The Velvet Rope Tour

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The Velvet Rope Tour 1998
Tour by Janet Jackson
Start date April 16, 1998
End date January 30, 1999
Legs 3
Shows 120 in total
Janet Jackson tour chronology
janet. Tour
(1993)		 The Velvet Rope Tour
(1998/1999)		 All for You Tour
(2001)

The Velvet Rope Tour was Janet Jackson's follow up to the janet. Tour 1993-1995. Similar to The Velvet Rope album with very dark and explicit themes. A performance of the show, telecast live on HBO on October 11, 1998, was also released as a video "The Velvet Rope Tour - Live In Concert".

Contents

[edit] Set List

  • 1 Only performed in the final performance in Tokyo, Japan
  • 2 Performed only on the European shows
  • 3 Cut at some shows including Oakland, CA
  • 4 Added to the setlist halfway through the European leg of the tour
  • The tour closed in Honolulu, Hawaii at the sold out Aloha Stadium. The stadium's original capacity of 35,000 for a concert has to be expanded to 38,000 to accommodate additional ticket demands. This made Janet the only artist in the stadium's history to fill the venue over its intended capacity. Janet still holds the record for most attended concert for one night at the Aloha Stadium.
  • The broadcast of The Velvet Rope Tour garnered numerous award nominations, including an astounding 13 Emmy Awards nods.
  • The tour grossed $32.5 million in the US, and $70 million worldwide (equivalent roughly to $125 million in 2008).

[edit] Tour Dates

EUROPE
Date City Country Venue
April 16, 1998 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy
April 17, 1998 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy
April 19, 1998 Ghent Belgium Flanders Expo
April 29, 1998 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
May 1, 1998 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
May 3, 1998 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
May 5, 1998 Milan Italy Forum
May 7, 1998 Stuttgart Germany Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle
May 8, 1998 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
May 9, 1998 Leipzig Germany Messehalle
May 11, 1998 Copenhagen Denmark Forum
May 13, 1998 Turku Finland Turkuhalli
May 15, 1998 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
May 16, 1998 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
May 19, 1998 Berlin Germany Velodrom
May 20, 1998 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle 1
May 22, 1998 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
May 24, 1998 Toulon France Zenith Omega
May 26, 1998 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
May 27, 1998 Ghent Belgium Flanders Expo
May 29, 1998 Birmingham United Kingdom NEC Arena
May 30, 1998 Newcastle United Kingdom Telewest Arena
May 31, 1998 Manchester United Kingdom Nynex Arena
June 3, 1998 Glasgow United Kingdom SECC Arena
June 4, 1998 Sheffield United Kingdom Sheffield Arena
June 6, 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
June 7, 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
June 9, 1998 Arnhem Netherlands Gelredome
June 11, 1998 Hamburg Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
June 12, 1998 Hamburg Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
June 14, 1998 (Cancelled) Nurnburg Germany Frankenhalle
June 16, 1998 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 17, 1998 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena
NORTH AMERICA
Date City Country Venue
July 9, 1998 Washington, D.C. United States MCI Center
July 11, 1998 Cleveland United States Gund Arena
July 14, 1998 Grand Rapids United States Van Andel Arena
July 15, 1998 Moline United States MARK of the Quad Cities
July 17, 1998 Detroit United States Joe Louis Arena
July 18, 1998 Detroit United States Joe Louis Arena
July 22, 1998 Camden United States Blockbuster Sony E-Center
July 24, 1998 Chicago United States Rosemont Horizon
July 25, 1998 Chicago United States Rosemont Horizon
July 28, 1998 Milwaukee United States Bradley Center
July 29, 1998 Minneapolis United States Target Center
July 31, 1998 St. Louis United States Riverport Amphitheatre
August 1, 1998 Kansas City United States Kemper Arena
August 3, 1998 Denver United States McNichols Sports Arena
August 5, 1998 Salt Lake City United States E Center
August 8, 1998 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
August 11, 1998 Portland United States Rose Garden Arena
August 13, 1998 Oakland United States The Arena in Oakland
August 14, 1998 Sacramento United States ARCO Arena
August 16, 1998 Mountain View United States Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 20, 1998 Los Angeles United States Great Western Forum
August 23, 1998 Anaheim United States Arrowhead Pond
August 24, 1998 Fresno United States Selland Arena
August 26, 1998 Phoenix United States America West Arena
August 28, 1998 San Diego United States San Diego Sports Arena
August 29, 1998 Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 3, 1998 Greenville United States BI-LO Center
September 4, 1998 Charlotte United States Blockbuster Pavilion
September 5, 1998 Nashville United States Nashville Arena
September 7, 1998 Dallas United States Starplex Amphitheatre
September 9, 1998 San Antonio United States Alamodome
September 11, 1998 West Palm Beach United States Coral Sky Amphitheater
September 12, 1998 Tampa United States Ice Palace
September 15, 1998 Orlando United States Orlando Arena
September 16, 1998 Atlanta United States Lakewood Amphitheatre
September 18, 1998 Boston United States FleetCenter
September 19, 1998 Atlantic City United States Mark G. Etess Arena
September 21, 1998 Bristow United States Nissan Pavilion
September 22, 1998 Burgettstown United States Starlake Amphitheater
September 24, 1998 Columbus United States Polaris Amphitheater
September 26, 1998 Rochester United States Blue Cross Arena
September 27, 1998 Ottawa Canada Corel Centre
September 29, 1998 Toronto Canada SkyDome
September 30, 1998 Montreal Canada Molson Centre
October 2, 1998 Worcester United States Worcester Centrum
October 4, 1998 Hartford United States Hartford Civic Center
October 5, 1998 State College United States Bryce Jordan Center
October 6, 1998 East Rutherford United States Continental Airlines Arena
October 10, 1998 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
October 11, 1998 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
October 14, 1998 Baltimore United States Baltimore Arena
October 16, 1998 Rosemont United States Rosemont Horizon
October 18, 1998 Auburn Hills United States The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 20, 1998 Raleigh United States Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
October 21, 1998 Virginia Beach United States GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
October 25, 1998 Atlantic City United States Mark G. Etess Arena
October 27, 1998 Memphis United States Pyramid Arena
October 28, 1998 New Orleans United States Louisiana Superdome
October 30, 1998 Houston United States C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
October 31, 1998 Houston United States C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
AFRICA
Date City Country Venue
November 14, 1998 Cape Town South Africa Green Point Stadium
November 19, 1998 Durban South Africa Kings Park Stadium
November 21, 1998 Johannesburg South Africa Ellis Park Stadium
PACIFIC
Date City Country Venue
November 27, 1998 Christchurch New Zealand WestpacTrust Centre
November 28, 1998 Christchurch New Zealand WestpacTrust Centre
November 30, 1998 Wellington New Zealand Queens Wharf Events Centre
December 1, 1998 Wellington New Zealand Queens Wharf Events Centre
December 3, 1998 Wellington New Zealand Queens Wharf Events Centre
December 5, 1998 Auckland New Zealand Ericsson Stadium
December 7, 1998 Brisbane Australia Entertainment Centre
December 9, 1998 Sydney Australia Entertainment Centre
December 10, 1998 Newcastle Australia Entertainment Centre
December 12, 1998 Sydney Australia Entertainment Centre
December 13, 1998 Sydney Australia Entertainment Centre
December 15, 1998 Melbourne Australia Melbourne Park
December 17, 1998 Melbourne Australia Melbourne Park
December 20, 1998 Adelaide Australia Entertainment Centre
January 12, 1999 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
January 13, 1999 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
January 14, 1999 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
January 16, 1999 Osaka Japan Osaka-jo Hall
January 17, 1999 Osaka Japan Osaka-jo Hall
January 19, 1999 Osaka Japan Osaka-jo Hall
January 20, 1999 Osaka Japan Osaka-jo Hall
January 21, 1999 Nagoya Japan Nagoya Rainbow Hall
January 23, 1999 Hamamatsu Japan Hamamatsu Arena
January 25, 1999 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
January 26, 1999 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
January 30, 1999 Honolulu United States Aloha Stadium

