Falling into You Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Falling into You Tour


image_caption = Dion performing on her 1996 World Tour
album = "Falling into You"
artist = Céline Dion
start_date = March 18 1996
end_date = June 26 1997
number_of_legs = 4
number_of_shows = 72 in North America
52 in Europe
11 in Asia
9 in Australia
144 in total
last_tour = D'eux Tour
(1995)
this_tour = Falling into You Tour
(1996-97)
next_tour = Let's Talk About Love Tour
(1998-99)

The Falling Into You Tour is the seventh world concert tour by Canadian pop singer, Céline Dion.

About the tour

In February 1996, Céline Dion announced the launch of her Falling into You Tour in support of a new album. Dion and her band toured Australia, Canada, the United States, and many countries in Europe and Asia. In all, the tour lasted more than a year, with 144 shows in 17 different countries.

The sold out tour began on March 18 1996 in Perth, Australia and continued to major cities around the world. It ended on June 26 1997 in Zurich, Switzerland. In June 1997, Céline Dion toured the biggest stadiums of Europe and sang before huge crowds ranging from 35,000 to 70,000 people.

Opening acts

* Soul Attorneys (at select concerts)
* The Corrs (at select concerts)
* Mike and the Mechanics (at select concerts)
* Human Nature (at select concerts)

et list

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title = Anglophone
# "The Power of Love"
# "Falling into You"
# "River Deep, Mountain High"
# "Seduces Me"
# "All by Myself"
# "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
# "J'irai où tu iras"
# "If You Asked Me To"
# "Beauty and the Beast"
# "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
# "Misled"
# "Declaration of Love"
# "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
# "To Love You More"
# "Le ballet"
# "Love Can Move Mountains"
# "Fly"
# "Call the Man"
# "The Power of the Dream"
# "Twist and Shout"
# "Because You Loved Me"hidden begin
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title = Francophone
# "Je sais pas"
# "Destin"
# "The Power of Love"
# "Falling into You"
# "Regarde-moi"
# "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
# "All by Myself"
# "Because You Loved Me"
# "Love Can Move Mountains"
# "Declaration of Love"
# "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
# "Les derniers seront les premiers"
# "J'irai où tu iras"
# "Le ballet"
# "Prière païenne"
# "The Power of the Dream"
# "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
# "Vole"

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title = Europe
# "The Power of Love"
# "Falling into You"
# "River Deep, Mountain High"
# "Seduces Me"
# "All by Myself"
# "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
# "J'irai où tu iras"
# "Only One Road"
# "Beauty and the Beast"
# "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
# "Misled"
# "Declaration of Love"
# "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
# "Le ballet"
# "Love Can Move Mountains"
# "Because You Loved Me"
# "Twist and Shout"
# "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
# "The Power of the Dream"
# "Think Twice"

Additional Notes

*"Falling Into You" and "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" were removed from the set list in March 1997.
*"To Love You More" was the final song during the Asian leg of the tour.

Tour dates

Broadcasts and recordings

The March 14 1997 show at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, United States was filmed and aired on television. It was also released on VHS in November 1998 as "Live in Memphis". The DVD was supposed to be released on February 27 2008 in Japan but it was postponed.

Personnel

*Tour director: Suzanne Gingue
*Production director: Ian Donald
*Assistant to the tour director: Michel Dion
*Front of house sound engineer: Denis Savage
*Stage sound engineer: Daniel Baron
*Sound system technicians: François Desjardins, Marc Beauchamp, Marc Thériault
*Lighting director: Yves Aucoin
*Assistant lighting director: Normand Chassé
*Video Director : Yves "kiwwi" Lefebvre
*Camera tech : Yves "Uncle Bill" Beriault, Louis Lefebvre
*Lighting technicians: Jean-François Canuel, Antoine Malette, Michel Pommerleau
*Band gear technicians: Jean-François Dubois, Guy Vignola, Stéphane Hamel
*Set: Tonje Wold, Donald Chouinard
*Head rigger: Frédéric Morosovsky
*Production assistant: Patrick Angélil
*Tour assistant: Louise Labranche
*Assistant to Céline: Manon Dion
*Bodyguard: Eric Burrows
*Hairstylist: Louis Hechter
*Stylist: Annie L. Hortch
*Choreographer: Dominique Giraldeau
*Musicians' wardrobe: D-U-B-U-C mode de vie

Band

*Musical director and keyboards: Claude "Mego" Lemay
*Drums: Dominique Messier
*Bass: Marc Langis
*Keyboards: Yves Frulla
*Guitars: André Coutu
*Percussions: Paul Picard
*Backing Vocals: Terry Bradford, Elise Duguay, Rachelle Jeanty

References

* [http://www.celinedion.com Céline Dion - official website]