6-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE ED SHEERAN TO PERFORM AT GILLETTE STADIUM SEPT. 25
Sheeran to headline his first NFL stadium when tour comes to Foxborough
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 17
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. –
Atlantic
recording artist and six-time GRAMMY nominee, Ed Sheeran, is adding to
the phenomenal success of his North American Tour with additional dates
this fall, including
a stop at Gillette Stadium on Friday, Sept. 25. Tickets to that show go on sale April 17 at 10 a.m. EST.
Blending
soulful vocals with organic folk introspection and irresistible hip-hop
hooks, Sheeran will be headlining his first NFL stadium when he takes
the
stage on the home turf of the four-time Super Bowl Champion New England
Patriots. The 24-year-old British singer-songwriter made his Gillette
Stadium debut in July 2013 as a main supporting act on Taylor Swift’s
massively successful RED Tour, which sold out
two nights in Foxborough. Fittingly, Sheeran selected the same venue
for his first ever NFL stadium show.
“I
remember the atmosphere inside Gillette Stadium when I was on tour with
Taylor in 2013 being quite amazing,” said Sheeran. “It’s a bit insane
to think
two years later I would be back here to headline my first NFL stadium.
I’m looking forward to the whole thing – it should be loads of fun.”
Long
acclaimed as a captivating and creative performer, Sheeran is still
riding high with the chart-topping success of his current single,
“Thinking Out Loud.”
Already one of the biggest songs of 2015, “Thinking Out Loud” has
earned Sheeran the highest charting of his career at multiple formats,
going to #1 at Top 40, Hot AC and Adult radio, as well as holding the #2
spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a staggering
eight consecutive weeks.
“Thinking
Out Loud” has also enjoyed global success, having gone to #1 in nine
countries around the world, including his native United Kingdom.
“Thinking
Out Loud” is the third single from Sheeran’s RIAA-certified platinum
album, “x” (pronounced multiply), which recently won “Best British
Album” at the 2015 BRIT Awards and was nominated for “Album of The Year”
at the 57th annual GRAMMY Awards.
With
worldwide sales exceeding seven million, Sheeran’s second full length
album, “x,” went to #1 on the album charts in 14 countries around the
world and
has since achieved platinum sales in 18 countries, including the United
States and the United Kingdom, where it was the biggest selling album
of 2014. The album is highlighted by a trio of smash singles – “Sing,”
“Don’t” and “Thinking Out Loud.”
For additional news and information, visit
www.edsheeran.com,
www.twitter.com/EdSheeran (@EdSheeran),
www.facebook.com/EdSheeranMusic
and www.atlantic records.com. Check out #EdOnTour2015 to see what fans are saying about the upcoming tour. For press materials, visit
http://press.atlanticrecords.com/edsheeran.
For more ticket information and tour updates, visit www.edsheeran.com.
About Gillette Stadium
Gillette
Stadium, located in Foxborough, Mass., is the premier sports and
entertainment venue in New England. The 68,756-seat stadium is the
full-time home of the NFL’s
New England Patriots, which have sold out the stadium for every home
game since it opened in 2002. Gillette Stadium is also the home field of
the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer and, beginning in
2012, University of Massachusetts football. The
stadium hosts a variety of other marquee sports events, including
international soccer matches, NCAA championships, Monster Jam truck
shows and high school football state championships. In 2012,
Billboard magazine ranked Gillette Stadium among the top 10 grossing concert venues in the world. For more information, visit
www.gillettestadium.com or follow @GilletteStadium on Twitter.
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