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Sade Live in Vancouver, Win Front Row Tickets

Comments 133 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Sade is bringing her soulful soft rock to Vancouver this Saturday with a concert at Rogers Arena on Saturday. A hit in the 80’s with Smooth Operator this UK group (fronted by Sade Adu) has had staying power over the last two decades. Ordinary Love topped the charts in the 90’s and in 2002 they won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Last year they released their sixth studio album, Soldier of Love, and once again took over smooth jazz countdown charts and earned a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group in 2011. Ranked at #50 in VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” you can grab tickets to see Sade with guest John Legend from Live Nation for $49.50, $99.50 and $149.50.

I also have a pair of front row tickets to give away, here’s how you can enter to win:

  • Leave a comment on this post naming a Sade song (1 entry)
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  • I entered to win front row tickets to see #Sade from @LiveNationWest & @Miss604 http://ow.ly/60Xrf

    Since the concert is just a few days away, I will draw one winner tomorrow morning, Friday August 12, 2011, at 9:00am.

    Update The winner is Natasha!

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    1. oana Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:04am PDT

      Soldier of Love, of course!!

    2. Lesley Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:05am PDT

      Smooth operator!

    3. Mishar Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:08am PDT

      By Your Side! <3

    4. Alex Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:08am PDT

      I would listen to Smooth Operator coming down from e when going to raves in the 90s

    5. Ryan Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:09am PDT

      By Your Side

    6. Christine Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:11am PDT

      Smooth Operator 🙂

    7. Laura Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:11am PDT

      By Your Side

    8. Daphne Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:12am PDT

      Smooth Operator is such a classic!

    9. Ellie Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:13am PDT

      “Love is stronger than pride”

    10. Ginger Gervais Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:14am PDT

      Love is stronger than pride!!!

    11. vicky Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:16am PDT

      best song ever…By your side <3

    12. debkala Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:17am PDT

      I have no option but to enter the contest by naming the song Smooth Operator.

      [nice cool beat on the background]

      Smooth operator, smoooooooth operator…

    13. Alessa Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:18am PDT

      No Ordinary Love – her best song!!

    14. Tasha E Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:20am PDT

      Feel no pain

    15. Beth Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:20am PDT

      Your Love is King

    16. Alexa Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:21am PDT

      Lovers Rock!

    17. Lois Patterson Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:22am PDT

      Flow

    18. Creative Couples Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:22am PDT

      By your side! SO lovely!

    19. Lee Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:23am PDT

      By Your Side

    20. Jaime Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:25am PDT

      By Your Side

    21. Ian C. Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:26am PDT

      “Babyfather”

    22. Jenny L. Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:28am PDT

      By Your Side

    23. Rav Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:29am PDT

      Smooth Operator

    24. sonia Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:29am PDT

      smooth operator

    25. Ron Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:29am PDT

      Somebody Already Broke My Heart

    26. Talya Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:33am PDT

      By Your Side – common answer but one of her best for sure!

    27. Mark Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:46am PDT

      Smooth operator

    28. Alakitten Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:47am PDT

      Frankies First Affair

    29. Kim Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:52am PDT

      I’m a Smooth Operator, therefore I’d love to win me some tickets 🙂

    30. Steve Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 12:13pm PDT

      Soldier of Love!!!!!!!!

    31. Tomarra Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 12:13pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love – My favourite!!

    32. Tara Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 12:54pm PDT

      The Sweetest Taboo

    33. Den Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 12:57pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love. Tickets would make my hubby so happy!

    34. Clara Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 1:03pm PDT

      Nothing can come between us

      plz~!!!!

    35. Deidre Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 1:12pm PDT

      Smooth Operator!

    36. LauraB Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 1:46pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    37. DinaG Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 1:51pm PDT

      BY YOUR SIDE

    38. Leslie Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:08pm PDT

      Smooth Operator!

    39. Rod Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:33pm PDT

      the sweetest gift…love Sade’s smooth and silky voice. Thanks Miss 604.

