Falling Into You Around the World Tour

Falling Into You Around the World Tour

Tour by Céline Dion
Promotional handbill for tour
Associated album	Falling into You
Start date	March 18, 1996
End date	June 26, 1997
Legs	7
Number of shows	75 in North America 52 in Europe 11 in Asia 10 in Oceania 148 in total
Céline Dion concert chronology

The Falling Into You Around the World Tour is the seventh world concert tour by Canadian pop singer, Céline Dion.^[1] It was organized to support one of the best selling albums of all time, Falling into You, which has sold over 32 million copies.^[2]

Background

In February 1996, Céline Dion announced the launch of her Falling into You Tour in support of a new album. Dion and her band toured Australia, Canada, United States, and many countries in Europe and Asia. In all, the tour lasted more than a year, with 149 shows in 17 different countries.

The sold out tour began on March 18, 1996 in Perth, Australia and continued to major cities around the world. It ended on June 26, 1997 in Zurich, Switzerland. In June 1997, Céline Dion toured the biggest stadiums in Europe and sang before huge crowds ranging from 35,000 to 70,000 people.^[3] At the end of the Asian leg, in early 1997, Celine performed for the sultan in Brunei.

Opening acts

• Soul Attorneys
• The Corrs (Selected Dates In Both Us And Europe)
• Mike and the Mechanics
• Human Nature

Set list

Australia/North America/Asia 

1. "The Power of Love"
2. "Falling into You"
3. "River Deep, Mountain High"
4. "Seduces Me"
5. "All by Myself"
6. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
7. "J'irai où tu iras"
8. "If You Asked Me To"
9. "Beauty and the Beast"
10. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
11. "Misled"
12. "Declaration of Love"
13. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
14. "To Love You More"
15. "Le ballet"
16. "Love Can Move Mountains"
17. "Fly"
18. "Call the Man"
19. "The Power of the Dream"
20. "Twist and Shout"
21. "Because You Loved Me"

Europe 

1. "The Power of Love"
2. "Falling into You"
3. "River Deep, Mountain High"
4. "Seduces Me"
5. "All by Myself"
6. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
7. "J'irai où tu iras"
8. "Only One Road"
9. "Beauty and the Beast"
10. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
11. "Misled"
12. "Declaration of Love"
13. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
14. "Le ballet"
15. "Love Can Move Mountains"
16. "Because You Loved Me"
17. "Twist and Shout"
18. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
19. "The Power of the Dream"
20. "Think Twice"

Francophone 

1. "Je sais pas"
2. "Destin"
3. "The Power of Love"
4. "Falling into You"
5. "Regarde-moi"
6. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
7. "All by Myself"
8. "Because You Loved Me"
9. "Love Can Move Mountains"
10. "Declaration of Love"
11. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
12. "Les derniers seront les premiers"
13. "J'irai où tu iras"
14. "Le ballet"
15. "Prière païenne"
16. "The Power of the Dream"
17. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
18. "Vole"

