Janet World Tour

{{short description|1993–95 concert tour by Janet Jackson}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = janet. World Tour | image = Janet. World Tour 1995 Poster.png | image_caption = Poster for the 1995 Australian leg, autographed by Jackson | image_size = 220px | artist = Janet Jackson | album = ''janet.'' | start_date = {{Start date|1993|11|24}} | end_date = {{Start date|1995|4|22}} | number_of_legs = 6 | number_of_shows = 82 in North America 9 in Asia 11 in Australia 23 in Europe 125 total | gross = | last_tour = Rhythm Nation World Tour (1990) | this_tour = '''janet. World Tour''' (1993–95) | next_tour = The Velvet Rope Tour (1998–99) }}

'''Janet World Tour''' (stylized as '''janet. World Tour''') was the second concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. It was launched in support of her fifth studio album ''Janet'' (1993). It began in November 1993 and continued through April 1995. Concerts were held in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It is believed shows were performed in South America. However, there are not exact details and most information is unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musica.uol.com.br/ultnot/2011/10/31/janet-jackson-adia-show-no-brasil-por-tempo-indeterminado.jhtm/ |title=Janet Jackson adia show no Brasil por "tempo indeterminado"|language=Portuguese |trans-title=Janet Jackson postpones concert in Brazil for "indefinitely"|date=October 31, 2011|access-date=December 17, 2011 |website=Universo Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102235406/http://musica.uol.com.br/ultnot/2011/10/31/janet-jackson-adia-show-no-brasil-por-tempo-indeterminado.jhtm |archive-date=January 2, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/celebridades/janet-jackson-adia-show-no-brasil-por-tempo-indeterminado/|title=Janet Jackson adia show no Brasil por tempo indeterminado|language=Portuguese |trans-title=Janet Jackson postpones concert in Brazil for "indefinitely"|website=Veja|publisher=Editora Abril|access-date=December 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105063558/http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/celebridades/janet-jackson-adia-show-no-brasil-por-tempo-indeterminado/ |archive-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref>

Jackson's 1990 tour made history as the most successful debut concert tour in history. Like its predecessor, this tour became known for its theatrical grandeur—incorporating complex choreography, pyrotechnics, video display, stage design, and costuming—drawing comparison to Broadway theatre. Jackson visited four continents and eighteen countries within the span of 17 months. The tour had 125 dates and is the most shows Jackson has done for any concert. The show received positive reviews, and a number of reviews observed her showmanship had improved. The shows in North America, in 1994, earned $18.1 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/01/04/the-road-warriors/20eda2b3-653b-4653-9397-c3cc5bdebe4a/ |title=THE ROAD WARRIORS |last1=Harrington |first1=Richard |date=January 4, 1995 |newspaper=The Washington Post |publisher= |access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131032645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/01/04/the-road-warriors/20eda2b3-653b-4653-9397-c3cc5bdebe4a/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> Though the tour was professionally recorded, it has never received a video release as of 2024.<ref>{{citation |title=CNN.com – Transcripts |date=February 28, 2008 |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0802/28/lkl.01.html |access-date=August 2, 2013 |archive-date=April 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404033719/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0802/28/lkl.01.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Darren speaks to Janet at premiere of Why Did I Get Married Too? in London |url=http://www.janet-love.com/2010/05/21/darren-interviews-janet-on-the-red-carpet-in-brixton/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718235901/http://www.janet-love.com/2010/05/21/darren-interviews-janet-on-the-red-carpet-in-brixton/ |archive-date=July 18, 2010 |access-date=June 28, 2010 |work=Janet Love}}</ref>

== Development == Costumes and wardrobe for the tour were designed by stylist Tanya Gill, with outfits "rang[ing] from pipebone vests with high-heeled moccasin boots to zoot suits top-hats to circus-ringmaster bustiers."<ref name="wardrobe">{{Cite news | last= McHugh | first= Catherine | title= Janet. (Janet Jackson)(Concerts – Costumes)| newspaper= Theatre Crafts International | volume=28 | pages=36 | date= August 1, 1994| issn=1063-9497 }}</ref> With a show encompassing over 100 costumes, a team of over 50 costume makers was led by wardrobe supervisor Helen Hiatt.<ref name="wardrobe" />

