Ed Sheeran talks with Howard Stern, will return to Duluth for August concert

Ed Sheeran will visit the Atlanta area in August for two shows. Photo: Greg Willams

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Ed Sheeran will visit the Atlanta area in August for two shows. Photo: Greg Willams

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