Courage World Tour

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Courage World Tour
World tour by Celine Dion
Celine Dion Courage World Tour poster.jpg
Location
  • Europe
  • Middle East
  • North America
Associated albumCourage
Start date18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)
End date17 July 2023 (2023-07-17)
Legs4
No. of shows121
Box office$104 million
Celine Dion concert chronology

The Courage World Tour is the fourteenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, in support of her English-language studio album Courage (2019). It is her first world tour in over a decade, since her Taking Chances World Tour. The tour began in Quebec City, Canada, on 18 September 2019.

Background[]

The Courage World Tour was officially announced on 3 April 2019 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.[1] The event was live streamed on Dion's official Facebook page.[2] Tickets went on general sale on 12 April 2019.[3] Earlier the same month, following pre-sale demand, additional shows in Montreal, Toronto, Boston and Miami were added,[4] with two extra shows were added in Montreal, one in Newark and one in New York City to meet demand later. On 11 April 2019, extra dates for Quebec City, Montreal and Ottawa were announced.[4]

On-site rehearsals were held at Videotron Centre in Quebec City starting early September, with Dion and her team of 110 staying at the new hotel Le Capitole for the duration of their time in Quebec City.[5] In September 2019, ConcertFrance announced that Dion will perform at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France on 26 June 2020.[6] That same month, the first four shows in Montreal, scheduled to take place 26, 27 and 30 September, and 1 October 2019, were postponed due to a throat virus; the shows were rescheduled for 18, 19, 21 and 22 November.[7] European dates, as well as additional dates in New York City, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Vancouver were revealed by SoldOutTicketBox.com on 26 September 2019.[8] In March 2020, Dion rescheduled two dates in Washington, D. C. and Pittsburgh, due to the "common cold," despite reports being related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[9] In 2020, Dion rescheduled the North American leg of the tour to 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11][better source needed][12]

In February 2021, European and UK dates from 19 March to 16 June 2021 were rescheduled to recommence in May 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[13][14]

In May 2021, European dates from 19 June to 25 July 2021 were rescheduled to recommence in May 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[15]

Critical reception[]

The Courage World Tour has received positive reviews. Billboard praised the song choices, the mix of older hits like "Beauty and the Beast" with Dion's new songs like "Courage", and also the "extraordinary" encore: "My Heart Will Go On" and John Lennon's "Imagine". It also praised Dion's voice, her outfits and drones emulating stars, water, and even the Heart of the Ocean diamond during the "My Heart Will Go On" performance. Billboard called the two-hours concert stunning and showstopping.[16] The Courage World Tour was also chosen as one of the best live shows of 2019 by Billboard.[17] Variety also gave a positive review on her Brooklyn show saying: "she’s still one of the best in the business. It’s hard to overstate just how pitch-perfect Dion’s singing is." Moreover, they also stated that it's hard to believe that she’s never been asked to headline the Super Bowl halftime show and concluded by stating: "After all these years as a powerhouse diva, she’s still managing to top herself."[18] The Charlotte Observer gave their take on her show at Spectrum Center saying: "There might not be a human being alive who can belt ballads with as much power and control and grace as Celine Dion." Courier Journal gave a positive review on her first-ever Louisville show saying: "Dion is in a league of her own. Her vocals were spot on all night and after she continued to hit note after incredible note over and over again, you were left wondering at some points "is she even real?".[19]

Commercial reception[]

According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, Dion topped the 30 November-dated Hot Tours recap with $33.2 million from the tour's first 19 shows. She grossed $7 million in four shows at Montreal's Bell Centre, sold out at 53,864 tickets. The opening leg averaged out to $1.747 million and 12,414 tickets per show. These figures boosted Dion's career-total to $1.115 billion and 8.8 million tickets sold, as reported to Billboard Boxscore.[20]

Billboard named the tour as 2020's top pop tour, grossing $84.6 million and 498,000 tickets sold.[21] Dion also became the highest female touring act of 2020 and second overall, behind Elton John.[22] The tour was named the most successful music tour in North America during 2020 with $71.2 million gross revenue.[23]

In Paris, all general public tickets (200,000) available for her 6 concert shows at Paris La Défense Arena were sold out immediately in just 90 minutes.[24]

According to Pollstar, Courage World Tour has sold 646,346 tickets across 52 shows, overall tour revenue totals $104 million so far.[25]

Set list[]

