September 12, 2008 - Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)

[VintageCeline]

Wow! It sounds like you all had an amazing night!!!

 

Celine is so gracious! x

[nuts2you]

Wow, some great reveiws on here, I was just wondering if she gets on her knee alot, I have not seen any one with a photo of her with her guiter player on his leg. One more thing does she shake her but during LCMM,RDMH. P.S I see must have got he message about lipp/playback glad is all LIVE NOW.

[mkh3482]

Wow, some great reveiws on here, I was just wondering if she gets on her knee alot, I have not seen any one with a photo of her with her guiter player on his leg. One more thing does she shake her but during LCMM,RDMH. P.S I see must have got he message about lipp/playback glad is all LIVE NOW.

 

The only thing (and I mean ONLY) thing I was slightly disappointed about is the fact that she didn't sing ANDHC and Surprise Surprise.... I was definitely blown away by her EOM performance. It was incredibly dramatic and sexy ... and, wow, who could forget her RDMH dress?!?! I'd kill to have legs like hers!

[anget64]

i am glad some of you saw lol even though i was hysterically crying and shaking and didn't know what to do and my friend was just jumping up and down and i was just in shock......

 

i really don't think any other celebrity would have stopped and signed that... she is just to nice

 

now i don't know what to do with myself that its all over and i can't go to another concert of hers

 

 

and my friend was basically at the concert because i wanted to go but she LOVED it and no other concert will EVER top that one... for me at least!!!!

[Edwin]

ok well i was in section 10 row 3 and the WHOLE ENTIRE NIGHT i was planning on going to the first row for when she exited and i brought my taking chances CD with me (the security guard was making fun of me being all like why would you bring that) so as she is leaving she was more towards the side of the people on the floor and she was almost past me and i SCREAMED CELINE as loud as i could and she looked at me and i had my sharpie and cd right in front of her face and as her ANNOYING secirty guards were pushing here away she signed it and they handed it back to me and that was the BEST MOMENT ever everyone was looking at me because i was HYSTERICALLY CRYING and my friend and i were jumping around like idiots but i DID NOT CARE AT ALL

 

BEST NIGHT EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

You should have told the guard you were Taking Chances And look at that Celine signed it!! What an awesome experience, thank you for sharing it.

[zoea2812]

It sounded as if everyone had an amazing time.

[Prince Whiskers]

The show was 90% live? Interesting. I thought Montreal was an exception.

[Chula]

Wooooooooooow! You are the second person in this world tour who got Celine's signature during a concert! Congrat!

 

As for securities, I think it is their duty, to safeguard Celine as much as possible. ( but I really hate it when they tell audience to sit down during a concert )

 

 

 

this was the most AMAZING concert i have ever been to and Celine is the NICEST celebrity and signed my cd while her security was trying to push her away... still a mystery why they try and rush her out of there... whats the difference if she stays for an extra two minutes

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[Annalicious]

OH MY GOD!!! So, my tickets were originally section 232 -- aka nosebleed... I was so broke from the money I spent on DC, I had no choice..

 

Before she went on, an usher came up to me and asked me to go out in the hallway.... Another usher gave me a ticket upgrade......FLOOR SEATS!! I ended up sitting FRONT ROW tonight.

 

I'm still shaking from the experience!!! I'll post pictures sometime tomorrow. Hope everyone had a great time!!

 

Anyone going to AC on Saturday next week?

 

OMG, you are sooo lucky!! How did the upgrade happen? were u alone and the usher brought u to your seat or they just kinda grabbed u while u were walking in? I'm in Sec 312 at MSG and I wanna get an upgrade too! LOL

 

Anyway, the show was GREAT tonight and the audience so much better than on Wed. Lots of yells & screams for her. I was standing up after almost every song yelling and clapping. She looked right at me a few times - so cool! I also ran over to where she exits and as she was coming by I screamed "Je T'Aime" and she turned and said I love you too! They really wisk her outta there so quick though.

 

The set list was the same as DC, Boston, & Wed night. Some vocals seemed a bit diff on BYLM and ABM, but not a huge difference. She dedicated The Prayer to the people in Texas near the Gulf. Let's hope there isn't a lot of damage and loss of life down there from this hurricane.

 

Alone & RDMH were just amazing as always, such good energy! I heard a lot of people talking on the way out and everyone had good things to say. The show was a big hit tonight!!

 

Next up 4 me...the 2 MSG shows next week.

