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
Shows	44 in Europe 18 in North America 62 in Total
Whitney Houston tour chronology
The European Tour (1998) My Love Is Your Love World Tour (1999) Nothing But Love World Tour (2010)

The My Love Is Your Love World Tour was a worldwide arena and theater concert tour in 1999 by American pop/R&B artist Whitney Houston. The European Leg of the tour was the highest-grossing concert tour for that year^[1]

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. In 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."^[2] 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".^[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 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 outroar. Houston blamed all the cancellations on an ongoing throat ailment. Still, these actions would further spark drug use rumour 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 barrier.^[5] Houston, along with rapper Jay-Z, were the only urban acts that were able to translate successful album sales into successful tours.^[6]

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.^[1]

Opening act

• 112 (US Leg)
• Amanda Marshall (European Leg)

Setlist

USA (Opening night only)

1. "Get It Back"
2. "Heartbreak Hotel"
3. "If I Told You That"
4. Love Medley:
   • "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. "I'm Every Woman"
9. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
10. "How Will I Know"
11. "In My Business"
12. "I Love the Lord"
13. "I Go To The Rock"
14. "It's Not Right But It's Okay"
15. Movie Medley:
    • "I Believe In You And Me"
    • "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
    • "It Hurts Like Hell"
16. "I Will Always Love You"

Encore

17. "My Love Is Your Love"
18. "Step by Step"

USA

1. "Get It Back"
2. "Heartbreak Hotel"
3. "If I Told You That"
4. "You Give Good Love" ¹
5. "Saving All My Love For You"
6. "Until You Come Back"
7. "Oh Yes" ¹
8. "When You Believe" ¹ (duet with Gary Houston)
9. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
10. "I Learned From the Best"
11. "Higher Ground" (performed by Gary Houston)
12. "I'm Every Woman"
13. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
14. "How Will I Know"
15. "In My Business" ¹
16. "I Love The Lord"
17. "I Go To The Rock"
18. "My Love Is Your Love"
19. Medley:
    • "I Believe In You And Me"
    • "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
    • "It Hurts Like Hell"
20. "I Will Always Love You"

Encore

21. "It's Not Right But It's Okay"

¹only performed on select dates

Europe

1. "Get It Back"
2. "Heartbreak Hotel"
3. "If I Told You That"
4. "Saving All My Love For You"
5. "Until You Come Back"
6. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" ¹
7. "I Learned From the Best"
8. "Step by Step"
9. "I Have Nothing" / "Queen Of the Night" (Background Vocalists Medley)
10. "My Love Is Your Love"
11. "I'm Every Woman" ¹
12. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
13. "How Will I Know"
14. "Jesus Loves Me"
15. "I Love The Lord"
16. "I Go To The Rock"
17. Medley:
    • "I Believe In You And Me"
    • "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
    • "It Hurts Like Hell"
18. "I Will Always Love You"

Encore

19. "It's Not Right But It's Okay (Thunderpuss Remix)"

¹ only performed on select dates

Additional notes

• During opening night, June 22nd in Chicago, IL; after Houston performed "I Will Always Love You" she closed the show with two encore's, "My Love Is Your Love" and "Step by Step". The itinerary for tour dates throughout America and Europe, the encore song was "Its Not Right But It's Okay".

• During the concert in New York on July 14th, singers Luther Vandross and Brandy joined in to sing briefly a few bars of "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" with Houston.

• For the concert on July 17th, at the Mann Center in Philadelphia, PA; Houston performed a snippet of Mary J. Blige's hit, "Real Love".

• At the concert on July 21st in Atlanta, GA, she sang "When You Believe, her duet with Mariah Carey from the 1999 animated film soundtrack, The Prince of Egypt.

• On July 29th in Los Angeles during her performance of "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", R&B singer Monica sang a snippet of the chorus with Houston. During the second show on July 30th, she sang "Abraham, Martin and John" as a tribute to John F. Kennedy, Jr. who died on July 16th during a plane crash. Houston also performed the song at her July 26th concert in Denver, CO.

• During the concert in Zurich, Switzerland on September 1st, Houston performed the gospel hymn, "Amazing Grace" before singing "I Love the Lord".

• At the concert on October 18th, in Frankfurt, Germany; "I Believe In You And Me" & "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" was replaced, she performed Aretha Franklin's, "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"/"It Hurts Like Hell" followed by "I Will Always Love You".

• For the concerts in Vienna, Austria; on October 22nd she sang the hymn, "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" and October 23rd (second show) Houston performed "The Lord is my shepherd".

