June 10 & 11th - First shows of summer run!

[tristan.josef]

Hey all! So I will post more in depth reviews of these two shows as soon as I get he chance. But the first one just finishing and I'm just leaving that one, but wanted to report back there are no major changes. Incredible still in of course. However, she was fantastic - had so much energy and vocally played around so much and sounded lovely! I think some highlights for all the out of the ordinary riffing were BYLM, HDYKTMP, BATB, (my fav performance I've ever heard from her!) Incredible (she hit some awesome notes and great riffs), and she even did some fun stuff during LCMM and RDMH. And she did a more 90s-esque ending to WDMHBN which I loved!

 

Good news is I have the whole show audio for you guys!! Bad news is you'll have to wait til I get home this weekend, but it's great quality and you'll love hearing all the fun stuff she did

 

Some other minor changes (shoes, some staging stuff) but again no set list changes. Will go more in depth asap!

[powerofamor17]

Thanks tristan!!!!! Extremely pumped for the audio and in-depth review😁😁 Thanks again😝😝😝😝👍👍

[Koolan]

Awesome, thanks for the heads up! I haven't listened to an audio recording in a while so perhaps this will be the fix.

[QueenCeline87]

Thanks for the review and the audio can't wait to hear it! Enjoy the second show :-)

[woodstock]

Thanks for the good news ! Can't wait to listen to your recording !

[DionFanAlways]

Thanks so much, we'll be waiting! Enjoy the 2nd show How was the crowd? Edited June 11, 2014 at 12:06 PM by DionFanAlways

[smw]

Thanks so much for the update! Can't wait for the audio!

[zuv]

Whats the set list?

 

Never mind, found it on wiki

 

Only one song from the first half of the album, the better half....

 

If she wants to to sing for grannies and grandpas, which she clearly is with that setlist (can't blame her they're the one with money going to vegas) she could at least sing HER new slow but fresher song, I Didn't Know Love, which is amazing.

Edited June 11, 2014 at 02:45 PM by zuv

[CelineTheBest5]

Was Rene in the audience?

[tristan.josef]

Didn't see Rene, but will look again tonight!

[riobeard11]

Ah, shoot - I was hoping for something new! But I'm happy she sounded like she was rested and had energy! I'm flying out on Saturday and I'll be at the show on Tuesday!

[incognito]

Ah, shoot - I was hoping for something new! But I'm happy she sounded like she was rested and had energy! I'm flying out on Saturday and I'll be at the show on Tuesday!

 

Same.

 

I don't care if there any no changes. Just excited to see her next week.

[NicoNV]

I will post more tomorrow night, but just thought I would mention the few changes I noticed.

 

 

First, I went in March and she performed Incredible. She is still performing that song and it's great!

 

Changes: the visuals on the screen changed a bit, I think so anyway.

 

The biggest change was her really. When I went in January then back in March, she seemed to be crying throughout the show (not constantly. Just randomly). In March, it seemed like once she became emotional Barnvev was also emotional ( they were standing by each other getting ready to sing Incredible I believe).

This makes sense given Rene's health at the time. Not faulting her at all. Just the opposite: regardless of how she felt and the situation, she went out there and put on an awesome show.

 

 

Last night, she seemed much better. She did not seem sad. She looked amazing! Better then she had in either January or March.

But, now I wonder about it given the news that Rene is stepping down

 

 

No matter the lack of changes, I loved it. She sounded fantastic! The show was great! I am sure those of you going soon will not be disappointed!

Edited June 11, 2014 at 09:46 PM by NicoNV

[MrTim212]

Same.

 

I don't care if there any no changes. Just excited to see her next week.

Ah, shoot - I was hoping for something new! But I'm happy she sounded like she was rested and had energy! I'm flying out on Saturday and I'll be at the show on Tuesday!

 

Jealous of both of you!!!

[nuts2you]

Back to LAS VEGAS !!!

 

 

 

[chocolatechip15]

Was Rene in the audience?

 

The Red Heads posted a pic that a fan had taken with him last night - so it looks like he was there.

[tristan.josef]

Show just finished tonight (Wednesday the 11th). I looked everywhere for Rene in the audience but did not see him tonight. Obviously doesn't mean he wasn't there, but I definitely didn't see him and I normally do in the front orchestra section.

 

Show was get similar to last night. Fantastic energetic audience and she really responded to it. She did an extra mini speech after incredible before NMQP too - talking about how music is therapeutic and how grateful her and the musicians were to perform for us and do what they love. Reminded me of one of thre AND speeches kind of

 

And yes got great audio again I was sitting in the fifth row tonight so I think the quality is extra great! Will post along with last nights as soon as I get home this weekend.

 

Full audios and reviews to come

[laudet]

thank you :clap:

[Jamieb12321]

This was tonight after the 200th show party!! She was in a fantastic mood!!

[DionFanAlways]

This was tonight after the 200th show party!! She was in a fantastic mood!!

