Cher[1] was the second concert residency by American singer-actress Cher at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the three-year engagement, Cher received $60 million. Performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, the first show occurred on May 6, 2008 and the last show was on February 5, 2011. The show included 14 dancers and four aerialists, with a total of 17 costumes designed by Bob Mackie.[2] The residency grossed over $97 million during its three-year run.[3]
| Residency by Cher | |
 | |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Venue | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace |
| Start date | May 6, 2008 |
| End date | February 5, 2011 |
| Legs | 7 |
| No. of shows | 192 |
| Attendance | 697,765 |
| Box office | $97.4 million |
| Website | Official website |
| Cher concert chronology | |
Set list
editThis set list is representative for the opening concert on May 6, 2008. It doesn't represent all shows.
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
- "Song for the Lonely"
- "All or Nothing"
- "I Found Someone"
- "Love Is a Battlefield"
- "The Beat Goes On"
- "All I Really Want to Do"
- "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" / "Dark Lady"
- "Half-Breed"
- "Don't Leave Me This Way" / "Take Me Home"
- "Love Hurts"
- "The Way of Love"
- "After All"
- "Walking in Memphis"
- "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
- "Strong Enough"
- "If I Could Turn Back Time"
- Encore
- "Believe"
Notes
- On the first night of the show Cher performed "Love Hurts". It then got removed and during the third leg it was re-added.
- Cher performed "Song for the Lonely" and "All or Nothing" just for the first couple of weeks.
- "I Found Someone" was removed during the third leg.
- During the third leg "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" was removed and "The Way of Love" was replaced with "Love Hurts".
- In 2009 Cher performed "Let the Good Times Roll".
- For the show on May 19, 2009 Cher performed "Help Me Make It Through the Night". She said that she performed it for a good friend in the audience.
- In September 2009 "Love Is a Battlefield" was replaced by a Bob Seger medley ("The Fire Down Below"/"Old Time Rock and Roll") and "Strong Enough" was removed.
- After Cher's appearance in the movie Burlesque, the video interlude "I've Gotta Be Me" was replaced with an interlude of "Welcome to Burlesque".
Shows
edit| Date | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Leg 1[4] | ||
| May 6, 2008 | 16,870 / 16,870 | $2,547,560 |
| May 7, 2008 | ||
| May 10, 2008 | ||
| May 11, 2008 | ||
| May 13, 2008 | 16,962 / 16,962 | $2,569,083 |
| May 14, 2008 | ||
| May 17, 2008 | ||
| May 18, 2008 | ||
| May 20, 2008 | 17,022 / 17,022 | $2,584,217 |
| May 21, 2008 | ||
| May 24, 2008 | ||
| May 25, 2008 | ||
| May 27, 2008 | 17,056 / 17,056 | $2,589,078 |
| May 28, 2008 | ||
| May 31, 2008 | ||
| June 1, 2008 | ||
| Leg 2 | ||
| August 6, 2008 | 12,477 / 12,808 | $1,895,526 |
| August 7, 2008 | ||
| August 10, 2008 | ||
| August 12, 2008 | 17,078 / 17,078 | $2,591,497 |
| August 13, 2008 | ||
| August 16, 2008 | ||
| August 17, 2008 | ||
| August 19, 2008 | 17,061 / 17,061 | $2,573,670 |
| August 20, 2008 | ||
| August 23, 2008 | ||
| August 24, 2008 | ||
| August 26, 2008 | 16,634 / 16,945 | $2,538,438 |
| August 27, 2008 | ||
| August 30, 2008 | ||
| August 31, 2008 | ||
| September 2, 2008 | 11,600 / 12,375 | $1,739,643 |
| September 3, 2008 | ||
| September 6, 2008 | ||
| September 9, 2008 | 8,517 / 8,517 | $1,290,796 |