• On September 18th during the concert at Wembley Arena in London, Houston sang "You'll Never Stand Alone" at the request of a fan whose mother was deceased and a brief duet with gospel artist, BeBe Winans.

• At the concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands at Ahoy Arena, Houston sang a brief Acapella version of "All At Once" before singing "I Believe In You and Me".

• During the concert at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany on October 30th; Houston performed two of Dionne Warwick's classic songs.

• During the concert on November 2nd in Antwerp, Belguim, Houston performed "Greatest Love of All" at the request of a fan.

• On November 8th, the final concert of the tour in London, Whitney sang "Home" from the movie The Wiz, starring singer Diana Ross and pop icon Michael Jackson.

• During the European Leg, DoRo Productions a film company based in Vienna, Austria filmed and produced a documentary of the tour titled, "Whitney Houston: Close Up".^[7] The documentary showcased behind-the-scenes footage, rehearsals and live performances throughout Europe. The special was orginally set to be aired as a TV special spring of 2000 but was cancelled and never commercially released.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
June 22, 1999	Chicago, Illinois	United States	Arie Crown Theater
June 23, 1999
June 25, 1999	Detroit, Michigan		Fox Theater[8]
June 26, 1999
June 27, 1999	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Molson Amphitheater
July 2, 1999	Albany, New York	United States	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 3, 1999	Newark, New Jersey		NJ Performing Arts Center (Canceled)[9]
July 5, 1999	Washington, D.C.		Constitution Hall (Canceled)[9]
July 8, 1999	Boston, Massachusetts		Wang Center[8]
July 9, 1999
July 11, 1999	Hartford, Connecticut		Oakdale Theater
July 14, 1999	New York City, New York		The Theater at Madison Square Garden[10]
July 15, 1999
July 17, 1999	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		Mann Center for the Performing Arts
July 18, 1999	University Park, Pennsylvania		Bryce Jordan Center
July 20, 1999	Atlanta, Georgia		Fox Theater
July 21, 1999
July 23, 1999	Memphis, Tennessee		Mid-South Coliseum (Canceled)[9]
July 24, 1999	St. Louis, Missouri		Fox Theater (Canceled)[9]
July 26, 1999	Denver, Colorado		Fiddler's Green
July 29, 1999	Los Angeles, California		Universal Amphitheater[11]
July 30, 1999
August 1, 1999	San Francisco, California		Concord Pavilion (Canceled)[9]
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	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
September 2, 1999	Munich	Germany	Olympic Stadium
September 4, 1999	Hamburg		Derby Park
September 7, 1999	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
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	Köln		Kölnarena
September 25, 1999	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
September 27, 1999	Milan	Italy	Filaforum
September 28, 1999	Cologne	Germany	Kölnarena
September 29, 1999	Prague	Czech Republic	Sports Hall
October 1, 1999	Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
October 2, 1999	Stockholm		Globen
October 4, 1999	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arena
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
October 13, 1999
October 15, 1999	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
October 18, 1999	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle
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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Whitney Houston World Tour '99 Becomes Europe's Highest Grossing Arena ever. Business Wire. October 19, 1999.
2. ^ 1999: Nippy News Release Articles
3. ^ Whitney Houston Surprises Crowd At Gay-Lesbian Pride Event MTV News. June 28, 1999
4. ^ Entertainment: News in Brief. BBC News. August 26, 1999.
5. ^ Farber, Jim. "Summer concert tours, paved with profits and with potholes". Buffalo News. August 23, 1999. Page A7
6. ^ Jones, Steve. "Springsteen's born to tour; rap's reeling". USA Today. July 15, 1999. Page 01.D
7. ^ www.dorofilms.com-liveconcerts
8. ^ ^{a b} Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses (p16). Billboard. July 24, 1999. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=kggEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA57&dq=%22my%20love%20is%20your%20love%20whitney%20houston%22&lr&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is&as_brr=0&as_pt=MAGAZINES&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
9. ^ ^{a b c d e} LiveDaily August 26, 1999
10. ^ Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses (p16). Billboard. July 31, 1999. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=lQgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA70&dq=%22my%20love%20is%20your%20love%20whitney%20houston%22&lr&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is&as_brr=0&as_pt=MAGAZINES&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
11. ^ Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses (p13). Billboard. August 14, 1999. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=mggEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA78&dq=%22my%20love%20is%20your%20love%20whitney%20houston%22&lr&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is&as_brr=0&as_pt=MAGAZINES&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-11.