Additional notes

• "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" was not performed in one (or both) concerts in Ghent, Belgium.
• "Falling into You," "Fly," and "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" were removed from the set list in March 1997.
• "To Love You More" was the final song during the Asian leg of the tour.
• During the second European leg "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" was removed from the set list and was replaced by "Call the Man."
• "Because You Loved Me" was the final song during the second European leg of the tour.
• "Quand on n'a que l'amour" was performed in August 1996 in Las Vegas.
• "Les derniers seront les premiers" was performed on October 18 at Rotterdam.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Oceania[4]
March 18, 1996	Perth	Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre
March 21, 1996	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
March 22, 1996	Melbourne		Centre Court
March 23, 1996
March 25, 1996	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
March 26, 1996
March 28, 1996	Newcastle		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
March 30, 1996	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
April 1, 1996	Auckland	New Zealand	ASB Auditorium
North America[4][5][6]
May 18, 1996	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place
May 20, 1996	Calgary		Canadian Airlines Saddledome
May 21, 1996	Edmonton		Edmonton Coliseum
May 23, 1996	Saskatoon		Saskatchewan Place
May 25, 1996	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
May 26, 1996	Thunder Bay		Fort William Gardens
May 28, 1996	Sudbury		Sudbury Community Arena
May 29, 1996	Hamilton		Copps Coliseum
May 31, 1996	Ottawa		Corel Centre
June 1, 1996
June 5, 1996	Saguenay		Palais des Sports de Saguenay
June 7, 1996	Quebec City		Colisée de Québec
June 8, 1996
June 12, 1996	Halifax		Halifax Metro Centre
June 13, 1996	Sydney		Centre 200
June 15, 1996	Moncton		Moncton Coliseum
June 16, 1996	Saint John		Harbour Station
June 18, 1996	Montreal		Molson Centre
June 19, 1996
June 20, 1996
June 22, 1996	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
June 23, 1996
July 23, 1996	Mansfield	United States	Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
July 24, 1996	Hartford		Meadows Music Theatre
July 26, 1996	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheater
July 27, 1996	Holmdel Township		PNC Bank Arts Center
July 29, 1996	New York City		Madison Square Garden
July 30, 1996	Philadelphia		Mann Center for the Performing Arts
August 1, 1996	Darien Center		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 2, 1996	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
August 4, 1996	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
August 5, 1996	Vienna		Filene Center
August 7, 1996	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
August 8, 1996	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 10, 1996	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
August 11, 1996	Tinley Park		New World Music Theatre
August 13, 1996	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheater
August 15, 1996	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 16, 1996	Dallas		Reunion Arena
August 18, 1996	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
August 19, 1996	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
August 21, 1996	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 23, 1996	Las Vegas		Circus Maximus Showroom
August 24, 1996
August 26, 1996	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
August 28, 1996	Concord		Concord Pavilion
August 29, 1996	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
Europe[6][7][8]
September 20, 1996	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
September 21, 1996
September 22, 1996
September 24, 1996
September 25, 1996
September 27, 1996	Lyon		Halle Tony Garnier
September 28, 1996	Grenoble		Palais des Sport
October 4, 1996	Nîmes		Arena of Nîmes
October 6, 1996	Le Mans		Antarès
October 7, 1996	Caen		Zénith de Caen
October 9, 1996	Strasbourg		Strasbourg Rhenus
October 10, 1996	Metz		Galaxie Amnéville
October 12, 1996	Ghent	Belgium	Flanders Expo Center
October 13, 1996
October 15, 1996	Cologne	Germany	Sporthalle Köln
October 16, 1996	Frankfurt		Festhalle Frankfurt
October 18, 1996	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
October 19, 1996
October 21, 1996	Hamburg	Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
October 23, 1996	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
October 25, 1996	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
October 26, 1996	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
October 28, 1996	Berlin	Germany	ICC Berlin
October 30, 1996	Milan	Italy	Forum di Assago
October 31, 1996	Lausanne	Switzerland	Patinoire de Malley
November 1, 1996	Geneva		SEG Geneva Arena
November 3, 1996	Zurich		Hallenstadion
November 4, 1996
November 6, 1996	Neuchâtel		Patinoire du Littoral
November 7, 1996	Nuremberg	Germany	Frankenhalle
November 10, 1996	Liévin	France	Stade Couvert Régional
November 11, 1996	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
November 13, 1996	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena
November 14, 1996	Manchester		NYNEX Arena
November 16, 1996	London		Wembley Arena
November 17, 1996
November 19, 1996	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
November 20, 1996
November 22, 1996	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
November 23, 1996
November 25, 1996	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
November 26, 1996
November 28, 1996	London	England	Wembley Arena
November 29, 1996
North America[8]
December 17, 1996	Montreal	Canada	Molson Centre
December 18, 1996
December 19, 1996
Asia[8]
February 2, 1997	Yokohama	Japan	Yokohama Arena
February 3, 1997	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
February 6, 1997	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
February 7, 1997
February 10, 1997	Hiroshima		Hiroshima Green Arena
February 11, 1997	Fukuoka		Marine Messe Fukuoka
February 14, 1997	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
February 15, 1997
February 16, 1997
February 19, 1997	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
February 21, 1997	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Gymnastics Arena
North America[8][9]
March 11, 1997	Tampa	United States	Ice Palace
March 12, 1997	West Palm Beach		Coral Sky Amphitheater
March 14, 1997	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
March 15, 1997
March 16, 1997	New Orleans		UNO Lakefront Arena
March 18, 1997	Orlando		Orlando Arena
March 25, 1997	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
March 27, 1997	San Francisco		Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
March 29, 1997	Portland		Rose Garden
March 31, 1997	Seattle		KeyArena
April 4, 1997	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
April 5, 1997	Atlantic City		Etess Arena
April 7, 1997	Boston		FleetCenter
April 8, 1997	Ledyard		Fox Theater
April 12, 1997	New York		Madison Square Garden
April 25, 1997	Las Vegas		Circus Maximus Showroom
April 26, 1997
April 27, 1997
May 5, 1997	Montreal	Canada	Molson Centre
May 6, 1997
May 11, 1997
May 12, 1997
Europe[9]
June 12, 1997	Dublin	Ireland	Lansdowne Road
June 14, 1997	London	England	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
June 15, 1997
June 18, 1997	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena
June 20, 1997	Brussels	Belgium	King Baudouin Stadium
June 22, 1997	Copenhagen	Denmark	Parken Stadium
June 24, 1997	Berlin	Germany	Waldbühne
June 26, 1997	Zurich	Switzerland	Letzigrund

