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	80 in total
Janet Jackson tour chronology
Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour	Janet.Tour	The Velvet Rope Tour

Janet Jackson went on a second worldwide tour for the Janet. World Tour which 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 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.

1 Set List
2 Tour Dates
3 The Band
4 The Dancers
5 Miscellaneous
6 External links

[edit] Set List

If
What Have You Done For Me Lately?
Nasty
Let's Wait Awhile
Come Back To Me
Throb
When I Think Of You
Escapade
Miss You Much
Love Will Never Do (Without You)
Alright
What'll I Do (Only performed on North American leg)
Again
Where Are You Now (Only performed in a few early performances)
Any Time, Any Place
And On and On (Only performed in L.A. due to the song's fame at the time)
Black Cat
Rhythm Nation
This Time (Only performed on North American leg)
That's The Way Love Goes

FINALE/ENCORE:

New Agenda (Only performed in a few early performances)
Because of Love (Only performed on North American leg)
You Want This (Only performed on Austrailian leg)
Whoops Now (Only performed on European leg)

[edit] Tour Dates

Japan Leg

March 25, 1994 Nagasaki - Huis Ten Bosch
March 27, 1994 Osaka - Osaka-jo Castle Hall
March 29, 1994 Tokyo - Tokyo Dome
March 30, 1994 Tokyo - Tokyo Dome

[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
Jossie Harris (Australian Leg of the Tour)

[edit] Miscellaneous

The whole tour took over 8 months to prepare. Costumes alone took six months to create.
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.
The stage was inspired by the famous Spanish architect, Antonio Gaudi.
Janet and her dancers, which she referred to as the "Kids", flew to Maui, Hawaii to rehearse for the tour.
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.
Janet was backed by a 10-piece band and 8 dancers for the 2-hour shows.
During the late 1980's, 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.
The Tour generated over $35 Million dollars in the US and over $80 million worldwide.