Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour)

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy


image_caption=
artist = Mylène Farmer
location =
locations =
type = France
album = "Avant que l'ombre..."
start_date = January 13, 2006
end_date = January 29, 2006
number_of_legs =
number_of_shows = 13
last_tour = Mylenium Tour
(2000)
this_tour = Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy
(2006)
next_tour =

Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album, "Avant que l'ombre...". It was the fourth tour of the singer ["Le Figaro Magazine", "Bercy fait un triomphe à Mylène Farmer - Le dilemme de la star enfant", François Deletraz, January 21, 2006 [http://milenia.ifrance.com/html/fm19119.htm Milenia.ifrance.com] (Retrieved January 29, 2008)] ["2006 Bercy" [http://www.mylenefarmeriscalled.net/ombre2006.html Mylenefarmeriscalled.net] (Retrieved January 29, 2008)] ["L'Humanité", "Les treize Bercy d'une icône flamboyante", Victor Hache, No. 19094, January 13, 2006 [http://milenia.ifrance.com/html/h060113.htm Milenia.ifrance.com] (Retrieved January 29, 2008)] ["Aujourd'hui en France", "Bercy attend Mylène Farmer", Sébastien Catroux & Emmanuel Marolle, No. 1505, January 13, 2006 [http://milenia.ifrance.com/html/a060113.htm Milenia.ifrance.com] (Retrieved January 29, 2008)] ["Télé Loisirs", "Mylène Farmer a enflammé Bercy", Veronick Dokan, No. 1040 - from January 30 to February 5, 2006 [http://milenia.ifrance.com/html/tl1040mf.htm Milenia.ifrance.com] (Retrieved January 29, 2008)] ["Femme Actuelle", "Mylène Farmer - Bercy dans le grand secret", Pierre Fageolle, No. 1111, from January 9 to 15, 2006 [http://milenia.ifrance.com/html/fa1111mf.htm Milenia.ifrance.com] (Retrieved January 29, 2008)] .

More than 169,000 tickets were sold one about one year before the concert ["Ouest France", "169,000 billets vendus, premier concert ce soir - Mylène Farmer remplit treize fois Bercy", Michel Troadec, January 13, 2006 [http://milenia.ifrance.com/html/of060113.htm Milenia.ifrance.com] (Retrieved January 29, 2008)] .

et list

# Ouverture
# "Peut-être toi"
# "XXL"
# "Dans les rues de Londres"
# "California"
# "Porno graphique"
# "Sans contrefaçon"
# "Q.I"
# "C'est une belle journée"
# "Ange, parle-moi..."
# "Redonne-moi"
# "Rêver"
# "Ainsi soit je... (January 13 and 14) / "L'Autre" (the days after)
# "Désenchantée"
# "Nobody Knows"
# "Je t'aime mélancolie"
# "L'Amour n'est rien..."
# "Déshabillez-moi"
# "Les Mots" (duet with Abraham Laboriel Jr.)
# "Fuck Them All"
# "Avant que l'ombre..."

Tour dates

There were a total of 13 shows, from January 13 to January 29, 2006, in France only2006 Bercy [http://www.sans-logique.com/mylene-farmer/live/avant-que-lombre/ Sans-logique.net] (Retrieved January 28, 2008)] :

Credits and personnel

* Production : Thierry Suc
* Editions : Paul Van Parys for Requiem Publishing
* Design entertainment : Laurent Boutonnat and Mylène Farmer
* Set designer : Mark Fisher (Stufish Co)
* Costumes designed by : Franck Sorbier
* Make-up : Carole Lasnier
* Hair : John Nollet
* Lighting design : Fred Peveri
* Sound : Stéphane Plisson for MAW Society
* Images : Alain Escalle
* Production

* Musical director : Yvan Cassar
* Vocal coaching : Malcom Walker

* Management : Thierry Suc with de Thomas Blanc
* Musicians : Yvan Cassar, Eric Chevalier (keyboards), Peredur Ap Gwynedd (guitar), Milton McDonald (guitar), Paul Bushnell (bass), Nicolas Montazaud (percussions), Abraham Laboriel Jr. (drum kit)
* Choristers : Esther Dobong'Na Essienne, Johanna Manchec
* Choreographies : Mylène Farmer
Except : "C'est une belle journée" : Mylène Farmer and Christophe Danchaud ; "Fuck Them All" : Mylène Farmer and Los Vivancos.
* Dancers : Ayo Berner Jackson, Christine Dejesus, Khetanya Jati Henderson, Tiffany Howard, Sharaya Howell, Edara Johnson, Christianna Toler, Naimah Willoughby, Los Vivancos
* Photos : Claude Gassian
* First part of the show: The shortfilm "Le conte du monde flottant" by Alain Escalle

Further reading

* Julien Wagner, Jean-François Kowalski, Marianne Rosenstiehl, Claude Gassian, " [http://www.amazon.fr/dp/291595707X Mylène Farmer : Belle de scène] " (book on Farmer's tours), K&B Ed, 27 April 2007 (ISBN 291595707X)

References