May 2-3, 2008 - Manchester, United Kingdom (MEN Arena)

[tonybower]

The playbacks are positioned to rest her voice. At the start, they ease her into the show and at the end she doesn't have to worry that she gave her all during Man's World and RDMH etc and that there's nothing left for the song everyone expects her to sing wonderfully and perfectly each night.

 

That's exactly it. With everybody talking debating about her use of playback this past year I was really beginning to worry, having spent so much money on tickets.

 

After seeing three shows now, I will not accept any criticism. Her voice is as good as ever. Vegas definitely had an impact but it seems to me that she has really been working on it and her voice is much stronger and clearer now. She has to mime MHWGO because too many people will complain if she doesn't get it right.

 

After hearing My Love, Think Twice, Fade Away, Taking Chances, Show Must Go On and, of course All By Myself all live I would never complain that she sings some songs in playback. I would pay full ticket price just to hear these songs alone. Even Shadow Of Love, which is not a favourite of mine, sounds amazing! Her voice is top notch. It would be enough if she only sang ABM live because it is such a challenging song. That she chooses playback for songs we have heard a million times does not trouble me one bit!

 

On Saturday night my friend was with me and, although she likes Celine, she never understood my obsession. After the show, she said that she had never seen anything like it. She was truly blown away and reckons she is in danger of becoming as obsessed as me! She had a very critical eye and knew immediately when Celine was singing playback. Instead of complaining though, she said she was in awe of Celine throughout the show and even found the playback performances impressive. Coming from my friend, that is a huge compliment... She clearly recognises that nobody, no matter how talented, can sustain vocals like that for a whole two hours, especially with such big songs as ABM!

Edited May 8, 2008 at 02:06 PM by tonybower

[amelie]

can someone tell me between which songs is Pour que tu m'aimes encore? thank you

[tonybower]

On Saturday 3rd May she sang it after Think Twice and before We Will Rock You

 

It might well have been different for Friday 2nd.

[Bruno Dion]

!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hilda]

yeh u knew it was comming ...."im not gonna leave without singing at least one song in french for you all.....and this was the biggest song of my french career....."

 

wooohooo!

[vr6chickbeenfound]

Hi everyone...

 

FYI : If anybody would like to buy the new fushia dress at the beginning of the show, go to the nearest Balmain store! Indeed this dress comes from the Balmain Spring / Summer 2008 catwalks....

 

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/871/imageserveraa3.jpg

 

 

if I'm not mistaken the short white sparkly dress during a man's world is also from the spring Balmain collection. If it's not, it sure does look just like it http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collecti...=&iphoto=26

And looks like she also drew inspiration for that pant/vest number from there too

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7263/da...mainfw07ff2.jpg

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collecti...=&iphoto=12

Edited May 8, 2008 at 05:08 PM by vr6chickbeenfound

[Frida]

Hi everyone...

 

FYI : If anybody would like to buy the new fushia dress at the beginning of the show, go to the nearest Balmain store! Indeed this dress comes from the Balmain Spring / Summer 2008 catwalks....

 

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/871/imageserveraa3.jpg

 

 

if I'm not mistaken the short white sparkly dress during a man's world is also from the spring Balmain collection. If it's not, it sure does look just like it http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collecti...=&iphoto=26

And looks like she also drew inspiration for that pant/vest number from there too

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7263/da...mainfw07ff2.jpg

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collecti...=&iphoto=12

 

Both Balmain

Both Antonio Berardi

 

 

OT: Balmain did the dress she wore for the AMA's as well

[CSCfan]

Wow.... she has a new favourite..

[σνєяєχιѕтιиg ιи ℓιмвσ]

how many do these cost?

[CSCfan]

Just a couple of pennies..

[Frida]

LOL

[mirage]

Both Antonio Berardi

 

Wow i like these even more then she has now!!

The one she has now is very cool, but the white cape doesnt suit the rest... its to white...

[fred]

Both Antonio Berardi

 

Wow i like these even more then she has now!!

The one she has now is very cool, but the white cape doesnt suit the rest... its to white...

Uhu, I know I have already said that and you steel my points as always.

 

It is so odd that the dress is actually supposed to look like that, I thought they had made that sail especially for her number... it looked so oddly detached from the outfit. The grey and green surely blends in better. But who would wear that except while singing Eyes On Me, and Miragie goin to the sunday market?

