Celine Dion has announced her first world tour in a decade along with a new album!
The French-Canadian singer revealed she will be embarking on a new world tour this fall and release her twelfth English-language studio album, Courage, along with its titular single. Titled the "Courage World Tour," the 51-year-old's global jaunt marks her first concert run in 10 years. Her last, the "Taking Chances World Tour," ran from 2008-2009.
"It's time for a change, it's time to hit the road," she announced via a Facebook Live Q&A event at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. "So lots of news, lots of work."
The trek — which launches in Quebec City, Canada, this September with stops in over 50 North American cities ahead — goes into effect months after the "All by Myself" star finishes her Las Vegas residency in June. As for her upcoming album, Dion spoke mostly of how her single "Courage" inspired the name of her new LP and describes the tune as being about overcoming hardship, presumably drawn from the musician's grief following the death of her husband, Réne Angélil, in January 2016.
“I’m so grateful to all the fans who have come to see my show in Las Vegas for so many years, and now I get the chance to create a brand new show and bring it to them in North America, and around the world," Dion added, joking that, “The biggest news today, is I will be driving the bus on tour."
For more information about tickets, on-sale April 12 at noon local time, click here.
Celine Dion "Courage World Tour" 2019 Dates:
9/18-9/20 — Videotron Centre — Québec City, QC
9/26-9/27 — Bell Centre Montreal, QC*
10/16 — Canadian Tire Centre — Ottawa, ON
10/18 — Quicken Loans Arena — Cleveland, OH
10/20 — Schottenstein Center — Columbus, OH
10/22 — KFC Yum! Center — Louisville, KY
10/24 — U.S. Bank Arena — Cincinnati, OH
10/26 — Enterprise Center — St. Louis, MO
10/28 — Sprint Center — Kansas City, MO
10/30 — Fargo Dome — Fargo, ND
11/1 — Target Center — Minneapolis, MN
11/3 — Fiserv Forum — Milwaukee, WI
11/5 — Little Caesars Arena — Detroit, MI
12/1 — United Center — Chicago, IL
12/3 — Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/5 — KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY
12/7 — Times Union Center — Albany, NY
12/9 — Scotiabank Arena — Toronto, ON
12/13 — TD Garden — Boston, MA
1/8 — Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena — Jacksonville, FL
1/11 — State Farm Arena — Atlanta, GA
1/13 — Bridgestone Arena — Nashville, TN
1/15 — Amalie Arena — Tampa, FL
1/17 — American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
1/21 — Spectrum Center — Charlotte, NC
1/30 — AT&T Center — San Antonio, TX
2/1 — Toyota Center — Houston, TX
2/3 — American Airlines Center — Dallas, TX
2/5 — BOK Center — Tulsa, OK
2/7 — Smoothie King Center — New Orleans, LA
2/9 FedEx Forum — Memphis, TN
2/11 — PNC Arena — Raleigh, NC
2/22 — Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall — Atlantic City, NJ
2/24 — Royal Farms Arena — Baltimore, MD
2/26 — Wells Fargo Center — Philadelphia, PA
2/28 — Barclays Center — Brooklyn, NY
3/3 — NYCB Live’s, Nassau Coliseum — Uniondale, NY
3/7 — Prudential Center — Newark, NJ*
3/11 — Capital One Arena — Washington, D.C.
3/13 — PPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh, PA
3/24 — Pepsi Center — Denver, CO
3/26 — Vivint Smart Home Arena — Salt Lake City, UT
3/30 — Gila River Arena — Glendale, AZ
4/2 — STAPLES Center — Los Angeles, CA
4/7 — Golden 1 Center — Sacramento, CA
4/9 — Oracle Arena — Oakland, CA
4/11 — Chase Center — San Francisco, CA
4/13 — Moda Center — Portland, OR
4/15 — Tacoma Dome — Tacoma, WA
4/17 — Rogers Arena — Vancouver, BC
4/21 — Rogers Place — Edmonton, AB
4/25 — SaskTel Centre — Saskatoon, SK
4/27 — Bell MTS Place — Winnipeg, MB
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