The Colour of My Love Tour
Tour by Celine Dion | |
![]() Cover of the tour program | |
Location |
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Associated album | The Colour of My Love |
Start date | 11 February 1994 |
End date | 27 May 1995 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 63 |
Celine Dion concert chronology |
The Colour of My Love Tour was the sixth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion in support of her third English-language studio album, of the same name (1993).
History
[edit]Dion's first US tour as a headliner took her to ten cities, from San Francisco to New York, in early 1994.[1] A review of her final performance of the tour in New York, by Elisabeth Vincentelli for New York Newsday indicated that Dion had grown more comfortable with English: "Ad-libbing between songs, Dion managed to seem down-to-earth and accessible.[1] Whether this was consummate manipulation or spontaneous joy, she pulled it off with gusto and humor".[1] Dion's concerts at the Montreal Forum in late March 1994 made the Pollstar 1994 year-end chart of Top 200 Concert Grosses, with $1,002,003.[2]
The set list included mainly songs from The Colour of My Love and Dion's previous English albums. There were also included few French songs and covers like "Calling You", "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Can't Help Falling in Love".
Before the tour, Dion performed two concerts in September 1993 in Quebec City, Canada, which were later used for the TV specials and a home video release, The Colour of My Love Concert. Another two concerts in Quebec were performed in November 1993, to mark the release of the album.
From 8 June to 27 August 1994, Dion toured the United States with Michael Bolton on his "The One Thing Tour". They performed in twenty-thousand-seat-arenas, and in the "sheds" that open onto natural amphitheaters. It was their second, sold-out tour.[3]
Setlist
[edit]- "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
- "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down"
- "If You Asked Me To"
- "Only One Road"
- "Beauty and the Beast"
- "Misled"
- "L'amour existe encore"
- "Water from the Moon"
- "Unison"
- "When I Fall in Love"
- "Think Twice"
- "Love Can Move Mountains"
- "The Colour of My Love"
- "The Power of Love"
- "Can't Help Falling in Love"
- "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down"
- "Des mots qui sonnent"
- "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
- "L'amour existe encore"
- "If You Asked Me To"
- "Only One Road"
- "Beauty and the Beast"
- "Misled"
- "Le blues du businessman"
- "Ce n'était qu'un rêve"
- "Je danse dans ma tête"
- "Refuse to Dance"
- "Unison"
- "When I Fall in Love"
- "Think Twice"
- "River Deep, Mountain High"
- "Love Can Move Mountains"
- "The Colour of My Love"
- "The Power of Love"
- "Can't Help Falling in Love"
- "Des mots qui sonnent"
- "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
- "L'amour existe encore"
- "Je danse dans ma tête"
- "Beauty and the Beast"
- "Misled"
- "Calling You"
- "Elle"
- "Oxygène"
- Medley Starmania:
- "Quand on arrive en ville"
- "Les uns contre les autres"
- "Le monde est stone"
- "Naziland, ce soir on danse"
- "Le blues du businessman"
- "Le fils de superman"
- "River Deep, Mountain High"
- "Love Can Move Mountains"
- "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
- "The Power of Love"
- "Quand on n'a que l'amour"
- "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down"
- "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
- "If You Asked Me To"
- "Beauty and the Beast"
- "Misled"
- "Calling You"
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
- "Love Can Move Mountains"
- "Only One Road"
- "River Deep, Mountain High"
- "When I Fall in Love"
- "The Power of Love"
- "The Colour of My Love"
- "Think Twice"
- "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Tour dates
[edit]Date (1994) | City | Country | Venue | Opening act(s) | Attendance | Revenue |
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11 February | San Francisco | United States | Palace of Fine Arts | — | — | — |
14 February | Los Angeles | Wadsworth Theatre | ||||
17 February | Atlanta | Roxy Theatre | ||||
18 February | Miami | Gusman Theater | ||||
20 February | Chicago | Park West | ||||
21 February | Saint Paul | World Theatre | ||||
23 February | Cleveland | Little Theatre | ||||
24 February | Washington, D.C. | Lisner Auditorium | 1,385 / 1,385 | $31,163 | ||
27 February | Boston | Berklee Performance Center | Paul Wayne | 1,058 / 1,058 | $21,967 | |
28 February | New York City | The Town Hall | — | 1,324 / 1,324 | $36,984 | |
5 March | Toronto | Canada | Massey Hall | — | — | |
6 March | ||||||
7 March | ||||||
12 March | Sydney | Centre 200 | The Barra MacNeils | 3,920 / 4,500 | $81,148 | |
14 March | Halifax | Halifax Metro Centre | 5,754 / 6,000 | $121,715 | ||
15 March | Saint John | Harbour Station | 5,810 / 6,000 | $127,783 | ||
17 March | Moncton | Moncton Coliseum | 4,249 / 5,656 | $94,455 | ||
25 March | Montreal | Montreal Forum | Kathleen Marc Dupré |
33,866 / 35,340 | $1,002,003 | |
26 March | ||||||
27 March | ||||||
29 March | ||||||
30 March | ||||||
31 March | ||||||
4 April | London | Alumni Hall | — | 5,880 / 5,880 | $111,563 | |
5 April | ||||||
7 April | Hamilton | Copps Coliseum | — | — | ||
