The Showgirl Must Go On was a concert residency by the American singer Bette Midler. Held at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, the show premiered on February 20, 2008 and closed on January 31, 2010. Midler signed for 300 shows from 2008 to 2010 at a pace of 100 performances a year. Shows were presented five nights a week with the house dark on Mondays and Thursdays. According to Billboard, the residency sold 537,817 tickets and grossed almost $72 million.
Setlist "Big Noise from Winnetka" "The Showgirl Must Go On" "In the Mood" "Friends" "The Rose" "Do You Want to Dance?" "From a Distance" "My Kind of Town" "It's Now or Never" "Viva Las Vegas" "Lucky Be My Lady" "Blue Hawaii" "Hello in There" "When a Man Loves a Woman" "Pretty Legs" "Hot in Here" "The Glory of Love" "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Concert dates All shows were performed at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date 1st LegFebruary 20, 2008February 22, 2008February 23, 2008February 24, 2008February 26, 2008February 27, 2008February 28, 2008March 1, 2008March 2, 2008March 4, 2008March 5, 2008March 7, 2008March 8, 2008March 9, 2008March 11, 2008March 12, 2008March 13, 2008March 15, 2008March 16, 2008 2nd LegJune 24, 2008June 25, 2008June 27, 2008June 28, 2008June 29, 2008July 1, 2008July 2, 2008July 4, 2008July 5, 2008July 6, 2008July 8, 2008July 9, 2008July 11, 2008July 12, 2008July 13, 2008July 15, 2008July 16, 2008July 18, 2008July 19, 2008July 20, 2008 3rd LegOctober 9, 2008October 10, 2008October 11, 2008October 12, 2008October 14, 2008October 15, 2008October 17, 2008October 18, 2008October 19, 2008 4th LegNovember 11, 2008November 12, 2008November 14, 2008November 15, 2008November 16, 2008November 25, 2008November 26, 2008November 28, 2008November 29, 2008November 30, 2008December 2, 2008December 3, 2008December 5, 2008December 7, 2008December 9, 2008December 10, 2008 5th LegDecember 30, 2008December 31, 2008January 2, 2009January 3, 2009January 4, 2009January 6, 2009January 7, 2009January 10, 2009January 11, 2009January 13, 2009January 14, 2009January 17, 2009January 18, 2009January 20, 2009January 21, 2009January 24, 2009January 25, 2009 6th LegMarch 24, 2009March 25, 2009March 27, 2009March 28, 2009March 29, 2009March 31, 2009April 1, 2009April 3, 2009April 4, 2009April 5, 2009 7th LegMay 27, 2009May 29, 2009May 30, 2009May 31, 2009June 2, 2009June 3, 2009June 6, 2009June 7, 2009June 9, 2009June 10, 2009June 12, 2009June 13, 2009June 14, 2009June 16, 2009June 17, 2009June 20, 2009June 21, 2009June 23, 2009June 24, 2009June 26, 2009June 27, 2009June 28, 2009 8th LegAugust 11, 2009August 12, 2009August 14, 2009August 15, 2009August 16, 2009August 18, 2009August 19, 2009August 22, 2009August 23, 2009August 25, 2009August 26, 2009August 29, 2009August 30, 2009September 1, 2009September 2, 2009September 4, 2009September 5, 2009September 6, 2009 9th LegOctober 14, 2009October 16, 2009October 17, 2009October 18, 2009October 20, 2009October 21, 2009October 23, 2009October 24, 2009October 25, 2009November 3, 2009November 4, 2009November 7, 2009November 8, 2009November 10, 2009November 11, 2009November 13, 2009November 14, 2009November 15, 2009 10th LegDecember 30, 2009December 31, 2009January 2, 2010January 3, 2010January 5, 2010January 6, 2010January 9, 2010 January 10, 2010January 12, 2010January 13, 2010January 16, 2010January 17, 2010January 19, 2010January 20, 2010January 23, 2010January 24, 2010January 26, 2010January 27, 2010January 30, 2010January 31, 2010
Recordings On December 31, 2010, The Showgirl Must Go On was broadcast on HBO channels at 9 pm. The 70 minute special contained some of the performances from the 2 hour long show.
The DVD of this pared down performance was released on October 4, 2011.
See also List of most-attended concert series at a single venue
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