Janet Jackson kicked off her Together Again Tour on Friday (April 14) with an enormous setlist which included a slew of live debuts.
Miss Jackson bombarded the 7,000 fans at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida with a 40-song set spanning her illustrious career.
Wait… 40 songs?
Indeed, just like the cost of eggs, setlists of artists are growing massively. For years stalwarts like Bruce Springsteen and the Cure would deliver epic shows with dozens of oldies, deep cuts, and hits (The Cure’s last show was 32 songs, and the Boss’s was 27.)
But now we see Taylor Swift doling out 44 songs on her Eras tour, Beck pumping out 32 tunes recently, and even the 55-year-old Chicago is performing 28 tunes a night on their most recent tour.
But damn it, Janet, 40?
Well for those of you budgeting for babysitters, no need to break the bank. Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, Randy, La Toya and Reebie’s sister seems to be a fan of both medleys and highlights of the hits. In this short attention span TikTok world we live in a verse and a chorus of a nostalgic song might just be enough to please a crowd waiting to hear even a Whitman sampler of their faves. It’s better than nothing which is what Janet’s fans have gotten since 2019. This show was a tad more than two hours long.
read more at: Setlist.fm
