The Incognito Tour was the third concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, launched to promote her eighth studio album, Incognito (1987). The tour began on 11 January 1988 in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada, and concluded on 11 July 1989 in Quebec City. It included more than 80 performances across 27 cities in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario.
History The tour initially focused on venues across Quebec, opening on 11 January 1988 at the Théâtre du Cuivre in Rouyn-Noranda. Dion performed several shows in northern Quebec and in Laval. Dion also gave 42 consecutive shows at the Théâtre Saint-Denis in Montreal across several periods in 1988: 10 February–10 March, 12–17 April, 14–19 June, 21–24 September, and 14–18 December.
Her set included songs from Incognito, a medley from the musical Starmania, a cover of "Ton visage" by Jean-Pierre Ferland, and a segment in which she imitated artists such as Michael Jackson, Mireille Mathieu, Ginette Reno, and Diane Dufresne. During the tour, Dion experienced her first significant vocal strain.
On 2 May 1989, one year after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with "Ne partez pas sans moi", Dion gave a special concert at the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland, held outside the regular tour schedule.
Set list The following set list is taken from the official tour brochure and does not represent all concerts.
"Délivre-moi" "Incognito" "That's What Friends Are For" "On traverse un miroir" "Somewhere" "The Way We Were" "Summertime" Imitations segment "I'm So Excited" "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" "Mes blues passent pu dans port" "Ton visage" "Quand on arrive en ville" "Les uns contre les autres" "Le monde est stone" "Ce soir on danse à Naziland" "Le blues du businessman"
Notes During the imitations segment, Dion portrayed several artists, including Michael Jackson ("Bad"), Mireille Mathieu ("Santa Maria de la mer"), Ginette Reno ("Je ne suis qu'une chanson"), and Diane Dufresne ("Les hauts et les bas d'une hôtesse de l'air"). At the 11 July 1989 concert in Quebec City, Dion also performed "Comme un cœur froid", "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle", "Love by Another Name", and "Ne partez pas sans moi".
Tour dates +List of 1988 shows Date (1988) City Country Venue 11 January Rouyn-Noranda Canada Théâtre du Cuivre 12 January 13 January 20 January Quebec City Palais Montcalm 21 January 22 January 23 January 9 February Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis 10 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 14 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 25 February Quebec City Palais Montcalm 26 February 27 February 28 February 12 April Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis 13 April 14 April 15 April 16 April 17 April 24 May Longueuil Cégep Édouard-Montpetit 25 May Quebec City Palais Montcalm 26 May 27 May 28 May 1 June Ottawa National Arts Centre 2 June 3 June Maniwaki 14 June Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 4 August Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Sainte-Agathe en Feux Festival 9 August Matane Centre Sportif de Matane 17 August Ottawa National Arts Centre 21 September Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis 22 September 23 September 24 September 4 October Sherbrooke Centre culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke 5 October 6 October 12 October Quebec City Palais Montcalm 13 October 14 October 15 October 16 October 26 October Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis 27 October 28 October 29 October 13 November Sainte-Foy Cégep Salle Albert-Rousseau 23 November Chicoutimi Auditorium Dufour 24 November 25 November 26 November 27 November 29 November 8 December Quebec City Palais Montcalm 9 December 10 December 11 December 14 December Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis 15 December 16 December 17 December 18 December
+List of 1989 shows Date (1989) City Country Venue 20 January Quebec City Canada Palais Montcalm 21 January 22 January 3 February Sherbrooke Centre culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke 30 May Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis 31 May 24 June Toronto Harbourfront 11 July Quebec City Place d'Youville
Personnel Adapted from the credits in the official tour brochure. Celine Dion – lead vocals
Band Claude "Mégo" Lemay – musical direction, arrangements Marc Alie – drums Martin Daviault – saxophone Pierre Gauthier – guitar Breen LeBoeuf – bass Paul Morin – keyboards Ghislaine Dion – backing vocals
Production René Angélil – management Jean Bissonnette – stage direction Michel Robidas – costume design Michel Murphy – lighting design Jean-Pierre Plante – parody texts Pierre Huet – parody texts Suzanne Gingue – stage management Mario Petit – lighting engineer, artistic direction Denis Savage – concert hall sound technician Daniel Baron – stage sound technician Rachel Tremblay – wigs Georges Couture – costumes
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