    40. Michael Kushnir Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:37pm PDT

      Hang On To Your Love!

      Thank you!

    41. Chris Burdge Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:37pm PDT

      Hey Rebecca, I have to go with “Jezebel”…

    42. Peter Chow-White Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:37pm PDT

      The Sweetest Taboo – My wants to go to this concert sooooo bad!

    43. Peter Chow-White Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:39pm PDT

      I meant: The Sweetest Taboo – My wife wants to go to this concert sooooo bad! 🙂

    44. cheryl Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:40pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    45. Brandy Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:40pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    46. Lori Davis Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:40pm PDT

      Memories – By Your Side, No Ordinary Love
      Gr8 Contest. TY Miss 604. Guud luck everyone.

    47. Allison Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:41pm PDT

      Pick me! Please!

    48. Ray Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:42pm PDT

      smooth operator… classic!

    49. Charlene Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:45pm PDT

      Somebody already broke my heart and Lover’s Rock…swoon!

    50. Colin Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:46pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    51. David D. Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:51pm PDT

      By Your Side.

      🙂

    52. Sandy Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:55pm PDT

      Never as Good as the First Time.

    53. Leah Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:01pm PDT

      LOVE Sade!!!!

    54. Amrik Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:02pm PDT

      I will pick Smooth Operator, but I love a lot of her songs. I have not seen her live since an Anti-Apartheid concert in south London in the mid 80s when I was living there. Would absolutely LOVE to see her after all that time!

    55. Sandra Papageorgiou Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:05pm PDT

      smooth operator!

    56. Christine Schmidt Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:05pm PDT

      Sweetest Taboo ::

      My husband is going away this weekend, and I’d love to win these tickets and take my bestie!!

    57. allyson Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:14pm PDT

      By Your side

    58. Yasmine Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:15pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    59. Becky Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:24pm PDT

      By your side. Has been a fav of mine since 1st year university

    60. Amy Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:34pm PDT

      by your side

    61. Ray Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:39pm PDT

      Cherry Pie

    62. Gabrielle Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:41pm PDT

      Smooth Operator baby!

    63. Tiffany Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:42pm PDT

      Smooth Operator. But I have to admit that I’m more interested in John Legend.

    64. Lionel Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 4:08pm PDT

      Mermaid.

    65. Rory Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 4:28pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    66. Andrew Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 4:35pm PDT

      Smooth Operator 🙂

    67. Valen Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:18pm PDT

      Somebody Already Broke My Heart =)

    68. Fungpiew Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:22pm PDT

      Sweetest Taboo, Smooth Operator. Two of the defining soulful sound signature of the illustrious SAde!

    69. Alison Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:26pm PDT

      By Your Side

    70. Keny Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:32pm PDT

      By your side!

    71. Cam Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:33pm PDT

      “Sweetest Taboo”. Front Row – Wow!

    72. Jordan Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:42pm PDT

      Kiss of Life

    73. grace Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 6:33pm PDT

      By Your Side – best slow dance song ever!

    74. Steven Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 6:51pm PDT

      By your side!

    75. Veronica Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 7:07pm PDT

      Tomorrow is my birthday, and I am not joking, it would be the perfect gift for a poor student! 🙂

    76. Veronica Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 7:08pm PDT

      By your side! Forgot to put it….
      Tomorrow is my birthday, and I am not joking, it would be the perfect gift for a poor student! 🙂

    77. Dorie Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 7:33pm PDT

      Nothing Can Come Between Us

    78. Dimetri Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 7:35pm PDT

      Your Love Is King

    79. Shannon Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:19pm PDT

      Lovers Rock is one of my favorite Sade songs!

    80. Dilara Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:27pm PDT

      I’m going to go with By Your Side – it’s the song hubby & I chose for our first dance when we got married in Mexico last November <3

    81. Alisa Loch Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:35pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    82. Abir Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:36pm PDT

      Pick me!

