Courage World Tour - EU shows CANCELED

[TommKat22]

Okay, so my review that you've all been waiting for, haha. First, the bad; My friends didn't want to spend a lot, so we ended up getting nose bleed seats. The view wasn't bad, but the monitor in front of us didn't match with the sound being played, and trying to get a good photo or video wasn't great because the spotlight washed her out most of the time. I also wish I had stayed more in the moment instead of trying to get a good pic or video.

 

With that being said, the show itself was great! At the beginning, the audience cam was catching everyone dancing, both young and old. There was an older mom with a Celine shirt next to her son with a Metallica shirt on, and the camera cut back to them multiple times while they danced, and the whole crowd cheered every time they came on. I sat with one of my friends next to me, and then 2 more friends were also in attendance elsewhere in the arena. Within 1-2 songs, both of the other friends texted me to say they were in awe and had died and gone to heaven. The friend next to me had goosebumps multiple times throughout the night, and kept mouthing, "Oh my God,"and clapping and cheering. She also cried during Courage. Afterwards, she said it was one of the top 3 shows she's ever seen and had so much more respect for Celine.

 

Celine's voice was great though, even at 51! I didn't notice many audible cracks in her voice, if any. Like David Foster said many years ago, you don't really get the power of her voice until you see her in person. It seemed like everyone respected her by the end of the show, even the husbands who were dragged along by their wives, lol. They were converted, just like the rest of us!

 

And yes, Lying Down was added back in the show, as previously mentioned.

 

I also bought the black long sleeve tour shirt with the album cover on it, and wore it to work today. It was $70, but hella comfy! I recommend seeing her if you haven't already because everyone had a good time. Especially the two drunk girls next to me singing every word she sang too.

Edited November 7, 2019 at 04:55 AM by TommKat22

[sarit_celine]

These are Chicago prices for Dec. 1st. TicketMaster has nosebleeds starting at $187 + fees, and the Front Floor section seats are as high as $1800. Stubhub has resale tickets in Front Floor up to $2790 (though I'm sure they paid much less than that). It's ridiculous.

 

My goodness! this is actually so sad and sick and no one is doing nothing against it.

I hope by the time you will go to her show in one more month

you'll have an amazing time with a great new setlist.

[Zora]

Guys which songs are live and which are lipped?

[Del]

Okay, so my review that you've all been waiting for, haha. First, the bad; My friends didn't want to spend a lot, so we ended up getting nose bleed seats. The view wasn't bad, but the monitor in front of us didn't match with the sound being played, and trying to get a good photo or video wasn't great because the spotlight washed her out most of the time. I also wish I had stayed more in the moment instead of trying to get a good pic or video.

 

With that being said, the show itself was great! At the beginning, the audience cam was catching everyone dancing, both young and old. There was an older mom with a Celine shirt next to her son with a Metallica shirt on, and the camera cut back to them multiple times while they danced, and the whole crowd cheered every time they came on. I sat with one of my friends next to me, and then 2 more friends were also in attendance elsewhere in the arena. Within 1-2 songs, both of the other friends texted me to say they were in awe and had died and gone to heaven. The friend next to me had goosebumps multiple times throughout the night, and kept mouthing, "Oh my God,"and clapping and cheering. She also cried during Courage. Afterwards, she said it was one of the top 3 shows she's ever seen and had so much more respect for Celine.

 

Celine's voice was great though, even at 51! I didn't notice many audible cracks in her voice, if any. Like David Foster said many years ago, you don't really get the power of her voice until you see her in person. It seemed like everyone respected her by the end of the show, even the husbands who were dragged along by their wives, lol. They were converted, just like the rest of us!

 

And yes, Lying Down was added back in the show, as previously mentioned.

 

I also bought the black long sleeve tour shirt with the album cover on it, and wore it to work today. It was $70, but hella comfy! I recommend seeing her if you haven't already because everyone had a good time. Especially the two drunk girls next to me singing every word she sang too.

What thoughts were going through your head when the opening video started and you knew you were moment away from her rising up on stage? As for the nosebleed seats... that's an easy fix (hopefully), you just need to find another show close to you so you can be up close. Haha

 

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[zeopower6]

I am in California and it is kind of insane to think that the tickets are 'too cheap'. All the tickets I've looked at were in the hundreds!

