Do You Believe? Tour

For other uses, see Do You Believe (disambiguation).

Do You Believe? Tour
Cher performing "I Found Someone"
Tour by Cher
Associated album	Believe
Start date	June 16, 1999
End date	March 4, 2000
Legs	2
Shows	81 in North America 40 in Europe 1 in Africa 122 in total
Cher tour chronology
Love Hurts Tour (1992) Do You Believe? Tour (1999) Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (2002)

The Do You Believe? Tour, sometimes also known as The Believe Tour, was Cher’s third solo concert tour. The tour which took place in 1999 and 2000, was used to promote her album Believe.

History

The August 28, 1999 performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was made into the Emmy Awards-nominated HBO television special Live in Concert, which aired the following day, and by year's end was released on VHS and DVD.

Cyndi Lauper, Michael McDonald, and Julio Iglesias Jr. were the opening acts at different times during the tour.

The tour was very successful commercially, and in early December 1999 an announcement was made that 20 extra dates were being added in North America.^[1]

At the time it was her highest-grossing tour ever, although it would later be eclipsed by her marathon 2002-2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour.^{[citation needed]}

The show

As might be expected, Cher appeared in a variety of costumes during the performance. Her opening outfit, a spectacularly hideous affair involving a stringed skirt, meshed top over a cross, and a huge red wig, was dubbed self-depricatingly by her as the "Bozo the Clown-meets-Braveheart look" or the 'Super Groundforce Girl' referring to Charlie Dimmock from the popular-at-the-time Groundforce Gardening show.^[2] All in all there were 7 to 9 different ensembles, depending upon how one does the counting, with none lasting more than a handful of songs.

Reviews of the show were often favorable, given Cher's return to popularity and over-the-top appeal. The New York Times said Cher had "a quintessential rock voice ... spectacularly styled with a rough and tumble vaudevillian edge." The Washington Post viewed it as "a dynamic, over-the-top extravaganza." The Dallas Morning News said "her concert was entertaining and gleefully glitzy." ^[1]

Opening acts

• Cyndi Lauper and Wild Orchid from June 16 to August 28, 1999
• Julio Iglesias, Jr. and Michael McDonald from September 1 to September 5, 1999
• Cyndi Lauper and Julio Iglesias, Jr. from September 7 to September 28, 1999

Set list

Tour program booklet cover.

• Video Introduction

1. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
2. "All or Nothing"
3. "The Power"
   • Dancers Interlude
4. "We All Sleep Alone"
5. "I Found Someone"
   • Video Interlude: Cher's good moments
6. "The Way of Love"
7. Medley:
   1. "Half Breed"
   2. "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"
   3. "Dark Lady"
   • Dancers Interlude: "Take Me Home" Intro
8. "Take Me Home"
   • Video Interlude: Cher's Movie Monologue
9. "After All"
10. "Walking in Memphis"
11. "Just Like Jesse James"
12. "Heart of Stone" (Dropped from the show's setlist after the first few shows)
13. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
    • Dancers Interlude: Flamenco Dance, Pt. 1
14. "Dov'è L'Amore"
    • Dancers Interlude: Flamenco Dance, Pt. 2
15. "Strong Enough"
16. "If I Could Turn Back Time"

Encore:

1. "Believe"

Tour dates

US Tour Dates

Date	City	State/Country	Venue
USA
June 16, 1999	Phoenix	Arizona	America West Arena
June 18, 1999	The Woodlands	Texas	C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
June 19, 1999	San Antonio		Alamodome
June 20, 1999	Dallas		Starplex Amphitheatre
June 23, 1999	New Orleans	Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome
June 25, 1999	Tampa	Florida	Ice Palace
June 26, 1999	Sunrise		National Car Rental Center
June 29, 1999	Nashville	Tennessee	Nashville Arena
June 30, 1999	Atlanta	Georgia	Lakewood Amphitheatre
July 2, 1999	Cleveland	Ohio	Gund Arena
July 3, 1999	Burgettstown	Pennsylvania	Star Lake Amphitheatre
July 5, 1999	Wantagh	New York	Jones Beach Amphitheatre
July 6, 1999
July 8, 1999	Wallingford	Connecticut	SNET Oakdale Theatre
July 10, 1999	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	First Union Center
July 11, 1999	Bristow	Virginia	Nissan Pavilion
July 13, 1999	New York City	New York	Madison Square Garden
July 14, 1999	Holmdel	New Jersey	PNC Bank Arts Center
July 16, 1999	Albany	New York	Pepsi Arena
July 17, 1999	Mansfield	Massachusetts	Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
July 19, 1999	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
July 21, 1999	Montreal		Molson Centre
August 2, 1999	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Bradley Center
August 4, 1999	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Target Center
August 5, 1999	Bonner Springs	Kansas	Sandstone Amphitheatre
August 7, 1999	Denver	Colorado	McNichols Arena
August 10, 1999	Edmonton	Canada	Skyreach Centre
August 11, 1999	Calgary		Saddledome
August 13, 1999	Vancouver		General Motors Place
August 14, 1999	Seattle	Washington	KeyArena at Seattle Center
August 17, 1999	Mountain View	California	Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 18, 1999	Concord		Concord Pavilion
August 20, 1999	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond
August 21, 1999
August 24, 1999	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
August 25, 1999	Sacramento		Arco Arena
August 27, 1999	Las Vegas	Nevada	MGM Grand Garden Arena
August 28, 1999
September 1, 1999	Tinley Park	Illinois	New World Music Theatre
September 2, 1999	St. Louis	Missouri	Kiel Center
September 4, 1999	Cincinnati	Ohio	Firstar Center
September 5, 1999	Buffalo	New York	Marine Midland Center
September 7, 1999	University Park	Pennsylvania	Bryce Jordan Center
September 8, 1999	Virginia Beach	Virginia	Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
September 10, 1999	Indianapolis	Indiana	Deer Creek Music Center
September 11, 1999	Auburn Hills	Michigan	Palace of Auburn Hills
September 12, 1999
September 14, 1999	Madison	Wisconsin	Kohl Center
September 15, 1999	Grand Rapids	Michigan	Van Andel Arena
September 17, 1999	Columbus	Ohio	Polaris Amphitheater
September 18, 1999	Chicago	Illinois	Rosemont Horizon
September 20, 1999	Moline		MARK of the Quad Cities
September 23, 1999	Sunrise	Florida	National Car Rental Center
September 25, 1999	Orlando		Orlando Arena
September 26, 1999	Atlanta	Georgia	Philips Arena
September 28, 1999	Charlotte	North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum

