Janet has officially cancelled her Uncasville, Connecticut show which was originally scheduled for October 11th, according to the Mohegan Sun arena.
The concert, which was postponed during Janet’s illness, was amongst others which included Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Greensboro, Ft. Lauderdale and Verona.
No annoucement has yet been made regarding those shows.
Janet’s brother, Jermaine Jackson, has said in an interview with Australian Associated Press that the entire Jackson 5 will reunite next year for a new album and a tour. He has further stated that Janet will be the opening act – something that Janet has spoken about in previous interviews.
“It is just the timing, so what we’ve been doing is working on the music and all the logistics. It is going to be more like a family affair, Janet’s going to open and, of course, the original Jackson 5 … Michael, Randy and the whole family. … We’re in the studio, we’re planning on being out there next year,” Jermaine said.
It is not yet known whether the show will actually go ahead as it has been spoken about for several months or what impact it will have on Janet’s possible plans to take her Rock Witchu Tour across the globe.
Janet cut a segment of her show in Detroit last night due to Michigan state law. The law, which prohibits simulated sex acts in a performance space, saw Janet remove the songs Funny How Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun), Any Time, Any Place and Discipline.
A photo of Janet performing Pleasure Principle at last night’s show can be seen below.
Janet features briefly at the end of Jermaine Dupri‘s latest YouTube video. The clip show Janet on stage, complete with her mohawk style hair again, in Tulsa last night.
Janet performed in Kansas City last night on the latest stop of her Rock Witchu Tour sporting a new hairstyle. Rather than the “mohawk” style look that has been seen in previous shows, Janet opted for a hairstyle similar to the opening of the Feedback video.
LL Cool J also performed as announced to open the show.
JD posted a new video from backstage on the Rock Witchu Tour in Houston last night. In it, Janet tells fans she’s feeling much better and Jermaine and Janet dismiss rumours they have broken up.
Gil Duldulao, Janet’s choreographer and close friend, told Janet Love last night that there are hopes to take the Rock Witchu Tour worldwide. As of now the plan is for the tour to visit Australia first before heading to Japan and then Hawaii and possibly Europe around March 2009.
There are also hopes for the tour to visit Brazil where the show will be filmed for television and DVD.
Janet performed tonight at the Izod Center in New Jersey. Check out Janet Love’s unedited photos and videos below.
After a string of cancellations due to illness, Janet performed tonight in Washington D.C. to a crowd of thousands. The show went without a hitch and Janet told the crowd: “It feels so good to be back after being down just a little bit”.
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Janet’s manager Kenneth Crear has released a statement about the recent illness that has prevented Janet from touring. He said that Janet has been suffering from a vestibular migraine, a form of vertigo.
Janet Jackson is ready to get this show on the road. For real. Supposedly.
According to her manager, the veteran pop star will be returning to her Rock Witchu tour Wednesday night at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., after being forced to postpone nine shows while she struggled with a previously undisclosed illness.
“After a thorough medical evaluation, it has been confirmed that Janet’s symptoms are being caused by a rare form of migraine called vestibular migraine or migraine-associated vertigo for which she is currently receiving treatment,” read a statement released by Jackson’s camp and obtained by E! News.
The “Together Again” singer has not performed since falling ill Sept. 29 during a sound check before a show in Montreal.
“Janet wanted very much to resume her tour so as not to disappoint her fans, but she continued to suffer from vertigo and could not perform,” her manager, Kenneth Crear, said.
“She’s a world-class entertainer and needs to be at the top of her game to give her fans the show they expect. She’s feeling much better and is ready to hit the road again to finish the tour.”
Shows scrapped in Montreal, Philadelphia, Boston, Greensboro, N.C., Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Uncasville, Conn., Verona, N.Y., and Manhattan are being rescheduled. Disgruntled ticket holders have been asked to hang onto their stubs, which will be honored at the rescheduled dates.