Incognito Tour was the second concert tour by the Canadian singer Celine Dion, who embarked on it to support her eighth studio album, Incognito (1987). The tour began on 11 January 1988 in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada, and concluded on 11 July 1989, in Quebec City, Canada. It encompassed over 80 shows and visited 27 cities in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario in Canada.A special date was held in Lausanne,Switzerland during the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 week.
Tour by Celine Dion | |
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |
Location | North America, Europe |
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Associated album | Incognito |
Start date | 11 January 1988 |
End date | 11 July 1989 |
No. of shows | 84 |
Celine Dion concert chronology |
History
editDion toured Quebec only. The Incognito tournée started on 11 January 1988 at the Theatre du Cuivre, Rouyn-Noranda. Dion gave 7 concerts in the northern region of Quebec and 2 in Laval.[1][2][3]
Dion gave a series of 42 consecutive shows at the Saint-Denis Theatre in Montreal. She performed there for a month starting on 10 February 1988, and later between 12–17 April 1988, 14–19 June 1988, 21–24 September 1988 and 14–18 December 1988.
Dion performed mainly tracks from Incognito, but also a medley of songs from the musical Starmania, "Ton visage" (Jean-Pierre Ferland's cover) and she did imitations of Michael Jackson, Mireille Mathieu, Ginette Reno and Diane Dufresne. During that tour she lost her voice for the first time.[4]
On 2 May 1989, a year after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with "Ne partez pas sans moi," Dion gave her first concert in Switzerland. She performed in Theatre de Baulieu in Lausanne.[5]
In reference to this tour Dion has said "The memories that first come to mind when I think of the Incognito tour are filled with fits of laughter. From the beginning, in Abitibi, just like the preceding tour, we all knew that we had a good product. And an audience that had been conquered in advance."
Set list
editThis set list was taken from the official Incognito Tour brochure. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.
- "Délivre-moi"
- "Incognito"
- "That's What Friends Are For"
- "On traverse un miroir"
- "Somewhere"
- "The Way We Were"
- "Summertime"
- Number of imitations
- "I'm So Excited"
- "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"
- "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour"
- "Mes blues passent pu dans port"
- "Ton visage"
- "Quand on arrive en ville"
- "Les uns contre les autres"
- "Le monde est stone"
- "Ce soir on danse à Naziland"
- "Le blues du businessman"
Notes
edit- During the number of imitations segment, Dion imitated various artists, including Michael Jackson in "Bad", Mireille Mathieu in "Santa Maria de la mer", Ginette Reno in "Je ne suis qu'une chanson" and Diane Dufresne in "Les hauts et les bas d'une hôtesse de l'air".
- During the concert in Quebec City on 11 July 1989, Dion also performed "Comme un cœur froid", "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle", "Love by Another Name" and "Ne partez pas sans moi".[6]
Tour dates
editDate (1988) | City | Country | Venue |
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11 January | Rouyn-Noranda | Canada | Théâtre du Cuivre |
12 January | |||
13 January | |||
20 January | Quebec City | Palais Montcalm | |
21 January | |||
22 January | |||
23 January | |||
9 February | Montreal | Théâtre Saint-Denis | |
10 February | |||
11 February | |||
12 February | |||
13 February | |||
14 February | |||
18 February | |||
19 February | |||
20 February | |||
25 February | Quebec City | Palais Montcalm | |
26 February | |||
27 February | |||
28 February | |||
12 April | Montreal | Théâtre Saint-Denis | |
13 April | |||
14 April | |||
15 April | |||
16 April | |||
17 April | |||
24 May | Longueuil | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit | |
25 May | Quebec City | Palais Montcalm | |
26 May | |||
27 May | |||
28 May | |||
1 June | Ottawa | National Arts Centre | |
2 June | |||
3 June | Maniwaki | ||
14 June | Montreal | Théâtre Saint-Denis | |
15 June | |||
16 June | |||
17 June | |||
18 June | |||
19 June | |||
June | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | ||
4 August | |||
9 August | Matane | Centre Sportif de Matane | |
17 August | Ottawa | National Arts Centre | |
21 September | Montreal | Theatre Saint-Denis | |
22 September | |||
23 September | |||
24 September | |||
4 October | Sherbrooke | Centre culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke | |
5 October | |||
6 October | |||
12 October | Quebec City | Palais Montcalm | |
13 October | |||
14 October | |||
15 October | |||
16 October | |||
26 October | Montreal | Theatre Saint-Denis | |
27 October | |||
28 October | |||
29 October | |||
13 November | Sainte-Foy | Cégep Salle Albert Rousseau | |
23 November | Chicoutimi | Auditorium Dufour | |
24 November | |||
25 November | |||
26 November | |||
27 November | |||
29 November | |||
8 December | Quebec City | Palais Montcalm | |
9 December | |||
10 December | |||
11 December | |||
14 December | Montreal | Theatre Saint-Denis | |
15 December | |||
16 December | |||
17 December | |||
18 December |
Date (1988) | City | Country | Venue |
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20 January | Quebec City | Canada | Palais Montcalm |
21 January | |||
22 January | |||
3 February | Sherbrooke | Centre culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke | |
2 May | Lausanne | Switzerland | Théâtre de Beaulieu |
30 May | Montreal | Canada | Theatre Saint-Denis |
31 May | |||
24 June | Toronto | Harbourfront | |
11 July | Quebec City | Place d'Youville |
Personnel
editAdapted from the credits from the Incognito Tour brochure.
- Celine Dion – lead vocals
Band
- Claude "Mégo" Lemay – musical direction, arrangements
- Marc Alie – drums
- Martin Daviault – saxophone
- Pierre Gauthier – guitar
- Breen LeBoeuf – bass
- Paul Morin – keyboards
- Ghislaine Dion – backing vocals
Production
- Jean Bissonnette – stage direction
- Michel Robidas – costume design
- Michel Murphy – lightnight design
- Jean-Pierre Plante – parody texts
- Pierre Huet – parody texts
- Suzanne Gingue – stage management
- Mario Petit – lighting engineer and artistic direction
- Denis Savage – concert hall sound system technician
- Daniel Baron – stage sound system technician
- Rachel Tremblay – wigs
- Georges Couture – costumes
- René Angélil – manager and impresario
References
edit- ^ Where Céline Has Performed. Retrieved 31 January 1996.
- ^ First Stirrings
- ^ Rene Angelil
- ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
- ^ Concert Celine Dion Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Celine Dion Incognito En Spectacle 1989". Retrieved 17 June 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Arts Calendar page 4" (PDF). The New York Observer. Jared Kushner. 16 August 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ^ a b Beauregard, Sylvain (2002). Passion Celine Dion: The Book. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 1-55369-212-8.