A concert tour (or simply tour ) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific tour with a particular album or product. Especially in the popular music world, such tours can become large-scale enterprises that last for several months or even years, are seen by hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and bring in millions of dollars in ticket revenues. A performer who embarks on a concert tour is called a touring artist .
41-652: The Courage World Tour was the fourteenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion , in support of her English-language studio album Courage (2019). It was her first world tour in over a decade, since her 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. The tour was announced on 3 April 2019 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles . The event
82-570: A companion afternoon edition of the paper, The Louisville Times , in May 1884. In 1896, Watterson and Haldeman opposed Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan over his support of free silver coinage. This unpopular decision upset readers and advertisers, many of whom pulled their support for The Courier-Journal . Kentucky voted for the Republican candidate in 1896, the first time in state history, and local political leaders blamed
123-418: A concert tour to celebrate the anniversary of their past albums, such as U2 's 2017 tour to mark the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree (1987) and Janet Jackson 's 2019 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A farewell tour is a concert tour intended to signal the retirement of a singer, the disbanding of a band, or the end of a show's run. Many of
164-449: A lot of costs, time, and energy. It is very common for musicians to not see family members for over a year during their touring. British singer Adele expressed her unhappiness of concert tours, saying "Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things." A concert residency concept is offered as an alternative to performers who just need to stay in one venue and
205-763: A near-regular and gained respect for his work. The newspaper resumed polling on elections, and began video streaming its editorial-board conferences with major candidates, under Publisher Arnold "Arnie" Garson, who came from the Argus Leader, Gannett's paper in Sioux Falls, S.D., in late 2008. Garson is an outspoken promoter of the future of printed newspapers in the digital age. Under him, the paper began keeping occasional major stories or sports columns off its website and promoting them as print exclusives. Most of these have run on Sundays; in July 2009, Garson announced that
246-558: A new newspaper, The Louisville Daily Journal , began distribution in the city and, in 1832, the Journal absorbed The Focus of Politics, Commerce and Literature . The Louisville Journal was an organ of the Whig Party and was founded and edited by George D. Prentice , a New Englander who initially came to Kentucky to write a biography of Henry Clay . Prentice edited the Journal for more than 40 years. In 1844, another newspaper,
287-617: A powerhouse diva, she’s still managing to top herself." The Charlotte Observer gave their take on her show at Spectrum Center saying: "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 gave a positive review on her first-ever Louisville show saying: "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?". According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, Dion topped
328-709: A strong news content increase by 29%. In 1989, the paper's news staff won the Pulitzer Prize for general local reporting for what the Pulitzer board called "exemplary initial coverage" of a collision that was the nation's worst drunk-driving crash and school-bus accident. In 2005, cartoonist Nick Anderson won the paper's 10th Pulitzer, but when he left for the Houston Chronicle , the paper did not replace him, instead relying largely on submissions from local cartoonists. One, lawyer Marc Murphy, has become
369-529: Is from the 18 September 2019 concert at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. It does not represent every concert. Concert tour Different segments of longer concert tours are known as "legs". The different legs of a tour are denoted in different ways, dependent on the artist and type of tour, but the most common means of separating legs are dates (especially if there is a long break at some point), countries and/or continents, or different opening acts. In
410-435: Is how to move the performance's logistics from one venue to another venue, especially for a transcontinental tour. Tour logistics should be very organized and everything has to happen on time and in the right order as planned. Autoweek magazine estimated 30 to 50 trucks were required by Taylor Swift 's The 1989 World Tour to bring all the stage, sound equipment, instruments, props, and clothes. When Beyoncé visited
451-661: The Louisville Courier Journal (and informally The C-J or The Courier ), and called The Courier-Journal between November 8, 1868, and October 29, 2017, is a daily newspaper published in Louisville, Kentucky and owned by Gannett , which bills it as "Part of the USA Today Network ". It is the newspaper with the highest number of recorded circulation in Kentucky . According to
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#1732772645793492-496: The 1999 Editor & Publisher International Yearbook , the paper is the 48th-largest daily paper in the United States. The Courier-Journal was created from the merger of several newspapers introduced in Kentucky in the 19th century. A pioneer paper called The Focus of Politics, Commerce and Literature was founded in 1826 in Louisville when the city was an early settlement of less than 7,000 individuals. In 1830
