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Shawn Mendes releases the video for his new hit single «There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back,» directed by Jay Martin. The video features Shawn alongside a love interest played by Ellie Bamber of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning film Nocturnal Animals, and was shot on location in Paris, Amsterdam and the UK.
«I really wanted to make a video for this song that represents the spirit of adventure. It felt like there was no better place for that than to shoot throughout different beautiful cities and landscapes in Europe,» revealed Mendes. «The song is about following someone that you love to the world’s end, and making decisions you wouldn’t ever have thought you would, because of someone you’re just that enamored with. We wanted to put a story together that shows this relationship between a guy and a girl and their travels together, in the purest way possible.»
Earlier this week Shawn debuted the first live US performance of «There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back» on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; view here. The track has received critical praise, with NYLON highlighting it as one of the week’s best releases, declaring «Shawn Mendes takes it to the dance floor with this bona fide bop.» TIME proclaimed «Mendes finds a sweet spot here, perhaps taking a page out of Ed Sheeran’s surefire rock-pop playbook as he toes the line between acoustic strummers and party-ready crowd-pleasers,» and V Magazine announced the track as «one of his most upbeat yet, with a snappy drumline, acoustic tropical-esque breakdowns, and a chorus bound to get stuck in your head.»
Shawn is currently in the midst of his first-ever headlining arena world tour tour in support of his #1 sophomore album Illuminate (Island Records). Shawn recently wrapped up the European leg of his llluminate World Tour, with the UK’s Evening Standard awarding Shawn’s O2 show a glowing 4-star review, declaring «the guitar-toting singer-songwriter from Canada had the audience at his beck and call.» Shawn’s North American dates kick off on July 6th in Portland, OR running through August 23rd in Boston, MA, including shows at Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center on July 12th and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on August 16th (see below for full list of tour dates).
Illuminate World Tour Dates
North America
July 6
Portland, OR
MODA Center
July 8
Vancouver, BC
Rogers Arena
July 9
Seattle, WA
KeyArena at Seattle Center
July 11
Oakland, CA
Oracle Arena
July 12
Los Angeles, CA
Staples Center
July 14
San Diego, CA
Valley View Casino Center
July 15
Glendale, AZ
Gila River Arena
July 17
Denver, CO
Pepsi Center
July 19
Dallas, TX
American Airlines Center
July 21
San Antonio, TX
AT&T Center
July 22
Houston, TX
Toyota Center
July 25
Tampa, FL
Amalie Arena
July 26
Miami, FL
American Airlines Arena
July 28
Orlando, FL
Amway Center
July 29
Duluth, GA
Infinite Energy Center
July 31
Nashville, TN
Bridgestone Arena
August 2
Cleveland, OH
Quicken Loans Arena
August 3
Chicago, IL
Allstate Arena
August 5
Omaha, NE
CenturyLink Center Omaha
August 6
St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
August 11
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Center
August 12
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Center
August 14
Montreal, QC
Centre Bell
August 16
Brooklyn, NY
Barclays Center
August 17
Newark, NJ
Prudential Center
August 19
Washington, DC
Verizon Center
August 20
Pittsburgh, PA
PPG Paints Arena
August 22
Philadelphia, PA
Wells Fargo Center
August 23
Boston, MA
TD Garden
South America and Mexico
September 16
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Rock in Rio
September 20
Mexico City, MX
National Auditorium
Australia and Asia
November 25
Auckland, NZ
Vector Arena
November 29
Brisbane, AU
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
December 1
Sydney, AU
Qudos Bank Arena
December 3
Melbourne, AU
Rod Laver Arena
December 6
Perth, AU
Perth Arena
December 9
Singapore, Asia
Star Theatre
December 11
Bangkok, Thailand
Impact Arena
December 14
Hong Kong, China
AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10
December 18
Tokyo, Japan
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