Barbra Live

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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
6 in Europe
2 in Asia
20 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.[1] Barbra Live was the 22nd best-selling tour in the world in 2012, having earned $40.7 million and sold 154,287 tickets.[2]

In April 2013 it was officially announced that Barbra would continue the tour through Europe in the summer of 2013.[3]

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.[4] 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.

Special Guests

Setlist

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America[8][9]
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

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia 12,158 / 12,158 (100%) $3,044,990[10]
Barclays Center New York City 31,176 / 31,176 (100%) $9,327,948[11]
Bell Centre Montreal 9,997 / 9,997 (100%) $2,426,472[10]
Scotiabank Place Ottawa 8,117 / 8,117 (100%) $1,893,484[10]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 13,719 / 13,719 (100%) $3,781,896[10]
United Centre Chicago 13,496 / 13,496 (100%) $3,894,605[10]
Rogers Arena Vancouver 11,274 / 11,274 (100%) $2,652,666[10]
HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose 10,987 / 10,987 (100%) $2,472,870[10]
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas 9,856 / 9,856 (100%) $3,352,001[10]
Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles 33,507 / 33,507 (100%) $7,810,238[10]
The O2 Arena London 24,594 / 27,799 (88%) $7,323,650[12]
Ziggo Dome Amsterdam 24,682 / 24,682 (100%) $6,417,017[13]
Lanxess Arena Cologne 12,807 / 12,807 (100%) $2,459,429[13]
O2 World Berlin 11,022 / 11,022 (100%) $2,728,471[13]
Bloomfield Stadium Tel Aviv 27,566 / 27,566 (100%) $6,742,868[13]
TOTAL 254,958 / 258,162 (98%) $66,328,605

Reception

Critical

The concerts received mostly positive reviews and critical acclaim. The Ottawa sun reviewed the concert at Scotiabank Place and wrote "Streisand’s voice 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"[14] 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."[15] 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"[16] 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"[17]

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"[18]

Commercial

The first shows at Brooklyn's Barclays Center sold out within a day of going on Sale.[19] After the 1st date at the Hollywood Bowl sold out a further date was added.[20]

A second London show at The O2 Arena was added following the demand for the first show which sold out quickly.[21]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/news/all-barbra-streisand-tickets-sale-now
  2. ↑ "Pollstar Year-End Top 50 World Tours". Pollstar. January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  3. ↑ http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/news/barbra-announces-new-tour-dates-europe
  4. ↑ http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/news/barbra-announces-new-concerts-us-and-canada-plus-fan-pre-sale
  5. ↑ Paskin, Barbra (30 May 2013). "Streisand’s kid sister is happy as one of Kind". The Jewish Chronicle. Kessler Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013. 
  6. ↑ Scheck, Frank (12 October 2012). "Barbra Streisand in Brooklyn Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. 
  7. ↑ Perusse, Bernard (18 October 2012). "Concert review: Barbra Streisand at the Bell Centre; Oct. 17, 2012". The Gazette. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. 
  8. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (7 August 2012). "Barbra Streisand Announces New Fall Tour Dates". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. 
  9. ↑ Hall, Tara (28 September 2012). "Barbra Streisand confirms West Coast dates". SoundSpike. SoundSpike Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard (New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media) 124 (44). 24 November 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard (New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media) 124 (45). 1 December 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard (New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media) 125 (25). 29 June 2013. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 21 June2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard (New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media) 125 (27). 13 July 2013. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013. 
  14. ↑ http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/10/18/barbara-streisand-at-scotiabank
  15. ↑ http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/15980567-421/barbra-streisand-a-veteran-tour-de-force-at-the-united-center.html
  16. ↑ http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Music/Article.aspx?id=287126
  17. ↑ http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/Barbra+Streisand+proves+tops+Vancouver/7466986/story.html
  18. ↑ http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_21938361/review-streisand-show-full-missed-opportunities?IADID=Search-www.insidebayarea.com-www.insidebayarea.com
  19. ↑ http://www.barbra-archives.com/news/index.html
  20. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-barbra-streisand-adds-second-hollywood-bowl-date-20120925,0,189310.story
  21. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a468150/barbra-streisand-announces-second-london-o2-arena-date.html
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