533-540: The Courier merged, and the first edition of The Courier-Journal was delivered to Louisvillians on Sunday morning, November 8, 1868. Henry Watterson, the son of a Tennessee congressman, had written for Harper's Magazine and The New York Times before enlisting in the Confederate Army. He became nationally known for his work as The Courier-Journal emerged as the region's leading paper. He supported
574-672: The Democratic Party and pushed for the industrialization of Kentucky and the South in general, notably through urging the Southern Exposition be held in Louisville. He attracted controversy for attempting to prove that Christopher Marlowe had actually written the works of Shakespeare . He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1917 for editorials demanding the United States enter World War I . The Courier-Journal founded
615-629: The Louisville Morning Courier , was founded in Louisville by Walter Newman Haldeman . The Louisville Daily Journal and the Louisville Morning Courier were leading newspapers in Louisville and were politically opposed throughout the Civil War ; The Journal was against slavery while the Courier was pro-Confederacy . The Courier was suppressed by the Union and had to move to Nashville , but it returned to Louisville after
656-662: The "common cold," despite reports being related 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
697-417: The 2018 European leg of her Joanne World Tour , signed for a Las Vegas residency to help manage her fibromyalgia illness, which can be exacerbated by touring. The 2015 study by charity Help Musicians found that over 60% of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues, with touring an issue for 71% of respondents. Courier Journal The Courier Journal , also known as
738-403: The 30 November-dated Hot Tours recap with $ 33.2 million from the tour's first 19 shows. She grossed $ 7 million in four shows at Montreal's Bell Centre, sold out at 53,864 tickets. The opening leg averaged out to $ 1.747 million and 12,414 tickets per show. These figures boosted Dion's career-total to $ 1.115 billion and 8.8 million tickets sold, as reported to Billboard Boxscore. Billboard named
779-460: The Courier. Only the popularity of The Louisville Times , which had no strong editorial reputation, saved the newspaper company from bankruptcy. The Courier supported Bryan in future elections. Haldeman had owned the papers until his death in 1902, and by 1917 they were owned by his son, William , and Henry Watterson. On August 8, 1918, Robert Worth Bingham purchased two-thirds interest in
820-523: The Spheres World Tour became the second tour to gross $ 1 billion in revenue. In third place is Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road , with a total gross of $ 939 million from 2018–2023. On fourth place is Ed Sheeran 's ÷ Tour , with a gross of $ 776.2 million. On fifth place is U2 's 360° Tour , with $ 736.4 million. Global touring revenue reported to Billboard Boxscore exceeded $ 5.5 billion in 2016. Due to
861-508: The United Kingdom with her 2016 The Formation World Tour , it took seven Boeing 747 air freighters and a fleet of more than 70 trucks to get her stage set and other gear to the venues. The logistics phase of that tour did not include transportation of the backstage staff, musicians, performers, and the singer herself. The majority of concert tours are part of a promotional campaign to support an album release. Hence, new songs from
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#1732772645793902-479: The collapse of record sales in the 21st century, concert tours have become a major source of income for recording artists. Besides the tickets, touring also generates money from the sales of merchandise and meet-and-greet packages. However, the touring business suffered in the early 2020s because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Pollstar estimated the total lost revenue for the industry in 2020 at more than $ 30 billion. The mobility of concert tours requires
943-949: The duration of their time in Quebec City. In September 2019, ConcertFrance announced that Dion will perform at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre , France on 26 June 2020. 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. In March 2020, Dion rescheduled two dates in Washington, D.C. , and Pittsburgh, due to
984-584: The fans come to see them. The concept has been revitalized in the 21st century by Canadian superstar Céline Dion with the success of her A New Day... residency (2003–2007). Her residency introduced a new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft, and state-of-the-art technology. She managed to popularize the Las Vegas residency as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. American singer Lady Gaga , who cancelled
1025-455: The first woman appointed to such a post at a major US daily newspaper. Under the leadership of C. Thomas Hardin, director of photography, the combined photography staff of The Courier-Journal and Louisville Times was awarded the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for its coverage of school desegregation in Louisville. Barry Bingham, Jr. served as editor and publisher until he resigned in 1986, shortly after his father announced that
1066-409: The greatest public service. As publisher, Bingham set the tone for his editorial pages, and pushed for improved public education, support of African Americans and the poor of Appalachia . In 1933, the newspapers passed to his son, Barry Bingham, Sr. Barry Bingham would continue in his father's footsteps, guiding the editorial page and modernizing the paper by setting up several news bureaus throughout
1107-439: The largest concert tours, it has become more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment, local to each geographical region. Concert tours are often administered on the local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters . Usually, small concert tours are managed by a road manager whereas large concert tours are managed by a tour manager . The main challenge in concert tours
