It slowed the show down significantly, mellowing the high of getting to see Jackson live, in the flesh.Īct II got the energy back up, as Jackson blazed through Eighties hits like “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Nasty,” and “The Pleasure Principle.” She still dances with the type of effortless, sweat-free ease that’s made her such a standout in all eras of her career. The transition between “acts” showed the biggest glaring issue of the night: As she and her quartet of male dancers went backstage to change, the audience was left to stare for several minutes at pretty boring screen visuals (or nothing at all) while the music continued. She kicked things off with “Damita Jo,” a powerful and unexpected statement - a track where Jackson notes she’s “too deep to define,” off an album that was more or less blacklisted due to the backlash she received from the infamous Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction. Jackson soon emerged onto a raised, circular platform in the middle of the main stage wearing a large purple cape. He ran through a verse or two of his biggest hits and guest spots - “Act a Fool,’ “Area Codes,” Fergie’s “Glamorous,” Lil Jon’s “Lovers & Friends” - pulling out his oversize sneakers for “Stand Up” and his fake big arms for “Get Back.” The crowd went especially wild for his iconic “Yeah!” verse and closer “Move Bitch.”Īs Jackson’s set was about to begin, giant screens flashed a montage of her career, from child stardom to the present - “50 years … of me” as the screen said.
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The conceit of his set was not knowing if the crowd was really full of “day-one Luda fans,” which is a hard thing for any millennial (or older member of the crowd) to not be. Ludacris opened, serving as a surprisingly fitting special guest. As the audience waited for the show to begin, the DJ got the energy up as he pumped kickback classics like Faith Evans’ “Love Like This” and, of course, some Jackson 5. That’s because Janet Jackson had taken over the arena for the first of two shows on her Together Again Tour.
Madison Square Garden in New York was a party on Monday night.
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