The Courage World Tour is the fourteenth

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by Canadian singer

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, in support of her English-language studio album ''

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'' (2019). It was her first world tour in over a decade, since her

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. The tour began in

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, Canada, on 18 September 2019.

Background

The Courage World Tour was officially announced on 3 April 2019 at The Theatre at

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. The event was live streamed on Dion's official Facebook page. Tickets went on general sale on 12 April 2019. Earlier the same month, following pre-sale demand, additional shows in Montreal, Toronto, Boston and Miami were added, with two extra shows were added in Montreal, one in Newark and one in New York City to meet demand later. On 11 April 2019, extra dates for Quebec City, Montreal and Ottawa were announced. On-site rehearsals were held at

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in Quebec City starting early September, with Dion and her team of 110 staying at the new hotel Le Capitole for the duration of their time in Quebec City. In September 2019, ConcertFrance announced that Dion will perform at the Paris La Défense Arena in

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, France on 26 June 2020. That same month, the first four shows in Montreal, scheduled to take place 26, 27 and 30 September, and 1 October 2019, were postponed due to a throat virus; the shows were rescheduled for 18, 19, 21 and 22 November. European dates, as well as additional dates in New York City, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Vancouver were revealed by SoldOutTicketBox.com on 26 September 2019. In March 2020, Dion rescheduled two dates in

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and Pittsburgh, due to the "common cold," despite reports being related to the

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. In 2020, Dion rescheduled the North American leg of the tour to 2021, due to the

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. In February 2021, European and UK dates from 19 March to 16 June 2021 were rescheduled to recommence in May 2022, due to the

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. Subsequent European dates from 19 June to 25 July 2021 were rescheduled to recommence in May 2023. In January 2022, Dion cancelled the remainder of the 2022 North American dates, citing "ongoing recovery" from health issues. In April 2022, Dion rescheduled all 2022 European dates for 2023, citing ongoing recovering from health issues. In December 2022, Dion cancelled 8 shows scheduled from May to July 2023, and rescheduled 23 European dates, scheduled for February to April 2023, to March and April 2024. Dion is scheduled to perform the remaining 19 European dates from August to October 2023.

Critical reception

The Courage World Tour received positive reviews. ''

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'' praised the song choices, the mix of older hits like "

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" with Dion's new songs like "

", and also the "extraordinary" encore: "

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" and

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's "

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". It also praised Dion's voice, her outfits and drones emulating stars, water, and even the Heart of the Ocean diamond during the "My Heart Will Go On" performance. ''Billboard'' called the two-hours concert stunning and showstopping. The Courage World Tour was also chosen as one of the best live shows of 2019 by ''Billboard''.

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also gave a positive review on her Brooklyn show saying: "she’s still one of the best in the business. It’s hard to overstate just how pitch-perfect Dion’s singing is." Moreover, they also stated that it's hard to believe that she’s never been asked to headline the Super Bowl halftime show and concluded by stating: "After all these years as a powerhouse diva, she’s still managing to top herself."

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gave their take on her show at Spectrum Center saying: "There might not be a human being alive who can belt ballads with as much power and control and grace as Celine Dion."

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gave a positive review on her first-ever Louisville show saying: "Dion is in a league of her own. Her vocals were spot on all night and after she continued to hit note after incredible note over and over again, you were left wondering at some points "is she even real?".

Commercial reception

According to figures reported to ''Billboard'' Boxscore, Dion topped the 30 November-dated Hot Tours recap with $33.2 million from the tour's first 19 shows. She grossed $7 million in four shows at Montreal's Bell Centre, sold out at 53,864 tickets. The opening leg averaged out to $1.747 million and 12,414 tickets per show. These figures boosted Dion's career-total to $1.115 billion and 8.8 million tickets sold, as reported to ''Billboard'' Boxscore.

named the tour as 2020's top pop tour, grossing $84.6 million and 498,000 tickets sold. Dion also became the highest female touring act of 2020 and second overall, behind

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. The tour was named the most successful music tour in North America during 2020 with $71.2 million gross revenue. In Paris, all general public tickets (200,000) available for her 6 concert shows at

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were sold out immediately in just 90 minutes. According to

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, Courage World Tour has sold 646,346 tickets across 52 shows, and overall tour revenue totaled $104 million as of March 2021.

