Janet Jackson Plays to Sold Out Crowd For Third Night at Radio City
Janet Jackson Peforms at Radio City Music Hall during Number Ones, Up Close and Personal Tour on March 21st 2011 photo by: Leslie Dj
On the closing night of the 3-day stint at Radio City Music Hall Janet, “Ms. Jackson if you’re nasty,” gave the fans what they wanted, a non-stop dance infused trip down memory lane, with a performance that highlighted the very best of her thirty-plus career.
Her “Number Ones, Up Close and Personal Tour” featured performances of her number one hits including “Control,” “What Have You Done For Me Lately,” “Again,” “Rhythm Nation” and most recently “Feedback” from her 2008 release “Discipline.” The show opened with two music videos displayed on the big screen “The Best Things in Life Are Free” followed by “Rhythm Nation” which prompted a sing-along and propelled audience members to jump to their feet and imitate the iconic dance moves from their seats and some even made their way to the aisles.
Janet Jackson thrills the crowd during March 21st performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City photo by: Leslie DJ
Once onstage Janet had the crowd eating out of the palm of her hands, they cheered at all of the right places and whenever the singer busted out some of her signature dance moves the crowd would chant, “Go Janet, Go Janet, Go Janet.”
The big screen would become an integral part of the performance utilized to highlight numerous aspects of the singer’s career including her acting chops with clips from some of her most memorable roles as Penny in “Good Times”, Charlene in “Diff’rent Strokes”, Justice in the film “Poetic Justice” and Patricia in Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married?” In between set changes her band and backup singers performed medleys of other chart toppers and fan favorites.
Her brother Michael was referenced in two instances once when she performed their duet “Scream” alongside the music video and during her closing number “Together Again” where she got teary-eyed as she sang, “There are times when I look above and beyond. There are times when I feel you smile upon me baby. I’ll never forget my baby” she took a moment to look up to the sky and mouth ‘I love you’ before concluding the song as childhood photographs of the two were projected on the screen.
The show clocked in less than two hours and was exhilarating from start to finish. Like wine Janet Jackson only gets better with age.
