Ed Sheeran announces North American tour 2014 following release of 'x' [FULL SCHEDULE]

It's been a big April for Ed Sheeran. First, the singer-songwriter announced his second studio album x alongside a new single "Sing," a tracklist and album cover. Over the weekend (April 12), he performed on Saturday Night Live for the first time. Now, he'll be going from studio 8H to stadiums around the United States and Canada. Today (April 14), Sheeran announced his 2014 tour dates in support of x.

According to Idolator, Sheeran will be kicking off his live shows on Aug. 22 in Seattle before hitting 16 cities across the continent. He'll hit up Las Vegas for two nights, Cleveland, Charlotte and Boston before wrapping things up on Sept. 18 in Toronto.

Check out Ed Sheeran's North American 2014 tour dates below:

08/22: Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theater
08/23: Vancouver, BC @ Ambleside Live
08/29-30: Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at Cosmopolitan
08/31: Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
09/2: Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
09/4: Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center
09/8: Philadeliphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
09/9: Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center
09/11: Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
09/12: Atlanta, GA @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center
09/13: Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
09/15: Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
09/16: Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
09/18: Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre

The North American tour will precede his previously announced dates in the UK. Sheeran announced he will be hitting up his home country for 11 shows back in January. That leg will begin on Oct. 6 in Dublin, Ire.

Both tours will follow the release of Sheeran's new album x, which is due out in stores on June 23.

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