May 6, 2008 - London, United Kingdom (O2 Arena)

[maxceline]

mp3 i recorded last night

 

enjoy!!!

 

iasolfa.mp3 - 8.68MB

 

 

iyaalone.mp3 - 6.40MB

 

 

mltt.mp3 - 10.47MB

 

igtfiamw_incomplete_thanks_to_security_.mp3 - 2.51MB

 

pqtme.mp3 - 4.79MB

 

rdmh_encore.mp3 - 4.61MB

 

tc_.mp3 - 3.61MB

 

wwrytsmgo.mp3 - 5.78MB

 

introidantpol.mp3 - 10.17MB

 

 

eom_abms.mp3 - 8.73MB

 

medley_full.mp3 - 8.98MB

[Dionesque]

Thank you so much for the mp3s, Max!

 

Anyway, I'm not in London so I'm not concerned but I think it's quite selfish that some people who met Céline at her hotel don't want to share the hotel name with other fans...

[pol]

Is the quality good?

[KimboCosmo]

Thanks Max!

[fab]

thank you so much really good qualité

[maxceline]

Yes, It's Good Quality... I hope you like it guys

[KimboCosmo]

[xo1hrt4celineox]

awesome, thanks for sharing Max

[sangstar]

hey everyone, glad to hear you all enjoyed the show last night.

 

im going to tomorrows show. i wanted to know the latest the fan club ticket collection was open til, and what the lastest you walked into the concert arena.

 

i was there til 7.15pm yesterday, and come people still hadnt gone in.

 

And lastly, after the show were tubes running ok? circle line was suspended this evening, just hoping it doesnt affect tomorrow.

 

i need to work as latest as possible from farringdon. please pm me, il be checking from work, so i wont have time to check through this whole topic.

 

thanks

[felixwhoals]

Yeah I was in London yesterday and thanks for those mp3s!! Save my time from recording it myself with my camera.

 

I think I would love Shadow of Love though.

[Koolan]

From thisislondon

 

Some divas are born. Others, you suspect, have divadom thrust upon them. Despite selling almost 200 million albums, Celine Dion is probably in the latter camp. In her first London show since 1999, the 40-year-old worked too hard, sweated too much and spent too long on stage to be a genuine diva. And while she did announce that her son Rene-Charles and her mother Therese had joined her in the capital, she had the grace not to parade them to the crowd.

 

Christened the Taking Chances tour, perhaps in irony, this gaudy, loose-limbed spectacular took very few chances. There were costume changes: five in all (the flared trousers were shockingly unflattering; the gigantic white cape endearingly bonkers and the rest oddly alluring). There were eight wonderfully choreographed dancers, lighting that could illuminate Neptune and, as if we had chanced upon the set of a misguided Seventies peek into the future, moving walkways.

 

Those peripherals made the evening, but the show itself was about Dion’s voice. Edith Piaf offered the same conundrum 60 years ago, but it seemed almost a miracle of nature that someone so tiny of waist could produce vocals of such extraordinary power. Yet whether wrapping itself around James Brown’s It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World, rescuing The Power Of Love from karaoke hell or somehow breathing life into River Deep Mountain High, that voice reinvented whatever it touched. And so poised and believable was her assault on the closing My Heart Will Go On (alas nobody in the crowd remembered to do the Titanic pose), that for a moment you almost forgot what a ghastly slab of hammy old schlock it is.

 

Indeed, while she remains overly addicted to jobbing American songwriting hacks such as Dianne Warren and Linda Perry for her material, when she unfurled a great song everything made sense. On the genius Jim Steinman’s It’s All Coming Back To Me Now or that painfully unflinching dissection of a decaying long-term relationship, Think Twice, the drama and too-often suppressed darkness of Dion’s voice made for an almost perfect entwining of singer and song.

 

As if to confirm that she will never be credible, an ill-conceived medley of Queen’s We Will Rock You and The Show Must Go On was unspeakably naff, but frankly who cares? Certainly not Celine Dion, the anti-diva diva. Celine Dion also plays the O2 Arena in London tomorrow.

[racey3229]

i agree,i think its selfish too that fans are not sharing which hotel celine is at!!!!!!! we are supposed to stick together on here!!!

[destin139]

Here is an article I read in the London Paper today - sorry if its a repeat topic - I searched and couldnt find one!!

I had to type it out as the whole review wasnt on the website!!

 

 

 

"Despite being about as cool as corned beef, Celine Don still packs them in.

 

Drawing a heaving grey-topped crowd that made the 02 look like an enormous bingo hall in her first London show in nearly a decade, Quebec's favourite daughter belted it out over two hours and three whole costume changes last night.

 

While obviously firmly mainstream, she's still got characteristics that set her apart from the Mariah's and Buble's of the world. Her power voice is her key and when it's deployed in full for a revamp of "The Power of Love", classics such as "River Deep Mountain High" and of course her own "My Heart WIll Go On", the crowd gladly lap it up.

 

She also pulls such pained facial expressions that she seems stuck, eyes shut and lips quivering, long after the songs have actually ended.

 

The show takes in a Queen medley, galloping Flamenco dancers, a video showing Celine as a hipster model and even a travelator, backed by a troupe of dancers and, ooh, the costume changes - hideous flares, a huge white cape, a sequined cerise mini dress.

