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Courage World Tour

The Courage World Tour was the fourteenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, in support of her English-language studio album Courage (2019). It was her first world tour in over a decade, since her Taking Chances World Tour. The tour began in Quebec City, Canada, on 18 September 2019 and concluded in Newark, New Jersey on 8 March 2020.

Courage World Tour
Tour by Celine Dion
LocationNorth America
Associated albumCourage
Start date18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)
End date8 March 2020 (2020-03-08)
Legs1
No. of shows52
Box office$104 million
Celine Dion concert chronology

Background

The tour was announced on 3 April 2019 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.[1] The event was live streamed on Dion's Facebook page.[2] Tickets went on sale to the general public on 12 April 2019.[3] Following high pre-sale demand, additional shows were added in Quebec City, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Boston, Miami, Brooklyn, and Newark.[4]

On-site rehearsals were held at Videotron Centre in Quebec City starting in early September, with Dion and her team of 110 staying at the Le Capitole hotel for the duration of their time in Quebec City.[5] In September 2019, ConcertFrance announced that Dion will perform at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France on 26 June 2020.[6] That same month, the first four shows in Montreal, scheduled to take place 26, 27 and 30 September, and 1 October 2019, were postponed due to a throat virus; the shows were rescheduled for 18, 19, 21 and 22 November.[7] European dates, as well as additional dates in New York City, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Vancouver were revealed by SoldOutTicketBox.com on 26 September 2019.[8] In March 2020, Dion rescheduled two dates in Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh, due to the "common cold," despite reports being related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[9] In 2020, Dion rescheduled the North American leg of the tour to 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11][better source needed][12]

In February 2021, European and UK dates from 19 March to 16 June 2021 were rescheduled to recommence in May 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[13][14] Subsequent European dates from 19 June to 25 July 2021 were rescheduled to recommence in May 2023.[15]

In January 2022, Dion cancelled the remainder of the 2022 North American dates, citing "ongoing recovery" from unspecified health issues.[16] Three months later, Dion rescheduled all 2022 European dates for 2023, citing ongoing recovery from health issues.[17] In December 2022, Dion cancelled eight shows scheduled to take place from May to July 2023, while rescheduling 23 European dates, for February to April 2023, to March and April 2024, citing her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome.[18]

On 26 May 2023, it was announced the remaining European concerts were cancelled, citing Dion's on-going recovery from stiff-person syndrome.[19][20][21] In a statement, Dion expressed: "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again... and even though it breaks my heart, it's best that we cancel everything until I'm really ready to be back on stage... I'm not giving up... and I can't wait to see you again!"[22]

Critical reception

The Courage World Tour received positive reviews. Billboard praised the song choices, the mix of older hits like "Beauty and the Beast" with Dion's new songs like "Courage", and also the "extraordinary" encore: "My Heart Will Go On" and John Lennon's "Imagine". It also praised Dion's voice, her outfits and drones emulating stars, water, and even the Heart of the Ocean diamond during the "My Heart Will Go On" performance. Billboard called the two-hours concert stunning and showstopping.[23] The Courage World Tour was also chosen as one of the best live shows of 2019 by Billboard.[24] Variety also gave a positive review on her Brooklyn show saying: "she’s still one of the best in the business. It’s hard to overstate just how pitch-perfect Dion’s singing is." Moreover, they also stated that it's hard to believe that she’s never been asked to headline the Super Bowl halftime show and concluded by stating: "After all these years as a powerhouse diva, she’s still managing to top herself."[25] The Charlotte Observer gave their take on her show at Spectrum Center saying: "There might not be a human being alive who can belt ballads with as much power and control and grace as Celine Dion." Courier Journal gave a positive review on her first-ever Louisville show saying: "Dion is in a league of her own. Her vocals were spot on all night and after she continued to hit note after incredible note over and over again, you were left wondering at some points "is she even real?".[26]

Commercial reception

According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, Dion topped the 30 November-dated Hot Tours recap with $33.2 million from the tour's first 19 shows. She grossed $7 million in four shows at Montreal's Bell Centre, sold out at 53,864 tickets. The opening leg averaged out to $1.747 million and 12,414 tickets per show. These figures boosted Dion's career-total to $1.115 billion and 8.8 million tickets sold, as reported to Billboard Boxscore.[27]

Billboard named the tour as 2020's top pop tour, grossing $84.6 million and 498,000 tickets sold.[28] Dion also became the highest female touring act of 2020 and second overall, behind Elton John.[29] The tour was named the most successful music tour in North America during 2020 with $71.2 million gross revenue.[30]

In Paris, all general public tickets (200,000) available for her six concert shows at Paris La Défense Arena were sold out immediately in just 90 minutes.[31]

According to Pollstar, Courage World Tour has sold 646,346 tickets across 52 shows, and overall tour revenue totaled $104 million as of March 2021.[32]

Set list

This set list is from the 18 September 2019 concert at Videotron Centre in Quebec City.[33] It does not represent every concert.

