May 10, 2008 - Birmingham, UK (National Indoor Arena)

[Mag]

WOW Thank you very much for the bootleg!!! I can't wait to download it!!

 

 

Here I've got for you "All By Myself" from Birmingham, of course. Oh, Celine was so close...

Celine Dion 'All By Myself" Live, Birmingham, 10-05-2008

 

I've uploaded almost all photos to the internet and will post them very soon.

Edited May 18, 2008 at 11:16 AM by Mag

[Hilda]

i just feakin love that instrumental before eyes on me - i think that and eyes on me was my fav part of the whole show! ha. so good. i didnt even notice they wernt using the other cage like in manchester.

[Hilda]

hahahahhaa OMG! Just listened to All by myself on the bootleg and there are people propper arguing in the middle of it!!! hahaha! This is prob a really good example of allt he hasstles people had with angry people. This womans like "could you stop shouting!!!" and then shes like "WHAT FOR???!"

 

she sounds like she needs to freakin loosen up! celine is ten times louder than anyone for gods sake. People are so self involved. Its a concert - have fun!! I just found it funny.

[felixwhoals]

Funny ones. Anyway, thanks for the bootleg, I'll download it now!!

[Terre]

Thank you for the pics, videos and reviews! The show must have been absolutely amazing! It's wonderful Céline had a great time and I'm also happy she talked more than usual. I love it when Céline chats and really interacts with the audience during her concerts!

[Mag]

Heya!

 

 

Here are photos of Celine taken by me from the Birmingham Concert.

I have about 80 of them, so maybe it's not a good idea to post all of them here.

If you would like I will post all of them here, if you prefer, I'll give link to the album, where I uploaded photos.

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6432.jpg

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6433.jpg

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6434.jpg

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6435.jpg

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6436.jpg

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6437.jpg

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6438.jpg

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6439.jpg

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6440.jpg

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6442.jpg

 

 

Mego!!!

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6443.jpg

 

That is ALL Celine!

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm41/Magdalena_083/Concert%20Celine%20DION%20in%20Birmingham%20-%2010-05-2008/IMG_6444.jpg

[Chula]

The last pic is amazing

[Hilda]

oooh yeh love that last photo!!

[Hilda]

and look at lil mego! hahaha looks like hes lookin straight at u haha

[Dionesque]

I just managed to listen to Bham bootleg and... I'm totally blown away!!!!! What a quality!!!! What a SHOW!!!!! After listening to London bootlegs, now THIS was amazing!!!! All of you guys who were there - you are sooo blessed!!!!

 

Polar Star, have you used a mini disc for this bootleg, he? And what mics, if I may ask? Kinda curious!

Hope you can get to any other show just to bring us such lovely quality bootleg again, haha!!

 

THANKS A BUNCH!!!!

[Hilda]

yeh im in love with that bootleg - so glad i was there!!!

[Thomas]

Ooops, I'm a bit slow posting these but there's some nice poses:

 

http://img28.imagevenue.com/loc1125/th_96347_A43288_003_122_1125lo.jpg

 

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[Simon]

WoW!! Thanks! :kicking:

[zoea2812]

I was at the Birmingham show and it was truly spectacular. loved it.

[Polar Star]

Polar Star, have you used a mini disc for this bootleg, he? And what mics, if I may ask? Kinda curious!

Sorry for the late reply Dionesque, I've only just read your comments!

I'm glad you like the Birmingham Bootleg, I was really pleased with the quality too!!!!

Yes, I recorded the concert on my Sony Mini Disc recorder... The mic I used was also Sony, the mic alone cost me about £100... and that was a few years ago!!!!!

[topboy11]

Amazing saturday night in Birmingham.. We had front row seats, once in a lifetime experience! The show was great, and the audience loved every minute of Celine on stage!

here is a pic to share!

 

[Ania]

Thanks so much for the pics and for the mp3!! Now that I have seen Celine live in Krakow it's so much more fun to look at all that tour stuff and listen to clips and concerts!

[celinestar]

I so wish it was this time last year!

 

I was waiting to get into the NIA right about now

[cdtb]

today.... one year after the concert in Birmingham........ so many memories come to my mind.... i am so happy i saw her, so sad that it's been a year...and more years are coming without her, but..... over all i m happy i saw her, and that she was so nice that night. it was obvious that she was having a really good time! i have to say what i feel in celine's language.. Un Année....... Tu me manques tellement.

