Let's Talk About Love Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Let's Talk About Love Tour


image_caption = Dion performing during her 1998 World Tour
album = "Let's Talk About Love"
"S'il suffisait d'aimer"
artist = Céline Dion
start_date = August 21 1998
end_date = December 31 1999
number_of_legs = 3
number_of_shows = 74 in North America
10 in Europe
6 in Asia
90 Total
last_tour = Falling into You Tour
(1996-97)
this_tour = Let's Talk About Love Tour
(1998-99)
next_tour = "A New Day..."
(2003-07)

Let's Talk About Love Tour is the eighth concert tour by Canadian pop singer, Céline Dion.

About the show

Céline Dion performed three virtual duets with artists displayed on the video screen: "Tell Him" (with Barbra Streisand), "Immortality" (with the Bee Gees) and "Treat Her Like a Lady" (with Diana King). Guest appearances included Jean-Jacques Goldman on "J'irai où tu iras" and Taro Hakase (violin) on "To Love You More" (this role was also played by two other people: Roddy Chiong (from Shania Twain's band) appeared during a few of Dion's early 1999 shows and the musician Mark Wood appeared with her in a couple of her late 1998 shows. Other shows featured no musician on stage and footage of Taro Hakase was shown on the big screen instead). Barnev Valsaint (backup singer) was joining Céline Dion on "I'm Your Angel." Diana King performed "Treat Her Like a Lady" with Dion live on stage on October 2 1998 in Orlando, Florida.The Bee Gees performed "Immortality" with Dion on October 3 1998 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Many shows after March 1999 that were originally announced, were cancelled due to René Angélil's sickness, Dion's husband and manager. Some of them were postponed until later in the year but those that were cancelled completely included Dublin, Birmingham, Frankfurt, Gothumberg, Vienna, Barcelona, Marseille, Lyon, Cologne and Lisbon.

Céline Dion gave her final public performance before going on hiatus during the "Millennium Concert" at the Molson Centre, Montreal, Canada, on December 31 1999. She also did a private concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on January 1 2000, open only to family and selected industry professionals.

Opening acts

* Human Nature(Asia)
* Dakota Moon (United States) (at select concerts)
* Corey Hart (North America) (at select concerts)
* André-Philippe Gagnon (North American and Sheffield)
* Danny Brillant (Paris)
* Mike and the Mechanics (Edinburgh)
* The Corrs (London)
* Xavier Naidoo (Munich)

et list

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title = North America
# Ouverture
# "Let's Talk About Love"
# "Declaration of Love"
# "Because You Loved Me"
# "The Reason"
# "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
# "To Love You More"
# "Treat Her Like a Lady"
# "Tell Him" (duet with Barbra Streisand)
# "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
# "I'm Your Angel" (duet with R. Kelly)
# "The Power of Love"
# Classic Medley:
##"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
##"Because"
##"Tears in Heaven"
##"All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra)
# "Love Can Move Mountains"
# "Stayin' Alive"
# "You Should Be Dancing"
# "Immortality"
# Encore:
##"My Heart Will Go On"

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title = Europe
# Ouverture
# "Let's Talk About Love"
# "Declaration of Love"
# "Because You Loved Me"
# "The Reason"
# "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
# "To Love You More"
# "Treat Her Like a Lady"
# "Tell Him" (duet with Barbra Streisand)
# "Think Twice"
# "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
# "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
# "I'm Your Angel" (duet with R.Kelly)
# "The Power of Love"
# Classic Medley:
##"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
##"Because"
##"Tears in Heaven"
##"All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra)
# "Love Can Move Mountains"
# "Stayin' Alive"
# "You Should Be Dancing"
# "Immortality"
# Encore:
##"My Heart Will Go On"

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title = Asia
# Ouverture
# "Let's Talk About Love"
# "Declaration of Love"
# "Because You Loved Me"
# "The Reason"
# "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
# "To Love You More"
# "Treat Her Like a Lady"
# "Tell Him" (duet with Barbra Streisand)
# "The Power of Love"
# Classic Medley:
##"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
##"Because"
##"Tears in Heaven"
##"All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra)
# "Love Can Move Mountains"
# "Stayin' Alive"
# "You Should Be Dancing"
# "Immortality"
# Encore:
##"My Heart Will Go On"

