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in dollars) | URL = | last_tour = Timeless (1999-2000) | this_tour = Streisand (2006-07) | next_tour = Barbra Live (2012) | Misc = }} Streisand is Barbra Streisand's Fall 2006 North American concert tour. Comprising 26 shows, it was Streisand's first United States tour since 1994 and her first live concert events since her supposed farewell concerts that took place in Las Vegas in December 1999. The 2006 tour also marked the singer's first time playing in Canadian markets. In early May 2007 it was announced that Streisand would take the show to Europe. This was her first full length European tour and took place during the months of June and July 2007. ==Background== The tour was officially announced on June 12, 2006, after months of speculation. It opened on October 4 in Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center. The tour was presented by promoter Michael Cohl for Concert Productions International and The Next Adventure (A Live Nation Company). Ticket prices for some venues were as much as US$750, and even higher for VIP tickets. The operatic pop group Il Divo appeared as her special guest, they performed three songs with Streisand as well as their own three song set in the middle of the concert. The concert tour is one of the most anticipated tours of the year. Ticket sales have been very strong with the Toronto show selling out in 30-minutes and 12,000 seats at the Montréal show selling out in the first day on sale. The October 28 show and the October 30 show in Sunrise, Florida was recorded in high definition for a Showtime television special and confirmed a DVD release on April 28, 2009 as ''Barbra Streisand: The Concerts'' which will include the 2006 tour filmed at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida and the 1994 Concert filmed at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. A double album, ''Live in Concert 2006'', was released on May 8, 2007 and contained songs recorded during the New York, Washington, D.C. and Sunrise concerts. The show was number seven in the top 10 tours of Billboard's year-end charts for 2006 with a total gross of $76,112,426. The tour went onto gross $$92 million. In early May 2007, it was announced that Streisand would tour Europe after a 13-year absence. Streisand will spend part of the month of June and all of July touring Europe with the kickoff in Zurich at Hallenstadion on June 18. "What a joy it will be to perform in so many wonderful countries for the first time,” said Streisand. “I can't wait to experience these different audiences and different cultures.” A 58 piece orchestra will accompany Ms Streisand as she performs many of the classic songs from her unique repertoire such as “Evergreen”, “People”, “The Way We Were”, “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and many more. Streisand chose the Florida stop as the featured concert of the tour, and recorded and prepared it for a television special that aired on the U.S. CBS network as ''Streisand: Live in Concert'' on April 25, 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Streisand (concert tour)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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