| Concert Tour Name: | x Tour |
| Type: | World |
| Location: | North America • Europe • Asia • South America • Oceania |
| Artist: | Ed Sheeran |
| Album: | × |
| Number Of Legs: | 13 |
| Gross: | US$150.7 million ($ million in dollars) |
| Last Tour: | + Tour (2011–13) |
| This Tour: | x Tour (2014–15) |
| Next Tour: | ÷ Tour (2017–19) |
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.[1]
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.[2] 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 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.[3]
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.[4] 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,[5] accumulating a total of US$150.7 million grossed.
The support acts were: Rudimental, Rixton, Foy Vance, Kodaline and Christina Perri.
This set list is representative of the show on August 27, 2014. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[6]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | |||||
| 15 August 2014 | Hasselt | Belgium | Kiewit | rowspan="3" | |
| 16 August 2014 | Chelmsford | England | Hylands Park | ||
| 17 August 2014 | Weston-under-Lizard | Weston Park | |||
| North America[7] [8] | |||||
| 21 August 2014 | Seattle | United States | WaMu Theater | 7,200 / 7,200 | $404,362 |
| 23 August 2014 | Vancouver | Canada | Ambleside Park | 10,768 / 10,768 | $567,979 |
| 26 August 2014 | San Jose | United States | SAP Center | 7,485 / 7,485 | $423,475 |
| 27 August 2014 | Staples Center | 13,220 / 13,220 | $600,422 | ||
| 29 August 2014 | Las Vegas | The Chelsea | 6,000 / 6,000 | $237,415 | |
| 30 August 2014 | |||||
| 31 August 2014 | Glendale | Jobing.com Arena | 8,918 / 8,918 | $329,272 | |
| 3 September 2014 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 5,514 / 5,514 | $285,408 | |
| 4 September 2014 | Cleveland | Wolstein Center | 5,139 / 5,139 | $272,367 | |
| 6 September 2014 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | 11,563 / 11,563 | $507,170 | |
| 8 September 2014 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 10,723 / 10,723 | $523,115 | |
| 9 September 2014 | Mansfield | Xfinity Center | 10,808 / 10,808 | $545,623 | |
| 11 September 2014 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | 6,533 / 6,533 | $314,548 | |
| 12 September 2014 | Duluth | Arena at Gwinnett Center | 9,276 / 9,276 | $475,402 | |
| 13 September 2014 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 10,231 / 10,231 | $569,296 | |
| 15 September 2014 | Minneapolis | Target Center | 8,434 / 8,434 | $428,111 | |
| 16 September 2014 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | 10,532 / 10,532 | $532,328 | |
| 17 September 2014 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 6,419 / 6,419 | $340,873 | |
| 18 September 2014 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 14,156 / 14,156 | $774,975 |
| 20 September 2014 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ||
| Europe[9] [10] | |||||
| 29 September 2014 | London | England | The Roundhouse | ||
| 3 October 2014 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | 51,332 / 51,332 | $2,763,200 |
| 4 October 2014 | |||||
| 5 October 2014 | |||||
| 6 October 2014 | |||||
| 8 October 2014 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena | 20,330 / 20,648 | $1,072,258 |
| 9 October 2014 | |||||
| 11 October 2014 | Leeds | England | First Direct Arena | 12,808 / 12,810 | $671,052 |
| 12 October 2014 | London | The O2 Arena | 68,748 / 70,368 | $4,049,785 | |
| 13 October 2014 | |||||
| 14 October 2014 | |||||
| 15 October 2014 | |||||
