Sade Tickets

Short Biography
SADE!
Scheduling Changes to Australian Tour Dates
- Second Sydney Concert Announced for December 10
- Change of Venues for the McLaren Vale, Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley and Perth Concerts
- Brisbane Concert Date to Change
Sade are preparing for their first Australian shows in more than 25 years this December, as they commence sold out tours of South America and Europe prior to arriving here.
The concerts continue to draw rave reviews internationally, confirming that Australian fans are in for the show of the year.
However it has become necessary to make several alterations to the Australian tour itinerary.
The scale of the touring production and ...

Short Biography
SADE!
Scheduling Changes to Australian Tour Dates
- Second Sydney Concert Announced for December 10
- Change of Venues for the McLaren Vale, Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley and Perth Concerts
- Brisbane Concert Date to Change
Sade are preparing for their first Australian shows in more than 25 years this December, as they commence sold out tours of South America and Europe prior to arriving here.
The concerts continue to draw rave reviews internationally, confirming that Australian fans are in for the show of the year.
However it has become necessary to make several alterations to the Australian tour itinerary.
The scale of the touring production and staging requirements has now increased to the extent that it will not be possible to present the show in the winery venues originally announced.
Therefore the Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale performance will move indoors to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. There is no change to the show date, which remains Saturday, December 3.
Tickets for the Adelaide Entertainment Centre show will go on general sale at midday on Tuesday October 18.
The Hunter Valley show at Hope Estate will change venues, with ticket holders being offered the opportunity of moving to the Sydney Entertainment Centre on the same date, Saturday December 10.
This will be Sade's second and final Sydney show. Tickets for this show will go on general sale at 9am on Monday October 24.
The Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley show is also affected, requiring the relocation of ticket holders to the previously announced Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne show on Friday December 2.
The Perth show has now sold out. With the continuing strong demand for tickets, the show will move to a larger site at the Perth Esplanade, giving an opportunity for all of Sade's Perth fans to attend the concert, and opening up additional reserved seating capacity. There is no change to the show date, which remains Tuesday December 6.
Finally, due to a change in Sade's international touring schedule, it has become necessary to move the Brisbane show date two days earlier to Monday December 12. This will be the final Australian performance.
There are no changes to shows at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on December 2 or the Sydney Entertainment Centre on December 9.
Michael Coppel Presents apologize for any disappointment or inconvenience caused by these itinerary changes.
Further information for all current ticket holders for all shows is detailed below.

PERTH:
Show date: Tuesday December 6
Venue: The Esplanade, Perth - relocated from Kings Park & Botanic Garden
• General Admission tickets for the Kings Park concert are valid for entry into the General Admission area at
The Esplanade, without need for exchange.
• Reserved Seating and Concert & Canape ticket holders will be forwarded new tickets for The Esplanade
concert by the end of October.
• Should you be unable to attend the new venue please contact Ticketmaster to obtain a refund.

LECONFIELD WINES, McLAREN VALE:
Show date: Saturday December 3
Venue: Adelaide Entertainment Centre - relocated from Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale
• Ticket holders are required to exchange all tickets purchased, for new tickets to the Adelaide Entertainment
Centre concert.
• Every effort will be made to provide you with comparable seats. Your replacement tickets will be allocated based
on the price category you originally purchased.
• Ticket holders will receive a letter in the mail from Ticketmaster with further instructions.

HOPE ESTATE, HUNTER VALLEY:
Show date: Saturday December 10
Venue: Sydney Entertainment Centre - relocated from Hope Estate, Hunter Valley
• Ticket holders for the cancelled Hope Estate concert will be offered comparable seats for the new venue -
Sydney Entertainment Centre, Saturday December 10th, 2011.
• Ticket holders will be contacted via phone in the next two weeks to arrange the exchange.

BRISBANE:
Show date: Monday December 12 - previously Wednesday December 14
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
• Tickets for the Wednesday December 14th show are valid for entry to the rescheduled show date of Monday
December 12th without the need for exchange.
• If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date you can obtain a refund at the point of purchase.
• For tickets purchased via the internet or call centre, please call Ticketek on 132 849.
• For tickets purchased at an agency, please return to the point of purchase or alternatively mail your tickets and
refund request to: Sade Refunds, GPO Box 4000, Brisbane QLD 4001.

