Taking Chances World Tour

Taking Chances World Tour
World tour by Celine Dion
Associated album	D'elles, Taking Chances
Start date	February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14)
End date	February 26, 2009 (2009-02-26)
Legs	5
Shows	9 in Africa 10 in Asia 5 in Australia 35 in Europe 73 in North America 132 Total
Celine Dion tour chronology
Let's Talk About Love World Tour (1998-99) Taking Chances World Tour (2008–09) Sans attendre Tour (2013)

Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Céline Dion, in support of her 2007 studio albums, D'elles and Taking Chances. The tour marked the return of Dion after performing her groundbreaking show A New Day... in Las Vegas for five years. The tour visited Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. It is estimated to have grossed over US$200 million in 2008, so it became one the highest grossing tours in 2008. In 2009, it grossed nearly US$43 million, bringing its gross to over US$270 million. "Taking Chances Tour" is the third highest-grossing tour of all-time by a female artist, behind Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour and MDNA Tour.

Background

Dion performing "Taking Chances" in Montreal

The show, directed by Jamie King (famously known for his work with Madonna), combined Dion's performances with color, fashion and dance. Céline Dion performed some of her biggest hits, along with songs from her latest English album Taking Chances. The two hour show was divided into four segments: soul, rock, Middle-Eastern and, fashion-victim. Dion was supported by eight dancers (4 male and 4 female). Rehearsals took place in December 2007 in Primm, Nevada and MGM Grand Garden Arena.

The tour setup included about twenty LED screens, among them one that orbited above the stage, plus conveyor belts and elevators. Dion pre-recorded a selection of videos for her show. The introduction video showed her driving a car at high-speed, set to a remix of "I Drove All Night" as the beginning of her concert. There have been 2 versions of the introduction video: The first version showed footage of Dion's career, and was seen in all South Africa, Asia, Australia, and some European dates before the second version, which was footage from cities Dion visited during the tour. As the tour went on, the intro video shaped up and more cities ended up being added. Another video showed the singer dressed in varying fashions over the years, with the "My Heart Will Go On" remix in the background.

Jamie King joined the tour on May 2, 2008 in Manchester, England. Before that date, the show wasn't on a central stage (except in Japan) for logistics reasons. After two and a half months, Dion rehearsed again to perfect the show for the "in the round" setup. Because of Dion's bilingual career and the restrictions of certain arenas and stadiums on the tour, King had to direct and choreograph three separate shows. One show featured a set-list mostly of English language songs, and was performed in-the-round using the full system of mobile screens, elevators, and conveyor belts. A second show also featured the center stage arrangement, but included about ten French language songs for performances in Francophone countries. A third, less complex show was used where the center stage arrangement would not fit into the venue or where it would be impractical to transport the stage. An end stage setup was used in these cases, and featured a massive central video screen and a lighting system that engulfed the stage in brilliant blue and red from above on all three sides. Before the European leg, the central and end stage setups were redone, changing lights and cues, in order for the three separate shows to fit in these two stages. Dion premiered new costumes when the European tour began.

Dion's "in the round" staging used for arenas in Europe and North America

Dion and her band rehearsed about 60 tracks, both in English and French. Among those, about 27 songs were performed in each show, according to each visited market. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was performed throughout the whole tour. It is the best-selling French-language single of all time, and one of the only French songs in music history to achieve chart success in many non-Francophone countries. The singer also performed several cover songs, including: James Brown's "I Got the Feelin'" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," and Queen's "We Will Rock You" and "The Show Must Go On" (although the last two were dropped starting with the October 27 Winnipeg show). She also performed Kiki Dee's "I've Got the Music in Me" but the song was removed after concerts in South Korea.

This was Dion's second in the round concert and her very first world tour since her 1998-1999 Let's Talk About Love Tour.