MTV promoted the Janet World Tour with a one-hour special in Jackson's honor, "hosted by MTV VJs Bill Bellamy and John Norris, [which featured] performance highlights, interviews with Jackson and her dancers, and behind-the-scenes production and rehearsal footage."<ref name="mtv">{{citation|author=Dave Larsen|title=Janet Jackson Tour Opens in Cincinnati Tonight|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=November 24, 1993|issn=0897-0920}}</ref> MTV publicist Jennifer Barner stated the channel wanted to give extensive coverage to Jackson's opening concert in Cincinnati, "because it is such a big tour and she's really, really hot now."<ref name="mtv" /> Despite heavy anticipation for the tour, news media were discouraged from attending opening night, which was seen as a dress rehearsal.<ref name="bird">{{citation|author=Rick Bird|title=Janet tour opener kept low-key|newspaper=Cincinnati Post|date=November 24, 1993|page=4.B}}</ref> A spokeswoman for the tour stated "[w]e really don't want a lot of out-of-town media" even though music critic Rick Bird observed "[n]ormally, such an important tour opening would be attended by pop-music media and paparazzi from around the world.<ref name="bird" /> However, Bird also noted a low-key premiere was a strategic move for Jackson and her management, "since the complicated high-tech dance show will likely have some bugs to be worked out before it plays in larger media centers. And, given the adverse publicity the Jackson family is facing these days, the low-key opening night may indeed be the best strategy."<ref name="bird" />

== Critical reception == thumb|upright|Jackson performing on the tour. Prior to the tour's launch, the ''Los Angeles Sentinel'' commented on the anticipation surrounding Jackson's return, stating: "Her first-ever concert tour in 1990 was the most successful premiere tour by any artist in pop music history. And now, amid great anticipation, Janet Jackson is set to return to the concert trail with her world tour in connection with her already triple platinum-plus 'janet' album ... The tour promises to be an innovative feast of sight and sound, a theatrical experience with spectacular choreography, staging and lighting."<ref>{{citation|title=Janet Jackson Launches Worldwide Concert Tour|newspaper=Los Angeles Sentinel|date=November 17, 1993|page=B-4|issn=0890-4340}}</ref> Lenny Stoute in the ''Toronto Star'' gave a positive review to her performance at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, stating that "as she'd done with the tour opener in Cincinnati Wednesday, it was a superb production that came with an emotional subtext."<ref name="Stoute">{{citation|author=Lenny Stoute|title=Sexy Janet Jackson defies family woes in SkyDome smash|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=November 27, 1993|page=A.2}}</ref> Commenting on the highly athletic and sexually provocative performances of such songs as "If", "What Have You Done for Me Lately" and "Nasty", he states: "This pelvic-thrusting, butt-wiggling, lip-licking high-energy temptress is a long way from the cute 'n' chubby girl next door of her previous Rhythm Nation tour. And she came equipped with the tough dance moves, firm muscles and seven costume changes to emphasize the difference."<ref name="Stoute" />

In December 1993, Jackson had a five-day engagement in New York City at Madison Square Garden, which saw its last concert on New Year's Eve. Jon Pareles of ''The New York Times'' stated: "The video-age arena spectacle is in good hands with Janet Jackson. Her current tour, which started a four-night run at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, piles on the production values: music, dancers, costumes, moving sets, video, lights, fireworks, everything but confetti and balloons."<ref name="Pareles">{{citation|author=Jon Pareles|title=Wrapped in Song and Spectacle, Janet Jackson Plays the Garden|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 20, 1993|page=C.11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He criticized the fact that the concert seemed overtly calculated, leaving little room for spontaneity. However, he compared her musical diversity favorably to other pop icons such as Prince, Madonna and her brother Michael.<ref name="Pareles" /> In reference to her vocal capabilities, Pareles comments that "[l]ike many other video-promoted singers, Ms. Jackson doesn't have a big voice ... But Ms. Jackson is a stronger vocalist than she was when she last toured, three years ago."<ref name="Pareles" />

