Unison Tour

Unison Tour
Tour by Céline Dion
Associated album Unison
Start date October 10, 1990
End date October 9, 1991
Legs 3
Shows 31 known dates
75 Total
Céline Dion concert chronology
Incognito tournée
(1988)
Unison Tour
(1990-91)
Celine Dion in Concert
(1992-93)


The Unison Tour is the third concert tour by Celine Dion. The tour was organized to support the album Unison.[1] Dion performed her show 75 times in Canada[2]

History

The tour had three legs. At first Céline Dion toured Quebec, starting in October 1990 in Drummondville and ending on December 6, 1990 in Quebec City. During one of the shows on October 13, 1990 in Sherbrooke Dion lost her voice for the second time (first time was during the Incognito tournée).[3] Because of laryngitis, Dion had to postpone next three concerts in Montreal, between October 16-18, 1990.

On December 20, 1990 it was announced that Dion has postponed the rest of her concert tour for a two-month period. She still suffered the effects of a bout with laryngitis, coupled with exhaustion from a series of performances at Theatre St. Denis. Performances in Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Ottawa and Trois Rivieres, scheduled for January and February, were rescheduled in the spring. Celine on that experience: "I had to begin the Unison tour by doing four shows in a row for my wonderful Quebecois audience. Two in Drum-mondville and two in Sherbrooke. The tragedy happened on the third night. My voice broke all of a sudden. It came apart like wet paper. It was like entering a vacuum, total darkness. I felt as if I were blowing into a punctured balloon. At that moment I believed my voice would never return. Or that it would come back completely undone, changed, unrecognizable. During a guitar solo, I gave a signal to the stage manager that I could not go on. Rene went onstage to tell the audience what had happened and to assure them that I´d come back to the show later, in a few days or weeks, as soon as I could. Then people began to applaud. They stood up to show me their sympathy and support. After that, I dissolved into tears."

Later, she started the tour in the English-speaking Canada, which lasted between February and April 1991.

During the third leg, between May 19 and October 9, 1991 Dion gave 37 concerts in 25 different cities.

She ended her tour in Quebec, performing in Quebec City on August 31, 1991.

Opening acts

Set list

  1. "Love by Another Name"
  2. "If Love Is Out the Question"
  3. "Have a Heart"
  4. "Délivre-moi"
  5. "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?"
  6. "I Feel Too Much"
  7. "Hello Mégo"
  8. "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You"
  9. "Calling You"
  10. "(If There Was) Any Other Way"
  11. "The Last to Know"
  12. "Unison"
  13. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"

Known tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America[4][5][6][7][8][9]
October 10, 1990 Drummondville Canada Centre Marcel Dionne
October 11, 1990
October 12, 1990 Sherbrooke Salle Maurice-O'Bready
October 13, 1990
October 19, 1990 Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis
October 20, 1990
October 22, 1990
October 23, 1990
October 24, 1990
November 7, 1990
November 11, 1990
November 20, 1990
November 23, 1990
November 24, 1990
December 6, 1990 Quebec City Grand Théâtre de Québec
December 12, 1990 Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis
December 16, 1990
March 5, 1991 Vancouver 86th Street Music Hall
March 8, 1991 St. Albert Arden Theater
March 9, 1991 Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
March 11, 1991 Winnipeg Walker Theatre
March 15, 1991 Toronto Winter Garden Theatre
June 4, 1991 Quebec City Grand Théâtre de Québec
June 19, 1991 Montreal Montreal Forum
August 1, 1991 Longueuil Marie-Victorin Waterfront Park
August 3, 1991 Quebec City Marché du Vieux-Port de Québec
August 25, 1991 Toronto The Bandshell
August 28, 1991 Sept-Îles Le Cégep de Sept-Îles
August 29, 1991 Baie-Comeau Theatre de Baie-Comeau
August 31, 1991 Quebec City Marché du Vieux-Port de Québec
October 9, 1991 Halifax Cardinal Cushing Auditorium

Broadcasts and recordings

Main article: Unison (video)

The 1991 show at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto, Canada was filmed and aired on MusiMax. Three songs from that concert: "Délivre-moi", "Have a Heart", and "Calling You" were included later on the Unison home video.

On June 19, 1991 Céline Dion gave a special, sold out one night "Ten Year Career Concert" at the Montreal Forum (16,000 spectators), where she was accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.

Personnel

Production

Band

References

  1. Where Céline Has Performed. Retrieved January 31, 1996.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chronologie
  3. Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  4. Beauregard, Sylvain (2002). Passion Celine Dion: The Book. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 1-55369-212-8.
  5. The Press-Republican November 8, 1990
  6. Performance History Arden Theatre
  7. Canadian Entertainment Mogul Donald K Tarlton to Receive 2007 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
  8. Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand Performers From 1948-1994
  9. Celine-Related