Sade kicks off first global tour in decade at 1st Mariner Arena
British pop singer Sade will kick off her first tour in a decade in Baltimore, she announced today.
Sade, the singer of "Smooth Operator," is one of the most commercially successful British artists, but she's been mainly off the charts for the last decade.
Her new album, "Soldier of Love," though, went platinum earlier this year, and has received critical acclaim.
Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena will be the first stop on the tour, which kicks off June 16, 2011. Ten other cities have been confirmed, not including Washington.
Tickets go on sale October 16 at livenation.com
photo: Epic
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
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Since when did this become a music review blog? There is an alcoholic beverage in the banner, not a treble clef. Out of the last 20 or so posts, the overwhelming minority is about baltimore bars. Shame. I do heart wtmd tho. That guy's pic is just too...
Posted by: robert | September 30, 2010 2:23 PM
Wonder why she picked 1st Mariner? Odd choice to kick off a world tour, IMO. Not that I don't love me some B-more... just saying...
Posted by: kateebee | September 30, 2010 2:48 PM
@robert: thanks for reading Midnight Sun. The blog covers two beats: nightlife and music, and so, there'll be content from both. Unfortunately I have to remind you that no, content on the blog hasn't shifted to music from bar/drinking news, something you might have noticed if you'd just bothered to scroll down the blog.
Here's just a sample of the bar blog posts that I've written this past week.
I'll also point out that Im working on print stories on Baltimore Beer Week and a gallery of the best bars in the city.
Next time, read closer:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/09/readers_choice_looneys_della_r.html
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/09/congress_hotel_home_to_legenda.html
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/09/get_out_happy_hour_at_diablita.html
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/09/congress_hotel_sold_for_23_mil.html
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/09/saschas_527_on_charles_street.html
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/09/what_are_baltimores_top_25_bar.html
Posted by: Maza | September 30, 2010 3:00 PM
seriosly . . . sade . . . you are posting about sade . . . .
Posted by: cal | September 30, 2010 3:18 PM
Man....would everyone cut this guy some slack. Sure, I've ripped Erik when he's posted wrong information, but everyone getting on him about quality of posts is ridiculous.
Posted by: Eutaw Street Historian | October 1, 2010 9:38 AM
You're a teatotaller, aren't you Mazza? Admit it. You don't even drink!
Posted by: Jay in Fells Point | October 1, 2010 9:48 AM
Music posts have always been a part of Midnight Sun. Look at the archives and stop whining.
Posted by: Trouble Jr. | October 1, 2010 10:18 AM
Erik, while I believe you are making a genuine attempt to include bar/nightlife posts, there has been a major shift in the content of this blog since you took over. For better or for worse, Midnight Sun has become more of a music forum than about what's going on in the Baltimore bar scene, and the commenters are right to at least discuss the change. Good luck.
Posted by: shower boy | October 1, 2010 10:18 AM
as a follower of this blog from day one, I even remember Sam lamenting the fact that he'd get 100+ comments for a post about tipping a bartender (or similar) vs. 0-5 for a music one. While I'm not that big into the music scene, keep pumping them all out and I stay happy
Posted by: locust point man | October 1, 2010 11:01 AM