My Love Is Your Love World Tour

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.^{[citation needed]}

My Love Is Your Love World Tour

Tour by Whitney Houston
Location	North America • Europe
Associated album	My Love Is Your Love
Start date	June 22, 1999
End date	November 8, 1999
Legs	2
No. of shows	67
Box office	$5 million ($11.33 in 2024 dollars)[1] (North America only)
Whitney Houston concert chronology

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;^{[citation needed]} 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 rumors 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 filmed and produced a documentary of the tour: 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 early 2000 following the release of Whitney: The Greatest Hits, but did not 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

• 112 (North America)^[12]
• Amanda Marshall (Europe)

Set list

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"

Source:^[13]

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. "A House Is Not a Home"
17. "I Believe in You and Me" / "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" / "It Hurts Like Hell" (contains elements of "The Glory of Love")
18. "I Will Always Love You"
19. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (contains elements of "It's Not Right but It's Okay (Thunderpuss Remix)")

Source:^[14]

Notes

• "My Love Is Your Love" and "Step by Step" were performed as encores in Chicago, replacing "It's Not Right But It's Okay" performed earlier in the show.^[15]
• "Abraham, Martin and John" was performed in Denver on July 26, and Los Angeles on July 30, as a tribute to the late John F. Kennedy Jr.
• September 18: Houston performed "You'll Never Stand Alone" in London, and "All at Once", on October 12, in Rotterdam.
• "Jesus Loves Me" and "Amazing Grace" was performed at select dates in Europe.
• October 18: "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin was performed in Frankfurt, and a medley of Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By" and "Alfie" was performed in Oberhausen on October 30.
• November 2: in Antwerp, Houston performed "Greatest Love of All", and on November 8, in London a performance of "Home".
• September 24: in Cologne, Houston performed a snippet of “You Were Loved” from The Preacher’s Wife: Original Soundtrack Album

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
North America[16][17]
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
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	5,831 / 10,400[18]	$260,305[19]
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[20]
August 22, 1999[A]	Sopot	Poland	Opera Leśna	—	—
August 25, 1999[B]	Vechta	Germany	Westerheide
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, 1999	Cologne	Germany	Kölnarena
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, 1999	Stuttgart	Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
October 12, 1999	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis
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	Wiener Stadthalle
October 23, 1999
October 27, 1999	Leipzig	Germany	Leipziger Messehallen 7
October 28, 1999	Munich		Olympiahalle
October 30, 1999	Oberhausen		Arena Oberhausen
October 31, 1999
November 2, 1999	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
November 3, 1999	Kiel	Germany	Ostseehalle
November 5, 1999	Stuttgart		Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 7, 1999	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
November 8, 1999	London		Wembley Arena

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert is a part of the "Sopot International Song Festival"^[21]

^B This concert is a part of "Stoppelmarkt"^[22]

^C This concert is a part of the "Open-Air-Wochenende"

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

July 3, 1999	Newark, New Jersey	Prudential Hall	Cancelled[23]
July 5, 1999	Washington, D.C.	DAR Constitution Hall	Cancelled[24]
July 23, 1999	Memphis, Tennessee	Mid-South Coliseum	Cancelled[23]
July 24, 1999	St. Louis, Missouri	Fox Theatre	Cancelled[23]
August 1, 1999	Concord, California	Concord Pavilion	Cancelled[23]
September 28, 1999	Prague, Czech Republic	Sportovní hala	Cancelled[23]

Personnel

Band

• Musical director – Michael Baker
• Drums – Michael Baker
• Bass guitar – Alex Evans
• Keyboards – Jetro Da Silva
• Percussion – Taku Hirano
• Guitar – John "Jubu" Smith
• Piano – Myron McKinley
• Background vocalists – Gary Houston, Valerie Pinkston, Sharlotte Gibson, Cindy Mizelle

Dancers

• Carolyn Brown, Kyndra Reevey, Merylin Mitchell, Joyce Vanhook

Tour management

• Manager – Tony Bulluck

Security

• Director of security – Alan Jacobs

Broadcasting and recordings

• Houston's concert on August 22, in Sopot, Poland was televised on Germany, United Kingdom and Poland cable TV.
• Live performances of "I Learned From the Best" was televised during UNCF benefit telethon broadcast, and "It's Not Right But Its Okay" performance was aired on the MTV series All Access Live.