We went to watch our first American concert at the Oakland Oracle Arena yesterday : Janet Jackson 2008 “Rock Witchu Tour.” SQ got offered by a business associate a pair of free tickets to watch the concert in a private suite. The suite was in on the Mezzanine level, kinda far from the stage but it’s nice and private - food, drinks, private bathroom…I think we should book a suite to watch a concert one of these days. Don’t know how much it costs though…Probably expensive. There were about 15-20 people in the suite, so it’s at least $3-4K??The concert was great! Neither of us were Janet Jackson fans, but she did put on a good show. She could sing AND dance. I was amazed with the production, complete with gigantic LCD screens, superb lighting, techs, etc. — nothing compared to the Chinese concerts! The best part is that I was still able to sing along to maybe 2-3 of her old songs! She sang & danced for 2.5 hours straight - breaking only to change clothes. She changed outfits about 7-8 times…transitions were seamless.
Oh yeah, the opening act was Nelly. So before Janet came on stage, there was a group of people on stage with one guy particularly in charge. They rapped a few songs. We had no idea who was singing, and then someone finally told us that the guy on stage was Nelly. In my head, I was asking, who the heck is Nelly?? Name sounds familiar, but I know nothing about him. When he started to sing “It’s hot in here,” the audience went crazy. So anyways, he left after a few songs and Janet Jackson came on stage with her show.
Overall, a great 1st time experience. I must admit that it was super nice to be in the private suite. It was an excellent way to enjoy the show without going too crazy. We’re way too old to be hanging in the mosh pit anyways.
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