SHAWN MENDES ANNOUNCES GLOBAL ARENA TOUR FOR 2019

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1 SHAWN MENDES ANNOUNCES GLOBAL ARENA TOUR FOR 2019 PRESALES START SATURDAY, MAY 12 TH PUBLIC ONSALES START SATURDAY, MAY 19 TH SHAWN MENDES: THE ALBUM OUT MAY 25 TH (Los Angeles, CA May 8, 2018) Supporting the release of his self-titled third album, multiplatinum and chart-topping singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes will hit the road in 2019 on a global arena tour. Shawn Mendes: The Tour will mark his third global headline tour, following his sold out 2017 arena trek, kicking off on March 7, 2019 in Europe and running through the summer with 56 dates spanning across North America, the UK and Europe, and more dates to

2 be announced later. Tickets will go on sale for the North America and European legs of the tour this month. For all tour dates and ticket info head to Fans will have access to presale tickets & VIP via the FirstAccess & General Fan Presales, and are available to all ShawnAccess members by signing up for free through the ShawnAccess App in the App Store, Google Play or at ShawnAccess.com. For North America, fans can get a presale code by downloading the app & registering for the Ticketmaster Verified Fan Presale before 10am ET on Friday, May 11th. Once registered and verified, a presale code for the FirstAccess & General Fan Presale will be sent by Ticketmaster before the presale begins. For the UK, fans can get presale access via the O2 Priority Pre-sale (O2 customers only), or from the Shawn Mendes Official UK Store when they preorder Shawn's new album. For Europe & all other dates, fans can get a pre-sale code within the ShawnAccess app. The FirstAccess Presale is the first chance to get presale tickets & VIP packages to the tour by simply adding a ShawnAccess Passport to your order at checkout. When you purchase a passport as part of the FirstAccess Presale, you will have priority access to the best seating locations at your show. The General Fan Presale will also be available to all ShawnAccess members, and provides members early access to tickets & VIP Packages still ahead of the Public Onsale. There is also a Merch Presale (North America only) for any purchasers of official merchandise + album bundles ordered at shop.shawnmendesofficial.com. For select dates, American Express Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Saturday, May 12 th 10AM local through Friday, May 18 th 10PM local. All tickets purchased in US and Canada include a copy of Shawn Mendes' upcoming self-titled album, which will be released via Island Records on May 25th. Shawn s highly anticipated, self-titled third album will be out on May 25 th via Island Records. The album follows 2016 s double platinum Illuminate which spawned 3 Top 10 radio hits, and 2014 s Handwritten which included the 7x platinum smash #1 single Stitches, both of which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. In My Blood and Lost In Japan, the first two tracks off the upcoming album, released to rave reviews and received critical acclaim from outlets including Rolling Stone, Billboard, the New York Times and Variety. Both tracks have already experienced massive success, soaring to the #1 and #2 spots on the overall itunes chart in the U.S, Top 5 on itunes in 50 countries, and holding the #1 and #2 spots on Spotify s New Music Friday playlist. The newly released third song off of the album, Youth featuring Khalid has already reached #1 on itunes in the US. Additional yet-to-be-released tracks on the album include "Fallin' All In You" (co-written by Ed Sheeran), Particular Taste (co-written by Ryan

