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On the podcast, Shania says the concert will be about 2 hours. There will be 7 songs from Queen Of Me and a medley of songs that she hasn't performed before. Probably similar to the shortened songs from Up! she sang at the Tortuga Music Festival.

Shania Twain Talks Prepping for Her ‘Unique & Original’ 2023 Tour: Behind the Setlist Podcast

Twain promises a "never seen before" trek, which kicks off this week in Washington.

By Glenn Peoples | Billboard | April 24, 2023

Shania Twain is sweating the small stuff as she prepares for her first tour since 2018.

“My days are very long,” the country legend tells Billboard’s Behind the Setlist podcast while rehearsing in Las Vegas. Twain is involved in the stage design, lighting, graphics and wardrobe, among other aspects of the production. “Everything will be unique and original,” she says. “Never seen before.” 

Above all, Twain is focused on getting the music just right. Twain says she spent a week in London with her musical director and wrote new backing vocal parts. “It’s going to take a lot of energy to get through the show. This show is probably going to run about two hours. And lots of singing — everyone has to sing. There’s so many vocals on the new stuff.”

To perform the pop- and dance-infused songs from Queen of Me, Twain’s band has daily vocal rehearsals. “There’s a lot of vocals on all the stuff. I feel like with some of the more country-sounding stuff, you can get away with just a three-part harmony. You don’t have to have all the layers. But with the new stuff, on my gosh, we need more. There’s more counterparting and things like that.”

Twain’s 2023 tour begins in Spokane, Wash., on April 28 and crisscrosses North America through July 24 — including 10 dates in Twain’s home country of Canada — before heading to the U.K. and Ireland from Sept. 14 to 28. The tour resumes in North America on Oct. 12 in San Antonio, Texas, and crosses into Canada twice before resuming in Vancouver, B.C., on Nov. 14.

“There are no dancers in the show,” she continues. “I don’t want anyone’s intonation interrupted on what it’s all focused on: intonation, phrasing, vocal blending and tightness. I want that really, really as perfect as possible.”

Twain estimates the show will feature around seven songs from Queen of Me, which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart back in February. The setlist will reach back to 1995’s The Woman In Me and is heavy on 1997’s Come On Over and 2002’s Up!. The older material requires more preparation “because that’s my old voice,” she says in reference to contracting Lyme disease in 2004, re-learning how to sing with physical therapy and undergoing open-throat surgery in 2017. “I anchored those [older songs] into the playlist according to where my voice will sit at that point in the show. Then I start plugging in the other songs and placed them depending on the ebb and flow of the graphics, the mood, the scene that I want to set, the journey I want to take the public on.” 

The show will also include a medley that gives Twain an opportunity to squeeze in snippets of songs she might not otherwise perform. “It gives me a chance to touch base on songs that I may not have ever done live or I haven’t visited in a long time. So I just put together songs I felt flowed best together and that I really have missed and that a lot of my fans have told me they’ve missed.”

Listen to the entire Behind the Setlist interview with Twain at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeart, Amazon Music or Audible. 

https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/shania-twain-2023-tour-interview-behind-the-setlist-podcast-1235314127/

LJ-R wrote:

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Am I dreaming?? The presenter says in the podcast that ‘she will wrap things up in Amsterdam’. Is she coming to my city ❤️😍?

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Must be a mistake. Plus he says there are only 49 cities/55 concerts and the tour wraps up the end of September.

Shania Twain talks storytelling on new live tour

By Lynn Martinez | WSVN - 7News - Miami | April 26, 2023

Shania Twain is hitting the road. The country goddess is launching her “Queen of Me” world tour this weekend. She dropped the deets on what her fans around the globe can expect.

No, it’s not a dream.

Shania Twain is bringing her talents to cities around the world on her “Queen of Me” tour.

Get ready to get rocked.

Shania Twain: “The show is a song. It has a beginning, an end and then everything in between is a journey. My role is to take everybody on an in-journey in that time, the time period of the show.”

Shania’s plan is simple: Leave your worries at the door, and come in and party the night away.

Shania Twain: “As far as the shows go, I want people to leave inspired and relating to the same objective that I had in writing the songs, which was to lift up my spirits and just really enjoy the escapism.”