According to Andy Smith of the ''Providence Journal'', "Jackson and company created a sensory overload of lights, dancers, video, fireworks, explosions, costumes and sets ... The music was competently performed, but this was a concert for the age of MTV, more satisfying to the eye than the ear."<ref name="Smith">{{citation|author=Andy Smith|title=Janet Jackson more satisfying to the eye than to the ear|newspaper=Providence Journal|date=December 29, 1993|page=E.01}}</ref> Although he believed she gave a well-performed production, he felt she lacked the stage presence of rivals such as Madonna and Tina Turner.<ref name="Smith" /> Greg Kot of ''Rolling Stone'' wrote: "If a performance can be faulted for being too well-rehearsed and too tautly paced, this was certainly an example ... Small of voice and slight of stature, Jackson seems more at home in a Fame-style ensemble than she does as a larger-than-life performer. Yet it's exactly that quality that makes her so endearing. Despite her impressive string of musical successes, Jackson still acts like the members of her audience."<ref>{{citation|author=Greg Kot|title=Performance: Janet Jackson|newspaper=Rolling Stone|issue=674|date=January 27, 1994|page=25}}</ref> Roberta Fusaro of the ''Telegram & Gazette'', who reviewed her performance at The Centrum stated that Jackson "has shown incredible improvement as a performer since her Rhythm Nation tour ... specifically her dancing and her working of the crowd. She still lacks some of the spontaneity that could raise the level of her concerts from good ones to damn memorable ones, but Janet seemed pretty comfortable on stage last night in front of an all-forgiving near sold-out crowd, commanding the boards like a cross between Tina Turner and Madonna at some points."<ref>{{citation|author=Roberta Fusaro|title=Janet's gotten better|newspaper=Telegram & Gazette|date=January 31, 1994|page=C.3}}</ref>

In reviewing her concert at the San Jose Arena, Michael Snyder of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' wrote: "That once-blurry line between stadium-size pop music concerts and full-scale theatrical extravaganzas ... is completely eradicated."<ref name="Snyder">{{Citation |author=Michael Snyder| title=Janet Jackson Makes All The Right Moves / Singer brings extravaganza to San Jose | newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle | pages=C.1 | date=February 18, 1994}}</ref> Citing her tightly choreographed performance, Snyder comments "[h]er theatrical inclinations elevated the concert at San Jose, but some of the music was truncated in the service of the production."<ref name="Snyder" /> Giving his opinion that Jackson proved to be a better performer than a singer, he likened her concert to productions by Broadway theatre and Cirque du Soleil.<ref name="Snyder" /> Karla Peterson of ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' remarked: "Expertly designed, energetically choreographed, and engagingly performed by the large group of musicians and dancers, the 100-minute show ... had everything you'd expect from a pop pro of Jackson's stature."<ref name="Peterson">{{citation|author=Karla Peterson|title=Pop goes Janet in concert full of programmed flash|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=February 26, 1994|page=E.6}}</ref> Despite criticism that the show appeared overly structured, Peterson expressed: "To criticize Janet Jackson for cranking out a pre-programmed block of hits is like criticizing a cat for sleeping all day. It is simply what she does, and with the exception of Madonna, Jackson does this high-concept schtick better than anybody. She is a sharp dancer, an appealing performer, and as "That's the Way Love Goes" proves—an ace pop-song writer."<ref name="Peterson" /> Renee Graham of ''The Boston Globe'' commented that "Jackson is not so much a singer as a performer and entertainer, more concerned with the visual presentation than scintillating vocals."<ref>{{Citation | last= Graham | first=Renee | title=Janet Jackson: looks good, sounds bad | newspaper=Boston Globe | pages=34 | date=June 20, 1994}}</ref>

