September 29, 2008 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Bradley Center)

[stevethefan]

That camera is good. Mine broke and I bought a new one the day before I saw the last show I went to so I was literally learning how to use it as I was taking them that night!

 

One piece of advice if someone is getting a new camera soon. Most of them no have image stabilization and face recognition which helps to take better pictures. Make sure you turn those ON. I thought on mine they were already on and they were not. I got some good pictures but I think those features being turned on would have helped make some of my blurry picture come out clearer.

[KimboCosmo]

Yeah, I have to get a new one. Mine is a piece that I have right now.

 

I'm always so scared about things like this...you never know how a camera is going to be until after the show. That's why I want one that someone already has and knows it is a good one. I really will look into this one.

[mapabl]

Good evening all - My daughter and I were the lucky buyers of Sarah's 2 tickets in Section 5, row TT on the floor. We just had such a great night. We were Celine concert virgins before this show. She was amazing. As far as the lady collapsing, we had no idea that anything was happening on the opposite side of the stage. We saw no signs of trauma occuring so that is very disturbing news to me. There was nothing mentioned in today's Milwaukee Journal paper. ???

I doubt that Celine knew either since she didn't come out until about 8:45PM. It was 2 hours of pure HEAVEN. The crowd really seemed to be into her songs and she received great applause from the audience. I did notice people leaving well before the end of her show though which I thought was rather strange. Who'd pay that kind of money and walk out before the encores??? She was beautiful, emotionally there, a true performer. A memory maker evening.

 

As far as floor seating goes, we had neck aches this morning. We spent much of the evening watching the performance on the overhead gigantic screen. We were close enough to see her on stage but when she moved about the stage, we found ourselves flopping our head back to watch the screen, hence, neckache today. (Not your fault Sarah)! Next concert, I would definitely look for tickets in the catwalk area....those people were quite lucky.

 

On another note, and not to start a rumour - but, did anyone else think Celine might be pregnant??? We just had an inkling that she might be....especially in her first set, that purple dress is what gave us pause. "I Drove All Night" was absolutely fabulous. Actually, almost all her songs exceeded every expectation.

 

Sarah, your pictures are fabulous. We forgot our cameras and I actually had read you couldn't take flash pictures so I didn't think it was an option anyway. We tried our cellphone for pics but they were worthless from that distance.

 

I'd love to see her again. She's an icon. She's one in a million. Thanks Sarah for affording us the opportunity to give my daughter and myself another memory maker. Mary from Wisconsin

[celine4444]

Sarah.. great pics! WHAT CAMERA DO YOU HAVE? my camera is HORRIBLE at zoom and i really wanted some great pics when i go.. I was looking at some new cameras in best buy but wasnt sure how good of a camera i could get and still be allowed in.

 

Whats the name brand of yours and details!?

 

 

 

Great reviews guys.. Dont know what I'd do if you werent all here to make me feel like I WAS THERE TOO! =)

 

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1206749661150

 

That's a link to best buy's website for the camera I have...I have it in blue...it took some getting used to, but overall I like it. It's 9 mp, 10x optical zoom (4x digital)...it takes HD video, but eats up the memory like crazy...but for pics it's totally amazing....so glad that I got it especially now that I'm getting used to it a little more!

 

My camera that I used for the pictures I posted also has the 10X Optical zoom / 9 megapixels / and I bought it at Best Buy (Small World)! Mine is the Silver Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5. It's the first digital camera I have owned. I'm just starting to learn how to use it, but I love it so far. I disabled the flash for the show and had the camera on "Automatic Intelligence". I can't rely on my own intelligence! I also bought a 4GB memory chip and had an extra battery with me, so there was no way I would run out of memory or power!

 

Tim

[Ted]

My camera that I used for the pictures I posted also has the 10X Optical zoom / 9 megapixels / and I bought it at Best Buy (Small World)! Mine is the Silver Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5. It's the first digital camera I have owned. I'm just starting to learn how to use it, but I love it so far. I disabled the flash for the show and had the camera on "Automatic Intelligence". I can't rely on my own intelligence! I also bought a 4GB memory chip and had an extra battery with me, so there was no way I would run out of memory or power!

