Joji Presents One Night Only Livestream 'The Extravaganza'

88RISING recording artist JOJI treated fans around the world to THE EXTRAVAGANZA, a virtual livestream on FRIDAY night (10/23). 
 
Directed by the artist himself, the hour-long set included performances of songs from JOJI's just-released second album Nectar, and his 2018 debut, Ballads 1. The event was presented as a old-time theatre variety show which, as SNL's STEFON might say, "had everything." A visual experience, there were magic tricks and skits in between (and sometimes during) songs. 
 
JOJI opened the show singing "Sanctuary" while positioned over a dunk tank - until he was knocked into it. He performed one song as the front part of a two-person horse costume, another dressed as a Minion. Proving his culinary skills, he performed his current single, "Your Man" while cooking an omelet on a makeshift kitchen counter (burning himself along the way). During the song "Pretty Boy," he refereed a cage fight - inside the cage. He performed "Run" while climbing along monkey bars and running on a treadmill. During "Ew," he gave someone what appeared to be an actual tattoo. For several songs, a scarecrow named Gator 'accompanied' JOJI on piano. 
 
Intermissions between songs featured Talent Shows. We saw BRAD, a magician who performed card tricks and also bent a spoon ala illusionist URI GELLER; GIOVANNI, an opera singer who performed an impressive "Nessun Dorma" and a JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE lookalike who appeared in cameos, before being hustled off stage each time by JOJI, explaining "you gotta go ... we can't afford you."