Associated album Falling into You End date 26 June 1997 | Start date 18 March 1996 Legs 7 | |
No. of shows 75 in North America
52 in Europe
11 in Asia
10 in Oceania
148 in total | ||
The Falling Into You Around the World Tour is the seventh world concert tour by Canadian pop singer, Céline Dion. It was organized to support one of the best selling albums of all time, Falling into You, which has sold over 32 million copies.
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Background
In February 1996, Céline Dion announced the launch of her Falling into You Tour in support of a new album. Dion and her band toured Australia, Canada, United States, and many countries in Europe and Asia. In all, the tour lasted more than a year, with 149 shows in 17 different countries.
The sold out tour began on 18 March 1996 in Perth, Australia and continued to major cities around the world. It ended on 26 June 1997 in Zürich, Switzerland. In June 1997, Céline Dion toured the biggest stadiums in Europe and sang before huge crowds ranging from 35,000 to 70,000 people. At the end of the Asian leg, in early 1997, Celine performed for the sultan in Brunei.
Opening acts
Additional notes
Broadcasts and recordings
The 14–15 March 1997 shows at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, were filmed and the concert aired on television. It was also released on VHS in November 1998. The DVD was supposed to be released on 27 February 2008 in Japan but it was cancelled.
The Zurich concert in 1996 was recorded for a promo release as a live CD. Limited copies of this CD were made.
Concerts in both Australia and Montreal were recorded and broadcast as television specials. The Australia concert special featured four songs and interviews with Dion about the new album. The Montreal special featured six songs. The performances of "All By Myself" and "To Love You More" from the Montreal concert were later used as live music videos.