The Velodrom (velodrome) is an indoor track cycling arena, in the Prenzlauer Berg locality of Berlin, Germany. Holding up to 12,000 people, it was also Berlin's largest concert venue, until the opening of O2 World in 2008.
Image: Logo Velodrom
Image: Velodrom Außenansicht Luftaufnahme
The Velvet Rope Tour was the third concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. Launched in support of her sixth studio album The Velvet Rope (1997), the tour visited Europe, North America, Japan, New Zealand, Africa, and Australia. Jackson was inspired to create an autobiographical show using elements of Broadway theatre, portraying her struggle with depression and self-esteem. The tour's stage production was developed as a storybook setting, allowing spectators to cross beyond her "velvet rope" and experience her life story through the evolution of her musical career. It consists of twenty-six songs, several band interludes, and intense choreography along with nine costume changes and four sets. Jackson depicts themes such as burlesque and domestic violence among the show's complex production of pyrotechnics and theatrics.
The tour's date at Madison Square Garden (pictured) in New York City was filmed and aired on HBO, drawing fifteen million viewers.
Critics have observed Christina Aguilera has been influenced by the tour.
Tours from Panic! at the Disco drew comparisons to Jackson's show.
Jackson sought out Justin Timberlake to open for the tour during his early career as a member of 'N Sync.