 

It was really weird how it all happened. People who were sitting next to me were being escorted out of their seats, but weren't making a fuss about it, so I was wondering what was going on. The usher comes over to me and asks me if I'm alone -- I joked that of course I was... none of my friends would ever go with me to see Celine ... haha Anyway, she says, "Ok - I need you to go out into the hallway. Another lady is going to upgrade your ticket, but you have to be quiet." So, I went outside and no one is there. Another usher asks me if I'm ok, to which I responded I was extremely confused. She laughed and brought me through this curtain where she gave me my "Golden Ticket". As soon as I saw "Floor", I almost died. I could barely walk downstairs because my knees were shaking so badly.

 

When I finally got there, I was escorted down to the floor seats to the left of the ramp - where there were only like 4 or 5 rows to begin with. I was supposed to be in the 2nd row, but they couldn't find a seat ... so the girl says to me, "Oh well - you can just sit up front."

 

I grabbed her arm and told her that this was a cruel joke - things like this never happen to me, someone who has loved and followed her for 16 years. Anyway, yeah, it wasn't a joke. I always cry when I see Celine, but I was so beyond stunned at where I was, I couldn't get any tears to come out. At one point during the show, she walked up in front of me and, with my hand over my heart, I mouthed "I love you" and she smiled. I thought I would just melt. Later on, during her Queen performance, she came around and pointed at me, which was another highlight.

 

Haha ... she hasn't looked at me since Radio City in '99. It was the most amazing, breathtaking night of my 26 years of life and I wonder if I'll ever figure out how my luck turned out the way it did!

 

OMG Meg is that you? So happy that you got upgraded! Are you going to the MSG shows by any chance? We should catch up.

[DianaLuts]

Wooooooooooow! You are the second person in this world tour who got Celine's signature during a concert! Congrat!

 

As for securities, I think it is their duty, to safeguard Celine as much as possible. ( but I really hate it when they tell audience to sit down during a concert )

 

 

 

this was the most AMAZING concert i have ever been to and Celine is the NICEST celebrity and signed my cd while her security was trying to push her away... still a mystery why they try and rush her out of there... whats the difference if she stays for an extra two minutes

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v312/139/112/29503273/n29503273_31358466_8473.jpg

Celine's security has nothing to do with the securoty guys that the venue provides. They are the ones who tell you to sit down not Celine's bodyguards.

[mkh3482]

OH MY GOD!!! So, my tickets were originally section 232 -- aka nosebleed... I was so broke from the money I spent on DC, I had no choice..

 

Before she went on, an usher came up to me and asked me to go out in the hallway.... Another usher gave me a ticket upgrade......FLOOR SEATS!! I ended up sitting FRONT ROW tonight.

 

I'm still shaking from the experience!!! I'll post pictures sometime tomorrow. Hope everyone had a great time!!

 

Anyone going to AC on Saturday next week?

 

OMG, you are sooo lucky!! How did the upgrade happen? were u alone and the usher brought u to your seat or they just kinda grabbed u while u were walking in? I'm in Sec 312 at MSG and I wanna get an upgrade too! LOL

 

Anyway, the show was GREAT tonight and the audience so much better than on Wed. Lots of yells & screams for her. I was standing up after almost every song yelling and clapping. She looked right at me a few times - so cool! I also ran over to where she exits and as she was coming by I screamed "Je T'Aime" and she turned and said I love you too! They really wisk her outta there so quick though.

 

The set list was the same as DC, Boston, & Wed night. Some vocals seemed a bit diff on BYLM and ABM, but not a huge difference. She dedicated The Prayer to the people in Texas near the Gulf. Let's hope there isn't a lot of damage and loss of life down there from this hurricane.

 

Alone & RDMH were just amazing as always, such good energy! I heard a lot of people talking on the way out and everyone had good things to say. The show was a big hit tonight!!

 

Next up 4 me...the 2 MSG shows next week.

 

It was really weird how it all happened. People who were sitting next to me were being escorted out of their seats, but weren't making a fuss about it, so I was wondering what was going on. The usher comes over to me and asks me if I'm alone -- I joked that of course I was... none of my friends would ever go with me to see Celine ... haha Anyway, she says, "Ok - I need you to go out into the hallway. Another lady is going to upgrade your ticket, but you have to be quiet." So, I went outside and no one is there. Another usher asks me if I'm ok, to which I responded I was extremely confused. She laughed and brought me through this curtain where she gave me my "Golden Ticket". As soon as I saw "Floor", I almost died. I could barely walk downstairs because my knees were shaking so badly.

