Do You Believe? Tour, also known as the Believe Tour,Cher Live in Concert DVD was the fourth solo concert tour by American singer-actress Cher. The tour, which took place in 1999 and 2000, promoted her album, Believe.

History The tour began on June 16, 1999 and was initially planned to end on December 15, 1999, but due to it being very commercially successful, the tour was extended from December 30, 1999 to March 5, 2000 in North America. Cyndi Lauper, Wild Orchid, Michael McDonald, Julio Iglesias Jr., Lou Bega and Belinda Carlisle were the opening acts at different times during the tour.

The August 28, 1999 performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was made into the Emmy Awards-nominated HBO television special Live in Concert, which aired the following day, and by year's end was released on VHS and DVD. As stated by Billboard, the HBO television special was the highest-rated original program in over 2 years.

Costumes Cher appeared in a variety of costumes during the performance. Her opening outfit, involving a stringed skirt, meshed top over a cross, and a huge red wig, was dubbed self-deprecatingly by her as the "Bozo the Clown-meets-Braveheart look" or the 'Super Groundforce Girl' referring to Charlie Dimmock from the popular-at-the-time Ground Force gardening show. All in all there were 7 to 9 different ensembles, with none lasting more than a handful of songs.

Reception Reviews of the show were often favorable, given Cher's return to popularity and over-the-top appeal. The New York Times said Cher had "a quintessential rock voice ... spectacularly styled with a rough and tumble vaudevillian edge." The Washington Post viewed it as "a dynamic, over-the-top extravaganza." The Dallas Morning News said "her concert was entertaining and gleefully glitzy."

The tour grossed $37.7 million from 57 shows in 1999, ranking sixth on Pollstar's list of the year's highest-grossing North American concert tours and second among women, behind Shania Twain. It concluded in 2000 after 121 shows.

Set list

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" "All or Nothing" "The Power" "We All Sleep Alone" "I Found Someone" "The Way of Love" "Half-Breed" "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" "Dark Lady" "Take Me Home" "After All" "Walking in Memphis" "Just Like Jesse James" "Heart of Stone" "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" "Dov'è l'amore" "Strong Enough" "If I Could Turn Back Time"

Encore "Believe"

Notes "Heart of Stone" was cut from the set list after the first three performances. "Just Like Jesse James" was not performed during the show in University Park. "Dark Lady" was not played in Paris. The introduction of the band and dancers were removed in some states such as Wantagh, New York, Moline, Illinois, and Columbus, Ohio.

