Courage World Tour was the fifteenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, staged in support of her English-language studio album Courage (2019). It marked her first world tour in more than a decade, following the Taking Chances World Tour. The tour began in Quebec City, Canada, on 18 September 2019 and concluded in Newark, New Jersey on 8 March 2020.
Background The tour was announced on 3 April 2019 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The event was live streamed on Dion's Facebook page. Tickets went on sale to the general public on 12 April 2019. Following high pre-sale demand, additional shows were added in Quebec City, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Boston, Miami, Brooklyn, and Newark.
On-site rehearsals were held at Videotron Centre in Quebec City starting in early September, with Dion and her team of 110 staying at the Le Capitole hotel for the duration of their time in the city. In September 2019, ConcertFrance announced that Dion would perform at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France, on 26 June 2020."Céline Dion à Paris en Juin prochain !" . ConcertFrance.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019 That same month, the first four shows in Montreal, scheduled to take place 26, 27, and 30 September, and 1 October 2019, were postponed due to a throat virus; the shows were rescheduled for 18, 19, 21, and 22 November. European dates, as well as additional dates in New York City, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Vancouver, were revealed by SoldOutTicketBox.com on 26 September 2019."Courage World Tour". Sold out ticket box.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019 In March 2020, Dion rescheduled two dates in Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh due to the 'common cold,' despite reports linking the postponements to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In 2020, Dion rescheduled the North American leg of the tour to 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In February 2021, European and UK dates from 19 March to 16 June 2021 were rescheduled to recommence in May 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Subsequent European dates from 19 June to 25 July 2021 were rescheduled to recommence in May 2023.
In January 2022, Dion cancelled the remainder of the 2022 North American dates, citing 'ongoing recovery' from unspecified health issues. Three months later, Dion rescheduled all 2022 European dates for 2023, again citing ongoing recovery from health issues. In December 2022, Dion cancelled eight shows scheduled to take place from May to July 2023, while rescheduling 23 European dates, for February to April 2023, to March and April 2024, citing her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome.
On 26 May 2023, it was announced the remaining European concerts were cancelled, citing Dion's ongoing recovery from stiff-person syndrome. In a statement, Dion said: "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again... and even though it breaks my heart, it's best that we cancel everything until I'm really ready to be back on stage... I'm not giving up... and I can't wait to see you again!"
Critical reception The Courage World Tour received positive reviews. Billboard praised the setlist, noting the mix of older hits such as "Beauty and the Beast" with new songs like "Courage", as well as the "extraordinary" encore that included "My Heart Will Go On" and John Lennon's "Imagine". The magazine also commended Dion's vocals, her outfits, and the drone effects that created images of stars, water, and the Heart of the Ocean diamond during "My Heart Will Go On". Billboard described the two-hour concert as stunning and showstopping. The tour was also included on Billboards list of the best live shows of 2019.
Variety gave a positive review of Dion's Brooklyn concert, writing that "she's still one of the best in the business. It's hard to overstate just how pitch-perfect Dion's singing is." The review added that it was surprising she had never been asked to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, concluding: "After all these years as a powerhouse diva, she's still managing to top herself."
The Charlotte Observer praised her performance at Spectrum Center, stating: "There might not be a human being alive who can belt ballads with as much power and control and grace as Celine Dion." Courier Journal also gave a positive review of her first-ever Louisville show, writing: "Dion is in a league of her own. Her vocals were spot on all night and after she continued to hit note after incredible note over and over again, you were left wondering at some points 'is she even real?'".
Commercial performance According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, Dion topped the 30 November‑dated Hot Tours recap with $33.2 million from the tour's first 19 shows. She grossed $7 million from four shows at Montreal's Bell Centre, selling 53,864 tickets. The opening leg averaged $1.747 million and 12,414 tickets per show. These results increased Dion's career total to $1.115 billion and 8.8 million tickets sold, as reported to Billboard Boxscore.
Billboard named the tour the top pop tour of 2020, with $84.6 million grossed and 498,000 tickets sold. Dion also became the highest‑grossing female touring act of 2020 and the second overall, behind Elton John. The tour was the most successful music tour in North America during 2020, with $71.2 million in gross revenue.
In Paris, all general‑public tickets (200,000) for her six shows at Paris La Défense Arena sold out in just 90 minutes.
According to Pollstar, the Courage World Tour sold 646,346 tickets across 52 shows, with total revenue of $104 million as of March 2021.
Set list This set list is from the 18 September 2019 concert at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. It does not represent every concert.