 

Tim

 

Tim,

Your pictures great, also.

Edited October 1, 2008 at 02:49 AM by Ted

[Edwin]

For those who don't want to read a long review; here's the synopsis: The show was AWESOME and I'm Alive was my favorite of the night.

 

I went with Adam (agacs), another member of the forum and this really made a big impact on my experience since I was with another CCFer who loved Celine as much as I do! We staked out the Bradley Center to see where the service entries were. We checked online to see when her plane was set to arrive in Milwaukee and we made sure we were there a little after 4:30. At the time, the ETA was 4:47. Anyways we end up meeting Becca and Sarah from the forum! They had a frog and flowers and a letter to Celine they wanted to give her. This next part happened soo quickly (seemed like less than a minute), but around 5:35 (this seems to be her preferred time to arrive at the venues btw ) a minivan pulls right in front of where we were standing and then seconds later Celine's car enters the service area, and it STOPS. All four of us go over to her, she rolls down the window and the girls are able to give her their presents and they say something about being in the first row, and she says thank you for the gifts and enjoy the show (I'm totally paraphrasing here, lol) Adam manages to talk and snap a photo where I later notice RC was next to Celine. This was the first time being so close to her that I didn't even notice anyone else in the car

 

Our tickets were Team Celine tickets and they weren't ready earlier in the day, so now that it's almost 6 we check again and we have our tickets. Since we were just outside the doors into the arena, we hear the sound check: Taking Chances, Alone, Shadow of Love and then Taking Chances again. Adam swears he heard We Will Rock You at the sound check, but I'm 99% sure it was the banging of the doors as people were entering that was making that pounding noise We didn't want to go in right away, so we left to grab a bite to eat. And outside we see Zhane, her hair stylist! She has backstage passes in her hand and she is trying to meet up with some very lucky people to give them to them. We did talk to her, asked if she could get Celine to sign something but she wouldn't have been able to give it back to us, so that was a no go.

 

Our seats were 7^th row, center in a Team Celine area. The people in front of us and next to me were big fans and were really into the show. The people next to Adam were middle aged fans, and the people behind me were in their late 50s/early 60s and did not like us standing up! But since the people in front of me stood up, I did too. The old lady behind me poked me twice to get me to sit down, and then she gave up on poking me, lol. Can't say the same for people next to Adam though or behind him who kept yelling 'Sit Down". Anyways, it's a freakin concert and I went to have fun sooo it's really their loss if they don't want to get into it. They could have waited for the DVD if they just wanted to sit back and watch a 'movie' and not participate at a concert.

 

There were no changes in the setup, setlist or dresses since recently, so I'm just going to give out my personal notes on some songs. My photos turned out crap, blurred, bad lighting, etc. So I will wait for Adam who has HQ photos and videos to share them. Plus Sarah has already shared hers

 

Highlights:

 

I Drove All Night (Intro/Remix) – What a fun exciting way to start the show! I was totally prepared to answer "Is that alright Milwaukee" with big cheers.

 

Taking Chances – Stunning hearing this live! In fact, besides a certain remixed song from ANDHC, the songs from TCH were all phenomenal.

 

Because You Loved Me – Say what you want about TPOL/BYLM/TLYM being done to death but the audience eats it up! These were the songs that had the most number of people singing along.

 

New Mego's Flamenco – I used to slip listening to this on the bootlegs but to hear it live and see the dancers puts a new spin on it. I won't be skipping this any longer, haha. This latino flavored song goes perfectly into…

 

Eyes on Me - So far, the album version has been my favorite arrangement for this song, but the tour version is way more fitting than the will.i.am version. I didn't get the feeling that the audience was really wowed with this song.

 

My Heart Will Go On Remix – If you don't know by now, I facking love remixes! And this is no exception! My heart will, my heart will, my heart will go onnnnnnnn. Oh oh ohh. I couldn't stop staring at Elise during this part.

