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Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift Headlines San Jose 'Poptopia' Concert

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: Ed Sheeran poses with Taylor Swift backstage before his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden Arena on November 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for Atlantic Records) Ed Sheeran & Taylor Swift (credit: Anna Webber/Getty Images)

SAN JOSE (KBCWtv) - On Friday, all hit music station 99.7NOW announced a stellar line-up for their upcoming winter season concert. 'Poptopia' is set to deliver the biggest artists to the SAP Center in San Jose on Saturday, December 2nd.

Taylor Swift - Everything Has Changed ft. Ed Sheeran by TaylorSwiftVEVO on YouTube

Afternoon jock, St. John revealed these artists to their 'Poptopia' line-up:

  • Taylor Swift
  • Ed Sheeran
  • The Chainsmokers
  • Fifth Harmony
  • Logic
  • Niall Horan
  • Khalid
  • Dua Lipa
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do by TaylorSwiftVEVO on YouTube

Swift is enjoying the success of her single "Look What You Made Me Do" which, at the time of it's release in late August, broke three records for most streams in a 24 hour period. The song was played over eight million times on Spotify alone and beat out fellow 'Poptopia' artist and collaborator Ed Sheeran's single-day record for "Shape of You." According to the BBC, his song accumulated 6.87 million streams.

VIDEO: Popular singer Ed Sheeran bypassing Levi's Stadium because of local curfew

As for Sheeran, the "Thinking Out Loud" singer sparked some local controversy when he bypassed Santa Clara's Levi's Stadium from his massive North American stadium tour. The local curfew would require him to end his weeknight show early at 10:00pm. In May 2017, rockers U2 was fined $1,000 for surpassing the curfew.

Poptopia

Tickets for 99.7NOW's 'Poptopia' go on-sale to the general public at 10:00am on Saturday, October 14th at Ticketmaster.com and at 997NOW.com.

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