azcentral Review Of Cher's 'Dressed To Kill Tour' First Show: The Night Was A Solid A+.

azcentral's Randy Cordova reviewed Cher's first tour performance since 2005...

It can't be easy being Cher. Fans don't expect her to simply strut around on stage and sing; they want a spectacle. Cher apparently sees this as a challenge, because the "Dressed to Kill" tour is bigger, stronger and shinier than her last outing, the so-called farewell tour that ended in 2005.

This tour launched in Phoenix on Saturday, March 22, to a sold-out US Airways Center. Opening act Pat Benatar went on 30 minutes late, meaning Cher didn't take the stage until after 10 p.m. The main attraction expressed some nerves about the show before she even appeared. Prior to the curtains opening, Cher's voice boomed out over the sound system: "When you grade this show, grade it on a f---ing curve!"

Billboard Reviews Cher's "Dazzling" 'Dressed to Kill' Tour Opener

Major music publication Billboard reviewed Cher's 'Dressed To Kill Tour' opening night:

Cher Delivers Classic Hits, Outrageous Costumes, at Dazzling 'Dressed to Kill' Tour Opener

Two hours before Cher was scheduled to hit the US Airways Center stage in Phoenix, AZ to kick off her "final" farewell tour, the 67-year-old multi-hyphenate entertainer said she was backstage sobbing.

Three songs into her March 22 concert, the first of her 49-date North American 'Dressed to Kill' tour, Cher broke into a monologue where she confessed that some of her costumes didn't fit right, that she couldn't remember the words to two of her songs, and that she broke the nail on her middle finger.

Cher Reveals 'Dressed To Kill Tour' Opening Night Problems: Right Before Show I Was Making Notes And Crying

Cher performed show number one of her 'Dressed To Kill Tour' last night - before revealing that it hadn't run smoothly.

The 20-song set began at Phoenix, Arizona's US Airways Center at around 10:00PM (Arizona time) before wrapping up around midnight.

Three hours later, the 'Mermaids' star told her 2-million Twitter followers that there were a number of opening night problems: "Before showtime I was being fitted for costumes! Shoes man is punk, no shoes, boots! Learned new choreography yesterday. New wigs tonight! Killed ourselves. I made a new mistake every four minutes... You know... Like my f--king iPhone".

Cher's 'Dressed To Kill Tour' Opening Night! Costumes & Set-List Revealed!

Cher kicked-off her 'Dressed To Kill Tour' tonight in Phoenix, Arizona.

The night began with special guests Pat Benatar and Nick Geraldo taking to the stage at around 8:30PM to perform some of the former's biggest chart hits, such as million-seller 'Invincible', 'We Belong', 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot', signature tune 'Love Is A Battlefield' and finale number 'Heartbreaker'. One concert-goer, @BethAnnFarvour, tweeted, "Pat Benatar was on point. Best opening act I've seen." Fellow 1980's act Boy George was in the audience.

PHOTOS: Cher Sure Is Dressed To Kill In Her New Tour Book

Thousands of Cher fans got their hands on the glossy pages of the new Cher tour book tonight at her appropriately-titled 'Dressed To Kill Tour' before the opening show.

If the book's anything to go by, then the (unbelievably!) 67-year-old will look as flawless as ever when it comes to her taking to the stage for tonight's tour opener in Phoenix, Arizona, to belt out her past hits and tracks from her new album 'Closer To The Truth'

As is expected for the tour itself, Cher features in an array of costumes and wigs in the tour book.

'Dressed To Kill Tour' Attendees: Expect A 'Cher Show' With Plenty Of New Songs

In an interview with ABC Radio News, superstar songstress Cher promised that her 'Dressed To Kill Tour', which begins tonight in Phoenix, Arizona, will be an extravagant production.

“It’s like, ‘This is a Cher album', it’s gonna be a ‘Cher show,’. If you’ve been to one of my shows, you kind of know that this is what I do, and I’ve been doing it since I was 30 years old, I’ve been doing this kind of show. This is the only show I know how to do because I need to be entertained.  I cannot just go out and stand and sing, I would just claw my eyes out.”

400th Cher News Post! Cher's 'Dressed To Kill Tour Book' Cover Revealed! Available To Pre-Order

Singing superstar Cher tweeted about an upcoming surprise yesterday,  "It's coming tomorrow... It's worth it", before writing this morning: "Today is the day".

The 'Believe' singer was talking about her 'Dressed To Kill Tour Book' and the revealing of its suitably-stunning front cover, which occurred on her Bravado shop.

She took to Twitter about the dazzling cover, with hopes that she could how us a further snapshot from the photo-filled book, "This is the cover of D2K Tour Book! Chains look like diamond dust. Maybe I can squeeze one more picture from my managers?"

Cher Left Heartbroken As Bob Mackie Declines Costume Designer Job on 'Dressed To Kill Tour'

Cher has announced that her costume designer of 40 years will not be able to create outfits for her upcoming tour.

Cher's final tour, entitled 'Dressed To Kill Tour' after a track on her new album 'Closer To The Truth', will début in just nine days' time. However, the legendary diva has delivered the news within the last hour that long-time costume designer Bob Mackie is unable to create the highly-anticipated outfits for the set of concerts.

The 'I Hope You Find It' singer – who is currently in Arizona for the first stop of the 49-date tour – tweeted,  “The show looks insane. Desert is rough on my throat. Dancers' costumes are gorgeous. I, on the other hand, have a problem. I was putting off telling you something that has broken my heart. The man who made all my costumes since 1972 decided that he couldn't do my last tour.”