Official Topic: Taking Chances World Tour 2008-2009

[manu23]

What about Spain, Celine? Edited December 11, 2007 at 10:04 AM by manu23

[PrincessCéline]

That's so cool she's going to Finland!

 

A third date in London ? Oh I don't really believe it! But if it's true, I'll be soooo tempted to go! Yay for a Celinesque week in May!

[Salla]

FINALLY! The prices are insane, though, but OMG! She's actually coming to Finland!

[Terre]

FINALLY! The prices are insane, though, but OMG! She's actually coming to Finland!

 

What?!?! Where?!? When!?! Is it true!?! OMG, this can't be happening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I'm really gonna get a heart attack now!!!

[anewdayhascome]

i wonder what else they will add congratulations!

[celínico_sin_remedio]

What about Spain, Celine?

 

 

I was thinking exactly the same,Manu

 

 

1. She's gonna sing for 13000 people there in Finland...in Spain at she could do the same at least,in a small venue,it hasn't to be a stadium ....
   
2. In Finland now TC is number 19 on the charts ...same in Spain.
   
3. To put a cherry on top of that,the highest that TC has reached on Finish's charts is only # 16.
   In Spain it was at # 8 as the highest mark!
   

I Know that comparisons are really innapropiate,so sorry if I have insulted somebody saying that , but I was just trying to make you all see that Celine could come easily to Spain.

[Bruno Portugal]

Please Celine:

 

Don't forget Portugal again...

[anewdayhascome]

i cross my fingers for all of you and myself too!

[vegas19]

Congratulations for fans from Finland

 

Do you know something about concerts in Czech Republic or others countries in this part of Europe?

[celinesounds]

Please Celine:

 

Don't forget Portugal again...

 

 

Please Celine and René

 

POrtugal

[Terre]

OMG, I still can't believe Céline is coming to Finland! I start shaking every time I think about it! I'm so happy and excited but I'm also nervous and worried 'cause I don't think a lot of Finns will be buying tickets to see her.

[krazy_kool_dude]

http://news.etnow.com/etnews.nsf/0/6ed0448...0a?OpenDocument

 

Celine Dion set to tour the Globe with New Studer Vista 5 SR Pair

 

Following her five-year, 700-plus performance run with A New Day at the Caesar's Palace Colosseum in Las Vegas, Celine Dion is now poised to embark upon her first world tour in eight years. Her highly anticipated return to the road - which is in support of a new album, Taking Chances - is also newsworthy in that it will benefit from a pair of brand new Studer Vista 5 SR digital live sound consoles, a design that was unveiled at the recent AES Convention in New York City.

Purchased by Quebec-based production company Solotech - which has been providing sound, video and lighting systems for Dion since 1992 - the two Vista 5 SR desks will handle front-of-house and stage monitor duties throughout the Canadian songstress' entire 2008/2009 world tour. Commencing with its first show on Valentine's Day in Johannesburg, South Africa, the concert itinerary is scheduled to run at least a year and visit a wide array of venues ranging from intimate ballrooms to huge stadiums across South Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe/UK, North America, and the Middle East.

During rehearsals in Las Vegas for the tour, Dion's FOH engineer, Francois "Frankie" Desjardins, explains his reasons for selecting the digital Studer Vista 5 SR consoles. "All of the systems we considered sound good and offer similar features. But, for me, the top three reasons for going with the Vista 5 SR were easy. Number one, it is very compact and light. Since we will be taking the console with us throughout the tour"--the production will only carry its complete PA system on the European and North American legs of the tour--"weight is very important. And its small footprint means that we can place it within the audience" without taking up valuable seating space.

"Secondly," the engineer continues, "the Vista 5 SR produces very little heat. When touring Australia in February, for example, the local temperatures can cause major reliability problems with equipment that runs hot. Finally, we need a design that can handle FOH and monitors equally efficiently. Our operators will be out on the road for perhaps two years, so we may need to swap between mix positions; having to learn two console systems just wasn't viable for us. The Vista 5 SR is perfect for our needs and very quick to use." In addition, "maintenance of the console is easier--we will need to carry fewer spare parts--and we'll have a better knowledge of the product," he considers.

