Do You Believe? (tour)

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Do You Believe?, also known as the Believe Tour, was the fourth solo concert tour by American recording artist Cher. The tour, which took place in 1999 and 2000, promoted her album, Believe.

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History

The tour began on June 16, 1999 and was initially planned to end on December 15, 1999, but due to it being very commercially successful, the tour was extended from December 30, 1999 to March 5, 2000 in North America. Cyndi Lauper, Wild Orchid, Michael McDonald and Julio Iglesias Jr. were the opening acts at different times during the tour.

The August 28, 1999 performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was made into the Emmy Awards-nominated HBO television special Live in Concert, which aired the following day, and by year's end was released on VHS and DVD. As stated by Billboard, the HBO television special was the highest-rated original program in over 2 years.

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The show

Cher appeared in a variety of costumes during the performance. Her opening outfit, involving a stringed skirt, meshed top over a cross, and a huge red wig, was dubbed self-deprecatingly by her as the "Bozo the Clown-meets-Braveheart look" or the 'Super Groundforce Girl' referring to Charlie Dimmock from the popular-at-the-time Groundforce Gardening show. All in all there were 7 to 9 different ensembles, depending upon how one does the counting, with none lasting more than a handful of songs.

Reviews of the show were often favorable, given Cher's return to popularity and over-the-top appeal. The New York Times said Cher had "a quintessential rock voice ... spectacularly styled with a rough and tumble vaudevillian edge." The Washington Post viewed it as "a dynamic, over-the-top extravaganza." The Dallas Morning News said "her concert was entertaining and gleefully glitzy."

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Opening acts

• Cyndi Lauper and Wild Orchid from June 16 to August 28, 1999
• Julio Iglesias, Jr. and Michael McDonald from September 1 to September 5, 1999
• Cyndi Lauper and Julio Iglesias, Jr. from September 7 to September 28, 1999
• Belinda Carlisle - Selected European dates
• Lou Bega - Selected US dates

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Set list

1. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
2. "All or Nothing"
3. "The Power"
4. "We All Sleep Alone"
5. "I Found Someone"
6. "The Way of Love"
7. "Half Breed"
8. "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"
9. "Dark Lady"
10. "Take Me Home"
11. "After All"
12. "Walking in Memphis"
13. "Just Like Jesse James"
14. "Heart of Stone
15. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
16. "Dov'è L'Amore"
17. "Strong Enough"
18. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
19. "Believe"

Notes

• "Heart of Stone" was dropped from the setlist after the first few shows.

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Tour dates

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

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Personnel

• Lead Vocals: Cher
• Tour Director: Doriana Sanchez
• Musical Director: Paul Mirkovich
• Costume Design: Bob Mackie

Band

• Keyboards: Paul Mirkovich
• Guitars: David Barry
• Keyboards: Darrel Smith
• Bass: Don Boyette
• Drums: Mark Schulman
• Background vocals: Stacy Campbell
• Background vocals: Patty Darcy Jones

Dancers

• Dancer: Bubba Carr
• Dancer: Aaron Cash
• Dancer: Kristin Richardson (née Willits)
• Dancer: Suzanne Easter
• Dancer: Tovaris Wilson
• Dancer: Addie Yungmee

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References

General

• Angelic Cher page documenting outfits versus setlist

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