| September 10, 2008 | ||
| September 16, 2008 | 17,081 / 17,081 | $2,596,618 |
| September 17, 2008 | ||
| September 20, 2008 | ||
| September 21, 2008 | ||
| September 30, 2008 | 8,530 / 8,530 | $1,294,960 |
| October 1, 2008 | ||
| Leg 3[5] | ||
| February 21, 2009 | 22,134 / 23,819 | $3,331,455 |
| February 22, 2009 | ||
| February 24, 2009 | ||
| February 25, 2009 | ||
| February 28, 2009 | ||
| March 1, 2009 | ||
| March 3, 2009 | 12,606 / 14,909 | $1,844,510 |
| March 4, 2009 | ||
| March 7, 2009 | ||
| March 8, 2009 | ||
| March 10, 2009 | 13,124 / 15,069 | $1,912,403 |
| March 11, 2009 | ||
| March 14, 2009 | ||
| March 15, 2009 | ||
| March 17, 2009 | 13,095 / 15,166 | $1,911,450 |
| March 18, 2009 | ||
| March 20, 2009 | ||
| March 21, 2009 | ||
| April 25, 2009 | 22,442 / 24,595 | $3,294,601 |
| April 26, 2009 | ||
| April 28, 2009 | ||
| April 29, 2009 | ||
| May 2, 2009 | ||
| May 3, 2009 | ||
| May 5, 2009 | 12,716 / 15,771 | $1,781,525 |
| May 6, 2009 | ||
| May 9, 2009 | ||
| May 10, 2009 | ||
| May 12, 2009 | 26,493 / 29,983 | $3,845,125 |
| May 13, 2009 | ||
| May 16, 2009 | ||
| May 17, 2009 | ||
| May 19, 2009 | ||
| May 20, 2009 | ||
| May 23, 2009 | ||
| May 24, 2009 | ||
| Leg 4[6] | ||
| September 19, 2009 | 21,939 / 25,176 | $3,199,085 |
| September 20, 2009 | ||
| September 22, 2009 | ||
| September 23, 2009 | ||
| September 26, 2009 | ||
| September 27, 2009 | ||
| September 29, 2009 | 13,747 / 15,991 | $1,956,710 |
| September 30, 2009 | ||
| October 3, 2009 | ||
| October 4, 2009 | ||
| October 6, 2009 | 15,992 / 16,967 | $2,326,062 |
| October 7, 2009 | ||
| October 10, 2009 | ||
| October 11, 2009 | ||
| November 19, 2009 | 23,432 / 26,914 | $3,221,147 |
| November 21, 2009 | ||
| November 22, 2009 | ||
| November 24, 2009 | ||
| November 25, 2009 | ||
| November 28, 2009 | ||
| November 29, 2009 | ||
| December 1, 2009 | 26,867 / 31,033 | $3,335,106 |
| December 2, 2009 | ||
| December 5, 2009 | ||
| December 6, 2009 | ||
| December 8, 2009 | ||
| December 9, 2009 | ||
| December 12, 2009 | ||
| December 13, 2009 | ||
| December 15, 2009 | 11,826 / 14,564 | $1,271,451 |
| December 16, 2009 | ||
| December 19, 2009 | ||
| December 20, 2009 | ||
| Leg 5 | ||
| April 10, 2010 | 35,343 / 40,168 | $4,910,221 |
| April 11, 2010 | ||
| April 13, 2010 | ||
| April 14, 2010 | ||
| April 17, 2010 | ||
| April 18, 2010 | ||
| April 20, 2010 | ||
| April 21, 2010 | ||
| April 24, 2010 | ||
| April 25, 2010 | ||
| April 27, 2010 | 5,727 / 7,049 | $735,618 |
| April 28, 2010 | ||
| May 8, 2010 | 27,243 / 33,324 | $3,411,693 |
| May 9, 2010 | ||
| May 11, 2010 | ||
| May 12, 2010 | ||
| May 15, 2010 | ||
| May 16, 2010 | ||
| May 18, 2010 | ||
| May 19, 2010 | ||
| May 23, 2010 | ||
| May 25, 2010 | 12,042 / 16,216 | $1,538,211 |
| May 26, 2010 | ||
| May 29, 2010 | ||
| May 30, 2010 | ||
| June 15, 2010 | 14,296 / 16,660 | $1,727,400 |
| June 16, 2010 | ||
| June 19, 2010 | ||
| June 20, 2010 | ||
| June 22, 2010 | 13,255 / 16,565 | $1,553,125 |
| June 23, 2010 | ||
| June 26, 2010 | ||
| June 27, 2010 | ||
| June 29, 2010 | 12,121 / 15,968 | $1,363,671 |
| June 30, 2010 | ||
| July 3, 2010 | ||
| July 4, 2010 | ||
| Leg 6[7] | ||
| September 4, 2010 | 18,084 / 23,113 | $2,180,153 |
| September 5, 2010 | ||
| September 7, 2010 | ||
| September 8, 2010 | ||
| September 10, 2010 | ||
| September 11, 2010 | ||
| September 21, 2010 | 29,043 / 33,560 | $3,630,738 |
| September 22, 2010 | ||
| September 25, 2010 | ||
| September 26, 2010 | ||
| September 28, 2010 | ||
| September 29, 2010 | ||