Céline sur les Plaines

Main article: Céline sur les Plaines

Although not officially a part of the Taking Chances Tour, Dion performed in front of 250,000 spectators at the Quebec City 400th Anniversary Concert. The concert was held at the Plains of Abraham on August 22, 2008. The concert was part of a year-long festivities to celebrate the founding of Quebec City. It was noted for being the largest crowd Dion has performed for in her entire recording history. The show, exclusively performed in French, featured many special guests, including: Garou, Dan Bigras, Ginette Reno and Jean-Pierre Ferland. The show aired live on Bell TV and was watched by over 200,000 people.

Céline sur les Plaines 

1. "Dans un autre monde" (Céline Dion)
2. "Destin" (Céline Dion)
3. "On ne change pas" (Céline Dion)
4. "Sous le vent" (Céline Dion and Garou)
5. "Seul" (Garou)
6. "Si pour te plaire" (Marc Dupré)
7. "Tout près du bonheur" (Céline Dion and Marc Dupré)
8. "Show" (Nanette Workman)
9. "Lady Marmalade" (Céline Dion and Nanette Workman)
10. "J'irai où tu iras" (Céline Dion and Nanette Workman)
11. "Tue-moi" (Céline Dion and Dan Bigras)
12. "Ô Fortuna" (Dan Bigras)
13. "Les trois petits cochons" (Dan Bigras and Mes Aïeux)
14. "Ton père est un croche" (Mes Aïeux)
15. "Le déni de l'évidence" (Mes Aïeux)
16. "Dégénérations" / "Le reel du fossé" (Céline Dion and Mes Aïeux)
17. Medley de la Famille Dion: (Céline Dion and la Famille Dion)
    1. "Jos Montferrand"
    2. "La bastringue"
    3. "Jack Monoloy"
    4. "Le reel facile"
    5. "Dans nos vieilles maisons"
    6. "Le bal chez Jos Brûlé"
    7. "À la claire fontaine"
18. "La ballade de Jean Batailleur" (Zachary Richard)
19. "La promesse cassée" (Céline Dion and Zachary Richard)
20. "L'arbre est dans ses feuilles" (Céline Dion and Zachary Richard)
21. "L'amour existe encore" (Céline Dion and Éric Lapointe)
22. "Toucher" (Éric Lapointe)
23. "Mon ange" (Éric Lapointe)
24. "La chasse-galerie" (Éric Lapointe and Garou and Claude Dubois)
25. "Si Dieu existe" (Céline Dion and Claude Dubois)
26. "Femme de rêve" (Claude Dubois)
27. "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" (Céline Dion)
28. "S'il suffisait d'aimer" (Céline Dion)
29. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (Céline Dion)
30. "Une chance qu'on s'a" (Céline Dion and Jean-Pierre Ferland)
31. "Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin" (Céline Dion and Jean-Pierre Ferland and Ginette Reno)

Dion performing "I Drove All Night" in Montreal

Opening acts

• Jody Williams (South Africa)
• Yuna Ito (Japan)
• Anthony Callea (Australia)
• Michaël Gregorio (Europe, select dates)
• Arno Carstens (England)
• Il Divo (Ireland)
• Jon Mesek (Germany, Austria)

• The Story's (Netherlands)
• Nordstrøm (Denmark)
• Calaisa (Sweden, Finland)
• Lenka Filipová (Czech Republic)
• Natalia Lesz (Poland)
• Gordie Brown (North America, select dates)
• Véronic DiCaire (Montreal and Quebec)

Dion performing Queen's song "The Show Must Go On"

