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World tour by Whitney Houston | |
Location | North America • Europe • Oceania • Asia |
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Associated album | Whitney |
Start date | July 4, 1987 |
End date | November 20, 1988 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows |
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Box office | $20 million ($51.53 in 2023 dollars)[1] (North America leg) |
Whitney Houston concert chronology |
The Moment of Truth World Tour was the second worldwide tour by American recording artist Whitney Houston and supported her multi-platinum hit album Whitney. The trek started on July 4, 1987 in North America and continued overseas during 1988 in Europe, Asia and Australia.
PollstarMagazine's reported that it was the seventh-highest grossing tours in 1987, and the highest grossing tour by a female artist that year. The North American leg tour alone grossed over $20.1 million.[2]
The name of the tour, Moment of Truth, was a track that was to be on the Whitney album and subsequently left off and was replaced with "You're Still My Man". The song "Moment of Truth" was featured on the B-side to the US 7" single for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". It was also released on the CD single for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)".
Background
Following the release of Whitney, Houston began promoting the album with a world tour. She began on July 4 in Tampa, Florida, where she played to over 70,000 people. She returned to Florida, ending the North American leg of the tour at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, on December 8, 1987.
In Europe, Houston visited 12 countries, playing to over half a million fans. Houston played nine consecutive nights at Wembley Arena in London. She also broke The Beatles' record of seven consecutive number one singles in the U.S., which she celebrated with a party including Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, and Clive Davis. Houston cancelled an Italian concert date after agreeing to fly back to London to pay tribute to a then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela, who was celebrating his birthday. Houston performed a set at Wembley Stadium, playing to over 72,000 fans during the event.[3] Following this, Houston resumed her tour in Italy. In 1988, Houston returned from the European leg to perform a benefit concert for the United Negro College Fund on August 28 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was Houston's only North American date during 1988 after playing 89 dates the previous year. The concert raised over $300,000 for the UNCF. [4]
The tour was one of the top ten highest-grossing tours of 1987.[5] The North American leg of the tour alone grossed over $24 million, helping make Houston the second highest-earning female entertainer of the year, according to Forbes.[6] Every date of the European leg of the tour was sold out.[4]
The show
Like her previous tour, Houston again performed on a round stage in the center of the arena or auditorium so that everyone could see her. The seven-piece band was situated below her. There were two outfit changes; no stage props. However, unlike her previous tour, Houston called upon three backup dancers during the uptempo songs. The dance routines were choreographed by Damita Jo Freeman and Khandi Alexander. Jonathan Butler opened for select dates, and Kenny G was featured as the main opening act the North American leg.[7]
With two albums under her belt, the singer had more material to choose from. She included most of the songs from Whitney, the biggest hits from her debut, as well as the gospel song "He/I Believe". Houston also performed songs from her peers during various concerts, interpreting Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, and Janet Jackson.[8] Like her debut tour, Houston proved herself to be a creative musician. She rearranged most of the songs into soulful jazzy numbers and did a lot of improvisation. The Montreal Gazette said, "Whatever faults the 24-year-old singer has, she is first and foremost a creative musician."[9] The pop hit "How Will I Know" was given a jazzy beginning and gospel-like ending. "You Give Good Love" was slowed down into a steamy and sensual slow jam. Houston often scatted with sax player Jay Davidson on "Just the Lonely Talking Again".[8] Most critics noted "He/I Believe" and "Greatest Love of All" as being the show's highlights.