Tour dates +List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenueDateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)Tickets sold / availableGross revenueNorth AmericaJune 16, 1999PhoenixUnited StatesAmerica West ArenaCyndi LauperWild Orchid12,822 / 12,822$779,965June 18, 1999The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion12,876 / 12,876$603,983June 19, 1999San AntonioAlamodome15,102 / 16,969$803,885June 20, 1999DallasCoca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre14,646 /15,532$654,750June 23, 1999New OrleansLouisiana Superdome12,754 / 16,000$712,529June 25, 1999TampaIce Palace15,515 / 15,515$1,019,950June 26, 1999SunriseNational Car Rental Center15,133 / 15,133$935,597June 29, 1999NashvilleNashville Arena11,047 / 13,271$486,906June 30, 1999AtlantaCoca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre14,495 / 15,051$672,010July 2, 1999ClevelandGund Arena12,773 / 20,750$717,550July 3, 1999BurgettstownCoca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater13,882 / 23,212$507,779July 5, 1999WantaghJones Beach Theater28,166 / 28,166$1,528,420July 6, 1999July 8, 1999WallingfordOakdale Theatre4,627 / 4,821$381,770July 10, 1999PhiladelphiaFirst Union Center14,136 / 14,136$909,564July 11, 1999BristowNissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge10,827 / 22,549$580,722July 13, 1999New York CityMadison Square Garden15,439 / 15,439$1,070,828July 14, 1999HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center16,955 / 17,076$872,117July 16, 1999AlbanyPepsi Arena11,449 / 17,000$599,850July 17, 1999MansfieldTweeter Center for the Performing Arts14,450 / 19,800$635,048July 19, 1999TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre13,867 / 13,867$644,169July 21, 1999MontrealMolson Centre9,029 / 11,915$431,342August 2, 1999MilwaukeeUnited StatesBradley Center12,243 / 20,000$746,257August 4, 1999MinneapolisTarget Center13,138 / 13,138$721,656August 5, 1999Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater12,468 / 18,000$581,976August 7, 1999DenverMcNichols Sports Arena11,568 / 11,568$678,757August 10, 1999EdmontonCanadaSkyreach Centre10,416 / 10,416$550,513August 11, 1999CalgaryCanadian Airlines Saddledome12,422 / 12,422$639,749August 13, 1999VancouverGeneral Motors Place12,950 / 12,950$656,209August 14, 1999SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena11,495 / 15,600$696,094August 17, 1999Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre15,022 / 22,000$699,665August 18, 1999ConcordConcord Pavilion12,500 / 12,500$729,754August 20, 1999AnaheimArrowhead Pond of Anaheim23,963 / 23,963$1,358,370August 21, 1999August 24, 1999San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena8,322 /9,363$561,593August 25, 1999SacramentoARCO ArenaAugust 27, 1999Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena24,462 / 24,462$1,954,438August 28, 1999September 1, 1999Tinley ParkNew World Music TheatreJulio Iglesias Jr.Michael McDonald13,387 / 15,000$672,209September 2, 1999St. LouisKiel Center12,429 / 12,429$639,510September 4, 1999CincinnatiFirstar Center9,447 / 18,026$519,642September 5, 1999BuffaloMarine Midland Arena11,865 / 11,865$588,031September 7, 1999University ParkBryce Jordan CenterCyndi LauperJulio Iglesias Jr.10,413 / 12,000$468,082September 8, 1999Virginia BeachGTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater11,920 / 20,000$534,822September 10, 1999NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center17,823 / 20,118$687,772September 11, 1999Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills29,582 / 29,582$1,659,268September 12, 1999September 14, 1999MadisonKohl Center10,494 / 12,845$564,970September 15, 1999Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena12,063 / 12,864$664,889September 17, 1999ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater15,391 / 19,900$641,632September 18, 1999RosemontRosemont Horizon13,159 / 13,159$839,225September 20, 1999MolineThe MARK of the Quad Cities10,745 / 10,745$590,928September 23, 1999SunriseNational Car Rental Center13,338 / 16,141$841,294September 25, 1999OrlandoOrlando Arena11,542 / 17,712$700,947September 26, 1999AtlantaPhilips Arena10,982 / 15,914$585,996September 28, 1999CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum12,785 / 12,785$623,603EuropeOctober 15, 1999LondonEnglandWembley ArenaBelinda Carlisle rowspan="41" rowspan="41" October 16, 1999October 18, 1999October 19, 1999BirminghamNEC ArenaOctober 21, 1999GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference CentreOctober 23, 1999Manchester EnglandManchester Evening News ArenaOctober 24, 1999October 26, 1999HamburgGermanyAlsterdorfer SporthalleOctober 27, 1999RotterdamNetherlandsSportpaleis van AhoyOctober 29, 1999CologneGermanyKölnarenaOctober 30, 1999BerlinVelodromNovember 1, 1999FrankfurtFesthalle FrankfurtNovember 3, 1999ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionNovember 4, 1999MilanItalyFila ForumNovember 6, 1999StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-HalleNovember 7, 1999InnsbruckAustriaOlympiahalle InnsbruckNovember 9, 1999ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyNovember 10, 1999DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallenNovember 12, 1999MunichOlympiahalleNovember 13, 1999November 14, 1999KielOstseehalleNovember 16, 1999OsloNorwayOslo SpektrumNovember 17, 1999StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe ArenaNovember 19, 1999GothenburgScandinaviumNovember 21, 1999HelsinkiFinlandHartwall ArenaNovember 24, 1999CopenhagenDenmarkForum CopenhagenNovember 25, 1999November 27, 1999HanoverGermanyAWD HallNovember 28, 1999FrankfurtFesthalle FrankfurtNovember 30, 1999ViennaAustriaWiener StadthalleDecember 1, 1999PragueCzech RepublicPaegas ArenaDecember 2, 1999LeipzigGermanyMessehalle 1December 5, 1999DublinIrelandPoint TheatreDecember 6, 1999December 8, 1999BirminghamEnglandNEC ArenaDecember 9, 1999NewcastleTelewest ArenaDecember 11, 1999SheffieldSheffield ArenaDecember 12, 1999GhentBelgiumFlanders ExpoDecember 13, 1999LisbonPortugalEstádio da TapadinhaDecember 14, 1999MadridSpainRaimundo Saporta PavilionDecember 15, 1999BarcelonaPalau Sant JordiNorth AmericaDecember 30, 1999Atlantic CityUnited StatesBoardwalk HallLou BegaCNOTErowspan="2" rowspan="2" December 31, 1999January 28, 2000Salt Lake CityDelta Center 12,363 / 15,000 $518,346January 29, 2000Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena13,572 / 13,572$1,108,652February 1, 2000PhoenixAmerica West Arena12,168 / 13,113$774,100February 2, 2000Los AngelesStaples Center12,410 / 14,738$745,385February 3, 2000 February 5, 2000San JoseSan Jose Arena14,068 / 20,000$768,830February 8, 2000ColumbusSchottenstein Center7,876 / 15,000$503,059February 9, 2000LouisvilleFreedom Hall12,561 / 15,510$754,640February 11, 2000RosemontAllstate Arena13,995 / 13,995$852,265February 12, 2000East LansingBreslin Student Events Center10,148 / 10,148$587,987February 14, 2000FairbornNutter Center10,340 / 12,044$586,221February 15, 2000ChampaignAssembly Hall7,982 / 8,800$435,456February 17, 2000TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre14,127 / 14,127$678,661February 18, 2000OttawaCorel Centre12,926 / 12,926$620,507February 21, 2000MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Arena12,036 / 12,773$592,133February 24, 2000East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena17,199 / 17,199$983,424February 26, 2000RaleighRaleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena11,086 / 11,086$654,915February 27, 2000Washington, D.C.MCI Center12,207 / 14,385$648,067February 29, 2000GreenvilleBI-LO Center11,782 / 11,782$662,795March 1, 2000RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center8,089 / 8,089$489,987March 2, 2000 March 3, 2000BostonFleetCenter14,589 / 14,589$908,183 Total 939,848 / 1,088,243 (86%) $80,000,000

Cancelled shows +List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellationDateCityCountryVenueReasonMarch 5, 2000PhiladelphiaUnited StatesFirst Union CenterUnknown

Personnel Lead Vocals: Cher Tour Director: Doriana Sanchez Musical Director: Paul Mirkovich Costume Design: Bob Mackie

Band Keyboards: Paul Mirkovich Guitars: David Barry Guitars: Russell Powell Keyboards: Darrel Smith Bass: Don Boyette Drums: Mark Schulman Background vocals: Stacy Campbell Background vocals: Patty Darcy Jones

Dancers Dancer: Bubba Carr Dancer: Aaron James Cash Dancer: Suzanne Easter Dancer: Kristin Richardson (née Willits) Dancer: Tovaris Wilson Dancer: Addie Yungmee

Notes

References

General Angelic Cher page documenting outfits versus setlist