The Unison Tour was the fourth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, launched to promote her first English‑language studio album, Unison (1990). Spanning three legs between 10 October 1990 and 9 October 1991, the Unison Tour included 75 concerts across Canada, covering both Francophone and Anglophone regions.
History In September 1990, RPM magazine reported that Dion would be heading across Canada on her first nationwide tour. She was scheduled to appear at 2,000 to 3,000‑seat venues, beginning in Quebec and moving from the east coast to the west. The tour, produced by Donald K. Tarlton, was originally planned to kick off in Montreal on 16 October 1990.
The tour consisted of three legs. The first Quebec leg began on 10 October 1990 in Drummondville and concluded on 16 December 1990 in Montreal. During the 13 October 1990 performance in Sherbrooke, Dion temporarily lost her voice for the second time in her career, the first having occurred during the Incognito Tour. As a result, three concerts scheduled for 16–18 October 1990 at Théâtre Saint-Denis in Montreal were postponed.
On 20 December 1990, the remainder of the tour was postponed for approximately two months due to Dion's continued recovery from laryngitis and fatigue following a demanding series of performances. Shows in Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Ottawa, and Trois-Rivières planned for early 1991 were rescheduled for the spring. The second leg, running from February to April 1991, focused on English‑speaking regions of Canada, including a concert at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto. The third and final leg took place between 19 May and 9 October 1991, comprising 37 concerts in 25 cities.
Opening acts François Massicotte (select dates)
Set list The following songs were performed during various dates of the tour.
"Love by Another Name" "If Love Is Out the Question" "Have a Heart" "Délivre-moi" "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?" "I Feel Too Much" "Hello Mégo" "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You" "Calling You" "(If There Was) Any Other Way" "The Last to Know" "Unison" "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
Tour dates + List of 1990 concerts Date (1990) City Country Venue 10 OctoberDrummondvilleCanadaCentre Marcel Dionne 11 October 12 October Sherbrooke Salle Maurice-O'Bready 13 October 19 October Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis 20 October 22 October 23 October 24 October 7 November 11 November 20 November 23 November 24 November 6 December Quebec City Grand Théâtre de Québec 12 December Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis 16 December
+ List of 1991 concerts Date (1991) City Country Venue 5 March VancouverCanada 86th Street Music Hall 8 March St. Albert Arden Theater 9 March Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 11 March Winnipeg Walker Theatre 15 March Toronto Winter Garden Theatre 4 June Quebec City Grand Théâtre de Québec 19 June Montreal Montreal Forum 1 August Longueuil Marie-Victorin Waterfront Park 3 August Quebec City Agora du Vieux-Port 25 August Toronto The Bandshell 28 August Sept-Îles Le Cégep de Sept-Îles 29 August Baie-Comeau Théâtre de Baie-Comeau 31 August Quebec City Agora du Vieux-Port de Québec 9 October Halifax Cardinal Cushing Auditorium
Broadcasts and recordings
The 1991 performance at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto was filmed and later broadcast on MusiMax. Three songs—"Délivre-moi", "Have a Heart", and "Calling You"—were included on the Unison home video release.
On 19 June 1991, Dion performed a special "Ten Year Career Concert" at the Montreal Forum before an audience of 16,000, accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
Personnel Adapted from the credits in the official tour brochure. Celine Dion – lead vocals
Band Claude "Mégo" Lemay – keyboards, vocals, guitars Peter Barbeau – drums Sylvain Bolduc – bass Yves Frulla – keyboards Pierre Gauthier – guitars
Production René Angélil – management Suzanne Gingue – tour manager Yves Aucoin – lighting design Eric Lapointe – lighting director Steve Baird – intellabeam technician Adrian Pascau – lighting technician Yves Savoies – house sound Charles Ethier – monitors Jean-François Dubois – band gear
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