{{Short description|1990–1991 concert tour by Celine Dion}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = Unison Tour | artist = Celine Dion | album = ''Unison'' | location = Canada | start_date = {{Start date|1990|10|10|df=yes}} | end_date = {{End date|1991|10|9|df=yes}} | number_of_shows = 75 | last_tour = Incognito Tour<br />(1988–1989) | this_tour = '''Unison Tour'''<br />(1990–1991) | next_tour = Celine Dion in Concert<br />(1992–1993) }}

The '''Unison Tour''' was the fourth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, launched to promote her first English‑language studio album, ''Unison'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web |title=Where Céline Has Performed |url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_tour.cgi?page=11&display=100 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216062101/http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon_tour.cgi?page=11&display=100 |archive-date=16 December 2012 |access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref> Spanning three legs between 10 October 1990 and 9 October 1991, the Unison Tour included 75 concerts across Canada, covering both Francophone and Anglophone regions.<ref name="opening">{{cite web |title=Chronologie |url=http://www.pierregravel.com/humoristes/FMassicotte/presse/Chronologie.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015131424/http://www.pierregravel.com/humoristes/FMassicotte/presse/Chronologie.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2008 |access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref>

== History == In September 1990, ''RPM'' magazine reported that Dion would be heading across Canada on her first nationwide tour.<ref name="RPM">{{cite magazine |title=CBS/Dion U.S. Assault May Include Carson |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/RPM/90s/1990/RPM-1990-09-22.pdf |magazine=RPM |date=22 September 1990 |volume=52 |issue=19 |page=2 |access-date=April 4, 2026}}</ref> She was scheduled to appear at 2,000 to 3,000‑seat venues, beginning in Quebec and moving from the east coast to the west.<ref name="RPM" /> The tour, produced by Donald K. Tarlton, was originally planned to kick off in Montreal on 16 October 1990.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=DKD Is Optimistic About Future of Concert Business |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/RPM/90s/1990/RPM-1990-10-06.pdf |magazine=RPM |date=6 October 1990 |volume=52 |issue=21 |page=9 |access-date=April 4, 2026}}</ref>

The tour consisted of three legs. The first Quebec leg began on 10 October 1990 in Drummondville and concluded on 16 December 1990 in Montreal. During the 13 October 1990 performance in Sherbrooke, Dion temporarily lost her voice for the second time in her career, the first having occurred during the Incognito Tour.<ref name="Glatzer">{{cite book |last=Glatzer |first=Jenna |title=Céline Dion: For Keeps |url=https://archive.org/details/celinedionforkee0000glat |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=0-7407-5559-5 |url-access=registration}}</ref> As a result, three concerts scheduled for 16–18 October 1990 at Théâtre Saint-Denis in Montreal were postponed.<ref name="Glatzer" />

On 20 December 1990, the remainder of the tour was postponed for approximately two months due to Dion's continued recovery from laryngitis and fatigue following a demanding series of performances. Shows in Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Ottawa, and Trois-Rivières planned for early 1991 were rescheduled for the spring. The second leg, running from February to April 1991, focused on English‑speaking regions of Canada, including a concert at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Celine Dion HasBeen Firmed for Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre (March 15) |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/RPM/90s/1991/RPM-1991-03-02.pdf |magazine=RPM |date=2 March 1991 |volume=53 |issue=13 |page=2 |access-date=April 4, 2026}}</ref> The third and final leg took place between 19 May and 9 October 1991, comprising 37 concerts in 25 cities.

== Opening acts == * François Massicotte <small>(select dates)</small><ref name="opening" />

== Set list == The following songs were performed during various dates of the tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Céline Dion's 1990 Concert History |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/celine-dion--2?year=1990 |website=Concert Archives |access-date=11 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Céline Dion's 1991 Concert History |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/celine-dion--2?year=1991 |website=Concert Archives |access-date=11 March 2026}}</ref>

# "Love by Another Name" # "If Love Is Out the Question" # "Have a Heart" # "Délivre-moi" # "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?" # "I Feel Too Much" # "Hello Mégo" # "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You" # "Calling You" # "(If There Was) Any Other Way" # "The Last to Know" # "Unison" # "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"