Denis Savage, Dion's longtime FOH engineer and now tour manager, offers that mixing on-stage monitors for the Taking Chances tour--a task that will fall to Charles Ethiere--will be particularly complex. "We have a number of sound sources and other elements locked to video that need to be sent to different artists. Because we are planning [to provide] 16 stereo monitor mixes, the Vista 5 SR's routing flexibility is a big deal for us." The front-of-house Vista 5 SR features 64 mono inputs (54 plus 10 spares), 36 stereo inputs (15 plus eight effects returns and five spares), eight aux mono outputs (seven effects sends plus a spare), ten aux stereo outputs (eight sends to stage plus two spares), eight stereo group busses, four master stereo and four stereo matrix busses; all channels and outputs feature full signal processing. The monitor Vista 5 SR offers 64 mono and 36 stereo inputs, routing to 16 aux mono and 20 aux stereo outputs, plus a master stereo and 20 stereo matrix busses.

The Vista 5 SR console is a road-ready version of the standard Vista 5 and features Studer's powerful Vistonics graphics-based user interface. The patented display/control technology utilizes an array of encoders mounted directly into TFT screens that provide immediate access to all channel and output settings. The system is supplied with preset configurations to handle dedicated front-of-house and monitor applications. A stand-alone Config Editor streamlines the set-up of the Vista 5 SR's channel/bus topology, with all setup parameters for each show capable of being saved and recalled from memory or a USB device. An expandable I/O array accommodates the available Studer D21m Series cards, including CobraNet and Aviom A-Net®. MADI is used along the optical snake link from stagebox to the FOH/monitor processing rack.

"We've had great support from Studer," Desjardins concludes, "but I think Jamie Dunn from Studer USA made the difference. He spent many hours with us in Las Vegas. Given that our audio setup is a bit unusual for FOH and monitors, he was able to build two different setups really quickly, and it worked the first time. That made a positive influence on us regarding the choice of Studer consoles."

"We are constantly investing in cutting-edge technology," adds Solotech Sound Department Special Project Director Mario St-Onge, "and continually developing ever more effective solutions. Our sound, lighting and video teams work together [to] find the best solutions."

[Cambroneroj]

http://news.etnow.com/etnews.nsf/0/6ed0448...0a?OpenDocument

 

Celine Dion set to tour the Globe with New Studer Vista 5 SR Pair

 

Following her five-year, 700-plus performance run with A New Day at the Caesar's Palace Colosseum in Las Vegas, Celine Dion is now poised to embark upon her first world tour in eight years. Her highly anticipated return to the road - which is in support of a new album, Taking Chances - is also newsworthy in that it will benefit from a pair of brand new Studer Vista 5 SR digital live sound consoles, a design that was unveiled at the recent AES Convention in New York City.

Purchased by Quebec-based production company Solotech - which has been providing sound, video and lighting systems for Dion since 1992 - the two Vista 5 SR desks will handle front-of-house and stage monitor duties throughout the Canadian songstress' entire 2008/2009 world tour. Commencing with its first show on Valentine's Day in Johannesburg, South Africa, the concert itinerary is scheduled to run at least a year and visit a wide array of venues ranging from intimate ballrooms to huge stadiums across South Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe/UK, North America, and the Middle East.

During rehearsals in Las Vegas for the tour, Dion's FOH engineer, Francois "Frankie" Desjardins, explains his reasons for selecting the digital Studer Vista 5 SR consoles. "All of the systems we considered sound good and offer similar features. But, for me, the top three reasons for going with the Vista 5 SR were easy. Number one, it is very compact and light. Since we will be taking the console with us throughout the tour"--the production will only carry its complete PA system on the European and North American legs of the tour--"weight is very important. And its small footprint means that we can place it within the audience" without taking up valuable seating space.

"Secondly," the engineer continues, "the Vista 5 SR produces very little heat. When touring Australia in February, for example, the local temperatures can cause major reliability problems with equipment that runs hot. Finally, we need a design that can handle FOH and monitors equally efficiently. Our operators will be out on the road for perhaps two years, so we may need to swap between mix positions; having to learn two console systems just wasn't viable for us. The Vista 5 SR is perfect for our needs and very quick to use." In addition, "maintenance of the console is easier--we will need to carry fewer spare parts--and we'll have a better knowledge of the product," he considers.

