North of the Stupid Line

I am fully aware that most people do not like Céline Dion. Indeed, at the mention of her name, most people pull a face and/or go “eeew!”.

However, I am a self-confessed fan of Céline, and have been so since 1996, which is when she released the single Think Twice, her first million-selling single in the UK.

Rachel and I went to see Céline in concert at the O2 Arena, a 20,000 capacity venue in the heart of the Docklands, London, and is located inside the infamous Millennium Dome (that Labour turkey at the turn of the millennium). Céline is currently on a world tour to accompany her recent album: Taking Chances, and landed at the O2 Arena for two dates: 6 and 8 May 2008. Rachel and I saw her on 8 May 2008.

Here are a few pictures:

The venue was full – imagine, 20,000 Céline fans in one place!

I preferred the O2 Arena to the Wembley Stadium in 1999, which was the first time I saw Céline live. It was smaller compared to Wembley Stadium’s 60,000 (it was full then too!), and we had a really good view of the screens and the stage, so we were actually able to see Céline without relying on the screens.

The highlight for me was All By Myself, which earned Céline a standing ovation.

All in all, a great night, and definitely worth the £95 ticket price!

Some of you will be going, “OH NO!” when you read this post. Yes, I’ve decided to broadcast my MP3 playlist i.e. a list of all the MP3 files I have on my system.

The point of this post is to reinforce one simple fact: I WANT AN MP3 PLAYER ASAP!!! ;o(

I have a total of 294 tracks in my playlist, and I think you should be able to figure out who my favourite artist is just by looking at this list.

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