Barbra Streisand in Concert
Barbra Streisand in Concert is Barbra Streisand's First full tour which ran from 1993 through 1994. The tour consisted of 26 shows starting on New Year's Eve 1993 in Las Vegas and ended Anaheim, California in July 1994. The 18 shows that went on sale following the new year concerts in Las Vegas sold out in 1 hour.[2] This tour was also the first time Barbra toured anywhere in Europe and was the last until her Timeless tour in 2000.
Tour by Barbra Streisand | |
![]() Promotional poster for tour | |
Start date | December 31, 1993 |
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End date | July 24, 1994 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 22 in North America 4 in Europe 26 Total |
Box office | $54.9 million ($94.7 in 2019 dollars)[1] |
Barbra Streisand concert chronology |
Background
Until this tour Barbra had only toured once in 1966, where she cut an initially planned 20 city tour, to 4 dates, due to her pregnancy.[3] Although she has sung concerts this was her first tour after a suggested 28 year bout of Stage Fright.
Commercial reception
According to Barbra's official website, the tour set attendance and box office records in every city it played in with the first 18 dates selling out within 1 hour. The phone requests for tickets reached 5 million within the first hour the tour went on sale.[4] The tour grossed $50 million in 1994.
Broadcasts and recordings
Barbra: The Concert was broadcast on HBO August 21, 1994 and received a television audience of 11.2 million viewers and became the highest-rated musical event in HBO’s history. It was later released on VHS and Laserdisc (a DVD of the show was later released in 2009). A live album The Concert was also released in 1994 and was composed of songs from the New York City concert series at Madison Square Garden, where it reached number 10 on the Billboard Album Chart and was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.[5]
In 2004, Sony BMG released a DVD version of the New Year's Eve Concert in Las Vegas entitled The Concert: Live at the MGM Grand which was previously unreleased.[6]
Set list
- "Overture"
- "As If We Never Said Goodbye"
- "I'm Still Here"
- "Can't Help Lovin' That Man"
- "I'll Know"
- "People"
- "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)"
- "Will He Like Me?"
- "He Touched Me"
- "Evergreen"
- "The Man That Got Away"
- "On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)"
- "Entr'acte"
- "The Way We Were"
- "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"
- "Lazy Afternoon"
- "Once Upon A Dream" / "When You Wish upon a Star" / "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Disney Medley)
- "Not While I'm Around"
- "Ordinary Miracles"
- "Where Is It Written?" / "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" / "A Piece of Sky" (Yentl Medley)
- "Happy Days Are Here Again"
- "My Man"
- "For All We Know"
- "Somewhere"
Set list per official DVD track listing.
Shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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Leg 1 — North America | |||||
December 31, 1993 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 25,120 / 25,120 | $13,560,750 |
January 1, 1994 | |||||
Leg 2 — Europe | |||||
April 20, 1994 | London | England | Wembley Arena | N/A | N/A |
April 25, 1994 | |||||
April 27, 1994 | |||||
April 29, 1994 | |||||
Leg 2 — North America | |||||
May 10, 1994 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre | 27,728 / 27,728 | $4,688,200 |
May 12, 1994 | |||||
May 15, 1994 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 45,160 / 45,160 | $7,780,700 | |
May 17, 1994 | |||||
May 19, 1994 | |||||
June 2, 1994 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond | 77,130 / 77,130 | $12,400,650 | |
June 4, 1994 | |||||
June 7, 1994 | San Jose | San Jose Arena | N/A | N/A | |
June 9, 1994 | |||||
June 20, 1994 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 94,284 / 94,284 | $16,488,900 | |
June 23, 1994 | |||||
June 26, 1994 | |||||
June 28, 1994 | |||||
June 30, 1994 | |||||
July 10, 1994 | |||||
July 12, 1994 | |||||
July 18, 1994 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond | [lower-alpha 1] | [lower-alpha 1] | |
July 20, 1994 | |||||
July 22, 1994 | |||||
July 24, 1994 | |||||
Total | 266,262 / 266,262 | $54,919,200 | |||
Notes
- The score data is representative of the six shows in Anaheim, California at the Arrowhead Pond on June 2, 4, July 18, 20, 22, and 24 respectively.
References
- Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- http://www.barbra-archives.com/live/90s/concert_streisand_tour.html
- http://www.barbra-archives.com/live/60s/evening_with_streisand_main.html
- http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/biography
- http://www.barbra-archives.com/record/albums/concert_streisand.html
- http://www.barbra-archives.com/tv/90s/concert_streisand.html