== Personnel == *Musical director: Rex Salas *Keyboards: Rex Salas *Drums: Jonathan Moffett, John Roberts *Keyboards: Eric Daniels, Brian Simpson *Percussion: Terry Santiel *Guitar: David Barry *Bass: Sam Sims *Background vocals: Stacy Campbell, Romeo Johnson, and Lisa Taylor *Choreographer: Tina Landon *Dancers: Tina Landon, Sean Cheesman, Cynthia Davila, Shawnette Heard, Omar Lopez, Tish Oliver, Kelly Konno, Nikki Pantenburg, Tam Jo {{small|(select shows)}}<ref>Tamsier Joof (Tam Jo) interview : West Africa Magazine : "Senegambian taking the dance world by storm" – June 5, 1995, p. 4</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sandler |first1=Adam |date=April 11, 1994 |title=Janet Jackson; Mint Condition |url=https://variety.com/1994/legit/reviews/janet-jackson-mint-condition-1200436761/ |access-date=January 30, 2022 |website= |publisher= |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131055914/https://variety.com/1994/legit/reviews/janet-jackson-mint-condition-1200436761/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Opening acts == *Tony! Toni! Toné! {{small|(North America, Leg 1 & 2, select dates)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/01/21/all-grown-up/ |title=all grown up |last1=Green |first1=Tony |date=January 21, 1994 |website=St. Petersburg Times |publisher= |access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131023806/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/01/21/all-grown-up/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> *Mint Condition {{small|(North America, Leg 2, select dates)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-09-ca-43823-story.html |title=POP MUSIC REVIEW : Janet Jackson: See Her Roar : Forum Show Throbs in Pomp and Circumstance |last1=Hilburn |first1=Robert |date=April 9, 1994 |website=Los Angeles Times |publisher= |access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131024152/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-09-ca-43823-story.html |archive-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> *MC Lyte {{small|(North America, Leg 3, select dates)}} *Tevin Campbell {{small|(North America, Leg 3, select dates)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thereckoningmag.com/the-reckoning-blog/the-curious-case-of-tevin-campbell |title=The Curious Case of Tevin Campbell |last1=Gipson |first1=L. Michael |date=May 9, 2019 |website=The Reckoning |publisher= |access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131024609/https://www.thereckoningmag.com/the-reckoning-blog/the-curious-case-of-tevin-campbell |archive-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> *Kulcha {{small|(Australia)}} *MN8 {{small|(England, France)}} *Bill Bellamy {{small|(Philadelphia, January 1994)}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|date=February 19, 1994|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=February 19, 1994|volume=106|issue=8|page=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14}}</ref>

== Setlist == The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on April 20, 1995; at the Wembley Arena in London, England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janet Jackson Setlist at Wembley Arena, London |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/janet-jackson/1995/wembley-arena-london-england-7bc5a2c4.html |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=setlist.fm |language=en |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904092328/https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/janet-jackson/1995/wembley-arena-london-england-7bc5a2c4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. {{div col}} #"If" #"What Have You Done for Me Lately" / "Nasty" #"Let's Wait Awhile" #"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" #"Black Cat" #"Rhythm Nation" #"This Time" #"That's the Way Love Goes" ;Encore #<li value="15">"Because of Love"</li> {{div col end}}

'''Notes'''

*"Come Back to Me", "What'll I Do", and "Where are You Now" were only performed on the first few dates of the tour before being cut from the setlist. "And On and On" was only performed at select shows during the third leg of the tour. "Black Cat" and "This Time" were exclusively performed during the first leg in North America. *During each show, one of these three songs would be performed as the last song of each concert. "Because Of Love" was performed on the first, second, and third legs in North America and Japan; "You Want This" was performed on the fourth and fifth legs in North America, Australia, and Asia; and "Whoops Now" was performed on the sixth leg in Europe.

== Tour dates == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! width="150"| Date ! width="150"| City ! width="150"| Country ! width="300"| Venue |- ! colspan="5"| North America<ref>Sources for concerts in New York City, Landover, Richmond, Rosemont and Vancouver *{{cite web |url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19940114-1994-01-14-9401140150-story.html |title=SINGING SERGEANT DESERVES A SALUTE |last1=Davis |first1=Carlton |last2=Austin |first2=Monette |date=January 14, 1994 |website=Daily Press |publisher= |access-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131030155/https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19940114-1994-01-14-9401140150-story.html |archive-date=January 31, 2022 }} *{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/20/arts/review-pop-wrapped-in-song-and-spectacle-janet-jackson-plays-the-garden.html |title=Review/Pop; Wrapped in Song and Spectacle, Janet Jackson Plays the Garden |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |date=December 20, 1993 |website=The New York Times |access-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045406/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/20/arts/review-pop-wrapped-in-song-and-spectacle-janet-jackson-plays-the-garden.html |archive-date=September 24, 2014 }} *{{cite journal |last=Johnson |first=Robert E. |date=December 27, 1993 |title=Janet Jackson says: 'It Just Comes to Me' as she explains sexy songs and dance on her new world tour |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59 |journal=Jet |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |volume=85 |issue=9 |pages=58–62 |doi= |access-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904092320/https://books.google.com/books?id=tLkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59 |url-status=live }} *{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/01/12/bette-barbra-on-top-in-93/a5ac5d12-15cc-409c-9c22-2da513816e28/ |title=BETTE, BARBRA ON TOP IN '93 |last1=Harrington |first1=Richard |date=January 12, 1994 |newspaper=The Washington Post |publisher= |access-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131033109/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/01/12/bette-barbra-on-top-in-93/a5ac5d12-15cc-409c-9c22-2da513816e28/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 }} *{{cite news |title=JJ spectacle is a boom-boom hit |last=Mackie|first=John|newspaper=Vancouver Sun |page=C3 |date=February 14, 1994|access-date=April 3, 2026 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-jj-spectacle-is-a-boom/194812612/ |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |November 24, 1993 |Cincinnati |United States |Riverfront Coliseum |- |November 26, 1993 |Toronto |Canada |SkyDome |- |November 28, 1993 |rowspan="2"|Landover |rowspan="29"|United States |rowspan="2"|USAir Arena |- |November 29, 1993 |- |December 1, 1993 |Rosemont |Rosemont Horizon |- |December 2, 1993 |Minneapolis |Target Center |- |December 4, 1993 |Detroit |Joe Louis Arena |- |December 17, 1993 |rowspan="4"|New York City |rowspan="4"|Madison Square Garden |- |December 18, 1993 |- |December 22, 1993 |- |December 23, 1993 |- |December 28, 1993 |Providence |Providence Civic Center |- |December 30, 1993 |Hartford |Hartford Civic Center |- |December 31, 1993{{efn|Part of Janet's Live New Year Jam.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1993/12/26/janet-jackson-soaps-astaire-country-cable-in-new-year/b56e8e08-b1a6-4435-a376-19d12737f010/ |title=JANET JACKSON, SOAPS, ASTAIRE, COUNTRY CABLE IN NEW YEAR |last1=Zad |first1=Martie |date=December 26, 1993 |newspaper=The Washington Post |publisher= |access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131031940/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1993/12/26/janet-jackson-soaps-astaire-country-cable-in-new-year/b56e8e08-b1a6-4435-a376-19d12737f010/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>}} |New York City |Madison