An Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour
An Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour is a posthumous concert tour featuring a projected image of American singer Whitney Houston. The tour began in Europe on February 25, 2020,[1][2] and ended after a residency in Las Vegas on New Year's Day 2023.[3][4]
Tour by Whitney Houston | |
Start date | February 25, 2020 |
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End date | January 1, 2023 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 25 in Europe |
Website | Tour Website |
Whitney Houston concert chronology |
Background
Base Hologram and the Estate of Whitney E. Houston announced that the production will reunite audiences with Houston, using state of the art technology to create a live theatrical concert. It will not be using Pepper's ghost, in which a 2D image is projected on plexiglass and then reflected onto an LED screen. Rather, the specters are projected in front of a translucent screen.[5] [6] The show will be creatively directed and choreographed by Fatima Robinson, and will feature dancers, singers and a live band.[7] The show is set to feature Houston's most iconic hits, including "I Will Always Love You", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "My Love Is Your Love", and the 2019 Kygo produced worldwide hit single, a cover of Steve Winwood's "Higher Love".[8]
Speaking on the tour, Pat Houston, president of the Estate stated:
"Whitney is not with us, but her music will live with us forever. We know we made the right decision partnering with BASE because they understand how important it is to produce a phenomenal hologram. They also know that engaging her fans with an authentic Whitney experience would resonate worldwide because of the iconic status that she created over three decades. Her fans deserve nothing less because she gave nothing less than her best."[9]
Late February 2020, it was announced the show would head to North America, first stopping in Las Vegas. A few weeks later it was revealed the image would have a Vegas residency at the Flamingo Hotel.[10]
Opening act
- Rob Green (United Kingdom and Ireland)[11]
Setlist
The following set list as listed in the tour program:
- "Higher Love"
- "Saving All My Love for You"
- "All the Man That I Need"
- "I Have Nothing"
- "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- "It's Not Right but It's Okay"
- "I Believe in You and Me"
- "Run to You"
- "Step by Step"
- "How Will I Know"
- "My Love Is Your Love"
- "Greatest Love of All"
- "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
- "I Will Always Love You"
- Encore
- "Dance Sequence" (contains elements of "Queen of the Night")
- "I'm Every Woman"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe[12] | |||
February 25, 2020 | Sheffield | England | Irwin Mitchell Oval Hall |
February 27, 2020 | Liverpool | M&S Bank Arena | |
February 28, 2020 | Manchester | O2 Apollo | |
February 29, 2020 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
March 1, 2020 | Glasgow | Scotland | SEC Armadillo |
March 3, 2020 | Dublin | Ireland | Bord Gáis Energy Theatre |
March 4, 2020 | Birmingham | England | Arena Birmingham |
March 5, 2020 | Bournemouth | Windsor Hall | |
March 6, 2020 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena |
March 7, 2020 | Brighton | England | Brighton Centre |
March 9, 2020 | Nottingham | Royal Concert Hall | |
March 10, 2020 | London | Eventim Apollo | |
North America | |||
October 26, 2021 | Las Vegas | United States | Harrah's Showroom |
April 7, 2022 | |||
April 8, 2022 | |||
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April 24, 2022 | |||
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May 15, 2022 | |||
May 24, 2022 | |||
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May 31, 2022 |
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
Date | Location | Venue | Reason |
March 2, 2020 | Aberdeen, Scotland | P&J Live | Cancelled |
March 12, 2020 | Brussels, Belgium | Henry Le Bœuf Hall | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 13, 2020 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | AFAS Live | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 14, 2020 | Ghent, Belgium | Capitole | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 15, 2020 | Paris, France | Salle Pleyel | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 19, 2020 | Zürich, Switzerland | Samsung Hall | Cancelled |
March 20, 2020 | Berlin, Germany | Admiralspalast | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 21, 2020 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Incheba Expo Arena | Coronavirus Outbreak; Part of City Sounds Festival |
March 22, 2020 | Vienna, Austria | Stadthalle F | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 23, 2020 | Milan, Italy | Teatro degli Arcimboldi | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 23, 2020 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Incheba Expo Arena | Rescheduled to March 21, 2020 |
March 25, 2020 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Forum Black Box | Rescheduled to March 29, 2020 |
March 26, 2020 | Oslo, Norway | Folketeateret | Rescheduled to March 30, 2020 |
March 26, 2020 | Prague, Czech Republic | Kongresový sál | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 28, 2020 | Stockholm, Sweden | Cirkus | Rescheduled to April 1, 2020 |
March 29, 2020 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Forum Black Box | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 30, 2020 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall | Cancelled |
March 30, 2020 | Oslo, Norway | Folketeateret | Coronavirus Outbreak |
March 31, 2020 | Moscow, Russia | State Kremlin Palace | Cancelled |
April 1, 2020 | Stockholm, Sweden | Cirkus | Coronavirus Outbreak |
April 2, 2020 | Kyiv, Ukraine | National Palace of Arts "Ukraina" | Cancelled |
April 3, 2020 | Minsk, Belarus | Palace of the Republic | Cancelled |
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