== Tour dates == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of 1990 concerts<ref name="pr">{{cite book |last=Beauregard |first=Sylvain |title=Passion Celine Dion: The Book |publisher=Trafford Publishing |year=2002 |isbn=1-55369-212-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Press-Republican, 8 November 1990 |url=http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-press-republican/plattsburgh-press-republican-1990-november/plattsburgh-press-republican-1990-november%20-%200239.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723230814/http://news2.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-press-republican/plattsburgh-press-republican-1990-november/plattsburgh-press-republican-1990-november%20-%200239.pdf |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Performance History – Arden Theatre |url=http://www.ardentheatre.com/history/1990-91.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121223208/http://www.ardentheatre.com/history/1990-91.html |archive-date=21 November 2008 |access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Entertainment Mogul Donald K. Tarlton to Receive 2007 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award |url=http://www.junoawards.ca/PDF/20061205a.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012443/http://www.junoawards.ca/PDF/20061205a.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand Performers 1948–1994 |url=http://www.explace.on.ca/ArchivesWeb/download/Grandstand%20Performers%201948-1994.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606015122/http://www.explace.on.ca/ArchivesWeb/download/Grandstand%20Performers%201948-1994.htm |archive-date=6 June 2008 |access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celine-Related |url=http://www.csy.ca/~shane/lists/destin/1999-02/0218 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706174500/http://www.csy.ca/~shane/lists/destin/1999-02/0218 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> ! width="150"| Date (1990) ! width="150"| City ! width="150"| Country ! width="220"| Venue |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 10 October | rowspan="2"|Drummondville | rowspan="17"|Canada | rowspan="2"|Centre Marcel Dionne |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 11 October |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 12 October | rowspan="2"| Sherbrooke | rowspan="2"| Salle Maurice-O'Bready |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 13 October |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 19 October | rowspan="10"| Montreal | rowspan="10"| Théâtre Saint-Denis |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 20 October |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 22 October |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 23 October |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 24 October |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 7 November |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 11 November |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 20 November |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 23 November |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 24 November |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 6 December | Quebec City | Grand Théâtre de Québec |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 12 December | rowspan="2"| Montreal | rowspan="2"| Théâtre Saint-Denis |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 16 December |}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of 1991 concerts ! width="150"| Date (1991) ! width="150"| City ! width="150"| Country ! width="220"| Venue |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 5 March | Vancouver | rowspan="14"|Canada | 86th Street Music Hall |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 8 March | St. Albert | Arden Theater |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 9 March | Calgary | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 11 March | Winnipeg | Walker Theatre |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 15 March | Toronto | Winter Garden Theatre |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 4 June | Quebec City | Grand Théâtre de Québec |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 19 June | Montreal | Montreal Forum |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1 August | Longueuil | Marie-Victorin Waterfront Park |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 3 August | Quebec City | Agora du Vieux-Port |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 25 August | Toronto | The Bandshell |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 28 August | Sept-Îles | Le Cégep de Sept-Îles |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 29 August | Baie-Comeau | Théâtre de Baie-Comeau |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 31 August | Quebec City | Agora du Vieux-Port de Québec |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 9 October | Halifax | Cardinal Cushing Auditorium |}

== Broadcasts and recordings == {{main|Unison (video)}}

The 1991 performance at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto was filmed and later broadcast on MusiMax. Three songs—"Délivre-moi", "Have a Heart", and "Calling You"—were included on the ''Unison'' home video release.

On 19 June 1991, Dion performed a special "Ten Year Career Concert" at the Montreal Forum before an audience of 16,000, accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.

== Personnel == Adapted from the credits in the official tour brochure. * Celine Dion – lead vocals

=== Band === * Claude "Mégo" Lemay – keyboards, vocals, guitars * Peter Barbeau – drums * Sylvain Bolduc – bass * Yves Frulla – keyboards * Pierre Gauthier – guitars

=== Production === * René Angélil – management * Suzanne Gingue – tour manager * Yves Aucoin – lighting design * Eric Lapointe – lighting director * Steve Baird – intellabeam technician * Adrian Pascau – lighting technician * Yves Savoies – house sound * Charles Ethier – monitors * Jean-François Dubois – band gear

== References == {{reflist}}

{{Celine Dion}}

Category:1990 concert tours Category:1991 concert tours Category:Celine Dion concert tours