In 2011, Sandé played a small series of intimate shows in the United Kingdom in November 2011, before supporting British rock-alternative band Coldplay on their Europe leg of their Mylo Xyloto Tour in December 2011, including gigs in Glasgow, Manchester, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin and Cologne.
From January 2012 till April 2012, she performed acoustic intimate shows in North America, including gigs in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago.
She then returned to North America to support Coldplay again, in Toronto, Boston, Detroit and East Rutherford along with Welsh singer-songwriter and musician Marina and the Diamonds.
In 2013, Emeli Sandé performed a massive leg of dates in North America between January and February 2013, before returning to Europe and United Kingdom, between March and April 2013.
In September 2013, Sandé performed at London's O2 Arena to perform tribute to Stephen Lawrence, along with Ed Sheeran, Rudimental, Plan B, Jessie J, Labrinth, Jamie Cullum, Soul II Soul, Rizzle Kicks, Tinie Tempah, Rita Ora and Beverley Knight.