Celine Dion’s upcoming Taking Chances world tour. It begins Feb. 14 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dion grossed a staggering $385 million at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, drawing nearly 3 million people to 717 shows that concluded Dec. 15.
The Colosseum stand was a collaboration between Dion and her husband/manager Rene Angelil, AEG Live touring arm Concerts West and its co-president John Meglen, and Caesars. Largely driven by Dion’s performances, the Colosseum has been the top-grossing venue of its size since it opened in 2003. ion is particularly hot in her home country of Canada in general and her native province of Montreal in particular.

Celine Dion has cancelled a concert in her native Canada because the performer feels bullied by the press and local residents. The singer of the famous ‘My Heart Will Go On’ had been due to play in the city of Halifax on August 23 next year. However, the performer’s husband as well as manager Rene Angelil says the show has been scrapped after critics of the star made her feel unwelcome

Celine Dion, the Quebec-born chanteuse, will give her Halifax performance on August 23, 2008, and this is going to be a fabulous event for the city. After having performed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for 5 years, Celine finds special pleasure in performing in Halifax, especially that this brand new show falls between indoor concerts in Montreal and Toronto during a string of dates in Canada. Avid concertgoers and simply Dion’s fans should know that Halifax will be the only Atlantic Canadian stop on Dion’s tour. At the performance in Halifax, Dion will play metro as part of a world tour promoting her new English album Taking Chances.

By the way, on Monday, Celine received the Legend Award at the World Music Awards. The award honours under the title “a top recording artist in recognition of their global success and outstanding contribution to the music industry”, has ever been received by few, including Elton John and Ray Charles