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Celine Dion Adds Six More Dates to Paris Residency Run

The additional shows at the Paris La Défense Arena will take place in September and October.

Celine Dion speaks on stage at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Celine Dion speaks on stage at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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Celine Dion has expanded her upcoming Celine Dion Paris 2026 run of shows in the City of Light. On Tuesday morning (April 7), the singer announced that her long-anticipated five-week limited engagement return to the stage will be expanded with six additional shows, bringing the total to date to 16 concerts.

The fall run at the Paris La Défense Arena will now include sets on September 18 and 25, as well as October 2, 9, 16 and 17. An artist presale is open now through Thursday (April 9) at 5:59 ET, including access to the newly added dates; the artist presale is open to preregistered fans selected to participate through the Fair AXS registration that closed last week. For more ticketing information on the artist presale click here.


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Fans who have not been selected for the artist presale will be added to the waiting list or have another chance to buy advance tickets during the Visa presale, which kicks off on Wednesday (April 8) at 4 a.m. ET through Thursday at 5:59 p.m. ET.

Dion announced the shows last month in a video recorded at the foot of the city’s iconic Eiffel Tower, telling her fans that she is “doing great, managing my health [and] feeling good,” a reference to her yearslong retreat from recording and performing as she battle the debilitating Stiff Person Syndrome, which has limited her ability to perform live. “Even in my most difficult times, you were there for me,” she said. “You’ve helped me in ways I can’t even describe. I’ve felt your prayers and support, your kindness and love.”

Dion has not performed in public since 2024, when she sang a moving version of Edith Piaf’s “Hymne A L’Amour” from the Eiffel Tower during that year’s Summer Olympics opening ceremony. In 2022, Dion, 58, revealed that she’d been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome — a rare neurological disorder that causes severe muscle spasms, which resulted in her canceling a planned tour.

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See the full list of dates for Dion’s 2026 Paris residency below.

  • Sept. 12
  • Sept. 16
  • Sept. 18
  • Sept. 19
  • Sept. 23
  • Sept. 25
  • Sept. 26
  • Sept. 30
  • Oct. 2
  • Oct. 3
  • Oct. 7
  • Oct. 9
  • Oct. 10
  • Oct. 14
  • Oct. 16
  • Oct. 17

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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