 

I'm Alive Remix – I've listened to every version of IA that I could, including every single bootleg people have posted thus far. You would think I wouldn't have gone crazy nuts during this, ohhh but I did. I waited so long to hear this song, the infamous Tour Remix EN VIVO! If I could have one wish, it would be to be sitting by the catwalk just for this song alone since she wasn't facing us during my beloved song. The weird 'chicken' dance during this song needs to be replaced with freaking wings though! Come out, just spread your wings, don't hold them in and flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. And a half-hearted apology to those who probably heard me more than Celine at some points during this song Half-hearted because I'm not sorry for My Love of this song. This was the highlight of MY night.

 

Pour que tu m'aimes encore – And now my favorite French song, quelle surprise I know Not her most powerful performance of this song. Besides IA I was really looking forward to this song, but I think I'm really spoiled by how many times she actually sings this live that it won't always be quite the same unless she does that P thing that need not be mentioned.

 

River Deep, Mountain High – The gold dress, the music, the baton twirling! Celine was on fire and had me singing, dancing, and clapping along.

 

My Heart Will Go On – Adam left when this song started so he could catch Celine leaving, and it was definitely worth it. He made it on the jumbotron when they showed Celine leaving after this song and shaking hands with the fans at that exit. Unfortunately I didn't catch this on camera, but it was cool to see him on the screen! Even the woman next to me recognize him, haha.

 

Roll on Omaha –Monday November 17^th!!!!!!!!!!!!

[luvinceline]

Hi everyone. I'm the 14 year old girl who gave Celine a rose and held her hand while she sang "Pour Que Tu m'aime Encore." I have been a fan of hers since I was in first grade. When I was in second grade I sang "My Heart Will Go On" at my school talent show. My mom got us front row tickets for the concert last night, but because the tickets said that cameras weren't allowed, we didn't bring ours. Handing Celine the Rose was the BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE! If anyone happens to have a picture of me giving her the rose, PLEASE post it. It would mean the world to me. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also, thanks so much for the pictures that have been posted so far. I LOVE them!

[SarahJB5]

Welcome to the forum Mary...so glad you and your daughter enjoyed the show!!!

 

 

Loved your review too Edwin...I hate it when the people behind you poke you to get you to sit down...so annoying...luckily a lot of people in the front stood up, so I didn't feel bad and luckily never recieved a poke from the people behind me, lol!

 

Can't wait for Adams pics too!!!

 

November can't come soon enough!!!

[SarahJB5]

Hi everyone. I'm the 14 year old girl who gave Celine a rose and held her hand while she sang "Pour Que Tu m'aime Encore." I have been a fan of hers since I was in first grade. When I was in second grade I sang "My Heart Will Go On" at my school talent show. My mom got us front row tickets for the concert last night, but because the tickets said that cameras weren't allowed, we didn't bring ours. Handing Celine the Rose was the BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE! If anyone happens to have a picture of me giving her the rose, PLEASE post it. It would mean the world to me. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also, thanks so much for the pictures that have been posted so far. I LOVE them!

 

I didn't get a picture of it (was on the opposite side of the stage), but it was so cute how Celine kept the rose with her during the rest of the song!! Then she picked it up again after MHWGO...so cool that you got to give it too her!!! What a special moment.

Edited October 1, 2008 at 03:13 AM by SarahJB5

[ThisTime]

On another note, and not to start a rumour - but, did anyone else think Celine might be pregnant??? We just had an inkling that she might be....especially in her first set, that purple dress is what gave us pause.

It's most likely from the IVF medications she has to take since she has mentioned that it can make her stomach swell some.

[neilpharmd]

Hello everybody! Click here to view some of my pictures from Celine's spectacular performance at Milwaukee.

[CSCfan]

Thanks so much for the pics & reviews guys!!

 

Was Aaron back? I was wondering since it's his home state, so maybe....?

[agacs]

Thanks so much for the pics & reviews guys!!

 

Was Aaron back? I was wondering since it's his home state, so maybe....?

