Barbra Live

Barbra Live
Promotional poster for concert tour
Tour by Barbra Streisand
Start date	October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)
End date	June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
Legs	2
Shows	12 in North America 5 in Europe 2 in Asia 19 Total
Barbra Streisand tour chronology
Streisand (2006-07) Barbra Live (2012-13)

Barbra Live is the sixth concert tour by American recording artist, Barbra Streisand. Visiting North American and European markets, the tour Streisand's first tour since 2006. Barbra Live was the 22nd best-selling tour in the world in 2012, having earned $40.7 million and sold 154,287 tickets.

In April 2013 it was officially announced that Barbra would continue the tour through Europe in the summer of 2013, much like her previous tour. Of her dates in Europe she will visit some markets she has never played before such as Cologne, Tel Aviv and Amsterdam.

Background

Initially planned as 2 shows to coincide with the opening of the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn and billed as Barbra's Homecoming as she has never performed a concert in Brooklyn. The shows sold out quickly and no further dates were added. On August 9, 2012 it was officially announced the Barbra would continue the series of concerts now opening in Philadelphia on October 8, 2012. One September 14 a further 3 dates in America were added. One of these dates is for the famous Hollywood Bowl where Barbra performed once before on her 1967 tour An Evening with Barbra Streisand and at the time broke the attendance record with 17,256 people attending.

Reception

The concerts received mostly positive reviews and critical acclaim. The Ottawa sun reviewed the concert at Scotiabank Place and wrote "Streisand’s was truly exceptional. Intimate, yet on a grand scale, only she could do a concert that was small enough to feel personal, yet big enough to feel like a Broadway musical" Miriam Di Nunzio from The Chicago Sun Times wrote "At 70, the singer still possesses one of the most pristine voices in music, a voice that completely and sumptuously envelops a room, even one the size of the cavernous United Center. There is an intimacy and honesty in Streisand’s delivery — a rare treat in this age of lip-synched, overblown concert extravaganzas." The Jerusalem Post wrote on her opening night in Philadelphia "Her voice (and cleavage) were better than many of the stars half her age that are currently touring" The Vancouver Sun stated that "The perennially decorated singer/actor/writer/director left an indelible mark on her Vancouver audience with a performance that was pure, undiluted class"

The show also gathered some negative reviews. Oakland newspaper Oakland tribune reviewed the San Jose concert at HP Pavilion and stated that Streisand relies too much on guest stars and wastes stage time for other performers. Jim Harrington from the newspaper wrote that "(the show)left too little time for what really should've been the focus of the night — Streisand's voice... I indeed look forward to seeing Streisand "Some Other Time." And when it happens, hopefully she'll leave some of her friends and family members behind"

Sell outs

The first shows at Brooklyn's Barclays Center sold out within a day of going on Sale. After the 1st date at the Hollywood Bowl sold out a further date was added.

A second London show at The O₂ Arena was added following the demand for the first show which sold out quickly.

Special Guests

• Chris Botti
• Il Volo
• Jason Gould
• Roslyn Kind

Setlist

October 11, 2012—New York City, New York—Barclays Center

1. "As If We’ve Never Said Goodbye"
2. Medley: "Nice 'n' Easy" / "That Face"
3. "Didn’t We"
4. "Smile" (performed with Il Volo)
5. "Un amore così grande" (performed with Il Volo)
6. "’O sole mio" (performed with Il Volo)
7. "The Way He Makes Me Feel"
8. "Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long"
9. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
10. Medley: "The Way We Were" / "Through the Eyes of Love"
11. "Being Good Is Good Enough"
12. Medley: "Rose’s Turn" / "Some People" / "Don't Rain on My Parade"
13. "You're the Top"
14. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"
15. "Lost Inside of You" (performed with Chris Botti)
16. "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" (performed with Chris Botti)
17. "Emmanuel" (performed by Chris Botti and Caroline Campbell)
18. "When I Fall in Love" (performed by Chris Botti)
19. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (performed with Jason Gould)
20. "This Masquerade" (performed by Jason Gould)
21. "People"
22. "Here’s to Life"
23. "Make Our Garden Grow" (performed with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
24. "Some Other Time"

October 17, 2012—Montreal, Quebec—Bell Centre

1. "Untitled I" (contains excerpts from "You'll Never Know") (Video Introduction)
2. "Overture from Funny Girl"
3. "As If We Never Said Goodbye"
4. Medley: "Nice 'n' Easy" / "That Face"
5. "The Way He Makes Me Feel"
6. "Didn’t We"
7. "Smile" (performed with Il Volo)
8. "Un amore così grande" (performed with Il Volo)
9. Medley: "’O sole mio" / "It's Now or Never" (performed with Il Volo)
10. Medley: "Guilty" / "I Finally Found Someone"
11. Medley: "The Way We Were" / "Through the Eyes of Love"
12. "Being Good Is Good Enough"
13. Medley: "Rose’s Turn" / "Some People" / "Don't Rain on My Parade"
14. "Untitled II" (contains elements of "Barbra Streisand") (Video Interlude)
15. Medley: "If You Go Away" / "Ne me quitte pas"
16. Medley: "What'll I Do" / "My Funny Valentine" (performed with Chris Botti)
17. "Lost Inside of You" (performed with Chris Botti)
18. "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" (performed with Chris Botti)
19. "Emmanuel" (performed by Chris Botti and Caroline Campbell)
20. "When I Fall in Love" (performed by Chris Botti)
21. "Untitled III" (contains excerpts from "Nature Boy") (Video Interlude)
22. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (performed with Jason Gould)
23. "This Masquerade" (performed by Jason Gould)
24. "People"
25. "Here’s to Life"
26. "Make Our Garden Grow"
27. "Somewhere"

Encore

1. "Some Other Time"
2. Medley: "Happy Days Are Here Again" / "Get Happy"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
October 8, 2012	Philadelphia	United States	Wells Fargo Center
October 11, 2012	New York City		Barclays Center
October 13, 2012
October 17, 2012	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
October 20, 2012	Ottawa		Scotiabank Place
October 23, 2012	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
October 26, 2012	Chicago	United States	United Center
October 29, 2012	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
November 2, 2012	Las Vegas	United States	MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 5, 2012	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
November 9, 2012	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
November 11, 2012
Europe
June 1, 2013	London	England	The O2 Arena
June 3, 2013
June 6, 2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
June 10, 2013
June 12, 2013	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
June 15, 2013	Berlin		O2 World
Asia
June 20, 2013	Tel Aviv	Israel	Bloomfield Stadium
June 22, 2013

Cancelled dates

June 10, 2013 Paris Le Bercy

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross Revenue
Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia	12,158 / 12,158 (100%)	$3,044,990
Barclays Center	New York City	31,176 / 31,176 (100%)	$9,327,948
Bell Centre	Montreal	9,997 / 9,997 (100%)	$2,426,472
Scotiabank Place	Ottawa	8,117 / 8,117 (100%)	$1,893,484
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	13,719 / 13,719 (100%)	$3,781,896
United Centre	Chicago	13,496 / 13,496 (100%)	$3,894,605
Rogers Arena	Vancouver	11,274 / 11,274 (100%)	$2,652,666
HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose	10,987 / 10,987 (100%)	$2,472,870
MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas	9,856 / 9,856 (100%)	$3,352,001
Hollywood Bowl	Los Angeles	33,507 / 33,507 (100%)	$7,810,238
TOTAL		154,287 / 154,287 (100%)	$40,657,170