Denis Savage, Dion's longtime FOH engineer and now tour manager, offers that mixing on-stage monitors for the Taking Chances tour--a task that will fall to Charles Ethiere--will be particularly complex. "We have a number of sound sources and other elements locked to video that need to be sent to different artists. Because we are planning [to provide] 16 stereo monitor mixes, the Vista 5 SR's routing flexibility is a big deal for us." The front-of-house Vista 5 SR features 64 mono inputs (54 plus 10 spares), 36 stereo inputs (15 plus eight effects returns and five spares), eight aux mono outputs (seven effects sends plus a spare), ten aux stereo outputs (eight sends to stage plus two spares), eight stereo group busses, four master stereo and four stereo matrix busses; all channels and outputs feature full signal processing. The monitor Vista 5 SR offers 64 mono and 36 stereo inputs, routing to 16 aux mono and 20 aux stereo outputs, plus a master stereo and 20 stereo matrix busses.

The Vista 5 SR console is a road-ready version of the standard Vista 5 and features Studer's powerful Vistonics graphics-based user interface. The patented display/control technology utilizes an array of encoders mounted directly into TFT screens that provide immediate access to all channel and output settings. The system is supplied with preset configurations to handle dedicated front-of-house and monitor applications. A stand-alone Config Editor streamlines the set-up of the Vista 5 SR's channel/bus topology, with all setup parameters for each show capable of being saved and recalled from memory or a USB device. An expandable I/O array accommodates the available Studer D21m Series cards, including CobraNet and Aviom A-Net®. MADI is used along the optical snake link from stagebox to the FOH/monitor processing rack.

"We've had great support from Studer," Desjardins concludes, "but I think Jamie Dunn from Studer USA made the difference. He spent many hours with us in Las Vegas. Given that our audio setup is a bit unusual for FOH and monitors, he was able to build two different setups really quickly, and it worked the first time. That made a positive influence on us regarding the choice of Studer consoles."

"We are constantly investing in cutting-edge technology," adds Solotech Sound Department Special Project Director Mario St-Onge, "and continually developing ever more effective solutions. Our sound, lighting and video teams work together [to] find the best solutions."

 

WOW Sounds confusing and complicated but also VERY EXPENSIVE! what else you expect from Celine's team, using the latest and greatest equipment. Kool can't wait!

[Ronny83]

Celine Dion to Perform in Korea in March

 

World-famous pop diva Celine Dion is scheduled to perform in Korea next March. Back after a three-year recording break with a new album, "Taking Chances," Dion is expected to awe Korean fans with her spine-tingling singing. The planned concert is raising much higher expectations than this year's shows by Beyonce Knowles and Christina Aguilera.

 

Having moved to Las Vegas to stay with her sick husband, Dion has given some 600 performances at that city's Caesars Palace Hotel for the last three years, drawing 3.2 million fans. Her new album has already sold some 2.5 million copies in just three weeks since it was released.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0712140008.html

[tcherno]

2.5 millions in just 3 weeks? OMG, is that true?

i am asking cause they mentioned 600 shows in las vegas, but she did more than 700

Edited December 13, 2007 at 11:31 PM by tcherno

[mebe]

But they said for the last 3 years.... and the show started in 2003...maybe thats why they said only 600 shows. I dont know.

[Nando Férri]

Celine Dion to Perform in Korea in March

 

World-famous pop diva Celine Dion is scheduled to perform in Korea next March. Back after a three-year recording break with a new album, "Taking Chances," Dion is expected to awe Korean fans with her spine-tingling singing. The planned concert is raising much higher expectations than this year's shows by Beyonce Knowles and Christina Aguilera.

 

Having moved to Las Vegas to stay with her sick husband, Dion has given some 600 performances at that city's Caesars Palace Hotel for the last three years, drawing 3.2 million fans. Her new album has already sold some 2.5 million copies in just three weeks since it was released.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0712140008.html

That's not true for sure.

[mebe]

Celine Dion to Perform in Korea in March

 

World-famous pop diva Celine Dion is scheduled to perform in Korea next March. Back after a three-year recording break with a new album, "Taking Chances," Dion is expected to awe Korean fans with her spine-tingling singing. The planned concert is raising much higher expectations than this year's shows by Beyonce Knowles and Christina Aguilera.