 

When I finally got there, I was escorted down to the floor seats to the left of the ramp - where there were only like 4 or 5 rows to begin with. I was supposed to be in the 2nd row, but they couldn't find a seat ... so the girl says to me, "Oh well - you can just sit up front."

 

I grabbed her arm and told her that this was a cruel joke - things like this never happen to me, someone who has loved and followed her for 16 years. Anyway, yeah, it wasn't a joke. I always cry when I see Celine, but I was so beyond stunned at where I was, I couldn't get any tears to come out. At one point during the show, she walked up in front of me and, with my hand over my heart, I mouthed "I love you" and she smiled. I thought I would just melt. Later on, during her Queen performance, she came around and pointed at me, which was another highlight.

 

Haha ... she hasn't looked at me since Radio City in '99. It was the most amazing, breathtaking night of my 26 years of life and I wonder if I'll ever figure out how my luck turned out the way it did!

 

OMG Meg is that you? So happy that you got upgraded! Are you going to the MSG shows by any chance? We should catch up.

 

ANNA!!! Hey Hunny!! I'm not going to MSG because I couldn't call out "sick" next week, but I'm going to AC on Saturday, Raleigh, NC on 1/20 and I'm probably going to try and swing one of the Montreal shows in February if my raise goes through.

 

Come with me to AC!!!

[Annalicious]

hahaha no can do, my negative salary can only support so many shows and I have school so I'm done after this Monday's show.

[kathy4]

i am glad that everyone had a good time at the show.

[Dionesque]

Thank you guys for all these reviews and photos!!

I'm truely soooo happy for all of you who got your moment with Céline last night! :clap:

 

Christine, I looooooove your avatar!!! Have you shot this photo after this NJ show?? I would love to see it in original size!! Soooo cuteee!

 

Wooooooooooow! You are the second person in this world tour who got Celine's signature during a concert! Congrat!

 

That's not true. There were already more persons managing this, especially while Céline is leaving the venues. I myself have seen a few people getting their autographs from her straight after the concert in the venue.

 

As for securities, I think it is their duty, to safeguard Celine as much as possible. ( but I really hate it when they tell audience to sit down during a concert )

 

This has nothing to do with Céline's security. It's about the local security of the particular venues.

Actually Céline's bodyguards do exactely the opposite thing and I mean it! In Vienna the venue security kept telling us to sit down while we were dancing in front row and Nick came around and told the venue security guys that we are allowed to stand up and dance and they should leave us in peace and let us enjoy the show!

Edited September 13, 2008 at 07:51 PM by Dionesque

[kathyc25]

Ok here`s some videos!

 

My Love

 

Taking Chances

[JLynnL24]

Wow!! I just got to a computer!! What a great night!! First I want to say how glad I am that we ade it!! What normally would have taken us about an hour and 20 took 2 hours and 20 mins because of traffic!!! I was paranoid that we weren't going to make it- but I kept myself calm by remembering what was send about the show on the 10th- she didn't start til 8:45...so i was basically stuck in traffic praying...at one point we were side by side w a limo and my friend joking around lowered her window and started screaming to car "Celine!! If you're in there...please wait for us!! We're coming!!" Because we still had to pick up 2 friends who were still another 20 mins away without traffic ... anyway- we get our friends, we get to the arena...we run in...we get to our seats...literally 30 seconds later- the show starts!!! PHEW!!!!!

 

And what an awesome performance to run for!!

 

It's so great to see that so many of you enjoyed it as much as I did- After reading the reviews from the 10th, I was excited to see the crowd having some life to it! I think I was able to pick out the bunches of forum members around the audience- dancing, standing, having a great time!

 

I loved her EOM, ABM, RDMH!! My husband, who is a Celine an because he married me even was impressed by her talent (I'm glad cause now he understands why I flew to Vegas for all but 36 hours!! )

 

I found it funny that people actually began to leave before RDMH and again before MHWGO!!

 

We were in 123, so excited for those of you that got upgrades!!! What an opportunity!!

 

I have a feeling that when she's in New York...the Crowd will be a different story...New Yorker's party like no other

[Cellphone]

WOW! Awesome videos! Thanks!

 

Sounds like it was a great night.

[mkh3482]

Here are some of my favorite pictures...

