Love Deluxe World Tour
Love Deluxe World Tour (also known as the Deluxe Tour) is the fourth concert tour by English band Sade. Visiting North America Europe, Asia and Australia the tour is in support of the band's fourth studio album Love Deluxe. However, there is not much information about this tour or the past ones (especially the Australian leg and some European dates).
Tour by Sade | |
European tour book programme | |
Associated album | Love Deluxe |
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Start date | 1 March 1993 |
End date | 3 October 1993 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 36 in North America 31 in Europe 10 in Asia 77 in total |
Box office | $95 million ($177 million in 2020) |
Sade concert chronology |
Background
Sade hit the UK Top 100 with "No Ordinary Love". It reached number 14 and remained on the UK single charts for 11 weeks. Love Deluxe, produced and arranged by Sade and recorded at Studio Condulmer, Venice, Ridge Farm, Surrey, The Hit Factory, London, Image Recording, Los Angeles, was released in the United Kingdom. Sade hit the UK Top 100 with Love Deluxe. It reached number-ten and remained on the UK album charts for 27 weeks. Also, Sade hit the US Top 200 with Love Deluxe. It reached number-three and remained on the US album charts for 103 weeks.
The tour was officially announced during the holidays in 1992 with early performances in North America, several shows in Japan, Australia and pleasing the demand all over Europe (35 shows). To date, there is no official page that shows the complete tour schedule.
About the tour
After four continents, the show was entirely recorded during the performances in San Diego which presents the complete setlist played in North America and Europe.
Broadcast and recordings
The recording was taken from two concerts, held respectively at the SDSU Open Air Theatre in San Diego. The DVD is packed with 17 tracks plus special features.
Setlist
List of songs performed during the shows in Europe and North America:
- "The Sweetest Taboo"
- "Keep Looking"
- "Your Love Is King"
- "Feel No Pain"
- "Love Is Stronger Than Pride"
- "Smooth Operator"
- "Red Eye"
- "Haunt Me"
- "Like A Tattoo"
- "Kiss of Life"
- "Nothing Can Come Between Us"
- "Cherry Pie"
- "Pearls"
- "Bullet Proof Soul"
- "Hang On to Your Love"
- "Keep Hanging On" 1
- "No Ordinary Love"
- "Is It A Crime"
- "Cherish the Day"
- "Paradise"
- "Jezebel"
1 performed only in North America
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
1 March 1993 | Oakland | United States | Paramount Theatre |
3 March 1993 | Los Angeles | Universal Amphitheatre | |
5 March 1993 | San Diego | SDSU Open Air Amphitheatre | |
7 March 1993 | Tempe | Gammage Memorial Auditorium | |
16 March 1993 | Detroit | Fox Theatre | |
18 March 1993 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
20 March 1993 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center |
20 March 1993 | Boston | Orpheum Theatre | |
22 March 1993 | New York City | Paramount Theater | |
23 March 1993 | |||
24 March 1993 | |||
26 March 1993 | Washington, D.C. | DAR Constitution Hall | |
27 March 1993 | |||
29 March 1993 | Atlanta | Fox Theatre | |
31 March 1993 | Tampa | Tampa Theatre | |
1 April 1993 | Sunrise | Sunrise Musical Theater | |
2 April 1993 | |||
11 April 1993 | Houston | The Summit | |
Europe | |||
15 April 1993 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Teatret |
16 April 1993 | Stockholm | Sweden | Annexet |
18 April 1993 | Hamburg | Germany | Musikhalle |
19 April 1993 | |||
21 April 1993 | Berlin | Tempodrom | |
22 April 1993 | Düsseldorf | Mitsubishi Electric Halle | |
24 April 1993 | Forest | Belgium | Forest National |
25 April 1993 | Bourges | France | Place Séraucourt |
26 April 1993 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Sportpaleis |
30 April 1993 | Milan | Italy | PalaSharp |
1 May 1993 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
2 May 1993 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle |
4 May 1993 | Paris | France | Zénith de Paris |
5 May 1993 | |||
6 May 1993 | London | England | Royal Albert Hall |
8 May 1993 | Bordeaux | France | Patinoire de Mériadeck |
10 May 1993 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes |
11 May 1993 | Barcelona | Palau Sant Jordi | |
13 May 1993 | Pau | France | Zénith de Pau |
14 May 1993 | Toulouse | Palais des sports | |
15 May 1993 | Toulon | Zénith Oméga | |
17 May 1993 | Lyon | Halle Tony Garnier | |
18 May 1993 | Montpellier | Zénith de Montpellier | |
24 May 1993 | Colmar | Parc des Expositions et des Sports | |
25 May 1993 | Maxéville | Zénith de Nancy | |
26 May 1993 | Lille | L'Aéronef | |
28 May 1993 | Nantes | Cité des congrès de Nantes | |
29 May 1993 | Brest | Parc des expositions de Penfeld | |
1 June 1993 | London | England | Royal Albert Hall |
2 June 1993 | |||
3 June 1993 | |||
Asia | |||
22 June 1993 | Tokyo | Japan | Shibuya Public Hall |
23 June 1993 | Yokohama | Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium | |
24 June 1993 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |
26 June 1993 | Hiroshima | Mielparque Hall | |
27 June 1993 | Osaka | 心斎橋Club Quattro | |
28 June 1993 | Festival Hall | ||
30 June 1993 | Nagoya | Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall | |
1 July 1993 | 名古屋Club Quattro | ||
3 July 1993 | Tokyo | Tokyo Bay NK Hall | |
4 July 1993 | |||
North America | |||
16 July 1993 | Chula Vista | United States | Coors Amphitheatre |
17 July 1993 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Bowl | |
19 July 1993 | Phoenix | US Airways Center | |
21 July 1993 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | |
28 July 1993 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
1 August 1993 | Los Angeles | Greek Theatre | |
3 August 1993 | |||
8 August 1993 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |
11 August 1993 | Bonner Springs | Sandstone Amphitheater | |
13 August 1993 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |
17 August 1993 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | |
18 August 1993 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | |
20 August 1993 | Noblesville | Deer Creek Music Center | |
28 August 1993 | Holmdel Township | Garden State Arts Center | |
29 August 1993 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |
3 September 1993 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Marine Theater | |
6 September 1993 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | |
10 September 1993 | Atlanta | Chastain Park Amphitheater | |
15 September 1993 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | |
18 September 1993 | Atlanta | Chastain Park Amphitheater | |
21 September 1993 | Orlando | Orlando Arena | |
22 September 1993 | Miami | Miami Arena | |
23 September 1993 | Las Vegas | Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts | |
2 October 1993 | San Diego | SDSU Open Air Theatre | |
3 October 1993 | |||
Personnel
- Sade Adu – vocals
- Andrew Hale – keyboards
- Stuart Matthewman – guitar, saxophone
- Paul S. Denman – bass
- Karl Vanden Bossche – percussion