Yeah I was going to ask you that on Twitter. Well that's comforting to know!

[CELINEFAN01]

Rene was in the audience the 10th I saw him!!! He leave the show at the end of the french song but he was there 😃

[LukeD]

Can't wait for the audios! It's been a while since I heard any live performance of Celine! I want to know how her 2014-voice sounds!

[NicoNV]

This was tonight after the 200th show party!! She was in a fantastic mood!!

 

 

Awesome you could meet her! Was it a meet and greet ? The picture kind of looks like it was in the lobby, but I can't quite tell

[powerofamor17]

Can't wait for the audios! It's been a while since I heard any live performance of Celine! I want to know how her 2014-voice sounds!

Most likely from what we heard, we can expect some great similar to paris shows vocals!! !!!!! So much energy and bell glass notes I heard!! 😝😝

[Jamieb12321]

 

 

 

Awesome you could meet her! Was it a meet and greet ? The picture kind of looks like it was in the lobby, but I can't quite tell

 

It was at nobu.... Not a meet and greet... Better then a meet and greet 😃

[QueenCeline87]

Hearing all these stories makes me excited for August! I booked my last set of tickets today!! 4 shows!!! I just can't wait to see her again!! Having withdrawals from Paris!! Lol

[QueenCeline87]

 

 

It was at nobu.... Not a meet and greet... Better then a meet and greet 😃

 

Celine Celfie is better than a M&G :-)

 

[Jamieb12321]

Is anyone coming tonight or tommorrow?

[incognito]

I was gonna be there tomorrow but now I'm not. Just Tuesday.

[tristan.josef]

ok all....here it is! My notes on the first two performances of the summer run! sorry it took a few days - had to wait til i got home from vegas and had my full computer! as reported, there were no major changes for the summer run, but here are some individual notes and comments about the first two shows.

 

TUESDAY JUNE 10th

As a whole, the audience was great and energetic and gave her long cheers. standing ovations after all the normal songs that get them - OA, TPOL, NMQP, ABM, RDMH, MHWGO, etc. Céline looked fantastic. she had a little bit of a beautiful summer bronze to her skin tone, and this always makes her hair look a little lighter and summery too. her bangs this night had a little less of full center part than she's worn it a lot lately. she was very energetic and visibly excited to be there and performing. she definitely looked and acted refreshed as though she was ready to be back on the stage and seemed very fresh and new about everything. her vocals overall were very energetic as well - she did a lot of riffing, (a lot which i had never heard before or places i normally don't hear her variate as much) and moved around a lot physically, too. below i will just comment on things that were exceptional or out of the ordinary, or different than the last time i saw the show. (which was a year ago)

 

Open Arms - standing ovation before and after. did a lot of riffs i had never heard before. and the ending was a tad different, too...rather than just "humming" some of the final notes and saying "open arms" at the end, she sang "open, open, open, open arrrrmss." was different and pretty.

 

WDMHBN - did a ending more "90s-eque" as i would say as she went up when singing "til the end" in the final line. so simple, but i always love this when it happens haha.

 

BYLM - did some extra riffs and was extra energetic vocally during the final choruses

 

IACBTMN - was very passionate at the times when she turned upstage toward the band...lots of extra hand movements, moving around, "conducting" the orchestra, etc. especially during the interlude between this and TPOL. she was this way too later in the show whenever she'd turn toward the band. especially in james bond segment live and let die.

 

Paganini - this song has grown on me so much over the years now. she just rocks this song! great performance as always and a different ending than i have heard her do. also, new shoes! they are sparkly with swarovski-looking diamonds and really catch the light when she pulls her leg out during the number and struts around. don't know if they are new for summer, but new since the last time i saw this segment as she was still wearing the nude ones.

 

Lullaby - such a beautiful song and passionate performances. also some new riffs and fun stuff here i hadn't heard her sing that way before.

 

HDYKTMP/overjoyed - sang certain parts a little differently as well than i had heard before. another song that i wasn't crazy about but has grown on me over time. these were a little differently for me to hear again live as lately I've been so used to the album arrangements ever since it came out. overjoyed is a great song, but i still think its not the most exciting live. seeing two hologram performances back to back, and its so limited to Céline not moving around since she has to stand on the platform.

 

At 17 - also a little different to hear live again after hearing the cd version. however there is also a slight staging change here - the brass section no longer comes out to join Céline and andre in front of the curtain. it was just the two of the them the whole time out front. I'm not positive but i think the overall orchestration might've changed a tiny bit - when you listen to the audio let me know if you think so, too. it just sounded a little more "full" than i remember it. but it also could just be cuz I'm so used to the album version now.

 

BATB - by far my favorite performance live of this i have ever heard in this show. i always love this song, but tonight she just had an energy about it and did some beautiful riffs i loved! also, barnev was a little stronger than normal, too. my only critique is to remove the corny 3d chandelier from the LED screen! i think that is the only graphic that is not up to par, and looks so corny to me - especially after the beautiful chandelier during the first segment of the show.

