Celine Dion's New Las Vegas Show
| Residency by Celine Dion | |
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| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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| Venue | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace |
| Start date | 15 March 2011 |
| End date | 9 June 2018 (current) |
| Legs | 26 |
| No. of shows | 375 |
| Box office | $231,039,713 |
| Celine Dion concert chronology | |
Celine is the second concert residency by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. The residency is performed at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning 15 March 2011, with an estimated 70 performances per year (which makes Dion the top money earner in Vegas, earning $500,000 a show). The residency ranked 26th in Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)", earning over $20 million. Being seen by over 200,000 people, the residency became the number one show in 2011 (for North America). The residency has also made Dion the "most profitable music act in Las Vegas" since Elvis Presley.
According to Pollstar end of year data (2011–13), the residency has grossed $116.5 million, playing to 726,346. In March 2013, Dion's manager and husband, René Angélil, announced that the residency contract had been extended to 2019. Due to a statement made by Dion and Caesars on 13 August 2014, all planned shows through 22 March 2015 had been cancelled due to Angelil's battle with throat cancer.
On 24 March 2015, it was announced that Dion would resume the residency on 27 August 2015 with new theatrical and musical elements. With her return to the Colosseum, it would also be the first time that Dion would have a majority of new band members. Around the same time as the announcement of Dion's return, her management released a statement that due to giving Dion a new look and feel, some of the singer's longtime touring musicians would no longer be part of her team including Claude "Mego" Lemay (Piano and Musical Director), André Coutu (Guitar), Yves Frulla (Keyboards) and Violinist Jean-Seb Carré (Violin, Guitar, and Background Vocals). On 14 January 2016, Dion cancelled the rest of the January performances due to her husband's recent death from cancer. Dion later resumed the residency on 23 February to a sold-out crowd garnering rave reviews. Dion celebrated her 1000th Las Vegas show (overall) on 8 October 2016. The residency has gathered a total of more than two million spectators since its inception.
On 15 March 2011, Dion began a three-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The new show features 31 musicians, consisting of a full orchestra and band. The residency was Directed and Produced by Ken Ehrlich with the creative production from Dion's long time Lighting Designer Yves Aucoin and Sound Mixer/Designer, Denis Savage.Moment Factory will be producing the visual elements for the residency (the company previously worked with Nine Inch Nails and DJ Tiesto). The residency does not contain the dancers and Cirque du Soleil style choreography seen in Dion's previous show at the Colosseum, A New Day.
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