Do You Believe? (tour)
Tour by Cher | |
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Associated album | Believe |
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Start date | June 16, 1999 (1999-06-16) |
End date | March 4, 2000 (2000-03-04) |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows |
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Box office | $120 million |
Cher concert chronology | |
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Do You Believe?, also known as the Believe Tour,[1] was the fourth solo concert tour by American singer-actress Cher. The tour, which took place in 1999 and 2000, promoted her album, Believe.
History
The tour began on June 16, 1999 and was initially planned to end on December 15, 1999, but due to it being very commercially successful, the tour was extended from December 30, 1999 to March 5, 2000 in North America. Cyndi Lauper, Wild Orchid, Michael McDonald and Julio Iglesias Jr. were the opening acts at different times during the tour.
The August 28, 1999 performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was made into the Emmy Awards-nominated HBO television special Live in Concert, which aired the following day, and by year's end was released on VHS and DVD. As stated by Billboard, the HBO television special was the highest-rated original program in over 2 years.
Costumes
Cher appeared in a variety of costumes during the performance. Her opening outfit, involving a stringed skirt, meshed top over a cross, and a huge red wig, was dubbed self-deprecatingly by her as the "Bozo the Clown-meets-Braveheart look" or the 'Super Groundforce Girl' referring to Charlie Dimmock from the popular-at-the-time Ground Force gardening show. All in all there were 7 to 9 different ensembles, with none lasting more than a handful of songs.
Reception
Reviews of the show were often favorable, given Cher's return to popularity and over-the-top appeal. The New York Times said Cher had "a quintessential rock voice ... spectacularly styled with a rough and tumble vaudevillian edge." The Washington Post viewed it as "a dynamic, over-the-top extravaganza." The Dallas Morning News said "her concert was entertaining and gleefully glitzy."[2]
Set list
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
- "All or Nothing"
- "The Power"
- "We All Sleep Alone"
- "I Found Someone"
- "The Way of Love"
- "Half-Breed"
- "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"
- "Dark Lady"
- "Take Me Home"
- "After All"
- "Walking in Memphis"
- "Just Like Jesse James"
- "Heart of Stone"
- "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
- "Dov'è l'amore"
- "Strong Enough"
- "If I Could Turn Back Time"
- Encore
- "Believe"
- "Heart of Stone" was cut from the set list after the first three performances.
- "Just Like Jesse James" was not performed during the show in University Park.
- "Dark Lady" wasn't played in Paris
- the introduction of the band and dancers were removed in some states such as Wantagh, New York, moline, Illinois[3] and Columbus ohio[4]
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act(s) | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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North America[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] | ||||||
June 16, 1999 | Phoenix | United States | America West Arena | Cyndi Lauper Wild Orchid | 12,822 / 12,822 | $779,965 |
June 18, 1999 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 12,876 / 12,876 | $603,983 | ||
June 19, 1999 | San Antonio | Alamodome | 15,102 / 16,969 | $803,885 | ||
June 20, 1999 | Dallas | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre | 14,646 /15,532 | $654,750 | ||
June 23, 1999 | New Orleans | Louisiana Superdome | 12,754 / 16,000 | $712,529 | ||
June 25, 1999 | Tampa | Ice Palace | 15,515 / 15,515 | $1,019,950 | ||
June 26, 1999 | Sunrise | National Car Rental Center | 15,133 / 15,133 | $935,597 | ||
June 29, 1999 | Nashville | Nashville Arena | 11,047 / 13,271 | $486,906 | ||
June 30, 1999 | Atlanta | Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre | 14,495 / 15,051 | $672,010 | ||
July 2, 1999 | Cleveland | Gund Arena | 12,773 / 20,750 | $717,550 | ||
July 3, 1999 | Burgettstown | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | 13,882 / 23,212 | $507,779 | ||
July 5, 1999 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Theater | 28,166 / 28,166 | $1,528,420 | ||
July 6, 1999 | ||||||
July 8, 1999 | Wallingford | Oakdale Theatre | 4,627 / 4,821 | $381,770 | ||
July 10, 1999 | Philadelphia | First Union Center | 14,136 / 14,136 | $909,564 | ||
July 11, 1999 | Bristow | Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge | 10,827 / 22,549 | $580,722 | ||
