Here We Go Again Tour


The Here We Go Again Tour was the seventh solo concert tour by American singer-actress Cher in support of her twenty-sixth studio album Dancing Queen. This was the first time the singer had embarked on a world tour since her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour. The tour started on September 21, 2018, and was forced to conclude on March 10, 2020, after the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background

On May 7, 2018, it was announced via various media outlets that Cher would embark on her first Australian solo tour in more than a decade and her seventh solo concert tour overall. On May 17, 2018, it was announced that Cher would add two more dates in Melbourne and Sydney due to "overwhelming demand". On June 27, 2018, it was announced that Cher will visit New Zealand for a concert before continuing the tour in Australia. A second concert in New Zealand was announced shortly after. On September 3, 2018, it was announced that Cher would "farewell Melbourne" for a "third and final show" on October 6, 2018, due to high demand. Later that same week, it was announced that Cher will take the Here We Go Again Tour to North America for 34 dates. The second leg of the tour started on January 17, 2019, in Florida and ended on May 30, 2019, in Vancouver.
On December 11, 2018, it was announced that Cher would tour Europe for the first time in 15 years. The European leg of the tour started on September 26, 2019, in Berlin, Germany and finished on November 3, 2019, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Following this, Cher announced new tour dates in North America, beginning in Portland, Oregon on November 19, 2019. On March 12, 2020, Cher announced her spring tour dates would be postponed to the fall, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with the exception of Birmingham, Alabama, which was cancelled, due to planned renovations at the Legacy Arena during the rescheduled run. However, due to the persistence of the pandemic in the United States, the rescheduled dates were all canceled.

Concert synopsis

A giant curtain is set up where, during the start of the concert, a video montage featuring many moments of Cher's career is projected onto it. After the intro ends and the curtain drops, Cher appears wearing a purple toga and a blue wig, while standing on a bedazzled arched lift performing "Woman's World". The song is followed by "Strong Enough" and a 15-minute on stage monologue where she infamously asks the crowd "what's your granny doing tonight?" She leaves for a costume change, while the "Gayatri Mantra" is played. She returns on a mechanical elephant lip syncing the last part, and then she gets off the elephant and she performs "All or Nothing". The next act is started with a video interlude of Cher and her late ex-husband, Sonny Bono, singing a medley of "Little Man" and "All I Ever Need is You". She starts performing "The Beat Goes On" followed by a brief speech where Cher talks about how she rarely performs the song "I Got You Babe" live with Bono joining her via a large-screen video monitor.
A video interlude of Cher performing "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" follows and the next act starts with her dancers performing a Burlesque-inspired dance routine. Finally, Cher enters the stage in a Burlesque inspired outfit and sings "Welcome to Burlesque", followed by a costume change, with "Lie to Me" acrobatic interlude. She and her dancers reappear in 70's inspired clothes as she sings her covers of ABBA's "Waterloo" and "SOS". Cher then goes to an elevated platform and sings "Fernando", accompanied by a backdrop of fireworks.
After a video montage of her career highlights as an actress, the next act sees Cher performing "After All". An interlude of "Heartbreak Hotel" plays as Cher changes costumes and sings "Walking In Memphis", which she dedicated to the first time she saw Elvis in concert. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" ends the act, and a guitar solo of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" plays as a final intermission. Cher, in a black see-through bodysuit, appears to close the main set with performances of "I Found Someone" and "If I Could Turn Back Time". She leaves, and after a minute, returns to close the show with an encore performance of "Believe".

Commercial reception

Cher, with the Here We Go Again Tour, was the third top-grossing female touring artist of 2019 and ranked at number 11 on Billboard's Year End Top 40 Tours. Pollstar's Year End Top 100 Tours chart ranked Cher at number 20. In 2019, Cher became the first female artist in history with the age of over 70 to gross over $100 million in one concert tour.

