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[nano]

it's over...nooo.  

omg..what a amazing night that was. The audience was amazing and Celine was on fire! You could see Celine and the band loved seeing an audience like that...everybody was dancing and singing along. Our side (floor seats) was standing almost throughout the whole concert, don't know about the other side!! My Love was so so soooooo cool...she couldn't even start singing 'coz we kept cheering so loud. She tried to start couple of times but couldn't...and one point she was laying on the piano. When she started, I think the entire arena was holding their breath...so beautiful and touching. I had a camera but couldn't take many pictures 'coz the batteries died. boohoo. I hope someone recorded ML!    I loved hearing "Je Sais Pas", it's my favourite French song and she nailed it.

The entire concert was amazing, fun and full of looooove! Loved seeing the gang; Ramona, Kim, Christine, Mathias, Cindy, Suus, Stephanie, Mireille, Barbara etc. etc....
Saw Celine at the hotel....she signed a few things, I was so far away from her but we stood on the flower boxes so I had a great view. (and yes...I have that on video)

I'm so tired now...I will write longer review later.

Edited by nano, 25 May 2008 - 02:17 PM.

[Salla]

Jenni, on May 25 2008, 06:29 PM, said:

I was at the concert last night and now I'm back home.. What an amazing night it was!!!!    The concert was absolutely fantastic!!! The audience last night was the best and so Céline was on fire!!!    (Mego seemed to be quite excited as well giving thumbs-ups to the audience!!   He was in front of us..) We were at the first row of porte x, and that side of the stage was standing pretty much throughout the whole concert!! It was so great!! It was obvious how excited Céline was, too! About the setlist... pretty much the same as the previous French concerts I think, but she did sing Et s'il n'en restait qu'une which was so beautiful live!!
When she sat down for My Love, people started cheering and applauding very loudly for quite a while. She was rather stunned and touched, and got emotional, too. At one point she was going to start the song, but the audience just kept cheering on so she lay on the piano and was just so amazed by the reception of the audience. It was amazing! There was definitely lots of love in the arena last night!    Also at the end of the song she got teary eyes..
All in all, it was an absolutely brilliant night!! The audience rocked and so did Céline!!!  

Ah, I'm so jealous right now! It was supposed to be me right where you were sitting.   but I'm happy you had a great time!  

[Un Rêve]

Ohhh, sounds like a GREAT time people! I'm so glad the concert was so much fun, I'll bet Celine and gang loved it

[nano]

  
  
  
  

...my camera died right before she started singing My Love  

[nano]

Jenni, on May 25 2008, 06:29 PM, said:

I was at the concert last night and now I'm back home.. What an amazing night it was!!!!    The concert was absolutely fantastic!!! The audience last night was the best and so Céline was on fire!!!    (Mego seemed to be quite excited as well giving thumbs-ups to the audience!!   He was in front of us..) We were at the first row of porte x, and that side of the stage was standing pretty much throughout the whole concert!! It was so great!! It was obvious how excited Céline was, too! About the setlist... pretty much the same as the previous French concerts I think, but she did sing Et s'il n'en restait qu'une which was so beautiful live!!
When she sat down for My Love, people started cheering and applauding very loudly for quite a while. She was rather stunned and touched, and got emotional, too. At one point she was going to start the song, but the audience just kept cheering on so she lay on the piano and was just so amazed by the reception of the audience. It was amazing! There was definitely lots of love in the arena last night!    Also at the end of the song she got teary eyes..
All in all, it was an absolutely brilliant night!! The audience rocked and so did Céline!!!  

Et s'il n'en restait qu'uneeeeee...da da daadaadaaaa

[Bruno Dion]

thank´s for pictures!

[cmcdaori]

I'm sorry for posting this here,but today i heard that Rene left to canada with rene charles.If sb knows about this please tell me,this is strange to me.Does Rene really left to Canada or is it just a rumour?

[Bruno Dion]

maybe it´s possible... and what´s the problem?

[KimboCosmo]

That would be strange for them to go to Canada and Celine not...especially if it is something serious...

[I Surrender]

Thanks for the pix.

[djs31982]

cmcdaori, on May 25 2008, 05:44 PM, said:

I'm sorry for posting this here,but today i heard that Rene left to canada with rene charles.If sb knows about this please tell me,this is strange to me.Does Rene really left to Canada or is it just a rumour?

