BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene
Ed Sheeran has performed several times at the Infinite Energy Arena (when it was known as The Arena at Gwinnett Center) and he'll return to what is seemingly his favorite local venue this summer.
As part of a major tour to support his well-received third album, “÷,” (pronounced “divide”), Sheeran will perform at the venue at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25.
Tickets, priced at $39.50-$99.50, will go on sale at 10 a.m. March 17 via the venue box office, www.infiniteenergycenter.com and by calling 770-626-2464.
Sheeran has continued his hit-making ways with "÷," thanks to the success of "Shape of You" and the sweeping "Castle on the Hill." "Shape" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – Sheeran's first time at the top of that chart – while "Castle" entered at No. 6, crowning him as the first artist to have two singles make simultaneous Top 10 debuts in the 58-year history of the Hot 100 chart.
On Tuesday, Sheeran sat in with Howard Stern for another in-depth interview and performance. Check out a couple of excerpts below (and warning on the occasional curse word).
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ED SHEERAN 2017 NORTH AMERICAN ARENA TOUR
JUNE
29 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
30 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
JULY
1 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
7 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
9 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
11 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
14 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
15 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
18 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre
19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
22 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
23 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
25 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
28 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
29 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
30 Portland, OR Moda Center
AUGUST
1 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
2 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
4 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
5 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
6 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
10 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
15 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
17 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
18 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
19 Houston, TX Toyota Center
22 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
25 Duluth, GA Infinite Energy Center
29 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
30 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
31 Orlando, FL Amway Center
SEPTEMBER
2 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena
3 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
5 Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
7 Louisville, KY KFC YUM! Center
8 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
12 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center
15 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
17 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
19 Washington, DC Verizon Center
22 Boston, MA TD Garden
26 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
27 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
29 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
30 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
OCTOBER
3 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
6 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
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