Commanding

Janet Jackson kicked off her new Rock With U tour in Vancouver on Wednesday to amazing reviews!

“It is a reminder that she is a trend-setter in her own right, a true diva, and a marvelous performer,” says the critic for the Vancouver Sun.

The show lasted a whopping 2.5 hours, featured around 10 dancers and just as many costume changes for Miz Jackson.

Here is the amazing (final) set list for the concert:

Pleasure Principle
Control
What Have You Done For Me Lately
Feedback
You Want This
Alright
Miss You Much
Rhythm Nation - Interlude
Never Letchu Go
Come Back To Me
Let’s Wait Awhile
Again
So Excited
So Much Betta
Nasty
All Nite (Don’t Stop)
Rock With U
Together Again
Young Love
Say You Do
Don’t Stand Another Chance
Doesn’t Really Matter
Escapade
Love Will Never Do (Without You)
When I Think Of You
All For You
Got ‘Til It’s Gone
Call On Me
That’s The Way Love Goes
I Get Lonely
Funny How Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun)
Any Time, Any Place
Discipline
Black Cat
If
Rhythm Nation
Luv
Runaway

OMMFG. It was the best Janet concert I have ever seen. Rockwitchu. No shit, no lie. I was tired just watching. The dancers are amazing professionals who would just go somewhere else and trudge through the most grueling set after set of choreography. The set was an intricate part of the overall show. It jutted out into a square with fans in the middle. It most reminded me of something i've seen on many awards shows. Our seats were amazing, but then, the way the Oracle is set up, many seats are "the best seats". She was at eye level and about 20-25 feet away for $135 dollahs... fuck you Madonna. Fuck you Maria. Two bitches that stole HUGE sums of money from their fans with their last tour's costs.

Back to Janet--> Her mohawk worked for the whole concert. I loved it in the evening gown [yes, janet in an evenign gown. A treat I never would have expected.] I loved it in the Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome look. The costumes where focused less on the elaborate and more on the intricate, a point which the whole group: Chad, David, Humberto and I, agreed.

Janet sang alot! I was shocked. She didn't seem to get caught up in trying too hard and sounded relaxed and thus, beautiful. She did all kinds of songs that I have not heard her sing ever. There was even one old old song that I don't think i've ever heard. SHE SANG "YOUNG LOVE" FOR GOD'S SAKE. I almost fucking fell out. She sang part of "let's wait a while". I thought my head would explode when she did "Discipline". I almost came. I saw what keeps Jermaine sprung. I saw Janet simulate bouncing on a dick. I loved every minute of it. She is so beautiful and sexy. It's been a while and she's taking the stage back.

She was thick as hell too. That was very interesting [I loved it!]. With that set list, she will shred it off whether she wants to or not! Janet is known for having body image issues [Like me, you, and errybody else]. She never really likes to wear pants that hug. She was wearing thick tights and costume pants that would make JLo wanna GO, GO...home. Damn, Dunk! You go on, Miss Jackson. It was the most comfortable, connected, excited, happy, dramatic, interactive[!!!], sexy, aggressive, concert she's ever done. The staging was Broadway worthy, or at least good enough for a lucrative and successful stint in Vegas. The dancers were sweating puddles and she was commanding the arena with hit after hit after hit.

I'm already thinking about buying tickets to another concert: Houston!!! That way i'll get to see Rodney, Nick, and Miss Ron. It would definitely be worth it to see her again.

Rock Witchu Tour dates:
Sept 10: Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
Sept 13: Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Sept 17: Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
Sept 19: Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
Sept 20: San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
Sept 25: Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
Sept 27: Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
Sept 28: Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
Sept 29: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
Oct 1: Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
Oct 2: Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
Oct 4: Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Oct 5: Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
Oct 7: Fort Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
Oct 11: Unvasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Oct 13: Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort & Casino
Oct 15: Washington, DC - Verizon Center
Oct 16: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
Oct 17: East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
Oct 21: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Oct 22: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Oct 24: Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
Oct 25: Memphis, TN - Fed-Ex Forum
Oct 26: Tulsa, OK - BOK Center