 

Having moved to Las Vegas to stay with her sick husband, Dion has given some 600 performances at that city's Caesars Palace Hotel for the last three years, drawing 3.2 million fans. Her new album has already sold some 2.5 million copies in just three weeks since it was released.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0712140008.html

That's not true for sure.

 

Maybe she sold a lot of albums in Antarctica.... this whole continent is not included in the numbers provided by mediatraffic...

 

But I like the part saying her concert is raising much higher expectation than Beyonce and Christina's shows!!!

[RRphantom]

Celine Dion to Perform in Korea in March

 

World-famous pop diva Celine Dion is scheduled to perform in Korea next March. Back after a three-year recording break with a new album, "Taking Chances," Dion is expected to awe Korean fans with her spine-tingling singing. The planned concert is raising much higher expectations than this year's shows by Beyonce Knowles and Christina Aguilera.

 

Having moved to Las Vegas to stay with her sick husband, Dion has given some 600 performances at that city's Caesars Palace Hotel for the last three years, drawing 3.2 million fans. Her new album has already sold some 2.5 million copies in just three weeks since it was released.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0712140008.html

how dare Celine just visit Korea and japan instead of Taiwan.

her selling figureas are huge in Taiwan......

Korean and japanese do not no much about English.....

 

I think celine should try to visit and tour in Latin America and Russia.

and I think Celine could tour less in Paris and Montreal....

6 times is toooooo much

Edited December 14, 2007 at 10:42 AM by RRphantom

[mebe]

Celine Dion to Perform in Korea in March

 

World-famous pop diva Celine Dion is scheduled to perform in Korea next March. Back after a three-year recording break with a new album, "Taking Chances," Dion is expected to awe Korean fans with her spine-tingling singing. The planned concert is raising much higher expectations than this year's shows by Beyonce Knowles and Christina Aguilera.

 

Having moved to Las Vegas to stay with her sick husband, Dion has given some 600 performances at that city's Caesars Palace Hotel for the last three years, drawing 3.2 million fans. Her new album has already sold some 2.5 million copies in just three weeks since it was released.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0712140008.html

how dare Celine just visit Korea and japan instead of Taiwan.

her selling figureas are huge in Taiwan......

Korean and japanese do not no much about English.....

 

I think celine should try to visit and tour in Latin America and Russia.

and I think Celine could tour less in Paris and Montreal....

6 times is toooooo much

 

 

Well, I understand your point of view. I feel bad for her fans in South America, in Greece and Taiwan... She should go there. However, I dont see her do less shows in Montreal. Thats where she's from. She is SO popular here. It's her country, her city... Alot of people from Quebec went to see her in Vegas too. She has to spend more time in Montreal. Otherwise, I think she would be criticized a lot. I hope she will add more dates for other countries though.

[Prince Whiskers]

Keith Urban has replaced Celine in Halifax. Whatever.

[Frankiboy]

Hi everyone! According to Michel Dion in interview on TVA (Quebec), only 4 songs of the Taking Chances album will be part of the World Tour:

 

Taking Chances

Alone

Eyes One Me

That's Juste The Woman In Me

 

So sad that they won't do "Shadow Of Love" or "Can't Fight This Feeling"... It would be so cool on stage!

[mebe]

It doesnt make any sense!!!!!!!!!!! It's called the Taking Chances tour. Why can't she sing those songs????? Thats what we want to hear!!!!!!!!!!! She keeps saying she cant wait to sing those songs, that the show is going to be edgy, uptempo etc... how can it be uptempo and edgy if she doesnt sing the taking chances album??? certainly not with MHWGO and Power of love!! We want to hear Shadow of Love, Fade Away, Surprise Surprise, This Time, My Love etc....

I have a hard time believing that...

 

she said she would not sing Thats Just The Woman In Me live....

she said she would do a part of the show that is rock, another one that is more ballad stuff, another one that is soul....what will she sing in the soul part if she doesnt sing New Dawn.

We know that World To Believe In will be a single in Japan. She's going to sing it over there. Why cant she sing it elsewhere??

If its true, then I'm VERY disappointed!

If its true then this tour wont help for the album sales either. Thats weird. It's ok for her to keep singing old stuff that made her popular but at one point you gotta make some choices and not sing them all.

