I remember my sister purchased tickets for that tour back in the fall of ‘08. I was S Ex to see her live for the first time but unfortunately, her show in Boston was one of the many cancelled shows. Sigh...
I agree and also disagree with some opinions on it tho. Yes, the tour was easily her biggest and more in your face tour production wise! It was a HUGE change after her previous 3 tours followed the same format: Control Medley, Whismisical Medley, etc. But like most said, Janet didn’t seem into it as much as her first 4 international tours. Honestly, at that time Janet undoubtably still had it. But let’s be real, she was pushing herself HARD for her agruably her biggest and of course, longest setlist when she hadn’t been on tour for almost 7 years! She was deft out of practice and was in over her head. The talent and drive was still there but clearly the tour was taking its toll on her for that reason.
As visually and epic the “Rock Witchu” Tour was with the tribal medley to the Urban Street section that incorporated songs like “Nasty” and “So Excited” in elaborate ways, it’s truly a shame. Probably the last time we’ll see Janet go straight throw the choreography of “All Nite”, “Doesn’t Really Matter” and especially “Rock With You”! Do the “If” breakdown with the signature arm movements! ??? She def killed it but clearly at what cost? Since then Janet did a complete overhaul of her tours for that reason. Something tells me she just couldn’t get into the big production tours anymore to focus more on her classic showmanship than the high octane visuals and stunning scope of them. A shame but SOTW is her best in years regardless, especially considering she’s moving MUCH better in her early 50s than her early 40s n I think that because Janet knows her limits now. It’s not about how much she moves anymore but more about how she executes those moves when she needs to.