Cher (2008–2011 residency show)

Cher
Cher concert chronology
Residency show by Cher

Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Venue	The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Start date	May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)
End date	February 5, 2011 (2011-02-05)
Legs	7
No. of shows	192
Box office	$97.4 million ($102.63 million in 2016 dollars)^[1]
Website	Official website

Cher^[2] was a residency show by American entertainer Cher at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the three-year engagement, Cher received $60 million. Performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, the first show occurred on May 6, 2008 and the last show was on February 5, 2011. Cher planned to perform 200 dates over a three-year period but due to eight cancellations only 192 shows were done. The show included 14 dancers and four aerialists, with a total of 17 costumes designed by Bob Mackie.^[3]

Set list

This setlist is representative for the opening concert on May 6, 2008. It doesn't represent all shows.

"Opening"
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
"Song for the Lonely"
"I've Gotta Be Me" (Interlude)
"All or Nothing"
"I Found Someone"
"Love Is a Battlefield"
"It's the Little Things" (Interlude)
"The Beat Goes On"
"All I Really Want to Do"
"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" (Medley part 1)
"Dark Lady" (Medley part 2)
"Half-Breed"
"Disco Inferno" (Medley part 1)
"YMCA" (Medley part 2)
"Don't Leave Me This Way" (Medley part 1)
"Take Me Home" (Medley part 2)
"Sunny" (Medley part 1)
"I Got You Babe" (Medley part 2)
"Love Hurts"
"The Way of Love"
"After All"
"Walking In Memphis"
"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)"
"Ain't Nobody's Business" (Interlude)
"Strong Enough"
"If I Could Turn Back Time"
"Believe"

Notes

On the first night of the show Cher sang "Love Hurts" then it was removed and during the third leg it was re-added.
Cher performed the songs "Song for the Lonely" and "All or Nothing" just for the first couple of weeks.
"I Found Someone" was removed during the second leg.
During the third leg "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" was removed and "The Way of Love" was replaced with "Love Hurts".
In year 2009 performed Cher the song "Let the Good Times Roll".
For the show on May 19, 2009 sang Cher the song "Help Me Make It Through the Night", she said that she performed it for a good friend at the audience.
In September 2009 "Love Is a Battlefield" was replaced by a Bob Seger medley ("Fire Down Below"/"Old Time Rock and Roll").
After Cher's appearance in the movie "Burlesque", the video interlude "I've Gotta Be Me" was replaced with an interlude from "Welcome To Burlesque".

Shows

Date	Attendance	Revenue
Leg 1^[4]
May 6, 2008	16,870 / 16,870	$2,547,560
May 7, 2008
May 10, 2008
May 11, 2008
May 13, 2008	16,962 / 16,962	$2,569,083
May 14, 2008
May 17, 2008
May 18, 2008
May 20, 2008	17,022 / 17,022	$2,584,217
May 21, 2008
May 24, 2008
May 25, 2008
May 27, 2008	17,056 / 17,056	$2,589,078
May 28, 2008
May 31, 2008
June 1, 2008
Leg 2
August 6, 2008	12,477 / 12,808	$1,895,526
August 7, 2008
August 10, 2008
August 12, 2008	17,078 / 17,078	$2,591,497
August 13, 2008
August 16, 2008
August 17, 2008
August 19, 2008	17,061 / 17,061	$2,573,670
August 20, 2008
August 23, 2008
August 24, 2008
August 26, 2008	16,634 / 16,945	$2,538,438
August 27, 2008
August 30, 2008
August 31, 2008
September 2, 2008	11,600 / 12,375	$1,739,643
September 3, 2008
September 6, 2008
September 9, 2008	8,517 / 8,517	$1,290,796
September 10, 2008	8,517 / 8,517	$1,290,796
September 16, 2008	17,081 / 17,081	$2,596,618
September 17, 2008
September 20, 2008
September 21, 2008
September 30, 2008	8,530 / 8,530	$1,294,960
October 1, 2008	8,530 / 8,530	$1,294,960
Leg 3^[5]
February 21, 2009	22,134 / 23,819	$3,331,455
February 22, 2009
February 24, 2009
February 25, 2009
February 28, 2009
March 1, 2009
March 3, 2009	12,606 / 14,909	$1,844,510
March 4, 2009
March 7, 2009
March 8, 2009
March 10, 2009	13,124 / 15,069	$1,912,403
March 11, 2009
March 14, 2009
March 15, 2009
March 17, 2009	13,095 / 15,166	$1,911,450
March 18, 2009
March 20, 2009
March 21, 2009
April 25, 2009	22,442 / 24,595	$3,294,601
April 26, 2009
April 28, 2009
April 29, 2009
May 2, 2009
May 3, 2009
May 5, 2009	12,716 / 15,771	$1,781,525
May 6, 2009
May 9, 2009
May 10, 2009
May 12, 2009	26,493 / 29,983	$3,845,125
May 13, 2009
May 16, 2009
May 17, 2009
May 19, 2009
May 20, 2009
May 23, 2009
May 24, 2009
Leg 4^[6]
September 19, 2009	21,939 / 25,176	$3,199,085
September 20, 2009
September 22, 2009
September 23, 2009
September 26, 2009
September 27, 2009
September 29, 2009	13,747 / 15,991	$1,956,710
September 30, 2009
October 3, 2009
October 4, 2009
October 6, 2009	15,992 / 16,967	$2,326,062
October 7, 2009
October 10, 2009
October 11, 2009
November 19, 2009	23,432 / 26,914	$3,221,147
November 21, 2009
November 22, 2009
November 24, 2009
November 25, 2009
November 28, 2009
November 29, 2009
December 1, 2009	26,867 / 31,033	$3,335,106
December 2, 2009
December 5, 2009
December 6, 2009
December 8, 2009
December 9, 2009
December 12, 2009
December 13, 2009
December 15, 2009	11,826 / 14,564	$1,271,451
December 16, 2009
December 19, 2009
December 20, 2009
Leg 5
April 10, 2010	35,343 / 40,168	$4,910,221
April 11, 2010
April 13, 2010
April 14, 2010
April 17, 2010
April 18, 2010
April 20, 2010
April 21, 2010
April 24, 2010
April 25, 2010
April 27, 2010	5,727 / 7,049	$735,618
April 28, 2010	5,727 / 7,049	$735,618
May 8, 2010	27,243 / 33,324	$3,411,693
May 9, 2010
May 11, 2010
May 12, 2010
May 15, 2010
May 16, 2010
May 18, 2010
May 19, 2010
May 23, 2010
May 25, 2010	12,042 / 16,216	$1,538,211
May 26, 2010
May 29, 2010
May 30, 2010
June 15, 2010	14,296 / 16,660	$1,727,400
June 16, 2010
June 19, 2010
June 20, 2010
June 22, 2010	13,255 / 16,565	$1,553,125
June 23, 2010
June 26, 2010
June 27, 2010
June 29, 2010	12,121 / 15,968	$1,363,671
June 30, 2010
July 3, 2010
July 4, 2010
Leg 6^[7]
September 4, 2010	18,084 / 23,113	$2,180,153
September 5, 2010
September 7, 2010
September 8, 2010
September 10, 2010
September 11, 2010
September 21, 2010	29,043 / 33,560	$3,630,738
September 22, 2010
September 25, 2010
September 26, 2010
September 28, 2010
September 29, 2010
October 2, 2010
October 3, 2010
October 5, 2010	23,690 / 25,254	$3,102,204
October 6, 2010
October 9, 2010
October 10, 2010
October 16, 2010
October 17, 2010
October 19, 2010	30,342 / 33,723	$3,846,894
October 20, 2010
October 23, 2010
October 24, 2010
October 26, 2010
October 27, 2010
October 30, 2010
October 31, 2010
Leg 7^[8]
January 11, 2011	31,131 / 33,038	$4,577,104
January 12, 2011
January 15, 2011
January 16, 2011
January 18, 2011
January 19, 2011
January 22, 2011
January 23, 2011
January 25, 2011	32,147 / 33,656	$4,802,550
January 26, 2011
January 29, 2011
January 30, 2011
February 1, 2011
February 2, 2011
February 4, 2011
February 5, 2011
Total	697,765 / 776,556	$97,421,298

