Celine Dion in Concert

Not to be confused with Céline Dion en concert.
Celine Dion in Concert
Tour by Céline Dion
Associated album Celine Dion
Start date July 13, 1992
End date May 13, 1993
Legs 3
Number of shows 51 in North America
Céline Dion concert chronology

Celine Dion in Concert was the fourth concert tour by Celine Dion. The tour consisted of 51 shows held between July 13, 1992 and May 13, 1993. It was organized to support the album Celine Dion.[1]

History

During the summer of 1992, Céline Dion did an American tour as the opening act for Michael Bolton. They kicked off the "Time, Love and Tenderness Tour" on July 13, 1992 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. In the space of one month, they performed the show in twenty-thousand-seat-arenas.[2][3] Dion also joined Bolton for the song "Hold On, I'm Comin'." According to Celine, the opening for Michael Bolton was exhausting, particularly because she had to change cities every day. "But we were finally doing what we had always dreamed of doing: working in the country that created the big time", Celine has said. In the beginning, Celine performed for very restless, impatient audiences who were waiting to hear Michael Bolton and were not interested in her. "I had a defective sound system and very little space because the stage was taken up by the mixers and instruments for the main act." The concerts were held outdoors, and it was still daylight when Celine went onstage. Eventually Rene Angelil was able to convince the producers to begin the show a half-hour later. By the end of the tour, Celine had good lighting and a better sound system.

Between August 1992 and March 1993 she toured Quebec, Canada. In August 1992, in front of more than 45,000 people, Dion took part in a historic concert at Le Parc des Iles on Ile Ste-Hélène to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Montreal. She performed duets with Aaron Neville, Peabo Bryson and The Atlanta Super Choir in a concert that was later aired on the CBC's Les Beaux Dimanches.[4] On March 23, 1993 Dion began her English-language Canada leg of the tour, with five sold out concerts at the Montreal Forum. This last leg included 28 dates and 75,000 tickets. When they went on sale, the tickets were sold in 5 hours.

According to Le Soleil (November 17, 1993) Dion gave 17 concerts at Capitole Theatre, Quebec City since its opening in November 1992 with an average of 1,300 tickets sold per show. She was the most profitable act for the venue.

Dion typically performed 15 songs during her 90-minute shows. The set list included mainly songs from her latest English album Celine Dion, but also few from her previous albums (Unison and Dion chante Plamondon) and three covers: "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman."[5]

Dion was supposed to sing in Campbellton and Caraquet in May 1993, but these concerts were cancelled because of death of her niece Karine. It was announced that they would be rescheduled later that summer. An additional 4 concerts which Dion had to postpone after Karine's death were performed in September 1993. During the September 7–8, 1993 concerts, Celine performed songs from her upcoming album "The Colour Of My Love". Singer Anthony Kavanagh did the opening act at Celine´s shows in Quebec, Canada. In the rest of the country, Lennie Gallant did some opening acts. Some of the concerts of the tour were actually special performances for some festivals like the "Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières", "Montréal au rythme des Amériques", "Canadian National Exhibition" and the "Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival".

Opening acts

Set list

  1. "Des mots qui sonnent"
  2. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
  3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
  4. "Love Can Move Mountains"
  5. "L'amour existe encore"
  6. "Je danse dans ma tête"
  7. "Unison"
  8. "If You Asked Me To"
  9. "Did You Give Enough Love"
  10. "Beauty and the Beast"
  11. "Water from the Moon"
  12. "With This Tear"
  13. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
  14. "Nothing Broken but My Heart"
  15. "Can't Help Falling in Love"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America[6][7][8]
August 14, 1992[A] Trois-Rivières Canada Colisée de Trois-Rivières
August 15, 1992[B] Montreal Parc des Îles
August 17, 1992 Ottawa National Arts Centre
August 18, 1992
August 21, 1992 Quebec City L'Agora du Vieux Port
August 22, 1992
August 24, 1992[C] Toronto CNE Bandshell
August 28, 1992 Chandler L'aréna de Chandler
September 6, 1992[D] Gatineau Parc de la Baie
November 23, 1992 Quebec City Le Capitole de Québec
November 24, 1992
December 1, 1992
December 2, 1992
December 3, 1992
December 12, 1992 Drummondville Centre Marcel Dionne
December 13, 1992 Sherbrooke Salle Maurice-O'Bready
December 15, 1992 Ottawa Ottawa Congress Centre
December 17, 1992 Jonquière Salle François-Brassard
December 18, 1992
December 19, 1992
December 22, 1992 Shawinigan Centre des Arts de Shawinigan
January 15, 1993 Quebec City Le Capitole de Québec
January 16, 1993
January 17, 1993
March 2, 1993
March 5, 1993
March 6, 1993
March 7, 1993
March 9, 1993
March 10, 1993
March 23, 1993 London Alumni Hall
March 25, 1993 Toronto Massey Hall
March 27, 1993 Hamilton Hamilton Place Theatre
April 2, 1993 Montreal Montreal Forum
April 3, 1993
April 4, 1993
April 6, 1993
April 7, 1993
April 9, 1993 Quebec City Le Capitole de Québec
April 11, 1993 Edmonton Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 12, 1993 Calgary Jack Singer Hall
April 14, 1993 Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 17, 1993 Winnipeg Walker Theatre
April 25, 1993 Ottawa National Arts Centre
May 4, 1993 Thunder Bay Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
May 5, 1993 Greater Sudbury Grand Theatre Centre
May 7, 1993 Moncton Moncton Coliseum
May 8, 1993 Fredericton Aitken Centre
May 9, 1993 Halifax Halifax Metro Centre
May 11, 1993 Saint John Memorial Stadium
May 13, 1993 Campbellton Memorial Civic Center
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières"
B This concert was a part of the "Montréal au rythme des Amériques"
C This concert was a part of the "Canadian National Exhibition"
D This concert was a part of the "Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival"

References

  1. ↑ Céline Dion - official website. Retrieved January 13, 1997.
  2. ↑ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  3. ↑ Cartoon theme gives Celine Dion's career a boost. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  4. ↑ Did You Know? August 25 , 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  5. ↑ DION PERFORMANCE RANKS BEST OF YEAR: AUDIENCE CAN'T RESIST HER APPEAL. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  6. ↑ Beauregard, Sylvain (22 April 2002). "Chapter XIII: Celine Day by Day". Passion Celine Dion: The Book: The ultimate guide for the fan!. Bloomington, Indiana: Trafford Publishing. pp. 203–234. ISBN 1-55369-212-8. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  7. ↑ Performances Over the Years. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  8. ↑ Grand old building for sale. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
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