Speaking of the weather, let's take a moment to acknowledge what I'll call the "honorary" backup dancers: the guys who were mopping the stage periodically throughout the show to keep the rainwater from tripping up anybody. She also told the crowd that the weather had led to some changes in the show: For instance, the stage was supposed to be twice its size (the covering at Chastain goes only so far). When she took time out at the end of the show to talk to the audience, one of the things she did was to thank fans for their love and support not just of her but of her family over the years. It's her first new material in seven years.Īfter the ballads, she went back to songs that kept the fans on their feet more, including the crowdpleasers "Together Again" and "Rhythm Nation." This section of the show also included "Scream," a duet with her brother Michael from 20 years ago. Jackson is not quite a month into the tour behind her new album, "Unbreakable," which is to be released Oct. Every song up to this point had received some reaction, while the fans seemed to be taking this one in.
She started with one from her new album called "After You Fall." You could tell that unlike a few of the songs from "Unbreakable," this one hadn't been released yet.
There was a break of a few minutes, and considering that the show's first part gave Jackson and her backup dancers a cardio workout that would kill most of us, you were almost relieved when she came back from the break, sat down and delivered a few ballads. Though the first section of the show stayed fast-paced, Jackson took time out to give special treatment to "When I Think of You" and "Love Will Never Do." Then Jackson, with her band, backup singers and backup dancers, went through songs everybody knew, from "Miss You Much" to "Control" to "Escapade." In some cases during the show, especially for songs such as "Nasty" and "Together Again," she encouraged the crowd to sing along (like you could stop them anyway).
Jackson started the show with a recently released song from her "Unbreakable" album, "Burnitup," featuring Missy Elliott (with Elliott's participation coming via a video the same was true later in the show with the new song "No Sleeep," which features J. Rain doesn't matter when we're all part of a rhythm nation.
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