Celtic Tiger Live

Celtic Tiger Live or more often known Michael Flatley's Celtic Tiger or just Celtic Tiger was an Irish dance show.

Celtic Tiger Live
Directed by	Michael Flatley
Music by	Ronan Hardiman
Date premiered	2005
Place premiered	England, United Kingdom
Original language	English
Genre	Irish dance

History

Michael Flatley, known for Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames, created Celtic Tiger which debuted in 2005.^[1] After being retired for four years^{[citation needed]}, Flatley announced he was going to tour with a new show. In the summer of 2004 Flatley started the rehearsals of a new show in the SFX Theatre in Dublin, Ireland^{[citation needed]}. In the autumn of 2004 the rehearsals moved on in the Shepperton Studios in London^{[citation needed]}. Michael tried his best to keep the details including the name of the show a secret^{[citation needed]}. Michael announced on his website in April 2005 that he was going to have a preview show of his new show Celtic Tiger in June 2005^{[citation needed]}.

Celtic Tiger had its first performance at a private, invitation-only performance at the NIA Birmingham, England on 17 June 2005.^[2] The show was first performed for the public on 9 July 2005 in the Puskás Stadion (formerly the Népstadion) in Budapest, Hungary. Another preview show was planned for Prague in the Czech Republic, but at the last minute that show was cancelled as the theatre (which included a massive stage specially built for the show) was deemed unsafe for the dancers.^{[citation needed]}

The next show, a preview show for the US tour, was held in Worcester, Massachusetts, on 24 September 2005, followed by a gala performance in New York City's Madison Square Garden on 27 September 2005, the show's official US premiere. The show then toured through Canada and sections of the US, with the final 2005 performance at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia on 26 November 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Celtic Tiger started its European World Tour on 20 April 2006 at the Point Theatre in Dublin. That show was the first time Flatley had danced in the Point Theatre since he debuted Lord of the Dance.^{[citation needed]} On 15 November 2006, the Autumn and Winter tours for the Celtic Tiger tour of Europe and Asia were cancelled when Flatley was hospitalised for a viral infection for two weeks.^[3] Flatley claimed in his website that he would release future touring dates in early 2007 but never did^{[citation needed]}.

Meaning

In the press release announcing the European preview of the show, Michael Flatley explained 'Celtic Tiger portrays the oppression of the Irish people through the ages and the tiger symbolises the awakening of their Spirit and their struggle for freedom. Celtic Tiger is my finest work to date. Budapest is one of my favourite cities in the world and I can think of no greater place to preview my new show."^[4]

Credits

• Director – Michael Flatley
• Producer – Michael Flatley
• Choreographer – Michael Flatley
• Leading role – Michael Flatley

Numbers

Act 1 1. The Heartbeat of the Tiger 2. Dancing in the Dark 3. St. Patrick 4. The Sleeping Tiger 5. The Vikings 6. Celtic Fire 7. The Garden of Eden 8. The Redcoats 9. The Famine 10. Four Green Fields 11. Bloody Sunday 12. A Call to Arms 13. The 1916 Rising 14. The Banshee 15. A Nation Once Again

Act 2 16. Freedom 17. A New World 18. The Last Rose 19. Celtic Kittens 20. Capone 21. Forever Free 22. Cowboy Cheerleaders 23. Yankee Doodle Dandy 24. Celtic Fire II 25. The Celtic Tiger 26. Encore – Yankee Doodle Dandy Reprise

Cast

• Michael Flatley
• Thomas Badger

Dancers

• Lisa Anderson
• Thomas Badger
• Desmond Bailey
• Lynsey Brown
• Cherie Butler
• Ciaran Connolly
• Martin Connolly
• Siobhan Connolly
• Arlene Cooke
• Sarah Doherty
• Alison Epsom
• David Folan
• Odette Galea
• Jason Gorman
• Damon Griffiths
• Cassandra Halloran
• Louise Hayden
• Mark Hennessy
• Niall Holly
• Laura Jones
• Joanne Kavanagh
• Megan Luke
• Maeve Madden
• Debbie Maguire
• Rachel Martin
• Owen McAuley
• Kathleen McCarthy
• Brian McEnteggart
• Leigh Ann McKenna
• Kevin McVittie
• Niamh O’Brien (later married to Flatley)
• Damien O’Dochartaigh
• Roisin O’Donnell
• Andrew O'Reilly
• Ian Oswald
• Zoltan Papp
• Gary Pender
• Chris Piper
• Katie Pomfret
• Sarah Redmond
• Margaret Revis
• Sarah Spratt
• Keagan Van Dooren
• Bryana Verner
• Scott Walker
• Stephen Walker

Band

Jason Duffy — Drums and Percussion (DVD) Gary Sullivan -Drums and Percussion (Canada & US tour) Declan O'Donoghue — Drums and Percussion (tour)

Niamh Gallagher — Fiddles Maire Egan — fiddles (DVD)

