Tour Schedule:
The Greatest Love World Tour was Whitney Houston’s second concert tour and her first world tour, designed to promote her debut self-titled album Whitney Houston. The tour featured 61 concert dates across several countries, including the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Spanning from July 26 to December 1, 1986, the shows were held in a variety of arenas, theaters, and festivals worldwide.
Tour Map:
Opening Acts:
Sylvia Traymore Morrison (U.S.)
Mark McCollum (U.S.)
Kenny G (U.S.)
Band:
Music director / piano – John Simmons
Bass guitar / bass synthesizer – Ricky Minor
Guitar – Curtis Taylor Neishloss
Keyboards – Willard Meeks
Saxophone – Josh Harris
Drums – Brian Brake
Percussion – Kevin Jones
Background vocalists – Gary Houston, Felicia Moss, Voneva Simms, Billy Baker
Cancellations and rescheduled shows:
Perth, Australia – November 26, 1986
Cancelled due to bronchitis and laryngitis.
Adelaide, Australia – November 22, 1986
Cancelled due to bronchitis and laryngitis.
Brisbane, Australia – November 19/20, 1986
Cancelled due to bronchitis and laryngitis.
Los Angeles, CA – September 24, 1986
Cancelled due to the rain.
Syracuse, NY – August 28, 1986
Rescheduled to September 7th due to the rain.
Professional recordings/broadcasts:
The show at Osaka-jou Hall on November 5th was broadcasted live on Asahi Hōsō Radio in Japan. No video recordings, fan recorded or professionally filmed, have been released to the public.