[Chantemoi]

I am in California and it is kind of insane to think that the tickets are 'too cheap'. All the tickets I've looked at were in the hundreds!

 

I guess the lesson here for both of us is this: next time we should snatch up front row seats in flyover cities... they’re basically priced the same way faraway seats are in major cities.

[TommKat22]

What thoughts were going through your head when the opening video started and you knew you were moment away from her rising up on stage? As for the nosebleed seats... that's an easy fix (hopefully), you just need to find another show close to you so you can be up close. Haha

 

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Haha I got excited! I was thinking it was finally going to happen! And I smiled, haha. Nothing too crazy. The closest shows are at least a few hours away, so nothing terribly close unfortunately. I’m sure this won’t be her last tour though. *knock on wood*

[jpatdeleon09]

They did a great job with the visuals. Thank god!

 

[sarit_celine]

Guys which songs are live and which are lipped?

 

Let's see with this sad issue, the verses in TPOL are live, the C parts are lipped,

sometimes one can notice she sings over some of the C parts

in order to give the ilustion it's live lol.

 

Climax in ABM, climax in MHWGO are lipped.

 

Fully lipped: TLYM

 

BYLM, IACBTMN (In the end parts she sing it live).

This fiasco must stop.

 

IYAMT, this one I have to check carefully.

 

What I love about this new album, is that for once she has there plenty of WISE VOCAL songs

to sing live on stage without abusing her vocal chords. Waiting to see this miracle happens.

[sarit_celine]

They did a great job with the visuals. Thank god!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4NG8TVvLKI

 

She can create a very cool medley of her own songs

though I love this strange medley a lot!

Those visuals are really lovely.

[AdrienneM]

 

 

Let's see with this sad issue, the verses in TPOL are live, the C parts are lipped,

sometimes one can notice she sings over some of the C parts

in order to give the ilustion it's live lol.

 

Climax in ABM, climax in MHWGO are lipped.

 

Fully lipped: TLYM

 

BYLM, IACBTMN (In the end parts she sing it live).

This fiasco must stop.

 

IYAMT, this one I have to check carefully.

 

What I love about this new album, is that for once she has there plenty of WISE VOCAL songs

to sing live on stage without abusing her vocal chords. Waiting to see this miracle happens.

 

IYAMT is 100% live. Its different every night

 

And just a heads up; she was already lipping in 1992, so it aint gonna stop now. She lips less now than she did back in her prime, she does things she would lip without hesitation years ago, so lets be grateful for that

[Chantemoi]

 

 

She can create a very cool medley of her own songs

though I love this strange medley a lot!

Those visuals are really lovely.

 

I’ll admit: this medley has grown on me, and I think her voice sounds much more comfortable than it did the first few shows. The audience apparently eats it up, and the critics seem split 50/50. My issue is the LENGTH of the medley. I also wonder (hypothetically, not realistically) if she cut it, what would she replace it with that matches her energy level — when she doesn’t even have this kind of enthusiasm for her own uptempo songs like “I’m Alive”? The only reason I stand behind her keeping YTV is because it’s one of the most moving songs in her whole set list (at least, that was the case when I saw her in LV).

 

If she put in new songs or deep-cuts, the crowd wouldn’t go wild the same way... sad fact.

Edited November 7, 2019 at 04:16 PM by Chantemoi

[sarit_celine]

IYAMT is 100% live. Its different every night

 

And just a heads up; she was already lipping in 1992, so it aint gonna stop now. She lips less now than she did back in her prime, she does things she would lip without hesitation years ago, so lets be grateful for that

 

It's confusing because some fans who were at the shows

wrote she didn't sing it live while others wrote the opposite:)

I didn't have the time to check the recent shows

and really by now be it live or not...

I just gave up knowing she and her team will never do something about it.

[JoshRafa21]

OMG!!! 😍😍😍

Edited November 7, 2019 at 04:27 PM by JoshRafa21

[JoshRafa21]

OMG!!! 😍😍😍

[jpatdeleon09]

It's confusing because some fans who were at the shows

wrote she didn't sing it live while others wrote the opposite:)

I didn't have the time to check the recent shows

and really by now be it live or not...