No, he wasn't there, I was looking for him too cause I knew he is from WI. Will he be back?

[celinesbabeinchrist]

LuvinCeline... I seen Celine was given a rose. Were you the blonde hair girl or the darker haired girl?? I know while she was given a rose there were two girls standing there.

She was also given a note.

[maxceline]

thanks everbody for all the photos!

 

 

Videos:

 

Intro-IDAN clip

 

BYLM Finale

 

ABMS clip

 

Alone

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqa0P3Xr6H4 TSMGO Clip

 

MHWGO Clip

 

" " Finale Edited October 1, 2008 at 10:17 AM by maxceline

[SarahJB5]

thanks everbody for all the photos!

 

 

Videos:

 

Intro-IDAN clip

 

BYLM Finale

 

ABMS clip

 

Alone

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqa0P3Xr6H4 TSMGO Clip

 

MHWGO Clip

 

" " Finale

 

 

Thanks for the videos!!! I think I was sitting close to you...were you in the front row of section 4?? I was in seat 9!!!

[celinevegas]

excellent vidéo!!!!

[Chula]

What is the difference between this show and that in 1999?

 

Which one is better?

[clbmed02]

Sarah,

 

Your pictures are absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for sharing them with us. I am so happy you had a great time at your concerts and seeing Celine.

Edited October 1, 2008 at 02:17 PM by clbmed02

[Lizzy]

Thanks for all those beautiful pics, videos and reviews

[celinesbabeinchrist]

Great videos... It was such a great show. I am looking for tickets for more concerts.

[LuisMa]

Thanks a lot guys for your amazing reviews.

[kathyc25]

Sarah.. great pics! WHAT CAMERA DO YOU HAVE? my camera is HORRIBLE at zoom and i really wanted some great pics when i go.. I was looking at some new cameras in best buy but wasnt sure how good of a camera i could get and still be allowed in.

 

Whats the name brand of yours and details!?

 

 

 

Great reviews guys.. Dont know what I'd do if you werent all here to make me feel like I WAS THERE TOO! =)

 

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1206749661150

 

That's a link to best buy's website for the camera I have...I have it in blue...it took some getting used to, but overall I like it. It's 9 mp, 10x optical zoom (4x digital)...it takes HD video, but eats up the memory like crazy...but for pics it's totally amazing....so glad that I got it especially now that I'm getting used to it a little more!

 

That camera definitely takes good pictures Sarah

I`m thrilled with my Canon as well (I`m sure you guys have seen mine in the NY NJ threads ). And its actually better that you don`t take pictures with flash anyway because the shots come out a lot better. The show is lit very well so there`s no problem.

[maxceline]

thanks everbody for all the photos!

 

 

Videos:

 

Intro-IDAN clip

 

BYLM Finale

 

ABMS clip

 

Alone

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqa0P3Xr6H4 TSMGO Clip

 

MHWGO Clip

 

" " Finale

 

 

Thanks for the videos!!! I think I was sitting close to you...were you in the front row of section 4?? I was in seat 9!!!

 

 

I just found it on youtube i wasnt there! I wish I could go to every places she's going

[SarahJB5]

Great videos... It was such a great show. I am looking for tickets for more concerts.

 

Hehe...once you go to one, you have to go to another and another and another...she's soooooooooo addicting!!!

[kathyc25]

I agree its totally addicting! I`m dying to go to more.

[stevo]

The end of MHWGO is vastly different to Vegas- in

- did she just hum live lol?

[celinevegas]

The end of MHWGO is vastly different to Vegas- in

- did she just hum live lol?

The end is indeed there live!!

To have nothing with the version of Végas!

I had the same thought as you when I listened the note of the end!

[Chellbie]

OH MY GOSH.. she TUGS AT MY HEART WHEN SHE HUMS! how ridiculous i know! but i melt. What talent when you can be amazing just by humming! =)

[Chellbie]

especially at the beginning of this one.. its sounds like her but i dunno if shes doing it live under the stage or not... OHHH SO BEAUTIFUL