Celine's plane did leave Paris on Friday evening (May 23) and landed in Montreal. It hasn't left Montreal yet, either

[JP]

djs31982, on May 25 2008, 06:25 PM, said:

cmcdaori, on May 25 2008, 05:44 PM, said:

I'm sorry for posting this here,but today i heard that Rene left to canada with rene charles.If sb knows about this please tell me,this is strange to me.Does Rene really left to Canada or is it just a rumour?

Celine's plane did leave Paris on Friday evening (May 23) and landed in Montreal. It hasn't left Montreal yet, either

OMG!!! Celine is feeling the same temperature outside as me!! (OK, i know, i'm crazy sometimes.. but Celine is never in Montreal so i'm excited inside when she is!! But i hope it's nothing serious, i didn't read or heard anything on the news yet..)

[Celinefan31]

I heard that Rene left for Montreal for a few days. Nothing about Rene Charles going with him though. Hope everything is ok....

[Koolan]

Glad you all had a great time!

[KimboCosmo]

JP, on May 25 2008, 06:44 PM, said:

djs31982, on May 25 2008, 06:25 PM, said:

cmcdaori, on May 25 2008, 05:44 PM, said:

I'm sorry for posting this here,but today i heard that Rene left to canada with rene charles.If sb knows about this please tell me,this is strange to me.Does Rene really left to Canada or is it just a rumour?

Celine's plane did leave Paris on Friday evening (May 23) and landed in Montreal. It hasn't left Montreal yet, either

OMG!!! Celine is feeling the same temperature outside as me!! (OK, i know, i'm crazy sometimes.. but Celine is never in Montreal so i'm excited inside when she is!! But i hope it's nothing serious, i didn't read or heard anything on the news yet..)

They said Rene and Rene-Charles went, not Celine...

[Jenni]

nano, on May 25 2008, 11:59 PM, said:

Et s'il n'en restait qu'uneeeeee...da da daadaadaaaa

Hope that bit is not stuck in your head anymore!    

[nano]

Jenni, on May 26 2008, 08:11 AM, said:

nano, on May 25 2008, 11:59 PM, said:

Et s'il n'en restait qu'uneeeeee...da da daadaadaaaa

Hope that bit is not stuck in your head anymore!    

it is.   

[nano]

1. Video intro
it's different and I liked it very much. It was cool to see footage from previous concerts
2. I drove all night
when she came on stage, the arena exploded. IDAN is a great live song..and I got to do the steering-wheel-move. lol
3. J'irai ou tu iras (with Marc)
I'm soooooo happy that JJG wasn't there to sing this. Marc is much better
4. The Power of Love
beautiful song but kinda bored of hearing it everywhere
5. Destin
I can't remember this at all..did she really sing Destin.  
6. Taking Chances
At one point I was so sick of this song..but recently started to like it again. She totally rocked the song
7. Et s'il n'en restait qu'une
omg. I love the song and hearing it live was so cool. Beautiful and strong vocals. Me likey
8. New Mego's Flamenco
great filler song and the dancers were amazing. Aaron  
9. Eyes on Me
Not my favourite song but it was nice to see it live. The treadmills(?) and lifts were so cool..
10. Ziggy
it was so cool to hear this song though it's not my favourite song..
11. Dans un autre monde
this was great...the audience was up dancing and singing. The band had a blast and Celine was all over the place. fun.
12. All by myself
amazing..she nailed it. I think we were sitting when she started the song but after "anymooooooooooooooore" the arena exploded, it really did.  
13.  Video..MHWGO remix
14. I'm alive
I kinda like the remix but it still needs something more. dunno
15. Je Sais Pas
My favourite French song so needless to say that I LOVED it. The guitar solos were amazing and Celine was totally feeling the song.   
16. My Love
  She was right there, in front of us. Beautiful and so touching. She tried to start singing couple of times but couldn't coz we were cheeringa and applauding so loudly. She was stunned by the reaction, and  so was the band. At one point she was lying on the piano and gave Mego faces. lol. I really hope someone recorded ML.
17. S'il suffisait d'aimer
another great song. I think she sang the entire song on the catwalk. Beautiful arrangement, slower than on the album..similar to ACDS version.
18. Alone
even better than on the album.
19. We will rock you
...and they did..
20. The show must go on
oioioioi...perfect.  
21. Barnev Show
great filler song/medley. time to calm down, drink something and talk about the concert.lol
22. It's a man's man's world
amazing vocals and I really love the white outfit.
23. Love can move mountains
I loved hearing this, it's a great live song..everybody was singing and dancing with her. I wouldn't mind if this song was cut from the setlist, though.

