Sade expands tour w/ John Legend, releasing 'Ultimate Collection' w/ 3 new songs (1 w/ Jay-Z)

“Sade is back with The Ultimate Collection. In addition to classic Sade songs, the must-have album will include three new, never-before heard songs including “Moon & The Sky” (featuring Jay-Z). Here for the first time, fans can find all of their favorite Sade classics from their most iconic albums including songs from the Best Of collection and the greatest hits off of Lover’s Rock and Soldier Of Love.The track listing for The Ultimate Collection, out May 3rd, will be revealed shortly.

Pre-orders of the album begin today at Sade.com, and fans who pre-order The Ultimate Collection will have exclusive early access to tickets beginning March 30th for the newly announced dates in select markets.

Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale to the public beginning April 2nd at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. For Facebook pre-sale codes, announcements and on-sale dates, visit Sade’s Facebook events page.”

New Sade/John Legend dates include Pittsburgh, CT, and third shows in Chicago and LA. NYC still has none though the previously announced set of dates include two in NJ and one in Long Island. All dates below…

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Sade & John Legend – 2011 Tour Dates
(* new dates marked with asterisk)
6/16 Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
6/18 Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center*
6/19 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
6/21 Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
6/22 Washington, DC – Verizon Center
6/24 East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
6/25 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
6/28 Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
6/30 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
7/03 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena*
7/06 Boston, MT – TD Garden
7/08 Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse*
7/09 Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena*
7/10 Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center*
7/12 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
7/13 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena*
7/15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center
7/16 Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena*
7/17 Orlando, FL – Amway Center
7/23 Houston, TX – Toyota Center*
7/24 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center*
7/26 Kansas City, KS – Sprint Center*
7/28 St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center*
7/29 Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum*
7/31 Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena*
8/03 Detroit, MI – The Palace at Auburn Hills*
8/05 Chicago, IL – United Center
8/06 Chicago, IL – United Center
8/07 Chicago, IL – United Center*
8/09 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center*
8/11 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center*
8/13 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
8/14 Seattle, WA – Key Arena*
8/15 Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena*
8/17 Sacramento, CA – Power Balance Pavilion*
8/19 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
8/20 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
8/21 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center*
8/23 San Diego, CA – Cricket Amphitheatre*
8/25 San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
8/26 Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena*
8/27 Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
8/30 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
8/31 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center*
9/02 Phoenix, AZ – U.S. Airways Center*
9/03 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Arena*