| 18 October 2014 | Birmingham | National Indoor Arena | 13,520 / 13,812 | $720,042 | |
| 19 October 2014 | LG Arena | 29,329 / 29,926 | $1,566,933 | ||
| 20 October 2014 | |||||
| 22 October 2014 | Nottingham | Capital FM Arena | rowspan="2" | ||
| 23 October 2014 | |||||
| 25 October 2014 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | 10,817 / 11,153 | $570,467 | |
| 27 October 2014 | Manchester | Phones 4u Arena | 32,303 / 32,610 | $1,703,744 | |
| 28 October 2014 | |||||
| 30 October 2014 | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | 25,408 / 25,408 | $1,340,085 |
| 31 October 2014 | |||||
| 3 November 2014 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | 16,114 / 16,300 | $699,760 |
| 4 November 2014 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | 8,274 / 8,400 | $301,572 |
| 5 November 2014 | Düsseldorf | Germany | ISS Dome | 11,820 / 12,164 | $415,868 |
| 6 November 2014 | Hamburg | O2 World Hamburg | 11,843 / 11,843 | $416,677 | |
| 11 November 2014 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | ||
| 12 November 2014 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ericsson Globe | 13,994 / 13,994 | $606,446 |
| 14 November 2014 | Berlin | Germany | Max-Schmeling-Halle | 8,969 / 8,969 | $316,025 |
| 15 November 2014 | Stuttgart | Porsche-Arena | 6,283 / 6,283 | $228,751 | |
| 17 November 2014 | Munich | Olympiahalle | 12,084 / 12,084 | $482,649 | |
| 18 November 2014 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | 11,739 / 11,742 | $413,018 | |
| 19 November 2014 | Zürich | Switzerland | Maag Halle | rowspan="6" | |
| 20 November 2014 | Milan | Italy | Alcatraz | ||
| 22 November 2014 | Villeurbanne | France | Le Transbordeur | ||
| 24 November 2014 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | ||
| 25 November 2014 | Madrid | Barclaycard Center | |||
| 27 November 2014 | Paris | France | Bataclan Theatre | ||
| 26 January 2015 | Rome | Italy | PalaLottomatica | 7,138 / 7,138 | $277,334 |
| 27 January 2015 | Milan | Mediolanum Forum | 10,144 / 10,144 | $443,392 | |
| 28 January 2015 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 13,000 / 13,000 | $813,776 |
| 30 January 2015 | Amnéville | France | Galaxie Amnéville | 11,032 / 12,470 | $375,049 |
| 1 February 2015 | Cournon-d'Auvergne | Zénith d'Auvergne | 6,586 / 7,570 | $207,979 | |
| 2 February 2015 | Paris | Zénith Paris | 6,073 / 6,073 | $219,176 | |
| 3 February 2015 | Nantes | Zénith de Nantes | 8,223 / 8,470 | $259,674 | |
| 12 February 2015 | Prague | Czech Republic | Tipsport Arena | rowspan="5" | |
| 13 February 2015 | Warsaw | Poland | Torwar Hall | ||
| 15 February 2015 | Vilnius | Lithuania | Siemens Arena | ||
| 16 February 2015 | Riga | Latvia | Arena Riga | ||
| 17 February 2015 | Tallinn | Estonia | Saku Suurhall | ||
| Asia | |||||
| 27 February 2015 | Muscat | Oman | Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa | 3,000 / 3,000 | $180,000 |
| 1 March 2015 | Mumbai | India | Mahalaxmi Racecourse | 7,700 / 8,000 | $307,384 |
| 3 March 2015 | Doha | Qatar | Qatar National Convention Centre | 6,000 / 6,000 | $359,610 |
| 5 March 2015 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Media City | 10,000 / 10,000 | $891,490 |
| 7 March 2015 | Shanghai | China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 7,160 / 7,160 | $619,386 |
| 8 March 2015 | Seoul | South Korea | SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium | 3,296 / 3,977 | $407,507 |
| 10 March 2015 | Hong Kong | AsiaWorld–Expo | 7,869 / 7,869 | $689,894 | |
| 12 March 2015 | Manila | Philippines | Mall of Asia Arena | 10,408 / 10,408 | $982,382 |
