My Love Is Your Love World Tour

My Love Is Your Love World Tour
Tour by Whitney Houston
Associated album My Love Is Your Love
Start date June 22, 1999
End date November 8, 1999
Legs 2
No. of shows 44 in Europe
20 in North America
64 in total
Whitney Houston concert chronology

The My Love Is Your Love World Tour was a worldwide theater and arena concert tour in 1999 by American pop/R&B recording artist Whitney Houston. The tour was in support of her 1998 multi-platinum hit album, My Love Is Your Love, and was her final tour in North America. The European leg was the highest-grossing that year.

History

After the success of Houston's first studio album in eight years, the singer embarked on her first world tour since 1994 to promote it. For the North American leg, Houston turned down most of the arena dates in favor of theaters because she wanted "to do something where people can feel [her] and [she] can feel them."[1] This allowed the shows to have a jam-session kind of feel. Since theaters have lower capacities than arenas, Houston played in most North American cities for two nights each.

Houston signed a deal with Dolce & Gabbana. They would design all of Houston's clothes for the tour. This gave Houston a more hip and contemporary look in to match her music in contrast to her previous tours. Houston first showcased her new edgy wardrobe on The Oprah Winfrey Show prior to the tour opener in Chicago.

In July Houston made a surprise appearance at the 13th Annual New York City Lesbian and Gay Pride Dance. At the event, the singer did a rare performance of the popular remixes to "It's Not Right But It's OK" and "Heartbreak Hotel".[2]

Controversy arose during the North American leg of the tour. There were reports of strange and erratic behavior behind the scenes. Houston cancelled some of the dates, including two shows in her hometown of Newark. The singer pulled out of her San Francisco show at the Concord Pavilion 15 minutes before the start; the city demanded $100,000 in compensation after public outcry. Houston blamed all the cancellations on an ongoing throat ailment. Still, these actions would further spark drug use rumour in the tabloids.[3]

The tour was successful. The concerts featured Houston's highest ticket prices. With many shows, Houston commanded up to $150 for a ticket, making her just one of a few artists to break the $100 barrier.[4] Houston, along with rapper Jay-Z, were the only urban acts that were able to translate successful album sales into successful tours.[5]

The tour was an even bigger success in Europe however. It was the highest grossing arena concert tour of the year in the continent while playing to almost half a million people. Every date was sold out in advanced. As a result, the tour had to be extended to November due to high demand.[6]

Opening acts

Setlist

Notes

  • June 22: at the opening night in Chicago, after singing "I Will Always Love You" she performed two encores', "My Love Is Your Love" and "Step by Step". The remaining tour dates in North America and Europe, the encore song was "Its Not Right But It's Okay."
  • July 14: the concert in New York City, featured singers Luther Vandross and Brandy joining Houston to sing briefly with her on "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)".
  • July 17: at the Mann Center in Philadelphia, Houston performed a snippet of Mary J. Blige's hit, "Real Love."
  • July 29: at both concerts in Los Angeles during her performance of "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", R&B singer Monica was asked by Houston to sing with her on the song. On July 30, (second show) singer Be Be Winans also sang briefly with her on "Exhale"; she performed "Abraham, Martin and John" as tribute to John F. Kennedy, Jr. who died on July 16, in a plane crash. Houston also performed the song at her July 26, concert in Denver, Colorado.
  • September 1: in Zurich, Switzerland, Houston performed the gospel hymn, "Amazing Grace" before singing "I Love the Lord."
  • September 18: during the concert at Wembley Arena in London, UK; Houston sang "You'll Never Stand Alone" at the request of a fan whose mother was deceased and also a duet with gospel singer BeBe Winans.
  • October 12: the concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands at Ahoy; at the request of a fan, Houston sang an A cappella version of "All at Once" before singing "I Believe in You and Me."
  • October 18: in Frankfurt, Germany; "I Believe In You and Me" and "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" was replaced, and Houston sang Aretha Franklin's, "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" and "It Hurts Like Hell" followed by "I Will Always Love You."
  • October 22: for both concerts in Vienna, Austria; she sang the hymn, "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms". On October 23 (second show) Houston sang "The Lord Is My Shepherd."
  • October 27: in Leipzig, Germany Houston's performance of "My Love Is Your Love" featured Bobby Brown and also a ballad duet with Brown.
  • October 30: during the concert at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, Houston performed two of Dionne Warwick's classic songs.
  • November 2: in Antwerp, Belgium, Houston performed "Greatest Love of All" at the request of a fan.
  • November 8: for the final concert of the tour in London, UK; Whitney sang "Home" from The Wiz.
  • During the European Leg, DoRo Productions a film company based in Vienna, Austria filmed and produced a documentary of the tour titled, "Whitney – Close Up."[7] The documentary showcased behind-the-scenes footage, rehearsals and live performances throughout Europe.[8][9] Close Up was originally set to be aired as a TV special in the spring of 2000 following the release of her album, Whitney: The Greatest Hits, but was soon cancelled and never commercially released.