July 13, 1999 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 15,439 / 15,439 | $1,070,828 | ||
July 14, 1999 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | 16,955 / 17,076 | $872,117 | ||
July 16, 1999 | Albany | Pepsi Arena | 11,449 / 17,000 | $599,850 | ||
July 17, 1999 | Mansfield | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts | 14,450 / 19,800 | $635,048 | ||
July 19, 1999 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 13,867 / 13,867 | $644,169 | |
July 21, 1999 | Montreal | Molson Centre | 9,029 / 11,915 | $431,342 | ||
August 2, 1999 | Milwaukee | United States | Bradley Center | 12,243 / 20,000 | $746,257 | |
August 4, 1999 | Minneapolis | Target Center | 13,138 / 13,138 | $721,656 | ||
August 5, 1999 | Bonner Springs | Sandstone Amphitheater | 12,468 / 18,000 | $581,976 | ||
August 7, 1999 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | 11,568 / 11,568 | $678,757 | ||
August 10, 1999 | Edmonton | Canada | Skyreach Centre | 10,416 / 10,416 | $550,513 | |
August 11, 1999 | Calgary | Canadian Airlines Saddledome | 12,422 / 12,422 | $639,749 | ||
August 13, 1999 | Vancouver | General Motors Place | 12,950 / 12,950 | $656,209 | ||
August 14, 1999 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | 11,495 / 15,600 | $696,094 | |
August 17, 1999 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 15,022 / 22,000 | $699,665 | ||
August 18, 1999 | Concord | Concord Pavilion | 12,500 / 12,500 | $729,754 | ||
August 20, 1999 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | 23,963 / 23,963 | $1,358,370 | ||
August 21, 1999 | ||||||
August 24, 1999 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | 8,322 /9,363 | $561,593 | ||
August 25, 1999 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | — | — | ||
August 27, 1999 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 24,462 / 24,462 | $1,954,438 | ||
August 28, 1999 | ||||||
September 1, 1999[a] | Tinley Park | New World Music Theatre | Julio Iglesias Jr. Michael McDonald | 13,387 / 15,000 | $672,209 | |
September 2, 1999[b] | St. Louis | Kiel Center | 12,429 / 12,429 | $639,510 | ||
September 4, 1999[c] | Cincinnati | Firstar Center | 9,447 / 18,026 | $519,642 | ||
September 5, 1999 | Buffalo | Marine Midland Arena | 11,865 / 11,865 | $588,031 | ||
September 7, 1999 | University Park | Bryce Jordan Center | Cyndi Lauper Julio Iglesias Jr. | 10,413 / 12,000 | $468,082 | |
September 8, 1999 | Virginia Beach | GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater | 11,920 / 20,000 | $534,822 | ||
September 10, 1999[d] | Noblesville | Deer Creek Music Center | 17,823 / 20,118 | $687,772 | ||
September 11, 1999[e] | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 29,582 / 29,582 | $1,659,268 | ||
September 12, 1999 | ||||||
September 14, 1999 | Madison | Kohl Center | 10,494 / 12,845 | $564,970 | ||
September 15, 1999 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | 12,063 / 12,864 | $664,889 | ||
September 17, 1999 | Columbus | Polaris Amphitheater | 15,391 / 19,900 | $641,632 | ||
September 18, 1999 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | 13,159 / 13,159 | $839,225 | ||
September 20, 1999[f] | Moline | The MARK of the Quad Cities | 10,745 / 10,745 | $590,928 | ||
September 23, 1999 | Sunrise | National Car Rental Center | 13,338 / 16,141 | $841,294 | ||
September 25, 1999 | Orlando | Orlando Arena | 11,542 / 17,712 | $700,947 | ||
September 26, 1999 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 10,982 / 15,914 | $585,996 | ||
September 28, 1999 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | 12,785 / 12,785 | $623,603 | ||
Europe | ||||||
October 15, 1999 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Belinda Carlisle | — | — |
October 16, 1999 | ||||||
October 18, 1999 | ||||||
October 19, 1999 | Birmingham | NEC Arena | ||||
October 21, 1999 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre | |||
October 23, 1999 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena | |||
October 24, 1999 | ||||||
October 26, 1999 | Hamburg | Germany | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | |||
October 27, 1999 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Sportpaleis van Ahoy | |||
October 29, 1999 | Cologne | Germany | Kölnarena | |||
October 30, 1999 | Berlin | Velodrom | ||||
November 1, 1999 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | ||||
November 3, 1999 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | |||
November 4, 1999 | Milan | Italy | Fila Forum | |||
November 6, 1999 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | |||
November 7, 1999 | Innsbruck | Austria | Olympiahalle Innsbruck | |||
November 9, 1999 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | |||
November 10, 1999 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen | |||
