Do You Believe? (tour)
Tour by Cher | |
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Associated album | Believe |
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Start date | June 16, 1999 |
End date | March 4, 2000 |
Legs | 3 |
Number of shows | 40 in Europe 81 in North America 121 total |
Box office | US$160 million ($227.28 million in 2024 dollars)[1] |
Cher concert chronology |
Do You Believe?, also known as the Believe Tour,[2] was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Cher. The tour, which took place in 1999 and 2000, promoted her album, Believe.
Contents
History
The tour began on June 16, 1999 and was initially planned to end on December 15, 1999, but due to it being very commercially successful, the tour was extended from December 30, 1999 to March 5, 2000 in North America. Cyndi Lauper, Wild Orchid, Michael McDonald and Julio Iglesias Jr. were the opening acts at different times during the tour.
The August 28, 1999 performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was made into the Emmy Awards-nominated HBO television special Live in Concert, which aired the following day, and by year's end was released on VHS and DVD. As stated by the Billboard magazine, the HBO television special was the highest rated original program in over 2 years.
At the time it was her highest-grossing tour ever with the total gross of $160 million, although it would later be eclipsed by her 2002-2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour.
The show
Cher appeared in a variety of costumes during the performance. Her opening outfit, involving a stringed skirt, meshed top over a cross, and a huge red wig, was dubbed self-deprecatingly by her as the "Bozo the Clown-meets-Braveheart look" or the 'Super Groundforce Girl' referring to Charlie Dimmock from the popular-at-the-time Groundforce Gardening show. All in all there were 7 to 9 different ensembles, depending upon how one does the counting, with none lasting more than a handful of songs.
Reviews of the show were often favorable, given Cher's return to popularity and over-the-top appeal. The New York Times said Cher had "a quintessential rock voice ... spectacularly styled with a rough and tumble vaudevillian edge." The Washington Post viewed it as "a dynamic, over-the-top extravaganza." The Dallas Morning News said "her concert was entertaining and gleefully glitzy."[3]
Opening acts
- Cyndi Lauper and Wild Orchid from June 16 to August 28, 1999
- Julio Iglesias, Jr. and Michael McDonald from September 1 to September 5, 1999
- Cyndi Lauper and Julio Iglesias, Jr. from September 7 to September 28, 1999
Set list
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
- "All or Nothing"
- "The Power"
- "We All Sleep Alone"
- "I Found Someone"
- "The Way of Love"
- "Half Breed"
- "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"
- "Dark Lady"
- "Take Me Home"
- "After All"
- "Walking in Memphis"
- "Just Like Jesse James"
- "Heart of Stone
- "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
- "Dov'è L'Amore"
- "Strong Enough"
- "If I Could Turn Back Time"
- "Believe"
Notes
- "Heart of Stone" was dropped from the setlist after the first few shows.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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North America[4][5] | |||||
June 16, 1999 | Phoenix | United States | America West Arena | 12,822 / 12,822 (100%) | $779,965 |
June 18, 1999 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 12,876 / 12,876 (100%) | $603,983 | |
June 19, 1999 | San Antonio | Alamodome | 15,102 / 16,969 (89%) | $803,885[6] | |
June 20, 1999 | Dallas | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre | 14,646 /15,532 (94%) | $654,750 | |
June 23, 1999 | New Orleans | Louisiana Superdome | 12,754 / 16,000 (80%) | $712,529[6] | |
June 25, 1999 | Tampa | Ice Palace | 15,515 / 15,515 (100%) | $1,019,950 | |
June 26, 1999 | Sunrise | National Car Rental Center | N/A | ||
June 29, 1999 | Nashville | Nashville Arena | 11,047 / 13,271 (85%) | $486,906 | |
June 30, 1999 | Atlanta | Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre | 14,495 / 15,051 (96%) | $672,010 | |
July 2, 1999 | Cleveland | Gund Arena | N/A | ||
July 3, 1999 | Burgettstown | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | 13,882 / 23,212 (60%) | $507,779 | |
