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Cher

Residency by Cher
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Venue	The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Start date	May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)
End date	February 5, 2011 (2011-02-05)
Legs	7
No. of shows	192
Attendance	697,765
Box office	$97.4 million
Website	Official website
Cher concert chronology
Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (2002–05) Cher (2008–11) Dressed to Kill Tour (2014)

Cher was the second concert residency by American singer-actress Cher at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the three-year engagement, Cher received $60 million. Performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, the first show occurred on May 6, 2008 and the last show was on February 5, 2011. The show included 14 dancers and four aerialists, with a total of 17 costumes designed by Bob Mackie. The residency grossed over $97 million during its three-year run.

Set list

This set list is representative for the opening concert on May 6, 2008. It doesn't represent all shows.

1. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
2. "Song for the Lonely"
3. "All or Nothing"
4. "I Found Someone"
5. "Love Is a Battlefield"
6. "The Beat Goes On"
7. "All I Really Want to Do"
8. "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" / "Dark Lady"
9. "Half-Breed"
10. "Don't Leave Me This Way" / "Take Me Home"
11. "Love Hurts"
12. "The Way of Love"
13. "After All"
14. "Walking in Memphis"
15. "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
16. "Strong Enough"
17. "If I Could Turn Back Time"

Encore

18. "Believe"

• On the first night of the show Cher performed "Love Hurts". It then got removed and during the third leg it was re-added.
• Cher performed "Song for the Lonely" and "All or Nothing" just for the first couple of weeks.
• "I Found Someone" was removed during the third leg.
• During the third leg "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" was removed and "The Way of Love" was replaced with "Love Hurts".
• In 2009 Cher performed "Let the Good Times Roll".
• For the show on May 19, 2009 Cher performed "Help Me Make It Through the Night". She said that she performed it for a good friend in the audience.
• In September 2009 "Love Is a Battlefield" was replaced by a Bob Seger medley ("The Fire Down Below"/"Old Time Rock and Roll") and "Strong Enough" was removed.
• After Cher's appearance in the movie Burlesque, the video interlude "I've Gotta Be Me" was replaced with an interlude of "Welcome to Burlesque".

Shows

Personnel

Band

• Lead vocals - Cher
• Background vocals - Stacy Campbell, Jenny Douglas-Foote, Patti Russo, Danni Gee, and Nichelle Tillman
• Musical Director/Keyboards/Vocals - Paul Mirkovich
• Guitars/Background Vocals - David Barry
• Drums - Mark Schulman or Nate Morton
• Keyboards - Darrell Smith
• Bass - Alexander (Sasha) Krivstov
• Tenor Saxophone - Glenn Erwin

References

1. "Cher Announces Final Shows of Three Year Residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace". Caesars Palace. PR Newswire. September 21, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
2. Moore, Booth (May 18, 2008). "Bob Mackie helps Cher light up the Vegas stage". Los Angeles Times, 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
3. "7 Dream Collaborations That Will Never Happen". MTV. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014.
4. Leg 1 box score:
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 22. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 31, 2008. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 7, 2008. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 24. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 14, 2008. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 21, 2008. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
5. Leg 3 box score:
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 14, 2009. p. 10. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 28, 2009. p. 10. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 13. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 4, 2009. p. 10. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 16, 2009. p. 13. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 21. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 30, 2009. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 22. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 6, 2009. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
6. Leg 4 box score:
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 10, 2009. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 17, 2009. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 24, 2009. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 49. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 12, 2009. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 122, no. 1. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 9, 2010. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
7. Leg 6 box score:
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 122, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 9, 2010. ISSN 0006-2510.
   • "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 122, no. 46. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 20, 2010. ISSN 0006-2510.
8. "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 9. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 26, 2011. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links

• Cher's Official Web Page
• Residency Show's Official Site

• 2008 concert residencies
• 2009 concert residencies
• 2010 concert residencies
• 2011 concert residencies
• Music events at Caesars Palace
• Cher concert residencies
• Concert residencies in the Las Vegas Valley