Setlist

Anglophone 

1. "Untitled I" (contains elements of "I Drove All Night") (Video Introduction)
2. "I Drove All Night"
3. "The Power of Love"
4. "Taking Chances"
5. Medley:
   1. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
   2. "Because You Loved Me"
   3. "To Love You More"
6. "New Mego's Flamenco" (Interlude)
7. "Eyes on Me"
8. "All by Myself"
9. "Untitled II" (contains elements of "My Heart Will Go On") (Video and Dance Interlude)
10. "I'm Alive"
11. "Shadow of Love"
12. "Fade Away"¹
13. "Can't Fight the Feelin"¹
14. "I'm Your Angel" (duet with Barnev Valsaint)
15. "Alone"
16. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
17. "Think Twice"¹
18. "My Love"
19. "The Prayer" (performed with Andrea Bocelli via pre-recorded video)
20. Medley:
    1. "We Will Rock You"
    2. "The Show Must Go On"
21. Medley: (performed by background vocalists with Dion joining them for track five and six)
    1. "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"
    2. "Soul Man"
    3. "Lady Marmalade"
    4. "Respect"
    5. "I Got the Feelin'"
    6. "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
22. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
23. "That's Just the Woman in Me"¹
24. "Love Can Move Mountains"

Encore

25. "River Deep - Mountain High"
26. "My Heart Will Go On"

¹ performed at select concerts

Notes

• "I Drove All Night" was added to the running order during the February 20th performance at ABSA Stadium.
• "I've Got the Music in Me" was performed during the South African leg of the tour, along with performances in Japan and South Korea.
• Dion was joined by the Soweto Gospel Choir for "Love Can Move Mountains" during the February 14th performance at the Coca-Cola Dome.
• "Shadow of Love" and "I'm Your Angel" were not performed during the September 6th performance at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.
• "Can't Fight the Feelin'" was performed in place of "Fade Away" at select concerts in South Africa, Australia and South Korea.
• "A World to Believe In" was performed as a duet with Yuna Ito in place of "Think Twice" during shows in Japan. A snippet of "Watashi Wa Totemo Shiawase Ne" was also performed.
• "Think Twice" was performed in South Africa, Australia, Malaysia, U.K., and Ireland.
• "A New Day Has Come" was performed only at the March 18th performance at the Olympic Gymnasium Arena in place of "Think Twice."
• "My Love" was added to the running order during the March 18th performance at the Olympic Gymnasium Arena in Seoul.
• "That's Just the Woman in Me" was removed from the running order at the beginning of the European Leg.
• "The Prayer" was added to the running order during the June 2nd performance the Amsterdam Arena, replacing "Think Twice." The song was not performed during the June 7th performance at the Globe Arena.
• "A Song for You" was performed in place of "The Prayer" at the June 7th show at the Globe Arena with Robert Wells playing the piano.
• "Because You Loved Me" was performed with Charice at the September 15th concert in Madison Square Garden.
• The Queen Medley was dropped from the running order starting with the October 27 Winnipeg show.
• "Destin" was performed at the November 7th show at the Scotiabank Place.
• During the February 26th 2009 performance at the Qwest Center Omaha, Dion sang the chant from "Sunchyme" before moving to "Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore."

Francophone 

1. "Untitled I" (contains elements of "I Drove All Night") (Video Introduction)
2. "I Drove All Night"
3. "J'irai où tu iras" (performed with Marc Langis)
4. "The Power of Love"¹
5. "Destin"
6. "Taking Chances"
7. "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)"¹
8. "New Mego's Flamenco" (Interlude)
9. "Eyes on Me"
10. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"¹
11. "L'amour existe encore"¹
12. "Dans un autre monde"
13. "All by Myself"
14. "Untitled II" (contains elements of "My Heart Will Go On") (Video and Dance Interlude)
15. "I'm Alive"
16. "Je Sais Pas"
17. "My Love"
18. "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
19. "Alone"¹
20. "The Prayer" (performed with Andrea Bocelli via pre-recorded video) ¹
21. Medley:
    1. "We Will Rock You"
    2. "The Show Must Go On"
22. Medley: (performed by background vocalists with Dion joining them for track five and six)
    1. "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"
    2. "Soul Man"
    3. "Lady Marmalade"
    4. "Respect"
    5. "I Got the Feelin'"
    6. "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
23. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
24. "Love Can Move Mountains"

