Falling Into You Around the World Tour
Tour by Céline Dion | |
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Associated album | Falling into You |
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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]
Contents
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
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- "The Power of Love"
- "Falling into You"
- "River Deep, Mountain High"
- "Seduces Me"
- "All by Myself"
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
- "J'irai où tu iras"
- "If You Asked Me To"
- "Beauty and the Beast"
- "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
- "Misled"
- "Declaration of Love"
- "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
- "To Love You More"
- "Le ballet"
- "Love Can Move Mountains"
- "Fly"
- "Call the Man"
- "The Power of the Dream"
- "Twist and Shout"
- "Because You Loved Me"
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- "The Power of Love"
- "Falling into You"
- "River Deep, Mountain High"
- "Seduces Me"
- "All by Myself"
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
- "J'irai où tu iras"
- "Only One Road"
- "Beauty and the Beast"
- "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
- "Misled"
- "Declaration of Love"
- "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
- "Le ballet"
- "Love Can Move Mountains"
- "Because You Loved Me"
- "Twist and Shout"
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
- "The Power of the Dream"
- "Think Twice"
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- "Je sais pas"
- "Destin"
- "The Power of Love"
- "Falling into You"
- "Regarde-moi"
- "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
- "All by Myself"
- "Because You Loved Me"
- "Love Can Move Mountains"
- "Declaration of Love"
- "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
- "Les derniers seront les premiers"
- "J'irai où tu iras"
- "Le ballet"
- "Prière païenne"
- "The Power of the Dream"
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
- "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
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
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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
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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
- ↑ Céline Dion - official website. Retrieved January 16, 1997.
- ↑ My Love: Essential Collection press release. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
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- ↑ CONCERTS # OF TICKET SHOWS SALES. Retrieved January 25, 1998.
- ↑ Special Guests To Join Celine Dion On Tour. Retrieved August 10, 1998.
- ↑ Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 1997.
- ↑ Live in Memphis