 

Incredible - i personally love this song, and i was so happy to finally hear it live. and it did not disappoint. i love the lighting and beat of the song with orchestra! FYI how they segway into it is after BATB when barnev would normally leave, he stays because Céline thanks him and says how much she loves singing with him, etc. she then asks if he'd be willing to sing one more song with her. after he says yes she says if they may they'd love to sing a new song off her latest english album and its called incredible. i LOVE the riffs she does during this song live. i wish they would've been on the album version! and she did some riffs in her higher register during the final main chorus that were incredible. (No pun intended lol) love love love it! so good to hear new music!

 

NMQP - this is still not one of my favorite songs, but always a great performance. however tonight was not my favorite performance of this song. however, it definitely did seem a little more "raw" than normal. listen to the audio and see what you think.

 

ABM - something kinda weird happened. first of all there is a staging change at least since the last time i saw the show. the platform with Mego and the piano always used to slide center for the performance of this song and later in the climax of the song Céline would go stand against the piano with him. now the piano just slides over a little bit stage right and never gets close to center, and Céline stays front center the whole number. also, during this performance, the huge stage lift in the center of the stage went all the way into the basement for the entire song. so there was a huge 20 foot gaping hole behind Céline during the whole song that was just "eating" all the fog on the ground and looked very odd. i don't think it did this the second night, but i was very close to the stage so couldn't quite see. but it definitely didn't look like it as the smoke did not stop at the point in the stage and made it more down to the end. maybe it was a mistake?

 

MJ trio - there used to always be two girls and a guy with long hair, but now it is just three girls. this whole number seems much less "intense" at the end. they would always get a lot more intense and louder in the final section of the song, but now it never really does. :/ such a weird filler still without the MJ segment following it.

 

LCMM/RDMH - very energetic performances with lots of riffing and Céline was clearly having a lot of fun.

 

so those are the things that stood out or were out of the ordinary, etc. during the show! some overall notes about microphones - she is still using the corded shure mic of course. she only uses the wireless one during james bond, HDYKTMP, Overjoyed, and MHWGO. the wireless one is no longer the sennheiser mic either it is a shure as well. i still am not a fan of seeing the cord hanging around, but at least she sounds great so i guess thats what matters lol. and yes, the speeches in the show have not changed, but i will at least give her credit as she still performed them well and made them seem fresh to the audience. i heard a woman on the way out commenting to her friend that the jokes were the same as when she saw the show last year lol.

 

 

TUESDAY JUNE 11th

tonight's show was in many ways similar to the night before. the audience was even better, though! there were some longer pauses throughout the show as sh waited for the applause to subside a bit. you will have to listen to the audio because she made a lot more little comments here and there...about the audience being good, "what happens in vegas stays in vegas, etc." she also did two really cute speaking moments - after BATB while thanking barnev she said she had been singing that song for 20 years now and that barnev is only 19 years old. haha. also, after incredible before NMQP, she did a little 30 second speech she normally does not. took a moment to say that music is so many different things - therapeutic, healing, etc and that she and on behalf of everyone you saw or didn't see during the show are so grateful to perform and do what they love. it sounded a little reminiscent of one of the AND speeches, but was very cute and heartfelt and nice to hear! of the two nights, i still looked the vocals the 10th the first night a little better because i loved her riffs this night. however, this night was just as great and energetic. also, during incredible almost the entire front orchestra leapt to their feet and was clapping and dancing and swaying. you could feel the energy in the theater and it was fantastic. clearly Céline and barnev were feeding off it, too!

 

if i think of anything else, i will be sure to add it! three off Céline topic pieces i wanted to share that i learned while at the box office - one as some of you have heard they announced last night that the ventriloquist/comedian Jeff Dunham will be starting a Vegas residency this November with the Caesars family. He has performed for years now semi-frequently at the colosseum, and will now have his own open-ended vegas show at planet hollywood. also, i asked about a contract extension for Shania. one has not been announced yet, and her current 2 year contract is up in december! i was told by the box office that was still no official announcement of an extension yet, but they knew that there would definitely be some shania shows in 2015. so clearly some type of extension whether short or long is coming up! also, i asked about elton as it april he did his final performances of 2014/on his current 3 year contract. i was told he will be touring the rest of this year so had no more vegas shows, but starting next year would begin another 3 year contract. also, if you didn't already know in the world of vegas DVDs, elton's million dollar piano show is coming out on DVD at the end of this month, and over at planet hollywood, it was confirmed that there will be a DVD release of Britney Spear's vegas show, but they will not release it until after her show eventually closes. just thought you guys might wanna know about that stuff, too!

 

finally i haven't forgotten - the AUDIO! i do have both nights full audio of the entire show to share with you! I am editing them right now for volume consistency and clipping the ends and will have them for you by the end of the day.