Encore

25. "River Deep - Mountain High"
26. "My Heart Will Go On"
27. "Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore"

¹ performed at select concerts

Notes

• "The Power of Love" was not performed at the July 9th performance at the Stade de Genève. It was also not performed during the August 16th performance at the Bell Centre.
• "Taking Chances" was not included in the performances at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club and Casino.
• "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" was not included in the performances at The Main Square in Arras, Stade de Genève and the Monte Carlo Sporting Club and Casino.
• "Ziggy" was performed during the European Leg in Francophone countries.
• "L'amour existe encore" was performed in place of "Ziggy" during the performances in Montreal and Quebec City.
• "Shadow of Love" was performed during the August 15th performance at the Bell Centre.
• "Alone" was not included in the performances at the Stade Charles-Ehrmann, The Main Square in Arras and the Monte Carlo Sporting Club and Casino.
• "Tout l'or des hommes" and "On ne change pas" were performed at the May 13th performance at Sportpaleis.
• "The Prayer" was included in the performances at the Stade Charles-Ehrmann and the Monte Carlo Sporting Club and Casino, along with the August 15th and 16th performances, and the February 14th 2009 performance at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
• The Queen Medley was not performed in 2009.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Africa
February 14, 2008	Johannesburg	South Africa	Coca-Cola Dome
February 16, 2008	Pretoria		Loftus Versfeld Stadium
February 17, 2008
February 20, 2008	Durban		ABSA Stadium
February 23, 2008	Cape Town		Great Lawn at Vergelegen
February 24, 2008
February 27, 2008	Port Elizabeth		EPRU Stadium
February 29, 2008	Johannesburg		Montecasino
March 1, 2008
Asia
March 5, 2008	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Four Seasons Golf Club
March 8, 2008	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome
March 9, 2008
March 11, 2008	Osaka		Osaka Dome
March 12, 2008
March 15, 2008	Macau	Macau	Venetian Arena
March 18, 2008	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Gymnastics Arena
March 19, 2008
Australia
March 31, 2008	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
April 2, 2008	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
April 5, 2008	Sydney		Acer Arena
April 6, 2008
April 8, 2008	Perth		Members Equity Stadium
Asia
April 11, 2008	Shanghai	China	Shanghai Stadium
April 13, 2008	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Stadium Merdeka
Europe
May 2, 2008	Manchester	England	Manchester Evening News Arena
May 3, 2008
May 6, 2008	London		The O2 Arena
May 8, 2008
May 10, 2008	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
May 13, 2008	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
May 14, 2008
May 16, 2008
May 19, 2008	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
May 20, 2008
May 21, 2008
May 24, 2008
May 25, 2008
May 27, 2008
May 30, 2008	Dublin	Ireland	Croke Park
June 2, 2008	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena
June 5, 2008	Copenhagen	Denmark	Parken Stadium
June 7, 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
June 9, 2008	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
June 12, 2008	Berlin	Germany	Waldbühne
June 14, 2008	Frankfurt		Commerzbank-Arena
June 16, 2008	Stuttgart		Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
June 18, 2008	Cologne		Lanxess Arena
June 20, 2008	Hamburg		Color Line Arena
June 22, 2008	Munich		Olympic Stadium
June 24, 2008	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
June 26, 2008	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
June 28, 2008	Kraków	Poland	Błonia Park
July 1, 2008	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
July 3, 2008	Milan	Italy	DatchForum
July 5, 2008	Nice	France	Stade Charles-Ehrmann
July 7, 2008	Arras		Place d'Arras
July 9, 2008	Geneva	Switzerland	Stade de Genève
July 11, 2008	Monte Carlo	Monaco	Salle des Etoiles
July 12, 2008
North America
August 12, 2008	Boston	United States	TD Banknorth Garden
August 13, 2008
August 15, 2008	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
August 16, 2008
August 19, 2008
August 20, 2008
August 23, 2008
August 25, 2008
August 27, 2008	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
August 28, 2008
August 31, 2008	Montreal		Bell Centre
September 1, 2008
September 3, 2008	Buffalo	United States	HSBC Arena
September 5, 2008	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
September 6, 2008	Ledyard		MGM Grand Theatre
September 8, 2008	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
September 10, 2008	Newark		Prudential Center
September 12, 2008
September 13, 2008	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 15, 2008	New York City		Madison Square Garden
September 16, 2008
September 18, 2008	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 20, 2008	Atlantic City		Boardwalk Hall
September 22, 2008	Columbus		Value City Arena
September 24, 2008	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena
September 26, 2008	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
September 27, 2008	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
September 29, 2008	Milwaukee	United States	Bradley Center
October 14, 2008	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
October 16, 2008	Portland		Rose Garden
October 18, 2008	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
October 20, 2008	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place
October 21, 2008
October 24, 2008	Edmonton		Rexall Place
October 25, 2008
October 27, 2008	Winnipeg		MTS Centre
October 28, 2008
November 7, 2008	Ottawa		Scotiabank Place
November 29, 2008	Anaheim	United States	Honda Center
December 2, 2008	Los Angeles		Staples Center
December 6, 2008	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
December 9, 2008	Mexico City	Mexico	Palacio de los Deportes
December 11, 2008	Guadalajara		Arena VFG
December 13, 2008	Monterrey		Arena Monterrey
December 16, 2008	Chicago	United States	United Center
December 18, 2008	Minneapolis		Target Center
December 21, 2008	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse
January 3, 2009	Kansas City		Sprint Center
January 5, 2009	Dallas		American Airlines Center
January 7, 2009	San Antonio		AT&T Center
January 9, 2009	Houston		Toyota Center
January 10, 2009	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
January 13, 2009	Nashville		Sommet Center
January 15, 2009	Birmingham		BJCC Arena
January 17, 2009	Atlanta		Philips Arena
January 21, 2009	Raleigh		RBC Center
January 23, 2009	Miami		American Airlines Arena
January 28, 2009	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
January 30, 2009	Sunrise		BankAtlantic Center
January 31, 2009	San Juan	Puerto Rico	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
February 2, 2009	Tulsa	United States	BOK Center
February 4, 2009	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
February 7, 2009	Windsor	Canada	The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
February 9, 2009	Quebec City		Pepsi Coliseum
February 10, 2009
February 12, 2009	Montreal		Bell Centre
February 14, 2009
February 15, 2009
February 20, 2009	San Jose	United States	HP Pavilion at San Jose
February 22, 2009	Salt Lake City		EnergySolutions Arena
February 24, 2009	Denver		Pepsi Center
February 26, 2009	Omaha		Qwest Center Arena

