Tour by Cher | |
Associated album | Take Me Home |
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Start date | June 3, 1979 |
End date | December 6, 1981 |
Legs | 7 |
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Cher concert chronology |
Cher in Concert, also known as the Take Me Home Tour, [1] was the first solo concert tour by American singer-actress Cher. The tour's debut was at Sahara Reno in Reno, Nevada with a huge production and cast put together by Joe Layton, who did the same for Bette Midler's "Clams on a Half Shell" and Diana Ross previously. Cher premiered her one-woman show at the Opera House Theatre June 3 through 19. This is the first time Cher has appeared solo on the nightclub circuit.
The show then became Cher's first world tour as a solo artist. The tour reached North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia. The concert was filmed in Monte Carlo on May 10, 1980 and broadcast on HBO the following February and later taped in Las Vegas in 1981 at Caesars Palace for a broadcast on Showtime on April 21, 1983.
The show featured three backing singers, six dancers, three drag queens as Bette Midler, Cher, and Diana Ross, a mechanical bull and twelve costume changes.
Cher described the show as "a bit Sonny & Cher-ish" a mixture of cabaret, disco and rock'n'roll. [2] With twelve changes of clothes, Cher wore no costume for more than eight minutes.
The concerts were based in part on her solo television shows The Cher Show , Cher... Special and Cher... and others Fantasies. During Cher's costume changes, drag performers Kenny Sacha, as Bette Midler and J.C. Gaynor as Diana Ross performed "In the Mood" and "I'm Coming Out" respectively. Cher joined them to end the show with a performance of "Friends". Russell Elliott opened the show as Cher.
"Git Down (Guitar Groupie)" was performed at O'Keefe Centre only one night (Jul. 23, 79).
"My Song (Too Far Gone)" was performed at O'Keefe Centre (Jul. 23 - 29, 79).
"Still The One" and "My Song (Too Far Gone)" was performed at Universal Amphitheatre (Jul. 31 - Aug. 2, 79). [4]Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | |
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June 3, 1979 | Reno | United States | Sahara Reno Opera House Theatre | — | |
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July 9, 1979 | Atlantic City | Resorts International Grand Ballroom | — | ||
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July 16, 1979 | Washington, D.C. | Kennedy Center Opera House | |||
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July 18, 1979 | Los Angeles | Universal Amphitheatre | |||
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July 21, 1979 | Washington, D.C. | Kennedy Center Opera House | |||
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July 23, 1979 | Toronto | Canada | O'Keefe Centre | ||
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July 31, 1979 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre | Sister Sledge [4] | |
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April 3, 1980 | Atlantic City | Resorts International | — | ||
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Europe | |||||
May 10, 1980 | Monte Carlo | Monaco | Salle des Étoiles | — | |
May 12, 1980 | Paris | France | L'Olympia | ||
May 14, 1980 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon | ||
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June 14, 1980 | Atlantic City | United States | Resorts International | — | |
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June 5, 1981 | Los Angeles | Greek Theatre | — | ||
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July 13, 1981 | Hoffman Estates | Poplar Creek Music Theater | |||
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July 31, 1981 | Monte Carlo | Monaco | Salle des Étoiles | — | |
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Africa | |||||
August 6, 1981 | North West | South Africa | Sun City Hotel | — | |
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August 17, 1981 | Atlantic City | United States | Resorts International | Freddie Roman | |
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Australia | |||||
November 26, 1981 | Sydney | Australia | Capitol Theatre | — | |
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December 4, 1981 | Melbourne | Palais Theatre | |||
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December 6, 1981 |
July, 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Place des Arts | Cancelled |
September 4, 1981 | Los Angeles, California | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Cancelled |
September 5, 1981 | Los Angeles, California | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Cancelled |
Framingham, Massachusetts | Chateau de Ville | Cancelled |
Residency by Cher | |
Associated album | Take Me Home |
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Start date | June 29, 1979 |
End date | August 11, 1982 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 223 |
A Celebration at Caesars Palace was the first concert residency by Cher. Shows were performed at the Circus Maximus Showroom at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas (show time were 9:00 pm and 12:30 pm). Shows from September 25 to October 2, 1980 were performed at the Stateline Showroom at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada. The premiere concert was on June 29, 1979.
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June 29, 1979 | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus |
August 16, 1979 | ||
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August 27, 1979 | ||
August 28, 1979 | ||
August 29, 1979 | ||
August 31, 1979 | ||
October 29, 1979 | Stateline | Sahara Tahoe |
October 30, 1979 | ||
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November 1, 1979 | ||
November 2, 1979 | ||
November 3, 1979 | ||
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November 5, 1979 | ||
November 6, 1979 | ||
November 7, 1979 | ||
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November 9, 1979 | ||
November 10, 1979 | ||
November 11, 1979 | ||
November 15, 1979 | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus |
November 16, 1979 | ||
November 17, 1979 | ||
November 18, 1979 | ||
November 19, 1979 | ||
November 20, 1979 | ||
November 21, 1979 | ||
November 22, 1979 | ||
November 23, 1979 | ||
November 24, 1979 | ||
November 25, 1979 | ||
November 26, 1979 | ||
November 27, 1979 | ||
November 28, 1979 | ||
Date | City | Venue |
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Leg 2 - 1980 [8] [9] | ||
January 10, 1980 | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus |
January 11, 1980 | ||
January 12, 1980 | ||
January 13, 1980 | ||
January 14, 1980 | ||
January 15, 1980 | ||
January 16, 1980 | ||
January 25, 1980 | Stateline | Sahara Tahoe |
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January 27, 1980 | ||
February 1, 1980 | ||
February 2, 1980 | ||
February 3, 1980 | ||
April 6, 1980 | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus |
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June 10, 1980 | ||
June 11, 1980 | ||
July 3, 1980 | ||
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July 5, 1980 | ||
July 6, 1980 | ||
July 8, 1980 | ||
July 9, 1980 | ||
August 28, 1980 | ||
August 29, 1980 | ||
August 30, 1980 | ||
August 31, 1980 | ||
September 2, 1980 | Stateline | Caesars Tahoe |
September 3, 1980 | ||
September 11, 1980 | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus |
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September 14, 1980 | ||
September 16, 1980 | ||
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September 18, 1980 | ||
September 19, 1980 | ||
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September 22, 1980 | ||
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September 24, 1980 | ||
September 25, 1980 | Stateline | Caesars Tahoe |
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September 28, 1980 | ||
September 29, 1980 | ||
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October 1, 1980 | ||
October 2, 1980 | ||
November 6, 1980 | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus |
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November 11, 1980 | ||
November 12, 1980 |
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January 22, 1981 | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus |
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January 27, 1981 | ||
January 28, 1981 | ||
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February 11, 1981 | ||
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July 11, 1981 | ||
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July 14, 1981 | ||
July 16, 1981 | Stateline | Caesars Tahoe |
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July 22, 1981 | ||
August 27, 1981 | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus |
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August 29, 1981 | ||
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March 11, 1982 | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus |
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August 11, 1982 |
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