Whitney Houston to Perform at Bowl of Brooklands

30 January 2010

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Whitney Houston to Perform at TSB Bowl of Brooklands

New Plymouth’s TSB Bowl of Brooklands will host music’s greatest modern diva in her first-ever New Zealand show in March.

Whitney Houston, the most-awarded female artist in music history, will perform an exclusive one-night-only show at the Bowl on Saturday 6 March (Taranaki Anniversary Weekend) – little more than two months after Fleetwood Mac’s two sold-out shows at the venue.

Since her debut album Whitney Houston in 1985, Whitney has inspired millions through her soaring voice and her ground-breaking feats as a singer.

“It is a massive coup to get Whitney Houston to New Zealand. She has never performed here before and now she is touring with all of her hit songs – and there are a lot of them,” says NPDC Manager Business Development – Events Garry Sharpe-Young.

“The TSB Bowl of Brooklands is the perfect venue for her. The combination of New Zealand’s most beautiful venue and Whitney Houston will make for a magical evening.”

Mayor Peter Tennent says the city will pull out all the stops to make the experience a memorable one for visitors.

“We’re hosting Whitney Houston on behalf of New Zealand and we’ll make sure both Whitney and every audience member has the time of their lives while they’re in New Plymouth,” says the Mayor.

An exclusive TSB Bank customer pre-sale will take place on Tuesday 2 February. General public tickets go on sale on Monday 8 February through Ticketmaster.

“Fleetwood Mac’s two December shows sold out lightning-fast, which shows how eager people are to see top-flight international acts at the Bowl,” says Mr Sharpe-Young.

Whitney Houston has more than 400 awards, including two Emmy Awards, seven Grammy Awards, 24 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards.

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She is the only artist to chart seven consecutive number one Billboard Hot 100 hits (Saving All My Love For You, How Will I Know, Greatest Love Of All, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Didn’t We Almost Have It All, So Emotional and Where Do Broken Hearts Go).

She is also the first female artist to enter the Billboard 200 album chart at number one (her second album Whitney in 1987), and the only artist with seven consecutive multi-platinum albums (Whitney Houston, Whitney, I’m Your Baby Tonight, The Bodyguard Soundtrack, Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack, The Preacher’s Wife Soundtrack and My Love Is Your Love).

Her classic song from the movie The Bodyguard, I Will Always Love You, is still the best-selling single by a female solo artist.

Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lyndsey Buckingham named the first of their two December concerts at the Bowl as among the top-five concerts of his career.

“The Bowl truly is a special venue on the international tour market, for both performers and the audience,” says Mr Sharpe-Young. “Whitney’s concert will be an unforgettable experience.”

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