July 5, 1999 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Amphitheater | 28,166 / 28,166 (100%) | $1,528,420[7] | |
July 6, 1999 | |||||
July 8, 1999 | Wallingford | Oakdale Theatre | N/A | ||
July 10, 1999 | Philadelphia | First Union Center | 14,136 / 14,136 (100%) | $909,564[8] | |
July 11, 1999 | Bristow | Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge | 10,827 / 22,549 (48%) | $580,722 | |
July 13, 1999 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 15,439 / 15,439 (100%) | $1,070,828[8] | |
July 14, 1999 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | 16,955 / 17,076 (99%) | $872,117 | |
July 16, 1999 | Albany | Pepsi Arena | N/A | ||
July 17, 1999 | Mansfield | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts | N/A | ||
July 19, 1999 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 13,867 / 13,867 (100%) | $644,169[9] |
July 21, 1999 | Montreal | Molson Centre | 9,029 / 11,915 (76%) | $431,342 | |
August 2, 1999 | Milwaukee | United States | Bradley Center | N/A | |
August 4, 1999 | Minneapolis | Target Center | 13,138 / 13,138 (100%) | $721,656 | |
August 5, 1999 | Bonner Springs | Sandstone Amphitheater | 12,468 / 18,000 (69%) | $581,976[9] | |
August 7, 1999 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | 11,568 / 11,568 (100%) | $678,757[10] | |
August 10, 1999 | Edmonton | Canada | Skyreach Centre | 10,416 / 10,416 (100%) | $550,513 |
August 11, 1999 | Calgary | Canadian Airlines Saddledome | 12,422 / 12,422 (100%) | $639,749 | |
August 13, 1999 | Vancouver | General Motors Place | 12,950 / 12,950 (100%) | $656,209 | |
August 14, 1999 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | 11,495 / 15,600 (74%) | $696,094[10] |
August 17, 1999 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 15,022 / 22,000 (68%) | $699,665[10] | |
August 18, 1999 | Concord | Concord Pavilion | 12,500 / 12,500 (100%) | $729,754[11] | |
August 20, 1999 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | 23,963 / 23,963 (100%) | $1,358,370[11] | |
August 21, 1999 | |||||
August 24, 1999 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | 8,322 /9,363 (89%) | $561,593 | |
August 25, 1999 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | N/A | ||
August 27, 1999 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 24,462 / 24,462 (100%) | $1,954,438[11] | |
August 28, 1999 | |||||
September 1, 1999 | Tinley Park | New World Music Theatre | 13,387 / 15,000 (89%) | $672,209 | |
September 2, 1999 | St. Louis | Kiel Center | 12,429 / 12,429 (100%) | $639,510 | |
September 4, 1999 | Cincinnati | Firstar Center | N/A | ||
September 5, 1999 | Buffalo | Marine Midland Arena | 11,865 / 11,865 (100%) | $588,031[10] | |
September 7, 1999 | University Park | Bryce Jordan Center | 10,413 / 12,000 (87%) | $468,082 | |
September 8, 1999 | Virginia Beach | GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater | 11,920 / 20,000 (60%) | $534,822 | |
September 10, 1999 | Noblesville | Deer Creek Music Center | N/A | ||
September 11, 1999 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 29,582 / 29,582 (100%) | $1,659,268 | |
September 12, 1999 | |||||
September 14, 1999 | Madison | Kohl Center | 10,494 / 12,845 (82%) | $564,970[12] | |
September 15, 1999 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | 12,063 / 12,864 (94%) | $664,889 | |
September 17, 1999 | Columbus | Polaris Amphitheater | N/A | ||
September 18, 1999 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | 13,159 / 13,159 (100%) | $839,225[13] | |
September 20, 1999 | Moline | MARK of the Quad Cities | 10,745 / 10,745 (100%) | $590,928 | |
September 23, 1999 | Sunrise | National Car Rental Center | 13,338 / 16,141 (83%) | $841,294[13] | |
September 25, 1999 | Orlando | Orlando Arena | 11,542 / 17,712 (65%) | $700,947[13] | |
September 26, 1999 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 10,982 / 15,914 (68%) | $585,996 | |
September 28, 1999 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | 12,785 / 12,785 (100%) | $623,603 | |
Europe | |||||
October 15, 1999 | London | England | Wembley Arena | N/A | |
October 16, 1999 | |||||
October 18, 1999 | |||||
October 19, 1999 | Birmingham | NEC Arena | |||
October 21, 1999 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre | ||
October 23, 1999 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena | ||
October 24, 1999 | |||||
October 26, 1999 | Hamburg | Germany | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | ||