I just gave up knowing she and her team will never do something about it.

 

I don't know because I listen to different videos of that performance and it's different every night..

 

The secret in knowing if the artist is doing the pre recorded is when the volume and texture of the voice changes. And you can only noticed it on your phone after you shoot it. Because in live, you wouldn't noticed it. Actually, I'm shocked when i saw Céline last year and all are consistent you wouldn't know that she starting to lipped during The Power Of Love but when i heard the clip that I shot I noticed it.

 

Even the last part of IACBTMN (in videos that we watched on YouTube it's noticeable that her voice changes when she starts to sing live in the end of IACBTMN but in live. All are consistent. You wouldn't know that she starts to lipped it and sing live. I'm amazed actually haha)

 

It's magic lol

Edited November 7, 2019 at 04:46 PM by jpatdeleon09

[Ajax]

It's confusing because some fans who were at the shows

wrote she didn't sing it live while others wrote the opposite:)

I didn't have the time to check the recent shows

and really by now be it live or not...

I just gave up knowing she and her team will never do something about it.

 

This over exagerated and melo dramatic tone when you speak about Playback, god !

 

IYAMT IS very different every night, and the sound of it makes it clear it is live.

[AdrienneM]

 

 

It's confusing because some fans who were at the shows

wrote she didn't sing it live while others wrote the opposite:)

I didn't have the time to check the recent shows

and really by now be it live or not...

I just gave up knowing she and her team will never do something about it.

 

People who said it wasnt live are silly as every night the high notes are different the choruses, verses and the long note are extremely comfortable for her. The high belts vary, some nights she changes the vowel, others she sings them and they crack or are wobbly and some nights they’re absolutely perfect. Youd need to be a fool to believe otherwise

[sarit_celine]

I'll admit: this medley has grown on me, and I think her voice sounds much more comfortable than it did the first few shows. The audience apparently eats it up, and the critics seem split 50/50. My issue is the LENGTH of the medley. I also wonder (hypothetically, not realistically) if she cut it, what would she replace it with that matches her energy level — when she doesn't even have this kind of enthusiasm for her own uptempo songs like "I'm Alive"? The only reason I stand behind her keeping YTV is because it's one of the most moving songs in her whole set list (at least, that was the case when I saw her in LV).

 

If she put in new songs or deep-cuts, the crowd wouldn't go wild the same way... sad fact.

 

She built a little story around YTV

and love to interact with the audience isn't she? It's actually a cute part of the show

even though she has been doing it for bilion times

so maybe I'm wrong but I don't see this one goes out of the setlist anytime soon

and I'm so sure this song will appear in the setlist

and in my mind I see her performing this one here as well.

 

If this medley goes away - people will miss it badly

Indeed, she enjoys to sing this medley more than her own songs, it's a treat seeing/hearing it.

 

I think the audience doesn't react well to the new singles C and LD, but to FOMO there was an amazing response

wondering if there will be a new setlist for the rescheduled shows in Canada or not, or that they will wait with that

for the show in Chicago.

[sarit_celine]

People who said it wasnt live are silly as every night the high notes are different the choruses, verses and the long note are extremely comfortable for her. The high belts vary, some nights she changes the vowel, others she sings them and they crack or are wobbly and some nights they're absolutely perfect. Youd need to be a fool to believe otherwise

 

Thanks for that, for every song that is live one should be grateful indeed

[sarit_celine]

This over exagerated and melo dramatic tone when you speak about Playback, god !

 

IYAMT IS very different every night, and the sound of it makes it clear it is live.

 

You know, my friends don't even want to hear about going to her shows here because of that matter?

I won't share the comments they told me about her because of that matter.

How I won't be even more upset about it

[sarit_celine]

I don't know because I listen to different videos of that performance and it's different every night..

 

The secret in knowing if the artist is doing the pre recorded is when the volume and texture of the voice changes. And you can only noticed it on your phone after you shoot it. Because in live, you wouldn't noticed it. Actually, I'm shocked when i saw Céline last year and all are consistent you wouldn't know that she starting to lipped during The Power Of Love but when i heard the clip that I shot I noticed it.