ROCHFORD WINES, YARRA VALLEY:
Show date: Friday December 2 - previously Saturday December 17
Venue: Rod Laver Arena - relocated from Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley
• Ticket holders for the cancelled Rochford Wines concert will be offered comparable seats for the existing Sade
concert at Rod Laver Arena on Friday December 2nd, 2011.
• Ticket holders will be contacted directly via phone in the next two weeks to arrange the exchange.
• Should you be unable to attend the new date/venue please contact Ticketmaster to obtain a refund.

TOUR DATES ARE:
Presented by Michael Coppel:
MELBOURNE ROD LAVER ARENA FRIDAY DECEMBER 2
Includes patrons relocated from Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley
ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE SATURDAY DECEMBER 3*
Relocated from Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale; no change of date
SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
Includes patrons relocated from Hope Estate, Hunter Valley; no change of date
SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE SATURDAY DECEMBER 10**
Relocated from Hope Estate, Hunter Valley
BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE MONDAY DECEMBER 12
Previously scheduled for Wednesday December 14; no change of venue
Presented by A Day on the Green:
PERTH THE ESPLANADE TUESDAY DECEMBER 6
Relocated from Kings Park & Botanic Garden; no change of date
*ADELAIDE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE MIDDAY TUESDAY OCTOBER 18
**2nd SYDNEY SHOW TICKETS ON SALE 9AM, MONDAY OCTOBER 24

In-depth Biography
When Sade first came on the recording scene in the '80s, her record company, Epic, made a point of printing "pronounced shar-day" after her name on the record labels of her releases. Soon enough the world would have no problem in correctly pronouncing her name. Born Helen Folasade Adu in Ibadan, Nigeria, about 50 miles from Lagos, she was the daughter of an African father and an English mother. After her mother returned to England, Sade grew up on the North End of London.

Developing a good singing voice in her teens, Sade worked part-time jobs in and outside of the music business. She listened to Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, and Billie Holliday. Sade studied fashion design at St. Martin's School of Art in London while also doing some modeling on the side.

Around 1980, she started singing harmony with a Latin funk group called Arriva. One of the more popular numbers that the group would perform was a Sade original co-written with bandmember Ray St. John, "Smooth Operator," that would later become Sade's first stateside hit. The following year she joined the eight-piece funk band Pride as a background singer. The band included future Sade band members guitarist/saxophonist Stuart Matthewman (a key player in '90s urban soul singer Maxwell's success) and bassist Paul Denman. The concept of the group was that there could shoot-offs. In essence, a few members within the main group Pride formed mini-groups that would be the opening act. Pride did a lot of shows around London, stirring up record company interest. Initially, the labels wanted to only sign Sade, while the group members wanted a deal for the whole band. After a year, the other band members told Sade, Matthewman, and Denman to go ahead and sign a deal. Adding keyboardist Andrew Hale, the group signed to the U.K. division of Epic Records.

Her debut album, Diamond Life (with overall production by Robin Millar), went Top Ten in the U.K. in late 1984. January 1985 saw the album released on CBS' Portrait label and by spring it went platinum off the strength of the Top Ten singles "Smooth Operator" and "Hang on to Your Love." Her second album, Promise (November 1985), featured "Never As Good As the First Time" and arguably her signature song, "The Sweetest Taboo," which stayed on the U.S. pop charts for six months. Sade was so popular that some radio stations reinstated the '70s practice of playing album tracks, adding "Is It a Crime" and "Tar Baby" to their play lists. In 1986, Sade won a Grammy for Best New Artist.

Sade's third album was 1988's Stronger Than Pride and featured her first number one soul single "Paradise," "Nothing Can Come Between Us," and "Keep Looking." A new Sade album didn't appear for four years. 1992's Love Deluxe continued the unbroken streak of multi-platinum Sade albums, spinning off the hits "No Ordinary Love," "Feel No Pain," and "Pearls." While the album's producer Mike Pela, Matthewman, Denman, and Hale have gone on to other projects. The new millennium did spark a new scene for Sade. She issued Lovers Rock in fall 2000 and incoporated more mainstream elements than ever before. Debut single "By Your Side" was also a hit among radio and adult-contemporary listerners. The following summer, Sade embarked on her first tour in more than a decade, selling out countless dates across America. In early 2002, she celebrated the success of the tour by releasing her first ever live album and DVD, Lovers Live. ~ Ed Hogan, All Music Guide