Critical reception

The tour has received mostly positive reception from critics, praising Cher's vocals as well as the elements of the show and the costume changes. The European leg of the tour gained critical acclaim praising Cher's energy, performances, and humor. The tour was nominated for a People's Choice Award in the "Favorite Concert Tour of 2019" category.

Set list

The following set list is from the concert on January 17 in Estero, Florida. It does not represent all shows.
  1. "Woman's World"
  2. "Strong Enough"
  3. "Gayatri Mantra"
  4. "All or Nothing"
  5. "All I Ever Need Is You" / "Little Man"
  6. "The Beat Goes On"
  7. "I Got You Babe"
  8. "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"
  9. "Welcome to Burlesque"
  10. "Lie To Me"
  11. "Waterloo"
  12. "SOS"
  13. "Fernando"
  14. "After All"
  15. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  16. "Walking in Memphis"
  17. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
  18. "Bang Bang"
  19. "I Found Someone"
  20. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
;Encore
  2. "Believe"

Shows

Date
CityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendance
Revenue
January 17EsteroUnited StatesHertz ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic5,725 / 5,780$993,700
January 19SunriseUnited StatesBB&T CenterNile Rodgers & Chic13,774 / 14,231$1,707,710
January 21OrlandoUnited StatesAmway CenterNile Rodgers & Chic11,782 / 11,790$1,421,883
January 23JacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic10,024 / 10,024$1,078,433
January 25DuluthUnited StatesInfinite Energy ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic9,903 / 9,903$1,404,811
January 27RaleighUnited StatesPNC ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic11,680 / 11,680$1,076,880
January 29CharlotteUnited StatesSpectrum CenterNile Rodgers & Chic12,021 / 12,021$1,147,111
January 31NashvilleUnited StatesBridgestone ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic13,262 / 13,262$1,409,202
February 2BiloxiUnited StatesMississippi Coast ColiseumNile Rodgers & Chic10,069 / 10,069$1,278,410
February 4LouisvilleUnited StatesKFC Yum! CenterNile Rodgers & Chic12,813 / 12,813$1,319,776
February 6ClevelandUnited StatesQuicken Loans ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic12,504 / 12,504$1,179,772
February 8ChicagoUnited StatesUnited CenterNile Rodgers & Chic14,984 / 14,984$2,009,018
February 10ColumbusUnited StatesNationwide ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic13,794 / 13,794$1,513,123
February 12DetroitUnited StatesLittle Caesars ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic11,695 / 11,695$1,290,912
February 14IndianapolisUnited StatesBankers Life FieldhouseNile Rodgers & Chic11,484 / 11,484$1,346,158
April 18PittsburghUnited StatesPPG Paints ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic14,603 / 14,603$1,584,708
April 20PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo CenterNile Rodgers & Chic14,823 / 14,823$1,849,979
April 22TorontoCanadaScotiabank ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic15,657 / 15,657$2,083,273
April 24OttawaCanadaCanadian Tire CentreNile Rodgers & Chic12,366 / 12,366$1,095,738
April 26BuffaloUnited StatesKeyBank CenterNile Rodgers & Chic14,371 / 14,371$1,529,362
April 28BostonUnited StatesTD GardenNile Rodgers & Chic13,192 / 13,192$1,786,640
April 30SpringfieldUnited StatesMassMutual CenterNile Rodgers & Chic6,049 / 6,049$959,190
May 2BrooklynUnited StatesBarclays CenterNile Rodgers & Chic13,971 / 13,971$2,249,111
May 3NewarkUnited StatesPrudential CenterNile Rodgers & Chic13,374 / 13,374$1,985,259
May 8Grand RapidsUnited StatesVan Andel ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic10,410 / 10,410$1,174,426
May 10St. LouisUnited StatesEnterprise CenterNile Rodgers & Chic14,404 / 14,404$1,617,911
May 12MilwaukeeUnited StatesFiserv ForumNile Rodgers & Chic11,719 / 11,719$1,438,187
May 14OmahaUnited StatesCHI Health Center OmahaNile Rodgers & Chic12,876 / 12,876$1,324,294
May 16Sioux FallsUnited StatesDenny Sanford Premier CenterNile Rodgers & Chic10,415 / 10,415$1,202,976
May 18Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy CenterNile Rodgers & Chic15,191 / 15,191$1,874,158
May 23SaskatoonCanadaSaskTel CentreNile Rodgers & Chic8,233 / 8,233$621,567
May 25EdmontonCanadaRogers PlaceNile Rodgers & Chic13,310 / 13,310$1,302,866
May 28CalgaryCanadaScotiabank SaddledomeNile Rodgers & Chic11,669 / 11,669$1,080,542
May 30VancouverCanadaRogers ArenaNile Rodgers & Chic13,604 / 13,604$1,210,342

