Celtic Tiger Live

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Celtic Tiger Live
Directed by Michael Flatley
Music by Ronan Hardiman
Date premiered2005
Place premiered England, United Kingdom
Original language English
Genre Irish dance

Celtic Tiger Live or more often known Michael Flatley's Celtic Tiger or just Celtic Tiger was an Irish dance show.

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History

Michael Flatley, known for Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames, created Celtic Tiger which debuted in 2005. [1] After being retired for four years[ citation needed ], Flatley announced he was going to tour with a new show. In the summer of 2004 Flatley started the rehearsals of a new show in the SFX Theatre in Dublin, Ireland[ citation needed ]. In the autumn of 2004 the rehearsals moved on in the Shepperton Studios in London[ citation needed ]. Michael tried his best to keep the details including the name of the show a secret[ citation needed ]. Michael announced on his website in April 2005 that he was going to have a preview show of his new show Celtic Tiger in June 2005[ citation needed ].

Celtic Tiger had its first performance at a private, invitation-only performance at the NIA Birmingham, England on 17 June 2005. [2] The show was first performed for the public on 9 July 2005 in the Puskás Stadion (formerly the Népstadion) in Budapest, Hungary. Another preview show was planned for Prague in the Czech Republic, but at the last minute that show was cancelled due to the venue (which included a massive stage specially built for the show) was unsafe for the dancers.[ citation needed ]

The next show, a preview show for the US tour, was held in Worcester, Massachusetts, on 24 September 2005, followed by a gala performance in New York City's Madison Square Garden on 27 September 2005, the show's official US premiere. The show then toured through Canada and sections of the US, with the final 2005 performance at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia on 26 November 2005.[ citation needed ]

Celtic Tiger started its European World Tour on 20 April 2006 at the Point Theatre in Dublin. That show was the first time Flatley had danced in the Point Theatre since he debuted Lord of the Dance.[ citation needed ] On 15 November 2006, the Autumn and Winter tours for the Celtic Tiger tour of Europe and Asia were cancelled when Flatley was hospitalised for a viral infection for two weeks. [3] Flatley claimed in his website that he would release future touring dates in early 2007 but never did[ citation needed ].

Meaning

In the press release announcing the European preview of the show, Michael Flatley explained 'Celtic Tiger portrays the oppression of the Irish people through the ages and the tiger symbolises the awakening of their Spirit and their struggle for freedom. Celtic Tiger is my finest work to date. Budapest is one of my favourite cities in the world and I can think of no greater place to preview my new show." [4]

Credits

Numbers

Cast

Dancers

Band

Vocalists

Tour dates

List of performances, showing date, city, country, venue
DateCityCountryVenueNotes
17 June 2005BirminghamEngland NIA DVD filming ("St. Patrick" onwards) – directed by David Mallet
9 July 2005BudapestHungary Nepstadion/Puskás Ferenc Stadion second DVD recording (used for the opening scenes), concert and rehearsal scenes on DVD.
North America Late 2005
24 September 2005Worcester, MassachusettsUnited States DCU Center
27 September 2005New York City Madison Square Garden
29 September 2005MontrealCanada Bell Center
3 October 2005Halifax Halifax Metro Center
5 October 2005Ottawa Corel Center
6 October 2005London Budweiser Gardens
7 October 2005Hamilton Copps Coliseum
11 October 2005Winnipeg MTS Center
12 October 2005Saskatoon Credit Union Center
14 October 2005Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
15 October 2005Edmonton Rexall Place
17 October 2005Vancouver GM Place
18 October 2005Victoria Save on Foods Memorial Centre
20 October 2005Everett, WAUnited States Everett Events Center
22 October 2005Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
25 October 2005San José, CA HP Pavilion
27 October 2005San Diego, CA iPayOne Center
29 October 2005Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond
30 October 2005Glendale, AZ Glendale Arena
3 November 2005St. Louis, MO Savvis Center
4 November 2005Ames, IA Hilton Coliseum
5 November 2005Omaha, NE Qwest Center
8 November 2005Minneapolis, MN Target Center
10 November 2005Cleveland, OH Gund Arena
11 November 2005Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
12 November 2005Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
17 November 2005Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
18 November 2005Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
22 November 2005Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
25 November 2005Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
26 November 2005Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
Europe and Asia 2006
20 April 2006DublinIreland The Point Theatre
22 April 2006 Newcastle England Metro Radio Arena
23 April 2006 Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
26 April 2006London Wembley Arena
27 April 2006Birmingham The NIA
28 April 2006Manchester MEN Arena
29 April 2006GlasgowScotland SEC Centre
1 May 2006AntwerpBelgium Sportpaleis Antwerpen
2 May 2006RotterdamNetherlands Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis
6 May 2006OberhausenGermany König-Pilsener-Arena
8 May 2006Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
10 May 2006Hamburg Color Line Arena
11 May 2006ZürichSwitzerland Hallenstadion
12 May 2006ViennaAustria Stadthalle Wien
15 May 2006StuttgartGermany Schleyerhalle
16 May 2006Frankfurt Festhalle
17 May 2006Oberhausen König-Pilsener Arena
19 May 2006CopenhagenDenmark Forum Copenhagen
20 May 2006KarlstadSweden Löfbergs Lila Arena
21 May 2006OsloNorway Oslo Spektrum
23 May 2006StockholmSweden Stockholm Globen
25 May 2006HelsinkiFinland Hartwall Arenna
3 June 2006DublinIreland RDS Arena
10 June 2006TaipeiTaiwan Chung Shan Soccer Stadium
11 June 2006
13 June 2006Kaohsiung Chung-Chun Stadium
17 June 2006Hong KongChina HKCEC Hall 3

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenueReason for cancellation
12 August 2005PragueCzech Republic Strahov Stadium The venue stage set built for the Prague stop was deemed unsafe for use.
14 November 2006BrusselsBelgium Vorst National Flatley's hospitalization and recovery
15 November 2006
17 November 2006ZurichSwitzerland Hallenstadion
18 November 2006HannoverGermany TUI Arena
19 November 2006Mannheim SAP Arena
21 November 2006Munich Olympiahalle
23 November 2006Leipzig Arena Leipzig
25 November 2006Berlin Velodrom Berlin
26 November 2006Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
27 November 2006Cologne Kölnarena
28 November 2006Hamburg Color Line Arena
5 December 2006ManchesterEngland MEN Arena
6 December 2006London Wembley Arena
8 December 2006ParisFrance Stade de France
9 December 2006VeronaItaly Verona Arena

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