[edit] The Band

  • Musical Director: Rex Salas
  • Drums: John Roberts
  • Keyboards: Rex Salas and Darrel Smith
  • Percussion: Terry Santiel
  • Rhythm Guitar: David Barry
  • Bass Guitar: Sam Sims
  • Background Vocalists: Stacy Campbell and Rebecca Valadez

[edit] The Dancers

  • Tina Landon (choreographer)
  • Kelly Konno
  • Gil Duldulao, Jr*
  • Michael Andrews
  • Tyce Diorio
  • Teresa Espinosa
  • Shawnette Heard
  • Nikki Pantenburg
  • Robert Vinson

[edit] Crew and Personnel

Tour crew[1]:

  • Set designer: Mark Fisher
  • Lighting designer: Roy Bennett
  • Lighting programmer: Gary Westcott
  • FOH sound engineer: Rob "Cubby" Colby
  • Monitor engineer: Peter Buess
  • Lighting technician : Lee Gipson
  • Sound technicians: David Moncrieffe, Francesco Sgambellone
  • Video director: George Elizondo
  • Production manager: Chris Lamb
  • Production director: Dave Russell
  • Production assistant: Aimee Moreau
  • Lighting director: Guy Forrester
  • Tour coordinator: Rusty Hooker
  • Tour managers: Dave Russell, Jaime Mendoza
  • Stage manager: Anthony Giordano
  • Lighting crew chief: Clay Brakeley
  • Vari-Lite technician: John "Big Nose" Bedell
  • Icon technician: Ken Delvo
  • Lighting technicians: Robert Fry, Robert Braccia, William Cherrington, John Lovegrove
  • Electrician: John Zajone
  • Head rigger: Thomas Thompson
  • Rigger: Charles Melton
  • Head carpenter: Frank Carra
  • Carpenters: Robert Mullin, Peter Turchyn, Anthony Whitehead, Timothy Shanahan
  • Video crew chief: Gerald McReynolds
  • Video engineer: Jon Huntington
  • Camera operators: Redo Jackson, David Sykes, Mark Stutsman, Giles Conte
  • Video technician: Neil Broome
  • Pyro technician: Robert Hood
  • Costume designers: Helen Hiatt; David Cardona for Bowman Cardona; Constance Jolcuvar
  • Head wardrobe: Bonnie Fleslan
  • Wardrobe: Leanne Doescher, Tony Villanueva
  • Lighting: Light & Sound Design/Nick Jackson; Vari-Lite/Lee Frankham
  • Sound: Showco/Robin Magruder and M.L. Procise
  • Set construction: Tait Towers/Michael Tait and Winky Fairorth
  • Inflatables: Air Artists/Rob Harries, Brilliant Stages/Charlie Kail
  • Backdrops: P.W. Stage Productions/David Perry
  • Video: BCC Video/Danny O'Bryen
  • Pyrotechnics: Associated Pyrotechnicians/Francis Pilkerton
  • Power: Showpower/John Campion

[edit] Opening Acts

Europe

North America

  • Usher (July 9 - October 11)
  • N Sync (October 14 - October 28)

South Africa

Pacific

[edit] References

  1. ^ Together Again

[edit] External links

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