October 27, 1999 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy Rotterdam | ||
October 29, 1999 | Cologne | Germany | Kölnarena | ||
October 30, 1999 | Berlin | Velodrom | |||
November 1, 1999 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | |||
November 3, 1999 | Zurich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | ||
November 4, 1999 | Milan | Italy | Fila Forum | ||
November 6, 1999 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | ||
November 7, 1999 | Innsbruck | Austria | Olympiahalle Innsbruck | ||
November 9, 1999 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | ||
November 10, 1999 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen | ||
November 12, 1999 | Munich | Olympiahalle | |||
November 13, 1999 | |||||
November 14, 1999 | Kiel | Ostseehalle | |||
November 16, 1999 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | ||
November 17, 1999 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | ||
November 19, 1999 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | |||
November 21, 1999 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena | ||
November 24, 1999 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | ||
November 25, 1999 | |||||
November 27, 1999 | Hanover | Germany | AWD Hall | ||
November 28, 1999 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | |||
November 30, 1999 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | ||
December 1, 1999 | Prague | Czech Republic | Paegas Arena | ||
December 2, 1999 | Leipzig | Germany | Messehalle 1 | ||
December 5, 1999 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre | ||
December 6, 1999 | |||||
December 8, 1999 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | ||
December 9, 1999 | Newcastle | Telewest Arena | |||
December 11, 1999 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | |||
December 12, 1999 | Ghent | Belgium | Flanders Expo | ||
December 13, 1999 | Lisbon | Portugal | Estádio da Tapadinha | ||
December 14, 1999 | Madrid | Spain | Raimundo Saporta Pavilion | ||
December 15, 1999 | Barcelona | Palau Sant Jordi | |||
North America[14] | |||||
December 30, 1999 | Atlantic City | United States | Boardwalk Hall | N/A | |
December 31, 1999 | |||||
January 28, 2000 | Salt Lake City | Delta Center | N/A | ||
January 29, 2000 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 13,572 / 13,572 (100%) | $1,108,652[10] | |
February 1, 2000 | Phoenix | America West Arena | 12,168 / 13,113 (93%) | $774,100[10] | |
February 2, 2000 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 12,410 / 14,738 (84%) | $745,385 | |
February 3, 2000 | N/A | ||||
February 5, 2000 | San Jose | San Jose Arena | |||
February 8, 2000 | Ohio | Schottenstein Center | 7,876 / 15,000 (53%) | $503,059 | |
February 9, 2000 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | 12,561 / 15,510 (81%) | $754,640 | |
February 11, 2000 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | 13,995 / 13,995 (100%) | $852,265 | |
February 12, 2000 | East Lansing | Breslin Student Events Center | 10,148 / 10,148 (100%) | $587,987[15] | |
February 14, 2000 | Fairborn | Nutter Center | 10,340 / 12,044 (86%) | $586,221 | |
February 15, 2000 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | 7,982 / 8,800 (91%) | $435,456 | |
February 17, 2000 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 14,127 / 14,127 (100%) | $678,661 |
February 18, 2000 | Ottawa | Corel Centre | 12,926 / 12,926 (100%) | $620,507 | |
February 21, 2000 | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena | 12,036 / 12,773 (94%) | $592,133 |
February 24, 2000 | East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena | 17,199 / 17,199 (100%) | $983,424[16] | |
February 26, 2000 | Raleigh | Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena | 11,086 / 11,086 (100%) | $654,915 | |
February 27, 2000 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | 12,207 / 14,385 (85%) | $648,067 | |
February 29, 2000 | Greenville | BI-LO Center | 11,782 / 11,782 (100%) | $662,795 | |
March 1, 2000 | Roanoke | Roanoke Civic Center | 8,089 / 8,089 (100%) | $489,987 | |
March 2, 2000 | N/A | ||||
March 3, 2000 | Boston | FleetCenter | 14,589 / 14,589 (100%) | $908,183 | |
Total | 800,081 / 884,873 | $44,667,904 |
