The Showgirl Must Go On
# The Showgirl Must Go On

The Showgirl Must Go On was a concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas that starred pop diva Bette Midler. Showgirl premiered on February 20, 2008 and closed on January 31, 2010. Midler signed for 300 shows from 2008 to 2010 at a pace of 100 performances a year. Shows were presented five nights a week with the house dark on Mondays and Thursdays. According to Billboard, the residency grossed $72 million.

## Setlist

* "Big Noise from Winnetka"
* "The Showgirl Must Go On"
* "In the Mood"
* "Friends"
* "The Rose"
* "Do You Want to Dance?"
* "From a Distance"
* "My Kind of Town"
* "It's Now or Never"
* "Viva Las Vegas"
* "Lucky Be My Lady"
* "Blue Hawaii"
* "Hello in There"
* "When a Man Loves a Woman"
* "Pretty Legs"
* "Hot in Here"
* "The Glory of Love"
* "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
* "Wind Beneath My Wings"

## Concert dates

All shows were performed at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

* Date
* 1st Leg
* February 20, 2008
* February 22, 2008
* February 23, 2008
* February 24, 2008
* February 26, 2008
* February 27, 2008
* February 28, 2008
* March 1, 2008
* March 2, 2008
* March 4, 2008
* March 5, 2008
* March 7, 2008
* March 8, 2008
* March 9, 2008
* March 11, 2008
* March 12, 2008
* March 13, 2008
* March 15, 2008
* March 16, 2008
* 2nd Leg
* June 24, 2008
* June 25, 2008
* June 27, 2008
* June 28, 2008
* June 29, 2008
* July 1, 2008
* July 2, 2008
* July 4, 2008
* July 5, 2008
* July 6, 2008
* July 8, 2008
* July 9, 2008
* July 11, 2008
* July 12, 2008
* July 13, 2008
* July 15, 2008
* July 16, 2008
* July 18, 2008
* July 19, 2008
* July 20, 2008
* 3rd Leg
* October 9, 2008
* October 10, 2008
* October 11, 2008
* October 12, 2008
* October 14, 2008
* October 15, 2008
* October 17, 2008
* October 18, 2008
* October 19, 2008
* 4th Leg
* November 11, 2008
* November 12, 2008
* November 14, 2008
* November 15, 2008
* November 16, 2008
* November 25, 2008
* November 26, 2008
* November 28, 2008
* November 29, 2008
* November 30, 2008
* December 2, 2008
* December 3, 2008
* December 5, 2008
* December 7, 2008
* December 9, 2008
* December 10, 2008
* 5th Leg
* December 30, 2008
* December 31, 2008
* January 2, 2009
* January 3, 2009
* January 4, 2009
* January 6, 2009
* January 7, 2009
* January 10, 2009
* January 11, 2009
* January 13, 2009
* January 14, 2009
* January 17, 2009
* January 18, 2009
* January 20, 2009
* January 21, 2009
* January 24, 2009
* January 25, 2009
* 6th Leg
* March 24, 2009
* March 25, 2009
* March 27, 2009
* March 28, 2009
* March 29, 2009
* March 31, 2009
* April 1, 2009
* April 3, 2009
* April 4, 2009
* April 5, 2009
* 7th Leg
* May 27, 2009
* May 29, 2009
* May 30, 2009
* May 31, 2009
* June 2, 2009
* June 3, 2009
* June 6, 2009
* June 7, 2009
* June 9, 2009
* June 10, 2009
* June 12, 2009
* June 13, 2009
* June 14, 2009
* June 16, 2009
* June 17, 2009
* June 20, 2009
* June 21, 2009
* June 23, 2009
* June 24, 2009
* June 26, 2009
* June 27, 2009
* June 28, 2009
* 8th Leg
* August 11, 2009
* August 12, 2009
* August 14, 2009
* August 15, 2009
* August 16, 2009
* August 18, 2009
* August 19, 2009
* August 22, 2009
* August 23, 2009
* August 25, 2009
* August 26, 2009
* August 29, 2009
* August 30, 2009
* September 1, 2009
* September 2, 2009
* September 4, 2009
* September 5, 2009
* September 6, 2009
* 9th Leg
* October 14, 2009
* October 16, 2009
* October 17, 2009
* October 18, 2009
* October 20, 2009
* October 21, 2009
* October 23, 2009
* October 24, 2009
* October 25, 2009
* November 3, 2009
* November 4, 2009
* November 7, 2009
* November 8, 2009
* November 10, 2009
* November 11, 2009
* November 13, 2009
* November 14, 2009
* November 15, 2009
* 10th Leg
* December 30, 2009
* December 31, 2009
* January 2, 2010
* January 3, 2010
* January 5, 2010
* January 6, 2010
* January 9, 2010
* January 10, 2010
* January 12, 2010
* January 13, 2010
* January 16, 2010
* January 17, 2010
* January 19, 2010
* January 20, 2010
* January 23, 2010
* January 24, 2010
* January 26, 2010
* January 27, 2010
* January 30, 2010
* January 31, 2010

## Recordings

On December 31, 2010, The Showgirl Must Go On was broadcast on HBO channels at 9 pm. The 70 minute special contained some of the performances from the 2 hour long show.

The DVD of this pared down performance was released on October 4, 2011.