| 14 March 2015 | Singapore | The Star Performing Arts Centre | 4,985 / 4,985 | $477,756 | |
| 16 March 2015 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Plenary Hall | 4,694 / 4,699 | $385,611 |
| Oceania[11] | |||||
| 20 March 2015 | Brisbane | Australia | Riverstage | 27,928 / 27,928 | $1,808,894 |
| 21 March 2015 | |||||
| 22 March 2015 | |||||
| 24 March 2015 | Sydney | Qantas Credit Union Arena | 36,545 / 36,545 | $2,515,310 | |
| 25 March 2015 | |||||
| 26 March 2015 | |||||
| 28 March 2015 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 39,382 / 39,382 | $2,550,923 | |
| 29 March 2015 | |||||
| 30 March 2015 | |||||
| 1 April 2015 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena | 18,318 / 18,318 | $1,159,194 | |
| 2 April 2015 | |||||
| 4 April 2015 | Perth | Perth Arena | 29,276 / 29,692 | $1,968,703 | |
| 5 April 2015 | |||||
| 8 April 2015 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Horncastle Arena | 8,868 / 8,868 | $656,842 |
| 10 April 2015 | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | 5,635 / 5,635 | $417,375 | |
| 11 April 2015 | Auckland | Vector Arena | 23,279 / 23,792 | $1,572,724 | |
| 12 April 2015 | |||||
| South America | |||||
| 19 April 2015 | Bogotá | Colombia | C.C Bima Gran Carpa | 6,630 / 6,630 | $495,906 |
| 21 April 2015 | Lima | Peru | Jockey Club Parcela H | 11,649 / 11,649 | $828,144 |
| 23 April 2015 | Santiago | Chile | Pista Atletica | 14,797 / 14,797 | $762,840 |
| 25 April 2015 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Estadio Luna Park | 15,884 / 15,884 | $968,061 |
| 26 April 2015 | |||||
| 28 April 2015 | São Paulo | Brazil | Espaço das Américas | 14,823 / 14,823 | $857,542 |
| 29 April 2015 | |||||
| 30 April 2015 | Rio de Janeiro | HSBC Arena | 11,245 / 11,245 | $674,568 | |
| North America[12] | |||||
| 2 May 2015 | New Orleans | United States | Fair Grounds Race Course | ||
| 3 May 2015 | Memphis | Tom Lee Park | |||
| 6 May 2015 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 11,593 / 11,951 | $683,306 | |
| 7 May 2015 | Grand Prairie | Verizon Theatre | 6,010 / 6,010 | $418,431 | |
| 9 May 2015 | Tulsa | BOK Center | 12,230 / 12,230 | $681,958 | |
| 10 May 2015 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | |||
| 12 May 2015 | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center | 13,389 / 13,389 | $754,355 | |
| 13 May 2015 | Albany | Times Union Center | 11,022 / 12,935 | $654,538 | |
| 19 May 2015 | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena | 12,328 / 12,638 | $727,498 | |
| 23 May 2015 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,090 / 7,090 | $464,890 | |
| 24 May 2015 | Bangor | Darling's Waterfront Pavilion | 12,816 / 13,160 | $660,282 | |
| 26 May 2015 | Philadelphia | The Mann Center | 12,498 / 12,868 | $706,561 | |
| 28 May 2015 | New York City | Forest Hills Stadium | 26,214 / 27,330 | $1,785,832 | |
| 29 May 2015 | |||||
| 30 May 2015 | Newark | Prudential Center | 13,007 / 13,007 | $971,881 | |
| 31 May 2015 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 14,341 / 14,609 | $1,083,905 | |
| 2 June 2015 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 14,494 / 14,931 | $825,978 |
| 3 June 2015 | Ottawa | Canadian Tire Centre | 13,343 / 13,808 | $697,184 | |
| 5 June 2015 | London | Budweiser Gardens | 8,849 / 8,849 | $543,515 | |
| 6 June 2015 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | 14,278 / 14,278 | $801,167 | |
| 7 June 2015 | Hopewell | United States | Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center | 14,175 / 14,175 | $513,708 |
| 9 June 2015 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | 13,120 / 13,408 | $772,430 | |
