All for You Tour
| Tour by Janet Jackson | |
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| Associated album | All for You |
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| Start date | July 7, 2001 |
| End date | February 16, 2002 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 68 in North America 4 in Japan 72 in total |
| Box office | $48.1 million ($51 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Janet Jackson concert chronology | |
All for You Tour was a music concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson in support of her seventh album All for You, and visited North America and Japan. The show was designed by Mark Fisher and Jackson. It was originally scheduled to start in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but due to problems transporting technical equipment across the Canada–United States border, the first show took place in Portland, Oregon. The tour trekked through North America throughout the summer and ended with a final show in Honolulu, Hawaii which was broadcast by HBO. It was originally slated to have additional international dates but all dates outside the United States, Canada, and Japan were forced to be cancelled following the September 11 attacks. According to Pollstar, the tour grossed $48.1 million from 68 shows in North America between 2001 and 2002.
The All for You Tour is notable for its choreography, theatrics, and upbeat nature. The tour's most infamous performance is thought to be the highly controversial rendition of "Would You Mind", where Jackson selected a member of the audience and strapped them into a gurney while caressing and fondling them. The show become one of the top-grossing tours of 2001 and saw Jackson performing many of her biggest hits. The show received positive feedback from fans and critics.
Reviewing the All for You Tour's premier concert at the Rose Garden Arena, Jennifer Van Evra of The Vancouver Sun reported that "the Janet Jackson that crowds are catching on this tour is distinctly different from the one they might have seen in years past. Gone is the 'girl next door' version of Janet—the coy, cutesy, smiling little girl who managed to avoid the glare of the tabloids. Now 35, recently divorced, and with her new album 'All For You' in tow, Jackson is showing off a much sassier, sexier, more confident self." Pop music critic Kevin C. Johnson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch gave a mixed review, believing the concert had similarities to her prior tour. However, he remarked: "Jackson remains one of this generation's most exciting performers in concert, easily triumphing over the likes of young upstarts Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Destiny's Child."Buffalo News critic Craig Seymour praised Jackson's concert at the HSBC Arena, stating that "her 'All for You' tour marked another milestone for the veteran artist, who proved to be more comfortable with own ability to command an audience than ever before." According to Seymour the best segment of the night was the "Asian-influenced set for the still-rousing 'Rhythm Nation'." He adds, "She doesn't fight against her image like Madonna, who plays almost none of her early hits during this summer's 'Drowned World' tour. Rather, she attacks her classics with such vigor that the experience is less nostalgic than vitally in-the-moment. But most of all, by embracing her well-liked hits, Jackson does precisely what a superstar is supposed to do: She lets the crowd love her."
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