  1. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
  2. "Dans un autre monde"
  3. "Terre"
  4. "À vous"
  5. "I'm Alive"
  6. "The Power of Love"
  7. "L'amour existe encore"
  8. "Beauty and the Beast"
  9. "Encore un soir"
  10. "You're the Voice"
  11. "Regarde-moi"
  12. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
  13. "Courage"
  14. "All by Myself"
  15. "Lying Down"
  16. "Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi"
  17. "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
  18. "Let's Dance" / "Another One Bites the Dust" / "Flying on My Own" / "Kiss" / "River Deep, Mountain High" / "Lady Marmalade"
  19. "My Heart Will Go On"
  20. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"

Notes

Tour dates

List of 2019 concerts[4]
Date (2019) City Country Venue Attendance[38] Revenue
18 September Quebec City Canada Videotron Centre 39,930 / 39,930 $5,761,752
20 September
21 September
15 October Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 24,205 / 24,205 $3,348,005
16 October
18 October Cleveland United States Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 13,199 / 13,199 $1,593,287
20 October Columbus Schottenstein Center 10,751 / 10,751 $1,626,691
22 October Louisville KFC Yum! Center 12,465 / 12,465 $1,531,237
24 October Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena 11,004 / 11,004 $1,492,937
26 October St. Louis Enterprise Center 11,735 / 11,735 $1,591,985
28 October Kansas City Sprint Center 11,838 / 11,838 $1,883,309
30 October Fargo Fargodome 10,473 / 12,239 $1,174,539
1 November Minneapolis Target Center 12,504 / 12,504 $1,992,180
3 November Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 10,788 / 10,788 $1,921,244
5 November Detroit Little Caesars Arena 13,112 / 13,112 $2,282,502
18 November[a] Montreal Canada Bell Centre 53,864 / 53,864 $6,994,869
19 November[a]
21 November[a]
22 November[a]
1 December Chicago United States United Center 13,685 / 13,685 $2,870,852
3 December Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,633 / 11,633 $1,630,450
5 December Buffalo KeyBank Center 12,462 / 12,462 $1,746,480
7 December Albany Times Union Center 10,487 / 10,487 $1,816,438
9 December Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena 26,831 / 26,831 $4,772,722
10 December
13 December Boston United States TD Garden 24,661 / 24,661 $5,180,061
14 December
List of 2020 concerts[4]
Date (2020) City Country Venue Attendance[39] Revenue
8 January Jacksonville United States VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 11,272 / 11,272 $1,912,510
11 January Atlanta State Farm Arena 11,212 / 11,212 $2,323,672
13 January Nashville Bridgestone Arena 13,023 / 13,023 $2,103,662
15 January Tampa Amalie Arena 12,749 / 12,749 $2,254,145
17 January Miami American Airlines Arena 24,763 / 24,763 $5,222,838
18 January
21 January Charlotte Spectrum Center 13,458 / 13,458 $2,161,228
30 January San Antonio AT&T Center 13,645 / 13,645 $2,021,746
1 February Houston Toyota Center 11,569 / 11,569 $2,127,052
3 February Dallas American Airlines Center 12,634 / 12,634 $2,657,817
5 February Tulsa BOK Center 11,004 / 11,004 $1,619,919
7 February New Orleans Smoothie King Center 12,833 / 12,833 $2,278,207
9 February Memphis FedExForum 11,452 / 11,452 $1,609,727
11 February Raleigh PNC Arena 12,436 / 12,436 $2,150,963
18 February[b] Montreal Canada Bell Centre 28,257 / 28,257 $3,587,437
19 February[b]
22 February Atlantic City United States Boardwalk Hall 11,252 / 11,252 $2,470,305
24 February Baltimore Royal Farms Arena 11,181 / 11,181 $1,591,232
26 February Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 13,269 / 13,269 $2,011,920
28 February Brooklyn Barclays Center 25,177 / 25,177 $5,115,713
29 February
3 March Uniondale[c] Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,672 / 10,672 $1,985,445
5 March Brooklyn Barclays Center 12,543 / 12,543 $1,875,568
7 March Newark Prudential Center 23,529 / 23,529 $4,330,802
8 March