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of the "Main Square Festival"

^B These concerts were a part of the "Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival"

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

February 29, 2008	Johannesburg, South Africa	Coca-Cola Dome	This concert was moved to Montecasino
March 3, 2008	Doha, Qatar	Al-Sadd Stadium	Cancelled
March 23, 2008	Auckland, New Zealand	Vector Arena	Cancelled
March 26, 2008	Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	This concert was rescheduled to March 31, 2008
March 28, 2008	Sydney, Australia	Acer Arena	This concert was rescheduled to April 5, 2008
March 29, 2008	Sydney, Australia	Acer Arena	This concert was rescheduled to April 6, 2008
April 1, 2008	Melbourne, Australia	Rod Laver Arena	This concert was rescheduled to April 2, 2008
April 4, 2008	Perth, Australia	Members Equity Stadium	This concert was rescheduled to April 8, 2008
April 8, 2008	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Stadium Merdeka	This concert was rescheduled to April 13, 2008
April 13, 2008	Beijing, China	Workers Stadium	Cancelled
June 28, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	BJK İnönü Stadium	Cancelled
July 3, 2008	Milian, Italy	San Siro	This concert was moved to the DatchForum
August 23, 2008	Halifax, Canada	Halifax Common	Cancelled
October 30, 2008	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Target Center	The concert was rescheduled for December 18, 2008
November 4, 2008	Chicago, Illinois	United Center	The concert was rescheduled for December 16, 2008
November 9, 2008	Indianapolis, Indiana	Conseco Fieldhouse	The concert was rescheduled for December 21, 2008
November 11, 2008	St. Louis, Missouri	Scottrade Center	The concert was rescheduled for February 4, 2009
November 13, 2008	Tulsa, Oklahoma	BOK Center	The concert was rescheduled for February 2, 2009
November 15, 2008	Kansas City, Missouri	Sprint Center	The concert was rescheduled for January 3, 2009
November 17, 2008	Omaha, Nebraska	Qwest Center Arena	The concert was rescheduled for February 26, 2009
November 19, 2008	Salt Lake City, Utah	EnergySolutions Arena	The concert was rescheduled for February 22, 2009
November 23, 2008	San Jose, California	HP Pavilion at San Jose	The concert was rescheduled for February 20, 2009
November 25, 2008	San Diego, California	San Diego Sports Arena	Cancelled
January 20, 2009	Raleigh, North Carolina	RBC Center	This concert was rescheduled to January 21, 2009

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Brisbane	7,835 / 13,156 (59%)	$1,719,321
Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne	12,266 / 15,431 (79%)	$2,314,928
Members Equity Stadium	Perth	10,086 / 15,613 (65%)	$1,648,288
Acer Arena	Sydney	20,605 / 21,752 (95%)	$4,176,200
Sportpaleis	Antwerp	45,352 / 46,955 (97%)	$7,619,814
TD Banknorth Garden	Boston	32,493 / 32,493 (100%)	$3,813,519
Bell Centre	Montreal	227,616 / 227,616 (100%)	$30,137,572