NORTH AMERICA

Notes[]

  • "The Reason", "Flying on My Own" and "Lying Down" have been removed from the setlist
  • "Terre" and "Regarde-moi" were cut from the French setlist in Montreal
  • "Imperfections" replaced "Lying Down" in Montreal in November 2019 [27]
  • "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" replaced "Imagine" in Boston [28]
  • "Over the Rainbow" replaced "Imagine" in Miami in tribute to Maman Dion who died earlier that day [29]
  • During her second Montreal show on 19 February 2020, Dion invited Mathieu Lafontaine of the band Bleu Jeans Bleu onstage to perform the band's hit single "Coton ouaté" [30]

Tour dates[]

List of North American concerts[4]
Date City Country Venue Attendance[31] Revenue
18 September 2019 Quebec City Canada Videotron Centre 39,930 / 39,930 $5,761,752
20 September 2019
21 September 2019
15 October 2019 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 24,205 / 24,205 $3,348,005
16 October 2019
18 October 2019 Cleveland United States Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 13,199 / 13,199 $1,593,287
20 October 2019 Columbus Schottenstein Center 10,751 / 10,751 $1,626,691
22 October 2019 Louisville KFC Yum! Center 12,465 / 12,465 $1,531,237
24 October 2019 Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena 11,004 / 11,004 $1,492,937
26 October 2019 St. Louis Enterprise Center 11,735 / 11,735 $1,591,985
28 October 2019 Kansas City Sprint Center 11,838 / 11,838 $1,883,309
30 October 2019 Fargo Fargodome 10,473 / 12,239 $1,174,539
1 November 2019 Minneapolis Target Center 12,504 / 12,504 $1,992,180
3 November 2019 Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 10,788 / 10,788 $1,921,244
5 November 2019 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 13,112 / 13,112 $2,282,502
18 November 2019[a] Montreal Canada Bell Centre 53,864 / 53,864 $6,994,869
19 November 2019[a]
21 November 2019[a]
22 November 2019[a]
1 December 2019 Chicago United States United Center 13,685 / 13,685 $2,870,852
3 December 2019 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,633 / 11,633 $1,630,450
5 December 2019 Buffalo KeyBank Center 12,462 / 12,462 $1,746,480
7 December 2019 Albany Times Union Center 10,487 / 10,487 $1,816,438
9 December 2019 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena 26,831 / 26,831 $4,772,722
10 December 2019
13 December 2019 Boston United States TD Garden 24,661 / 24,661 $5,180,061
14 December 2019
8 January 2020 Jacksonville VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 11,272 / 11,272 $1,912,510
11 January 2020 Atlanta State Farm Arena 11,212 / 11,212 $2,323,672
13 January 2020 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 13,023 / 13,023 $2,103,662
15 January 2020 Tampa Amalie Arena 12,749 / 12,749 $2,254,145
17 January 2020 Miami American Airlines Arena 24,763 / 24,763 $5,222,838
18 January 2020
21 January 2020 Charlotte Spectrum Center 13,458 / 13,458 $2,161,228
30 January 2020 San Antonio AT&T Center 13,645 / 13,645 $2,021,746
1 February 2020 Houston Toyota Center 11,569 / 11,569 $2,127,052
3 February 2020 Dallas American Airlines Center 12,634 / 12,634 $2,657,817
5 February 2020 Tulsa BOK Center 11,004 / 11,004 $1,619,919
7 February 2020 New Orleans Smoothie King Center 12,833 / 12,833 $2,278,207
9 February 2020 Memphis FedExForum 11,452 / 11,452 $1,609,727
11 February 2020 Raleigh PNC Arena 12,436 / 12,436 $2,150,963
18 February 2020[b] Montreal Canada Bell Centre 28,257 / 28,257 $3,587,437
19 February 2020[b]
22 February 2020 Atlantic City United States Boardwalk Hall 11,252 / 11,252 $2,470,305
24 February 2020 Baltimore Royal Farms Arena 11,181 / 11,181 $1,591,232
26 February 2020 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 13,269 / 13,269 $2,011,920
28 February 2020 Brooklyn Barclays Center 25,177 / 25,177 $5,115,713
29 February 2020
3 March 2020 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,672 / 10,672 $1,985,445
5 March 2020 Brooklyn Barclays Center 12,543 / 12,543 $1,875,568
7 March 2020 Newark Prudential Center 23,529 / 23,529 $4,330,802
8 March 2020
List of North American concerts[4][c]
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
9 March 2022 Denver United States Ball Arena — —
11 March 2022 Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena — —
14 March 2022 Winnipeg Canada Canada Life Centre — —
17 March 2022 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre — —
20 March 2022 Edmonton Rogers Place — —
21 March 2022
24 March 2022 Portland United States Moda Center — —
26 March 2022 Tacoma Tacoma Dome — —
28 March 2022 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena — —
29 March 2022
1 April 2022 San Francisco United States Chase Center — —
3 April 2022 Oakland Oakland Arena — —
5 April 2022 San Diego Pechanga Arena — —
8 April 2022 Glendale Gila River Arena — —
10 April 2022 Sacramento Golden 1 Center — —
14 April 2022 Los Angeles Staples Center — —
15 April 2022
20 April 2022 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena — —
22 April 2022 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena — —
List of European concerts[4][d]
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
25 May 2022 Birmingham England Utilita Arena Birmingham — —
26 May 2022
29 May 2022 London The O2 Arena — —
30 May 2022
1 June 2022 Dublin Ireland 3Arena — —
2 June 2022
5 June 2022 Manchester England Manchester Arena — —
6 June 2022
8 June 2022 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro — —
9 June 2022
12 June 2022 Mannheim Germany SAP Arena — —
13 June 2022 Cologne Lanxess Arena — —
15 June 2022 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion — —
16 June 2022
18 June 2022 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena — —
19 June 2022 Kraków Tauron Arena Kraków — —
22 June 2022 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena — —
25 June 2022 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb — —
27 June 2022 Budapest Hungary Laszlo Papp Budapest Sports Arena — —
29 June 2022[e] Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena — —
30 June 2022 Hamburg Barclaycard Arena — —
2 July 2022 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle — —
3 July 2022 Munich Germany Olympiahalle — —
20 August 2022 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena — —
22 August 2022 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena — —
23 August 2022
26 August 2022 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena — —
27 August 2022
31 August 2022 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena — —
1 September 2022
3 September 2022 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis — —
4 September 2022
6 September 2022
9 September 2022 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — —
10 September 2022
12 September 2022
16 September 2022 Paris France La Défense Arena — —
17 September 2022
20 September 2022
21 September 2022
23 September 2022
24 September 2022
List of European and Middle Eastern concerts[4][f]
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
31 May 2023[g] Tel Aviv Israel Bloomfield Stadium — —
3 June 2023 Nicosia Cyprus GSP Stadium — —
6 June 2023 Attard Malta Ta' Qali — —
9 June 2023 Athens Greece O.A.K.A. — —
11 June 2023 Bucharest Romania Arena Națională — —
13 July 2023[h] Carhaix France Vieilles Charrues Festival N/A N/A
15 July 2023[i] Lucca Italy Mura Storiche N/A N/A
17 July 2023[j] Nyon Switzerland Plaine de l'Asse N/A N/A

