Janet. Tour

lowercase|title=janet. Tourinfobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Janet. Tour


artist = Janet Jackson
start_date = November 24, 1993
end_date = April 22 1995
number_of_legs = 5
number_of_shows = 120 in total
last_tour = Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour
(1990)
this_tour = Janet. Tour
(1993/1995)
next_tour = 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.

et list

#If
#What Have You Done for Me Lately
#Nasty
#Let's Wait Awhile
#Come Back To Me
#Throb
#Whimsical Medley:
##When I Think of You
##Escapade
##Miss You Much
#Love Will Never Do (Without You)
#Alright
#What'll I Do ¹
#Again
#Where Are You Now²
#Any Time, Any Place
#And On and On ³
#Black Cat
#Rhythm Nation
#This Time¹
#That's the Way Love Goes
#New Agenda ²
#Because of Love ¹
#You Want This ⁴
#Whoops Now ⁵----
*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, replacing "Black Cat")
*⁴ (Only performed on Australian leg and summer US leg)
*⁵ (Only performed on European leg)

Tour Dates

North America Leg

1993
*flag|USA November 24-Cincinnati, OH-Riverfront Coliseum
*flag|Canada November 26-Toronto, ONT-SkyDome
*flag|USA November 28-Washington DC - Landover, MD-USAir Arena
*flag|USA November 29-Washington DC - Landover, MD-USAir Arena
*flag|USA December 1-Chicago, IL-Rosemont Horizon
*flag|USA December 2 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
*flag|USA December 4-Detroit, MI-Joe Louis Arena
*flag|USA December 17-New York City, NY-Madison Square Garden
*flag|USA December 18-New York City, NY-Madison Square Garden
*flag|USA December 22-New York City, NY-Madison Square Garden
*flag|USA December 23-New York City, NY-Madison Square Garden
*flag|USA December 28-Providence, RI-Providence Civic Center (Started an hour and a half late due to a technical problem)
*flag|USA December 30-Hartford, CT-Civic Center
*flag|USA December 31-New York City, NY-Madison Square Garden1994
*flag|USA January 3-Cleveland,OH - Richfield Coliseum
*flag|USA January 5-Atlanta, GA-Omni
*flag|USA January 6-Atlanta, GA-Omni
*flag|USA January 9-Charlotte, NC-Charlotte Coliseum
*flag|USA January 12-Birmingham, AL-BJCC Coliseum
*flag|USA January 14-Richmond, VA-Richmond Coliseum
*flag|USA January 16-Knoxville, TN-Thompson-Boling Arena
*flag|USA January 18-Orlando, FL-Orlando Arena
*flag|USA January 20-Miami, FL-Miami Arena
*flag|USA January 22-St. Petersberg, FL-Thunderdome
*flag|USA January 24-Albany, NY-Pepsi Center
*flag|USA January 30-Worcester, MA-Centrum
*flag|USA January 31-Philadelphia, PA-Spectrum
*flag|USA February 4-Dayton, OH-Nutter Center
*flag|USA February 6-Peoria, IL-Peoria Civic Center
*flag|USA February 7-Milwaukee, WI-Bradley Center
*flag|USA February 12-Seattle, WA-Tacoma Dome
*flag|USA February 16-San Jose, CA-San Jose Arena
*flag|USA February 17-Sacramento, CA-ARCO Arena
*flag|USA February 18-San Francisco - Oakland, CA-Oakland Coliseum
*flag|USA February 24-San Diego, CA-San Diego Sports Arena

Japan Leg

*flag|Japan March 25, 1994 Nagasaki - Huis Ten Bosch
*flag|Japan March 27, 1994 Osaka - Osaka-jo Hall
*flag|Japan March 29, 1994 Tokyo - Tokyo Dome
*flag|Japan March 30, 1994 Tokyo - Tokyo Dome

Make-up Dates Leg

*flag|USA April 7-Los Angeles, CA-Great Western Forum
*flag|USA April 8-Los Angeles, CA-Great Western Forum
*flag|USA April 9-Los Angeles, CA-Great Western Forum
*flag|USA April 14-San Jose, CA-San Jose Arena
*flag|USA April 16-Las Vegas, NV-MGM Grand
*flag|USA April 20-Phoenix, AZ-America West Arena
*flag|USA April 22-Albuquerque, NM-Tingley Coliseum
*flag|USA April 23 Las Cruces, NM-Pan American Center
*flag|USA April 24-Denver, CO-McNichols Arena
*flag|USA April 26-Salt Lake City, UT-Delta Center
*flag|USA April 27-Salt Lake City, UT-Delta Center

