Sade Live

Sade Live (also known as the Once in a Lifetime Tour or the Soldier of Love Tour)^[2][3] was the sixth concert tour by British band Sade. Visiting Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia the tour supports the band's sixth studio album, Soldier of Love and their second greatest hits album, The Ultimate Collection. This trek marked the band's first tour in nearly a decade.^[4] The tour ranked 27th in Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)", earning over 20 million dollars.^[5] At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed tenth on Billboard's annual, "Top 25 Tours", earning over $50 million with 59 shows.^[6]

Sade Live

Tour by Sade
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albums	Soldier of Love The Ultimate Collection
Start date	29 April 2011 (2011-04-29)
End date	16 December 2011 (2011-12-16)
Legs	5
No. of shows	38 in Europe 54 in North America 5 in South America 6 in Australia 1 in Asia 104 total (4 cancelled)
Box office	$83.3 million[1]
Sade concert chronology

Background and response

The tour was officially announced on 30 September 2010 via press release.^[7] Shortly, media outlets began to buzz over the tour. Concurrently, the announcement of the tour followed the band's recent studio album, Soldier of Love, certified platinum in the United States.^[8] Advertised as a world tour, the initial announcement showed ten dates in the Southeastern United States. Soon after, dates in the United Kingdom and Europe^[9] were announced as well—giving the band its first performances in nearly two decades.^[10] At the start of 2011, the album was nominated for two Grammy Awards, prompting the band to add additional dates in the U.S.. During this time, American recording artist John Legend was revealed to be the opening act for the North American leg of the tour. Additional dates in Europe and North America followed. Frontwoman, Sade, described touring as being on a thrill ride at an amusement park. She further commented, "Once you’re on the ride, you’re so involved in it that it's almost too late to say, 'What am I doing?’ In some ways, I'm already psyched up [for the tour]. You have to know that it's going to be good to bring yourself to do it."^[11]

To introduce the tour, Adu stated:^[11]

"You can never translate the reality of a show, which is good. I like to think this tour will be better than ever. We’re aiming high", she said. "It's a big production. It's going to be quite theatrical and hopefully visually do a good service to the songs and represent them well and take you somewhere. Hopefully, when people leave, they’ll leave with something."

Billboard magazine devoted its August 2011 cover story to the tour, highlighting details of the tour and its financial response. Sade's longtime collaborator Sophie Muller served as creative director of the tour while Baz Halpin (known for his work on tours by P!nk and Tina Turner) handled production and lighting design (including the jumbo LED screen that flashed imagery behind Sade while she's performed). According to the Billboard cover story, from 16 June to 14 August, the tour had grossed $31.4 million and drew 345,441 concert-goers to 36 concerts, of which 16 were sell-outs. As of 1 June, the band ranked as the eighth highest-grossing tour based on reported boxscores and ranked number-seven in concerts for ticket prices for the band range from $20 to $180 in various markets.^[12] Due to the success of the tour, new dates were added in Australia which marked the band's second tour there in almost twenty years.

Broadcasts and recordings

Main article: Bring Me Home: Live 2011

During the American leg of Sade's 2011 tour, British director, Sophie Muller, captured the band's two-hour show for release on DVD, with accompanying Live CD. In addition to the concert, Sade also granted rare glimpses of behind-the-stage scenes with a 20-minute documentary, exclusive candid moments, a short technical documentary by Stuart Matthewman, and outtakes from the crew.

Opening acts

• The Jolly Boys (first European leg)^[13]
• John Legend (North America)^[14]

Setlist

1. "Soldier of Love"
2. "Your Love Is King"
3. "Skin"
4. "Kiss of Life"
5. "Love is Found"
6. "In Another Time"
7. "Smooth Operator"
8. "Jezebel"
9. "Bring Me Home"
10. "Is It a Crime"
11. "Love is Stronger Than Pride" (after first leg only) / Still in Love With You (first leg only)
12. "All About Our Love"
13. Medley: "Paradise" / "Nothing Can Come Between Us"
14. "Morning Bird"
15. "King of Sorrow"
16. "The Sweetest Taboo"
17. "The Moon and the Sky"
18. "Pearls"
19. "No Ordinary Love"
20. "By Your Side"

Encore

21. "Cherish the Day"