| 10 June 2015 | Sioux Falls | Denny Sanford Premier Center | 10,455 / 10,868 | $625,543 | |
| 12 June 2015 | Winnipeg | Canada | MTS Centre | 11,443 / 11,443 | $670,526 |
| 13 June 2015 | Regina | Brandt Centre | 5,986 / 6,092 | $377,279 | |
| 14 June 2015 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | 12,814 / 12,814 | $780,998 | |
| 16 June 2015 | Saskatoon | SaskTel Centre | 12,080 / 12,289 | $710,903 | |
| 17 June 2015 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | 12,953 / 13,201 | $807,531 | |
| 19 June 2015 | Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 13,425 / 13,854 | $821,993 | |
| 20 June 2015 | Portland | United States | Moda Center | 12,476 / 12,476 | $744,538 |
| 23 June 2015 | San Diego | Valley View Casino Center | 10,272 / 12,382 | $569,320 | |
| 24 June 2015 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | rowspan="2" | ||
| 25 June 2015 | |||||
| 26 June 2015 | Berkeley | Hearst Greek Theatre | 8,500 / 8,500 | $552,500 | |
| 29 June 2015 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 18,259 / 19,050 | $1,082,783 | |
| 30 June 2015 | |||||
| 2 July 2015 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | rowspan="2" | ||
| 3 July 2015 | Milwaukee | Marcus Amphitheater | |||
| Europe | |||||
| 10 July 2015 | London | England | Wembley Stadium | 229,725 / 229,725 | $18,008,988 |
| 11 July 2015 | |||||
| 12 July 2015 | |||||
| 24 July 2015 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park | 162,208 / 162,208 | $11,713,029 |
| 25 July 2015 | |||||
| North America | |||||
| 3 September 2015 | Houston | United States | BBVA Compass Stadium | 22,414 / 23,765 | $1,243,692 |
| 5 September 2015 | Frisco | Toyota Stadium | 30,665 / 30,665 | $1,571,889 | |
| 8 September 2015 | Orlando | Amway Center | 13,940 / 13,940 | $925,691 | |
| 9 September 2015 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 13,146 / 13,146 | $876,272 | |
| 10 September 2015 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | 12,598 / 13,288 | $747,953 | |
| 12 September 2015 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 13,551 / 13,551 | $834,508 | |
| 13 September 2015 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 15,754 / 15,754 | $905,096 | |
| 15 September 2015 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 14,561 / 14,561 | $965,621 | |
| 16 September 2015 | Tinley Park | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | 21,252 / 28,630 | $877,976 | |
| 17 September 2015 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | 20,267 / 20,372 | $776,555 | |
| 18 September 2015 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | 19,546 / 19,546 | $749,267 | |
| 20 September 2015 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 14,404 / 14,404 | $848,120 |
| 22 September 2015 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center | 25,909 / 27,814 | $1,535,022 |
| 23 September 2015 | |||||
| 25 September 2015 | Foxborough | Gillette Stadium | 51,996 / 54,000 | $3,234,377 | |
| 26 September 2015 | New York City | Central Park | |||
| Oceania | |||||
| 28 November 2015 | Brisbane | Australia | Suncorp Stadium | 45,452 / 45,452 | $2,813,173 |
| 2 December 2015 | Perth | HBF Park | 31,816 / 31,816 | $2,156,006 | |
| 5 December 2015 | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 67,353 / 67,353 | $4,407,403 | |
| 6 December 2015 | |||||
| 9 December 2015 | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 47,617 / 47,617 | $2,980,584 | |
| 12 December 2015 | Auckland | New Zealand | Mount Smart Stadium | 43,201 / 43,201 | $2,537,456 |