Aongus Ralston — Bass Guitarist (tour) Gavin Ralston — Guitar (DVD & tour)

Cora Smyth — Fiddles (DVD & tour) Brenda Curtin — fiddles (DVD)

Niamh Gallagher — fiddles (DVD) John Colohan — Guitar (DVD)

Vocalists

• Una Gibney (DVD & tour)
• Paul Harrington (DVD and tour)

Tour dates

List of performances, showing date, city, country, venue

Date	City	Country	Venue	Notes
17 June 2005	Birmingham	England	NIA	DVD filming ("St. Patrick" onwards) – directed by David Mallet
9 July 2005	Budapest	Hungary	Nepstadion/Puskás Ferenc Stadion	second DVD recording (used for the opening scenes), concert and rehearsal scenes on DVD.
North America Late 2005
24 September 2005	Worcester, Massachusetts	United States	DCU Center
27 September 2005	New York City		Madison Square Garden
29 September 2005	Montreal	Canada	Bell Center
3 October 2005	Halifax		Halifax Metro Center
5 October 2005	Ottawa		Corel Center
6 October 2005	London		Budweiser Gardens
7 October 2005	Hamilton		Copps Coliseum
11 October 2005	Winnipeg		MTS Center
12 October 2005	Saskatoon		Credit Union Center
14 October 2005	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
15 October 2005	Edmonton		Rexall Place
17 October 2005	Vancouver		GM Place
18 October 2005	Victoria		Save on Foods Memorial Centre
20 October 2005	Everett, WA	United States	Everett Events Center
22 October 2005	Sacramento, CA		Arco Arena
25 October 2005	San José, CA		HP Pavilion
27 October 2005	San Diego, CA		iPayOne Center
29 October 2005	Anaheim, CA		Arrowhead Pond
30 October 2005	Glendale, AZ		Glendale Arena
3 November 2005	St. Louis, MO		Savvis Center
4 November 2005	Ames, IA		Hilton Coliseum
5 November 2005	Omaha, NE		Qwest Center
8 November 2005	Minneapolis, MN		Target Center
10 November 2005	Cleveland, OH		Gund Arena
11 November 2005	Pittsburgh, PA		Mellon Arena
12 November 2005	Columbus, OH		Nationwide Arena
17 November 2005	Milwaukee, WI		Bradley Center
18 November 2005	Chicago, IL		Allstate Arena
22 November 2005	Uncasville, CT		Mohegan Sun Arena
25 November 2005	Philadelphia, PA		Wachovia Center
26 November 2005	Fairfax, VA		Patriot Center
Europe and Asia 2006
20 April 2006	Dublin	Ireland	The Point Theatre
22 April 2006	Newcastle	England	Metro Radio Arena
23 April 2006	Sheffield		Hallam FM Arena
26 April 2006	London		Wembley Arena
27 April 2006	Birmingham		The NIA
28 April 2006	Manchester		MEN Arena
29 April 2006	Glasgow	Scotland	SEC Centre
1 May 2006	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis Antwerpen
2 May 2006	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis
6 May 2006	Oberhausen	Germany	König-Pilsener-Arena
8 May 2006	Stuttgart		Schleyerhalle
10 May 2006	Hamburg		Color Line Arena
11 May 2006	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
12 May 2006	Vienna	Austria	Stadthalle Wien
15 May 2006	Stuttgart	Germany	Schleyerhalle
16 May 2006	Frankfurt		Festhalle
17 May 2006	Oberhausen		König-Pilsener Arena
19 May 2006	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
20 May 2006	Karlstad	Sweden	Löfbergs Lila Arena
21 May 2006	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
23 May 2006	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globen
25 May 2006	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arenna
3 June 2006	Dublin	Ireland	RDS Arena
10 June 2006	Taipei	Taiwan	Chung Shan Soccer Stadium
11 June 2006
13 June 2006	Kaohsiung		Chung-Chun Stadium
17 June 2006	Hong Kong	China	HKCEC Hall 3

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country and venue

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason for cancellation
12 August 2005	Prague	Czech Republic	Strahov Stadium	The venue stage set built for the Prague stop was deemed unsafe for use.
14 November 2006	Brussels	Belgium	Vorst National	Flatley's hospitalization and recovery
15 November 2006
17 November 2006	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
18 November 2006	Hannover	Germany	TUI Arena
19 November 2006	Mannheim		SAP Arena
21 November 2006	Munich		Olympiahalle
23 November 2006	Leipzig		Arena Leipzig
25 November 2006	Berlin		Velodrom Berlin
26 November 2006	Stuttgart		Schleyerhalle
27 November 2006	Cologne		Kölnarena
28 November 2006	Hamburg		Color Line Arena
5 December 2006	Manchester	England	MEN Arena
6 December 2006	London		Wembley Arena
8 December 2006	Paris	France	Stade de France
9 December 2006	Verona	Italy	Verona Arena