9 April | Quebec City | Colisée de Québec | Marc Dupré | 6,143 / 8,114 | $138,286 | |
6 May | Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | Anthony Kavanagh | 7,342 / 8,793 | $219,991 | |
7 May | ||||||
8 May | ||||||
11 May | Calgary | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | 4,342 / 5,404 | $129,449 | ||
12 May | ||||||
14 May | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | 6,082 / 8,477 | $150,595 | ||
17 May | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan Place | 3,510 / 5,289 | $83,860 | ||
18 May | Regina | Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts | 1,829 / 2,029 | $51,398 | ||
20 May | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena | 6,882 / 7,253 | $174,009 | ||
22 May | Sudbury | Sudbury Community Arena | 4,027 / 4,027 | $96,211 | ||
24 May | Toronto | O'Keefe Centre | 4,705 / 4,705 | $134,655 | ||
25 May | ||||||
27 May | Ottawa | National Arts Centre | 6,115 / 6,558 | $176,554 | ||
28 May | ||||||
29 May | ||||||
31 May[a] | Kitchener | Centre In The Square | 1,708 / 1,708 | $50,443 | ||
26 August[b] | Ottawa | Frank Clair Stadium | Mario Pelchat | 7,034 / 15,000 | $179,609 | |
27 September | Paris | France | L'Olympia | Marc Dupré | — | — |
28 September | ||||||
29 September | ||||||
4 October | London | England | Cambridge Theatre | Martyn Joseph | ||
12 October | Montreux | Switzerland | Auditorium Stravinski | — | ||
24 November | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum | Marc Dupré | 16,073 / 17,670 | $486,949 |
25 November | ||||||
26 November | ||||||
5 December | Tokyo | Japan | Nakano Sunplaza | — | — | — |
6 December | ||||||
8 December | Nagoya | Club Quattro | ||||
9 December | Osaka | Arukaikku Hall | ||||
10 December | Tokyo | Shibuya Public Hall | ||||
Total | 139,038 / 162,170 (86%) | $3,700,790 |
Date (1995) | City | Country | Venue |
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19 February[c] | West Palm Beach | United States | West Palm Beach Auditorium |
19 May | Birmingham | England | Symphony Hall |
20 May | Nottingham | Nottingham Royal Concert Hall | |
22 May | Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall |
23 May | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
25 May | London | Hammersmith Apollo | |
27 May | The Hague | Netherlands | Nederlands Congres Centrum |
Broadcasts and recordings
[edit]Before the tour, 7–8 September 1993 concerts at Capitole de Québec, Quebec City, Canada were filmed and aired at CTV in December 1993 and the Disney Channel in February 1994. The concerts were conceived, staged and directed by Tony Greco. They were used for The Colour of My Love Concert home video. In September 1994, during a series of sold-out shows at the Paris Olympia, France, Dion recorded a live album. It was released at the end of the year, under the title À l'Olympia.
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from The Colour of My Love Tour program.
- Band
- Musical director: Claude "Mego" Lemay
- Drums: Dominique Messier
- Bass: Jeff Myers
- Keyboards: Yves Frulla
- Guitars: André Coutu
- Backing vocals: Sisandra Myers, Janice Thompson, Terry Bradford, Elise Duguay
- Production
- Tour director: Tony Greco
- Director of operations: Lloyd Brault
- Production manager: Ian Donald
- Tour accountant: Sylvia Hebel
- Sound engineer: Danis Savage
- Monitor engineer: Daniel Baron
- System engineer: François Desjardins
- Lighting director: Yves Aucoin
- Moving light operator: Normand Chassé
- Equipment manager: Jean-François Dubois
- Equipment assistant: Serge Lacasse
- Tour assistant: Patrick Angélil
- Tour assistant: Michel Dion
- Tour assistant: Louise Labranche
- Chauffeurs: Marc Deschamp, Jacques Riopel
- Bodyguard: Eric Burrows
- Hair: Louis Hechter
Notes
[edit]- ^ The concert in Kitchener on 31 May 1994 was originally scheduled for 3 March 1994, but it was rescheduled due to sickness.
- ^ The concert in Ottawa on 26 August 1994, originally scheduled for 22 August, was part of the Central Canada Exposition.
- ^ The concert in West Palm Beach on 19 February 1995 benefited a non-profit organization, Ballet Florida.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Windisch Brown, Susan (29 May 2018). "Music: Popular and Jazz: Biographies - Celine Dion". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "1994 Top 200 Concert Grosses" (PDF). Pollstar. 31 December 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
- ^ a b Tour dates:
- "Route Book: Celine Dion" (PDF). Pollstar. 31 January 1994. p. 13. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- "La lune de miel est terminée pour Céline Dion". La Tribune (in French). 22 February 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- "Boxoffice Summary" (PDF). Pollstar. 14 March 1994. p. 29. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- "Boxoffice Summary" (PDF). Pollstar. 4 April 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- "Boxoffice Summary" (PDF). Pollstar. 16 May 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- "Boxoffice Summary" (PDF). Pollstar. 13 June 1994. p. 27-28. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- "Boxoffice Summary" (PDF). Pollstar. 17 October 1994. p. 31. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- "Boxoffice Summary" (PDF). Pollstar. 9 January 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 6 July 2025.