Pacific Rim Tour
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Location7 Asia • 2 Oceania
Associated albumThe Preacher's Wife
Start dateMay 5, 1997
End dateMay 29, 1997
| Tour by Whitney Houston | |
 Tour Book Cover | |
| Location | 7 Asia • 2 Oceania |
|---|---|
| Associated album | The Preacher's Wife |
| Start date | May 5, 1997 |
| End date | May 29, 1997 |
| Legs | 4 |
| No. of shows | 9 |
| Whitney Houston concert chronology | |
The Pacific Rim Tour was a concert tour of arenas and stadiums by American Pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston. The tour included 10 concert dates in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia and the United States in 1997. The tour was in support of her 1996 multi-platinum album, The Preacher's Wife.
- Bobby Brown (Hawaii)
Setlist
Personnel
Band
- Musical director / Bass guitar / Bass synthesizer – Rickey Minor
- Keyboards – Bette Sussman
- Trumpet – Raymond Brown
- Keyboards – Wayne Linsey
- Drums – Michael Baker
- Percussion – Bashiri Johnson
- Guitars – Paul Jackson Jr.
- Saxophone, EWI – Gary Bias
- Trombone – Reginald Young
- Backing vocalists – Gary Houston, Pattie Howard, Sharlotte Gibson, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
Dancers
- Carolyn Brown, Merlyn Mitchell, Shane Johnson, Saleema Mubaarak
Tour Management
- Manager – Tony Bulluck
Security
- Director of security – Alan Jacobs
Shows
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | |||
| May 5, 1997 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall |
| May 7, 1997 | |||
| May 8, 1997 | |||
| May 13, 1997 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | |
| May 14, 1997 | |||
| May 20, 1997 | Bangkok | Thailand | Queen Sirikit National Convention Center |
| Oceania | |||
| May 21, 1997 | Melbourne | Australia | Palladium Crown Entertainment Complex |
| Asia | |||
| May 25, 1997 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Municipal Stadium |
| Oceania | |||
| May 29, 1997 | Honolulu | United States | Aloha Stadium |
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
| May 22, 1997 | Melbourne, Australia | Palladium Crown Entertainment Complex | Cancelled due to throat infection |
