Celine Cashing Out Of Vegas To Tour New Album
The world’s best-selling female recording act is cashing in her Las Vegas chips and embarking on a 55-show concert tour that includes 10 Canadian shows with two apiece in Montreal and Quebec City.
By David Farrell
The world’s best-selling female recording act is cashing in her Las Vegas chips and embarking on a 55-show concert tour that includes 10 Canadian shows with two apiece in Montreal and Quebec City.
The Courage World Tour's opening dates are at Quebec City’s Videotron Centre on Sept. 18 and 20. Her final residency show at Caesars Palace Colosseum is June 8, marking the end of 16 years of performing in Las Vegas. In July, she headlines a massive outdoor concert at Hyde Park in London.
The announcement of the tour and the Courage album was made in person by the 51-year-old singer at a by-invitation event at the Ace Hotel Theater in L.A. on Wednesday evening. The announcement was live-streamed on Facebook.
When asked what Courage meant to her, L'Oreal's new global icon stated that it was about finding her “inner strength” and a way for her to “keep going.”
Courage is Dion’s 12th English-language studio album and her 27th overall. Her total album sales are pegged at 150 million, dwarfing her wardrobe that includes 500 pairs of shoes.
It is expected to have its release concurrent with the tour in September, although one or more singles will be released beforehand.
Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public on April 12 at 10 a.m. ET.
And here’s Celine announcing her upcoming tour and album across several videos.
Celine having a bit of fun, a la Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
And here she performs “Ashes” from the Deadpool soundtrack and explains herself for invited guests at Theatre Ace Hotel this past Wednesday.
‘Courage’ tour North American dates
** All Canadian shows are bolded **
Sept. 18 — Québec City, Que. @ Videotron Centre
Sept. 20 — Québec City, Que. @ Videotron Centre
Sept. 26 — Montreal, Que. @ Bell Centre
Sept. 27 — Montreal, Que. @ Bell Centre
Oct. 16 — Ottawa, Ont. @ Canadian Tire Centre
Oct. 18 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Quicken Loans Arena
Oct. 20 — Columbus, Ohio @ Schottenstein Center
Oct. 22 — Louisville, Ky. @ KFC Yum! Center
Oct. 24 — U.S. Cincinnati, Ohio @ Bank Arena
Oct. 26 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Enterprise Center
Oct. 28 — Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center
Oct. 30 — Fargo, N.D. @ Fargo Dome
Nov. 1 — Minneapolis, Minn. @ Target Center
Nov. 3 — Milwaukee, Wis. @ Fiserv Forum
Nov. 5 — Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
Dec. 1 — Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
Dec. 3 — Indianapolis, Ind. @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Dec. 5 — Buffalo, N.Y. @ KeyBank Center
Dec. 7 — Albany, N.Y. @ Times Union Center
Dec. 9 — Toronto, Ont. @ Scotiabank Arena
Dec. 13 — Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden
Jan. 8 — Jacksonville, Fla. @ Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jan. 11 — Atlanta, Ga. @ State Farm Arena
Jan. 13 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
Jan. 15 — Tampa, Fla. @ Amalie Arena
Jan. 17 — Miami, Fla. @ American Airlines Arena
Jan. 21 — Charlotte, N.C. @ Spectrum Center
Jan. 30 — San Antonio, Tex. @ AT&T Center
Feb. 1 — Houston, Tex. @ Toyota Center
Feb. 3 — Dallas, Tex. @ American Airlines Center
Feb. 5 — Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center
Feb. 7 — New Orleans, La. @ Smoothie King Center
Feb. 9 — Memphis, Tenn. @ FedEx Forum
Feb. 11 — Raleigh, N.C. @ PNC Arena
Feb. 22 — Atlantic City, N.J. @ Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Feb. 24 — Baltimore, Md. @ Royal Farms Arena
Feb. 26 — Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center
Feb. 28 — Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center
March 3 — Uniondale, N.Y. @ NYCB Live’s, Nassau Coliseum
March 7 — Newark, N.J. @ Prudential Center
March 11 — Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
March 13 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PPG Paints Arena
Ticket details for these shows are currently unavailable
March 24 — Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center
March 26 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
March 30 — Glendale, Ariz. @ Gila River Arena
April 2 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ STAPLES Center
April 7 — Sacramento, Calif. @ Golden 1 Center
April 9 — Oakland, Calif. @ Oracle Arena
April 11— San Francisco, Calif. @ Chase Center
April 13 — Portland, Ore. @ Moda Center
April 15 — Tacoma, Wash. @ Tacoma Dome
April 17 — Vancouver, B.C. @ Rogers Arena
April 21 — Edmonton, Alta. @ Rogers Place
April 25 — Saskatoon, Sask. @ SaskTel Centre
April 27 — Winnipeg, Man. @ Bell MTS Place
