Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour)

Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy was Mylène Farmer's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album, Avant que l'ombre.... It was the fourth tour of the singer.^[1][2][3] Unlike her previous tours, all 13 concerts took place at Palais Omnisports de Bercy in Paris; "Avant que l'ombre" can therefore be considered as a concert residency rather than a fully fledged tour.^[4][5][6]

Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy

Tour by Mylène Farmer
Location	Paris, France
Venue	Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Associated album	Avant que l'ombre...
Start date	January 13, 2006
End date	January 29, 2006
No. of shows	13
Mylène Farmer concert chronology

More than 169,000 tickets were sold about a year before the concerts.^[7]

Set list

Act I

1. Ouverture
2. "Peut-être toi"
3. "XXL"
4. "Dans les rues de Londres"
5. "California"
6. "Porno graphique" + Outro

Act II

7. "Sans contrefaçon"
8. "Q.I"
9. "C'est une belle journée" + Outro

Act III

10. "Ange, parle-moi..."
11. "Redonne-moi"
12. "Rêver"
13. "L'Autre" (Replaced by Ainsi-soit je... on the first 2 dates and January 21)
14. "Désenchantée"
15. "Nobody Knows" + Outro

Act IV

16. "Je t'aime mélancolie"
17. "L'amour n'est rien..."
18. "Déshabillez-moi"
19. "Les Mots" (duet with Abraham Laboriel Jr.)
20. "Fuck Them All"

Final

21. "Avant que l'ombre..."

Additional notes

• "Ainsi soit je" was performed on January 13 and January 14 instead of "L'Autre"

Tour dates

There were a total of 13 shows, from January 13 to January 29, 2006.^[8]

Date	City	Country	Venue
January 13, 2006	Paris	France	Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
January 14, 2006
January 15, 2006
January 17, 2006
January 18, 2006
January 20, 2006
January 21, 2006
January 22, 2006
January 24, 2006
January 25, 2006
January 27, 2006
January 28, 2006
January 29, 2006

Credits and personnel

Production: Thierry Suc Editions: Paul Van Parys for Requiem Publishing Design entertainment: Laurent Boutonnat and Mylène Farmer Set designer: Mark Fisher (Stufish Co) Costumes designed by: Franck Sorbier Make-up: Carole Lasnier Hair: John Nollet Lighting design: Fred Peveri Sound: Stéphane Plisson for MAW Society Images: Alain Escalle Production images: Cheval de Troie Musical director: Yvan Cassar Vocal coaching: Malcom Walker

Management: Thierry Suc with de Thomas Blanc Musicians: Yvan Cassar, Eric Chevalier (keyboards), Peredur ap Gwynedd (guitar), Milton McDonald (guitar), Paul Bushnell (bass), Nicolas Montazaud (percussions), Abraham Laboriel Jr. (drum kit) Choristers: Esther Dobong'Na Essienne, Johanna Manchec Choreographies: Mylène Farmer Except : "C'est une belle journée": Mylène Farmer and Christophe Danchaud; "Fuck Them All": Mylène Farmer and Los Vivancos. Dancers: Ayo Berner Jackson, Christine Dejesus, Khetanya Jati Henderson, Tiffany Howard, Sharaya Howell, Edara Johnson, Christianna Toler, Naimah Willoughby, Los Vivancos Photos: Claude Gassian First part of the show: The shortfilm "Le conte du monde flottant" by Alain Escalle

Further reading

• Julien Wagner, Jean-François Kowalski, Marianne Rosenstiehl, Claude Gassian, Mylène Farmer: Belle de scène (book on Farmer's tours), K&B Ed, 27 April 2007 (ISBN 291595707X)