Maybe he was talking more about the countries she never visited before. Then she needs to sing more older stuff.

 

Maybe he doesnt really know either....

That makes me think about the interview with the artistic director of a new day that someone posted yesterday. Let me tell you that this guy must be very involved in the show and he was asked if there would be any christmas songs in the show and he said no. And then what do we hear today? That she sang the Christmas song with the guy on the bike dressed as santa claus. So maybe celine's brother is wrong too... hehehe I hope so!!

[mebe]

Keith Urban has replaced Celine in Halifax. Whatever.

 

 

here is an article talking about keith urban and celine:

 

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/12/11/4719451-cp.html

[krazy_kool_dude]

Hi everyone! According to Michel Dion in interview on TVA (Quebec), only 4 songs of the Taking Chances album will be part of the World Tour:

 

Taking Chances

Alone

Eyes One Me

That's Juste The Woman In Me

 

So sad that they won't do "Shadow Of Love" or "Can't Fight This Feeling"... It would be so cool on stage!

 

i suppose Woman In Me is going to be lipped then as she said she wouldn't sing it live on tour!

[binsk]

Hi everyone! According to Michel Dion in interview on TVA (Quebec), only 4 songs of the Taking Chances album will be part of the World Tour:

 

Taking Chances

Alone

Eyes One Me

That's Juste The Woman In Me

 

So sad that they won't do "Shadow Of Love" or "Can't Fight This Feeling"... It would be so cool on stage!

 

i suppose Woman In Me is going to be lipped then as she said she wouldn't sing it live on tour!

 

WHAT???...WHEN DID SHE SAY SHE WAS NOT GOING TO SING IT LIVE ON THE TOUR?

[Shamrock_1982]

Hi everyone! According to Michel Dion in interview on TVA (Quebec), only 4 songs of the Taking Chances album will be part of the World Tour:

 

Taking Chances

Alone

Eyes One Me

That's Juste The Woman In Me

 

So sad that they won't do "Shadow Of Love" or "Can't Fight This Feeling"... It would be so cool on stage!

 

Nooooooooooooooooooooo, Celine please add ''shadow of love''

I'm also hoping ''naked'' and ''thats the way it is'' are included

 

And please Celine (No More... Love Can Move Mountains!!) at you're shows in the future, it needs to be well and truely put to rest now. lol

[krazy_kool_dude]

Hi everyone! According to Michel Dion in interview on TVA (Quebec), only 4 songs of the Taking Chances album will be part of the World Tour:

 

Taking Chances

Alone

Eyes One Me

That's Juste The Woman In Me

 

So sad that they won't do "Shadow Of Love" or "Can't Fight This Feeling"... It would be so cool on stage!

 

i suppose Woman In Me is going to be lipped then as she said she wouldn't sing it live on tour!

 

WHAT???...WHEN DID SHE SAY SHE WAS NOT GOING TO SING IT LIVE ON THE TOUR?

 

can't remember which magazine interview it was but i remember her saying it would be too much for her voice to sing that song night after night.

[binsk]

Hi everyone! According to Michel Dion in interview on TVA (Quebec), only 4 songs of the Taking Chances album will be part of the World Tour:

 

Taking Chances

Alone

Eyes One Me

That's Juste The Woman In Me

 

So sad that they won't do "Shadow Of Love" or "Can't Fight This Feeling"... It would be so cool on stage!

 

i suppose Woman In Me is going to be lipped then as she said she wouldn't sing it live on tour!

 

WHAT???...WHEN DID SHE SAY SHE WAS NOT GOING TO SING IT LIVE ON THE TOUR?

 

can't remember which magazine interview it was but i remember her saying it would be too much for her voice to sing that song night after night.

 

is it posted on this thread somewhere?

[isurrender]

It doesnt make any sense!!!!!!!!!!! It's called the Taking Chances tour. Why can't she sing those songs?????

 

The "Let's talk about love tour" included only 4 songs from the album too (well, 5 some times when she sang Tell Him... but that was not everywhere).

 

i suppose Woman In Me is going to be lipped then as she said she wouldn't sing it live on tour!

 

She didn't say that... she said she will be "HELPED" for some parts of the song lol