Official topic: Reports from the first show

[Costa Santos]

Thank you guys "for givin' us the chance to perform for you..."... Seriously, thank you all for givin' us the chance to know what went on... Jane, thanks for all the reviews... We very much appreciated them. Hope many, many, many ones will still come... Edited February 15, 2008 at 12:41 AM by Costa Santos

[jonny823]

Thanks so much for sharing all the information and pictures. I look forward to seeing how the tour evolves and can't wait til I see her in Boston!

[tahitiCELINEfan]

Thanx Jane for the reviews and pics!! Can't wait for the next one!

Thanx Thomas for the HQs!!!!

[Alex_Incognito]

We need to make a website with all this information, for EVERY show, and make it very organized. But how?

[celínico_sin_remedio]

What a great news!!!!

So only two songs that looked like they weren't live... but they still could have been live!!!

 

First of all,thank you so so so very much!!!!

Jane for the review,Duchess and Nate for being 'reporters',and Thomas thanks for the HQ pics!!THANK YOU ALL!!!

 

I loved the setlist... even though she didn't sing ANDHC...this may be on Saturday...I can't wait!!

 

And I must admit...I have CRIED reading that review,Jane!!

 

You are all awesome!!

Love ya...

 

Antonio.

[bruno_oliveira]

so this show for mandela is not the tour show right?

will she change some songs ?

 

i think ABM was performed becoz it was a special show.special night.

[fab]

Is that dress for RDMH the same she wore on the CBS special?

no

It's very similar then.

 

HQ pics:

 

http://img211.imagevenue.com/loc471/th_34453_RTR1X3QQ_122_471lo.jpg

 

http://img108.imagevenue.com/loc919/th_34455_RTR1X3QT_122_919lo.jpg

 

http://img195.imagevenue.com/loc404/th_34457_RTR1X3QV_122_404lo.jpg

 

http://img212.imagevenue.com/loc93/th_34464_RTR1X3QY_122_93lo.jpg

 

I decided NOT to put a watermark on these images since they are from such a special occassion. I hope people remember this fact when they take them for their site. Please credit!

 

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH THOMAS :giggle: :wub:

[autumnskies00]

aahhhhhh I was waiting all day to read all of this!!!! Sounds awesome, looks like I need to buy more tickets for more shooows

[cannonball]

So what did the final setlist end up being?

[Love,]

I LOVE YOU, JANE!

 

Thanks Nate and Shirls!

Thanks Thomas for the photographs.

 

Well, although I wanted to be there in South Africa with you, Jane - I am glad that we were able to experience this show with you because of these updates. Your first-hand experience is awesome!

 

I can't wait to hear her perform "All By Myself." ^_^

That's the song that made me an admirer over 11 years ago.

 

P.S. LET'S TALK ABOUT TAN!!!

 

Edited February 15, 2008 at 03:00 AM by Love,

[Ted]

Thank you Jane for reviews and Thomas HQ pictures. You ROCK!

[celinefanonline]

thank u !!!!

[ThisTime]

Thanks for the pics & reviews! I cannot wait for videos to start appearing!

[Edwin]

WOW. Thank you Jane, Nate and Thomas for all your contributions to this thread.

[JP]

Thank you so much Jane for your awesome review!! And thanks a lot Thomas for the great HQ, it's because of people like you that this forum is the best

[binsk]

new pic

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/ph...r831703871.jpg/

[celinesafan]

So that gives us the following tracklist for the benefit concert:

 

I Drove All Night

I've Got The Music In Me (Kiki Dee cover)

Taking Chances

The Power Of Love

It's All Coming Back To Me Now

Because You Loved Me

To Love You More

Eyes On Me

All By Myself

Im Alive

Shadow Of Love

Alone

Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore

Think Twice

Respect (performed by Barnev Valsaint)

It's a Man's Man's Man's World

Love Can Move Mountains (with Soweto Gospel Choir)

River Deep, Mountain High

My Heart Will Go On

 

I'M SO HAPPY WITH THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAH CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CONCERT NOW! THIS IS A PERFECT SETLIST, ALL HER OLD FAVOURITES PLUS MY 3 FAVOURITES ON THE NEW ALBUM! VERY EXCITING!

[Duchess]

thanks thomas for finding the HQ pics for us.

i was at least able to hear celine when she came onstage and said "hello south africa" . thanks to jane.

i tried to phone jane this a.m. about 7.15 but she didn't answer. so i sent her a message.........she sends me one back, "i'm sleeping, go away".

so i sent her one back and said, "i'm not grumpy, lol".

then i sent her another one saying she better be prepared for someone who doesn't sleep .

[celinesounds]

thanks for the track list and the picks

 

and glad for Shadow of love and All By Myself (one of her best songs ever)

[Cheerfuljane]

new pic

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/ph...r831703871.jpg/

 

Oh yeah - brilliant -

 

 

Now I remember the first outfit

 

Thanks Thomas for the pics

 

I'm going on a hunt for newspaper articles today

[Cheerfuljane]

thanks thomas for finding the HQ pics for us.

i was at least able to hear celine when she came onstage and said "hello south africa" . thanks to jane.

i tried to phone jane this a.m. about 7.15 but she didn't answer. so i sent her a message.........she sends me one back, "i'm sleeping, go away".

so i sent her one back and said, "i'm not grumpy, lol".

then i sent her another one saying she better be prepared for someone who doesn't sleep .

 

 

 

Yeah - you bugged me so much my cell phone battery died

 

Well - now I'm awake so thought I'd catch up with you guys

 

Shirls and Nate: Go check your local newspapers!!!!

[celinesafan]

I really love this setlist and it would be awesome if this is the actual setlist for the rest of the tour - very happy to see her old favourites, especially Think Twice on the setlist, I love that song

[xo1hrt4celineox]

thank you so much jane and thomas for sharing, I cannot wait for september to roll around!!

 

 

 

i love this forum!!

[KimboCosmo]

WOW, this sounds amazing. I can't wait till it gets off and running and she get used to everything and we hear from EVERYBODY who goes to all the different concerts! She looks hot too!...as ALWAYS!

[Thomas]

New HQ:

 

http://img193.imagevenue.com/loc47/th_64572_RTR1X3TY_122_47lo.jpg

[Cheerfuljane]

"Lekker"

 

Thomas AGAIN

 

Oh she is so brilliant when she uses our local slang

 

At the end of the first song she said "Howzit Jozie?"

 

"Howzit" is the way we greet each other here. Just like "Hi".

"Jozie" is the slang word for Johannesburg (also Joburg and Joey)

[venezia7]

thank you so much jane for all these updates and everybody else. this is so exciting . the setlist sounds amazing have to see what it is like on sat. will there be more merchandise on saturday?

[Cheerfuljane]

Yes. Definately !!

[fab]

Thank You Thomas

[AlberDR2]

I just realized that this video goes here and not in the other topic...