Cancelled shows[]

List of cancelled concerts
Date City Country Venue Reason Ref.
18 July 2020 Monte Carlo Monaco Place du Casino COVID-19 pandemic [33]
31 July 2020 Beirut Lebanon Beirut Waterfront Mutual agreement with
Byblos International Festival 		[34]
5 August 2020 Tel Aviv Israel Bloomfield Stadium Due to scheduling difficulties, the second Tel Aviv show was cancelled [32]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d The concerts of 18, 19, 21 and 22 November 2019 at the Bell Centre were originally scheduled to take place on 26, 27 and 30 September, and 1 October 2019, but were rescheduled, due to virus infection.[7]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b The concerts of 18 and 19 February 2020 at the Bell Centre were originally scheduled to take place on 4 and 5 October 2019, but were rescheduled, due to virus infection.
  3. ^ These shows were originally scheduled to take place in the spring of 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.
  4. ^ These shows were originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[14]
  5. ^ The concert of 29 June 2022 was originally scheduled to take place on 22 July 2020 at Waldbühne.
  6. ^ These shows were originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
  7. ^ Due to scheduling difficulties, the second Tel Aviv show was cancelled.[32]
  8. ^ The concert of 13 July 2023 in Carhaix is part of the Vieilles Charrues Festival.
  9. ^ The concert of 15 July 2023 in Lucca is part of the Lucca Summer Festival.
  10. ^ The concert of 17 July 2023 in Nyon is part of the Paléo Festival.

