Baltimore, MD (Top40 Charts/ Live Nation) Sade made their return to U.S. shores last night when they opened their 54-date North American tour with a jubilant, sold-out performance at Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena. Their first tour in over a decade, the 120-minute set featured all of Sade's best known songs, including their recent Grammy-winning hit, "Soldier of Love." Directed by longtime collaborator Sophie Muller, and with production and lighting design by Baz Halpin, the tour is groundbreaking from a visual perspective. With a 23' x 52' high resolution LED screen behind the band, and enormous projection screens all around the stage, beautiful, larger than life images accompany the music which has made Sade one of the most adored and enduring live bands in the world. The result is a visually stunning setting in which to hear one of the world's greatest bands on tour for the first time since 2001. John Legend, the acclaimed singer, songwriter and pianist who is opening for Sade on all of the dates, treated fans to a long list of his well known songs. The tour continues on to Pittsburgh on June 18th with a performance at Consol Energy Center and includes multiple nights in Atlanta, Chicago, Oakland, Los Angeles and Anaheim before finishing in mid-September. Known for their one of a kind timeless sound, Sade has enjoyed phenomenal success both internationally and stateside throughout the span of their twenty-seven year career. Since the release of their debut album, Diamond Life, in 1984 the band has seen all five of their studio albums land in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart selling a total of more than 55 million albums worldwide to date. They've been nominated for American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and have won four Grammy Awards - first in 1986 for Best New Artist, then in 1994 for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group for "No Ordinary Love," again in 2002 for Best Pop Vocal Album with Lovers Rock and most recently in 2011 for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group for "Soldier Of Love." The band also recently released The Ultimate Collection, a 28 track, 2-CD set of their best known songs. Tickets are still available for some dates. Please check Sade.com, JohnLegend.com, Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com for more information. OPENING NIGHT HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTO AVAILABLE AT: https://www.wireimage.com/ItemListings.aspx?igi=506626&nbc1=1 Sade and John Legend Summer Tour Dates: | |
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| | June 16 | Baltimore, MD | 1st Mariner Arena | | June 18 | Pittsburgh, PA | Consol Energy Center | | June 19 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center | | June 21 | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Coliseum | | June 22 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center | | June 24 | East Rutherford, NJ | Izod Center | | June 25 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center | | June 28 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre | | June 30 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre | | July 02 | Atlantic City, NJ | Etess Arena - Trump Taj Mahal *Sade only* | | July 03 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena | | July 06 | Boston, MT | TD Garden | | July 08 | Indianapolis, IN | Conseco Fieldhouse | | July 09 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena | | July 10 | Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center | | July 12 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena | | July 13 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena | | July 15 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | BankAtlantic Center | | July 16 | Miami, FL | American Airlines Arena | | July 17 | Orlando, FL | Amway Center | | July 22 | New Orleans, | New Orleans Arena | | July 23 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center | | July 24 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center | | July 26 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center | | July 28 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center | | July 29 | Memphis, TN | FedEx Forum | | July 31 | Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Arena | | August 01 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena | | August 03 | Detroit, MI | The Palace at Auburn Hills | | August 05 | Chicago, IL | United Center | | August 06 | Chicago, IL | United Center | | August 07 | Chicago, IL | United Center | | August 09 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center | | August 11 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center | | August 13 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena | | August 14 | Seattle, WA | Key Arena | | August 15 | Portland, OR | Rose Garden Arena | | August 17 | Sacramento, CA | Power Balance Pavilion | | August 19 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center | | August 20 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center | | August 21 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center | | August 23 | San Diego, CA | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | | August 25 | San Jose, CA | HP Pavilion | | August 26 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena | | August 27 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena | | August 30 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center | | August 31 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center | | Sept 02 | Phoenix, AZ | U.S. Airways Center | | Sept 03 | Las Vegas, NV | MGM Grand Arena | | Sept 04 | Salt Lake City, UT | E-Center* | | Sept 07 | Austin, TX | Frank Erwin Center* | | Sept 09 | Raleigh, NC | RBC Arena* | | Sept 10 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum Center* | | Sept 11 | Norfolk, VA | Scope Arena* | |
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