Set list

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It's All Coming Back to Me Now "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman, the song was inspired by ''Wuthering Heights'', and was an attempt to write "the most passionate, romantic song" he could ever create. ''The Sunda ...

" # "

Dans un autre monde "Dans un autre monde" (meaning "In Another World"") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her sixteenth studio album, ''S'il suffisait d'aimer'' (1998). It was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi. The m ...

" # "

Terre "Terre" (meaning "Earth") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her 1998 French-language album, '' S'il suffisait d'aimer''. It was written by French songwriter and producer Erick Benzi Erick Benzi (born 1 March 1959) is a F ...

" # " À vous" # " I'm Alive" # " The Power of Love" # "

L'amour existe encore "L'amour existe encore" (meaning "Love Still Exists") is a song by Quebec songwriter Luc Plamondon and Italian composer Riccardo Cocciante. It's sung by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French-language album, '' Dion chante Plamondo ...

" # "Beauty and the Beast" # " Encore un soir" # "

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" # " Regarde-moi" # "

Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy) "Un garçon pas comme les autres" (meaning "a boy like no other") is a song written and produced by Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon for the 1978 musical, '' Starmania''. It was originally performed by Fabienne Thibeault and released on the '' S ...

" # "

All by Myself "All by Myself" is a song by American singer-songwriter Eric Carmen released in 1975. The verse is based on the second movement (''Adagio sostenuto'') of Sergei Rachmaninoff's circa 1900–1901 '' Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor'', Opus 18. The ...

" # " Lying Down" # " Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi" # "

S'il suffisait d'aimer ''S'il suffisait d'aimer'' (retitled ''S'il suffisait d'aimer (If Only Love Could Be Enough)'' for the US release) is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her eleventh French-language studio album. It was released by C ...

" # " Let's Dance" / "

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" / " Flying on My Own" / "

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Lady Marmalade "Lady Marmalade" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan, originally for Nolan's disco group. The song is famous for the repeated refrain of " ''Voulez-vous coucher avec moi''?" in French as part of the chorus, a sexually suggestive line ...

" # "My Heart Will Go On" # "

Pour que tu m'aimes encore "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (; ) is a French-language song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French studio album, '' D'eux'' (1995). It was released as the lead single on 13 March 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 199 ...

Notes

* Beginning with the show in Cleveland, Dion added "

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", "

If You Asked Me To "If You Asked Me To" is a song written by American songwriter Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by American singer Patti LaBelle for her ninth studio album ''Be Yourself (Patti LaBelle album), Be Yourself'' (1989), and also for the soundtra ...

", "

Love Can Move Mountains "Love Can Move Mountains" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her second English-language studio album, ''Celine Dion (album), Celine Dion'' (1992). Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake, it was released as the fourth ...

", " The Prayer", "

To Love You More "To Love You More" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, written by David Foster and Edgar Bronfman Jr., writing under the pen-name Junior Miles. It was released as a single in Japan on 21 October 1995 and became a hit, reaching number one ...

", " The Reason", "

Because You Loved Me "Because You Loved Me" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her fourth English-language studio album, ''Falling into You'' (1996). It was released on 19 February 1996 as the first single in North America and as the second single in the ...

" and "Imagine"; she removed "Dans un autre monde", "Terre", "À vous", "L'amour existe encore", "Encore un soir", "Regarde-moi", "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)", "S'il suffisait d'aimer", "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" and "Flying on My Own". * Beginning with the show in Montreal, Dion replaced "Lying Down" with " Imperfections". * During the shows in Boston, Dion performed "

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" in place of "Imagine". * During the first show in Miami, Dion performed " Over the Rainbow" in place of "Imagine" in tribute to her mother, who died earlier that day. * During her second Montreal show on 19 February 2020, Dion invited Mathieu Lafontaine of the band Bleu Jeans Bleu onstage to perform the band's song "Coton ouaté" as a duet.Shanny Halle
"Duo Bleu Jeans Bleu et Céline Dion: «c'est épique!» – Claude Cobra"
''

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'', 20 February 2020.

Tour dates

Cancelled shows

References

Notes

Citations

External links

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