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	54,384 / 54,384 (100%)	$7,140,013
HSBC Center	Buffalo	16,343 / 16,343 (100%)	$1,381,696
Wachovia Center	Philadelphia	18,061 / 18,061 (100%)	$2,246,374
Verizon Center	Washington	16,845 / 16,845 (100%)	$2,225,458
Prudential Center	Newark	31,902 / 31,902 (100%)	$3,605,530
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Uniondale	32,432 / 32,432 (100%)	$3,586,695
Madison Square Garden	New York City	36,291 / 36,291 (100%)	$4,476,480
Boardwalk Hall	Atlantic City	14,590 / 14,590 (100%)	$2,142,875
Value City Aena	Columbus	16,986 / 16,986 (100%)	$1,399,218
Quicken Loans Arena	Cleveland	17,343 / 17,343 (100%)	$1,486,401
The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills	19,486 / 19,486 (100%)	$1,959,845
Bradley Center	Milwaukee	17,443 / 17,443 (100%)	$1,193,896
ARCO Arena	Sacramento	15,213 / 15,213 (100%)	$1,442,044
Rose Garden	Portland	18,001 / 18,001 (100%)	$1,247,473
Tacoma Dome	Tacoma	20,665 / 20,665 (100%)	$1,765,386
General Motors Place	Vancouver	34,348 / 34,348 (100%)	$3,587,340
Rexall Place	Edmonton	32,958 / 32,958 (100%)	$3,105,627
MTS Center	Winnipeg	29,062 / 29,062 (100%)	$2,586,462
Scotiabank Place	Ottawa	13,531 / 13,531 (100%)	$1,803,586
Honda Center	Anaheim	15,587 / 15,587 (100%)	$1,785,579
Staples Center	Los Angeles	16,776 / 16,776 (100%)	$2,157,110
Jobing.com Arena	Glendale	16,283 / 16,283 (100%)	$1,739,928
Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City	16,316 / 16,417 (99%)	$1,523,694
Arena VFG	Guadalajara	9,442 / 13,244 (71%)	$936,565
United Center	Chicago	17,191 / 17,191 (100%)	$1,943,436
Target Center	Minneapolis	15,503 / 15,503 (100%)	$1,814,517
Conseco Fieldhouse	Indianapolis	14,538 / 14,538 (100%)	$1,154,402
Sprint Center	Kansas City	16,106 / 16,106 (100%)	$1,661,827
American Airlines Center	Dallas	17,661 / 17,661 (100%)	$2,161,548
AT&T Center	San Antonio	12,882 / 12,882 (100%)	$1,164,271
Toyota Center	Houston	16,396 / 16,396 (100%)	$2,225,019
New Orleans Arena	New Orleans	17,006 / 17,006 (100%)	$1,829,331
Sommet Center	Nashville	16,352 / 16,352 (100%)	$1,602,595
BJCC Arena	Birmingham	14,733 / 14,733 (100%)	$1,065,830
Philips Arena	Atlanta	16,919 / 16,919 (100%)	$2,300,783
RBC Center	Raleigh	16,527 / 16,527 (100%)	$1,583,500
American Airlines Arena	Miami	17,725 / 17,725 (100%)	$2,247,233
St. Pete Times Forum	Tampa	17,909 / 17,909 (100%)	$1,843,187
BankAtlantic Center	Sunrise	18,147 / 18,147 (100%)	$2,233,198
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum	San Juan	13,812 / 13,812 (100%)	$1,625,045
BOK Center	Tulsa	15,933 / 15,933 (100%)	$1,570,961
Scottrade Center	St. Louis	17,283 / 17,283 (100%)	$1,351,246
Pepsi Coliseum	Quebec City	20,903 / 20,903 (100%)	$2,941,651
HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose	16,862 / 16,862 (100%)	$1,897,276
EnergySolutions Arena	Salt Lake City	16,212 / 16,212 (100%)	$1,245,743
Pepsi Center	Denver	16,461 / 16,461 (100%)	$1,413,647
Qwest Center Arena	Omaha	15,783 / 15,783 (100%)	$1,260,362
TOTAL		1,265,385 / 1,286,051 (98%)	$148,091,525

