The Colour of My Love Tour

The Colour of My Love Tour was the fifth concert tour by Celine Dion. The tour was organized to support her third English-language and twelfth studio album The Colour of My Love (1993).^[1]

The Colour of My Love Tour

Tour by Celine Dion
Cover of the tour programme
Location	North America, Europe, Asia
Associated album	The Colour of My Love
Start date	11 February 1994
End date	27 May 1995
Legs	4
No. of shows	53 in North America 10 in Europe 5 in Asia 68 in total
Celine Dion concert chronology

History

The set list included mainly songs from The Colour of My Love and Dion's previous English albums. But there were also few French songs and covers of "Calling You", "River Deep, Mountain High", and "Can't Help Falling in Love."^[2]

At first, Dion performed 2 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 2 concerts in Quebec were performed in November 1993, to mark the release of a new album.

However, the real tour started on 11 February 1994 in San Francisco, United States. After 10 concerts in the United States, Dion went on the Canadian sold out leg of the tour, which included 6 concerts in the Montreal Forum and a show before 10,000 people in Hamilton among others.

Between 26 April and 1 May 1994 Dion sang in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan at the David Foster tribute concerts. They were recorded for a TV special: JT Super Producers 94. Dion sang "The Power of Love", "Beauty and the Beast" (with Peabo Bryson) and "Love Lights the World" (with Bryson and Color Me Badd). The shows were staged and directed by Tony Greco. Three concerts between 26 and 28 April were performed in Nippon Budokan, and one on 1 May in Osaka-jō Hall.^[3][4]

From 8 June to 27 August 1994, Céline 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.^[5]

In September/October 1994, Dion performed few shows in Europe, including 3 concerts at the L'Olympia in France, at these shows, Celine sang an alternative version of "The Power of Love". In November she gave another 3 shows in Canada, and in December 1994 she sang in Japan, this time with her own show.

Dion also toured Europe again in May 1995, including a sold-out concert at Hammersmith Apollo, London.

Opening acts

• Paul Wayne (United States)
• Kathleen Sergerie (Canada, March–April)
• The Barra MacNeils
• Mario Pelchat (Canada)
• Marc Dupré (France)

Setlist

Canada

1. "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down"
2. "Des mots qui sonnent"
3. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
4. "L'amour existe encore"
5. "If You Asked Me To"
6. "Only One Road"
7. "Beauty and the Beast"
8. "Misled"
9. "Le blues du businessman"
10. "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" ¹
11. "Je danse dans ma tête"¹
12. "Refuse To Dance"
13. "Unison"
14. "When I Fall in Love"
15. "Think Twice"
16. "River Deep, Mountain High"
17. "Love Can Move Mountains"
18. "The Colour of My Love"
19. "The Power Of Love"
20. "Can't Help Falling in Love"

¹Performed on select nights

France

1. "Des mots qui sonnent"
2. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
3. "L'amour existe encore"
4. "Je danse dans ma tête"
5. "Beauty and the Beast"
6. "Misled"
7. "Calling You"
8. "Elle"
9. "Oxygène"
10. Medley Starmania:
    1. "Quand on arrive en ville"
    2. "Les uns contre les autres"
    3. "Le monde est stone"
    4. "Naziland, ce soir on danse"
11. "Le blues du businessman"
12. "Le fils de superman"
13. "River Deep, Mountain High"
14. "Love Can Move Mountains"
15. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
16. "The Power Of Love"
17. "Quand on n'a que l'amour"

Other dates

1. "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down"
2. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
3. "If You Asked Me To"
4. "Only One Road"
5. "Beauty and the Beast"
6. "Misled"
7. "Calling You"
8. "L'amour existe encore"
9. "Je danse dans ma tête"¹
10. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"²
11. "Water from the Moon"
12. "Unison"
13. "When I Fall in Love"
14. "Think Twice"
15. "River Deep, Mountain High"
16. "Love Can Move Mountains"
17. "The Colour of My Love"
18. "The Power Of Love"
19. "Can't Help Falling in Love"

¹Performed on select nights
²Performed during the final May 1995 leg of the tour

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[6][7]
11 February 1994	San Francisco	United States	Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
14 February 1994	Los Angeles		Wadsworth Theatre
17 February 1994	Atlanta		Roxy Theatre
18 February 1994	Miami		Gusman Theater
20 February 1994	Chicago		Park West
21 February 1994	Saint Paul		World Theatre
23 February 1994	Garfield Heights		Garfield Heights Little Theatre
24 February 1994	Washington, D.C.		Lisner Auditorium
27 February 1994	Boston		Berklee Performance Center
28 February 1994	New York City		The Town Hall
5 March 1994	Toronto	Canada	Massey Hall
6 March 1994
7 March 1994
12 March 1994	Sydney		Centre 200
14 March 1994	Halifax		Halifax Metro Centre
15 March 1994	Saint John		Harbour Station
17 March 1994	Moncton		Moncton Coliseum
25 March 1994	Montreal		Montreal Forum
26 March 1994
27 March 1994
29 March 1994
30 March 1994
31 March 1994
4 April 1994	London		Alumni Hall
5 April 1994
7 April 1994	Hamilton		Copps Coliseum
9 April 1994	Quebec City		Quebec Coliseum
6 May 1994	Vancouver		Queen Elizabeth Theatre
7 May 1994
8 May 1994
11 May 1994	Calgary		Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
12 May 1994
14 May 1994	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
17 May 1994	Saskatoon		Saskatchewan Place
18 May 1994	Regina		Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
20 May 1994	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
22 May 1994	Sudbury		Sudbury Community Arena
24 May 1994	Toronto		O'Keefe Centre
25 May 1994
27 May 1994	Ottawa		National Arts Centre
28 May 1994
29 May 1994
31 May 1994	Kitchener		Centre In The Square
22 August 1994	Ottawa		Frank Clair Stadium
Europe[7][8][9]
27 September 1994	Paris	France	L'Olympia
28 September 1994
29 September 1994
4 October 1994	London	England	Cambridge Theatre
12 October 1994	Montreux	Switzerland	Auditorium Stravinski
North America
24 November 1994	Montreal	Canada	Montreal Forum
25 November 1994
26 November 1994
Asia
5 December 1994	Tokyo	Japan	Nakano Sun Plaza Hall
6 December 1994
8 December 1994	Nagoya		Club Quattro
9 December 1994	Osaka		Arukaikku Hall
10 December 1994	Tokyo		Shibuya Public Hall
North America[10]
19 February 1995	West Palm Beach	United States	West Palm Beach Auditorium
Europe[11]
19 May 1995	Birmingham	England	Symphony Hall
20 May 1995	Glasgow	Scotland	Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
23 May 1995	Manchester	England	Manchester Apollo
25 May 1995	London		Hammersmith Apollo
27 May 1995	The Hague	Netherlands	NCC Theater

Broadcasts and recordings

Main articles: The Colour of My Love Concert and À l'Olympia (Celine Dion album)

Before the tour, 7–8 September 1993 concerts at Le Théàtre Capitole, 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 28 and 29 September 1994, during a series of sold-out shows at the Paris Olympia, France, Céline Dion recorded a live album. It was released at the end of the year, under the title À l'Olympia. However, the video was never released.

Personnel

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

References

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