 

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http://lh3.ggpht.com/MegH3482/SMwjxqcEe8I/AAAAAAAAEgE/M5qs7jhf75s/s576/IMG_1689.jpg

 

http://lh4.ggpht.com/MegH3482/SMwkVpQNTyI/AAAAAAAAEiY/rO4ZNV0dyS4/s576/IMG_1719.jpg

 

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[stephj24]

First post here, and I'm sorry it's taken me so long to find this place!

 

Let me just say I've been waiting 10 years for Celine to come back to the area...and she didn't disappoint one bit!!!

 

I was in attendance both nights in Newark, having gotten tickets in the uppers for about 20 dollars each off Ebay. I'll agree with everyone else who has posted that the crowd last night was much better than on Wednesday night. Much more lively and Celine surely appreciated in through her energy! What impressed me the most about her is that even though she's sung these songs hundreds and thousands of times, the emotion that she feels and gives is very, very, VERY present and that's so enlightening to see. She LOVES what she does for a living: she loves being a singer and you can tell she absolutely LOVES being on tour again.

 

A large number of people in the uppers were getting comped last night and moved to different seats. Just goes to show the arena doesn't sell all the best tickets they have available as some of the best ones were reserved for relocation requests. Last night, my sister and I had seats in the second row of 215, which are directly against the glass giving you only about 4-6 inches of legroom. I saw a bunch of people were being called down (like the accounts here have already stated) to the landing area and were being given replacement tickets. Since I have a knee problem I decided that we would give it a shot. The Prudential Center employee I spoke to was very accommodating, and after speaking to her, showing her where my seats were located, she handed my sister and I tickets to SECT 13 Row 2, located directly behind the sound and video controls. What an AMAZING experience! We got to see Celine up close and personal when she walked in and out, and we even watched her sign the CD for another one of the members here. Celine looked directly at my sister and I standing in the corner and waved at us as the security people whisked her away. What an incredible night it was!

 

If anyone has the chance to see a show at the Prudential Center, my advice is GO. There's been a great deal of bad vibes given off about Newark and the whole experience as a whole (with good reason given the history of the city) but the Newark Police Department and the mayor of the city not once during the 2 shows I attended ever made me feel like I wasn't safe. And the sound inside the arena itself is state of the art and top notch: the best sounding arena I've ever had the chance to see and listen to a show, and I've been to many in my 26 years of life! (MSG just isn't a good place acoustically to see a show, IMO).

 

It's been fun reading everyone's experiences of the shows the past few nights. Keep them coming!

 

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Steph

Edited September 13, 2008 at 10:49 PM by stephj24

[nrcda88]

Its great reading all the reviews...I'm really happy for you guys who got upgrades...so lucky!!

Thanks for the pics & videos

[Koolan]

Too bad I wasn't there. Seems like the last show at the same venue is usually better than the first, this was true for Boston, Montreal, and now Newark. Apart from the audience, did she ad-lib as much as on Wednesday? Was her voice in better shape, how did she sound? Did she get any standing ovations? haha, I want details!

 

That's awesome you got the autograph. Well done, forum members.

[DianaLuts]

That kinda sucks that Jersey didn't sell out. I am pretty sure West Coast will show 'em how it is done. Lol.

[Koolan]

Ok here`s some videos!

 

My Love

 

Taking Chances

 

OH MY DION...those are the best versions I've ever heard.

[Allie]

That kinda sucks that Jersey didn't sell out. I am pretty sure West Coast will show 'em how it is done. Lol.

 

hah hell yes! I see you're from LA...are you going to both So Cal shows?

[anget64]

can someone make MP3's of those videos.. the quality is amazing and she sounds FABULOUS!

[kathyc25]

Ok here`s some videos!

 

My Love

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Taking Chances

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OH MY DION...those are the best versions I've ever heard.

 

Yeah I was thrilled that I got them after I captured them again I have to say I LOVE my camera!!

I will try and make MP3s sometime this weekend.

[KimboCosmo]

Thanks so much for the vids Kathy!!

[I Surrender]

great vids and reviews. glad to hear the crowd was so much better tonite. and how cool so many people got their seats upgraded

cant wait to see more pics and vids.

[zoea2812]

wow those performances were totally amazing. Celine sounded perfect. thanx for posting and for all the pictures also.

[bkitt]

Ok here`s some videos!

 

My Love

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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="

type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

 

Taking Chances

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Wow...both of these are EXCELLENT! Are they going to be on the DVD?