She knows that entertaining the crowd each night and making them feel good is job number one.

Shania Twain: “There’s nothing that I could ever say that I would think would change somebody’s life. I’m not Einstein. What I offer is what I do and mind what my intentions are. Hfully my work speaks for my intentions.”

Shania’s latest single, “Giddy Up,” is moving people in a very physical way.

The song has already sparked its own dance craze.

When she’s not putting a hitch in people’s giddy up, she’s keeping a promise to herself.

Shania Twain: “Yes, it’s been very common for me to donate a dollar from every seat, every ticket to Shania Kids Can. I always i promised myself as a kid that if i ever had money that i would give back to people.”

There are no South Florida dates on the “Queen of Me” tour — yet. But we can dream, right?

https://wsvn.com/entertainment/shania-twain-talks-storytelling-on-new-live-tour/

Shania Twain is the latest superstar to kick off her tour in Spokane

By Ed Condran | The Spokesman-Review | April 27, 2023

Shania Twain is gushing after learning about her latest chart success. “Giddy Up!” the energetic initial single from Twain’s new album, “Queen of Me,” is No. 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

“When I heard the news about ‘Giddy Up!’ I had this group hug moment,” Twain said while calling from her Las Vegas home. “I couldn’t be more excited.”

Twain, 57, has perspective and appreciation at this point when looking back on an unparalleled career. Twain is celebrating her latest hit since she is well aware that chart success isn’t automatic. That’s true even if you’re one of the best selling recording artists of all time.

“You can’t take any of this for granted,” Twain said.

Twain, who will kick off her “Queen of Me” tour Friday at the Spokane Arena, is one of the greatest crossover success stories ever. The five-time Grammy winner, who grew up impoverished in Ontario, Canada during the ’70s, rivaled Garth Brooks as the top Brooks attracted a pop audience to country while Twain brought pop to country.

There was never anyone quite like Twain, who burst onto the scene as a videogenic, charismatic singer-songwriter, scoring hits with an infectious amalgam of sounds. Country combined with big rock hooks and a dash of adult contemporary catapulted Twain to superstardom.

Twain collaborated during the ’90s and early 2000s with her then-husband, producer Mutt Lange, who has made a career out of enhancing stadium rock anthems for Def Leppard, AC/DC and Muse.

The songwriting partnership spawned a number of No. 1 hits. “Any Man of Mine,” “(If You’re Not In It for Love) I’m Outta Here,” “You Win My Love” and “No One Needs to Know” are the chart-toppers from Twain’s breakout album, 1995’s “The Woman In Me,” which sold more than 20 million copies.

The Canadian Music Hall of Famer winner doubled her success with 1997’s “Come On Over,” which sold more than 40 million copies. “Love Gets Me Every Time,” “You’re Still the One.” “Honey, I’m Home” and “Man, I Feel Like a Woman” soared to number one.

The latter became a signature song for Twain. Somehow Twain had no idea that the infectious tune was a hit after experiencing the initial playback.

“I never knew that any song I wrote would become a hit just after hearing it,” Twain said. “The same goes for ‘Man, I Feel Like a Woman.’ I felt good about the song when we finished it. It was my statement song and fortunately it resonated with women.”

It’s not easy for Twain to come up with a set list since she has to play her many hits and also showcase tracks from her new album. “I want to make sure the fans get the classics,” Twain said. “I have to play the hits, which I still love to perform. I’m going to play some of the new songs and some songs I’ve never done onstage from prior albums. But what I’m really excited about is the new songs.”

The latest batch of Twain tunes are celebratory, empowering and light-hearted, which is quite a contrast from her last album, 2017’s “Now,” which features some of her more earnest material.

“ ‘Queen of Me’ is my happy album,” Twain said. “I wrote it during COVID, which obviously wasn’t the happiest time in the world. I wrote the new songs to cheer me up. I tried to be optimistic and keep this healthy attitude during lockdown. I wrote songs that made me want to dance and I hope that’s what the audience does when I come to town.”

Twain, like such legends as Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan did in 2022, will kick off her tour in Spokane and has no idea how the response will be when she hits the stage. However, Twain is aware that the demographic will be wide. “It’s really beautiful, heartwarming and surreal that a lot of the fans listening to my new music were just kids during the ’90s,” Twain said. “They were like 3 or 6 years old then. And then there are the fans who are my age that will be there and it will be like a reunion.”