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts
Date City Country Venue Reason Ref.
18 July 2020 Monte Carlo Monaco Place du Casino COVID-19 pandemic [40]
31 July 2020 Beirut Lebanon Beirut Waterfront Mutual agreement with
Byblos International Festival 		[41]
19 June 2021 Tel Aviv Israel Bloomfield Stadium Scheduling difficulties
(reduced to one show) 		[42]
20 June 2021
9 March 2022 Denver United States Ball Arena Personal health issues[d] [16]
11 March 2022 Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena
14 March 2022 Winnipeg Canada Canada Life Centre
17 March 2022 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre
20 March 2022 Edmonton Rogers Place
21 March 2022
24 March 2022 Portland United States Moda Center
26 March 2022 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
28 March 2022 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena
29 March 2022
1 April 2022 San Francisco United States Chase Center
3 April 2022 Oakland Oakland Arena
5 April 2022 San Diego Pechanga Arena
8 April 2022 Glendale Gila River Arena
10 April 2022 Sacramento Golden 1 Center
14 April 2022 Los Angeles Staples Center
15 April 2022
20 April 2022 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
22 April 2022 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
31 May 2023[e] Tel Aviv Israel Bloomfield Stadium [18]
3 June 2023 Nicosia Cyprus GSP Stadium
6 June 2023 Attard Malta Ta' Qali
9 June 2023 Athens Greece O.A.K.A.
11 June 2023 Bucharest Romania Arena Națională
13 July 2023[f] Carhaix France Vieilles Charrues Festival
15 July 2023[g] Lucca Italy Mura Storiche
17 July 2023[h] Nyon Switzerland Plaine de l'Asse
26 August 2023 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome [21][22]
27 August 2023
29 August 2023
1 September 2023 Nanterre[i] France Paris La Défense Arena
2 September 2023
5 September 2023
6 September 2023
9 September 2023
10 September 2023
17 September 2023 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
18 September 2023
20 September 2023
23 September 2023 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena
24 September 2023
27 September 2023 Bærum[j] Norway Telenor Arena
28 September 2023
30 September 2023 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena
3 October 2023 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Halli
4 October 2023
6 March 2024 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
8 March 2024 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena
10 March 2024 Kraków Tauron Arena Kraków
13 March 2024 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
14 March 2024
16 March 2024 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb
19 March 2024 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
21 March 2024 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena[k]
23 March 2024 Munich Olympiahalle
26 March 2024 Budapest Hungary Laszlo Papp Budapest Sports Arena
28 March 2024 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
31 March 2024 Hamburg Germany Barclays Arena
2 April 2024 Mannheim SAP Arena
5 April 2024 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
6 April 2024
9 April 2024 Manchester England AO Arena
10 April 2024
13 April 2024 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro
14 April 2024
17 April 2024 Birmingham England Utilita Arena Birmingham
18 April 2024
21 April 2024 London The O2 Arena
22 April 2024

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The concerts of 18, 19, 21 and 22 November 2019 at the Bell Centre were originally scheduled to take place on 26, 27 and 30 September, and 1 October 2019, but were rescheduled, due to virus infection.[7]
  2. ^ a b The concerts of 18 and 19 February 2020 at the Bell Centre were originally scheduled to take place on 4 and 5 October 2019, but were rescheduled, due to virus infection.
  3. ^ Labelled as Long Island in promotional material.
  4. ^ These shows were originally scheduled to take place in the spring and summer of 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and in North America.
  5. ^ Due to scheduling difficulties, the second Tel Aviv show was cancelled.[42]
  6. ^ The concert of 13 July 2023 in Carhaix is part of the Vieilles Charrues Festival.
  7. ^ The concert of 15 July 2023 in Lucca is part of the Lucca Summer Festival.
  8. ^ The concert of 17 July 2023 in Nyon is part of the Paléo Festival.
  9. ^ Labelled as Paris in promotional material.
  10. ^ Labelled as Oslo in promotional material.
  11. ^ The Berlin concert was originally set to take place at Waldbühne.

