Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...

 hit the road for the first time in four years with her 2003–2004 Kiss My Brass concert tour. The first leg of the tour kicked off on December 10 in Chicago, Illinois and went through the middle of February. The tour hit the top 40 cities across the U.S. with one stop in Toronto, Ontario. The first leg of the tour ended in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

 and the second leg of the tour began in Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...

 and ended in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...

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On the tour, she performed well-known hits and characters, as well as selected songs from her release, Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook

Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook

Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook is an album by the American singer Bette Midler. It was produced by Barry Manilow and marked the first time that Midler had worked with Manilow in more than twenty years...

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Musicians

• Bette Sussman – Musical director, piano
• Irwin Fisch – Synthesizers, keyboards
• Sonny Emory – Drums
• Lenny Castro – Percussion
• John Harrington – Guitar
• Mike Miller – Guitar
• Zev Katz – Bass
• Kyra Da Costa – Vocals
• Kamilah Martin – Vocals
• Jordan Ballard – Vocals
• Nicolette Hart – Vocals
• Eric Wangensteen – Trumpet
• Scott Steen – Trumpet
• Andrew Lippman – Trombone
• Mando Dorame – Tenor saxophone
• Jim Jedeikin – Baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute

Setlist

The setlist varied from city to city. Some songs and bits were dropped and/or added in different cities, but the general setlist was as follows:

Act 1

• Kiss My Brass/Big Noise from Winnetka
• Opening Monologue
• Stuff Like That There
• Skylark
• Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
  Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
  "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" was a major hit for The Andrews Sisters and an iconic World War II tune. This song can be considered an early jump blues recording...
  
  
• Judge Judy
  Judge Judy
  Judge Judy is an American court show featuring former family court judge Judith Sheindlin arbitrating over small claims cases in small claims court...
  
   Skit
• I'm Sorry
• Nobody Else But You
• Friends
• Tenderly
• Chapel of Love
• That's How Heartaches are Made
• I Think It's Going to Rain Today
• When a Man Loves a Woman
  When a Man Loves a Woman (song)
  "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. It was listed 54th in the List of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time...
  
  
• Walk Right In / Soph
• Shiver Me Timbers

Act 2

Delores Delago: Fishtails Over Broadway

• Sideshow
• Medley: I Had a Dream / Everything's Coming Up Roses / Tonight
  Tonight (1956 song)
  "Tonight" is a popular song with music written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and was published in 1956.It was introduced in the Broadway musical West Side Story. The song was revived in 1961 on single records in versions by Ferrante & Teicher and Eddie Fisher, whose...
  
  / Cabaret / You'll Never Walk Alone
  You'll Never Walk Alone (song)
  "You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.In the musical, in the second act, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the female protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the...
  
  / Tomorrow / And I Am Telling You
  And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
  "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a torch song from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger...
  
  / All That Jazz
  All That Jazz (song)
  "All That Jazz" is a song from the 1975 musical Chicago. It has lyrics by Fred Ebb and music by John Kander, and is the opening song of the musical...
  
  / One Singular Sensation / Hello, Dolly! / Give My Regards to Broadway
  Give My Regards to Broadway
  "Give My Regards to Broadway" is a song written by George M. Cohan for his musical play Little Johnny Jones ....
  
  / Oklahoma
• Mister Rogers
  Mister Rogers
  Fred McFeely Rogers was an American educator, Presbyterian minister, songwriter, and television host...
  
   Segment
  • I Like to Be Told
  • September
• From A Distance
  From a Distance
  "From a Distance" is a song written in 1985 by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold. Some think this song was inspired by a PF Sloan song of the same name. Gold was working as a secretary at the time for Home Box Office and writing songs in her free time...
  
  
• Do You Wanna Dance
• Wind Beneath My Wings
  Wind Beneath My Wings
  "Wind Beneath My Wings" is the title of a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. They recorded a demo of the song, which they gave to musician Bob Montgomery. Montgomery then recorded his own demo version of the song, changing it from the mid-tempo version he was given to a ballad...
  
  
• Keep On Rockin'
• The Rose
  The Rose (song)
  "The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler, who performed it in the 1979 movie, The Rose. Since then it has been covered by a variety of artists.-Bette Midler version:...
  
  
  • Encore
• Friends
• White Christmas
  White Christmas (song)
  "White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.Accounts vary as...
  
