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An Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour is a posthumous concert tour featuring a projected image of American singer
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. The tour began in Europe on February 25, 2020, and is scheduled to end after a residency in Las Vegas on New Year's Day 2023.


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
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, 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. The show will be creatively directed and choreographed by
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, and will feature dancers, singers and a live band. The show is set to feature Houston's most iconic hits, including "
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produced worldwide hit single, a cover of
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". 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."
Late February 2020, it was announced the show would head to North America, first stopping in
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. A few weeks later it was revealed the image would have a Vegas residency at the
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Opening act

*Rob Green


Setlist

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  • Tour dates

    ;Cancellations and rescheduled shows


    References


    External links


    An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour
    {{DEFAULTSORT:Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour, An Whitney Houston concert tours 2020 concert tours Concert tours postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic