After a full weekend of non-stop entertainment, Essence Festival 2024 aka 30th Essence Festival of Culture concluded on Sunday night (July 7), and they saved the best for last.
Following performances from acts such as TGT on Friday, and Usher on Saturday, the Queen of Pop, Janet Jackson took to the stage for the final night of the annual soiree.
The 58-year-old icon performed for almost 2 hours, delivering her endless back-to-back hits and her signature stellar choreography.
As expected, fans flooded social media to fan out over the icon and her performance which was the latest stop as she is on the road for the Summer/Fall 2024 leg of her ‘Together Again Tour.’
Get into some of the clips and reactions from the show below which attendees and viewers called a “masterclass” and “blueprint” performance.
me in my 30’s: knees hurt after standing for five minutes
Janet Jackson at 58:#ESSENCEFest #EssenceFest30 pic.twitter.com/Tslv0ULiPY— mui (@muinatabdul) July 8, 2024
i love this new spin on “ you want this” 🥰 #ESSENCEFest #EssenceFest30 #EssenceFest2024 #JanetJackson pic.twitter.com/noFjIg7kR1
— cuff it is top 5 (@amusicmuse) July 8, 2024
i think essentials
fear of god + adidas owes janet jackson a collaboration. after she and her boys ( background dancer) just performed in their sweatsuits for about two hour for essence fest. #JanetJackson #janet #ESSENCEfest #EssenceFest30 pic.twitter.com/qtUzZ66Z9v— cuff it is top 5 (@amusicmuse) July 8, 2024
Oo yeah Essence Fest just a reminder Janet Jackson is the Greatest Female Entertainer of All Time🌹🔥👑#JanetJackson #EssenceFest30 #TogetherAgainTour #ESSENCEfest pic.twitter.com/f4xvNUs2Sj
— Chris (@RealDealChris) July 8, 2024
she hit the shoulder bop for me 🫶🏽🙂↔️🥹. #ESSENCEFest #EssenceFest30 #EssenceFest2024 #JanetJackson #JanetJackson pic.twitter.com/Jq60GZPhq2
— cuff it is top 5 (@amusicmuse) July 8, 2024
#JanetJackson performs ‘I Get Lonely’ during set at #EssenceFest pic.twitter.com/sAcqIFBdiz
— All Tea All Shade (@TeaTimeTips2) July 8, 2024
Wow wow wow #janetjackson just put on an absolute “masterclass” on that stage at #ESSENCEfest 🤯. The songs, the dancing, the look, the voice, she is simply timeless! #ESSENCEfest30 pic.twitter.com/FAax4xvzY0
— Lawrence Gerald (@LawrenceGerald1) July 8, 2024
What a great way to start my #janetjackson week ! #ESSENCEfest #togetheragainTour. All this week pic.twitter.com/ir09kZPqYN
— Terence (@Tmusiclover1) July 8, 2024
You can’t tell me Janet doesn’t sound EXACTLY like Michael when she sings “rhythm nation” here and yells “I love you!” at the end 🥺. And today (her time) is 7/7 🥲 #JanetJackson #ESSENCEfest –#MichaelJackson pic.twitter.com/5qM6cGVWkg
— Kitty Bat (@KittyBatarangs) July 8, 2024
I have died and gone to heaven 😩😍🙌🏾 #JanetJackson #ESSENCEfest
— julez (@beattyful) July 8, 2024
Yall 51 years in the business and she’s still killing it. Folks try stop her greatness. But I’m so happy to she kept going and I’ll be seeing soon again at whatever city I can catch you. #JanetJackson #EssenceFest30
— Nini Marie (@RudysWifey74) July 8, 2024
Janet reminds us time and time again why she is, & always will be, the blueprint! An icon. A queen. Truly one of one. She absolutely killed at #EssenceFest30 & we are blessed to see it! @JanetJackson #JanetJackson 👑😍🔥💁🏽♀️🎶🙌🏾
— Jenae Ivy ⭐️💙💙💙💙💙 (@justwrite115) July 8, 2024
That was so MF perfect! #JanetJackson U DID THAT! #ESSENCEfest pic.twitter.com/zpVHqAC1RT
— JanetJacksonFan74 (@tdroberson74) July 8, 2024
The transition from Scream to Rhythm Nation to Black Cat back to Rhythm Nation is 🤌🏾🤌🏾 🤌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥.
The band is phenomenal!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾#ESSENCEfest #EssenceFest30 #JanetJackson
— I Support The Black Alabama Slammers (@Kierryk345) July 8, 2024
#janetjackson gonna be 80 years old and will still CRUSH the rhythm nation choreo.#ESSENCEfest
— Raf Esparza (@EarlyLateNight) July 8, 2024
These transitions are 🔥!! Janet ain’t playing with none of us! #ESSENCEFest30 #JanetJackson 👑😍🎶💁🏽♀️🙌🏾
— Jenae Ivy ⭐️💙💙💙💙💙 (@justwrite115) July 8, 2024
Fifty fkn EIGHT! #JanetJackson #ESSENCEfest
— Monica Wisdom (@iAskMonica) July 8, 2024
Essence also took to their Instagram to show love to the ICON.
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Get into the full set below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TEVK8sabc4