  (not sung at all venues)

First leg

Tour Dates	Venues	Locations
December 10, 2003	United Center United Center The United Center is an indoor sports arena located in Chicago. It is named after its corporate sponsor, United Airlines. The United Center is home to both the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League...	Chicago, IL
December 13, 2003	Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It opened in 2000 and is the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets, of the NHL....	Columbus, OH
December 15, 2003	Savvis Center	St. Louis, MO
December 17, 2003	Bradley Center Bradley Center The Bradley Center is an indoor arena, located on the northwest corner of North 4th and West State Streets, in Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin....	Milwaukee, WI
December 19, 2003	Xcel Energy Center Xcel Energy Center The Xcel Energy Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is named for its locally-based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 18,064, the arena has four spectator levels: one suite level and three general seating levels. The arena is owned by the...	St. Paul, MN
December 27, 2003	Wachovia Arena	Wilkes-Barre, PA
December 29, 2003	Giant Center GIANT Center The Giant Center is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It is home to the Hershey Bears ice hockey team, the longest-existing member of the American Hockey League since 1938...	Hershey, PA
December 31, 2003	Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut, is the second largest casino in the United States with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River. It is at the heart of the scenic foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is...	Uncasville, CT
January 1, 2004	Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut, is the second largest casino in the United States with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River. It is at the heart of the scenic foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is...	Uncasville, CT
January 3, 2004	Nassau Coliseum	Uniondale, NY
January 5, 2004	Gund Arena	Cleveland, OH
January 8, 2004	Mellon Arena Mellon Arena Civic Arena is an indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is currently undergoing demolition. It was the first retractable roof major sports venue in the world, covering 170,000 sq. feet and constructed with just shy of 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel...	Pittsburgh, PA
January 10, 2004	Palace of Auburn Hills	Detroit, MI
January 12, 2004	Air Canada Centre Air Canada Centre The Air Canada Centre is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located on Bay Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The arena is popularly known as the ACC or the Hangar ....	Toronto, ON
January 15, 2004	Wachovia Center Wachovia Center The Wells Fargo Center is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....	Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2004	Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...	New York, NY
January 18, 2004	Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...	New York, NY
January 20, 2004	Fleet Center	Boston, MA
January 23, 2004	MCI Center	Washington, DC
January 25, 2004	Philips Arena Philips Arena Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...	Atlanta, GA
January 29, 2004	American Airlines Center American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center is a multi-purpose arena, located in the Victory Park neighborhood, near downtown Dallas, Texas.It is home to the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, and the Dallas Stars of the NHL....	Dallas, TX
January 31, 2004	Pepsi Center Pepsi Center Pepsi Center is a multi-purpose arena in Denver, Colorado, United States. The building is home to the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association, the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League, and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League...	Denver, CO
February 3, 2004	Key Arena	Seattle, WA
February 4, 2004	Rose Garden	Portland, OR
February 7, 2004	HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose, CA
February 10, 2004	Oakland Coliseum	Oakland, CA
February 12, 2004	Glendale Arena Glendale Arena Jobing.com Arena is a sports and entertainment arena in Glendale, Arizona. It is located 12½ miles northwest of downtown Phoenix....	Phoenix, AZ
February 14, 2004	MGM Grand MGM Grand Las Vegas The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...	Las Vegas, NV
February 15, 2004	MGM Grand MGM Grand Las Vegas The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...	Las Vegas, NV
February 18, 2004	San Diego Sports Arena	San Diego, CA
February 20, 2004	Lawlor Events Center Lawlor Events Center Lawlor Events Center is an 11,784-seat multi-purpose arena in Reno, Nevada, located at the intersection of North Virginia Street and 15th Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus....	Reno, NV
February 22, 2004	Arrowhead Pond Arrowhead Pond The Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called The Pond or The Ponda, is an indoor arena in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks and was home of the former National Lacrosse League's Anaheim Storm, which...	Anaheim, CA
February 24, 2004	Staples Center Staples Center Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...	Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2004	Office Depot Center	Sunrise, FL
February 29, 2004	Office Depot Center	Sunrise, FL
March 2, 2004	St. Pete Times Forum St. Pete Times Forum The St. Pete Times Forum is an arena in Tampa, Florida, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, and arena football games, as well as concerts....	Tampa, FL
March 4, 2004	Colonial Center Colonial Center The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams. Opened as a replacement for the Carolina Coliseum with the name Carolina Center in 2002, the 18,000 seat arena is also host to various...	Columbia, SC
March 6, 2004	Hampton Coliseum Hampton Coliseum The Hampton Coliseum is a multi-use cultural, entertainment and sports arena in Hampton, Virginia. Construction on the arena began on May 24, 1968 and the venue opened in 1970 as the first large multi-purpose arena in the Hampton Roads region and the state of Virginia, opening a year prior to...	Hampton, VA
March 9, 2004	HSBC Arena	Buffalo, NY
March 11, 2004	Van Andel Arena Van Andel Arena The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena, situated in the Heartside district, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. After a $75 million construction effort, the arena opened on October 8, 1996 and since has attracted over five million patrons. It is home to the popular Grand Rapids Griffins...	Grand Rapids, MI
March 13, 2004	Continental Airlines Arena Continental Airlines Arena Izod Center is a multi-purpose arena, in the MetLife Sports Complex, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. It opened in 1981 and currently has a maximum seating capacity of 20,000...	East Rutherford, NJ
March 15, 2004	Fleet Center	Boston, MA
March 17, 2004	Pepsi Arena	Albany, NY
March 20, 2004	Boardwalk Hall Boardwalk Hall Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is an arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States...	Atlantic City, NJ