24. River deep, mountain high
hot. hot. hot.

25. My heart will go on
new black dress. Though I don't mind if this song was removed, it was beautiful. The lightning, candles..and Celine.
26. Pour que tu m'aimes encore
I'm so glad this was an encore. So cool to hear the entire arena singing their heart out, Celine let us sing alone for some time...

the end.


I had a blast, we had great seats on the Porte X, first row (Mego's side of the stage). The stage was so close, which was nice..lol.. and we had a great view on the "left" catwalk as well. Celine came to "our corner" quite often and the highlight of the concert (for me) was when she sang "My Love" right in front of us. The audience was the best, our side was standing almost throughout the concert..it was so nice to enjoy the concert without being asked to sit down or something. Celine was on fire and so was the band. Mego was giving thumbs-ups to the audience, Andre had a huge smile on his face throughout the concert....his guitar solos were amazing..lol..I loved seeing Celine doing an air-guitar solo with Andre.     
Elise and the gang had a great time on stage, it was so obvious.   It was an absolutely amazing night, I loved every second of it

We were at the George V on 24th, waited there 2 hours..in the rain.      It was so weird but of course it was cool to see Celine.  
Jenni, I and Suus were standing on the huge flower boxes so we had a great view on Celine. She signed a few things, then waved, blew some kisses..tapped her watch, saying that it was time to go. Then she was gone. We ran to our hotel with Ramona and Christine...lol. Got ready and took a taxi to Bercy.........

Paris was so beautiful and now when I know everything about it (lol), I will definitely go back some day. Our hotel was tiny but the location was perfect, it was next to Eiffel tower, George V wasn't too far away from it and the crêpes were yummy.   Weekend in Paris was a crazy thing to do but I'm so glad did it, I had so much fun and I hope my roomies had a great time too.  

Next stop, Amsterdam.  

Edited by nano, 26 May 2008 - 12:58 AM.

[ks1981]

Hi..!!

I recorded about 80% plus...of the show on video.  Including all the french songs.  So I will share these with you at some point this week when I have uploaded them.  They are as good as the last ones that I took in london and shared.

(can't do that until at least wednesday)

It was an incredible concert.  The best I've been to so far.  The crowd were amazing and celine was blown away by it.  Especially when she tried to start singing My Love.  They even lit up the arena at that point for celine to see everyone.  Then even when she eventually got round to starting the song again - it took a while for the crowd to settle.  

Je sais pas, not a personal favourite of mine...but "now I might change my mind"     That song really was amazing.  Even though the first few words didn't come out because of some technical fault.  

Kevin.

[tobywoby]

Sound like you all   had a fantastic time........Thanx for the reviews and photo's....

[jacwar58]

nano, on May 26 2008, 07:53 AM, said:

I had a blast, we had great seats on the Porte X, first row (Mego's side of the stage). The stage was so close, which was nice..lol.. and we had a great view on the "left" catwalk as well. Celine came to "our corner" quite often and the highlight of the concert (for me) was when she sang "My Love" right in front of us. The audience was the best, our side was standing almost throughout the concert..it was so nice to enjoy the concert without being asked to sit down or something.

Yes it was good that we were able to stand without being asked to sit down.

HOWEVER! ....... I could have cheerfully murdered the girl in front of me in rang 3 who held up a full size poster everytime Celine came to our side of the stage and completely blocked my view and prevented me from seeing Celine and taking close up photos.

If you are reading this I hope you realise you almost spoilt a fantastic night. I was there to see Celine, not the back of your poster. I managed to video the beginning of My Love but the ending was ruined as you shoved the poster up and completely obliterated my view.

[cmcdaori]

Bruno Dion, on May 25 2008, 04:48 PM, said:

maybe it´s possible... and what´s the problem?

KimboCosmo, on May 25 2008, 04:57 PM, said:

That would be strange for them to go to Canada and Celine not...especially if it is something serious...

