,978
3 June 2015OttawaCanadian Tire Centre13,343 / 13,808$697,184
5 June 2015LondonBudweiser Gardens8,849 / 8,849$543,515
6 June 2015TorontoAir Canada Centre14,278 / 14,278$801,167
7 June 2015HopewellUnited StatesMarvin Sands Performing Arts Center14,175 / 14,175$513,708
9 June 2015Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena13,120 / 13,408$772,430
10 June 2015Sioux FallsDenny Sanford Premier Center10,455 / 10,868$625,543
12 June 2015WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre11,443 / 11,443$670,526
13 June 2015ReginaBrandt Centre5,986 / 6,092$377,279
14 June 2015EdmontonRexall Place12,814 / 12,814$780,998
16 June 2015SaskatoonSaskTel Centre12,080 / 12,289$710,903
17 June 2015CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome12,953 / 13,201$807,531
19 June 2015VancouverRogers Arena13,425 / 13,854$821,993
20 June 2015PortlandUnited StatesModa Center12,476 / 12,476$744,538
23 June 2015San DiegoValley View Casino Center10,272 / 12,382$569,320
24 June 2015Los AngelesHollywood Bowl
25 June 2015
26 June 2015BerkeleyHearst Greek Theatre8,500 / 8,500$552,500
29 June 2015MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre18,259 / 19,050$1,082,783
30 June 2015
2 July 2015NoblesvilleKlipsch Music Center
3 July 2015[h]MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater
Europe
10 July 2015LondonEnglandWembley Stadium229,725 / 229,725$18,008,988
11 July 2015
12 July 2015
24 July 2015DublinIrelandCroke Park162,208 / 162,208$11,713,029
25 July 2015
North America
3 September 2015HoustonUnited StatesBBVA Compass Stadium22,414 / 23,765$1,243,692
5 September 2015FriscoToyota Stadium30,665 / 30,665$1,571,889
8 September 2015OrlandoAmway Center13,940 / 13,940$925,691
9 September 2015MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena13,146 / 13,146$876,272
10 September 2015TampaAmalie Arena12,598 / 13,288$747,953
12 September 2015AtlantaPhilips Arena13,551 / 13,551$834,508
13 September 2015NashvilleBridgestone Arena15,754 / 15,754$905,096
15 September 2015Saint PaulXcel Energy Center14,561 / 14,561$965,621
16 September 2015Tinley ParkHollywood Casino Amphitheatre21,252 / 28,630$877,976
17 September 2015CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center20,267 / 20,372$776,555
18 September 2015Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center19,546 / 19,546$749,267
20 September 2015TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre14,404 / 14,404$848,120
22 September 2015Washington, D.C.United StatesVerizon Center25,909 / 27,814$1,535,022
23 September 2015
25 September 2015FoxboroughGillette Stadium51,996 / 54,000$3,234,377
26 September 2015[i]New York CityCentral Park
Oceania
28 November 2015BrisbaneAustraliaSuncorp Stadium45,452 / 45,452$2,813,173
2 December 2015PerthHBF Park31,816 / 31,816$2,156,006
5 December 2015MelbourneAAMI Park67,353 / 67,353$4,407,403
6 December 2015
9 December 2015SydneyAllianz Stadium47,617 / 47,617$2,980,584
12 December 2015AucklandNew ZealandMount Smart Stadium43,201 / 43,201$2,537,456

Notes edit

  1. ^ The show of 15 August 2014 in Hasselt at Kiewit was part of the Pukkelpop.
  2. ^ The show of 16 August 2014 in Chelmsford at Hylands Park was part of the V Festival.
  3. ^ The show of 17 August 2014 in Weston-under-Lizard at Weston Park was part of the V Festival.
  4. ^ The show of 20 September 2014 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was part of the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival.
  5. ^ The show of 29 September 2014 in London at the Roundhouse was part of the 2014 iTunes Festival.
  6. ^ The show of 2 May 2015 in New Orleans at Fair Grounds Race Course was part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
  7. ^ The show of 3 May 2015 in Memphis at Tom Lee Park was part of the Beale Street Music Festival.
  8. ^ The show of 3 July 2015 in Milwaukee at Marcus Amphitheater was part of Summerfest.
  9. ^ The 26 September 2015 performance at Central Park in New York City was part of the Global Citizen Festival.

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