User blog:BeccaSchmecca/Sarah Benit in Real Life: Debut Tour

Sarah Benit in Concert was the debut headlining concert tour by Canadian singer Sarah Benit, in support of her debut album Sarah. The tour began on May 1, 2001 in Boston and concluded on September 3 in Saitama, comprising 46 concerts. Each tour date ended with her Gemme d'or 2000 winning song "Vole, ne vole pas".

Background
Announced in November 2000

Set list

 * 1) "Will I Dare?"
 * 2) "Ordinary Days"
 * 3) "Every Memory"
 * 4) "The Good Mood Song"
 * 5) "Territory"
 * 6) "If It Were Up to Me"
 * 7) "Hopefully, Hopelessly"
 * 8) Cover song
 * 9) "No Control"
 * 10) "Tick-Tock (Not Knowing Why)"
 * 11) "Hoodwink"
 * 12) "Vole, ne vole pas"


 * Notes
 * During the show in Boston, "Chains" by Tina Arena
 * During the show in Hartford, "Creep" by Radiohead
 * During the show in Rochester, "Don't Rain on My Parade" by Barbra Streisand
 * During the show in Sherbrooke, "Dieu m'a donné la foi" by Ophélie Winter
 * During the show in New York City, "Say You'll Be There" by Spice Girls
 * During the show in Philadelphia, "Baby Love" by The Supremes
 * During the show in Baltimore, "Save the Best for Last" by Vanessa Williams
 * During the show in Raleigh, "Crazy" by Patsy Cline
 * During the show in Atlanta, "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole
 * During the show in Baton Rouge, "I (Who Have Nothing)" by Ben E. King
 * During the show in Oklahoma City, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" by Marilyn Monroe
 * During the show in Denver, "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics
 * During the show in Boise, "Avanti la vie" by Jacques Zegers
 * During the show in Vancouver, "L'Âme-stram-gram" by Mylène Farmer
 * During the show in Tacoma, "You Got the Love" by Candi Staton
 * During the show in Portland, "Come Together" by The Beatles
 * During the show in San Francisco, "On My Own" by Frances Ruffelle
 * During the show in Pasadena, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
 * During the show in Tucson, "Sèche tes pleurs" by Daniel Bélanger
 * During the show in Salt Lake City, "Big Spender" by Peggy Lee
 * During the show in Des Moines, "Ne partez pas sans moi" by Céline Dion
 * During the show in St. Louis, "Hymne à l'amour" by Édith Piaf
 * During the show in Milwaukee, "Les Yeux du cœur" by Gerry Boulet
 * During the show in Chicago, "Tu m'aimes-tu" by Richard Desjardins
 * During the show in Detroit, "Seul" by Garou
 * During the show in Toronto, "Les raisons du cœur" by Dominique Faure
 * During the show in Curitiba, "Why Don't You Do Right?" in the style of Amy Irving
 * During the show in Buenos Aires, "I Put a Spell on You" by Screaming Jay Hawkins
 * During the show in Santiago, "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
 * During the show in Lima, a short version of "Purple Rain" by Prince
 * During the show in Querétaro, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" by Yvonne Elliman
 * During the show in Veracruz, "Never Had a Dream Come True" by S Club 7
 * During the show in Brussels, "Envie de vivre" by Nathalie Sorce
 * During the show in Amsterdam, "Hopelessly Devoted to You" by Olivia Newton-John
 * During the show in Copenhagen, "Cheveux longs et idées courtes" by Johnny Hallyday
 * During the show in Dublin, "I'm Still Waiting" by Diana Ross
 * During the show in London, "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland
 * During the show in Manchester, "Candle on the Water" by Helen Reddy
 * During the show in Bordeaux, "Elle, tu l'aimes" by Hélène Ségara
 * During the show in Strasbourg, "L'oiseau et l'enfant" by Marie Myriam
 * During the show in Desio, "Stuff Like That There" by Betty Hutton
 * During the show in Milan, "Everlasting Love" in the style of Gloria Estefan
 * During the show in Zürich, "Better Be Good to Me" by Tina Turner
 * During the show in Berlin, "He Lives in You" by Lebo M.
 * During the show in Nagoya, "Cité Phosphore" by Rational Youth
 * During the show in Saitama, "Summertime" by Ella Fitzgerald

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Tour dates

 * Cancellations

Personnel

 * Band
 * Sarah Benit - lead vocals
 * John Dubrule - guitar, background vocals
 * Steve Hynes - bass guitar, background vocals
 * Guillaume Spadavecchia - drums
 * Elsa Hajikano - violin
 * Monica Bentivegna - violin
 * Marie-Odile Bliznetsov - cello
 * Kannika Jutanugarn - background vocals
 * Maura Gruznov - background vocals
 * Walter Bulick - background vocals