 

/fred

[Hilda]

hahahhaa-

 

 

yeh the grey looks gorgeous -

[artistman2007]

i'm sure she has the other two dresses and will wear them later like she replaced the black dress with the pink one

[Kristinaz]

i know i looooved eyes on me live - the arrangement was gorgeous! - i think its lipped tho - i thought it was like when i watched it but now ive seen a few vids of it - it looks lipped

 

I have that problem with eyes on me and RDMH the echo at the high "baby" is what gets me since it sounds so similar to all the other shows.

 

Either way doesn't matter but I do understand why the do some songs lipped. Especially for a singer like Celine who's voice is so powerful I'd hate to hurt it in any way, I mean she does have alot of high notes and singing them night after night is straining.

 

Btw Celine looks so much better then the models in the outfits

Edited May 8, 2008 at 11:47 PM by Kristinaz

[adam_jones123]

i saw the spice girls show in december and saw celine on sat!

 

i can point out there was no resemblance! lol

 

first of all:

 

different crowd

different staging

different type of dance

different effects

different everything!

 

lol

just thought i tell everyone my similarities

 

but i do agree she did spend load of time of my side of the stage and i did feel bad for the other side but thats not entirely her fault

 

 

the effects were exactly the same. same screens. the screens moving into different positions.

 

they even had the same Spanish Interlude as the Spice Girls. and pretty much the same costumes for the Spanish bit.

 

and it is her fault that she didn't come over the other side. who elses fault is it?

[Kristinaz]

^Ya I went to the Spice Girls show the Eyes On Me bit did remind me of Viva Forever but for some reason it didn't hit me it was because Jamie King did Celine's show as well.

 

I also wanted to add to my previous post but it won't let me edit it that for the longest time I thought TC was lipped but I went back and listened to her live tv performances and they sound the same so I guess not. I also never noticed about MHWGO until someone pointed it out, obviously cause the vocals are different to the CD version but when I watched Vegas and I watched this tour I realized it was the same vocal.

Edited May 9, 2008 at 12:06 AM by Kristinaz

[jonathanbooth]

Hi

 

I was just wondering does anyone have an audio bootleg of this concert on either the 2nd or the 2rd of may. I would prefer the second as that's the one i went to lol

 

I would love to hear it, fior memory purposes,

 

Jonathan

[Thomas]

Hi

 

I was just wondering does anyone have an audio bootleg of this concert on either the 2nd or the 2rd of may. I would prefer the second as that's the one i went to lol

 

I would love to hear it, fior memory purposes,

 

Jonathan

I recorded both shows in full along with the second night in London so they'll be here on the forum this weekend.

[Chula]

 

 

Doesn't Annie Horth design costumes for Celine? Why does Celine buy other people?

[fred]

 

 

Doesn't Annie Horth design costumes for Celine? Why does Celine buy other people?

Have you seen what Céline has to wear most of the time?! I would buy others's too if I were her!

 

/fred

[Frida]

Doesn't Annie Horth design costumes for Celine? Why does Celine buy other people?

 

Annie is Celine's stylist/"fashion consultant". As a stylist she doesn't design and make the actual clothes Celine wear, but creates the look, puts it all together... So no, Anne doesn't actuallt design the costumes for her

 

I hope I explained that good enough...

[Chula]

Oh yes, I see it. Thank you so much

[jonathanbooth]

Hi

 

I was just wondering does anyone have an audio bootleg of this concert on either the 2nd or the 2rd of may. I would prefer the second as that's the one i went to lol

 

I would love to hear it, fior memory purposes,

 

Jonathan

I recorded both shows in full along with the second night in London so they'll be here on the forum this weekend.

 

ok thank you!! Can't wait to hear them :D

[VAI2008]

I went watching on the 2nd May, it was the most amazing night of my life ever!! Saved up for months to watch that! (poor student). Slightly disappointed in the lack of enthusiasm from the crowd though! I couldn't talk by the end of it

[Timster]

Here is a new video of the highlights from the May 3 show I made using all my videos!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5IPQxcMo4

 

Enjoy.

[GoldenLeaf]

Hi

 

I was just wondering does anyone have an audio bootleg of this concert on either the 2nd or the 2rd of may. I would prefer the second as that's the one i went to lol

 

I would love to hear it, fior memory purposes,

 

Jonathan

I recorded both shows in full along with the second night in London so they'll be here on the forum this weekend.

Are they already been posted ? I tried to search in the multimedia section but I didn't find anything.

[Thomas]

The London 8th May show should be available tonight, the Manchester shows are still being worked on.

[Koolan]

13 DVD videos from the May 3 show now available for download in the multimedia section.