Personnel

Band

Lead vocals - Cher
Background vocals - Stacy Campbell, Jenny Douglas-Foote, Patti Russo, Danni Gee, and Nichelle Tillman
Musical Director/Keyboards/Vocals - Paul Mirkovich
Guitars/Background Vocals - David Barry
Drums - Mark Schulman or Nate Morton
Keyboards - Darrell Smith
Bass - Alexander (Sasha) Krivstov
Tenor Saxophone - Glenn Erwin

References

↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ "Cher Announces Final Shows of Three Year Residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace". Caesars Palace. PR Newswire. September 21, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
↑ Moore, Booth (May 18, 2008). "Bob Mackie helps Cher light up the Vegas stage". Los Angeles Times, 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
↑
Leg 1 box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 120 (22): 16. May 31, 2008. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 120 (23): 42. June 7, 2008. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 120 (24): 12. June 14, 2008. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 120 (25): 16. June 21, 2008. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
↑
Leg 3 box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 121 (10): 10. March 14, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 121 (12): 10. March 28, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 121 (13): 10. April 4, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 121 (19): 13. May 16, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 121 (21): 12. May 30, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 120 (22): 19. June 6, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
↑
Leg 4 box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 121 (40): 12. October 10, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 121 (41): 28. October 17, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 121 (42): 14. October 24, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 121 (49): 14. December 12, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 122 (1): 19. January 9, 2010. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
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Leg 6 box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 122 (40). October 9, 2010. ISSN 0006-2510.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 122 (46). November 20, 2010. ISSN 0006-2510.
↑ "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 123 (9). February 26, 2011. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links

Cher

Albums Singles Filmography Tours Videography Awards

Studio albums	All I Really Want to Do The Sonny Side of Chér Chér With Love, Chér Backstage 3614 Jackson Highway Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Foxy Lady Bittersweet White Light Half-Breed Dark Lady Stars I'd Rather Believe in You Cherished Take Me Home Prisoner I Paralyze Cher Heart of Stone Love Hurts It's a Man's World Believe not.com.mercial Living Proof Closer to the Truth

Compilations	Golden Greats Superpack Vol. 1 and 2 Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits The Greatest Hits The Very Best of Cher Gold

Soundtracks	Chastity Mermaids Burlesque

Music video releases	The Video Collection The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection

Live releases	Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage Live in Concert Live! The Farewell Tour The Farewell Tour Live at the Mirage

Other video releases	CherFitness: A New Attitude CherFitness: Body Confidence

Tours and residency shows	Cher 1979–1982 World Tour Heart of Stone Tour Love Hurts Tour Do You Believe? Living Proof: The Farewell Tour Cher Dressed to Kill Tour

Television	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Cher Cher... Special Super Bowl XXXIII Dear Mom, Love Cher

Books	The Ugly Duckling (audiobook)

Related music	Sonny Bono Sonny & Cher discography Gregg Allman "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" "Be My Baby" Two the Hard Way Black Rose The Beavis and Butt-head Experience The Glory of Gershwin "Love Can Build a Bridge"

Related tours	Two the Hard Way Tour The Black Rose Show

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