European Tour Dates

Date	City	State/Country	Venue
Europa
October 15, 1999	London	England	Wembley Arena
October 16, 1999
October 18, 1999
October 19, 1999	Birmingham		NEC Arena
October 21, 1999	Glasgow	Scotland	S.E.C.C.
October 23, 1999	Manchester	England	Evening News Arena
October 24, 1999
October 26, 1999	Hamburg	Germany	Sporthalle
October 27, 1999	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
October 29, 1999	Cologne	Germany	Cologne Arena
October 30, 1999	Berlin		Velodrom
November 1, 1999	Frankfurt		Festhalle
November 3, 1999	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
November 4, 1999	Milan	Italy	Fila Forum
November 6, 1999	Stuttgart	Germany	Schleyerhalle
November 7, 1999	Innsbruck	Austria	Olympiahalle
November 9, 1999	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
November 10, 1999	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle
November 12, 1999	Munich		Olympiahalle
November 13, 1999
November 14, 1999	Kiel		Ostseehalle
November 16, 1999	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
November 17, 1999	Stockholm	Sweden	Globe Arena
November 19, 1999	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
November 21, 1999	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arena
November 24, 1999	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum
November 25, 1999
November 27, 1999	Hannover	Germany	Preussag Arena
November 28, 1999	Frankfurt		Festhalle
November 30, 1999	Vienna	Austria	Stadthalle
December 1, 1999	Prague	Czech Republic	Sazka Arena
December 2, 1999	Leipzig	Germany	New Leipzig Trade Fair
December 5, 1999	Dublin	Republic of Ireland	The Point
December 6, 1999
December 8, 1999	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
December 9, 1999	Newcastle upon Tyne		Telewest Arena
December 11, 1999	Sheffield		Hallam FM Arena
December 12, 1999	Ghent	Belgium	Flanders Expo
December 13, 1999	Lisbon	Portugal	Estádio da Tapadinha
December 14, 1999	Madrid	Spain	Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja
December 15, 1999	Barcelona		Palau Sant Jordi

Extra US Tour Dates

Date	City	State/Country	Venue
USA
December 30, 1999	Atlantic City	New Jersey	Boardwalk Hall
December 31, 1999
January 28, 2000	Salt Lake City	Utah	Delta Center
January 29, 2000	Las Vegas	Nevada	MGM Grand Garden Arena
February 1, 2000	Phoenix	Arizona	America West Arena
February 2, 2000	Los Angeles	California	Staples Center
February 3, 2000
February 5, 2000	San Jose		San Jose Arena
February 9, 2000	Louisville	Kentucky	Freedom Hall
February 11, 2000	Rosemont	Illinois	Allstate Arena
February 12, 2000	East Lansing	Michigan	Breslin Events Center
February 14, 2000	Dayton	Ohio	Nutter Center
February 15, 2000	Champaign-Urbana	Illinois	Assembly Hall
February 17, 2000	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
February 18, 2000	Ottawa		Corel Centre
February 21, 2000	Miami	Florida	American Airlines Arena
February 24, 2000	East Rutherford	New Jersey	Continental Airlines Arena
February 26, 2000	Raleigh	North Carolina	Entertainment & Sports Arena
February 27, 2000	Washington D.C.	Virginia	MCI Center
February 29, 2000	Greenville	South Carolina	Bi-Lo Center
March 1, 2000	Roanoke	Virginia	Roanoke Civic Center
March 2, 2000
March 4, 2000	Boston	Massachusetts	Fleet Center
March 5, 2000	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	First Union Center (cancelled)

Total grossing tour

• Worldwide: $160 million
• North America: $116.8 million
• Europe: $42.4 million
• Africa: $800,000

Personnel

• Lead Vocals: Cher
• Tour Director: Doriana Sanchez
• Musical Director: Paul Mirkovich
• Costume Design: Bob Mackie

Band

• Keyboards: Paul Mirkovich
• Guitars: David Barry
• Keyboards: Darrel Smith
• Bass: Don Boyette
• Drums: Mark Schulman
• Background Vocals: Stacy Campbell
• Background Vocals: Patti Darcy Jones
• Dancer: Bubba Carr
• Dancer: Kristin Whillits
• Dancer: Suzanne Easter
• Dancer: Tovaris Wilson
• Dancer: Addie Yungmee

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The Magic Continues With New Cher Tour Dates". PRNewswire.com. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-02-1999/0001087998&EDATE=. Retrieved 2009-02-07. 
2. ^ "Do You Believe? Tour". Angelic-Cher. http://angelic-cher.tripod.com/id15.html. Retrieved 2009-02-07. 

References

• Angelic Cher page documenting outfits versus setlist
• Cher Single Believe Tour dates and opening act