Citations[]

  1. ^ "Celine Dion announces Courage World Tour kicking off in September". celinedion.com. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. ^ Piet Levy (4 April 2019). "Celine Dion announces 'Courage World Tour,' playing Milwaukee for first time in 11 years". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Céline Dion reveals Courage tour, including (at least) two Montreal shows". Montreal Gazette. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Celine Dion: in Concert". celinedion.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ Sandra Godin (30 August 2019). "Québec se prépare pour accueillir Céline". TVA Nouvelles (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ^ “Céline Dion à Paris en Juin prochain !”. ConcertFrance.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Montreal Gazette (26 September 2019). "Céline Dion cancels first four shows of Montreal concert series". Montreal Gazette. Canada: Postmedia Network. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  8. ^ “Courage World Tour”. Sold out ticket box.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019
  9. ^ Quinn, Dave (11 March 2020). "Céline Dion Cancels Concerts Because of Common Cold, Doesn't Have COVID-19". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. ^ Seemayer, Zach (12 March 2020). "Celine Dion Postpones North American Tour Dates After Testing Negative For Coronavirus". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Canada: Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  11. ^ @celinedion (24 April 2020). "J'attends avec impatience le jour où nous pourrons encore partager ensemble notre joie de chanter et de danser" [I look forward to the days when we can once again share the joys of singing and dancing together.] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Celine Dion Announces Rescheduled North American 'Courage World Tour' Dates for 2021". celinedion.com. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Celine Dion announces European shows planned for this year will be postponed to 2022". CFCF-DT. Canada: Bell Media Inc. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Longmire, Becca (17 February 2021). "Celine Dion Reschedules European Courage World Tour Dates Amid Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic". ET Canada. Canada: Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  15. ^ "CELINE DION 'COURAGE WORLD TOUR' RESCHEDULES EUROPEAN SUMMER DATES TO 2023". celinedion.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  16. ^ Denise Warner (19 October 2019). "Celine Dion Comes Alive With Stunning First Stop in U.S. of 'Courage' World Tour: Here Are the 6 Best Moments". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  17. ^ Denise Warner (4 December 2019). "The Best Live Shows Of 2019: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  18. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (29 February 2020). "Concert Review: Celine Dion Soars with 'Courage' (and Couture) at Brooklyn Show". Variety. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  19. ^ Gregory, Kathryn. "Superstar Celine Dion absolutely slays in first-ever Louisville performance". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  20. ^ Eric Frankenberg (26 November 2019). "Celine Dion Debuts Courage World Tour to $30 Million". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  21. ^ "The Year in Touring Charts 2020: Elton John Crowns Top Tours in Abbreviated Year". www.billboard.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Pollstar 2020 Year-End Special". www.pollstar.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  23. ^ "The most successful music tours in North America 2020". Statista. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  24. ^ https://twitter.com/ParisLaDefArena/status/1181909395967545345?s=19
  25. ^ "Women At The Top: Boxoffice Stars In Pre-Pandemic 2020". Pollstar. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  26. ^ Wass, Mike (19 September 2019). "Céline Dion Kicks Off 'Courage World Tour' In Québec: See the Setlist". Idolator. United States. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  27. ^ Marc-André Lemieux (18 November 2019). "Courage World Tour: un retour fracassant pour Céline Dion au Centre Bell de Montréal". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  28. ^ Maura Johnston (15 December 2019). "Céline Dion delivers big moments in a TD Garden lovefest". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  29. ^ Emily Zemler (20 January 2020). "Watch Céline Dion Cover 'Over the Rainbow' in Tribute to Late Mother". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  30. ^ Shanny Halle, "Duo Bleu Jeans Bleu et Céline Dion: «c'est épique!» – Claude Cobra". Le Journal de Montréal, 20 February 2020.
  31. ^ North America Boxscore:
  32. ^ Jump up to: a b "CELINE DION 'COURAGE WORLD TOUR' RESCHEDULES EUROPEAN SUMMER DATES TO 2023". celinedion.com.
  33. ^ "Céline Dion in concert in Monaco on July 18 2020 | Société des Bains de mer". www.montecarlosbm.com.
  34. ^ Yassine, Hussein (3 January 2020). "Celine Dion Just Canceled Her Upcoming Performance in Beirut". The961. Lebanon. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

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