A New Day...
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| A New Day... | ||
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| Tour by Céline Dion | ||
| Dates | March 25, 2003 - December 15, 2007 |
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| Legs | 1 | |
| Shows | 725 in North America 725 in total |
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| Céline Dion tour chronology | ||
| Let's Talk About Love Tour (1998-99) |
A New Day... (2003-07) |
New World Tour (2008) |
Starting on March 25, 2003, Céline Dion's A New Day... is a five-year, 725-show theatrical presentation created and directed by Franco Dragone, creator of Quidam, O and Mystère. Nearly 2,500,000 people have seen A New Day... till the end of 2006. On finishing on December 15, 2007, the show is expected to gross approximately US$400,000,000, one of the highest ever in music history. Dion performs it at the 4,148-seat Colosseum in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
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[edit] History
Many stars have attended Céline Dion's Vegas show since March 2003 including: Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Hopkins, Jerry Lewis, Halle Berry, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anastacia, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prince (twice), Ice T, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Elton John, Barbra Streisand, Mikhail Gorbachev, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Max Alexander, Donald Trump, Garou, Justin Timberlake, Jane Seymour, Nicollette Sheridan, Don Johnson, Pete Sampras, Stevie Nicks, Cheech Marin, Angie Harmon, Dane Cook, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Lance Bass, Shania Twain and Jason Seahorn.
[edit] Broadcasts and recordings
The original scheduled release date announced in the A New Day... Live in Las Vegas CD was postponed because of changes and improvements made to the show since the initial filming. A New Day... was re-shot during the January 17-21, 2007 show week. The show was filmed in high-definition for a soon-to-be-released TV special and DVD, which will include unique and entertaining behind-the-scenes bonus footage. Additionally, there are plans to release the original filming from 2004 so fans are able to see the evolution of A New Day... .
[edit] Ticket Sales
| Year | Tour Gross Sales | Sold Out Shows |
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| 2003 | $80.5 million | n/a |
| 2004 | $80.4 million | n/a |
| 2005 | $81.3 million | n/a |
| 2006 | $78.1 million | 75 / 149 (50.3%) |
| 2007 | $16.4 million | 19 / 30 (63.3%) |
| TOTAL | $335.6 million | 443 / 626 (70.8%) |
The top-grossing tours in North America, according to Pollstar:
- 2003
- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - $115.9 million
- Celine Dion - $80.5 million
- Eagles - $69.3 million
- 2004
- Prince - $87.4 million
- Celine Dion - $80.4 million
- Madonna - $79.5 million
- 2005
- The Rolling Stones - $162.0 million
- U2 - $138.9 million
- Celine Dion - $81.3 million
- 2006
- The Rolling Stones - $138.5 million
- Barbra Straisand - $92.5 million
- Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - $88.8 million
- Madonna - $85.9 million
- Cirque Du Soleil - Delirium - $82.1 million
- Celine Dion - $78.1 million
[edit] Set list
[edit] Regular
- "Nature Boy"† / "A New Day Has Come"
- "The Power of Love"
- "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
- "Because You Loved Me"
- "To Love You More"
- "I'm Alive"
- "I Drove All Night"
- "Seduces Me"
- "If I Could"
- "At Last"††
- "Fever"†† / "All the Way"
- "I've Got the World on a String"
- "A New Love" (instrumental) (written by Claude Lemay)
- "I Surrender"
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"†††
- "Ammore Annascunnuto" (written by Bruno Coulais, Felippe Fragione, Mario Castiglia)
- "Have You Ever Been in Love"†††† / "Et Je T'Aime Encore"††††† / "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore"
- "I Wish"
- "Love Can Move Mountains"
- "River Deep, Mountain High"††††††
- "My Heart Will Go On"
- "What a Wonderful World"†††††††
† March 2003 - November 2004
†† March 2003 - May 2006
††† March 2003 - August 2004
†††† March 2003 - November 2003
††††† November 2003 - November 2004
†††††† since November 2006
††††††† March 2003 - August 2006
[edit] Performed occasionally
- "God Bless America" (July 4, 2004)
- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (December 2005)
- "In Some Small Way" (with Barnev Valsaint) (December 2004 - January 2005)
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Band
- Musical director: Claude "Mego" Lemay
- Drums: Domminique Messier
- Bass: Marc Langis
- Keyboards: Yves Frulla
- Guitars: André Coutu
- Percussions: Paul Picard
- Violin: Jean-Sebastien Carre
- Backing Vocals: Elise Duguay, Mary-Lou Gauthier, Barnev Valsaint
[edit] Show
- Director: Franco Dragone
- Choreographer: Mia Michaels
- Lighting Designer: Yves Aucoin
- Associate Director: Pavel Brun
- Set Designer and Image Creator: Michel Crête
- Projection Content Designer: Dirk Decloedt
- Costume Designer: Dominique Lemieux
- Sound Designer: Denis Savage
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award Show | Award |
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| 2005 | 6th Annual Visitors' Choice Awards | Favorite Headliner in Las Vegas |
| 2005 | 24th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards | Best Headliner in Las Vegas |
| 2006 | 7th Annual Visitors' Choice Awards | Favorite Headliner in Las Vegas |
| 2006 | 25th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards | Best Headliner in Las Vegas |
| 2006 | MovieEntertainment Awards | Entertainer of the Year in the category of Entertainment Industry's Most Influential Canadian |
| 2007 | 26th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards | Best Singer |
| 2007 | 26th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards | Best All-Around Performer |
| 2007 | 26th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards | Best Show Choreography |
[edit] External links
| Celine Dion |
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