Janet performed tonight at the Izod Center in New Jersey. Check out Janet Love’s unedited photos and videos below.
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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”.
Check out photos below:
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Janet’s manager speaks about illness
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.
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Janet postpones Greensboro and Atlanta shows
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.
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Janet taken ill; postpones shows
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.
You can now view over 200 photos from Janet´s Los Angeles show in the Janet Love Gallery. The photos show all of Janet´s costume changes plus the moment when Janet picks a member of the audience to bring up on stage during her song Discipline.
Also, if you have any photos of any of Janet´s tour dates don´t forget you can add them on Janet Fans now – the rapidly growing online social networking community for Janet fans worldwide.
See many more photos in the Janet Love Gallery.
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First look at tour video interludes
The digital agency involved in designing the virtual reality graphics and video interludes for the tour has given a behind the scenes look at the creation process as well as sharing some short videos used during the show.
When onedotzero calls and asks you if you want to make some video to play back during a concert performance, and that performance will be done by one of the biggest pop stars of all time, and you get to pretty much do what you want…how the hell do you turn that down?
You don’t. This was one of those projects that just showed up out of the blue and we had to take it.
The timeline was short (nearly 2 weeks). The technical constraints were different than we were used to (a grid of 56 different LED screens making a 30 foot wide and 16 foot tall wall of video), and we would be working blind for a portion coming up with whatever we wanted…which is weird coming from a client regardless of who they are.
After a last minute (meaning we found out the day before) trip to LA to shoot Janet Jackson on greenscreen, we huddled up for a couple days coming up with our plan and began rounding up assets. Once we received the footage from the shoot, we went into a production hole that we would only be able to emerge from once we were done. Many, many late nights later we had a solid round of content to present to Janet for approval.
Here’s where some project explanation needs to happen. The whole show, which you should try to see if it comes near you, is based on a futuristic blade runner-like scenario, and there are forces battling for Janet’s very soul. Our job was to turn Janet into good and evil versions of herself showing the struggle, but also be very techno-apocalyptic in style for both the good and evil characters…which according to Janet we nailed.
Some hefty sound design support was provided by the superstar Guy Baker over at Digital One.
Below are some screen grabs and a couple clips showing off the final look for the good and evil characters:
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JD posts vlog from Janet on YouTube
Jermaine Dupri has posted a vlog of Janet on YouTube. It shows Janet on her tour bus giving a message to her fans. Watch it below:
Merchandise from the Rock Witchu Tour can now be officially purchased from FanFire.com. They include t-shirts, the tour programme, hotpants, buttons and posters.
Jermaine Dupri has posted a video on YouTube of Janet’s opening night in Vancouver. Watch it below.