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CONCERT IN OSAKA
On March 11, 2008 Celine Dion performed at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan in front of 30,000 people with the "Taking Chances World Tour". On this concert, Celine performed "I drove all night", "I got the music in me", "The power of love", "Taking chances", "It´s all coming back to me now", "Because you loved me", "To love you more", "Eyes on me", "All by myself", "I´m alive" (a remix version), "Shadow of love", "Fade away", I´m your angel" (in duet with backing vocal: Barnev Valsaint), "Alone", "Pour que tu m´aimes encore", "We will rock you", "The show must go on", "It´s a man´s world", "That´s just the woman In me", "Love can move mountains", "River deep mountain high" and " My heart will go on". On this night, Japanese singer Yuna Ito also joined Celine on stage and they performed in duet "A world to believe in". A snippet of "Watashi wa totemo shiawase ne" was also performed. The next day, Celine performed in Osaka again.
CONCERT IN OSAKA
On March 12, 2008 Celine Dion performed at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan in front of 30,000 people with the "Taking Chances World Tour". The set list was the same than the day before. But on this concert, Celine celebrated her upcoming birthday. Japanese singer, Yuna Ito presents Celine with a special birthday cake. The song "Happy birthday", also was performed.
CONCERT IN MACAU
On March 15, 2008 Celine Dion performed at the Venetian Arena in Macau, China with the "Taking Chances Tour" in front of 15,000 people. The tickets available for the concert sold out in the first two days. Along with five outfit changes, Celine´s powerful voice carried through to each listener, capturing the hearts and minds of all. To thunderous applause, Celine went through different genres of music, including rock n´ roll and flamenco, singing 23 songs in a perfomance lasting an hour and a half. She sang "I drove all night", "The power of love", "Taking chances", "It´s all coming back to me now", "Because you loved me", "To love you more", "Eyes on me", "All by myself", "I´m alive" (remix version), "Shadow of love", "I´m your angel" (in duet with one of the background vocals: Barnev Valsaint), "Alone", the Queen medley with "We will rock you" and "The show must go on", "It´s a man´s world", "That´s just the woman In me", "Love can move mountains" and "River deep mountain high". She even belted out the French song "Pour que tu m´aimes encore", which she told audience members is the first French song she has ever performed on tour. Her rendition of the ever-popular "My heart will go on", had the entire audience singing along. At the beggining, during the first lines of the opener song, Celine almost fall. For this show, it wasn´t used central-stage specially designed for this tour.
CONCERT IN SEOUL
On March 18, 2008 Celine Dion performed at the Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea with the "Taking Chances Tour" in front of 15,000 people. Celine rocked the stage of the Olympic Gymnasium for the first time since 1997. The eager audience burst into applause and cheers as she opened the night with a powerful performance of "I drove all night". Familiars, such as "It´s all coming back to me now", "Because you loved me" and "The power of love'' followed, as well as the song "Taking chances". While taking her first breather from the set, Celine stated, "I´m so happy to be here, it´s been over 10 years since we were here last time. It´s been too long for this tour, there were so many countries we wanted to go to. I wanted to do things right, and I wanted to make sure that I came to Seoul to perform for you". There were a total of four sets, with each one introduced by agile and colorful dancers wearing outfits matching each theme. Celine showed off an amazing repertoire of 24 rock, pop and soul songs, singing with powerful yet controlled tones, and hitting the high notes with. All eyes were on Celine, as she single handedly captivated the audience for two hours with her demanding presence and energetic movements. In between songs, Celine impressed the crowd with her Korean, bringing cheers for every "gamsa-hamnida" (thank you) and an extra loud one for "gibun-joayo" (I feel good). Never failing to amaze, Celine performed two encores in response to the overwhelming applause with "River deep, mountain high" and "My heart will go on" her voice resonating through the sea of people as she emerged wearing a flowing yellow gown for her finale. As the show wound down, Celine remarked "You are a wonderful audience" to the throng of fans after minutes of a standing ovation. She then hushed the crowd after thanking the audience, and her supporting crew, by sharing an emotional story of one of her dancers. Celine introduced Addie Yungmee George, an accomplished dancer and South Korean adoptee who left Korea when she was only two. After a gracious thank you to the crowd and Celine, the spotlight moved back to the superstar as she gave a final deep bow and waved goodbye for the night. The set list that night included the song "A new day has come" (the radio remix version) wich wasn´t performed on this tour before. Anyway, it was the only time that the song was performed on this tour. She also performed for the very first time live the song "My love". The fans in Seoul were the first to hear live the heartbreaking love song. Celine continued performing at the Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul on March 19, 2008. For these two show, it wasn´t used the center stage.
CONCERT IN BRISBANE
On March 31, 2008 Celine Dion performed at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia with the "Taking Chances Tour" in front of more than 13,000 people. The events started at 8:00 hs. p.m with Anthony Callea, who did the opening act. He finished at 8:32 hs. p.m. and at 9:00 hs. p.m sharp the lights dimmed and the "I drove all night" intro video kicked in. Celine burst out on the stage and started bringing the house down. Most notable was when she had a private moment with the audience about her illness and the concert postponements. She said it was really hard for her on the road, much harder than doing a show in Las Vegas, USA. She mentioned that unfortunately some things in life can´t be planned and she fell sick. Celine thanked the audience for the patience, and for giving a chance to her to perform again in Brisbane after 10 years. She also added that she felt really bad that concerts had to be postponed and cancelled. Celine also said it was really hard for her to sit behind her window in her hotel, wanting to go out to enjoy herself with her family but couldn´t because of her illness. Celine mentioned that her husband, son, and mother were also at the concert. She also said that this was the first show she is performing as a 40 year old woman, and she cracked some jokes about being "old" and hard of hearing. The members of the audience sang "Happy birthday" to Celine and she was visibly moved and was on the verge of tears. She said they were a great audience and could join her on the tour in case she falls sick again and can´t sing. The rest of the concert pretty much proceeded like clockwork and Celine wowed the audience song after song. Celine got a standing ovation at the end and the concert ended on a high note at 10:50 hs. p.m. Celine performed in totally 23 songs and the set list included "I drove all night", "The power of love", "Because you love me", "To love you more", "Eyes on me", "All by myself", "I´m alive" (a remix version), "Shadow of love", "Can´t fight the feelin", "I´m your angel" (in duet with Barnev Valsaint), "Alone", "Pour que tu m´aimes encore", "Think twice", "My love", the Queen medley with "We will rock you" and "The show must go on", "It´s a man´s world", "That´s just the woman In me", "Love can move mountains", "River deep mountain high" and "My heart will go on". For this show, it wasn´t used center stage.
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