Date
CityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendance
Revenue
September 26BerlinGermanyMercedes-Benz ArenaBright Light Bright Light11,599 / 12,311$1,266,973
September 28AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleisBright Light Bright Light10,192 / 10,924$1,114,603
September 30AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo DomeBright Light Bright Light9,576 / 10,674$1,092,907
October 3MunichGermanyOlympiahalleBright Light Bright Light
KidCutUp		10,218 / 10,943$1,111,549
October 5CologneGermanyLanxess ArenaBright Light Bright Light
KidCutUp		13,855 / 14,153$1,336,597
October 7ViennaAustriaWiener StadthalleCrimer
KidCutUp		10,092 / 10,642$1,209,739
October 9ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionCrimer
KidCutUp		6,806 / 9,500$1,012,549
October 11MannheimGermanySAP ArenaBright Light Bright Light
KidCutUp		7,868 / 8,192$910,550
October 13HamburgGermanyBarclaycard ArenaBright Light Bright Light
KidCutUp		9,919 / 11,000$1,072,640
October 15CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal ArenaBright Light Bright Light
KidCutUp		13,015 / 13,015$1,699,053
October 17StockholmSwedenFriends ArenaBright Light Bright Light
KidCutUp		27,025 / 27,025$2,274,898
October 20LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaPaul Young
KidCutUp		28,440 / 31,092$4,383,106
October 21LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaPaul Young
KidCutUp		28,440 / 31,092$4,383,106
October 24ManchesterEnglandManchester ArenaPaul Young
KidCutUp		11,900 / 13,611$1,855,063
October 26BirminghamEnglandArena BirminghamPaul Young
KidCutUp		11,296 / 13,255$1,699,422
October 28GlasgowScotlandSSE HydroPaul Young
KidCutUp		10,703 / 11,701$1,673,094
October 30LeedsEnglandFirst Direct ArenaPaul Young
KidCutUp		9,407 / 11,206$1,557,972
November 1DublinIreland3ArenaPaul Young7,905 / 8,323$1,374,840
November 3BelfastNorthern IrelandSSE ArenaSpring Break7,199 / 7,650$935,368

Personnel

Adapted from the Here We Go Again Tour program credits.
Band
  • Ollie Marland and Darrell Smith – keyboards
  • Joel Hoekstra / Ben Mauro – guitar
  • Ashley Reeves – bass
  • Jason Sutter – drums
  • Jodi Katz – background vocals
  • Nikki Tillman – background vocals
  • Jenny Douglas-Foote – background vocals
Dancers
  • Ferly Prado – dancer
  • Marlon Pelayo – dancer
  • Daniel Dory – dancer
  • Melanie Lewis-Yribar – dancer
  • Jamal Story – dancer
  • Ben Bigler – dancer
  • Britta Grant – dancer
  • Bailey Swift – dancer
  • Sumayah McRae – dancer
  • SheilaJoy Burford – dancer
  • Dujuan Smart Jr. – dancer
  • Ryan Ramírez – dancer