JP, on May 25 2008, 05:44 PM, said:

djs31982, on May 25 2008, 06:25 PM, said:

cmcdaori, on May 25 2008, 05:44 PM, said:

I'm sorry for posting this here,but today i heard that Rene left to canada with rene charles.If sb knows about this please tell me,this is strange to me.Does Rene really left to Canada or is it just a rumour?

Celine's plane did leave Paris on Friday evening (May 23) and landed in Montreal. It hasn't left Montreal yet, either

OMG!!! Celine is feeling the same temperature outside as me!! (OK, i know, i'm crazy sometimes.. but Celine is never in Montreal so i'm excited inside when she is!! But i hope it's nothing serious, i didn't read or heard anything on the news yet..)

Celinefan31, on May 25 2008, 05:46 PM, said:

I heard that Rene left for Montreal for a few days. Nothing about Rene Charles going with him though. Hope everything is ok....

Hehehe...i'm sorry if i afraid you.Everything is ok i think so,no worries at all,but i heard sth and i wanted to know if it's true even i believe that Rene is always with her,especially on tours like Rene Charles now too.Don't worry,it seems to be a rumour.NO worries!

[Nikosn17]

Sounds like it has been a great show

[jacwar58]

I've put a few videos on youtube. They're pretty good quality and sound. Celine all Celine, not big screen shots!
Sorry for the camera shake...I was excited! More to come over the next few days.


                  Je Sais Pas

                   my love

[nano]

jacwar58, on May 26 2008, 07:42 PM, said:

I've put a few videos on youtube. They're pretty good quality and sound. Celine all Celine, not big screen shots!
Sorry for the camera shake...I was excited! More to come over the next few days.

                  Je Sais Pas

is the Je Sais Pas from Saturday's show..coz it says 25/05 on YouTube?

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Celine Dion live at Bercy 25/5/08

[jacwar58]

A few photos from Bercy taken on 24th and 25th.

[jacwar58]

nano, on May 26 2008, 05:56 PM, said:

jacwar58, on May 26 2008, 07:42 PM, said:

I've put a few videos on youtube. They're pretty good quality and sound. Celine all Celine, not big screen shots!
Sorry for the camera shake...I was excited! More to come over the next few days.

                  Je Sais Pas

is the Je Sais Pas from Saturday's show..coz it says 25/05 on YouTube?

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Celine Dion live at Bercy 25/5/08

Yeah probably! Took so many the days merge into one.

[pegasus]

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the girl in front of me in rang 3 who held up a full size poster everytime Celine came to our side of the stage

Hahaaa I was there, sat in row 8, seats 58/59 and noticed the sign, It's ok to hold it up once or twice, cause she's seen it by then, but everytime is tooooo much!

The show was great, the X seats were great to be in, I had the same luck as in Antwerp to sit in the enthusiastic block. We were standing for almost the entire show and all had a great time. I went to the corner only at a few moments, from halfway of My Love untill the end of S'il Suffisait D'aimer and filmed the part with my mobile phone. Right from where she wanted to start singing My Love but everyone started cheering again, until the end of SISDA. No one said it here, but before the beginning of the show we were handed tiny papers with the request to sing "Je Ne Vous Oublie Pas" for Celine, at the end of My Love. But it wasn't a great succes, some people sang a bit, but Celine just kept on going with her intro to SISDA. I think she might have noticed the singing, but she didn't respond to it at all.

I'm gonna make a youtube account and try to get my videofragments online, they are not great quality but u can feel the great atmosphere hopefully!

Next stop: Amsterdam!! Although I wish she would skip the lame (heard them a hundred times before songs) and do some french ones there. I would give her 100 euros to exchange I'm Your Angel and sing Et S'il N'en Restait Qu'une instead. Hearing that song live was so worth the ridiculous expensive tickets and trips to Antwerp and Paris!

[nano]

pegasus, on May 26 2008, 08:54 PM, said:

No one said it here, but before the beginning of the show we were handed tiny papers with the request to sing "Je Ne Vous Oublie Pas" for Celine, at the end of My Love. But it wasn't a great succes, some people sang a bit, but Celine just kept on going with her intro to SISDA. I think she might have noticed the singing, but she didn't respond to it at all.

She probably didn't hear us.  We were told in Vegas that she hears the audience through her mic so that's why she can't hear the audience that well.  

[nano]

Celine leaving George V on May 24: