Summer Tour 2016

Summer Tour 2016

Tour by Celine Dion
Associated album	Encore un soir
Start date	20 June 2016 (2016-06-20)
End date	31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)
Legs	2
No. of shows	11 in Europe 17 in North America 28 total
Box office	$56 million[1]
Celine Dion concert chronology

The Summer Tour 2016 was the eleventh concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was organized to support Dion's French-language studio album, Encore un soir, released on 26 August 2016.^[2] It was Dion's first tour since the Sans attendre Tour in 2013. With 28 shows, it was also her biggest Francophone tour since the D'eux Tour in 1995-96. The show began in Antwerp, Belgium on 20 June 2016 and concluded on 31 August 2016 in Trois-Rivières, Québec. The Summer Tour 2016 grossed $56 million.^[1]

Background

On 9 November 2015, Dion's official website announced six shows in the province of Quebec: four in Montreal and two in Quebec City. Due to incredibly high demand, six additional shows have been added in Montreal, and two in Quebec City, totaling fourteen North American dates.^[3] On 11 November, two shows in Paris were announced, followed by two in Antwerp the following day.^[4][5] Due to high demand on the first day of general ticket sales for the Paris shows, four more dates were added.^[6] An additional date in Quebec City and two extra shows in Paris were announced in March 2016.^[7][8] Following the death of Dion's husband, René Angélil, it was announced that the upcoming French album would not be released until later in 2016.

On 12 April 2016, Dion announced she would be performing a benefit concert at the newly-built Amphithéâtre Cogeco in Trois-Rivières, Québec on 30 August 2016. The show will benefit Foundation Céline Dion. As of now, the show will feature the same songs. This will be Dion's only outdoor venue concert of the tour. A second show on 31 August was announced on 31 May 2016. On 10 May 2016, Dion announced on her official website that she added another show to her series of concerts at the AccorHotels Arena. Following 8 sold-out shows, an additional date was added on 9 July 2016.

During this tour Dion performed songs from her old catalogue that she has rarely or never done live (mainly from 1 fille & 4 types): "Et je t'aime encore", "Le vol d'un ange", "Apprends-moi", "Ne bouge pas", "Valse adieu", "Tous les secrets", "Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi" and "Vole".^[9][10] In addition, Dion performed three new tracks from the Encore un soir album: "Trois heures vingt", "Encore un soir" and "Ordinaire".^[9][10] In Montreal "À la plus haute branche" was added to the setlist as a new track replacing "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)".^[10] Before the first concert in Montreal Dion met its writer, Daniel Picard. On 31 July "Je n'ai pas besoin d'amour" was exclusively included in the set list.^[10] Unlike previous tours, Dion performed without wardrobe changes, although she had used different costumes on different dates.

Commercial reception

The launch of Dion's summer tour in Europe topped Billboard's Hot Tours ranking of the week's highest grossing tours.^[11] The tour kicked off with a two-night stint at the 20,000-seat Sportpaleis in Antwerp, with sellout crowds on 20 and 21 June 2016, followed by a nine-show stand at AccorHotels Arena in Paris from 24 June through 9 July 2016.^[11] Combined, the eleven shows - all sellouts - sold 141,800 tickets and brought in $23.2 million.^[11] In Paris, the gross of over $18.4 million from 110,052 sold seats made the nine-show run the fourth-highest-grossing concert engagement of 2016.^[11]

Dion also sold out her concerts in Canada.^[12][13][14] She has sold 138,164 tickets in Montreal grossing $16.1 million and 67,368 tickets in Quebec City with gross of $8.6 million.^[13][14] Dion's two benefit concerts, which took place in Trois-Rivières, raised $1.7 million for the Fondation Céline Dion.^[15] The tour grossed $56 million in total becaming one of the most successful tours of 2016.^[1]

Broadcasts and recordings

For the final concert in Paris, on 9 July 2016, Dion's Facebook page live-streamed the first six songs of the show: "Trois heures vingt", "Encore un soir", "Je crois toi", "Qui peut vivre sans amour?", "Immensité" and "Et je t'aime encore".^[16][17] First three songs from the 1st Canadian concert have also been streamed on the radio in Quebec. After the first concert in Montreal Celine held a press conference which was streamed on Facebook. The performance of "My Heart Will Go On" was recorded on 1 August 2016 in Montreal and was shown on ABC's Greatest Hits Live Finale: 1980-2005 on 4 August 2016.^[18]

Set list

1. "Trois heures vingt" (Acapella Intro)
2. "Encore un soir"
3. "Je crois toi"
4. "Qui peut vivre sans amour?"
5. "Immensité"
6. "Et je t'aime encore"
7. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
8. "Terre"
9. "À la plus haute branche" (Canada only)
10. "Ordinaire"
11. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" (Europe only)
12. "Because You Loved Me"
13. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now/The Power of Love" (Medley)
14. "Le vol d'un ange"
15. "L'amour existe encore"
16. "Apprends-moi/Tous les secrets/Ne bouge pas/Valse adieu" (Acoustic Medley)
17. "Je n'ai pas besoin d'amour" (31 July 2016, only)
18. "Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi"
19. "Dans un autre monde"
20. "Naziland, ce soir on danse"
21. "Purple Rain"
22. "Love Can Move Mountains/River Deep, Mountain High" (Medley)
23. "The Show Must Go On"
24. "My Heart Will Go On"
25. "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
26. "Vole" (Acapella Outro)

Sources:^[9][10]

Shows

^A This concert benefited Foundation Céline Dion.

References