Celine
Dion Tour Opens in South Africa to More Than 300,000 Fans 3/3/08
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Taking Chances Pays Off for Celine Dion
World Tour Opens in South Africa and Plays to More Than 300,000 Fans
NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- South Africa recently hosted the
country's biggest concert tour ever by a major international artist.
Canadian superstar CELINE DION opened her world tour with an unprecedented
nine city tour of South Africa, playing to capacity crowds, primarily in
stadiums from coast to coast. She concluded her successful South African
journey with two outdoor performances in Johannesburg on February 29 and
March 1.
Though Celine has been performing in her record-breaking Las Vegas
engagement for the past five years, it has been close to ten years since
she has toured around the world. On her Taking Chances World tour, Celine
is visiting many territories for the very first time, including this
inaugural visit to South Africa, where she holds the record as the biggest
selling artist of all time in that country.
During her nine city South African tour, Celine Dion played to more
than 300,000 South Africans who were mesmerized by her incredible new
show. "Starting in South Africa on my World Tour has been a fantastic
experience and a perfect way for my family and me to begin this new
chapter on the road," said Celine Dion. "It's a wonderful
feeling to be back on tour and to be re-connecting with all of my fans
around the world."
Immediately following the South African leg, Celine continues her
Taking Chances World Tour with performances in Japan, Korea, Australia,
Malaysia and China. In May 2008, the tour moves to the UK and Europe, with
concerts in stadiums and arenas, before heading back across the ocean
where Celine will open the North American leg of her tour in Boston on
August 12.
www.celinedion.com
SOURCE Columbia Records
-0- 03/03/2008