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July 23, 1999 | Auburn Hills, Michigan | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Rescheduled to September 11, 1999 |
July 24, 1999 | Moline, Illinois | MARK of the Quad Cities | Rescheduled to September 20, 1999 |
July 27, 1999 | Noblesville, Indiana | Deer Creek Music Center | Rescheduled to September 10, 1999 |
July 28, 1999 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Firstar Center | Rescheduled to September 4, 1999 |
July 30, 1999 | Tinley Park, Illinois | New World Music Theatre | Rescheduled to September 1, 1999 |
July 31, 1999 | St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Center | Rescheduled to September 2, 1999 |
March 5, 2000 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | First Union Center | Cancelled |
Personnel
- Lead Vocals: Cher
- Tour Director: Doriana Sanchez
- Musical Director: Paul Mirkovich
- Costume Design: Bob Mackie
Band
- Keyboards: Paul Mirkovich
- Guitars: David Barry
- Keyboards: Darrel Smith
- Bass: Don Boyette
- Drums: Mark Schulman
- Background Vocals: Stacy Campbell
- Background Vocals: Patty Darcy Jones
- Dancer: Bubba Carr
- Dancer: Aaron Cash
- Dancer: Kristin Whillits
- Dancer: Suzanne Easter
- Dancer: Tovaris Wilson
- Dancer: Addie Yungmee
References
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- ↑ Cher Live in Concert DVD
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- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19990508180544/http://cher.com/home/news/news.html
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19991013050130/http://cher.com/hot/index.html
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://books.google.pl/books?id=jggEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=billboard&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=w5YlU7LLBOeE4gTK2YGoCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=cher%20amusement&f=false
- ↑ http://books.google.pl/books?id=kggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94&dq=billboard&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=w5YlU7LLBOeE4gTK2YGoCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=cher%20amusement&f=false
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://books.google.pl/books?id=lQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA84&dq=billboard&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=w5YlU7LLBOeE4gTK2YGoCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=cher%20amusement&f=false
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://books.google.pl/books?id=nggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA110&dq=billboard&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=w5YlU7LLBOeE4gTK2YGoCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=cher%20amusement&f=false
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 http://books.google.pl/books?id=cAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=billboard+amusement+cher&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=mpolU9CnJ6e7ygO61ICQDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=billboard%20amusement%20cher&f=false Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ http://books.google.pl/books?id=cggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22&dq=billboard+amusement+cher&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=mpolU9CnJ6e7ygO61ICQDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=billboard%20amusement%20cher&f=false
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 http://books.google.pl/books?id=dQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47&dq=billboard&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=w5YlU7LLBOeE4gTK2YGoCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=cher%20amusement&f=false
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20000226003058/http://cher.com/hot/index.html
- ↑ http://books.google.pl/books?id=fw4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=billboard&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=DZ4lU_iKJ-SAywP4zoKYCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=amusement%20cher&f=false
- ↑ http://books.google.pl/books?id=sg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90&dq=billboard&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=JZ4lU6iEFaTg4QTN-YHwCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=amusement%20cher&f=false
References
- Angelic Cher page documenting outfits versus setlist