Cher in Concert
Tour by Cher | |
Associated album | Take Me Home |
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Start date | July 9, 1979 |
End date | December 6, 1981 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows |
16 in North America 3 in Europe 5 in Australia 24 Total |
Cher concert chronology |
The Cher in Concert also known as The Take Me Home Tour was the first solo concert tour by Cher. The tour's debut was at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas with a huge production and cast put together by Joe Layton, who did the same for Bette Midler's "Clams On A Half Shell" and Diana Ross previously. Cher opened her extravagant production on June 29, 1979.
The show then became Cher's first world concert tour as a solo artist. The tour reached North America, Europe and Australia. The concert was filmed in Monte Carlo on May 10, 1980 and broadcast on Showtime the following September and later taped in Las Vegas in 1981 at Caesars Palace for a broadcast in 1983.
Background
The show featured three backing singers, six dancers, three drag queens as Bette Midler, CHER, and Diana Ross, a mechanical bull and twelve costume changes.
Cher described the show as "a bit Sonny & Cher-ish" a mixture of cabaret, disco and rock'n'roll.[1] With twelve changes of clothes, Cher wore no costume for more than eight minutes.
The concerts were based in part on her solo television shows The Cher Show, Cher... Special and Cher... and others Fantasies. During Cher's costume changes, drag performers Kenny Sacha, as Bette Midler and J.C. Gaynor as Diana Ross performed "In the Mood" and "I'm Coming Out" respectively. Cher joined them to end the show with a performance of "Friends". Russell Elliott opened the show as The one and only CHER
Set list
- Intro
- "Ain't Nobody's Business" (performed by Cher as "Laverne")
- "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
- "Fire"[2]
- "Easy To Be Hard"
- "The Way of Love"
- Medley
- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (performed by J.C. Gaynor and Cher)
- "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (performed by Kenny Sacha)
- "Friends" (Kenny Sacha, J.C. Gaynor and Cher)
- "Medley
- "Take It to the Limit"
- Interlude
- "Take Me Home"
- "Takin' It to the Streets"
- "Ain't Got No Money"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
July 9, 1979 | Atlantic City | United States | Resorts International Grand Ballroom |
July 10, 1979 | |||
July 11, 1979 | |||
July 12, 1979 | |||
July 14, 1979 | |||
July 16, 1979 | Washington, D.C. | Kennedy Center Opera House | |
July 17, 1979 | |||
July 18, 1979 | Los Angeles | Universal Amphitheatre | |
July 19, 1979 | |||
July 21, 1979 | Washington, D.C. | Kennedy Center Opera House | |
July 22, 1979 | |||
Europe | |||
May 10, 1980 | Monte Carlo | Monaco | Salle des Étoiles |
May 12, 1980 | Paris | France | L'Olympia |
May 14, 1980 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
North America | |||
June 5, 1981 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre |
June 6, 1981 | |||
June 7, 1981 | |||
June 8, 1981 | |||
July 13, 1981 | Hoffman Estates | Poplar Creek Music Theater | |
July 14, 1981 | |||
Australia | |||
November 26, 1981 | Sydney | Australia | Capitol Theatre |
November 27, 1981 | |||
December 4, 1981 | Melbourne | Palais Theatre | |
December 5, 1981 | |||
December 6, 1981 |
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Place des Arts | Cancelled |
September 5, 1981 | Los Angeles, California | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Cancelled |
A Celebration at Caesars Palace
Residency by Cher | |
Poster for shows in Las Vegas | |
Associated album | Take Me Home |
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Start date | August 16, 1979 |
End date | August 11, 1982 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 125 |
A Celebration at Caesars Palace was the first concert residency by Cher. Shows were performed at the Circus Maximus Showroom at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Shows in September and October 1980 were performed at the Stateline Showroom at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada.
Set list
- "Intro"
- "Could I Be Dreaming"
- "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
- "You Make My Dreams"
- "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (performed by Cher as "Laverne")
- "Those Shoes"
- "Out Here On My Own"
- "Take It to the Limit"
- "Medley"
- "I'm Coming Out" (performed by J.C. Gaynor)
- "In the Mood" (performed by Kenny Sacha)
- "Friends" (Kenny Sacha, J.C. Gaynor and Cher)
- Medley: "Lookin' for Love" (including an instrumental introduction "Devil Went Down to Georgia") / "When Will I Be Loved"
- "More Than You Know"
- "Fame"
Residency dates
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Broadcasts and recordings
- "Live in Montecarlo"
- "The Monte Carlo Show – 1980 "[3]"
- "A Celebration at Caesars Palace"
Personnel
- Lead vocals: Cher
- Background vocals: Michelle Aller
- Background vocals: Warren Ham
- Background vocals: Petsye Powell
- Produced and Staged: Joe Layton
- Musical Director: Gary Scott
- Dancer: Wayne Bascomb
- Dancer: Damita Jo Freeman
- Dancer: Warren Lucas
- Dancer: Mykal Perea
- Dancer: Randy Wander
- Impersonators
- Kenny Sacha as Bette Midler
- Russel Elliot as Cher (in the interlude)
- J.C. Gaynor as Diana Ross
- Costumes
- Costumes Designed: Bob Mackie
- Wardrobe: Alan Trugman
- Wardrobe: Debbie Paull
- Wigs: Renata
- Band
- Saxophone: Warren Ham
- Drums: Gary Ferguson
- Guitarist: Ron "Rocket" Ritchotte
- Ken Rarick
- Bob Parr