Pre-sales for Céline Dion’s ten return concerts to the stage, taking place in the autumn in Paris, reached nine million subscribers, according to data released by the local press.
The different pre-sale systems, which will give access to purchasing tickets next week to registrants who are lucky enough to receive codes that will be drawn, opened immediately after the Canadian star, who suffers from a rare and incurable neurological disease, announced his return in an Instagram video last week.
Until last Thursday, when the deadline for registrations ended, there were nine million registrations, according to data collected and published this Sunday by the newspaper The Parisian.
The organization, however, did not make official communications regarding the number of requests. For those who can’t get the code, general ticket sales take place on the 10th.
Céline Dion will give ten concerts between September 12th and October 14th, at the La Défense Arena pavilion, which has a total capacity for close to 40 thousand spectators.
“I’m so happy, I’m ready to do this. I feel good, I feel strong, I feel excited. Of course, a little nervous, but most of all, I’m grateful to all of you. I can’t wait to see you again”, expressed Celine Dion in a message, on Monday, the date on which she celebrated her 58th birthday and confirmed her return to the stage.
The Canadian singer’s last public performance took place in Paris, at the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where she performed Hymn to loveby Edith Piaf, from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
A long-awaited reappearance, since the previous year the artist had to cancel her world tour Courage World Tour due to the serious problems caused by the stiff person syndrome (SPR) that he suffers from, which affects the nervous system and causes spasms.
The winner of two Oscars and several Grammys has to undergo intense work to control her muscles, including when performing everyday tasks such as walking, and the complications also affect her vocal cords.
The details of the fight with the disease were revealed in 2024, in the documentary I am Céline Dion.
PRS, about which there is very little scientific research, is a disease that affects very few people in the world and which, over time, causes the feet and hands to become stiff, to the point where they cannot move.
The Canadian singer’s last major solo show took place in spring 2020 in New York, as part of a tour that had to be suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. and which, subsequently, could not be resumed due to his health problems.
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