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.
In a new message on her SayNow page, Janet has confirmed that she will play Washington D.C. tomorrow night. Listen to the message in full below now.
Also, for fans at Friday’s East Rutherford show, I’ll see you there!
Janet tonight cancelled her Greensboro show hours before it was due to begin. She has also cancelled her show tomorrow in Atlanta. In a press release issued by the Greensboro Coliseum, it stated that Janet was advised not ot perform by a local doctor.
Due to illness, tonight’s (October 4) Janet Jackson concert at Greensboro Coliseum has been postponed. A recent illness caused the postponement of previous dates on her Rock Witchu Tour in Montreal, Boston and Philadelphia.
Janet arrived in Greensboro hoping to perform tonight in an effort not to disappoint her fans. However, after arriving at the Coliseum it became evident she had not fully recovered. A local doctor advised that she not perform this evening.
Ticketholders are encouraged to hold on to their tickets pending a future announcement regarding the rescheduled date.
Patrons who wish to obtain a refund may do so beginning on Monday, October 6th at their respective point of purchase.
Whilst a new date has not yet been announced for the Greensboro show, Janet has also cancelled tomorrow’s concert in Atlanta and will instead perform there on October 19th. All tickets are still valid.
Janet was taken ill prior to her Montreal concert and went to Royal Victoria Hospital. It saw her Montreal, Boston and Philadelphia shows postponed. The tour will resume on October 4th in Greensboro.
N.B. Darren (the webmaster) is currently travelling around the U.S. so has been unable to update the website as often as he would like. Apologies for this.
Furthermore, Darren will be at the New York and East Rutherford shows so if you’re going to be there, drop a message via Darren’s Janet Fans profile.
In a statement to People Magazine, Janet’s representative has confirmed that she is no longer with Island Def Jam:
Janet Jackson has terminated her relationship with her label, Island Records, her publicist announced Monday.
“At her request, the record label has agreed to dissolve their working relationship,” the singer’s rep said in a statement to PEOPLE. “Now more than 20 years after the release of her iconic album, Control, Janet will have autonomy over her career, without the restrictions of a label system.”
A rep for Island Records had no comment.
Jackson, 42, first discussed her label woes in June, when she told the hip hop Web site SOHH.com, “I’m trying to figure out a way to say this, but just to say it and to be quite honest, they just stopped all promotion whatsoever on the album, so I don’t think you’re going to hear another single off this album.”
At the time, an Island Def Jam spokesperson told Billboard, “Unfortunately, we haven’t experienced the results we would have liked with this new album. But we respect and support Janet.”
Jackson was signed to Island Records in July 2007, and released her album Discipline, which debuted at No. 1, on the label in February.
Despite the break with Island, Jackson will continue to perform her Rock Witchu tour across North America.