Whitney Houston For Mardi Gras?

Local News, By Christian Taylor, 18th November, 2009

Whitney Houston is touring Australia in February next year, and today announced that she will be performing at Hope Estate Winery in the Hunter Valley on Saturday, 27 February 2010, smack bang in the middle of Mardi Gras season.

The full dates of her Australian tour have not yet been released. It will be her first tour since 1988.

Dubbed ‘The Voice’, Whitney Houston is the ultimate soul-pop diva. She has sold over 170 million records in a glittering career, producing world-famous tracks such as The Greatest Love Of All, Saving All My Love For You, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me), My Love Is Your Love, and of course, I Will Always Love You – the theme track from her starring role alongside Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard.

Earlier this year Whitney released her comeback album I Look To You, re-instating her diva status. Listen to a stream of the album here.

But the question on the gay community’s lips – will she be performing at Mardi Gras? “We make announcements about performers in our own time – if indeed we choose to announce them,” says Head of Marketing at Mardi Gras, Damien Eames. “Until such point we won’t confirm or deny any speculation about who’s appearing.”

Tickets to Whitney’s Hope Estate Winery concert are on sale from 9am, 11 December through Ticketmaster. Diamond – $195, Gold – $165, Silver – $125 and GA – $95. Full National Tour Dates To Be Announced On 30 November 2009.

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Travis de Jonk

said on the 18th Nov, 2009

I can imagine this is true. There will certainly be enough crack at the party to keep Whitney singing all night long. Bobby! Bobby!!!!!

honey-prawns

said on the 18th Nov, 2009

http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/cb0327f683_whitney_09152009.jpg

gandolf69

said on the 18th Nov, 2009

Your being most unkind guys.

Christian Taylor

said on the 18th Nov, 2009

Update from Mardi Gras: "We make announcements about performers in our own time (if indeed we choose to announce them). Until such point we won't confirm or deny any speculation about who's appearing." - Damien Eames, Head of Marketing, Mardi Gras.

acidjasmine

said on the 18th Nov, 2009

What a snotty response from Mardi Gras!

david_margeaux

said on the 18th Nov, 2009

Sneaky Spammer. That preferred seating website is so suspect to me. I'd never buy tickets off there. I've used them before - super reliable if you don't mind paying a little more for the privilege of buying before the general public sales.

Snickers

said on the 18th Nov, 2009

Yeah the preferred seating website is fine! I have alot of friends who have used it to great sucesss

Snickers

said on the 18th Nov, 2009

LOL You can guarantee that If they were capable of getting Whitney to perform they would announce it! They announced Olivia Newton John and they had a sold out party!

Light-Bearer

said on the 18th Nov, 2009

Everyone better run out and get their drugs now- before this bitch gets here and smokes them all.

crazzymikey

said on the 19th Nov, 2009

please join my face book group and show your support for whitney to perform: We want Whitney Houston to perform at MArdi GRas 2010

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