Falling into You: Around the World

Falling into You: Around the World was the seventh world concert tour by Canadian pop singer Celine Dion. It was organized to support one of the best-selling albums of all time, her fourth English-language and fourteenth studio album, Falling into You (1996). The album has sold over 32 million copies.

Falling into You: Around the World

World tour by Celine Dion
Promotional handbill for tour
Location	North America, Europe, Oceania, Asia
Associated album	Falling into You
Start date	18 March 1996
End date	26 June 1997
Legs	7
No. of shows	72 in North America 52 in Europe 12 in Asia 9 in Oceania 145 in total
Celine Dion concert chronology

Background

In February 1996, Céline Dion announced the launch of her tour in support of a new album. Dion toured Australia, Canada, United States, and many countries in Europe and Asia. In all, the tour lasted more than a year, with 149 shows in 17 different countries.

The sold-out tour began on 18 March 1996 in Perth, Australia and continued to major cities around the world. It ended on 28 June 1997 in Nice, France. In June 1997, Céline Dion toured the biggest stadiums in Europe and sang before huge crowds ranging from 35,000 to 70,000 people. Worldwide attendance was about 1.7 million.

Opening acts

• Soul Attorneys
• The Corrs (select dates in both U.S. and Europe)
• Mike and the Mechanics
• Human Nature

Set list

Australia/North America/Asia

1. "The Power of Love"
2. "Falling into You"
3. "River Deep, Mountain High"
4. "Seduces Me"
5. "All by Myself"
6. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
7. "J'irai où tu iras"
8. "If You Asked Me To"
9. "Beauty and the Beast"
10. "When I Fall in Love"
11. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
12. "Misled"
13. "Declaration of Love"
14. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
15. "To Love You More"
16. "Le ballet"
17. "Love Can Move Mountains"
18. "Fly"
19. "Call the Man"
20. "The Power of the Dream"
21. "Twist and Shout"
22. "Because You Loved Me"

Europe

1. "The Power of Love"
2. "Falling into You"
3. "River Deep, Mountain High"
4. "Seduces Me"
5. "All by Myself"
6. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
7. "J'irai où tu iras"
8. "Only One Road"
9. "Beauty and the Beast"
10. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
11. "Misled"
12. "Declaration of Love"
13. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
14. "Le ballet"
15. "Love Can Move Mountains"
16. "Because You Loved Me"
17. "Twist and Shout"
18. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
19. "The Power of the Dream"
20. "Think Twice"

Francophone

1. "Je sais pas"
2. "Destin"
3. "The Power of Love"
4. "Falling into You"
5. "Regarde-moi"
6. "River Deep, Mountain High"
7. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
8. "All by Myself"
9. "Because You Loved Me"
10. "Love Can Move Mountains"
11. "Declaration of Love"
12. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
13. "Les derniers seront les premiers"
14. "J'irai où tu iras"
15. "Le ballet"
16. "Prière païenne"
17. "The Power of the Dream"
18. "Quand on n'a que l'amour"
19. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
20. "Vole"