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title = Francophone
# Ouverture
# "Let's Talk About Love"
# "Dans un autre monde"
# "Je sais pas"
# "The Reason"
# "Je crois toi"
# "To Love You More"
# "Treat Her Like a Lady"
# "Terre"
# "Tell Him" (duet with Barbra Streisand)
# "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
# "On ne change pas"
# "I'm Your Angel" (duet with R.Kelly)
# "The Power of Love"
# French Medley:
##"Ce n'était qu'un rêve"
##"D'amour ou d'amitié"
##"Mon ami m'a quittée"
##"L'amour existe encore"
##"Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
# "Love Can Move Mountains"
# "Stayin' Alive"
# "You Should Be Dancing"
# "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
# Encore:
##"My Heart Will Go On"

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title = Millennium Concert Set List
# "My Heart Will Go On"
# "Destin"
# "All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra)
# "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
# French Medley:
##"Ce n'était qu'un rêve"
##"D'amour ou d'amitié"
##"Mon ami m'a quittée"
##"Une colombe"
# "That's the Way It Is"
# "I'm Your Angel" (duet with Garou)
# "When I Fall in Love" (duet with Daniel Lavoie)
# "J'irai où tu iras" (duet with Luke Mervill)
# "Le blues du businessman" (duet with Bruno Pelletier)
# "Regarde-moi"
# "L'amour existe encore"
# "Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams solo)
# "It's Only Love" (duet with Bryan Adams)
# "When You're Gone" (duet with Bryan Adams)
# "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (duet with Bryan Adams)
# "Live (for the One I Love)"
# "Des mots qui sonnent"
# "Unison"
# "Incognito"
# "Love Can Move Mountains"
# "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
# "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
# "All by Myself"
# Encore:
##"Ce n'était qu'un rêve"

Additional Notes

North America
*"Zora sourit" was removed from the set list at the end of December 1998. It was replaced by "S'il suffisait d'aimer".
*"Love Is On the Way" was removed from the set list at the end of December 1998. It was replaced by "I'm Your Angel".
*"All by Myself " was removed from the set list at the end of December 1998. It was replaced by "The Power of Love"
*"Fly" was performed during the October 2nd performance at the Orlando Arena.
* "That's the Way It Is was performed during the November 5th performance at the National Car Rental Center.

Asia
*"Think Twice" and "S'il suffisait d'aimer and were included at the January 25th performance at the Kai Tak Airport.
*"Watashi Wa Totemo Shiawase Ne" and "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" were included in the performances at the Tokyo Dome, Osaka Dome and Nagoya Dome.

Francophone
*"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" was performed during performances in Canada. It was replaced by "To Love You More" in European Francophone countries.
*"J'irai où tu iras" was performed during performances in Canada.

Tour dates

Broadcasts and recordings

The June 19 1999 show at the Stade de France, Paris was filmed and released on DVD, VHS and CD as "Au cœur du stade" (August 1999). The final show, "Millennium Concert" was recorded and broadcasted live on TVA.

Personnel

*Tour director: Suzanne Gingue
*Production director: Ian Donald
*Assistant to the tour director: Michel Dion
*Front of house sound engineer: Danis Savage
*Stage sound engineer: Daniel Baron
*Sound system technicians: François Desjardins, Marc Beauchamp, Marc Thériault
*Lighting director: Yves Aucoin
*Assistant lighting director: Normand Chassé
*Lighting technicians: Jean-François Canuel, Antoine Malette, Michel Pommerleau
*Band gear technicians: Jean-François Dubois, Guy Vignola, Stéphane Hamel
*Set: Tonje Wold
*Head rigger: Frédéric Morosovsky
*Production assistant: Patrick Angélil
*Tour assistant: Louise Labranche
*Assistant to Céline: Manon Dion
*Bodyguard: Eric Burrows
*Hairstylist: Louis Hechter
*Stylist: Annie L. Hortch
*Choreographer: Dominique Giraldeau
*Musicians' wardrobe: D-U-B-U-C mode de vie

Band

*Musical director and keyboards: Claude "Mego" Lemay
*Drums: Dominique Messier
*Bass: Marc Langis
*Keyboards: Yves Frulla
*Guitars: André Coutu
*Percussion: Paul Picard
*Backing Vocals: Julie LeBlanc, Barnev Valsaint, Elise Duguay

References

* [http://www.celinedion.com Céline Dion - official website]