Despite the praise for her voice and arrangements, many critics noted her lack of dancing and movements. The Richmond Times said "she is about as stiff as a cardboard box."[10] Some noted that she lacked a true personality. Others complained that despite the name of the tour, she followed the same formula as her previous tour.[8] Jon Pareles of the New York Times reviewed her Madison Square Garden concert and said, "Ms. Houston may be a new kind of pop singer for the video era: an encyclopedic, restless virtuoso. She has absorbed the soul and pop styles of everyone from Aretha Franklin to Barbra Streisand to Diana Ross to Al Green; she can deliver a gospel rasp, a velvety coo, a floating soprano and a cheerleader's whoop."[11]
Opening acts
- Kenny G (USA—Leg)
- Jonathan Butler (USA-Leg—select dates)
- Giorge Pettus (Europe-Leg—select dates)
Setlist
- Instrumental intro (contains elements of "How Will I Know, "Saving All My Love for You" and "You Give Good Love")
- "Let the Feeling Flow"
- "How Will I Know"
- "You Give Good Love"
- "Love Is a Contact Sport"
- "Just the Lonely Talking Again"
- "Love Will Save the Day"
- "Saving All My Love for You"
- "You're Still My Man"
- "For the Love of You" (contains elements of "Never Too Much")
- "I Know Him So Well" (with Cissy Houston)
- "He, I Believe"
- "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
- "Sweet Love" / "Control" / "Sweet Thing" / "Stop to Love"
- "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- "Greatest Love of All"
- "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
- "Love Will Save the Day"
- "You Give Good Love"
- "So Emotional"
- "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
- "Love Is a Contact Sport"
- "How Will I Know"
- "Saving All My Love for You"
- "He, I Believe"
- "Wonderful Counselor" (contains elements of "He's Alright")
- "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"
- "You Send Me"
- "When I First Saw You" / "Family" (performed with Cissy Houston and Gary Houston)
- "Greatest Love of All"
- "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- July, August 1987: Houston's set included a medley of "Sweet Love", "Control", and "Stop to Love", also included was "Sweet Thing" on chosen dates. Whitney performed "I Know Him So Well" and "You're Still My Man" on select dates, like her previous tour, and all future tours, Houston included gospel songs in her set.
- September 2, 1987: the concert in Saratoga Springs, New York was aired with her performances for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and "Didn't We Almost Have It All" during the televised ceremony for the MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 1987.
- September 8 and 9, 1987: Kenny G. was featured on stage playing saxophone while Houston performed "For The Love of You".[12]
- October 12, 1987: during the concert in Portland, Whitney sang "Happy Birthday" a cappella to her brother and back-up singer.
- June 11, 1988: Houston performed a set of her hit songs at Wembley Stadium for an All star music concert titled "FreedomFest, Mandela Day" to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday.
- August 28, 1988: Houston performed a USA Benefit concert for The United Negro College Fund at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Whitney performed "Family" and "When I First Saw You" with her brother Gary Houston and mother Cissy Houston as tribute to the Broadway musical, Dreamgirls. The medley was often performed with Gary at a few selected cities in Europe and North America.
Shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America[13] | |||||
July 4, 1987 | Tampa | United States | Tampa Stadium | 49,659 / 55,000 | $883,551 |
July 5, 1987 | Milwaukee | Marcus Amphitheater | 23,178 / 23,178 | — | |
July 7, 1987 | Canandaigua | Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center | 12,500 / 12,500 | $186,280 | |
July 8, 1987 | Lake Placid | Olympic Center Complex Arena | 8,000 / 8,000 | $131,291 | |
July 9, 1987 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | 13,342 / 13,342 | $240,546 | |
July 11, 1987 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | — | — | |
July 12, 1987 | |||||
July 14, 1987 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | 18,723 / 18,723 | $254,101 | |
July 17, 1987 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | 14,000 / 14,000 | $231,682 | |
July 18, 1987 | Saint Paul | Harriet Island Pavilion | — | — | |
July 19, 1987 | |||||
July 21, 1987 | Hoffman Estates | Poplar Creek Music Theater | — | — | |
July 22, 1987 | |||||
July 24, 1987 | Peoria | Peoria Civic Center | 11,206 / 11,206 | $196,105 | |
July 25, 1987 | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | 10,491 / 19,398 | $194,084 | |
July 26, 1987 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | — | — | |
July 27, 1987 | |||||