    83. Joanne Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:54pm PDT

      ‘Always had a soft spot for “King of Sorrow” (and would simply love to see her enchanting live performance!).

    84. Dianne Chow Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:00pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    85. maria Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:06pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    86. Samantha Clark Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:33pm PDT

      I HAVE TO WIN SOMETHING!

    87. Aileen R Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:43pm PDT

      The sweetest gift

    88. natoyaista Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:56pm PDT

      ” No Ordinary Love”

    89. E. Tang Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 10:03pm PDT

      Kiss of Life (the first dance song at my wedding)

    90. Rachael Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 10:04pm PDT

      I grew up listening to Smooth Operator.

    91. C.A.Hadikin Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:08pm PDT

      I think her first big hit was “Smooth Operatot”

    92. Cheryl Knott Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:12pm PDT

      Your Love is King

    93. Ashley Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:16pm PDT

      Cherish the day – Sade <3

    94. natalie Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:46pm PDT

      smooth operator !!!

    95. Priscilla Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:51pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    96. Kelly Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 3:54am PDT

      By your side

    97. Elle Basten Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 6:52am PDT

      By Your Side. Like a deep sigh for my romantic self xo

    98. Mike p Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:13am PDT

      -by your side…

    99. Ron Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:32am PDT

      Kiss of life!

    100. Peter Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:36am PDT

      Smooth Operator … front row eh?

    101. Steven Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:42am PDT

      Soldier of love!

    102. Chris B Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:42am PDT

      Smooth Operator

    103. Ian y Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:43am PDT

      By your side

    104. SHER Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:44am PDT

      smooth operator. the smoothest song ever made

    105. Grace Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:44am PDT

      Smooth Operator! Woo woo!!

    106. Jackie Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:51am PDT

      No Ordinary Love! I’m singing it right now! 🙂

    107. Natasha Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:54am PDT

      Like A Tattoo!!!

    108. Jacqueline Heere Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:57am PDT

      No ordinary love. Very profound and a song with a personal touch, Oh, and it’s my birthday tomorrow. Wouldn’t it be great to celebrate it in style with Sade

    109. Joni Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:58am PDT

      Your Love is King

    110. Camelia Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:01am PDT

      No ordinary love

    111. Amrita Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:02am PDT

      Smooth Operator.

    112. Betty Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:02am PDT

      Smooth operator

    113. Kimberly Brett Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:02am PDT

      No Ordinary Love! definate favourite.

    114. tracy Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:04am PDT

      no ordinary love!

    115. T King Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:08am PDT

      By Your Side…my favourite!

    116. Eileen H. Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:15am PDT

      Smooth Operator (definitely)

    117. MS Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:16am PDT

      smooth operator!

    118. Nicole P Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:17am PDT

      Your Love is King <3

    119. Nicole P Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:19am PDT

      Let’s not forget John Legend is coming too 😉

    120. Meena Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:19am PDT

      There is no artists quite like Sade, real name Helen Folasade Adu. Best way to describe her music, Strong, soulful and amazing!!!

      (By Your Side, my fav!)

    121. Gemma Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:36am PDT

      Smooth Operator … classic!

    122. Jeremy Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 10:30am PDT

      Lovers Rock

    123. David L Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:03am PDT

      Soldier of Love!

    124. Lindsay D Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:20am PDT

      Your Love is King

    125. tania Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:21am PDT

      smooth operator

    126. rino Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:21am PDT

      smooth operator

    127. Amelia L Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:58am PDT

      I love “By your side”

    128. Karyn Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 2:16pm PDT

      Jezebel

    129. Cliff Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 4:47pm PDT

      Maureen!

    130. Tracy Saturday, August 13th, 2011 — 8:55am PDT

      by your side

    131. Tamara Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 — 6:07am PDT

      smooth operator

    132. Teresa Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 — 4:19pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    133. liz Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 — 4:00pm PST

      Definitely Smooth Operator

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