Pacific Rim Tour

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 United States in 1997. The tour was in support of her 1996 multi-platinum album, The Preacher's Wife.

Opening act

 * Bobby Brown (Hawaii)

Setlist

 * 1) "I'm Every Woman"
 * 2) "So Emotional"
 * 3) "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
 * 4) Medley: "All at Once" / "Saving All My Love for You" / "Greatest Love of All"
 * 5) "Queen of the Night"
 * 6) "Change the World" (performed by Gary Houston)
 * 7) "My Name Is Not Susan"
 * 8) "All the Man That I Need"
 * 9) "A Song for You" (performed by Bobby Brown)
 * 10) "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
 * 11) "Freeway of Love"
 * 12) "Count On Me" (with CeCe Winans)
 * 13) "In Return" (performed by CeCe Winans)
 * 14) "I Love the Lord"
 * 15) "I Go to the Rock"
 * 16) "My Prerogative" (performed by Bobby Brown), (contains elements of "Superstition" with Whitney)
 * 17) "I Will Always Love You"
 * 18) "Step by Step"
 * 19) "Something in Common" (with Bobby Brown)

Notes

Personnel

 * Band
 * Musical director – Rickey Minor
 * 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

 * Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Classic Whitney Live
Houston performed two special concerts, billed as "Classic Whitney Live from Washington, D.C." at the historic DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. Whitney performed a few of her greatest hits, as well as gospel favorites and songs saluting some of her influences including Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross. The second concert on October 5 was broadcast live on HBO cable channel TV. Whitney and The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children donated the proceeds, over $300,000 from ticket sales to the Children's Defense Fund, a national non-profit organization devoted to providing a voice for all children of America, particularly poor, minority and disabled children.

Set list
 * 1) "I Will Always Love You"
 * 2) "I Know Him So Well" (duet with Cissy Houston)
 * 3) Dionne Warwick Medley: "Walk On By" / "A House Is Not a Home" / "I Say a Little Prayer" / "Alfie"
 * 4) Aretha Franklin Medley: "Baby I Love You" / "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" / "Ain't No Way"
 * 5) Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.: "Mr. Bojangles" (feat. dance solo by Bobby Brown)
 * 6) Tribute to United States great men: "Abraham, Martin and John"
 * 7) Diana Ross Medley: "God Bless The Child" / "Endless Love" (duet with Gary Houston) / "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" / "The Boss" / "Missing You"
 * 8) Tribute to George Gershwin: "I Loves You, Porgy" / "Porgy, I's Your Woman Now" / "Summertime"
 * 9) "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
 * 10) "I Love the Lord"
 * 11) "I Go to the Rock"
 * 12) "The Greatest Love of All"
 * 13) "Amazing Grace" (saxophone solo by Kirk Whalum)
 * 14) "Step by Step"
 * 15) "I'm Every Woman"

Notes

Shows