Ed Sheeran has confirmed plans to return to North America on tour.

The singer-songwriter spent much of 2013 supporting Taylor Swift on her Red Tour around the continent.

The Brit has now announced that he will play a number of headline shows in August and September in promotion of his new album 'x', which is slated for a June 23 release.

It will kick off in Seattle on August 22 before concluding in Toronto on September 18.

The full schedule is as follows:

• 8.22.14 - Wamu Theater (Seattle, WA)
• 8.23.14 - Ambleside Live (Vancouver, BC)
• 8.29.14 - The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan (Las Vegas, NV)
• 8.30.14 - The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan (Las Vegas, NV)
• 8.31.14 - Jobing.com Arena (Glendale, AZ)
• 9.2.14 - Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)
• 9.4.14 - Wolstein Center (Cleveland, OH)
• 9.8.14 - Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA)
• 9.9.14 - Xfinity Center (Boston, MA)
• 9.11.14 - Time Warner Cable Arena (Charlotte, NC)
• 9.12.14 - The Arena at Gwinnett Center (Atlanta, GA)
• 9.13.14 - Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
• 9.15.14 - Target Center (Minneapolis, MN)
• 9.16.14 - Allstate Arena (Chicago, IL)
• 9.18.14 - Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON)

Listen to Ed Sheeran's new single 'Sing' below: