Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 00:17
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I am very anxious to see a set-list for the the tour and see what songs are going to be performed.
If anyone attends the first shows, please post a set-list. Also wondering if the set-list will be different for Europe and US.
I cannot wait to see reviews posted here from those attending the first concerts
Sade,
I´ve been your fan now for around 2-3 years, and I regret IMMENSELY having only discovered you so late. I do remember very well Smooth Operator from the 80´s playing here on the radio, I´ve always loved this song. But at that time in south america, with nearly no access to the outside world, no foreign magazine or paper and only 5 national TV stations.... and no internet, mobile, nothing... I had no idea of who sang that wonderful song, and no way to record it.
Then a couple of years ago, after losing a great love of mine, I discovered "Is It a Crime?" and again was mesmerized... but now I could easily find the person behind the song... and I went CRAZY. You can´t be real. You translate all my feelings, my soul, my story, my thoughts... The melody, the sax and your voice take me to Heaven. A woman can´t be extremely gorgeous and sexy, sing like you do, plus write those lyrics and stand for all the right values - this is impossible. What planet did you come from? - I asked myself.
I became a fan immediately and got word of your tour. I had to attend your show no matter what! I was about to take early vacations to see you anywhere in Europe. Then I saw you were coming to Brazil - I THREW A PARTY HERE!!
Do I deserve her? - I thought. I must be collecting good karma from a past life (I must have been a saint or a great King for this reward, I guess).
Your live show in Rio was, and your music is as good as my first love, as my first kiss. It´s as unique and priceless as my grandma´s stories.
You´re my female version of Clark Kent... hiding somewhere in the British countryside as a shy, reserved woman leading a normal life. When I´m in danger and near an emotional collapse, when I feel the ground disappearing under my feet, when there is nowhere left to run... Then you get into that phone booth, change clothes and leave as SADE - The Goddess of music, flying up and high to save me...
Your super powers of Justice: a voice, a microphone and your band. Turn the lights on, connect all instruments (like in Matrix: loading weapons). Weapons loaded: then you start singing... and my world explodes. An invisible laser penetrates my heart, my brain and my soul, wipes away my tears, destroys my sadness, beats my fears, kills my depression... I´m raised from the ground where I laid, nearly dead, moments ago. Then people start partying, loving, dreaming, in renewed resilience, pride and strength.
When I see myself again in the mirror: a 38 y.o. man turned into a 18-year-old boy, in love for the first time, filled with hope and dreams. I AM NEW. I am... MYSELF, AGAIN. And the sensation does not go away when you leave the stage...
I already cried a lot writing this... such is the depth of your art.
Oh if you only knew you had a friend like me...
And then, after avenging my love losses, relieving my broken heart, ridding me of the deepest despair, and restablishing Justice on the planet... You just walk away and goes back to a human form. Now, disguised again as a woman, classily avoids the spotlight, discreetly silences about your private life, and elegantly rebuffs your celebrity status. And that only makes you even more powerful, even greater. Only greatness makes someone great.
Scandals, gossip, bad press? They´ll never know your name. And sure as hell they never have..
Thank you for what you´ve done in my life. I can´t express how much I love you, it´s impossible. My tip: think of the solar system... the galaxy maybe... I mean, other galaxies, the Milky Way and beyond.
Yours forever
Maurício
Maurício
SP, Brasil
Here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil we just cannot wait for this show to happen. It will sure be a soldout concert, we ask you please come for at least two days in our city.
Oh, yes, I attend and I already saw her last night in Sofia. IT WAS AMAZING PERFORMANCE! THANK YOU SADE FOR YOU CAME FINALLY IN MY COUNTRY. I WAS WAITING THAT MOMENT SO MANY YEARS!!! THANK YOU AGAIN!
AMO LOVE SADE ADU ...LOOK THIS SHOW IN BRASILIA NILSON NELSON IN PREMIUM I LOVE SO MUCH A LONG TIME AGO!!!
I LOVE YOU, I AND MY FAMILY CALL YOU THE "OUR DIVINE MUSE" I LOVE AND GOD BLESS YOU!!!SO SO MUCH, !!! AND I THAT CALL!!! CAME BACK TO BRAZIL, CAME BACK!!! AND I TELL YOU IN THE SHOW IN BRASILIA.."YOU ARE MUSE!!!" I LOVE YOU SO MUCHH, BELA!!!! I PRAYER FOR
Wishing all Sade fans a wonderful time and the venue of their choice!
Please share your experiences with us. x
Yes I'm attending the Concert @ Mohegan Sun. Always wanted to attend a Sade Concert I love her Music and have followed her from the beginning of her Music Career!
yeah, we are all counting on you for feedback, especially those who can't attend to the shows because we are so far away....!
Nadège.
Have got to find the schedule so I can go & see them.I NEVER go to concerts but I WOULD SO GO SEE THIS GROUP,,,By far one of the best I have encountered! I just LOVE their work!!!Inspiring....Beautiful stuff really
BUT WHY NOT........I wanna see videos from concert like many others here......that videos on youtube are promoting material.............why not posting....?
JUST RETURNED FROM THE MANCHESTER UK CONCERT OF THE TOUR...27/05/2011 .... UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!
SWEET, SULTRY, SOULFUL,SEXY, SHIMMERING, SOPHISTICATED, SENSUOUS, SASSY, STUPENDOUS, SUPERB!!!!!!!!
WHAT MORE CAN BE SAID....YOU DO NOT FIND SUCH CLASS IN ANY OTHER ARTISTE...ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!!!
SADE I FIRST SAW YOU WAY BACK AT BIRMINGHAM NEC, BACK IN THE SMOOTH OPERATOR DAYS YOU WERE AMAZING THEN,
TIME HAS LOST NOTHING BUT TIME HONEY, WELCOME BACK...WE MISSED YOU.
i HAVE TAKEN MY WIFE TO MANY CONCERTS, SHE IS RUSSIAN, AND SOMETIMES THEY LIVE A DIFFERENT PLANET TO US.
WE HAVE SEEN, Ms.ROSS, Ms CAREY, BEYONCE, Ms.STRIESAND, TO NAME BUT A FEW AND MANY POPULAR BIG NAME BANDS... I ALWAYS GOT THE SAME REACTION... SHE COULD NOT SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT... I KNOW, I KNOW... BUT HEY... I MARRIED HER.....ANYWAY... UNDETERRED I BOUGHT TICKETS FOR US TO SEE YOUR SHOW....AND...SHE WAS BLOWN AWAY BY YOUR CONCERT, SAID IT IS THE BEST SHE HAS EVER SEEN, LOVED YOUR VOICE, YOUR STYLE YOUR PRESENTATION YOUR BAND YOUR STAGE SET... SAYS NOBODY IN RUSSIA
KNOWS YOU AND YOU SHOULD GO PERFORM IN MOSCOW AS THEY WOULD LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
FOR ME...YOU ARE AGELESS AND TIMELESS, MORE BEAUTIFUL TODAY THAN EVER, AND MUCH MORE SENSUOUSLY SEXY.
I WAS SO CHOKED WITH EMOTION AT YOUR PERFORMANCE I COULDN'T WHISTLE OR CHEER FOR THE LUMP IN MY THROAT AND THE TEAR IN MY EYE. THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL NIGHT, IT WILL LIVE WITH ME LONGER THAN IT WILL LIVE WITH YOU.
YOU ARE TRULY AMAZING HELEN, GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND PLEASE, PLEASE, COME BACK TO MANCHESTER SOON.
LOVE AND HUGS
WAYNE KENNEDY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Dear Sade,
I have been hoping to find a way to contact your tour promoter. I am such a devoted fan and bought the best tickets possible for your Detroit show as soon as tickets came available on the presale day. Sadly, now front row tickets have been released for a much lower price. I did everything I could to get the best tickets possible, and purchased your top hospitality package literally the minute they went on presale. My dream has been to see you from the front row for over a decade. I was unable to go to your last tour as I was too young and broke. As soon as you announced an upcoming tour, I knew I would put all of my savings in to buy tickets to see you. I truly think your concert will be one of the most emotional meaningful and high points of my life. I love your music insatiably, and it has been the daily soundtrack to my life for going on 12 years. I know every song you have released by heart, and its power has guided me through good times and bad through the years. I can't imagine a day without listening to your music. I just felt compelled to try to find some way to tell you that I adore you and love your music and the gift you've given your fans, but I must express that I wish your promoter had opened up some 1st or 2nd row seats to the devoted fans who were on ticketmaster the minute your tour opened. Your top hospitality package should offer the best seats possible. I would do anything to have front row tickets, but my current seats, which cost $250 more than the front row ones available now, are in the 3rd row. I will feel blessed to be there no matter where I am sitting, but please in the future, consider the devotion of your biggest fans and please offer us the best seats that are available if we are willing to pay for them, willing to buy your new album to get the presale code, and willing to be online to buy your tickets the minute they open for sale. I do want you to know that you touring and coming to my hometown of Detroit is such a wonderful gift in itself, and that you and your music bring more to my life than I could possibly express. Thank you for your music, your time, and all that you give to bring us your gifts. I am forever grateful for all that your music has brought to my life.
I have been a fan of SADE for more than a decade. I was unable to go to the last tour as there were no concerts on my country. Now, I have the chance to see SADE at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. I was wondering whether there will be any event previous to the concert were I can see the band and get their autograph.
I will be attending the show in Rio de Janeiro, so I ask you PLEASE sing YOUR LOVE IS KING and KISS OF LIFE!!!!!!! I am very thrilled!!!!
Lu