Citations

  1. ^ "Celine Dion announces Courage World Tour kicking off in September". celinedion.com. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. ^ Piet Levy (4 April 2019). "Celine Dion announces 'Courage World Tour,' playing Milwaukee for first time in 11 years". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Céline Dion reveals Courage tour, including (at least) two Montreal shows". Montreal Gazette. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Celine Dion: in Concert". celinedion.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ Sandra Godin (30 August 2019). "Québec se prépare pour accueillir Céline". TVA Nouvelles (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ^ “Céline Dion à Paris en Juin prochain !” Archived 28 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. ConcertFrance.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019
  7. ^ a b Montreal Gazette (26 September 2019). "Céline Dion cancels first four shows of Montreal concert series". Montreal Gazette. Canada: Postmedia Network. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  8. ^ “Courage World Tour”. Sold out ticket box.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019
  9. ^ Quinn, Dave (11 March 2020). "Céline Dion Cancels Concerts Because of Common Cold, Doesn't Have COVID-19". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. ^ Seemayer, Zach (12 March 2020). "Celine Dion Postpones North American Tour Dates After Testing Negative For Coronavirus". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Canada: Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  11. ^ @celinedion (24 April 2020). "J'attends avec impatience le jour où nous pourrons encore partager ensemble notre joie de chanter et de danser" [I look forward to the days when we can once again share the joys of singing and dancing together.] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Celine Dion Announces Rescheduled North American 'Courage World Tour' Dates for 2021". celinedion.com. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Celine Dion announces European shows planned for this year will be postponed to 2022". CFCF-DT. Canada: Bell Media Inc. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  14. ^ Longmire, Becca (17 February 2021). "Celine Dion Reschedules European Courage World Tour Dates Amid Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic". ET Canada. Canada: Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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  16. ^ a b Grobar, Matt (15 January 2022). "Celine Dion Cancels Remaining North American Shows Planned for 'Courage World Tour' Amid 'Ongoing Recovery' from Health Issues". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Celine Dion Reschedules 2022 Europe Tour Dates to 2023". celinedion.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Celine Dion says she has stiff person syndrome, cancels and reschedules 2023 tour dates". usatoday.com.
  19. ^ McIntosh, Steven (26 May 2023). "Celine Dion cancels all remaining shows over poor health". BBC News. United States. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  20. ^ Li, David K. (26 May 2023). "Celine Dion pulls plug on European tour citing ongoing health issues". NBC News. United States. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  21. ^ a b Aswad, Jem (26 May 2023). "Celine Dion Cancels All Tour Dates Due to Rare Neurological Disorder". Variety. United States. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  22. ^ a b Hatcher, Kirsty (26 May 2023). "Céline Dion Cancels All Concerts Scheduled Until April 2024 After Stiff Person Syndrome Diagnosis". People. United States. ISSN 0093-7673. OCLC 794712888. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  23. ^ a b Denise Warner (19 October 2019). "Celine Dion Comes Alive With Stunning First Stop in U.S. of 'Courage' World Tour: Here Are the 6 Best Moments". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  24. ^ Denise Warner (4 December 2019). "The Best Live Shows Of 2019: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  25. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (29 February 2020). "Concert Review: Celine Dion Soars with 'Courage' (and Couture) at Brooklyn Show". Variety. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  26. ^ Gregory, Kathryn. "Superstar Celine Dion absolutely slays in first-ever Louisville performance". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  27. ^ Eric Frankenberg (26 November 2019). "Celine Dion Debuts Courage World Tour to $30 Million". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  28. ^ "The Year in Touring Charts 2020: Elton John Crowns Top Tours in Abbreviated Year". www.billboard.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Pollstar 2020 Year-End Special". www.pollstar.com. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  30. ^ "The most successful music tours in North America 2020". Statista. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  31. ^ Paris La Défense Arena [@ParisLaDefArena] (9 October 2019). "🚨 Céline Dion à @ParisLaDefArena, complet 🚨" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 April 2023 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ "Women At The Top: Boxoffice Stars In Pre-Pandemic 2020". Pollstar. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  33. ^ Wass, Mike (19 September 2019). "Céline Dion Kicks Off 'Courage World Tour' In Québec: See the Setlist". Idolator. United States. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  34. ^ Marc-André Lemieux (18 November 2019). "Courage World Tour: un retour fracassant pour Céline Dion au Centre Bell de Montréal". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  35. ^ Maura Johnston (15 December 2019). "Céline Dion delivers big moments in a TD Garden lovefest". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  36. ^ Emily Zemler (20 January 2020). "Watch Céline Dion Cover 'Over the Rainbow' in Tribute to Late Mother". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  37. ^ Shanny Halle, "Duo Bleu Jeans Bleu et Céline Dion: «c'est épique!» – Claude Cobra". Le Journal de Montréal, 20 February 2020.
  38. ^ North America Boxscore:
  39. ^ North America Boxscore:
  40. ^ "Céline Dion in concert in Monaco on July 18 2020 | Société des Bains de mer". www.montecarlosbm.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  41. ^ Yassine, Hussein (3 January 2020). "Celine Dion Just Canceled Her Upcoming Performance in Beirut". The961. Lebanon. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  42. ^ a b "CELINE DION 'COURAGE WORLD TOUR' RESCHEDULES EUROPEAN SUMMER DATES TO 2023". celinedion.com.
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