 

Even the last part of IACBTMN (in videos that we watched on YouTube it's noticeable that her voice changes when she starts to sing live in the end of IACBTMN but in live. All are consistent. You wouldn't know that she starts to lipped it and sing live. I'm amazed actually haha)

 

It's magic lol

 

Yep she is the master of masters in the P field lol:)

[jpatdeleon09]

 

 

Yep she is the master of masters in the P field lol:)

 

Actually, it’s on Céline’s sound guy. He did a great job keeping the tone of her live voice consistent to the pre recorded one. But again, you will only hear the difference on your phone (fancam) not in live.

[sarit_celine]

Actually, it's on Céline's sound guy. He did a great job keeping the tone of her live voice consistent to the pre recorded one. But again, you will only hear the difference on your phone (fancam) not in live.

 

How we wish we could see the same professionalism and vision about the setlist and promotion, don't we?

Btw love your new profile image:)

[Ajax]

Yep she is the master of masters in the P field lol:)

 

Actually not really. Celine is one who uses it at it's minimum in comparison to other pop female vocalist of her caliber, And in term of what technologies offers for incorporating playback into live performances, she's really a small player.

 

Sorry but for an artist of her caliber, I'm talking about superstar dom, when you go to a Celine Dion concert, you can even still feel this artisanal vibe, in a way that you still rely mainly on a voice experience with few things around to distract you. And the girl takes risks. I think that's why people come, to live this vocal experience. And when she does it, she is not joking, and she does it mainly without any net.

Edited November 7, 2019 at 05:29 PM by Ajax

[Xpresso]

 

 

You know, my friends don't even want to hear about going to her shows here because of that matter?

I won't share the comments they told me about her because of that matter.

How I won't be even more upset about it

I guess your friends won't attend many shows from the most popular female artists then.

[sarit_celine]

I guess your friends won't attend many shows from the most popular female artists then.

 

I was happy up the skies when she brought back TP, I wanted to use it as a "weapon" to convice them

to go to see her since knowing they used to love it so much.

I've tried to explain them why she is doing this, found myself

once again defending this damn thing

but that sadly didn't help.

 

I'm trying to ignore this matter over this place, but it all came back to me

when I saw this question about this matter, promise I will try my best not to say a word

about it for as much as

[sarit_celine]

Actually not really. Celine is one who uses it at it's minimum in comparison to other pop female vocalist of her caliber, And in term of what technologies offers for incorporating playback into live performances, she's really a small player.

 

Sorry but for an artist of her caliber, I'm talking about superstar dom, when you go to a Celine Dion concert, you can even still feel this artisanal vibe, in a way that you still rely mainly on a voice experience with few things around to distract you. And the girl takes risks. I think that's why people come, to live this vocal experience. And when she does it, she is not joking, and she does it mainly without any net.

 

I meant that most people who goes to her show even not knowing when she lips, I find it sad and funny at the same time

and how can we forget the reviews of recent shows praising the opener of the show and TPOL.

 

Beside this, she is really one of her kind when it comes to singing live.

[Zora]

 

 

Let's see with this sad issue, the verses in TPOL are live, the C parts are lipped,

sometimes one can notice she sings over some of the C parts

in order to give the ilustion it's live lol.

 

Climax in ABM, climax in MHWGO are lipped.

 

Fully lipped: TLYM

 

BYLM, IACBTMN (In the end parts she sing it live).

This fiasco must stop.

 

IYAMT, this one I have to check carefully.

 

What I love about this new album, is that for once she has there plenty of WISE VOCAL songs

to sing live on stage without abusing her vocal chords. Waiting to see this miracle happens.

[Zora]

Thank you for this! The only ‘big’ notes I’m fussed about are like the ones in Tous Les Blues, the other more known songs I’m not so bothered if they’re lipped if it means preserving her voice. What I love are the nuances and improvs, like at the end of IACBTMN and TP, so much better than the originals. That’s what gives me the chills! Really interesting reading you guys’ posts, very knowledgable! Xx