The Spokane concert is significant for Twain, whose stepfather was an Indigenous Canadian, since the city’s Native community is about 25,000 in total, according to the U.S. Census.

“It touches me when I perform in a city with a substantial Native population,” Twain said. “What I grew up with is a personal part of my life that I never lose touch with. I relate very well to those that are Indigenous. That was my world from childhood. It’s my upbringing. I have a lot of compassion for the Indigenous.”

Twain waxed about the musical talent in the Canadian Indigenous community. “I grew up with music,” Twain said. “There were so many gifted players. My family on the Native side, there were so many musicians. My uncle was a great fiddler. Not many got out past the community. But there are some that have had careers in music.”

Buffy Sainte-Marie, who is an acclaimed Indigenous singer-songwriter, had an impact on Twain. “Buffy S ainte-Marie is amazing,” Twain said. “Buffy is just an incredible writer. There are so many talented musicians on reservations. That talent needs opportunity but it’s not easy to get out there and make it.”

Twain knows from experience. The member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame dealt with adversity as a child, growing up impoverished. Twain has bounced back a number of times during her career. Twain overcame Lyme disease and survived the dissolution of her marriage with Lange.

“My philosophy when it comes to rough spots in life is that it’s mind over matter,” Twain said. “I’ve always found a way to get back up again. I’ve never had another choice but to come back.”

A number of superstar recording artists, such as Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, have acknowledged Twain’s impact as a songwriter and entertainer. “It’s very flattering to hear that from those I respect,” Twain said. “When Taylor Swift says something so nice about you, it’s such a massive compliment. Taylor is a brilliant artist, a great songwriter and a wonderful person. Taylor is one of those adults who grew up with my music.”

Twain is known as the “Queen of Country Pop” but is that phrase more like a crown or an albatross?

“I don’t think of myself as the ‘Queen of Country Pop,’ ” Twain said. “I’m just about being the queen of myself.”

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/apr/27/shania-twain-is-the-latest-superstar-to-kick-off-h/

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"It's because of artists like Shania that make artists like me feel more comfortable to be in this space..." - @Breland spoke to @HeyBaylen about being a fan of @ShaniaTwain and heading out on tour with her this year.

Video - https://twitter.com/ARCountry/status/1652012413376446476

It seems like it's a good mix of live singing and playback from the videos I've seen. I'm Gonna Getcha Good, Don't Be Stupid and Giddy Up sounded lipped. Youre Still the One, Waking up Dreaming and Inhale/Exhale were live. Her performance of I'm gonna getcha good sitting on the motorcycle looked kind of weird to me.

Her one background singer (the new one) is way too loud and is overpowering her on the all the high notes

She definitely has a new lower track for I'm Gonna Getcha Good. I don't mind her lip syncing some stuff but it has an unnatural electronic auto tuned sound.

I don't know why she wouldn't just use the same track she used for the Now Tour and Let's go.

-- Edited by LifesAboutToGetGood2000 on Saturday 29th of April 2023 01:32:07 AM

I'm pretty sure she was lipping MIFLAW to the original studio recording or some other new track that was very heavily autotuned. Not the same track as Let's Go and the Now tour. It sounded really weird.

-- Edited by LifesAboutToGetGood2000 on Saturday 29th of April 2023 01:47:27 AM

From this Moment On has the same issue as well.

Her new backing tracks that she's using for most of the songs she's lipping sound very unnatural. Don't know why she's not using the same tracks she used in the past. 

Its like she's over compensating for the audio issues she had two weeks ago at Tortuga.

Saw a post on Instagram from a couple saying they left the show early because her lip syncing was so obvious and bad.

-- Edited by LifesAboutToGetGood2000 on Saturday 29th of April 2023 02:04:48 AM

She apparently sang Forever and for Always according to a post on Twitter. Trying to find a video...

Her Forever and for Always performance is actually kind of offensive IMO. It sounds like they took the original studio recording and electronically lowered the pitch. A very stark contrast to her performance of it at the Let's Go shows in 2019. No one can honestly believe she was singing that live.

