Wednesday, February 23, 2005
NZ: Stunning, energetic show leaves audience breathless
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by head blogger @ 7:23 am
Stunning, energetic show leaves audience breathless
23 February 2005
This was an absolutely stunning show and probably one of the best concerts an audience anywhere could hope to see.
The lights, acrobatic dances, 12 costume changes and heaps of hits from five decades of recording, TV, theatre and film came thick and fast making for an energetic show that left the audience breathless.
So far the show has been seen by nearly 3 million fans worldwide. Cher may be through with touring but she's making her farewell a party to remember.
First things first - for those 'supergigs' everyone who did not go wants to know if it was worth it, secretly hoping that it wasn't. Well folks, the bad news is that if you weren't there you missed out big time.
Despite the overlong delay at the start, the comments I heard around at the end embraced most of the superlatives you care to mention, with 'worth every cent' cropping up fairly regularly, as well as 'fantastic'.
After so long on the road (the tour is now in its fourth year) Cher could be forgiven for being a little jaded but not a bit of it. The whole show felt like it was a new one right out of the box.The routines and sheer physical demands would flatten most mere mortals but Cher sailed right through it all, belting out the sogs her legions of fans have come to love.
The early stuff featured from I Got You Babe and Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, right through to the more up-to-date Believe, I Found Someone, and If I Could Turn Back Time.
Old clips of the days with Sonny along with Cher's movie highlights and television interviews completed the picture of this versatile artist.
If Cher really is intending this as her absolute farewell tour, then there can be no more spectacular way for this 'woman on a mission' to say goodbye to her millions of fans around the globe.
It may be her farewell tour in New Zealand but say goodbyes are not in Cher's nature. After five decades in the spotlight, she still belted out her old favourites and latest hits with all the verve and nerve she showed when she first came to attention in the 1960s and '70s via her songs and The Sonny and Cher Show.
[From The Press in Christchurch, with thanks to p4c from the Cher.com forums for retyping the print version.]
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Cher Farewell Tour Australia 2005: 12 shows, 21 days, 5 cities! Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena - 26, 27 February & 1 March; Sydney's Entertainment Centre - 3, 4, 7 March; Newcastle's Entertainment Centre - 9 March; Brisbane's Entertainment Centre - 11 & 12 March; Adelaide's Entertainment Centre - 15 & 16 March; and the Australian Finale at Sydney's Entertainment Centre 18 March.
Stunning, energetic show leaves audience breathless
23 February 2005
This was an absolutely stunning show and probably one of the best concerts an audience anywhere could hope to see.
The lights, acrobatic dances, 12 costume changes and heaps of hits from five decades of recording, TV, theatre and film came thick and fast making for an energetic show that left the audience breathless.
So far the show has been seen by nearly 3 million fans worldwide. Cher may be through with touring but she's making her farewell a party to remember.
First things first - for those 'supergigs' everyone who did not go wants to know if it was worth it, secretly hoping that it wasn't. Well folks, the bad news is that if you weren't there you missed out big time.
Despite the overlong delay at the start, the comments I heard around at the end embraced most of the superlatives you care to mention, with 'worth every cent' cropping up fairly regularly, as well as 'fantastic'.
After so long on the road (the tour is now in its fourth year) Cher could be forgiven for being a little jaded but not a bit of it. The whole show felt like it was a new one right out of the box.The routines and sheer physical demands would flatten most mere mortals but Cher sailed right through it all, belting out the sogs her legions of fans have come to love.
The early stuff featured from I Got You Babe and Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, right through to the more up-to-date Believe, I Found Someone, and If I Could Turn Back Time.
Old clips of the days with Sonny along with Cher's movie highlights and television interviews completed the picture of this versatile artist.
If Cher really is intending this as her absolute farewell tour, then there can be no more spectacular way for this 'woman on a mission' to say goodbye to her millions of fans around the globe.
It may be her farewell tour in New Zealand but say goodbyes are not in Cher's nature. After five decades in the spotlight, she still belted out her old favourites and latest hits with all the verve and nerve she showed when she first came to attention in the 1960s and '70s via her songs and The Sonny and Cher Show.
[From The Press in Christchurch, with thanks to p4c from the Cher.com forums for retyping the print version.]
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Cher Farewell Tour Australia 2005: 12 shows, 21 days, 5 cities! Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena - 26, 27 February & 1 March; Sydney's Entertainment Centre - 3, 4, 7 March; Newcastle's Entertainment Centre - 9 March; Brisbane's Entertainment Centre - 11 & 12 March; Adelaide's Entertainment Centre - 15 & 16 March; and the Australian Finale at Sydney's Entertainment Centre 18 March.