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross Revenue
Bell Centre (December 17–19, 1996)	Montreal	30,928 / 34,734 (89%)	$1,106,457[10]
FleetCenter	Boston	15,508 / 15,508 (100%)	$445,000[11]
Madison Square Garden	New York	13,524 / 13,524 (100%)	$624,260[12]

Broadcasts and recordings

The March 14–15, 1997 shows at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, were filmed and the concert aired on television. It was also released on VHS in November 1998. The DVD was supposed to be released on February 27, 2008 in Japan but it was cancelled.^[13]

The Zurich concert in 1996 was recorded for a promo release as a live CD. Limited copies of this CD were made.

Concerts in both Australia and Montreal were recorded and broadcast as television specials. The Australia concert special featured four songs and interviews with Dion about the new album. The Montreal special featured six songs. The performances of "All By Myself" and "To Love You More" from the Montreal concert were later used as live music videos.

Personnel

• Tour director: Bud Scheatzle
• Production director: Ian Donald
• Assistant to the tour director: Michel Dion
• Front of house sound engineer: Denis Savage
• Stage sound engineer: Daniel Baron
• Sound system technicians: François Desjardins, Marc Beauchamp, Marc Thériault
• Lighting director: Yves Aucoin
• Assistant lighting director: Normand Chassé
• Video Director : Yves "kiwwi" Lefebvre
• Camera tech : Yves "Uncle Bill" Beriault, Louis Lefebvre
• Lighting technicians: Jean-François Canuel, Antoine Malette, Michel Pommerleau
• Band gear technicians: Jean-François Dubois, Guy Vignola, Stéphane Hamel
• Set: Tonje Wold, Donald Chouinard
• Head rigger: Frédéric Morosovsky
• Production assistant: Patrick Angélil
• Tour assistant: Louise Labranche
• Assistant to Céline: Manon Dion
• Bodyguard: Eric Burrows
• Hairstylist: Louis Hechter
• Stylist: Annie L. Horth
• Choreographer: Dominique Giraldeau
• Musicians' wardrobe: D-U-B-U-C mode de vie

Band

• Musical director and keyboards: Claude "Mego" Lemay
• Drums: Dominique Messier
• Bass: Marc Langis
• Keyboards: Yves Frulla
• Guitars: André Coutu
• Percussion: Paul Picard
• Backing Vocals: Terry Bradford, Rachelle Jeanty (1996), Julie LeBlanc (1997)
• Backing Vocals and Cello: Elise Duguay

References

1. Céline Dion - official website. Retrieved January 16, 1997.
2. My Love: Essential Collection press release. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
3. Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
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5. "Tours and Events: AUGUST 15 1996 - JUNE 12 1996". Dion's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
6. "Tours and Events: OCTOBER 13 1996 - AUGUST 16 1996". Dion's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
7. "Tours and Events: NOVEMBER 22 1996 - OCTOBER 15 1996". Dion's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
8. "Tours and Events: MARCH 18 1997 - NOVEMBER 23 1996". Dion's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
9. "Tours and Events: AUGUST 21 1998 - MARCH 25 1997". Dion's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
10. CONCERTS # OF TICKET SHOWS SALES. Retrieved January 25, 1998.
11. Special Guests To Join Celine Dion On Tour. Retrieved August 10, 1998.
12. Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 1997.
13. Live in Memphis