John Legend Joins Sade on Tour
The fabulous, singer-songwriter, Sade goes on tour for the first time in 10 years following the success of her latest platinum-selling, chart-topping record, Soldier Of Love. Soldier of Love, which was released in February, has sold over 1 million copies nationally.
Sade’s last tour “Lovers Live Tour” was in 2001 where they performed for more than one million fans across the US. According to Sade’s website, Sade will perform songs from their collection of timeless hits including songs from their album Soldier of Love.
Sade is expected to perform over 70 concerts in top arenas across the globe—50 of which is slated for the US. in the early summer from June 16, 2011 to August 30th, 2011. Currently, over 30 tour dates have been confirmed and many loyal fans have already brought tickets as early as last year in anticipation that tickets would sell out quickly.
Here’s a list of some confirmed venues with multi-Grammy winner, John Legend, who was recently added to open for Sade’s North American tour dates:
Sade and John Legend North American tour dates (* newly announced date)
June
16 Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
18 Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center*
19 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
21 Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
22 Washington, DC – Verizon Center
24 East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
25 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
28 Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
30 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
July
3 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena*
6 Boston, MT – TD Garden
8 Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse*
9 Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena*
10 Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center*
12 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
13 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena*
15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center
16 Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena*
17 Orlando, FL – Amway Center
23 Houston, TX – Toyota Center*
24 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center*
26 Kansas City, KS – Sprint Center*
28 St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center*
29 Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum*
31 Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena*
August
3 Detroit, MI – The Palace at Auburn Hills*
5 Chicago, IL – United Center
6 Chicago, IL – United Center
7 Chicago, IL – United Center*
9 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center*
11 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center*
13 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
14 Seattle, WA – Key Arena*
15 Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena*
17 Sacramento, CA – Power Balance Pavilion*
19 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
20 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
21 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center*
23 San Diego, CA – Cricket Amphitheatre*
25 San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
26 Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena*
27 Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
30 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
31 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center*
September
2 Phoenix, AZ – U.S. Airways Center*
3 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Arena*