The Band

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
June 22, 1999 Chicago United States Arie Crown Theater
June 23, 1999
June 25, 1999 Detroit Fox Theatre[10]
June 26, 1999
June 29, 1999 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheater
June 30, 1999 Cuyahoga Falls United States Blossom Music Festival
July 2, 1999 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 5, 1999 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
July 8, 1999 Boston Wang Center for the Performing Arts[10]
July 9, 1999
July 11, 1999 Wallingford Oakdale Theatre
July 14, 1999 New York City The Theater at Madison Square Garden[11]
July 15, 1999
July 17, 1999 Philadelphia Mann Center for the Performing Arts
July 18, 1999 University Park Bryce Jordan Center
July 20, 1999 Atlanta Fox Theatre
July 21, 1999
July 26, 1999 Englewood Coors Amphitheatre
July 29, 1999 Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre[12]
July 30, 1999
Europe
August 22, 1999 Sopot Poland Sopot's Opera Leśna
August 25, 1999 Vechta Germany Stoppelmarket
August 27, 1999 Coburg Schlossplatz
August 28, 1999 Mannheim Ehrenhof
August 30, 1999 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
September 1, 1999 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
September 2, 1999 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
September 4, 1999 Hamburg Derby Park
September 5, 1999 Berlin Deutschlandhalle
September 7, 1999 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam
September 9, 1999 Sheffield United Kingdom Sheffield Arena
September 11, 1999 Birmingham NEC Arena
September 12, 1999
September 15, 1999 London Wembley Arena
September 16, 1999
September 18, 1999
September 21, 1999 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
September 22, 1999 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle
September 24, 1999 Cologne Kölnarena
September 25, 1999 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
September 27, 1999 Milan Italy Filaforum
September 28, 1999 Cologne Germany Kölnarena
October 1, 1999 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium
October 2, 1999 Stockholm Globen
October 4, 1999 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
October 5, 1999
October 6, 1999 Moscow Russia Kremlin Palace
October 7, 1999
October 10, 1999 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle
October 12, 1999 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam
October 13, 1999
October 15, 1999 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
October 18, 1999 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
October 20, 1999 Milan Italy Filaforum
October 22, 1999 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
October 23, 1999
October 27, 1999 Leipzig Germany Messehalle
October 28, 1999 Munich Olympiahalle
October 30, 1999 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena
October 31, 1999
November 2, 1999 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
November 3, 1999 Kiel Germany Ostseehalle
November 5, 1999 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
November 7, 1999 Birmingham United Kingdom NEC Arena
November 8, 1999 London Wembley Arena
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July 3, 1999 Newark, New Jersey New Jersey Performing Arts Center Cancelled[13]
July 23, 1999 Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Cancelled[13]
July 24, 1999 St. Louis, Missouri Fox Theatre Cancelled[13]
August 1, 1999 Concord, California Concord Pavilion Cancelled[13]
September 29, 1999 Prague, Czech Republic Sports Hall Cancelled[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1999: Nippy News Release Articles
  2. ↑ Whitney Houston Surprises Crowd At Gay-Lesbian Pride Event MTV News. June 28, 1999
  3. ↑ Entertainment: News in Brief. BBC News. August 26, 1999.
  4. ↑ Farber, Jim. "Summer concert tours, paved with profits and with potholes". Buffalo News. August 23, 1999. Page A7
  5. ↑ Jones, Steve. "Springsteen's born to tour; rap's reeling". USA Today. July 15, 1999. Page 01.D
  6. ↑ Whitney Houston World Tour '99 Becomes Europe's Highest Grossing Arena ever. Business Wire. October 19, 1999.
  7. ↑ Doro Films Live Concert documentaries – Whitney: Close Up
  8. ↑ Doro Films music documentaries-Whitney-Close Up.www.dorofilms.com
  9. ↑ Whitney – Close Up documentary movie.www.facebook.com-whitneyhouston-media
  10. 1 2 Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses (p16). Billboard. July 24, 1999. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  11. ↑ Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses (p16). Billboard. July 31, 1999. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  12. ↑ Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses (p13). Billboard. August 14, 1999. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 LiveDaily August 26, 1999
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