July 30, 1987 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 16,908 / 16,908 | $317,153 | |
July 31, 1987 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | 28,287 / 28,287 | $481,680 | |
August 1, 1987 | |||||
August 2, 1987 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | — | — | |
August 5, 1987 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | 11,737 / 11,737 | $198,783 | |
August 7, 1987 | Birmingham | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center | 16,000 / 16,000 | $255,658 | |
August 8, 1987 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | 16,062 / 16,062 | $305,185 | |
August 9, 1987 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | 12,624 / 15,781 | $219,981 | |
August 12, 1987 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | 10,386 / 10,386 | $175,945 | |
August 13, 1987 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | 22,000 / 22,000 | $377,055 | |
August 14, 1987 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | 18,800 / 18,800 | $348,674 | |
August 16, 1987 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Marine Theater | 20,480 / 20,480 | $409,600 | |
August 17, 1987 | |||||
August 19, 1987 | Holmdel Township | Garden State Arts Center | 21,356 / 21,356 | $366,276 | |
August 20, 1987 | |||||
August 21, 1987 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | 30,613 / 30,613 | $561,088 | |
August 22, 1987 | |||||
August 24, 1987 | Boston | Boston Common | 36,000 / 36,000 | $732,478 | |
August 25, 1987 | |||||
August 26, 1987 | |||||
August 28, 1987 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum | 16,348 / 16,348 | $287,395 |
August 29, 1987 | Ottawa | Lansdowne Park | — | — | |
August 30, 1987 | Toronto | CNE Grandstand | 24,568 / 24,568 | $436,315 | |
September 2, 1987 | Saratoga Springs | United States | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | — | — |
September 3, 1987 | Syracuse | Onondaga War Memorial | 15,000 / 15,000 | $217,146 | |
September 5, 1987 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | 13,415 / 13,415 | $240,934 | |
September 8, 1987 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 58,800 / 58,800 | $862,000 | |
September 9, 1987 | |||||
September 12, 1987 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | 16,625 / 16,625 | $290,938 | |
September 13, 1987 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | — | — | |
September 18, 1987 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 16,966 / 16,966 | $281,731 | |
September 19, 1987 | Houston | The Summit | 17,000 / 17,000 | $294,591 | |
September 20, 1987 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | 15,984 / 15,984 | $292,863 | |
September 23, 1987 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | 10,626 / 10,626 | $189,583 | |
September 26, 1987 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | 14,555 / 14,555 | $281,453 | |
September 27, 1987 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 16,113 / 16,113 | $280,089 | |
September 29, 1987 | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center | 11,787 / 14,000 | $224,071 | |
October 1, 1987 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 14,803 / 14,803 | $273,856 | |
October 2, 1987 | Inglewood | The Forum | 15,600 / 15,600 | $289,192 | |
October 9, 1987 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | 29,417 / 29,417 | $535,249 | |
October 10, 1987 | |||||
October 11, 1987 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | 16,500 / 16,500 | $279,720 |
October 12, 1987 | Portland | United States | Memorial Coliseum Complex | 12,725 / 12,725 | $231,270 |
October 27, 1987 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | 13,673 / 16,000 | $262,277 | |
October 29, 1987 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | 12,799 / 13,105 | $206,316 | |
October 30, 1987 | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | 12,500 / 12,500 | $212,853 | |
October 31, 1987 | Iowa City | Carver–Hawkeye Arena | 14,000 / 14,000 | $243,828 | |
November 3, 1987 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 10,859 / 10,859 | $197,118 | |
November 4, 1987 | Oklahoma City | Myriad Convention Center Arena | 9,530 / 9,530 | $160,738 | |
November 9, 1987 | Worcester | Centrum in Worcester | 12,430 / 12,430 | $264,319 | |
November 10, 1987 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | 17,257 / 17,257 | $335,818 | |
November 14, 1987 | Morgantown | WVU Coliseum | 14,060 / 14,060 | $224,174 | |
November 17, 1987 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | — | — | |
November 20, 1987 | Knoxville | Stokely Athletic Center | 13,478 / 13,478 | $207,553 | |
November 21, 1987 | Chapel Hill | Smith Center | 9,633 / 20,991 | $168,578 | |
November 23, 1987 | Murfreesboro | Murphy Center | — | — | |
November 27, 1987 | New Orleans | Louisiana Superdome
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