• Dion's performances at the Bell Centre (in 2008) ranked second in Billboard's Top 25 Boxscores.

Broadcasts and recordings

Main article: Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert

See also: Celine: Through the Eyes of the World

Dion performing "River Deep - Mountain High" in Uniondale

On August 22, 2008, the City of Lévis aired Dion's honorary Quebec City's 400th birthday concert on both the web and television. Dion performed in front of 250,000 people. Additionally on August 31, 2008, a special performance of "My Love," aired on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. It became later the official video for the single "My Love."

Official tour photo book, called Celine autour du monde was released on September 24, 2009 in Québec and France and It includes 368 pages with 485 photos by Gérard Schachmes. There are images from concerts and backstage, photos of Dion, her family, tour team, dancers, singers, musicians and technicians, Dion intimate moments with her husband, René Angélil, and their son, Rene-Charles. There are all kind of photographs from walking on the River Thames, in a park with lions, a safari in Africa, to travel in private aircraft, including the arrival of trucks in the early morning in New York City and the spectacular assembling the scene. The book was released in Canada on October 14, 2009. The U.S. and Japanese editions are also planned.

The tour was chronicled in the documentary, Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, which gave the "unique opportunity to follow Celine everywhere, on stage, backstage, enjoying free time with her family; this movie will show it all." It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 11, 2010.

Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert was released on May 11, 2010. It contains a DVD and a live CD of the English and French setlists (each released separately). The English set list was recorded in Boston (on August 12 and 13, 2008), while the French one in Montreal (on August 31 and September 1, 2008). There is also a deluxe edition including both DVDs and a 52 page booklet and fold-out souvenir postcards.

