Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... is a concert video by Canadian singer Celine Dion, documenting her acclaimed Las Vegas residency show A New Day... at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The DVD was released in Europe between 7 and 10 December 2007, in North America on 11 December 2007, in Australia on 15 December 2007, and in Japan on 19 December 2007.[1] A Blu-ray edition followed in February 2008.
The release contains the final version of the show, recorded in January 2007, along with over five hours of bonus material, including documentaries, behind‑the‑scenes footage and fan tributes. Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... achieved major commercial success worldwide, topping music DVD charts in numerous countries and earning multiple certifications, including triple diamond in Canada and diamond in France.[2]
Background
A New Day... concluded on 15 December 2007 after a five‑year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. During its run, the production was performed more than 700 times and attended by over three million spectators. The show became one of the highest‑grossing concert productions in history, generating an estimated US$400 million.[3][4]
The DVD release presents the final version of the show as performed in late 2006 and 2007. In addition to the full concert, the two‑disc set includes more than five hours of supplementary material, such as the documentaries Because You Loved Me (A Tribute to the Fans), A New Day: All Access, and A New Day: The Secrets.[3] The package also features multilingual subtitles and a booklet containing photographs and liner notes.
History
The show was first filmed in 2003 for the CBS television special Celine in Las Vegas, Opening Night Live, which aired on 25 March 2003. The broadcast featured eight performances from the original setlist along with backstage footage hosted by Justin Timberlake.
The show was re‑shot in high‑definition between 17 and 21 January 2007.[5] According to the documentary A New Day: The Secrets, one of the reasons for the new recording was that Dion's short blonde hairstyle from the earlier filming was considered visually unflattering on screen and unpopular with fans. For the 2007 shoot, she returned to her long brunette look.
Several tracks from the early 2003 recordings—such as "Nature Boy", "At Last", "Fever", "Et je t'aime encore", and "What a Wonderful World"—were later included on the live album A New Day... Live in Las Vegas (2004).[6]
Promotion
The performances of "The Power of Love", "I Drove All Night", "I Surrender", and "I Wish" included on the DVD were first released on the deluxe edition of Dion's album Taking Chances in November 2007. An exclusive sneak preview from the show was also featured.
A New Day... was broadcast on television in several countries, including the Netherlands (18 and 25 November 2007 on SBS6), Spain (29 November 2007 on TVE2), South Africa (2 and 8 December 2007 on SABC 3), Italy (25 December 2007 on Italia 1), and Quebec (20 and 27 January 2008 on TVA).
The show was also screened in selected movie theatres, including in Poland (at Multikino on 5 December 2007)[7] and in the United States (various theatres on 17 December 2007).[8]
The Quebec television network TVA also aired a special dedicated to Dion's final performance at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on 16 December 2007. The program, titled Les Adieux de Céline Dion à Las Vegas, offered viewers a behind‑the‑scenes look at Dion and René Angélil during the final night of the show.
Commercial performance
According to the Quebec press, Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... sold out across the province within a few hours of its release.[9] On 18 January 2008, the DVD became the first music DVD in Canadian history to be certified triple diamond, with sales exceeding 300,000 units.[10] Only five other DVDs have ever reached double diamond status in Canada. The release also achieved the largest debut in Nielsen SoundScan history for a DVD-only title, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week—an unprecedented achievement in Canadian music history.[9][11]Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... remained at number one on the Canadian Music DVD chart for several weeks following its release.[12]
Internationally, the DVD was also highly successful, reaching number one in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, and Estonia. It peaked at number two in Portugal and Sweden, number three in Argentina, Australia, Ireland, and Greece, number four in Austria, number six in Italy, and number seven in the Czech Republic. It also debuted inside the top 10 in Finland and Germany.[13]
Nearly 500,000 copies were sold worldwide during the first week of release.[13]Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... was certified triple diamond in Canada,[14] diamond in France, four times platinum in Australia, platinum in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, and New Zealand, and gold in the Netherlands and Belgium. In Japan, it sold 30,000 copies within its first three months.
In the United States, the RIAA certified the double-DVD seven times platinum. As of 2 September 2012, it had sold 463,186 copies and was eligible for nine times platinum certification.[15] According to Billboard, it was the third best-selling music DVD of 2008 in the United States and the top-selling release by a female artist.[16] It was also the 10th best-selling music DVD in the country in 2009.[17]
↑"Weekly Charts - PROMUSICAE". Top 20 DVD Musical. PROMUSICAE. Note: Select Category: DVD, Year: 2008, then find week 4 in the list. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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