The expanded version of his 2014 album will feature nine additional unreleased songs.
Ed Sheeran is going all-out for the 10th anniversary celebration of his sophomore album, x. Ten years to the day of the LP’s original release, Sheeran will drop x (10th Anniversary Edition) on June 21, an expanded version of the 12-song original featuring nine bonus tracks, none of which have ever been available on vinyl before.
In addition, Sheeran will play a special, one-off show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on May 22 with a setlist reflecting his 24-track 2015 x (Wembley Edition) release. According to a release, he’s also partnered with Seated for an exclusive fan on-sale to assure that tickets get into the hands of fans, with registration open now through Thursday (May 2) at 11:59 p.m. ET; click here for more details on the pre-sale. Expecting demand to be overwhelming, the pre-sale will be limited to a select number of randomly selected fans, with only one registration allowed per person. Registered fans will be notified via email or text before noon ET on Sunday (May 5) with a unique, one-time code that will allow them to buy up to two tickets via Ticketmaster.
Getting a code does not guarantee the ability to buy tickets, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis when they go on sale to the general public on Monday (May 6) at 10 a.m. ET. For context, Sheeran’s team noted that his most recent New York shows were in front of 173,390 fans across two shows at MetLife Stadium, with only 12,000 tickets available for the Barclays gig.
Sheeran’s second album helped turn him into a global superstar, with 22 million worldwide sales thanks to such hits as “Don’t,” “Sing,” “Photograph” and “Thinking Out Loud.” The bonus tracks include: “Take It Back,” “Shirtsleeves,” “Even My Dad Does Sometimes,” “I See Fire” (from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug), “All of the Stars” (from The Fault in Our Stars), “English Rose,” “Touch and Go,” “New York” and “Make It Rain.”