3 Tedder), and "Like To Be You featuring Julia Michaels who co-wrote the song; the song also features a guitar solo from John Mayer, who produced the track. About Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes recently released new tracks In My Blood and Lost In Japan from his highlyanticipated self-titled third album out May 25 th. Both tracks have already experienced massive success, soaring to the #1 and #2 spots on the overall itunes chart in the U.S, Top 5 on itunes in 50 countries, and holding the #1 and #2 spots on Spotify s New Music Friday playlist. The tracks have received critical acclaim from everyone including Rolling Stone, Billboard, Idolator, Variety and Paste, with In My Blood topping TIME Magazine s 5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week and The New York Times The Playlist. In My Blood and Lost In Japan are the first new songs released by Shawn since 3x Platinum hit There s Nothing Holdin Me Back in April The track scored Shawn his second #1 single at Top 40 radio and on Billboard s Pop Songs chart, joining 7x Platinum single Stitches. With There s Nothing Holdin Me Back, Shawn also became the first artist to ever have had three #1 singles at AC radio before the age of 20. Throughout his career, Shawn has achieved 2 #1 album debuts with Handwritten (2015) and Illuminate (2016), 2 Platinum albums, and 7 consecutive Platinum and multi-platinum singles. Worldwide, he has sold over 10 million albums, 100 million singles, and has amassed over 11 billion song streams and 4 billion YouTube views. Shawn has completed two sold-out world tours with over one million tickets sold, selling out legendary arenas including NYC s Madison Square Garden, Toronto s Air Canada Centre, and London s O2 Arena in minutes. He topped Billboard s 21 Under 21 in 2017 and has been featured on Forbes 30 Under 30, Spotify s 25 Under 25, and Time Magazine s Most Influential Teens for 4 consecutive years. In February 2018, ROI Influencer Media recognized Shawn as the #1 Most Influential Artist and #1 Most Influential Teen across all social media platforms. Tour Artwork & Press Images: 45B_1M1UXQUGfx0F8a?dl=0 For Tickets & Info: "Shawn Mendes: The Tour" Dates /07/2019 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome 03/10/2019 Antwerp, BE Sportpaleis 03/11/2019 Berlin, DE Mercedes-Benz Arena 03/13/2019 Oslo, NO Spektrum* 03/15/2019 Stockholm, SE Ericsson Globe 03/16/2019 Copenhagen, DK Royal Arena 03/18/2019 Cologne, DE LANXESS Arena 03/19/2019 Paris, FR AccorHotels Arena 03/21/2019 Munich, DE Olympiahalle 03/23/2019 Bologna, IT Unipol Arena

4 03/24/2019 Turin, IT Pala Alpitour 03/26/2019 Barcelona, ES Palau Sant Jordi 03/28/2019 Lisbon, PT Altice Arena 03/30/2019 Montpellier FR Sud De France 03/31/2019 Zurich, CH Hallenstadion 04/02/2019 Krakow, PL Tauron Arena 04/03/2019 Vienna, AT Weiner Stadthalle 04/06/2019 Glasgow, UK SSE Hydro 04/07/2019 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena 04/09/2019 Birmingham, UK Arena Birmingham 04/10/2019 Leeds, UK First Direct Arena 04/13/2019 Dublin, IE 3Arena 04/16/2019 London, UK The O2 Arena 04/17/2019 London, UK The O2 Arena UK & European Dates: FirstAccess Fan Presale and O2 Priority Presale (UK only) 5/16 at 10am local, General Fan Presale 5/17 at 10am local, Amex Presale (where applicable) 5/16 at 10am local, Public On Sale 5/18 at 10am local *Oslo: FirstAccess Presale 10AM on 5/14, General Fan Presale 12PM on 5/14, & Public Onsale 10am on 5/15 06/12/2019 Portland, OR Moda Center 06/14/2019 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena 06/16/2019 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place 06/19/2019 Winnipeg, MB Bell MTS Place 06/21/2019 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 06/22/2019 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena 06/27/2019 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena 06/30/2019 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center 07/02/2019 Denver, CO Pepsi Center 07/05/2019 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center 07/08/2019 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center 07/09/2019 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena 07/11/2019 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center 07/13/2019 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena 07/16/2019 Salt Lake City, UT Vivant Smart Home Arena 07/19/2019 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 07/20/2019 Tulsa, OK BOK Center 07/22/2019 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 07/23/2019 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center 07/25/2019 Houston, TX Toyota Center 07/27/2019 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena 07/28/2019 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena

5 07/30/2019 Orlando, FL Amway Center 07/31/2019 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 08/02/2019 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena 08/05/2019 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena 08/06/2019 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena 08/10/2019 Newark, NJ Prudential Center 08/13/2019 Washington, DC Capital One Center 08/15/2019 Boston, MA TD Garden 08/21/2019 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 08/24/2019 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center North American Dates: FirstAccess Fan Presale and Amex Presale 5/12 at 10am local, General Fan Presale 10am local on 5/13, Merch Presale 12pm local on 5/13, Public Onsale 10am local on 5/19 Follow Shawn Mendes Instagram Twitter Facebook SoundCloud YouTube Spotify PRESS CONTACTS: 42West PR Dvora Englefield Marisa Martins Island Records PR Lauren Schneider