| October 2, 2010 | ||
| October 3, 2010 | ||
| October 5, 2010 | 23,690 / 25,254 | $3,102,204 |
| October 6, 2010 | ||
| October 9, 2010 | ||
| October 10, 2010 | ||
| October 16, 2010 | ||
| October 17, 2010 | ||
| October 19, 2010 | 30,342 / 33,723 | $3,846,894 |
| October 20, 2010 | ||
| October 23, 2010 | ||
| October 24, 2010 | ||
| October 26, 2010 | ||
| October 27, 2010 | ||
| October 30, 2010 | ||
| October 31, 2010 | ||
| Leg 7[8] | ||
| January 11, 2011 | 31,131 / 33,038 | $4,577,104 |
| January 12, 2011 | ||
| January 15, 2011 | ||
| January 16, 2011 | ||
| January 18, 2011 | ||
| January 19, 2011 | ||
| January 22, 2011 | ||
| January 23, 2011 | ||
| January 25, 2011 | 32,147 / 33,656 | $4,802,550 |
| January 26, 2011 | ||
| January 29, 2011 | ||
| January 30, 2011 | ||
| February 1, 2011 | ||
| February 2, 2011 | ||
| February 4, 2011 | ||
| February 5, 2011 | ||
| Total | 697,765 / 776,556 (90%) | $97,421,298 |
Personnel
editBand
edit- Lead vocals - Cher
- Background vocals - Stacy Campbell, Jenny Douglas-Foote, Patti Russo, Danni Gee, and Nichelle Tillman
- Musical Director/Keyboards/Vocals - Paul Mirkovich
- Guitars/Background Vocals - David Barry
- Drums - Mark Schulman or Nate Morton
- Keyboards - Darrell Smith
- Bass - Alexander (Sasha) Krivstov
- Tenor Saxophone - Glenn Erwin
References
edit- ^ "Cher Announces Final Shows of Three Year Residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace". Caesars Palace. PR Newswire. September 21, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ Moore, Booth (May 18, 2008). "Bob Mackie helps Cher light up the Vegas stage". Los Angeles Times, 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ "7 Dream Collaborations That Will Never Happen". MTV. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014.
- ^ Leg 1 box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 22. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 31, 2008. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 7, 2008. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 24. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 14, 2008. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 21, 2008. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ Leg 3 box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 14, 2009. p. 10. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 28, 2009. p. 10. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 13. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 4, 2009. p. 10. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 16, 2009. p. 13. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 21. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 30, 2009. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 22. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 6, 2009. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ Leg 4 box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 10, 2009. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 17, 2009. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 24, 2009. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 49. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 12, 2009. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 122, no. 1. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 9, 2010. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ Leg 6 box score:
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 9. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 26, 2011. ISSN 0006-2510.
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