I posted it under the queen of me photos and videos thread. It's in an Instagram post with a few other songs.

I don’t know why she perform the festival completely live and the concerts 90% playback. It’s boring to hear the cd. Also it is visible without hearing.
Isn’t there a way to sing everything live with her own backup. I can not even watch the videos on YouTube.
I would like to know if she does her vocal warm up. Also it would have been better to update the playback to her actual voice so switching would not be so obvious.
Also her hair looks to fake as it is completely wig. I preferred the extensions she used to use before.
Why is she singing roll me in the river and not kaching?

I watched the full videos of I'm Gonna Getcha Good and Any of Man of Mine. I really dont know what she's doing with these backing tracks tbh. We know she's capable of singing live and if she chooses not too she has old tracks that sounded good. The chorus of IGGG sounds like the background singer and Shania is just lipping along as if she were singing it. The verses of Any of Man of Mine verses are the same as the old track but the chorus now sounds very similar to the original studio version.

Wow, you guys are hard to impress. lol I love what she did with this show and I’m super excited to see it live - I’ll enjoy every second of it.

I love when she sings live, but I recognize that she's not always able to and has to use backing tracks which I'm 100% fine with. It's not okay for a backing singer to be singing her part or for her to be using a track that's an electronically modified version of the original studio version
and for her to be lipping along to it when we know that is not what she sounds like anymore. It's incredibly tacky.

I understand all the frustration. We would all love to see her singing live and beautiful as Adele can do in her concert. But she can't. And she's using the available technics to be there for her fans. For us. It's way much better than she's telling us that she'll never be on tour again.

I went to 2 Now concerts (Amsterdam and Brazil) and honestly I had such a great time with my wife there. Sang all songs until I had no voice.

I won't be able to go to the tour for now. Flight tickets are way too expensive. So I'm really hoping she comes to Brazil, and I can bring my daughter, that is now a little Shania fan to her concert and I'm sure she will love with or without the electric technics.

Cheers.
Marco.

-- Edited by Marco from Brazil on Saturday 29th of April 2023 12:22:49 PM

I refuse to criticize her for using a backing track, She doesn't have the voice too pull off a two hour show live. It looked like an amazing time for fans. She's been extremely vocal about having damaged vocal cords. My only problem is she keeps telling people her voice is better than ever and sounds different. Girl I love you but if you are going too pull off a two hour show at least pre-record every track without the autotune to make it look less obvious. However the concert looked fun and the Now tour wasn't live either and it did well. Pretty Liar I absolutely love but there are many kids at her shows so not sure if she will get heat for cursing or not. I love the song alot just not sure if should be Sung when you have 5 year old kids there. I'm not hating the song I love it. I am just unsure if it is appropriate for her concerts going forward? Any thoughts because I'm unsure about using the word F at a concert with kids. However I would assume a warning has to be given before they enter the the arena no? Tommy any thoughts 

Shania Twain's Global QUEEN OF ME Tour Kicked Off Last Night

Shania has also the released 'Queen of Me (Royal Edition)'

By Blair Ingenthron | Broadway World | April 29, 2023

Let's go, girls! Last night, five-time GRAMMY️ Award-winning singer, best-selling female artist in country music history, and Queen of all Queens, Shania Twain, kicked off the first leg of her highly anticipated global Queen of Me Tour in Spokane, WA at Spokane Arena.

The show began with the energetic opening chords of "Waking Up Dreaming," bringing the sold-out crowd to their feet. As they sang, clapped, and danced along, there was something missing from the stage: Shania herself! When the chorus rolled around, the Queen made her grand surprise entrance and emerged from the stands to a roaring crowd in a fabulous jaw-dropping outfit.

As she ventured onto the stage, Twain was ready for take-off. The screens were entrenched with colorful, other-wordly visuals and showcased a rocketship initialed "ST" serving as the on-screen centerpiece. The rocket wasn't the only thing serving - Twain's setlist definitely impressed us much! Her neon saloon party was soundtracked with several crowd favorites including "Up!," "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" and "I'm Gonna Getcha Good."

