New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today, multi-platinum singer/songwriter
Shawn Mendes has released the latest visual from his eagerly awaited sophomore album Illuminate (available
September 23rd via Island Records) with the video for �Mercy.� The video is directed by Jay
Martin (�Stitches�) and was filmed in Toronto. Watch �Mercy� here: https://vevo.ly/ByHmTP
�Mercy� is the second single from Illuminate, following Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 platinum single �Treat You Better.� In advance of album release this coming Friday, Shawn has also released the bluesy �Ruin,� John Mayer-inspired �Three Empty Words� and soulful �Don�t Be A Fool.� All 5 tracks are available instantly upon pre-ordering the album (see full track listing below).
In anticipation of album release, fans can enjoy special Illuminate Experiences across North
America this week. �Illuminate Pop Up Shops and Listening Events� will be held in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto, where fans will get the chance to hear the album in its entirety before it�s released and purchase merchandise created exclusively for these events. There will be an additional 5 �Illuminate Listening Events� in theaters in Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Details can be seen via https://www.illuminateexperience.com.
Later this week, Shawn will return to both The
Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon (September 22nd) and The TODAY Show (September 23rd). He will continue to celebrate the release of Illuminate with performances on The
Ellen DeGeneres Show (September 27th), The Late Late Show with
James Corden (September 28th) and The Talk (September 30th).
Having recently completed his sold-out
Shawn Mendes World Tour and one-night-only Illuminate Live Concert & Album Event at Madison
Square Garden, Shawn will kick off his first-ever headlining arena world tour in support of Illuminate in 2017. The tour will kick off in the U.K. next April 27th and will run through August 23rd in Boston, MA (see full list of dates below). Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased via https://shawnmendesofficial.com/tour.
Illuminate World Tour Dates 2017:
Europe:
4/27 Glasgow, UK � The SSE Hydro
4/28 Manchester, UK � Manchester Arena
4/30 Oberhausen, DE� K�nig Pilsener Arena
5/1 Amsterdam, NL � Ziggo Dome
5/3 Berlin, DE - Mercedes-Benz Arena
5/4 Vienna, AT � Stadthalle
5/6 Milan, IT- Mediolanum Forum
5/9 Madrid, ES- Barclaycard Center
5/10 Lisbon, PT � MEO Arena
5/12 Barcelona, ES� Palau Sant Jordi
5/14 Zurich, CH � Hallenstadion
5/15 Munich, DE � Olympiahalle
5/17 Stockholm, SE - Ericsson
Globe Arena
5/19 Oslo, NO � Telenor Arena
5/21 Copenhagen, DK � Forum
5/22 Hamburg, DE � Barclaycard Arena
5/24 Paris, FR � AccorHotels Arena
5/25 Brussels, BE - Palais 12
5/30 Dublin, IE � 3Arena
6/1 London, UK � The O2
North America:
7/6 Portland, OR - MODA Center
7/8 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
7/9 Seattle, WA � KeyArena at Seattle Center
7/11 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
7/12 Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
7/14 San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center
7/15 Glendale, AZ - Gila River Arena
7/17 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
7/19 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
7/21 San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
7/22 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
7/25 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
7/26 Miami, FL - AmericanAirlines Arena
7/28 Orlando, FL - Amway Center
7/29 Duluth, GA - Infinite
Energy Arena
7/31 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
8/2 Cleveland, OH � Quicken Loans Arena
8/3 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
8/5 Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center Omaha
8/6 St. Paul, MN - EXCEL
Energy Center
8/14 Montreal, QC - Centre Bell
8/19 Washington DC - Verizon Arena
8/20 Pittsburgh, PA � CONSOL
Energy Center
8/23 Boston, MA - TD Garden
Illuminate Track Listing:
1. Ruin
2. Mercy
3. Treat You Better
4. Three Empty Words
5. Don�t Be A Fool
6. Like This
7. No Promises
8.
Lights On
9. Honest
10. Patience
11. Bad Reputation
12. Understand
13. Hold On (Bonus Track)
14. Roses (Bonus Track)
15. Mercy (Acoustic Version � Bonus Track).
