Rock Witchu Tour - About The Show

About The Show

The setup of the stage includes a giant square-shaped catwalk surrounding the first several front rows of seats, reaching out to the center of the arena where fans can easily see Jackson from any level of seating. Rows of seating inside the catwalk are exclusively designed for those with purchased fan club memberships. There are three video screens that take on the stage, including the biggest one being in the center where video clips are shown throughout songs to take place for effects and in-between costume change breaks. Other special staging includes movable staircases, steel cages, pyrotechnics, and other special pieces.

The show begins with an echo of words being said in the distance of the arena, such as "Janet", "Rock Witchu", "Dance", and "Discipline". As the words speed up, the show lights come on and several dancers dressed as astronauts appear on the stage, with two standing beside two big glittery “J”’s (representing Janet’s name.) The “J”’s move back and forth on the center of the stage with stars appearing on the center video screen (a representation of Space.) Pretty soon, fog appears in front of the audience and a bang of pyrotechnics blasts, thus beginning the opening of the show. Jackson appears on the upper center section of the stage in a gold hyperspace dance suit singing "The Pleasure Principle", as well as two other hits from her Control album for the Control Medley, and later moving on to "Feedback".

Notable performances of the night include the Pre-Control Medley, in which Jackson performs songs she has never done before live from her first two albums Janet Jackson and Dream Street, as well as an S&M display on-stage with a lucky audience member to perform the title track off Jackson's tour supporting album, Discipline.

For the finale of the show, Jackson and her dancers perform "Luv" and Jackson's top-five hit, "Runaway".