Tour dates

Sade performing at the SAP Arena,
Mannheim, Germany, in 2011

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe[15][16]
29 April 2011	Nice	France	Palais Nikaïa
1 May 2011	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
3 May 2011	Hamburg	Germany	O2 World Hamburg
4 May 2011	Oberhausen		König Pilsener Arena
6 May 2011	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
7 May 2011	Stuttgart	Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
9 May 2011	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
10 May 2011	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe
12 May 2011	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle Frankfurt
13 May 2011	Berlin		O2 World
14 May 2011	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
16 May 2011	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
17 May 2011	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
19 May 2011	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
20 May 2011	Metz	France	Galaxie Amnéville
21 May 2011	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
23 May 2011	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy
25 May 2011	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
27 May 2011	Manchester	England	Manchester Evening News Arena
29 May 2011	Birmingham		LG Arena
31 May 2011	London		The O2 Arena
North America[16][17][18][19]
16 June 2011	Baltimore	United States	1st Mariner Arena
18 June 2011	Pittsburgh		Consol Energy Center
19 June 2011	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
21 June 2011	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
22 June 2011	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
24 June 2011	East Rutherford		Izod Center
25 June 2011	Newark		Prudential Center
28 June 2011	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
30 June 2011[A]	Montreal		Bell Centre
2 July 2011	Atlantic City	United States	Etess Arena
3 July 2011	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
6 July 2011	Boston		TD Garden
8 July 2011	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse
9 July 2011	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena
10 July 2011	Columbus		Value City Arena
12 July 2011	Atlanta		Philips Arena
13 July 2011
15 July 2011	Sunrise		Bank Atlantic Center
16 July 2011	Miami		American Airlines Arena
17 July 2011	Orlando		Amway Center
22 July 2011	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
23 July 2011	Houston		Toyota Center
24 July 2011	Dallas		American Airlines Center
26 July 2011	Kansas City		Sprint Center
28 July 2011	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
29 July 2011	Memphis		FedExForum
31 July 2011	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena
1 August 2011	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
3 August 2011	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
5 August 2011	Chicago		United Center
6 August 2011
7 August 2011
9 August 2011	Minneapolis		Target Center
11 August 2011	Denver		Pepsi Center
13 August 2011	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
14 August 2011	Seattle	United States	KeyArena
15 August 2011	Portland		Moda Center
17 August 2011	Sacramento		Sleep Train Arena
19 August 2011	Los Angeles		Staples Center
20 August 2011
21 August 2011
23 August 2011	Chula Vista		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
25 August 2011	San Jose		SAP Center
26 August 2011	Oakland		Oracle Arena
27 August 2011
30 August 2011	Anaheim		Honda Center
31 August 2011
2 September 2011	Phoenix		US Airways Center
3 September 2011	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
4 September 2011	Ontario		Citizens Business Bank Arena
7 September 2011	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
9 September 2011	Louisville		KFC Yum! Center
10 September 2011	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
12 September 2011	Norfolk		Norfolk Scope
South America[20]
12 October 2011	Santiago	Chile	Movistar Arena
13 October 2011
15 October 2011	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Predio Vicente López al Río
20 October 2011	São Paulo	Brazil	Ginásio do Ibirapuera
22 October 2011	Rio de Janeiro		HSBC Arena
25 October 2011	Brasília		Nilson Nelson Gymnasium
Europe[17]
29 October 2011	Sofia	Bulgaria	Armeets Arena
30 October 2011	Belgrade	Serbia	Belgrade Arena
2 November 2011	Tallinn	Estonia	Saku Suurhall
3 November 2011	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
5 November 2011	St. Petersburg	Russia	Ice Palace Saint Petersburg
7 November 2011	Moscow		Crocus City Hall
8 November 2011
11 November 2011	Łódź	Poland	Atlas Arena
13 November 2011	Bratislava	Slovakia	Ondrej Nepela Arena
15 November 2011	Leipzig	Germany	Arena Leipzig
16 November 2011	Mannheim		SAP Arena
18 November 2011	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
19 November 2011	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhallen
20 November 2011	Antwerp	Belgium	Lotto Arena
22 November 2011	Zagreb	Croatia	Arena Zagreb
23 November 2011	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Sports Arena
25 November 2011	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
Australia[21][22]
2 December 2011	Melbourne	Australia	Rod Laver Arena
3 December 2011	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6 December 2011[B]	Perth		The Esplanade
9 December 2011	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
10 December 2011
12 December 2011	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Asia[23]
16 December 2011[C]	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	Du Arena

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival^[24]

^B This concert is a part of "A Day on the Green"^[25][26]

^C This concert is a part of "Yas Island Weekends"^[27]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

20 November 2011	Herning, Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen	Cancelled
3 December 2011	McLaren Vale, Australia	Leconfield Wines Estate	Cancelled. This concert was a part of "A Day on the Green".
6 December 2011	Perth, Australia	Kings Park	This concert was moved to The Esplanade
10 December 2011	Pokolbin, Australia	Hope Estate Winery Amphitheatre	Cancelled. This concert was a part of "A Day on the Green".
14 December 2011	Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Rescheduled to 12 December 2011
16 December 2011[B]	Yarra Valley, Australia	Rochford Wines Estate	Cancelled. This concert was a part of "A Day on the Green".