Square Garden |- |January 3, 1994 |Richfield |Richfield Coliseum |- |January 5, 1994 |rowspan="2"|Atlanta |rowspan="2"|Omni Coliseum |- |January 6, 1994 |- |January 9, 1994 |Charlotte |Charlotte Coliseum |- |January 12, 1994 |Birmingham |BJCC Coliseum |- |January 14, 1994 |Richmond |Richmond Coliseum |- |January 16, 1994 |Knoxville |Thompson–Boling Arena |- |January 18, 1994 |Orlando |Orlando Arena |- |January 20, 1994 |Miami |Miami Arena |- |January 22, 1994 |St. Petersburg |ThunderDome |- |January 24, 1994 |Albany |Knickerbocker Arena |- |January 30, 1994 |Worcester |Worcester Centrum |- |January 31, 1994 |Philadelphia |The Spectrum |- |February 3, 1994 |Indianapolis |Market Square Arena |- |February 4, 1994 |Fairborn |Nutter Center |- |February 6, 1994 |Peoria |Carver Arena |- |February 7, 1994 |Milwaukee |Bradley Center |- |February 11, 1994 |Vancouver |Canada |Pacific Coliseum |- |February 12, 1994 |Tacoma |rowspan="5"|United States |Tacoma Dome |- |February 16, 1994 |San Jose |San Jose Arena |- |February 17, 1994 |Sacramento |ARCO Arena |- |February 18, 1994 |Oakland |Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |- |February 24, 1994 |San Diego |San Diego Sports Arena |- ! colspan="4"| Asia |- |March 25, 1994 |Sasebo |rowspan="4"|Japan |Huis Ten Bosch |- |March 27, 1994 |Osaka |Osaka-jō Hall |- |March 29, 1994 |rowspan="2"|Tokyo |rowspan="2"|Tokyo Dome |- |March 30, 1994 |- ! colspan="4"| North America<ref>Source for concert in Phoenix *{{cite web |url=https://wc.arizona.edu/papers/old-wildcats/spring94/APRIL20,1994/05_1_m.html |title=A Something funky rocked Phoenix Monday night. Her name is Janet. Enough said. |last1=Gooze |first1=Rob M. |date=April 20, 1994 |website=Arizona Daily Wildcat |publisher=University of Arizona |access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131033915/https://wc.arizona.edu/papers/old-wildcats/spring94/APRIL20,1994/05_1_m.html |archive-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> |- |April 7, 1994 |rowspan="3"|Inglewood |rowspan="14"|United States |rowspan="3"|Great Western Forum |- |April 8, 1994 |- |April 9, 1994 |- |April 14, 1994 |San Jose |San Jose Arena |- |April 16, 1994 |Las Vegas |MGM Grand Garden Special Events Center |- |April 17, 1994 |Phoenix |America West Arena |- |April 20, 1994 |Cuyahoga Falls |Blossom Music Center |- |April 22, 1994 |Albuquerque |Tingley Coliseum |- |April 23, 1994 |Las Cruces |Pan American Center |- |April 24, 1994 |Denver |McNichols Sports Arena |- |April 26, 1994{{efn|Originally scheduled for February 26, 1994.<ref name="utah">{{cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/1994/3/11/19096529/delta-center-reschedules-2-janet-jackson-concerts |title=DELTA CENTER RESCHEDULES 2 JANET JACKSON CONCERTS |author= |date=March 11, 1994 |website=Deseret News |publisher= |access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131025619/https://www.deseret.com/1994/3/11/19096529/delta-center-reschedules-2-janet-jackson-concerts |archive-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>}} |rowspan="2"|Salt Lake City |rowspan="2"|Delta Center |- |April 27, 1994{{efn|Originally scheduled for February 27, 1994.<ref name="utah" />}} |- |June 10, 1994 |rowspan="2"|Columbia |rowspan="2"|Merriweather Post Pavilion |- |June 11, 1994 |- |June 13, 1994 |Vaughan |Canada |Kingswood Music Theatre |- |June 18, 1994 |Mansfield |rowspan="31"|United States |Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts |- |June 21, 1994 |Saratoga Springs |Saratoga Performing Arts Center |- |June 23, 1994 |Burgettstown |Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater |- |June 24, 1994 |Philadelphia |The Spectrum |- |June 26, 1994 |rowspan="2"|Wantagh |rowspan="2"|Jones Beach Amphitheater |- |June 27, 1994 |- |June 30, 1994 |Holmdel Township |Garden State Arts Center |- |July 3, 1994 |Hershey |Hersheypark Stadium |- |July 5, 1994{{efn|This concert was a part of "Summerfest".