My Love Is Your Love World Tour

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My Love Is Your Love World Tour
Tour by Whitney Houston
Whitneytour99.jpg
Associated album My Love Is Your Love
Start dateJune 22, 1999
End dateNovember 8, 1999
Legs2
No. of shows
  • 20 in North America
  • 47 in Europe
  • 67 total
Box office$5 million ($10.54 in 2022 dollars) [1] (North America only)
Whitney Houston concert chronology
  • The European Tour
    (1998)
  • My Love Is Your Love World Tour
    (1999)
  • Soul Divas Tour
    (2004)

The My Love Is Your Love World Tour (advertised as the World Tour 1999) was the eighth concert tour by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The tour was in support of her fourth album, My Love Is Your Love (1998). Beginning in the summer of 1999, the tour played over 60 shows in Europe and North America. The tour marked Houston's final concert appearances in North America.

Contents

Background

After My Love is Your Love—Houston's first studio album in eight years—was released, the singer embarked on her first world tour since 1994 to promote it. For the North American leg of the tour, Houston turned down most arena dates in favor of theaters because she wanted "to do something where people can feel [her] and [she] can feel them." [2] Performing in theaters allowed Houston's shows to have a jam-session atmosphere. 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 to design all of her clothes for the tour. This deal gave Houston a more hip and contemporary look to match her music; this look contrasted with her previous tours. Houston first showcased her new 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 gave a rare performance of the popular remixes to "It's Not Right But It's OK" and "Heartbreak Hotel". [3]

Controversy arose during the North American leg of the tour. There were reports of strange and erratic behavior behind the scenes. Houston cancelled some concert dates, including two shows in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. The singer pulled out of her San Francisco show at the Concord Pavilion 15 minutes before it was scheduled to begin; 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 rumours in the tabloids. [4]

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-per-ticket barrier. [5]

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

During the European leg of the tour, 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 Whitney: The Greatest Hits , but didn't air at the time. Some footage from Close Up was also used in the documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me . [10]

A similar but different documentary, also titled Close Up was broadcast on February 11, 2018 on the German TV channel ServusTV. [11]

Opening acts

Setlist

North America
  1. "Get It Back"
  2. "Heartbreak Hotel" (contains elements of "This Place Hotel")
  3. "If I Told You That"
  4. "You Give Good Love" / "Saving All My Love for You" / "Until You Come Back"
  5. "Oh Yes"
  6. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
  7. "I Learned from the Best"
  8. "Higher Ground" (performed by Gary Houston)
  9. "I'm Every Woman"
  10. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
  11. "How Will I Know"
  12. "In My Business"
  13. "I Love the Lord"
  14. "I Go to the Rock"
  15. "My Love Is Your Love" (contains elements of "My Love Is Your Love (Salaam Remix)")
  16. "I Believe in You and Me" / "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" / "It Hurts Like Hell" (contains elements of "The Glory of Love")
  17. "I Will Always Love You"
  18. "It's Not Right but It's Okay"
Europe
  1. "Get It Back"
  2. "Heartbreak Hotel" (contains elements of "This Place Hotel")
  3. "If I Told You That"
  4. "Saving All My Love for You" / "Until You Come Back"
  5. "I Learned from the Best"
  6. "Step by Step"
  7. "Change the World" (performed by Gary Houston)
  8. Medley Reprise: "I Have Nothing" / "I'm Your Baby Tonight" / "Run to You" / "Queen of the Night" (performed by backing vocalists)
  9. "My Love Is Your Love" (contains elements of "My Love Is Your Love (Salaam Remix)")
  10. "I'm Every Woman"
  11. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
  12. "How Will I Know"
  13. "Jesus Loves Me"
  14. "I Love the Lord"
  15. "I Go to the Rock"
  16. "I Believe in You and Me" / "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" / "It Hurts Like Hell" (contains elements of "The Glory of Love")
  17. "I Will Always Love You"
  18. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (contains elements of "It's Not Right but It's Okay (Thunderpuss Radio Mix)")

Additional notes

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
North America [14] [15]
June 22, 1999 Chicago United States Arie Crown Theater ——
June 23, 1999
June 25, 1999 Detroit Fox Theatre 9,575 / 9,575$752,653
June 26, 1999 Denver Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
June 29, 1999 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre ——
June 30, 1999 Cuyahoga Falls United States Blossom Music Center
July 2, 1999 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 5, 1999 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
July 8, 1999 Boston Wang Theatre 7,302 / 7,370$553,043
July 9, 1999
July 11, 1999 Wallingford SNET Oakdale Theatre ——
July 14, 1999 New York City The Theater at Madison Square Garden 10,714 / 10,866$802,323
July 15, 1999
July 17, 1999 Philadelphia Mann Music Center ——
July 18, 1999 University Park Bryce Jordan Center
July 20, 1999 Atlanta Fox Theatre
July 21, 1999
July 26, 1999 Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
July 29, 1999 Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre 12,294 / 12,378$873,140
July 30, 1999
Europe [16]
August 22, 1999 [A] Sopot Poland Opera Leśna ——
August 25, 1999 [B] Vechta GermanyWesterheide
August 27, 1999 [C] Coburg Coburger Schloßplatz
August 28, 1999 Mannheim Mannheimer Schloss Ehrenhof
August 30, 1999 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
September 1, 1999 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
September 2, 1999 Munich Germany Open-Air Theatron
September 4, 1999 Hamburg Derby-Park Klein Flottbek
September 5, 1999 Berlin Waldbühne
September 7, 1999 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis
September 9, 1999 Sheffield England 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 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
September 24, 1999 Cologne Kölnarena
September 25, 1999 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
September 27, 1999 Milan Italy FilaForum
September 28, 1999CologneGermanyKölnarena
October 1, 1999 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium
October 2, 1999 Stockholm Stockholm Globe Arena
October 4, 1999 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
October 5, 1999
October 6, 1999 Moscow Russia State Kremlin Palace
October 7, 1999
October 9, 1999 Kyiv Ukraine Palace of Sports
October 10, 1999StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
October 12, 1999RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis
October 13, 1999
October 15, 1999ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
October 18, 1999 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
October 20, 1999MilanItalyFilaForum
October 22, 1999ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
October 23, 1999
October 27, 1999 Leipzig Germany Leipziger Messehallen 7
October 28, 1999MunichOlympiahalle
October 30, 1999 Oberhausen Arena Oberhausen
October 31, 1999
November 2, 1999AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis
November 3, 1999 Kiel Germany Ostseehalle
November 5, 1999StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 7, 1999BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
November 8, 1999LondonWembley Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert is a part of the "Sopot International Song Festival" [17]
B This concert is a part of "Stoppelmarkt" [18]
C This concert is a part of the "Open-Air-Wochenende"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July 3, 1999 Newark, New Jersey Prudential Hall Cancelled [19]
July 5, 1999 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall Cancelled [20]
July 23, 1999 Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum Cancelled [19]
July 24, 1999 St. Louis, Missouri Fox Theatre Cancelled [19]
August 1, 1999 Concord, California Concord Pavilion Cancelled [19]
September 28,1999 Prague, Czech Republic Sportovní hala Cancelled [19]

Personnel

Band
Dancers
Tour management
Security

Broadcasting and recordings

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