 

Such randomness pays off in the end though. If you love her, it's great. And if you loathe her, it's an absolute giggle-fest from start to finish. Everyone wins. Celine is a genius."

[hutz13]

From Thisislondon

 

Some divas are born. Others, you suspect, have divadom thrust upon them. Despite selling almost 200 million albums, Celine Dion is probably in the latter camp. In her first London show since 1999, the 40-year-old worked too hard, sweated too much and spent too long on stage to be a genuine diva. And while she did announce that her son Rene-Charles and her mother Therese had joined her in the capital, she had the grace not to parade them to the crowd.

 

Christened the Taking Chances tour, perhaps in irony, this gaudy, loose-limbed spectacular took very few chances. There were costume changes: five in all (the flared trousers were shockingly unflattering; the gigantic white cape endearingly bonkers and the rest oddly alluring). There were eight wonderfully choreographed dancers, lighting that could illuminate Neptune and, as if we had chanced upon the set of a misguided Seventies peek into the future, moving walkways.

 

Those peripherals made the evening, but the show itself was about Dion’s voice. Edith Piaf offered the same conundrum 60 years ago, but it seemed almost a miracle of nature that someone so tiny of waist could produce vocals of such extraordinary power. Yet whether wrapping itself around James Brown’s It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World, rescuing The Power Of Love from karaoke hell or somehow breathing life into River Deep Mountain High, that voice reinvented whatever it touched. And so poised and believable was her assault on the closing My Heart Will Go On (alas nobody in the crowd remembered to do the Titanic pose), that for a moment you almost forgot what a ghastly slab of hammy old schlock it is.

 

Indeed, while she remains overly addicted to jobbing American songwriting hacks such as Dianne Warren and Linda Perry for her material, when she unfurled a great song everything made sense. On the genius Jim Steinman’s It’s All Coming Back To Me Now or that painfully unflinching dissection of a decaying long-term relationship, Think Twice, the drama and too-often suppressed darkness of Dion’s voice made for an almost perfect entwining of singer and song.

 

As if to confirm that she will never be credible, an ill-conceived medley of Queen’s We Will Rock You and The Show Must Go On was unspeakably naff, but frankly who cares? Certainly not Celine Dion, the anti-diva diva. Celine Dion also plays the O2 Arena in London tomorrow.

 

I have to reluctantly admit that the Queen medley is a bit of a stretch and really falls a bit flat ... I kinda figured the Brit press would have a problem with that part of the show what with the reverence for Freddie and all.

[destin139]

did anyone go to celines hotel before the show yesterday to try to get an autograph?? what kind of time did she leave?? any info would be great cheers!

[sangstar]

celine is at the dorchester, tottenham court road is nearest tube station (central line)

jane said celine left at 4.30pm on tuesday, so im thinking same time tomorrow?

[racey3229]

any1 no where she is staying in birminghm,any info wud be great PM me if need be THANKS

[destin139]

thanks for the info!

[Davey84]

lol that was a funny review! thanks!

[Thomas]

celine is at the dorchester, tottenham court road is nearest tube station (central line)

jane said celine left at 4.30pm on tuesday, so im thinking same time tomorrow?

I think it was about 3:30pm today if that helps. But they were moving cars and loading vans for about an hour or more before she even came out. We were pulling our hair out towards the end because they just seemed to be driving round and round and changing car positions and getting in and out of cars...lol

[racey3229]

DID CELINE SIGN ANYTHING FOR U GUYS TODAY OR NOT???

[Koolan]

More pics of her near the hotel: http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture/edito...age/480511.html

[jacwar58]

i agree,i think its selfish too that fans are not sharing which hotel celine is at!!!!!!! we are supposed to stick together on here!!!

 

 

It's been posted enough times if you read the topics!

[Bebis83]

The dorchester hotel is not by tottenham court road. it is located on park lane.

 

The nearest tube station is hyde park corner (piccadilly corner).

 

 

regarding latest entrance to the 02 arena most ppl were seated by 8.15-8.30. i went in at 7.45 as the support act were already on stage then,

 

oh god i want to see it again! i cant get enough celine now, its like addictive going to a concert! want more more more.

[Thomas]

DID CELINE SIGN ANYTHING FOR U GUYS TODAY OR NOT???

Yeah, I already said she did and I even posted photos of her singing an ipod......

[KimboCosmo]

Ohh myyy

[Thomas]

HQ pics from London!

 

http://img5.imagevenue.com/loc794/th_96286_076201_3_122_794lo.jpg

 

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[tobywoby]

hey everyone,

 

Im not gonna ramble on with another review, I think everything has been covered.

 

Im just gonna say to everone going to the 02 tomorrow that you will have the best time and that I could not have enjoyed myself anymore, it was great.

 

Thanks to everyone who I met before the show, felix, jackie, jane ,sara, helen, shoiab, and robin , jules gang

was a great night and celine will not dissapoint you.

 

Enjoy!!!!

 

wendy xx

[Frozen_Phoenix]

Could you post a complete tracklist of the concert in London?

Would be so nice of you.

[A New Day Has Come]

Thanks Max so much for the links to the music your the best.