Cher's long-running farewell tour nearing its end
After more than a year of nearly non-stop touring, the end of Cher 's farewell tour is finally in sight.
Promoter Clear Channel Entertainment unveiled the final batch of dates for the singer's outing--which she claims will be her last--on Monday (6/9). The itinerary concludes with an Aug. 31 show at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Dubbed "Living Proof --The Farewell Tour," Cher's outing backs her February release, "Living Proof," which spawned the hit single "A Song for the Lonely."
Throughout the tour, Cher's set lists have spanned her four-decade-long career. The show features a seven-piece band and several dancers, as well as video clips highlighting the greatest moments of her music, film and TV careers.
According to Clear Channel, costume changes come with almost every song. The two-tiered set includes a mechanical elephant, acrobats on rings and ropes and colorfully clad dancers.
In March, Warner Bros. issued "The Very Best of Cher," a career-spanning set that includes the tracks "I Got You Babe," "The Beat Goes On," "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves," "Half-Breed," "Song for the Lonely," "Believe" and many others.
Cher, 57, first rose to fame with partner and then-spouse Sonny Bono. During her subsequent solo career, she has enjoyed several cycles of prominent commercial success, the most recent of which occurred in 1998. It was during that year that her single "Believe," featured on the album of the same name, hit No. 1.
The song went on to garner Cher the 1999 GRAMMY® award for Best Dance Recording.
June 2003
11, 12 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
15 - Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad Cities
17 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
18 - Billings, MT - MetraPark Arena
20 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center
21 - Yakima, WA - Yakima Valley SunDome
July 2003
8 - State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
9 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
11 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
12 - Worcester, MA - Worcester's Centrum Centre
14 - Portland, ME - Cumberland Civic Center
16 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
18 - Wilkes Barre, PA - First Union Arena
19 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
21 - Dayton, OH - Ervin J. Nutter Center
23 - Albany, NY - Mellon Arena
25 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
26 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
28 - Rockford, IL - Rockford MetroCentre
30 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
August 2003
1 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
2 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
4 - Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium
6 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Allen City War Memorial
7 - Charleston, WV - Charleston Civic Center
9 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center
11 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center Arena
13 - Des Moines, IA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium
15 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
16 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
22 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
23 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
25 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
27 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Place
30 - Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen
31 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
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