janet. Tour

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Janet. Tour
Tour by Janet Jackson
Start date November 24, 1993
End date April 22, 1995
Legs 5
Shows 120 in total
Janet Jackson tour chronology
Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour
(1990)		 Janet. Tour
(1993/1995)		 The Velvet Rope Tour
(1998)

Janet Jackson went on a second worldwide tour for the "janet." album. The "janet. World Tour" was kicked off in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 24, 1993. The show was a sold out and was featured in a one hour special covered by MTV. She performed numerous hits from her last two albums, and of course, from the smash janet., which was the album being supported by the tour. She toured the U.S. and Canada until August 1994. She then took a breather to make a video after the Japanese tour and to record with her brother Michael. The Australian leg of the world tour kicked off on February 6, 1995. It was the first time Janet toured the land down under. It became the continent's top concert tours. The tour continued up to Southeast Asia, appearing in Singapore, Manila, and Bangkok during the first week of March. The European leg of the tour ended the cumulative 12-month tour on April 22, 1995 at Wembley Arena, England.

Contents

[edit] Set List

  • 1 (Only performed on North American leg)
  • 2 (Only performed in a few early performances)
  • 3 (Only performed in L.A. and Mountain View due to the song's fame at the time)
  • 4 (Only performed on Australian leg and summer US leg)
  • 5 (Only performed on European leg)

[edit] Tour Dates

North America Leg

1993

1994

Japan Leg

Make-up Dates Leg

North America Summer Leg

1995

Australia/Asia Leg

European Leg

[edit] The Band

  • Musical Director: Rex Salas
  • Drums: John Roberts
  • Keyboards: Eric Daniels, Rex Salas, and Brian Simpson
  • Percussion: Terry Santiel
  • Rhythm Guitar: David Barry
  • Bass Guitar: Sam Sims
  • Background Vocalists: Stacy Campbell, Romeo Johnson, and Lisa Taylor

[edit] The Dancers

  • Tina Landon (choreographer)
  • Sean Cheesman
  • Cynthia Davila
  • Shawnette Heard
  • Kelly Konno
  • Omar Lopez
  • Nikki Pantenburg
  • Tish Oliver
  • Josie Harris(Australian Leg of the Tour)

[edit] Miscellaneous

Opening Acts:

  • Tony! Toni! Tone!-(fall/winter '93/early '94 shows)
  • Mint Condition- (spring shows)
  • MC Lyte- (select summer shows)
  • Tevin Campbell- (select summer shows)
  • MN8 - (selected dates at the end of the tour)
  1. The whole tour took over 8 months to prepare. Costumes alone took six months to create.
  2. The show required Janet and her dancers 8 changes, with hundreds of costumes ranging from Western outfits, to carnival costumes, and even 40's styled pastel suits.
  3. The stage was inspired by the famous Spanish architect, Antonio Gaudi.
  4. Janet and her dancers, which she referred to as the "Kids", flew to Maui, Hawaii to rehearse for the tour.
  5. The stage boasted huge video cubes, hundreds of lightning effects, pyrotechnique equipments, giant blow-up balloons, street lamps, benches, elevators, and magnificent twisted beams and columns.
  6. Janet was backed by a 10-piece band and 8 dancers for the 2-hour shows.
  7. During the late 1980s, Pioneer signed contracts with major music artists, such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, and others, to release their concerts on Laserdisc only. To this date, the contracts are still standing, and the concerts have not been re-released on DVD by Pioneer or others. As a result, the tour has never been released on home video, The tour has aired on television,however it has never aired in full. MTV covered the opening night of the tour as well as the European leg. Though on Feb.28 2008, Janet announced on Larry King Live that for the first time publicly, she will definitely release the Janet. and Rhythm Nation Tours on DVD. She did not state when.