Additional notes

• "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" was not performed in one (or both) concerts in Ghent, Belgium.
• "Falling into You", "Fly", and "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" were removed from the set list in March 1997.
• "To Love You More" was the final song during the Asian leg of the tour.
• During the second European leg "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" was removed from the set list and was replaced by "Call the Man".
• "Because You Loved Me" was the final song during the second European leg of the tour.
• "Quand on n'a que l'amour" was performed in August 1996 in Las Vegas.
• "Les derniers seront les premiers" was performed on 18 October at Rotterdam.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg 1 – Oceania
18 March 1996	Perth	Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre
21 March 1996	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
22 March 1996	Melbourne		Centre Court
23 March 1996
25 March 1996	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
26 March 1996
28 March 1996	Newcastle		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
30 March 1996	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
1 April 1996	Auckland	New Zealand	ASB Auditorium
Leg 2 – North America
18 May 1996	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place
20 May 1996	Calgary		Canadian Airlines Saddledome
21 May 1996	Edmonton		Edmonton Coliseum
23 May 1996	Saskatoon		Saskatchewan Place
25 May 1996	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
26 May 1996	Thunder Bay		Fort William Gardens
28 May 1996	Sudbury		Sudbury Community Arena
29 May 1996	Hamilton		Copps Coliseum
31 May 1996	Ottawa		Corel Centre
1 June 1996
5 June 1996	Saguenay		Palais des Sports de Saguenay
7 June 1996	Quebec City		Colisée de Québec
8 June 1996
12 June 1996	Halifax		Halifax Metro Centre
13 June 1996	Sydney		Centre 200
15 June 1996	Moncton		Moncton Coliseum
16 June 1996	Saint John		Harbour Station
18 June 1996	Montreal		Molson Centre
19 June 1996
20 June 1996
22 June 1996	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
23 June 1996
23 July 1996	Mansfield	United States	Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
24 July 1996	Hartford		Meadows Music Theatre
26 July 1996	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater
27 July 1996	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
29 July 1996	New York City		Madison Square Garden
30 July 1996	Philadelphia		Mann Center for the Performing Arts
1 August 1996	Darien		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
2 August 1996	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
4 August 1996	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
5 August 1996	Vienna		Filene Center
7 August 1996	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
8 August 1996	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
10 August 1996	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
11 August 1996	Tinley Park		New World Music Theatre
13 August 1996	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheater
15 August 1996	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
16 August 1996	Dallas		Reunion Arena
18 August 1996	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
19 August 1996	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
21 August 1996	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
23 August 1996	Las Vegas		Circus Maximus Showroom
24 August 1996
26 August 1996	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
28 August 1996	Concord		Concord Pavilion
29 August 1996	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
Leg 3 – Europe
20 September 1996	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
21 September 1996
22 September 1996
24 September 1996
25 September 1996
27 September 1996	Lyon		Halle Tony Garnier
28 September 1996	Grenoble		Palais des Sports
4 October 1996	Nîmes		Arena of Nîmes
6 October 1996	Le Mans		Antarès
7 October 1996	Caen		Zénith de Caen
9 October 1996	Strasbourg		Strasbourg Rhénus
10 October 1996	Amnéville		Galaxie Amnéville
12 October 1996	Ghent	Belgium	Flanders Expo Center
13 October 1996
15 October 1996	Cologne	Germany	Sporthalle Köln
16 October 1996	Frankfurt		Festhalle Frankfurt
18 October 1996	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Sportpaleis van Ahoy
19 October 1996
21 October 1996	Hamburg	Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
23 October 1996	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
25 October 1996	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
26 October 1996	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
28 October 1996	Berlin	Germany	ICC Berlin
30 October 1996	Milan	Italy	Forum di Assago
31 October 1996	Lausanne	Switzerland	Patinoire de Malley
1 November 1996	Geneva		SEG Geneva Arena
3 November 1996	Zürich		Hallenstadion
4 November 1996
6 November 1996	Neuchâtel		Patinoire du Littoral
7 November 1996	Nuremberg	Germany	Frankenhalle
10 November 1996	Liévin	France	Stade Couvert Régional
11 November 1996	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
13 November 1996	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena
14 November 1996	Manchester		NYNEX Arena
16 November 1996	London		Wembley Arena
17 November 1996
19 November 1996	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
20 November 1996
22 November 1996	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
23 November 1996
25 November 1996	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
26 November 1996
28 November 1996	London	England	Wembley Arena
29 November 1996
Leg 4 – North America
17 December 1996	Montreal	Canada	Molson Centre
18 December 1996
19 December 1996
Leg 5 – Asia
2 February 1997	Yokohama	Japan	Yokohama Arena
3 February 1997	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
6 February 1997	Osaka		Osaka-Jo Hall
7 February 1997
10 February 1997	Hiroshima		Hiroshima Green Arena
11 February 1997	Fukuoka		Marine Messe Fukuoka
14 February 1997	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
15 February 1997
16 February 1997
19 February 1997	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
21 February 1997	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Gymnastics Arena
North America
11 March 1997	Tampa	United States	Ice Palace
12 March 1997	West Palm Beach		Coral Sky Amphitheater
14 March 1997	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
15 March 1997
16 March 1997	New Orleans		UNO Lakefront Arena
18 March 1997	Orlando		Orlando Arena
25 March 1997	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
27 March 1997	San Francisco		Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
29 March 1997	Portland		Rose Garden Arena
31 March 1997	Seattle		KeyArena
4 April 1997	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
5 April 1997	Atlantic City		Etess Arena
7 April 1997	Boston		FleetCenter
8 April 1997	Ledyard		MGM Grand Theater
12 April 1997	New York City		Madison Square Garden
25 April 1997	Las Vegas		Circus Maximus Showroom
26 April 1997
27 April 1997
5 May 1997	Montreal	Canada	Molson Centre
6 May 1997
11 May 1997
12 May 1997
Leg 6 – Europe
12 June 1997	Dublin	Ireland	Lansdowne Road
14 June 1997	London	England	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
15 June 1997
18 June 1997	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena
20 June 1997	Brussels	Belgium	King Baudouin Stadium
22 June 1997	Copenhagen	Denmark	Parken Stadium
24 June 1997	Berlin	Germany	Waldbühne
26 June 1997	Zurich	Switzerland	Letzigrund

