Googoosh Comeback Tour

The Googoosh Comeback Tour was a series of concerts, performed by the Iranian popstar Googoosh, starting July 2000. Having previously left Iran, where females are forbidden to perform, amidst spectacular media attention, She began with a sold out concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on July 29, 2000 and eventually brought the tour to a conclusion in Dubai on March 21 and March 24, 2001 on the occasion of the Iranian New Year, Norouz. The two Dubai concerts held special importance for two reasons, including that it was the tour finale and Googoosh was roumered to be planning to return to Iran, therefore, many people believed it might be their last chance to see her. Secondly, for the Dubai concerts, several Iranians flew from Iran to Dubai just to hear Googoosh sing, which she later claimed that she felt like singing at home (Iran). As seen below, the concerts were aimed at cities with large concentrtaions of Iranian immigrants.

Concert dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
July 29, 2000 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
August 5, 2000 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
August 19, 2000 Inglewood United States The Forum
August 26, 2000 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
September 3, 2000 Houston Compaq Center
September 16, 2000 Washington, D.C. MCI Center
September 23, 2000 Oakland Oakland Arena
October 7, 2000 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond
October 21, 2000 Los Angeles Staples Center
October 28, 2000 Chicago UIC Pavilion
November 5, 2000 San Jose San Jose Arena
November 18, 2000 Atlantic City Trump Taj Mahal
December 24, 2000 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
December 25, 2000
Europe
December 30, 2000 Oberhausen Germany Arena
January 1, 2001 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt
January 6, 2001 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
January 13, 2001 Stockholm Sweden Globen Arena
February 24, 2001 Bremen Germany Stadthalle Bremen
March 3, 2001 Stockholm Sweden Globen Arena
March 16, 2001 Paris France Zenith Hall
March 17, 2001 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
March 18, 2001 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
Middle East
March 21, 2001 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai World Trade Centre
March 24, 2001 Al Ahli Club Stadium
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