[swissfan]

My first Taking Chances World Tour show !!

 

One of the best !!

 

1 année déjà...

 

Julien

[umberto.menon]

thanx guys!

[WendyB]

Attended the soundcheck yesterday at the NIA. We met the rep from Sony outside who amazingly looks like Celine. She joked she was morphing into her! We were handed our passes - a big 'Celine eye' which we proudly attached to our chests and stayed on mine all night!

 

Security opened the doors and we were lead in to our seats which were at the front by the walkway. The band were hanging around on the stage practicing their various instruments and the backing singers were there also with a few dancers. They started up a song and were singing their vocals but with no main singer, so a few of us sang Celine's part! Don't think they heard us and there's no danger that we'll be offered a job!! When they finished we gave a loud cheer and clapped which amused them There were only 6 of us but we pretty much made a loud noise and they laughed and waved to us!

 

Celine entered the stage and as well as being in awe of the great lady our mouths dropped open when we saw what she was wearing. I'm sure some fashion expert will tell me it's very expensive, straight off the catwalk and the 'in' thing but I'm not so sure! It can only be described as an oversized nappy!! It looked like it should have been a pair of black loose flowing trousers but the ends were pulled up and joined under her gusset. That's the best I can do to describe it sorry, perhaps one of the others there will be able to elaborate more. Her top was purple with batwing sleeves and the shoes were her usual killers. Nevertheless, she was there in person and it wouldn't have mattered if she was wearing a bin bag.

 

We gave a loud cheer when she arrived on stage and she acknowledged us with a wave and a 'hi'.

She started off with TC but it was totally different to the version she sings normally. She improvised and changed it around and it was amazing. We screamed and clapped and cheered when she finished and I think she was amused as she turned to us and said 'thank you'.

 

She did Man's World several times in full and Show must go on. But what was great was the French songs they were practising in preparation for Paris.

 

She spoke most of the time in French but the lady was certainly in charge on the stage. At one point she asked if it was ok for the tour photographer to be on the walkway. Not sure if it was concern or if he shouldn't have been there!

 

She came onto the walkway and sang to us and at the end did her little move where she puts her arm in the air and points....so Wendy and myself did it back and she smiled.

 

Before we knew it the time was 6.15 and the doors opened at 6.30 so she had to stop and our own personal concert had come to an end. Before she left she said goodbye and told us to enjoy the show.

 

The icing on the cake was getting my programme signed.

 

I won't say much about he concert itself as others have already done so. It was funny the way she cracked up and couldn't do her usual serious intro for My Love. In fact, she realised the moment had gone when she told the audience it wasn't helping her presentation of the song!!

 

All in all a great end to a week in the UK of which I have been fortunate to attend all shows. Only spoilt by sitting next to the smelliest person in the world last night that I thought I was going to be sick!. People around me were spraying their perfumes to try to mask the smell.

 

Jackie, Wendy 1 and Wendy 2 and Shoib...it was great to meet you all, I'm sure our paths will cross again.

For anyone interested, and in possession of the official tour photo book, have a look at the small photo on page 139. That photo was taken at the soundcheck

[Koolan]

Photos from Salitpong.

 

My favorite.

 

 

 

 

She should do her makeup and hair like this more often.

[WendyB]

Thank you for the new photos

[Shamrock_1982]

Brings back the memoories ay Wendy!

 

Darren.

[Salitpong]

here are some more of my Birmingham concert pics. I hope you all enjoy!

[Salitpong]

more!

[Salitpong]

this is when she had a little chat with us. I was screaming so lound that I came all the way from Thailand just to see her but too bad she couldn't hear me. May be it is because of that earpices she wear or too many screaming were going on, who knows? hahaha

Edited April 5, 2010 at 03:31 PM by Salitpong

[Salitpong]

:wub:I think this might be from Eyes On Me. It's been 2 years already so I'm not too sure but anyway the male dancer was too hot that make me wanted to be Celine hahaha!!!

[Salitpong]

All By Myself

I heard this song live for the very first time in The Live in Memphis VHS. I watched it every single day lipsinging to it and dreamed that one day I will see her sing this song live for real and never thought that 10 years later it would came true....

Edited April 5, 2010 at 04:10 PM by Salitpong