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An Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour

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An Evening with Whitney
Posthumous tour by Whitney Houston
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationEurope • North America
Start dateFebruary 25, 2020 (2020-02-25)
End dateJanuary 1, 2023 (2023-01-01)
Legs1
No. of shows12 in Europe
42 in North America
54 in total
Websiteaneveningwithwhitney.com
Whitney Houston concert chronology

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]

Background

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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

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  • Rob Green (United Kingdom and Ireland)[11]

Setlist

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The following set list as listed in the tour program

  1. "Higher Love"
  2. "Saving All My Love for You"
  3. "All the Man That I Need"
  4. "I Have Nothing"
  5. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
  6. "It's Not Right but It's Okay"
  7. "I Believe in You and Me"
  8. "Run to You"
  9. "Step by Step"
  10. "How Will I Know"
  11. "My Love Is Your Love"
  12. "Greatest Love of All"
  13. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
  14. "I Will Always Love You"
    Encore
  15. "Dance Sequence" (contains elements of "Queen of the Night")
  16. "I'm Every Woman"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
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
April 9, 2022
April 10, 2022
April 12, 2022
April 13, 2022
April 14, 2022
April 15, 2022
April 16, 2022
April 17, 2022
April 19, 2022
April 20, 2022
April 21, 2022
April 22, 2022
April 23, 2022
April 24, 2022
April 26, 2022
April 27, 2022
April 28, 2022
April 29, 2022
April 30, 2022
May 1, 2022
May 3, 2022
May 4, 2022
May 5, 2022
May 6, 2022
May 7, 2022
May 8, 2022
May 10, 2022
May 11, 2022
May 12, 2022
May 13, 2022
May 14, 2022
May 15, 2022
May 24, 2022
May 25, 2022
May 26, 2022
May 27, 2022
May 28, 2022
May 29, 2022
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

References

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  1. ^ "An Evening with Whitney hologram tour is coming to the UK". Smooth Radio. Global. September 18, 2019. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Wallis, Adam (September 17, 2019). "Whitney Houston hologram tour plots 2020 dates". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  3. ^ David, Marie (September 17, 2019). "Whitney Houston Hologram 'An Evening with Whitney' Tour Announced". WBLS. Emmis Communications. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Daniels, Karu F. (September 18, 2019). "Whitney Houston's hologram tour to kick off in Mexico in January". New York Daily News. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Live After Death: Inside Music's Booming New Hologram Touring Industry". Rolling Stone. 10 September 2019.
  6. ^ Hu, Jane C. (May 22, 2019). "The Whitney Houston of the 3D Hologram Tour Will Be Neither 3D nor a Hologram". Slate. The Slate Group. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Kim, Michelle; Moreland, Quinn (September 17, 2019). "Whitney Houston Hologram Tour Detailed". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  8. ^ Mims, Taylor (September 17, 2019). "Whitney Houston Hologram Tour Announces First Dates". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Morgan, Glennisha (September 18, 2019). "Whitney Houston Hologram Tour Dates Announced". WBQT. Beasley Broadcast Group. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  10. ^ Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer. "Whitney Houston hologram concerts coming to Las Vegas". CNET. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  11. ^ Clugston, Hannah (February 26, 2020). "An Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour - Sheffield City Hall - Review". The Yorkshire Post. Yorkshire Post Newspapers. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  12. ^ Sources for tour dates in Europe:
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