By Margarita Garcia, Courier Staff Writer

shawn-mendesShawn Mendes is having his Illuminate World Tour starting July 6th 2017.

His newest album Illuminate contains 15 songs including his hit single “Treat You Better” which was in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100. This is the 18 year old’s second time being in the top 10 after his song “Stitches” reached number four last year.

Shawn will be performing all over California. He will be in Oakland on July 11th next year in the Oracle Arena.  Also, he will be performing in Los Angeles in the Staples Center on the twelfth, and finally in San diego in the Valley View Casino center on the fourteenth. Ticket prices for each of the shows vary from $25 to $70.

His newest hit single “Treat You Better” was released in June 2016. And his album Illuminate was released in late September.

The Canadian singer and songwriter started by posting covers of songs on Vine. His professional career started in 2014.  It is still going strong today because he caught the attention of multiple artist managers.

Videos of multiple concerts show that he interacts with the crowd, and that the special effects used in the are really amazing. The he website Vivid Seats gave a 98 percent recommendation rate and 4.7 stars on reviews of Mendes’ Concerts.