The night continued with performances of several of Shania's iconic hits from over the years including "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under," "Any Man Of Mine," "From This Moment On," "You're Still The One," and "That Don't Impress Me Much," and left absolutely no crumbs. The Queen also performed songs off her latest album, Queen of Me, including "Giddy Up!," "Inhale/Exhale AIR," and "Number One." What really slayed the house down was the fan-favorite medley of songs she hasn't performed in decades: "Nah!," "She's Not Just A Pretty Face," "Waiter! Bring Me Water!," "When," "Thank You Baby!," and "Party For Two" - SHEESH!

With a galactic trip to Twain Town's infamous saloon - complete with collapsing buildings in the desert and royal disco parties - the show's elaborate set design is the brainchild of the Queen herself. Shania collaborated with creative producer Cory FitzGerald (Adele, Blackpink, Kendrick Lamar) and BLINK's Tom Colbourne and Rupa Rathod (Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, Doja Cat) to put together the fabulous production and stunning screen graphics.

To celebrate the start of her global tour, Shania also graced us with the Queen of Me (Royal Edition) yesterday - listen HERE. The expanded edition features 5 new tracks including "Bone Dry," "Wanted Man," and re-imagined versions of "Inhale/Exhale AIR (feat. Breland)," "Queen of Me," and "Giddy Up!" Not to mention, "Giddy Up!" has spent five weeks in the Top 10 at AC Radio, making it Shania's biggest radio placement since 2005's Greatest Hits album. Once again, she's at the top of the charts alongside some of the biggest names in the world, including Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Elton John and Britney Spears!

Lindsay Ell also joined Shania last night and will continue touring with her on several dates. Leg one's stacked lineup includes Hailey Whitters, Breland, Kelsea Ballerini, Robyn Ottolini, Priscilla Block, and Mickey Guyton.

The Queen of Me Tour marks one of Shania Twain's biggest tours to date with more than 80 dates across the globe this year. This is also her first tour in nearly five years, following a highly successful residency run in Las Vegas last year.

The tour continues tonight with a show in Seattle, WA at Climate Pledge Arena before continuing across North America and Europe, hitting Vancouver, Nashville, Montreal, New York, New Orleans, London, Glasgow, and more. Shania will then embark on the second leg of the tour in October for another round of shows around North America.

With so many more surprises lined up for the rest of the tour - including eclectic outfit changes every night - Shania Twain is making sure her live-show lives rent-free in everyone's minds. So look under your beds, dust off those cowboy boots, and Giddy Up! to a venue near you!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/seattle/article/Shania-Twains-Global-QUEEN-OF-ME-Tour-Kicked-Off-Last-Night-20230429

Shania Twain @ShaniaTwain

I'm waking up dreaming after a fabulous night in Spokane!! 💖 What a gorgeous way to kick off tour!! #queenofmetour #queenofme Look at you 😍😍

2:09 PM ET - 29 Apr 23

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This is just the first show and I have a feeling she'll change it up a bit as the tour goes on. Maybe she was having an "off" night with her voice, so decided to heavily use the backing track. The thing is that she can't win with some fans. We're all aware of the vocal issues she's been having. You can't expect her to sing a 2+ hour show live several times a week when it's unreliable. She was criticized when she performed fully live at the recent festival and now she's being criticized for using a backing track. The thing is, almost all artists these days use backing tracks to save their voice on tour, even Celine Dion and Dolly Parton. When you go to these shows, it's for the whole experience. The visuals, the music, the atmosphere. I'm just grateful that she's still able to tour, when we all thought the Rock This Country tour would be her last. We all knew what to expect. She's been using a backing track on certain songs since at least the Up! tour. If this upsets you, then don't go to the show!

I’m not upset if she lip syncs or uses backing tracks. I’m disappointed that her team thinks that her fans are STUPID enough to think that her and her background singer have the same voice. He’s literally singing her lead part on many of the choruses and she is simply miming to ANOTHER PERSONS VOICE. I will always love her and support her but I am very concerned about what the casual fans will think of this show. An artist of her caliber should be putting on a bigger production. And if you’re going to tell an interviewer that you have 20 quick changes, we take your word for it. So sad to see only two outfits last night :(

She has a parental advisory before she sang Liar.  The whole crowd got excited when that came up on the screen because they knew what song she was about to sing.