Second leg

Tour Dates	Venues	Locations
September 30, 2004	Verizon Wireless Arena Verizon Wireless Arena The Verizon Wireless Arena is an indoor events arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, and seats 9,852 for ice hockey and just under 10,000 for basketball and some concerts.Verizon Wireless paid for the arena's naming rights...	Manchester, NH
October 2, 2004	Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut, is the second largest casino in the United States with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River. It is at the heart of the scenic foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is...	Uncasville, CT
October 5, 2004	Blue Cross Arena Blue Cross Arena The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in Rochester, New York. Its maximum seating capacity is 13,000...	Rochester, NY
October 7, 2004	Pepsi Arena	Albany, NY
October 9, 2004	Boardwalk Hall Boardwalk Hall Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is an arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States...	Atlantic City, NJ
October 11, 2004	1st Mariner Arena 1st Mariner Arena 1st Mariner Arena is an arena located in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2003, it was renamed by 1st Mariner Bank, which purchased naming rights to the arena for 10 years. It was reported that 1st Mariner Bank will need to pay the city $75,000 for the next ten years to keep the naming rights to the complex...	Baltimore, MD
October 13, 2004	Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...	New York, NY
October 14, 2004	Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...	New York, NY
October 16, 2004	Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...	New York, NY
October 17, 2004	Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...	New York, NY
October 19, 2004	Dunkin' Donuts Center Dunkin' Donuts Center The Dunkin' Donuts Center , is an indoor arena, located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States...	Providence, RI
October 21, 2004	Richmond Coliseum Richmond Coliseum Richmond Coliseum is an arena in Richmond, Virginia, where the SPHL Richmond Renegades played until the 2008-2009 season and the SIFL Richmond Raiders will play starting with the 2010 season. It is also the venue for various large concerts. The arena opened in 1971 and holds 13,500 people. A...	Richmond, VA
October 28, 2004	Arena at Gwinnett Center Arena at Gwinnett Center The Arena at Gwinnett Center is an indoor arena in Duluth, Georgia, United States. The arena was an expansion to the Gwinnett Center, which also includes a performing arts center and a convention center...	Atlanta, GA
October 30, 2004	American Airlines Arena	Miami, FL
November 1, 2004	RBC Center	Raleigh, NC
November 3, 2004	Wachovia Center Wachovia Center The Wells Fargo Center is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....	Philadelphia, PA
November 5, 2004	Palace of Auburn Hills	Detroit, MI
November 6, 2004	United Center United Center The United Center is an indoor sports arena located in Chicago. It is named after its corporate sponsor, United Airlines. The United Center is home to both the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League...	Chicago, IL
November 8, 2004	Mark of the Quad Cities	Moline, IL
November 10, 2004	Qwest Center	Omaha, NE
November 12, 2004	Ford Center	Oklahoma City, OK
November 14, 2004	SBC Center	San Antonio, TX
November 16, 2004	Nokia Theatre Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie The Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie is a concert hall located in Grand Prairie, Texas, 16 miles west of Dallas, 24 miles east of Fort Worth. The hall is near the Lone Star Park. The theatre is currently operated by AEG and owned by the City of Grand Prairie....	Grand Prairie, TX
November 19, 2004	Toyota Center Toyota Center (Houston) The Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Houston, Texas. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Rockets of the National Basketball Association, the principal owners of the building, and the Aeros of the American Hockey League.Rockets...	Houston, TX
November 21, 2004	New Orleans Arena New Orleans Arena New Orleans Arena is an indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome....	New Orleans, LA
November 26, 2004	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, NV
November 27, 2004	America West Arena	Phoenix, AZ
November 30, 2004	Arrowhead Pond Arrowhead Pond The Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called The Pond or The Ponda, is an indoor arena in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks and was home of the former National Lacrosse League's Anaheim Storm, which...	Anaheim, CA
December 2, 2004	ARCO Arena ARCO Arena Power Balance Pavilion is an indoor arena, located in the Natomas area of Sacramento, California. It is the home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings.-Background:...	Sacramento, CA
December 4, 2004	HP Pavilion	San Jose, CA
December 7, 2004	Everett Events Center	Everett, WA
December 10, 2004	Alerus Center Alerus Center The Alerus Center is an indoor arena and convention center located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The facility is owned and operated by the city of Grand Forks and opened on February 10, 2001. The arena's major tenant is the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team. The arena also...	Grand Forks, ND
December 12, 2004	Target Center Target Center The Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is sponsored by Target Corporation. The arena has a capacity of 20,500 people. It contains 702 club seats and 68 suites....	Minneapolis, MN