New Date Added to U.S. Tour On July 3 and International Concert Dates Announced

Whitney Houston will launch her World Tour '99 with a special Oprah Winfrey Show scheduled to air nationally on June 21st, 1999, the eve of her opening performance in Chicago at the Aire Crown Theater. A July 3rd engagement at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark has just been added to the U.S. tour. International concert dates have been announced that will encompass 29 shows in 15 countries commencing on August 22 in Gdansk, Poland and ending in Kiev, Ukraine on October 9th.

On the Oprah Winfrey Show, Houston will perform several songs and premiere some of the Dolce & Gabbana fashions that have been specially designed for her tour. Designers Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce will also appear on the show to discuss how Houston and her music inspired their designs. The looks created especially for Houston reflect the different songs in her show, from edgy sportswear for sizzling numbers like her current hit single ``It's Not Right, But It's OK'' to dramatic evening gowns for her show-stopping ballads.

With the addition of the New Jersey date, the U.S. leg of Houston's tour now expands to 17 cities. The U.S. tour dates are as follows:

                 June 22,23    Chicago, IL         Arie Crown Theater
                 June 25,26    Detroit, MI         Fox Theater
                 June 29       Toronto, Canada     Molson Amphitheater
                 June 30       Cleveland, OH       Blossom Music
                                                     Festival
                 July 2        Albany, NY          Saratoga Performing
                                                    Arts Center
                 July 3        Newark, NJ          New Jersey
                                                    Performing
                                                    Arts Center
                 July 5        Washington, DC      Constitution Hall
                 July 7,8      Boston, MA          Wang Center
                 July 11       Hartford, CT        Oakdale Theater
                 July 14,15    New York, NY        Theater at Madison
                                                   Square Garden
                 July 17       Philadelphia, PA    Mann Center for PAC
                 July 18       University Park, PA Penn State-Bryce
                                                   Jordan Center
                 July 20,21    Atlanta, GA         Fox Theater
                 July 23,24    Atlanta, GA         Fox Theater
                 July 26       Denver, CO          Fiddler's Green
                 July 29,30    Los Angeles, CA     Universal
                                                    Amphitheater
                 Aug 1         San Francisco, CA   TBA

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