Ed Sheeran sends fans wild as he announces special release of X with bonus tracks and a one off show in New York to mark album’s 10th anniversary
Ed Sheeran sent fans into meltdown on Wednesday when he announced that a special edition of his second album X will be released next month.
The 33-year-old singer is celebrating the album’s 10th anniversary with its reissue on Friday, June 21, marking ten years to the day it originally hit the charts.
Ed will also perform a one-off show at the Barclays Center in New York, with the setlist reflecting his 2015 X Wembley edition.
Released in 2014, X was the catalyst behind its global rise. An LP that has now surpassed 22 million sales worldwide and generated the major hits Don’t, Sing, Photograph, Bloodstream and Thinking Out Loud.
In addition to the original tracklist, nine bonus tracks will appear on the individual anniversary edition formats, all of which were never released on vinyl.
Ed Sheeran sent fans into meltdown on Wednesday when he announced that a special edition of his second album X will be released next month
These include I See Fire and All of the Stars,” taken from blockbusters, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Fault In Our Stars.
On X, formerly Twitter, fans shared their excitement for the release, but others shared their disappointment that the show was over in America.
They wrote: ‘Can’t wait to pre-order the new @edsheeran 10th anniversary album and X album merch’
‘9 extra songs, so basically a new album’ and ‘vinyl ordered! I can’t wait for it to arrive – hurry up in June!!”
’10 years of multiplication is actually insane!! I can not believe it!!’ and ‘Ten years! Wow! I can’t wait to celebrate!’
“I just signed up to hopefully get tickets.”
“Ed, you’re from Ipswich, why does your 10th anniversary show in New York cost £500 return flights to get to a show?”
To ensure fans get tickets to his one-off show, Ed has teamed up with Seated for the exclusive fan-on-sale.
Registration opens on Wednesday and closes on Thursday, May 2 at 11:59 PM ET.
The 33-year-old singer is celebrating the album’s 10th anniversary with its reissue on Friday, June 21, marking ten years to the day it originally hit the charts.
On X, formerly Twitter, fans shared their excitement for the release, but others shared their disappointment that the show was over in America
It comes as Little Mix star Perrie Edwards discussed her upcoming collaboration with Ed last month
The exclusive general sale, powered by Seated, begins for select fans on Monday, May 6 at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster.
It comes as Little Mix star Perrie Edwards discussed her upcoming collaboration with Ed last month.
And while she was covering the spring/summer issue of Rollacoaster MagazinePerrie revealed what fans can expect from her new music.
While the musician co-wrote Forget About Us with Ed, 33, she also announced that the duo had collaborated for a second song.
Perrie explained: ‘I feel like all the collaborations came about organically. He had a song with Ed Sheeran and he called me about it and we discussed the concept.”
She continued, “I loved the melody, the atmosphere. I look up to him so much that I think he is one of the most talented people on the planet.
“He’s also such a kind and genuine person, so that’s why I felt comfortable saying, ‘I think it’s great, but conceptually it’s not me. I’m not at that stage of my life right now. Would you mind if I adjusted the text so that it suits me and my life?”
‘And he said, “Of course!” He wanted me to have full ownership of it, so I went away and did that.”
For another heartbreaking hit, she enlisted six-BRIT Award winner RAYE.
‘It was ridiculous to go into the studio with her, she just radiates stardom, I can’t explain it – I think she’s one of the greatest artists of our generation.
“I’ve been lucky that the people I’ve idolized have been really nice to work with. There were no big egos or intimidating moments, I think that’s what made the experience so special for me.”