Commercial reception

Dion performing "Eyes on Me" in Montreal

Céline Dion set a record in the history of Canadian concerts, when she sold out all her Montreal shows in only a few minutes. After further shows being added, bringing the total to 11, Montreal's audience (with 20,995 in attendance at each show) became the largest on the tour with 227,616 spectators for a single city. Dion performed in Bell Centre 31 times since 1996.

Other Canadian concerts were sold out immediately, prompting second dates to be added in Edmonton, Vancouver and Winnipeg, and a third show added in Toronto.

In the United States, second dates were announced in New York City, Uniondale, Boston, and Newark.

According to data provided by Billboard, all the shows in the United States and Canada were sold out.

In the United Kingdom, tickets for Manchester and London were sold out in few minutes. Two new dates were added on the same day.

In Ireland 64,000 tickets for her Dublin concert, the largest single concert of the scheduled tour, were sold out in 3 hours.

Dion also sold out stadium audiences in South Africa, Netherlands (50,000) and Denmark (42,000).

A second concert date was added for Sydney, Australia after tickets were selling fast in this country.

On August 22, 2008 although a free concert (not a part of the Taking Chances Tour), Dion sang in front of her biggest crowd at a live concert, when she performed on the Plains of Abraham to help celebrate Quebec City's 400th Birthday. Tickets were distributed to 250,000 people.

Dion announced she would be playing at The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor on the February 7, 2008. Tickets sold out in a record 15 minutes with more than 125 people queuing the night before for tickets.

The performance at the Kansas City's Sprint Center became the highest-grossing concert in the arena's history with a gross of $1,661,827. The record has since been broken By Elton John and Billy Joel.

Dion's concert at the American Airlines Arena, set an attendance record, selling 17,725 tickets. Britney Spears broke that record two months later, performing for 18,644 people. However, although singing for a smaller audience, Dion grossed $2,247,233, while Spears managed to gross $1,972,928 only.

According to her official website, Dion became the top-selling performer for three venues: Montreal's Bell Centre, Kansas City's Sprint Center, and the New Orleans Arena. The latter concert grossed $1,829,331. The Montreal concerts grossed just over $30 million, making it one of the biggest concert events held at any arena in the world.

Personnel

• Manager: René Angélil
• Tour director: Denis Savage
• Tour manager: Michel Dion (talent)
• Tour manager: Patrick Angélil (production, logistics and media relations)
• Production manager: Rick Mooney
• Assistant production manager: Shari Weber
• Stage manager: Alexandre Miasnikof
• Artist’s personal security: Nick Skokos
• Tour rigger: Cindy Beaumariage
• Lighting director: Yves “Lapin” Aucoin
• Front of house engineer: Francois “Frankie” Desjardins
• Monitor engineer: Charles Ethier
• Audio system engineer: Mario St-Onge
• RF engineer: Marc Theriault
• Health Services/Chiropractor: Trevelynn Henuset DC
• Assistant lighting director/lighting head: Karl Gaudreau
• Video director: Veillet Mireille
• Head back-line tech: Jeff Dubois
• Computer programmer and keyboard technician: Guy Vignola
• Head video: Martin Perreault
• Production assistants: Sharie Weber, Stephanie Duval
• Tour accountant: Sylvia Hebel
• Creative director: Jamie King
• Tour director: Jim Allison, Concerts West
• Production director: Lonnie McKenzie
• Lighting, audio, video vendor: Solotech, Montreal

Band

• Musical Director, Keyboards: Claude "Mégo" Lemay
• Drums: Dominique Messier
• Bass: Marc Langis
• Guitars: André Coutu
• Violin: Jean Sebastien Carré
• Keyboards: Yves Frulla
• Percussion: Nannette Fortier
• Background Vocals, Tin Whistle: Élise Duguay
• Background Vocals: Mary-Lou Gauthier, Barnev Valsaint
• Dancers: Amanda Balen, Melissa Garcia, Kemba Shannon, Addie Yungmee, Zac Brazenas, Dominic Chaiguang, Aaron Foelske, Miguel Perez, Chris Houston, Tammy To