Taking Chances World Tour
| World tour by Celine Dion | |
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| Associated album | D'elles, Taking Chances |
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| Start date | 14 February 2008 |
| End date | 26 February 2009 |
| Legs | 5 |
| No. of shows | 9 in Africa 10 in Asia 5 in Australia 35 in Europe 73 in North America 132 Total |
| Box office | US $280.2 million ($312.80 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Celine Dion concert chronology | |
The Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Céline Dion, in support of her 2007 studio albums, D'elles and Taking Chances. The tour marked the return of Dion after performing her groundbreaking show A New Day... in Las Vegas for five years. It also marks as her first concert tour in 9 years since her 1998–1999 Let's Talk About Love World Tour. The tour visited Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Pollstar announced its total gross at US$279.2 million, making it the second highest-grossing tour by a solo artist at that time, behind Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour. It was eventually surpassed by Madonna's MDNA Tour.
The show, directed by Jamie King (famously known for his work with Madonna), combined Dion's performances with color, fashion and dance. Céline Dion performed some of her biggest hits, along with songs from her latest English album Taking Chances. The two-hour show was divided into four segments: soul, rock, Middle-Eastern and, fashion-victim. Dion was supported by eight dancers (4 male and 4 female). Rehearsals took place in December 2007 in Primm, Nevada and MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The tour setup included about twenty LED screens, among them one that orbited above the stage, plus conveyor belts and elevators. Dion pre-recorded a selection of videos for her show. The introduction video showed her driving a car at high-speed, set to a remix of "I Drove All Night" as the beginning of her concert. There have been 2 versions of the introduction video: The first version showed footage of Dion's career, and was seen in all South Africa, Asia, Australia, and some European dates before the second version, which was footage from cities Dion visited during the tour. As the tour went on, the intro video shaped up and more cities ended up being added. Another video showed the singer dressed in varying fashions over the years, with the "My Heart Will Go On" remix in the background.
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