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.postbulletin.com/milwaukee-celebrates-summer-with-music |title=Milwaukee celebrates summer with music |author= |date=June 23, 1994 |website=Post-Bulletin |publisher= |access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131021310/https://www.postbulletin.com/milwaukee-celebrates-summer-with-music |archive-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>}} |Milwaukee |Marcus Amphitheater |- |July 6, 1994 |Moline |The MARK of the Quad Cities |- |July 8, 1994 |Bonner Springs |Sandstone Amphitheater |- |July 9, 1994 |Maryland Heights |Riverport Amphitheatre |- |July 12, 1994 |rowspan="2"|Hoffman Estates |rowspan="2"|Poplar Creek Music Theater |- |July 13, 1994 |- |July 18, 1994 |Clarkston |Pine Knob Music Theatre |- |July 19, 1994 |Richfield |Richfield Coliseum |- |July 21, 1994 |Cincinnati |Riverbend Music Center |- |July 23, 1994 |Noblesville |Deer Creek Music Center |- |July 24, 1994 |Columbus |Polaris Amphitheater |- |July 26, 1994 |rowspan="2"|New York City |rowspan="2"|Radio City Music Hall |- |July 27, 1994 |- |July 29, 1994 |Raleigh |Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre |- |July 31, 1994 |Atlanta |Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre |- |August 1, 1994 |New Orleans |Louisiana Superdome |- |August 2, 1994 |The Woodlands |Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |- |August 3, 1994 |Dallas |Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre |- |August 5, 1994 |Greenwood Village |Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |- |August 9, 1994 |Irvine |Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |- |August 10, 1994 |San Bernardino |Blockbuster Pavilion |- |August 12, 1994 |Mountain View |Shoreline Amphitheatre |- |August 14, 1994 |George |The Gorge Amphitheatre |- ! colspan="4"| Australia |- |February 6, 1995 |rowspan="2"|Brisbane |rowspan="11"|Australia |rowspan="2"|Brisbane Entertainment Centre |- |February 7, 1995 |- |February 10, 1995 |rowspan="4"|Sydney |rowspan="4"|Sydney Entertainment Centre |- |February 11, 1995 |- |February 12, 1995 |- |February 15, 1995 |- |February 17, 1995 |rowspan="3"|Melbourne |rowspan="3"|National Tennis Centre |- |February 18, 1995 |- |February 20, 1995 |- |February 21, 1995 |Adelaide |Adelaide Entertainment Centre |- |February 23, 1995 |Perth |Perth Entertainment Centre |- ! colspan="4"| Asia |- |February 27, 1995 |rowspan="2"|Kallang |rowspan="2"|Singapore |rowspan="2"|Singapore Indoor Stadium |- |February 28, 1995 |- |March 3, 1995 |Manila |Philippines |Folk Arts Theater |- |March 5, 1995 |rowspan="2"|Bangkok |rowspan="2"|Thailand |rowspan="2"|Indoor Stadium Huamark |- |March 6, 1995 |- ! colspan="4"| Europe |- |March 8, 1995 |Oslo |Norway |Oslo Spektrum |- |March 9, 1995 |Copenhagen |Denmark |Forum Copenhagen |- |March 11, 1995 |Stockholm |Sweden |Stockholm Globe Arena |- |March 14, 1995 |Berlin |rowspan="2"|Germany |Arena Berlin |- |March 16, 1995 |Hamburg |Alsterdorfer Sporthalle |- |March 21, 1995 |rowspan="2"|Rotterdam |rowspan="2"|Netherlands |rowspan="2"|Sportpaleis |- |March 22, 1995 |- |March 25, 1995 |Toulouse |France |Palais des Sports |- |March 26, 1995 |Barcelona |Spain |Palau Sant Jordi |- |March 29, 1995 |Marseille |France |Le Dôme de Marseille |- |March 31, 1995 |Zürich |Switzerland |Hallenstadion |- |April 1, 1995 |Munich |Germany |Olympiahalle |- |April 4, 1995 |Sheffield |rowspan="3"|England |Sheffield Arena |- |April 7, 1995 |Birmingham |NEC Arena |- |April 8, 1995 |London |London Arena |- |April 10, 1995 |Paris |France |Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |- |April 11, 1995 |Stuttgart |rowspan="3"|Germany |Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |- |April 13, 1995 |Frankfurt |Festhalle |- |April 15, 1995 |Dortmund |Große Westfalenhalle |- |April 16, 1995 |Ghent |Belgium |Flanders Expo |- |April 19, 1995 |rowspan="3"|London |rowspan="3"|England |rowspan="3"|Wembley Arena |- |April 20, 1995 |- |April 22, 1995 |- |}

