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Concert tours | 10 |
One-off concerts | 16 |
Benefit concerts | 12 |
Music festivals | 5 |
Award shows | 22 |
American vocalist and performer Whitney Houston, nicknamed "The Voice", embarked on 10 concert tours, 6 of which were world tours and 4 which were territorial tours. After becoming the opening act for singer Jeffrey Osborne and Luther Vandross on their US amphitheatre tour and playing at various American theaters, festivals, and clubs in 1985, she embarked on her first worldwide tour, the successful The Greatest Love Tour in 1986. With promoting worldwide mega hit album Whitney , her second world tour, The Moment of Truth World Tour started in North America during the summer of 1987 and continued overseas during 1988 in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia. Especially in Europe, Houston visited 12 countries, playing to over half a million fans including nine consecutive nights at Wembley Arena in London. She then followed this with sold-out concert tour, Feels So Right Japan Tour in 1990 and I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour in 1991.
With the enormous success of the film, The Bodyguard , and its accompanying soundtrack, Houston went on her most extensive world tour, The Bodyguard World Tour to support her projects during 1993–1994. Spanning two years, Houston played North America twice, Europe, Japan, and made her first appearances in South America and South Africa. In 1997, she embarked on The Pacific Rim Tour which had her visiting for the first time Thailand and Taiwan. After the success of Houston's first studio album in eight years, My Love Is Your Love , the singer embarked on her first world tour since 1994 to promote it in 1999. My Love Is Your Love World Tour was the highest grossing arena concert tour of the year in Europe while playing to almost half a million people. [1] In 2009, Houston started Nothing but Love World Tour, her first tour in over 10 years and supported her seventh and final studio album I Look to You .
During her career, Houston has also made appearances at the various charity concerts such as Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration (1988), A Benefit Concert for The United Negro College Fund (1988), That's What Friends Are For: AIDS Benefit Concert (1990), Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston (1991) and Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. (1997).
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The Greatest Love World Tour | July 26, 1986 – December 1, 1986 | Whitney Houston | North America Europe Asia Oceania | 50 | $4,830,072 (USA) | 285,066 | |
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Moment of Truth World Tour | July 4, 1987 – November 21, 1988 | Whitney | North America Europe Asia Oceania | 152 | $21,000,000 (USA) | 900,419 | |
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I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour | March 14, 1991 – October 2, 1991 | I'm Your Baby Tonight | Asia North America Europe | 96 | — | — | |
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The Bodyguard World Tour | July 5, 1993 – November 19, 1994 | The Bodyguard | North America Europe Asia South America Africa | 120 | $14,000,000 (USA) | 698,672 | |
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My Love Is Your Love World Tour | June 22, 1999 – November 8, 1999 | My Love Is Your Love | North America Europe | 66 | $5,988,882 (USA) | — | |
My Love Is Your Love World Tour setlist
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Nothing but Love World Tour | December 9, 2009 – June 17, 2010 | I Look to You | Asia Australia Europe | 50 | $36,300,000 | 86,683 | |
Nothing but Love World Tour setlist
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June 23, 1983 | The Merv Griffin Show |
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April 5, 1986 | Champs-Elysées (French TV Talk-Show) |
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February 7, 1987 | Sanremo Music Festival |
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May 15, 1987 | The 27th Montreux Golden Rose Rock Festival; IM&MC Gala | |
July 31, 1987 | The Special Olympics World Summer Games Opening Ceremonies |
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November 13, 1989 | Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration In Show Business |
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January 27, 1991 | Super Bowl XXV |
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June 23, 1991 | Coca-Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer |
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February 16, 1992 | Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration |
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May 6, 1992 | Whitney Houston: This Is My Life |
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July 17, 1994 | 1994 FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremonies |
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June 22, 1995 | VH-1 Honors |
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August 24, 1996 | Whitney: Brunei The Royal Wedding Celebration |
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November 28, 1996 (Air date) | Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony |
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August 25, 1997 | The 1997 U.S. Open Tennis Championships: the Arthur Ashe Stadium Inauguration Ceremonies |
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April 13, 1999 | VH1 Divas Live '99 |
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April 10, 2000 | 25 Years of #1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration |
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September 7, 2001 | Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years |
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May 23, 2002 | VH1 Divas Las Vegas: A Concert to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation |
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May 22, 2003 | VH1 Divas Duets: A Concert to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation |
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April 27, 2008 | The 4th Annual Plymouth Jazz Festival Tobago |
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May 24, 2008 | The 7th Annual Mawazine World Rhythms Festival | |
January 30, 2011 | BET's Celebration of Gospel |
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Year | Date | Venue | Award shows | Performance(s) / Details |
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1986 | January 27 | Shrine Auditorium | The 13th American Music Awards | |
February 25 | The 28th Grammy Awards | |||
September 5 | Universal Amphitheatre | The 3rd MTV Video Music Awards | ||
1987 | January 26 | Shrine Auditorium | The 14th American Music Awards |
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February 7 | Teatro Ariston (Sanremo) | The 37th Festival di Sanremo |
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February 9 | Grosvenor House Hotel (London) | 1987 BRIT Awards | ||
February 24 | Shrine Auditorium | The 29th Grammy Awards |
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March 23 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | The 1st Soul Train Music Awards | ||
September 11 | Universal Amphitheatre | The 4th MTV Video Music Awards |
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1988 | January 25 | Shrine Auditorium | The 15th American Music Awards |
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March 2 | Radio City Music Hall | The 30th Grammy Awards | ||
March 10 | Sheraton Centre | The 44th Anniversary Of The United Negro College Fund |
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December 10 (Air date: January 14, 1989) | Wiltern Theater | The 21st NAACP Image Awards |
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1989 | February 22 | Shrine Auditorium | The 31st Grammy Awards |
Year | Date | Venue | Award shows | Performance(s) / Details |
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1991 | December 9 | Universal Amphitheatre | The 2nd Billboard Music Awards |
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1992 | January 27 | Shrine Auditorium | The 19th American Music Awards |
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April 10 (Air date: May 29) | Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden | The 5th Essence Awards |
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1993 | March 29 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | The 65th Academy Awards |
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December 8 | Universal Amphitheatre | The 4th Billboard Music Awards | ||
1994 | January 5 | Pasadena Civic Auditorium | The 26th NAACP Image Awards |
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February 7 | Shrine Auditorium | The 21st American Music Awards |
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March 1 | Radio City Music Hall | The 36th Grammy Awards | ||
March 15 | Shrine Auditorium | The 8th Soul Train Music Awards |
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May 4 | Monte Carlo Sporting Club (Monte Carlo) | The 6th World Music Awards |
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1995 | May 20 | Barker Hangar | The 8th Kids' Choice Awards |
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1996 | February 28 | Shrine Auditorium | The 38th Grammy Awards |
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June 8 | Walt Disney Studios | The 5th MTV Movie Awards | ||
September 13 | BET Studios | The 2nd BET Walk of Fame |
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1997 | February 26 | Madison Square Garden | The 39th Grammy Awards |
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April 4 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | The 10th Essence Awards |
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1998 | February 27 | Shrine Auditorium | The 12th Soul Train Music Awards |
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April 10 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | The 11th Essence Awards |
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April 23 | Nashville Arena | The 29th Dove Awards |
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December 7 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | The 9th Billboard Music Awards |
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1999 | January 11 | Shrine Auditorium | The 26th American Music Awards |
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February 16 | London Arena (London) | The 19th BRIT Awards | ||
March 21 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | The 71st Academy Awards |
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March 26 | Shrine Auditorium | The 13th Soul Train Music Awards |
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November 11 | Point Depot (Dublin) | MTV Europe Music Awards 1999 |
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November 13 | Stella Musical Theater (Berlin) | 1999 Bambi Awards | ||
December 2 | Madison Square Garden | The Sports Illustrated — 20th Century Sports Awards |
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Year | Date | Venue | Award shows | Performance(s) / Details |
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2000 | February 23 | Staples Center | The 42nd Grammy Awards |
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September 7 | Radio City Music Hall | The 17th MTV Video Music Awards |
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2001 | June 19 | Paris Las Vegas Hotel | The 1st BET Awards |
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2002 | November 14 | Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona) | MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 | |
2004 | June 9 (Air date: June 12 on VOX, Germany) | CCH (Congress Centrum Hamburg) (Hamburg) | The 1st Women's World Awards |
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September 15 | Thomas & Mack Center | The 16th World Music Awards |
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2009 | November 22 | Nokia Theatre | The 37th American Music Awards |
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2010 | January 16 (Air date: February 1 on BET) | The Warner Theatre | The 3rd BET Honors |
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