The Quebec star will perform at the Plénitude Arena in Nanterre for the first of sixteen concerts she will give in Paris. A highly anticipated event, the preparations for which have punctuated the last days and hours in the French capital, as evidenced by Le Parisien.
The Olympic cauldron is lit again in his tribute
A sign of the importance of this evening, the Olympic cauldron, symbol of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was raised again before the start of the residency. A highly symbolic nod: it was from the Eiffel Tower that Céline Dion made her last appearance in public, performing Hymn to love by Edith Piaf during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, two years earlier.
Fans on permanent standby in front of the hotel
Since her arrival in Paris, the singer has stayed at the Royal Monceau, where dozens of fans have been standing guard day and night since her arrival, hoping to catch a glimpse of her at each of her outings. Gatherings in front of the palace increased as the date of the concert approached, with some admirers not hesitating to wait several hours for a simple look or an autograph.
A market under tension: tickets and derivative products taken by storm
On the commercial level, the enthusiasm does not weaken. More than nine million fans signed up for the lottery giving priority access to tickets, and all the dates sold out in just a few hours. An official resale platform, secure and without price increase, had to be set up to meet the demand of latecomers, faced with the risk of fraudulent tickets on parallel sites. On the side of derivative products as well as the surrounding hotel industry, the economic fallout is already being felt, between rooms taken by storm and merchandise bearing the image of the star which is being snapped up.
