Mylène Farmer fifth tour

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Mylène Farmer fifth tour


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artist = Mylène Farmer
location =
locations =
type = European
album = "Point de Suture"
start_date = May 2, 2009
end_date = September 19, 2009
number_of_legs =
number_of_shows = 33 (for the moment)
last_tour = Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (2006)
this_tour = Mylène Farmer fifth tour
(2009)
next_tour =

From May 2, 2009, the French singer Mylène Farmer will begin a tour through France, Belgium and Switzerland. It will be her fifth tour and will support her seventh studio album. For the first time this tour will lead the singer through stadiums and will, unlike her 2006 tour, feature a transportable stage.

Background

Since the announcement of Farmer's seventh studio album, the media said that a tour was scheduled for 2009 to support this album. ["Mylène Farmer se produira en Suisse l'an prochain", "20 Minutes", January 30, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/30-01-2008-20minutessuisse.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)]

About this new concert, Farmer explained in an interview : "I am back on stage because I'm bored. I need to reinvent my life. (...) I want to feel dizzy again." ["Mylène Farmer se dévoile", "Paris-Match", Jérôme Béglé, March 20, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/20-03-2008-paris-match-4.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] ["Mylène Farmer parle d'elle à "Paris-Match", "Aura People" [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/20-03-2008-aurapeople.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] She announced that the tour will be carried out throughout France and that the show will be grandiose. ["Mylène Farmer en interview dans Paris-Match!", "Petitblog", March 20, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/20-03-2008-petitblog.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)]

A concert at the Stade de France, Paris, was first announced for September 12, 2009 (which is also the singer's date of birthday), then another concert on September 4 at the stadium of Geneva. Tickets for both concerts were put on sale from March 28, 2008. ["Mylène Farmer au Stade de France en 2009", "Chartsinfrance", Olivier Palud, February 29, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/29-02-2008-actustar.jpgChartsinfrance.net] , "Imedias", February 29, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/29-02-2008-im%E9dias.jpgImedias.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] ["Mylène Farmer au Stade de France en 2009", "Le Figaro", February 29, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/29-02-2008-lefigaro.jpgDevant-soi.com] , "Le Parisien", February 29, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/29-02-2008-leparisien.jpgDevant-soi.com] , "MCM", February 29, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/29-02-2008-leparisien.jpgMCM.net] (Retrieved May 12, ).

For the concert in Geneva, the technical problems relating to the enormity of the structures have been resolved (the stadium of Geneva has a smaller capacity than the Stade de France, Paris). ["Mylène Farmer en primeur à Genève", "La Tribune de Genève", March 6, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/06-03-2008-tribunedegeneve.jpgLa Tribune de Gnève.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)]

Various media revealed that the stage should have been made out of glass, ["Mylène Farmer : 2 tournées en 2006", "Musique.evous" [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/18-03-2008-musique.evous.jpgMusique.evous.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] installed more than three metres above the ground. ["L'événement de Mylène Farmer", "Actustar", March 19, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/19-03-2008-actustars.jpgActustar.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] However, these details about stage design were denied by her creative producer Thierry Suc. ["Mylène, J moins 1 an...", interview of Thierry Suc, "La Dépêche", May 22, 2008 [http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2008/05/22/455343-Mylene-J-moins-1-an.html Ladepeche.fr] (Retrieved May 22, 2008)] He also explained that there will be some differences between shows in stadiums and those in hall. ["Mylène Farmer, les secrets de son concert, "Le Progrès Lyon", June 2, 2008 [http://www.mylene.net/img_data/leprogreslyon_02062008%2803%29.jpgMylene.net] (Retrieved May 22, 2008)]

Jean-Paul Gaultier confirmed to be the fashion designer for this tour. ["Mylène Farmer habillée par Jean-Paul Gaultier", "Musique.evous", August 27, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/08/27-08-2008-musique.evous1.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved August 30, )]

Controversy

The poster of the tour, first revealed on the Internet and then sticked up in Paris, generated a controversy. Indeed, on this poster, Farmer is lying on the ground, with distraught eyes, as if she had been thrown through a window. As a result, some media criticized this poster, that might suggest a suicide. ["Le suicide médiatique de Mylène Farmer ?", "Entrevue.fr", March 18, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/18-03-2008-entrevue.fr.jpgEntrevue.fr] (Retrieved May 12, )]

Commercial success

A huge rush took place on sites purchasing tickets, such as )]

The concert of September 12 (80,000 places) ["Mylène Farmer fait le "trop" plein !", "Stars Actu", March 29, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/29-03-2008-starsactu.jpgStaractu.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] was sold out in two hours only. ["Mylène Farmer fait sauter les billetteries de spectacle", "Imedias", March 28, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/28-03-2008-imedias.jpgImedias.fr] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] ["Mylène Farmer remplit le Stade de France en deux heures!", "Midi Libre", Loïc Torino-Gilles, March 31, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/31-03-2008-midilibre.jpgMidi Libre.fr] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] To date, it is a record. ["Mylène Farmer bat tous les records", "Musique Radio", March 31, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/31-03-2008-musiqueradio.jpgMusiqueradio.fr] (Retrieved May 12, )]

Many tickets were sold extremely expensive through unofficial ways. ["Mylène Farmer au Stade de France : infos pratiques et réservations", "Le Parisien", February 29, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/29-02-2008-leparisien.jpgLe Parisien.com] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] As a result, many disgruntled fans signed a petition on the Internet to denounce these abuses. ["Les fans de Mylène Farmer mécontents", "LCI", March 31, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/31-03-2008-LCI.jpgLCI.fr] (Retrieved May 12, 2008)] ["Mylène Farmer fait stade comble", "20 Minutes", April 1, 2008 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/01-04-2008-20minutes.fr.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved May 12, )]

Tour dates

External links

* [http://www.mylene.tv/ Toute l'actualité de Mylène Farmer en Français]
* [http://www.mylene.net/mylenefarmer2009/index.html Mylène Farmer Tour 2009, mylene.net]

References