North America Summer Leg

*flag|USA June 10-Columbia, MD-Merriweather Post Pavilion
*flag|USA June 11-Columbia, MD-Merriwether Post Pavilion
*flag|Canada June 13-Vaughan, ON-Kingswood Music Theatre
*flag|USA June 18-Mansfield, MA-Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
*flag|USA June 21-Saratoga Springs, NY-Performing Arts Center
*flag|USA June 23-Pittsburgh, PA- Star Lake Amphitheatre
*flag|USA June 27-Wantaugh, NY-Jones Beach Amphitheater
*flag|USA June 28-Wantaugh, NY-Jones Beach Amphitheater
*flag|USA June 30-Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
*flag|USA July 3-Hershey Park, PA-Hershey Park Stadium
*flag|USA July 5-Milwaukee, WI-Marcus Amphitheatre
*flag|USA July 6-Moline, IL-Mark of the Quad Cities
*flag|USA July 8-Bonner Springs, KS-Sandstone Amphitheater
*flag|USA July 9-St. Louis, MO-Riverport Amphitheater
*flag|USA July 12-Hoffman Estates, IL-Poplar Creek Music Theatre
*flag|USA July 13-Hoffman Estates, IL-Poplar Creek Music Theatre
*flag|USA July 19-Cleveland, OH-Richfield Coliseum
*flag|USA July 21-Cincinnati, OH-Riverbend Music Center
*flag|USA July 24-Columbus, OH-Polaris Amphitheater
*flag|USA July 26-New York City, NY-Radio City Music Hall
*flag|USA July 27-New York City, NY-Radio City Music Hall
*flag|USA July 29-Raleigh, NC-Walnut Creek Amphitheater
*flag|USA July 31-West Palm Beach, FL-Coral Sky Pavilion
*flag|USA August 1-New Orleans,LA-Louisiana Superdome
*flag|USA August 2-Houston, TX-Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
*flag|USA August 3-Dallas, TX-Starplex Amphitheater
*flag|USA August 5-Englewood, CO-Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
*flag|USA August 9-Irvine, CA-Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
*flag|USA August 10-Devore, CA-Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion
*flag|USA August 12-Mountain View, CA-Shoreline Amphitheater
*flag|USA August 14-George, WA-Gorge Amphitheater

1995

Australia/Asia Leg

*flag|Australia February 6-Brisbane, AUS- Entertainment Centre
*flag|Australia February 7-Brisbane, AUS- Entertainment Centre
*flag|Australia February 10-Sydney, AUS- Entertainment Centre
*flag|Australia February 11-Sydney, AUS- Entertainment Centre
*flag|Australia February 12-Sydney, AUS- Entertainment Centre
*flag|Australia February 15-Sydney, AUS- Entertainment Centre
*flag|Australia February 17-Melbourne, AUS- Melbourne Park
*flag|Australia February 18-Melbourne, AUS - Melbourne Park
*flag|Australia February 20-Melbourne, AUS- Melbourne Park
*flag|Australia February 21-Adelaide, AUS- Entertainment Centre
*flag|Australia February 23-Perth, AUS-Perth Entertainment Centre
*flag|Singapore February 27-Singapore, SIN-Indoor Stadium
*flag|Singapore February 28-Singapore, SIN-Indoor Stadium
*flag|Philippines March 3-Manila, PHI-Folk Arts Theater
*flag|Thailand March 5-Bangkok, THA-Indoor stadium Hua Mark
*flag|Thailand March 6-Bangkok, THA-Indoor stadium Hua Mark

European Leg

*flag|Norway March 8 - Oslo, Norway-Oslo Spektrum
*flag|Denmark March 9 - Copenhagen, Denmark-Valbyhallen
*flag|Sweden March 11 - Stockholm, Sweden-Globe Arena
*flag|Germany March 14 - Berlin, Germany - Velodrome
*flag|Germany March 16 - Hambourg, Germany-Sports Palace
*flag|Netherlands March 21 - Rotterdam, NET-Ahoy
*flag|Netherlands March 22 - Rotterdam, NET-Ahoy
*flag|France March 25 - Toulouse, France-Palais Des Sports
*flag|Spain March 26 - Barcelona, Spain
*flag|France March 29 - Marseille, France-Le Dome
*flag|Switzerland March 31 - Zurich, Switzerland
*flag|Germany April 1 - Munich, Germany-Olympiahalle
*flag|United Kingdom April 4 - Sheffield, England-Sheffield Arena
*flag|United Kingdom April 7 - Birmingham, England-NEC Arena
*flag|United Kingdom April 8 - London, England-Wembley Arena
*flag|FranceApril 10 - Paris, France-Palais Omnisport de Bercy
*flag|Germany April 11 - Stuttgart, Germany-Schleyerhalle
*flag|Germany April 13 - Frankfurt, Germany-Festhalle
*flag|Belgium April 16 - Ghent, Belgium-Flander's Expo
*flag|United Kingdom April 19 -London, England-Wembley Arena
*flag|United Kingdom April 20 -London, England-Wembley Arena
*flag|United Kingdom April 22 -London, England-Wembley Arena

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

Production

*Set Designer: John McGraw
*Lighting Designer: Peter Morse

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)

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)

# 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 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.
*The janet. World Tour spanned 16 countries in 17 months, and marked the first time Janet performed in Australia and in South Asia.
*It took 12 trucks to transport the elaborate set which was inspired by Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi.
* Janet’s show wasn’t light on pyrotechnics. 14 flame projectors, 60 gold twinkling waterfalls, 24 silver airburst effects, eight fireballs and eight micro mines were used in the show.
* Janet’s show at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC had to be canceled when the venue board refused to grant a permit allowing the fireworks and the chemicals used to create the effects.
*Janet had to push back her concert in Worcester, Massachusetts twice, and finally a date was set --- Super Bowl Sunday. As an apology for scheduling the show on the day of the biggest football game in the world, Janet screened the game on her four Jumbotrons before she took the stage.
*Janet Jackson took ill 40 minutes into her Salt Lake City concert. She was treated at a hospital emergency room for what was reported in the newspaper to be "flu-like symptoms and dehydration."
* In Kansas City, city organizers offered a gun-control program in which guns were swapped for cash and other much sought after items, like Janet tickets.
*Janet performed 2 concerts at Radio City Music Hall to benefit the Rwandan crisis. The shows were also recorded for a television special which never aired.
*The Tour generated over $35 Million dollars in the US and over $60 million worldwide (equivalent roughly to $115 million, based on 2008 average ticket price).
*Estimated worldwide attendance at 1.3 million.