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Molson Centre (17–19 December 1996)	Montreal	30,928 / 34,734 (89%)	$1,106,457
FleetCenter	Boston	15,508 / 15,508 (100%)	$445,000
Madison Square Garden	New York	13,524 / 13,524 (100%)	$624,260
Orlando Arena	Orlando	11,674 / 11,674 (100%)	$447,150
Ice palace	Tampa	11,333 / 11,333 (100%)	$436,977
TOTAL		82,967 / 86,773 (96%)	$3,059,844

Broadcasts and recordings

Main article: Live in Memphis (Celine Dion video)

The 14–15 March 1997 shows at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, were filmed and the concert aired on television. It was also released on VHS in November 1998. The DVD was supposed to be released on 27 February 2008 in Japan but it was cancelled.

The Zurich concert in 1996 was recorded for a promo release as a live CD. Limited copies of this CD were made.

Concerts in both Australia and Montreal were recorded and broadcast as television specials. The Australia concert special featured four songs and interviews with Dion about the new album. The Montreal special featured six songs. The performances of "All By Myself" and "To Love You More" from the Montreal concert were later used as live music videos.

Personnel

• Tour director: Bud Scheatzle
• Production director: Ian Donald
• Assistant to the tour director: Michel Dion
• Front of house sound engineer: Denis Savage
• Stage sound engineer: Daniel Baron
• Sound system technicians: François Desjardins, Marc Beauchamp, Marc Thériault
• Lighting director: Yves Aucoin
• Assistant lighting director: Normand Chassé
• Video director: Yves "kiwwi" Lefebvre
• Camera tech: Yves "Uncle Bill" Beriault, Louis Lefebvre
• Lighting technicians: Jean-François Canuel, Antoine Malette, Michel Pommerleau
• Band gear technicians: Jean-François Dubois, Guy Vignola, Stéphane Hamel
• Set: Tonje Wold, Donald Chouinard
• Head rigger: Frédéric Morosovsky
• Production assistant: Patrick Angélil
• Tour assistant: Louise Labranche
• Assistant to Céline: Manon Dion
• Bodyguard: Eric Burrows
• Hairstylist: Louis Hechter
• Stylist: Annie L. Horth
• Choreographer: Dominique Giraldeau
• Musicians' wardrobe: D-U-B-U-C mode de vie

Band

• Musical director and keyboards: Claude "Mego" Lemay
• Drums: Dominique Messier
• Bass: Marc Langis
• Keyboards: Yves Frulla
• Guitars: André Coutu
• Percussion: Paul Picard
• Violin on "To Love You More": Taro Hakase
• Backing vocals: Terry Bradford, Rachelle Jeanty (1996), Julie LeBlanc (1997)
• Backing vocals and Cello: Elise Duguay