janet. Tour
Janet toured the world for the second time, following in the heels of her box office smash Rhythm Nation Tour. The Janet. World Tour kicked off in Cincinatti, 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 US and Canada until August of 1994. She then took a breather to make a video before starting her Japan tour later that year. She took another break after the Japan tour to record with 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 one of 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.

  • Tour opened on November 24, 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Tour closed on April 22, 1995 in Wembley Arena, England.
  • The tour spawned over 80 shows around the globe.
  • 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, Antoni 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 lighting 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.
  • The tour has never been released on home video, nor was it ever aired as a whole on television.

    Setlist
    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 *
    Any Time, Any Place
    Again
    Where Are You Now +
    And On And On ++
    Black Cat **
    Rhythm Nation
    This Time **
    That's The way Love Goes
    Because Of Love #
    You Want This #
    Whoops Now #

    * Only performed on a few dates of the first leg of the tour.
    ** Performed only at certain shows.
    + Only performed at the first couple of dates on the tour.
    ++ Only performed in Los Angeles.
    # Only one of these songs would be performed at each concert. "Because Of Love" was used on the first leg of the tour, "You Want This" on the second and third legs, and "Whoops Now" on the fourth and fifth legs.

    Itinerary
    First leg - Eastern North America
    Second leg - Western North America
    Third leg - Japan
    Fourth leg - Australia & Southeast Asia
    Fifth leg - Europe

    The Band
    Musical DirectorRex Salas
    DrumsJohn Roberts
    KeyboardsEric Daniels
    Rex Salas
    Brian Simpson
    PercussionTerry Santiel
    Rhythm GuitarDavid Barry
    Bass GuitarSam Sims
    Background VocalistsStacy Campbell
    Romeo Johnson
    Lisa Taylor

    The Dancers
    Tina Landon (choreographer)
    Sean Cheesman
    Cynthia Davila
    Shawnette Heard
    Kelly Konno
    Omar Lopez
    Nikki Pantenburg
    Tish Oliver

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