# Yanni Live! The Concert Event

Yanni Live! The Concert Event is the third live album by Yanni. It was recorded live at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas on November 6, 2004, and released in August 2006 as a CD and concert film on DVD. The album peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart; No. 6 on the "Top Independent Albums" chart; No. 84 on the "Billboard 200" chart; and at No. 84 on the "Top Internet Albums" chart, during the same year.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
In a review by Richie Unterberger of AllMusic, "Recorded and filmed for DVD live at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas during Yanni's 2005 world tour, this 65-minute set delivers what you'd expect from a live Yanni album: an eclectic, cinematic fusion of world, new age, and mainstream contemporary pop styles. The 13 songs are, with one exception, drawn from releases dating back to the 1980s ("Keys to the Imagination" having been the title track of his 1986 album) all the way up to the most recent studio effort predating this recording, 2003's Ethnicity (from which three songs are presented)."

## Track listing – Album

* "Rainmaker" – 5:20
* "Keys to Imagination" – 5:22
* "Enchantment" – 4:06
* "Standing in Motion" – 1:38
* "On Sacred Ground" – (McNeill, Yanni) – 7:56
* "Playtime" – 7:08
* "Until the Last Moment" – 6:36
* "If I Could Tell You" – 4:19
* "For All Seasons" – 8:14
* "The Storm" – 5:07 (based on Antonio Vivaldi's 18th century violin concerto "Summer" from The Four Seasons)
* "Prelude" – 5:21
* "Nostalgia" – 4:31

## Track listing – Video

* "Standing in Motion"
* "Rainmaker"
* "Keys to Imagination"
* "Enchantment"
* "On Sacred Ground"
* "Playtime"
* "Until the Last Moment"
* "If I Could Tell You"
* "For All Seasons"
* "The Storm"
* "Prelude"
* "Nostalgia"
* "World Dance"

## Personnel

* Yanni (Greece) – Piano, Keyboards
Band
* Charlie Adams (USA) – drums
* Victor Espinola (Paraguay) – harp, vocals
* Pedro Eustache (Venezuela) – flute, saxophone, duduk, whistle, bansuri
* Ramon Flores (Mexico) – trumpet
* Ming Freeman (Taiwan) – keyboards
* David Hudson (Australia) – didgeridoo
* Hussain Jiffry (Sri Lanka) – bass guitar
* Sayaka Katsuki (Japan) – violin
* Dan Landrum (USA) – hammered dulcimer
* Armen Movsessian (Armenia) – violin
* Walter Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) – percussion
* Samvel Yervinyan (Armenia) – violin
Vocalists
* Alfreda Gerald (USA)
* Michelle Amato (USA)
Orchestra
* Kristen Autry (USA) – violin
* April Cap (USA) – oboe
* Zachary Carrettin (USA) – violin
* Ilona Geller (Ukraine) – viola
* Kerry Hughes (USA) – trumpet
* Jim Mattos (USA) – French horn
* Eugene Mechtovich (USA) – viola
* Kristin Morrison (USA) – French horn
* Sarah O'Brien (England) – cello
* Dana Teboe (USA) – trombone
* Erika Walczak (USA) – violin
* Alexander Zhiroff (Russia) – cello

## "Yanni Live!" tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| November 6, 2004 | Las Vegas | United States | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| November 7, 2004 | Phoenix | United States | Glendale Arena |
| November 9, 2004 | Tucson | United States | Tucson Convention Center |
| November 11, 2004 | Sacramento | United States | Arrowhead Pond |
| November 12, 2004 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion |
| November 13, 2004 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena |
| November 14, 2004 | Reno | United States | Lawlor Events Center |
| November 16, 2004 | Fresno | United States | Save Mart Arena |
| November 17, 2004 | Bakersfield | United States | Centennial Arena |
| November 19, 2004 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Arena |
| November 20, 2004 | Portland | United States | Rose Garden Arena |
| November 21, 2004 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena |
| November 22, 2004 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| November 24, 2004 | Calgary | Canada | Saddledome |
| November 25, 2004 | Edmonton | Canada | Rexall Place |
| November 27, 2004 | Salt Lake City | United States | Delta Center |
| November 28, 2004 | Denver | United States | Pepsi Center |
| November 29, 2004 | Colorado Springs | United States | World Arena |
| December 1, 2004 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center |
| December 2, 2004 | Dallas | United States | NextStage |
| December 4, 2004 | Monterrey | Mexico | Monterrey Arena |
| December 7, 2004 | Hidalgo | United States | Dodge Arena |
| December 8, 2004 | Laredo | United States | Entertainment Center |
| December 10, 2004 | Mexico City | Mexico | Mexico Sports Palace |
| January 19, 2005 | Wilkes-Barre | United States | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza |
| January 21, 2005 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall |
| January 22, 2005 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall |
| January 23, 2005 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun |
| January 25, 2005 | Albany | United States | Pepsi Arena |
| January 27, 2005 | Worcester | United States | Centrum Centres |
| January 28, 2005 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre |
| January 29, 2005 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena |
| January 30, 2005 | Buffalo | United States | HSBC Arena |
| February 1, 2005 | London | Canada | John Labatt Centre |
| February 2, 2005 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre |
| February 3, 2005 | Ottawa | Canada | Corel Centre |
| February 5, 2005 | Pittsburgh | United States | Mellon Arena |
| February 8, 2005 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center |
| February 9, 2005 | Milwaukee | United States | Bradley Center |
| February 11, 2005 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| February 12, 2005 | Cleveland | United States | Gund Arena |
| February 13, 2005 | Washington, D.C. | United States | MCI Center |
| February 15, 2005 | Grand Rapids | United States | Van Andel Arena |
| February 17, 2005 | Chicago | United States | United Center |
| February 18, 2005 | Columbus | United States | Jerome Schottenstein Center |
| February 19, 2005 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center |
| February 20, 2005 | Norfolk | United States | Scopes Arena |
| February 22, 2005 | Duluth | United States | Gwinnett Center |
| February 24, 2005 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| February 25, 2005 | Orlando | United States | TD Waterhouse Arena |
| February 26, 2005 | Tampa | United States | St. Pete Times Forum |
| February 27, 2005 | Sunrise | United States | Office Depot Center |

## Production

* Executive producer: Yanni
* Directed by Jerry McReynolds & George Veras.
* Remote and Mobile Production Facilities PMTV