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "Dans un autre monde" "Terre" "À vous" "I'm Alive" "The Power of Love" "L'amour existe encore" "Beauty and the Beast" "Encore un soir" "You're the Voice" "Regarde-moi" "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" "Courage" "All by Myself" "Lying Down" "Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi" "S'il suffisait d'aimer" "Let's Dance" / "Another One Bites the Dust" / "Flying on My Own" / "Kiss" / "River Deep, Mountain High" / "Lady Marmalade" "My Heart Will Go On" "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
Notes Beginning with the show in Cleveland, Dion added "That's the Way It Is", "If You Asked Me To", "Love Can Move Mountains", "The Prayer", "To Love You More", "The Reason", "Because You Loved Me", and "Imagine"; she removed "Dans un autre monde", "Terre", "À vous", "L'amour existe encore", "Encore un soir", "Regarde-moi", "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)", "S'il suffisait d'aimer", "Pour que tu m'aimes encore", and "Flying on My Own". Beginning with the show in Montreal, Dion replaced "Lying Down" with "Imperfections". During the shows in Boston, Dion performed "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" in place of "Imagine". During the first show in Miami, Dion performed "Over the Rainbow" in place of "Imagine" in tribute to her mother, who died earlier that day. During her second Montreal show on 19 February 2020, Dion invited Mathieu Lafontaine of the band Bleu Jeans Bleu onstage to perform the band's song "Coton ouaté" as a duet.Shanny Halle, "Duo Bleu Jeans Bleu et Céline Dion: «c'est épique!» – Claude Cobra". Le Journal de Montréal, 20 February 2020.
Tour dates + List of 2019 concerts Date (2019) City Country Venue AttendanceNorth America Boxscore:
Revenue 18 September Quebec City Canada Videotron Centre 39,930 / 39,930 $5,761,752 20 September 21 September 15 October Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 24,205 / 24,205 $3,348,005 16 October 18 October Cleveland United States Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 13,199 / 13,199 $1,593,287 20 October Columbus Schottenstein Center 10,751 / 10,751 $1,626,691 22 October Louisville KFC Yum! Center 12,465 / 12,465 $1,531,237 24 October Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena 11,004 / 11,004 $1,492,937 26 October St. Louis Enterprise Center 11,735 / 11,735 $1,591,985 28 October Kansas City Sprint Center 11,838 / 11,838 $1,883,309 30 October Fargo Fargodome 10,473 / 12,239 $1,174,539 1 November Minneapolis Target Center 12,504 / 12,504 $1,992,180 3 November Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 10,788 / 10,788 $1,921,244 5 November Detroit Little Caesars Arena 13,112 / 13,112 $2,282,502 18 November Montreal Canada Bell Centre 53,864 / 53,864 $6,994,869 19 November 21 November 22 November 1 December Chicago United States United Center 13,685 / 13,685 $2,870,852 3 December Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,633 / 11,633 $1,630,450 5 December Buffalo KeyBank Center 12,462 / 12,462 $1,746,480 7 December Albany Times Union Center 10,487 / 10,487 $1,816,438 9 December Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena 26,831 / 26,831 $4,772,722 10 December 13 December Boston United States TD Garden 24,661 / 24,661 $5,180,061 14 December
+ List of 2020 concerts Date (2020) City Country Venue AttendanceNorth America Boxscore:
Revenue 8 January Jacksonville United States VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 11,272 / 11,272 $1,912,510 11 January Atlanta State Farm Arena 11,212 / 11,212 $2,323,672 13 January Nashville Bridgestone Arena 13,023 / 13,023 $2,103,662 15 January Tampa Amalie Arena 12,749 / 12,749 $2,254,145 17 January Miami American Airlines Arena 24,763 / 24,763 $5,222,838 18 January 21 January Charlotte Spectrum Center 13,458 / 13,458 $2,161,228 30 January San Antonio AT&T Center 13,645 / 13,645 $2,021,746 1 February Houston Toyota Center 11,569 / 11,569 $2,127,052 3 February Dallas American Airlines Center 12,634 / 12,634 $2,657,817 5 February Tulsa BOK Center 11,004 / 11,004 $1,619,919 7 February New Orleans Smoothie King Center 12,833 / 12,833 $2,278,207 9 February Memphis FedExForum 11,452 / 11,452 $1,609,727 11 February Raleigh PNC Arena 12,436 / 12,436 $2,150,963 18 February Montreal Canada Bell Centre 28,257 / 28,257 $3,587,437 19 February 22 February Atlantic City United States Boardwalk Hall 11,252 / 11,252 $2,470,305 24 February Baltimore Royal Farms Arena 11,181 / 11,181 $1,591,232 26 February Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 13,269 / 13,269 $2,011,920 28 February Brooklyn Barclays Center 25,177 / 25,177 $5,115,713 29 February 3 March Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,672 / 10,672 $1,985,445 5 March Brooklyn Barclays Center 12,543 / 12,543 $1,875,568 7 March Newark Prudential Center 23,529 / 23,529 $4,330,802 8 March
Cancelled shows