== Box office score data ==  {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:300px;"| Venue ! style="width:150px;"| City ! style="width:150px;"| Tickets sold / available ! style="width:150px;"| Gross revenue |- |SkyDome |Toronto |17,737 / 18,000 (99%) |$506,042<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=December 18, 1993|volume=105|issue=51|page=14|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-18-N.pdf}}</ref> |- |Joe Louis Arena |Detroit |15,070 / 15,070 (100%) |$455,122<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=December 25, 1993|volume=105|issue=52|page=30|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf}}</ref> |- |Madison Square Garden{{efn|Box office score date composed of three concerts, taking place on December 17, 18 and 31, 1993.}} |New York City |44,714 / 44,714 (100%) |$1,936,305<ref name="bx0129">{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=January 29, 1994|volume=106|issue=5|page=17|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-01-29-N.pdf}}</ref> |- |Charlotte Coliseum |Charlotte |11,999 / 23,302 (51%) |$332,972<ref name="bx0129" /> |- |BJCC Coliseum |Birmingham |7,650 / 10,846 (71%) |$212,288<ref name="bx0129" /> |- |Worcester Centrum |Worcester |12,681 / 13,128 (97%) |$372,821<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=February 12, 1994|volume=106|issue=7|page=15|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-02-12-N.pdf}}</ref> |- |The Spectrum |Philadelphia |15,513 / 15,513 (100%) |$467,204<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=February 19, 1994|volume=106|issue=8|page=14|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-02-19.pdf}}</ref> |- |Nutter Center |Fairborn |12,445 / 12,445 (100%) |$359,174<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=February 26, 1994|volume=106|issue=9|page=17|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-02-26-N.pdf}}</ref> |- |McNichols Sports Arena |Denver |12,891 / 13,327 (97%) |$421,436<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|date=May 21, 1994|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=May 21, 1994|volume=106|issue=21|page=17|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17}}</ref> |- |Hersheypark Stadium |Hershey |13,904 / 23,000 (66%) |$356,642<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Pollstar Box Office Summary|magazine=Pollstar|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Pollstar/90s/94/Pollstar-1994-07-18.pdf|page=27|date=July 18, 1994|accessdate=June 29, 2025}}</ref> |- |Jones Beach Theater |Wantagh |21,658 / 21,658 (100%) |$846,215<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=July 30, 1994|volume=106|issue=31|page=16|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-07-30.pdf}}</ref> |- |Starplex Amphitheater |Dallas |13,368 / 20,111 (66%) |$304,283<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Pollstar/90s/94/Pollstar-1994-08-15.pdf|title=Pollstar Box Office Summary|page=27|magazine=Pollstar|date=August 15, 1994|access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref> |- |Radio City Music Hall |New York City |11,134 / 11,828 (94%) |$618,060<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amusement Business Boxscore: Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publisher=BPI Communications|issn=0006-2510|access-date=January 30, 2022|publication-date=August 20, 1994|volume=106|issue=34|page=14|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-08-20.pdf}}</ref> |- |The Gorge |George |11,605 / 13,500 (86%) |$330,811<ref name="Pollstar829">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Pollstar/90s/94/Pollstar-1994-08-29.pdf|page=30|title=Pollstar Box Office Summary|magazine=Pollstar|date=August 29, 1994|access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref> |- |Glen Halen Blockbuster Pavillion |Devore |11,484 / 13,829 (83%) |$274,464<ref name="Pollstar829"/> |- |Polaris Amphitheater |Columbus |10,362 / 20,000 (52%) |$251,618<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Pollstar/90s/94/Pollstar-1994-10-03.pdf|page=37|title=Pollstar Box Office Summary|magazine=Pollstar|date=October 3, 1994|access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|'''TOTAL''' |'''244,215''' / '''290,121''' (84.17%) |'''$8,045,457''' |}

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