Timeless (Barbra Streisand)
Timeless[2] was a concert tour by entertainer Barbra Streisand. Following her hotly anticipated Millennium Concert 1999/2000 (which is cited as being part of this tour) Barbra decided to take this concert on the road for an 8-day tour of Australia, Los Angeles & New York.[3] The tour grossed a record-breaking $70 million and drew audiences of 200,000 for only 10 dates.
Start date
December 31, 1999 (1999-12-31)
September 28, 2000 (2000-09-28)
1
6 in North America
4 in Australia
10 Total
$70 million ($123.85 in 2023 dollars)[1]
History[edit]
The tour was directed by Streisand and Kenny Ortega and was originally set to be solely a Millennium concert with 2 concerts seeing in the 21st century. The dates were released in April and all tickets sold out within a few hours of going on sale.[4] Following the success of the millennium concert, Barbra decided to take the tour on the road and visited Australia for the first time and included Melbourne and Sydney before heading back to America for 4 other concerts in Los Angeles and New York City. Although only 10 shows were performed, they were spread over 9 months.
Broadcasts and recordings[edit]
The week before the final concerts Columbia Records released a 2-disc CD of the millennium concert entitled Timeless: Live in Concert which entered the US Billboard charts at number 21 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[5] This CD includes a credit listing Sydney Philharmonia Choirs who recorded backing tracks in March 2000 (the weekend after their live performances with Barbra in Sydney) that were included in this 'live' album. February 2001 saw the release of Timeless the DVD which debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top Music Video Sales chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[6]
Bryan Adams –
vocals
Robert L. Adcock –
celli
Steve Becknell –
french horn
Douglas Besterman –
arranger
Chris Bishop – engineer
Peggie Blu –
backing vocals
Chris Boardman – arranger
Ralph Burns – arranger, adaptation
– arranger
Jorge Calandrelli
Darius Campo –
violin
Chris Carlton – engineer
Jon Clarke –
woodwind
John Clayton – arranger
– arranger
Don Costa
Joe Covello – photography
Debbie Datz-Pyle – contractor
Mario de Leon – violin
Neil Diamond – vocals
Celine Dion – vocals
Bruce Dukov – violin
Sam Emerson – photography
Martin Erlichman – executive producer
Bob Esty – arranger, conductor
David Ewart – violin
Peter Fletcher – product manager
David Foster – arranger
– arranger
Ian Freebairn-Smith
– vocals
Lauren Frost
Matt Funes –
viola
Judy Garland – vocals
Barry Gibb – vocals
Phil Gitomer – technical manager
Mark Graham –
librarian
Gary Grant – trumpet
Dan Greco –
percussion
Henry Grossman – photography
– arranger, director
Marvin Hamlisch
Jack Hayes – arranger
Gwen Heller – violin
Randee Heller – vocals
Ryan Hewitt – assistant engineer
– trumpet
Jerry Hey
Dan Higgins – woodwind
Jim Hoffman – librarian
– arranger
Rupert Holmes
Carrie Holzman-Little – viola
Paul Jabara – arranger
– sound design
Bruce Jackson
Ron Jannelli – woodwind
Alan Kaplan – trombone
Eddie Karam – arranger
Suzie Katayama – celli
Steve Khan –
narrator
Jay Landers – executive producer
Alec Ledd – vocals
– photography
Annie Leibovitz
Brian Leonard – violin
Warren Leuning – trumpet
Gayle Levant –
harp
Dane Little – celli
Charles Loper – trombone
Jeremy Lubbock – arranger
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Nick Marshall – mixing
– arranger, producer
Peter Matz
Kevin Mazur – photography
Ed Meares – bass
– producer
Don Mischer
Suzette Moriarty – French horn
Horia Moroaica – violin
Ralph Morrison – concert master
Peter Morse – lighting design, lighting director
Dan Newfeld – viola
Robin Olson – violin
– writer, assistant director
Kenny Ortega
– arranger
Marty Paich
Joel Peskin – woodwind
Barbara Porter – violin
Sid Ramin – arranger
Tom Ranier –
keyboards
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction, design
Dave Reitzas – mixing
– arranger
Nelson Riddle
Bruce Roberts – arranger
Gil Romero – violin
William James Ross – arranger
Randee Saint Nicholas – photography
Mark Sazer – violin
– arranger
Walter Scharf
Harry Shirinian – viola
John Simpson – engineer
Frank Sinatra – vocals
Kim Skalecki – assistant
– trumpet
Lew Soloff
Michael Starobin – arranger
Barbra Streisand – director, vocals, producer, writer
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Karen Swenson – consultant, photo research
Phil Teele – trombone
Alberto Tolot – photography
Bob Tricarico – woodwind
Charles Valentino – actor
Fred Vogler – engineer
– photography
Jürgen Vollmer
Randy Waldman – arranger, keyboards
Brad Warnaar – French horn
Phil Yao – French horn
Ken Yerke – violin
Firooz Zahedi – photography, cover photo
Patty Zimmitti – contractor
Robert Zimmitti – percussion
– arranger
Torrie Zito
Simon Page - Artist Security Director
David Lindsay - Artist Security
NOTE: Some performers do not appear in person.