November 12, 1999 | Munich | Olympiahalle | ||||
November 13, 1999 | ||||||
November 14, 1999 | Kiel | Ostseehalle | ||||
November 16, 1999 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | |||
November 17, 1999 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | |||
November 19, 1999 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | ||||
November 21, 1999 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Arena | |||
November 24, 1999 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | |||
November 25, 1999 | ||||||
November 27, 1999 | Hanover | Germany | AWD Hall | |||
November 28, 1999 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | ||||
November 30, 1999 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | |||
December 1, 1999 | Prague | Czech Republic | Paegas Arena | |||
December 2, 1999 | Leipzig | Germany | Messehalle 1 | |||
December 5, 1999 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre | |||
December 6, 1999 | ||||||
December 8, 1999 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | |||
December 9, 1999 | Newcastle | Telewest Arena | ||||
December 11, 1999 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | ||||
December 12, 1999 | Ghent | Belgium | Flanders Expo | |||
December 13, 1999 | Lisbon | Portugal | Estádio da Tapadinha | |||
December 14, 1999 | Madrid | Spain | Raimundo Saporta Pavilion | |||
December 15, 1999 | Barcelona | Palau Sant Jordi | ||||
North America[15][16][17][18] | ||||||
December 30, 1999 | Atlantic City | United States | Boardwalk Hall | Lou Bega CNOTE | — | — |
December 31, 1999 | ||||||
January 28, 2000 | Salt Lake City | Delta Center | 12,363 / 15,000 | $518,346 | ||
January 29, 2000 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 13,572 / 13,572 | $1,108,652 | ||
February 1, 2000 | Phoenix | America West Arena | 12,168 / 13,113 | $774,100 | ||
February 2, 2000 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 12,410 / 14,738 | $745,385 | ||
February 3, 2000 | — | — | ||||
February 5, 2000 | San Jose | San Jose Arena | 14,068 / 20,000 | $768,830 | ||
February 8, 2000 | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | 7,876 / 15,000 | $503,059 | ||
February 9, 2000 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | 12,561 / 15,510 | $754,640 | ||
February 11, 2000 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | 13,995 / 13,995 | $852,265 | ||
February 12, 2000 | East Lansing | Breslin Student Events Center | 10,148 / 10,148 | $587,987 | ||
February 14, 2000 | Fairborn | Nutter Center | 10,340 / 12,044 | $586,221 | ||
February 15, 2000 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | 7,982 / 8,800 | $435,456 | ||
February 17, 2000 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 14,127 / 14,127 | $678,661 | |
February 18, 2000 | Ottawa | Corel Centre | 12,926 / 12,926 | $620,507 | ||
February 21, 2000 | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena | 12,036 / 12,773 | $592,133 | |
February 24, 2000 | East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena | 17,199 / 17,199 | $983,424 | ||
February 26, 2000 | Raleigh | Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena | 11,086 / 11,086 | $654,915 | ||
February 27, 2000 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | 12,207 / 14,385 | $648,067 | ||
February 29, 2000 | Greenville | BI-LO Center | 11,782 / 11,782 | $662,795 | ||
March 1, 2000 | Roanoke | Roanoke Civic Center | 8,089 / 8,089 | $489,987 | ||
March 2, 2000 | — | — | ||||
March 3, 2000 | Boston | FleetCenter | 14,589 / 14,589 | $908,183 | ||
Total | 939,848 / 1,088,243 (86%) | $80,000,000 |
Cancelled shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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March 5, 2000 | Philadelphia | United States | First Union Center | Unknown |
Personnel
- Lead Vocals: Cher
- Tour Director: Doriana Sanchez
- Musical Director: Paul Mirkovich
- Costume Design: Bob Mackie
Band
- Keyboards: Paul Mirkovich
- Guitars: David Barry
- Keyboards: Darrel Smith
- Bass: Don Boyette
- Drums: Mark Schulman
- Background vocals: Stacy Campbell
- Background vocals: Patty Darcy Jones
Dancers
- Dancer: Bubba Carr
- Dancer: Aaron James Cash
- Dancer: Suzanne Easter
- Dancer: Kristin Richardson (née Willits)
- Dancer: Tovaris Wilson
- Dancer: Addie Yungmee
Notes
References
- ^ Cher Live in Concert DVD
- ^ "The Magic Continues With New Cher Tour Dates". PRNewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ "CHER-RARE-UNCUT- MOLINE , ILL (9/20/1999) HD1080/60FPS". YouTube.
- ^ "Cher Do You Believe? Tour - Columbus, Ohio (AUDIO)". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on 1999-05-08. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
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