1148-591: The leading local radio and television stations – WHAS-TV , WHAS-AM , and WAMZ-FM —and Standard Gravure , a rotogravure printing company that printed The Courier-Journal 's Sunday Magazine as well as similar magazines for other newspapers. Barry Bingham Jr. sought to free the papers from conflicts of interests, and through The Louisville Times , experimented with new ideas such as signed editorials. Bingham Jr. also parted with tradition by endorsing several Republican candidates for office. In 1974, Carol Sutton became managing editor of The Courier-Journal ,
1189-606: The newspaper and the Binghams for over two decades. Gill worked his way up from copy editor to chief executive officer of the Bingham Companies. In 1993, Gill retired and Edward E. Manassah became president and Publisher. February 1987 saw the last publication of The Louisville Times , which like most afternoon papers had experienced declining readership; the news operations of the two papers had previously been consolidated under Gannett. The surviving Courier featured
1230-601: The newspaper company was for sale, in large measure because of disagreements between Bingham Jr. and his sister Sallie . On January 8, 1986, Barry Bingham Sr. announced his intent to sell the family owned media properties including the Courier-Journal. In July 1986, Gannett Company, Inc. purchased the newspaper company for $ 300 million, outbidding The Washington Post and the Tribune company . Gannett appointed George N. Gill President and Publisher who had been with
1271-499: The newspapers and acquired the remaining stock in 1920. The liberal Bingham clashed with longtime editor Watterson, who remained on board, but was in the twilight of his career. Watterson's editorials opposing the League of Nations appeared alongside Bingham's favoring it, and Watterson finally retired on April 2, 1919. I have always regarded the newspapers owned by me as a public trust and have endeavored so to conduct them as to render
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1312-475: 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, 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
1353-455: The respective album are included on its tour's setlist . Some tours are known as "greatest hits tours" or "reunion tour" without any new material or specific album release, such as Fleetwood Mac 's 2009 Unleashed tour and No Doubt 's 2009 Summer Tour . Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour (2023–2024) is a retrospective of her career to that point, where each act of the concert represents one of her albums . In another case, artists embark on
1394-614: The song choices, the mix of older hits like " Beauty and the Beast " with Dion's new songs like " Courage ", and also the "extraordinary" encore: " My Heart Will Go On " and John Lennon 's " Imagine ". It also praised Dion's voice, her outfits and drones emulating stars, water, and even the Heart of the Ocean diamond during the "My Heart Will Go On" performance. Billboard called the two-hours concert stunning and showstopping. The Courage World Tour
1435-443: The state, expanding the news staff. During Barry Bingham, Sr.'s tenure, the paper was considered Kentucky's "Newspaper of Record" and consistently ranked among the 10 best in the nation. In 1971, Barry Bingham, Jr. succeeded his father as the newspapers' editor and publisher. The Binghams were well-liked owners popularly credited with being more concerned with publishing quality journalism than making heavy profits. They also owned
1476-681: The tour as 2020's top pop tour, grossing $ 84.6 million and 498,000 tickets sold. Dion also became the highest female touring act of 2020 and second overall, behind Elton John . The tour was named the most successful music tour in North America during 2020 with $ 71.2 million gross revenue. In Paris, all general public tickets (200,000) available for her six concert shows at Paris La Défense Arena were sold out immediately in just 90 minutes. According to Pollstar , Courage World Tour has sold 646,346 tickets across 52 shows, and overall tour revenue totaled $ 104 million as of March 2021. This set list
1517-430: The tours end up not being the last tour, with frequent regroupings, or revivals of shows. Luciano Pavarotti 's 2004 tour and Kenny Rogers 's 2015–2017 tour are examples of farewell tours which were the last to be staged before their deaths. As of October 2024, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time is Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour , with $ 2.089 billion earned from 125 shows. In 2024, Coldplay 's Music of
1558-642: The war. Upon the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery in the Confederate states, the Journal opposed the Proclamation as an unconstitutional use of presidential power, and predicted: "Kentucky cannot and will not acquiesce in this measure. Never!" In 1868, an ailing Prentice persuaded the 28-year-old Henry Watterson to come edit for the Journal . During secret negotiations in 1868, The Journal and
1599-481: Was also chosen as one of the best live shows of 2019 by Billboard . Variety also gave a positive review on her Brooklyn show saying: "she’s still one of the best in the business. It’s hard to overstate just how pitch-perfect Dion’s singing is." Moreover, they also stated that it's hard to believe that she’s never been asked to headline the Super Bowl halftime show and concluded by stating: "After all these years as
1640-455: Was announced the remaining European concerts were cancelled, citing Dion's on-going recovery from stiff-person syndrome. In a statement, Dion expressed: "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!" The Courage World Tour received positive reviews. Billboard praised
1681-467: 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