WHITNEY HOUSTON launches European tour dates in support of global chart-topping album I Look To You. The O2 announced as only London date of tour.

Whitney Houston launches European tour dates in support of global chart-topping album I Look To You. The O2 announced as only London date of tour.

On the heels of her critically acclaimed, internationally chart-topping album I Look To You, Whitney Houston announced today the UK leg of an eagerly anticipated European tour, which finishes at The O2, the only London gig of the tour, on Sunday 25 April. This will be Whitney's first major tour in more than 11 years. The concerts will be the must see shows of this decade as Houston returns to the stage to perform classic hits alongside her latest songs. I Look To You will be released in the UK on October 19, just one day after a massive appearance on the hit program The X Factor.

"This is my first full tour since the My Love Is Your Love tour and I am so excited to be performing for my fans around the world after all this time. I am putting together a great show and cannot wait to perform the songs from my new album I Look To You along with some of your favourites," said Whitney Houston.

Her European tour will see her perform in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium as well as the UK, with territories to be announced shortly.

In the twenty-five years since she recorded her history-making debut album, Whitney Houston has become a superstar, a legend, an icon. One of the bestselling female artists of all time, she has sold over 140 million albums worldwide and is the most awarded female artist in history with 411 awards to her name. Her longtime producer Clive Davis encouraged her to record her recent release I Look To You which has topped charts across the world.

Bon Jovi returns to The O2

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD - Bon Jovi IS MOVING IN! The World's Biggest Live Band Take up Residence at The O2 - The Only European Bon Jovi shows in 2010
With over 120 million albums sold, countless awards and stellar stadium shows year after year, Bon Jovi have little more to conquer.

So it is with great excitement that the No. 1 touring band in the world announce they are moving to London for summer 2010 for a residency at The O2 arena.

Part of their globe trotting The Circle Tour, named after their forthcoming album, the band will set off in the spring of 2010 in the US, while the London residency will start June 2010.
After Bon Jovi opened The O2 on 24 June 2007, the now famous The O2 residencies have become synonymous with the biggest acts in the world.

Bon Jovi are as big as they come, while other artists of their generation slow down, the New Jersey natives are hitting their peak. They are ranked as Billboard's #1 top-selling tour of 2008 worldwide, release new album The Circle on November 2 with an incredible documentary When We Were Beautiful. First single from the album, We Weren't Born To Follow, is receiving massive radio support in the UK, including from Radio 1 and Radio 2.

With a live DVD of the band's acclaimed dates at Madison Square Garden to come on 23 November and the When We Were Beautiful book on 3 November, it is a great time to be Bon Jovi.

Alongside those 120 million albums sold, the band have performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans. Bon Jovi is at their best when they are on the move and that is truer now than ever before.

Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan and Tico Torres are preparing to spend nearly two years spanning the globe, including landmark shows as the first musical act to play at The New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey on 26 & 27 May.

They announced their World Tour today at the venue's parking lot with a secret gig to over 5,000 fans to mark the stadium's grand opening. That was just the start of an amazing two years ahead for Bon Jovi, one of the greatest live acts on the planet. London is in for a treat.
AEG Live's Rob Hallett, promoting for the residency, comments:"When Jon Bon Jovi opened The O2 with the words, 'Hello London, welcome to your new home,' little did he realise that we were already plotting to make it his new home! Bon Jovi are the best live band in the World. This one could run and run."

O2 Arena

The arena at The O2 justly creates a new target in what both supporter and performer can and should suppose from a rock or pop concert in the UK. You will only see the world's newest and most wanted after acts on this stage; Bon Jovi, Justin Timberlake, Scissor Sisters, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Take That… and what a way to enjoy them. Berry Bros. & Rudd is the sole wine supplier to the O2 Arena in Greenwich.The O2 is an extra ordinary, exceptional venue, unlike any other arena in the UK, and has already attracted some of the world's greatest performers including Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake, The Spice Girls, The Scissor Sisters and Andrea Bocelli, as well as unique sporting events in Boxing, Ice Hockey, Basketball and Tennis.Berrys' Wine Director Alun Griffiths says: "O2 is destined to become London's most prestigious entertainment venue and we at Berry Bros. & Rudd are delighted to have been selected as exclusive wine supplier. The standard of catering at major events has always been irregular, to say the least, and the combination of BBR wines with the more up-market food provision offered by Levy Restaurants will ensure that visitors' enjoyment of the entertainment is matched by the quality of the refreshments".