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Cher in Concert

Cher in Concert

1979–81 concert tour by Cher

Cher in Concert, also known as the Take Me Home Tour,[1] was the first solo concert tour by American singer-actress Cher. The tour's debut was at Sahara Reno in Reno, Nevada 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 premiered her one-woman show at the Opera House Theatre June 3 through 19. This is the first time Cher has appeared solo on the nightclub circuit.

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The show then became Cher's first world tour as a solo artist. The tour reached North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia. The concert was filmed in Monte Carlo on May 10, 1980 and broadcast on HBO the following February and later taped in Las Vegas in 1981 at Caesars Palace for a broadcast on Showtime on April 21, 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.[2] 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 Cher.

Set list

  1. "Ain't Nobody's Business"
  2. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
  3. "Fire"[3]
  4. "Easy To Be Hard"
  5. "The Way of Love"
  6. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (performed by J.C. Gaynor and Cher)
  7. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (performed by Kenny Sacha)
  8. "Friends" (performed by Sacha, Gaynor, and Cher)
  9. "Jailhouse Rock" / "Dream Lover" / "Great Balls Of Fire"
  10. "Rockin' Robin"
  11. "Johnny B. Goode"
  12. "Dedicated to the One I Love"
  13. "Hand Jive" / "Honky Tonk Women" / "Old Time Rock and Roll"
  14. "Take It to the Limit"
  15. "Take Me Home"
  16. "Takin' It to the Streets"
  17. "Ain't Got No Money"
Notes

"Git Down (Guitar Groupie)" was performed at O'Keefe Centre only one night (Jul. 23, 79).

"My Song (Too Far Gone)" was performed at O'Keefe Centre (Jul. 23 - 29, 79).

"Still The One" and "My Song (Too Far Gone)" was performed at Universal Amphitheatre (Jul. 31 - Aug. 2, 79).[4]

Tour dates

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Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July, 1981 Montreal, Canada Place des Arts Cancelled
September 4, 1981 Los Angeles, California Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Cancelled
September 5, 1981 Los Angeles, California Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Cancelled
Framingham, Massachusetts Chateau de Ville Cancelled

A Celebration at Caesars Palace

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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 (show time were 9:00 pm and 12:30 pm). Shows from September 25 to October 2, 1980 were performed at the Stateline Showroom at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada. The premiere concert was on June 29, 1979.

Set list

  1. "Could I Be Dreaming"
  2. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
  3. "You Make My Dreams"
  4. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
  5. "Those Shoes"
  6. "Out Here On My Own"
  7. "Take It to the Limit"
  8. "I'm Coming Out" (performed by J.C. Gaynor)
  9. "In the Mood" (performed by Kenny Sacha)
  10. "Friends" (performed by Sacha, Gaynor and Cher)
  11. "Lookin' for Love" (contains elements of "Devil Went Down to Georgia")
  12. "When Will I Be Loved"
  13. "More Than You Know"
  14. "Fame"
Notes

Residency dates

1979

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1980

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1981

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1982

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Broadcasts and recordings

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
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

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