World tour by Celine Dion | |
![]() Promotional handbill for tour | |
Location |
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Associated album | Falling into You |
Start date | 18 March 1996 |
End date | 26 June 1997 |
Legs | 7 |
No. of shows | 145 |
Celine Dion concert chronology |
Falling into You: Around the World was the eighth world concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion. [1] It was organized to support one of the best-selling albums of all time, her fourth English-language and fourteenth studio album, Falling into You (1996). The album has sold over 32 million copies. [2]
In February 1996, Céline Dion announced the launch of her tour in support of a new album. Dion toured Australia, Canada, United States, and many countries in Europe and Asia. In all, the tour lasted more than a year, with 149 shows in 17 different countries.
The sold-out tour began on 18 March 1996 in Perth, Australia and continued to major cities around the world. It ended on 28 June 1997 in Nice, France. In June 1997, Céline Dion toured the biggest stadiums in Europe and sang before huge crowds ranging from 35,000 to 70,000 people. [3] Worldwide attendance was about 1.7 million.
Date (1997) | City | Country | Venue | Opening act(s) | Attendance | Revenue |
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2 February | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Arena | — | — | — |
3 February | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | ||||
6 February | Osaka | Osaka-Jo Hall | ||||
7 February | ||||||
10 February | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Green Arena | ||||
11 February | Fukuoka | Marine Messe Fukuoka | ||||
14 February | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | ||||
15 February | ||||||
16 February | ||||||
19 February | Nagoya | Nagoya Rainbow Hall | ||||
21 February | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | |||
11 March | Tampa | United States | Ice Palace | Jamie Porter | 11,333 / 11,333 | $436,977 [17] [18] |
12 March | West Palm Beach | Coral Sky Amphitheater | Keb' Mo' | 17,332 / 18,784 | $411,269 [19] | |
14 March | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | 11,103 / 17,816 | $416,445 [18] | ||
15 March | ||||||
16 March | New Orleans | UNO Lakefront Arena | 5,943 / 5,943 | $239,865 [18] | ||
18 March | Orlando | Orlando Arena | 11,674 / 11,674 | $447,150 [17] | ||
25 March | Los Angeles | Universal Amphitheatre | 5,724 / 5,724 | $269,672 [20] | ||
27 March | San Francisco | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | — | — | ||
29 Marc | Portland | Rose Garden Arena | 6,576 / 6,576 | $185,968 [21] | ||
31 March | Seattle | KeyArena | 12,523 / 12,523 | $443,185 [22] | ||
4 April | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 13,142 / 13,142 | $349,877 [23] | ||
5 April | Atlantic City | Etess Arena | — | — | — | |
7 April | Boston | FleetCenter | Keb' Mo' | 15,508 / 15,508 | $444,330 [23] | |
8 April | Ledyard | MGM Grand Theater | — | 3,686 / 3,686 | $236,725 [23] | |
12 April | New York City | Madison Square Garden | Keb' Mo' | 13,524 / 13,524 | $624,260 [24] [23] | |
25 April | Las Vegas | Circus Maximus Showroom | — | — | — | |
26 April | ||||||
27 April | ||||||
5 May | Montreal | Canada | Molson Centre | 23,009 / 25,862 | $827,613 [25] | |
6 May | ||||||
11 May | 23,583 / 25,862 | $843,822 [26] | ||||
12 May | ||||||
12 June | Dublin | Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Human Nature | — | — |
14 June | London | England | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | |||
15 June | ||||||
18 June | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena | |||
20 June | Brussels | Belgium | King Baudouin Stadium | |||
22 June | Copenhagen | Denmark | Parken Stadium | |||
24 June | Berlin | Germany | Waldbühne | |||
26 June | Zurich | Switzerland | Letzigrund | |||
The 14–15 March 1997 shows at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, were filmed and the concert aired on television. It was also released on VHS in November 1998. The DVD was supposed to be released on 27 February 2008 in Japan but it was cancelled. [27]
The Zurich concert in 1996 was recorded for a promo release as a live CD. Limited copies of this CD were made.
Concerts in both Australia and Montreal were recorded and broadcast as television specials. The Australia concert special featured four songs and interviews with Dion about the new album. The Montreal special featured six songs. The performances of "All By Myself" and "To Love You More" from the Montreal concert were later used as live music videos.