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Sportpaleis	Antwerp	10,776 / 11,541 (93%)	$892,738[28]
Barclaycard Arena	Hamburg	6,902 / 9,394 (73%)	$682,871[29]
Mercedes-Benz Arena	Berlin	11,534 / 11,737 (98%)	$1,055,610[30]
Manchester Arena	Manchester	3,838 / 5,207 (74%)	$414,863[29]
The O2 Arena	London	11,478 / 13,020 (88%)	$1,196,940[31]
Royal Farms Arena	Baltimore	12,313 / 12,313 (100%)	$1,241,794[32]
PPG Paints Arena	Pittsburgh	7,760 / 9,075 (85%)	$459,873[32]
Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia	11,936 / 13,809 (86%)	$1,297,328[32]
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Uniondale	11,077 / 12,406 (89%)	$1,144,054[32]
Verizon Center	Washington, D.C.	11,948 / 12,410 (96%)	$1,299,056[32]
Izod Center	East Rutherford	13,154 / 13,154 (100%)	$1,495,963[32]
Prudential Center	Newark	11,574 / 11,574 (100%)	$1,161,086[32]
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	12,679 / 12,679 (100%)	$1,308,311[32]
Bell Centre	Montreal	9,827 / 11,423 (86%)	$1,161,940[32]
Etess Arena	Atlantic City	4,119 / 4,119 (100%)	$359,820[32]
Mohegan Sun Arena	Uncasville	5,879 / 6,933 (85%)	$585,300[32]
TD Garden	Boston	9,422 / 11,334 (83%)	$937,064[32]
Bankers Field Fieldhouse	Indianapolis	5,232 / 7,070 (74%)	$410,829[32]
Quicken Loans Arena	Cleveland	8,969 / 10,222 (88%)	$497,014[32]
Value City Arena	Columbus	7,562 / 7,886 (96%)	$457,197[32]
Philips Arena	Atlanta	21,870 / 23,374 (93%)	$1,968,933[33]
BB&T Center	Sunrise	11,213 / 11,213 (100%)	$1,183,167[32]
American Airlines Arena	Miami	12,159 / 12,159 (100%)	$1,034,880[32]
Amway Center	Orlando	10,401 / 12,290 (85%)	$1,076,849[32]
Smoothie King Center	New Orleans	8,726 / 8,726 (100%)	$737,646[32]
Toyota Center	Houston	13,304 / 13,304 (100%)	$1,287,191[32]
American Airlines Center	Dallas	12,825 / 12,825 (100%)	$1,163,311[32]
Sprint Center	Kansas City	8,224 / 9,953 (83%)	$487,758[32]
Scottrade Center	St. Louis	6,898 / 9,000 (77%)	$459,201[32]
FedExForum	Memphis	7,020 / 7,600 (92%)	$622,278[32]
Time Warner Cable Arena	Charlotte	11,256 / 13,786 (82%)	$891,286[32]
Bridgestone Arena	Nashville	4,093 / 9,089 (45%)	$287,204[34]
The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills	9,146 / 13,572 (67%)	$796,907[32]
United Center	Chicago	30,834 / 32,124 (96%)	$2,983,195[32]
Target Center	Minneapolis	6,194 / 8,052 (77%)	$451,669[35]
Pepsi Center	Denver	7,352 / 8,812 (83%)	$608,446[35]
Rogers Arena	Vancouver	9,136 / 9,947 (92%)	$724,297[35]
KeyArena	Seattle	9,919 / 11,575 (86%)	$847,148[35]
Moda Center	Portland	4,323 / 11,306 (38%)	$317,594[35]
Sleep Train Arena	Sacramento	9,415 / 11,500 (82%)	$566,731[36]
Staples Center	Los Angeles	40,810 / 40,810 (100%)	$4,711,593[37]
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre	Chula Vista	15,652 / 19,522 (80%)	$989,128[36]
SAP Center	San Jose	11,852 / 11,852 (100%)	$1,176,039[36]
Oracle Arena	Oakland	24,544 / 24,544 (100%)	$2,220,179[36]
Honda Center	Anaheim	24,648 / 24,648 (100%)	$2,269,039[36]
Talking Stick Resort Arena	Phoenix	11,949 / 11,949 (100%)	$1,002,898[36]
MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas	12,973 / 12,973 (100%)	$1,392,963[36]
Citizens Business Bank Arena	Ontario	8,323 / 8,323 (100%)	$624,818[36]
Frank Erwin Center	Austin	8,476 / 10,967 (77%)	$636,494[38]
KFC Yum! Center	Louisville	7,927 / 7,927 (100%)	$475,706[36]
Greensboro Coliseum	Greensboro	8,154 / 9,264 (88%)	$502,154[36]
Norfolk Scope	Norfolk	7,245 / 7,245 (100%)	$573,017[36]
Lotto Arena	Antwerp	3,993 / 4,271 (93%)	$348,586[39]
TOTAL		588,833 / 651,808 (90%)	$53,477,956

External links

• Sade Official Website