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Second leg of “Unbreakable” tour dates unveiled

Janet Jackson Unbreakable World Tour
Janet Jackson Unbreakable World Tour

Updated: 13 July 2015

Further dates for Janet Jackson’s Unbreakable tour have been unveiled on her official website.

The tour adds another 27 dates to the schedule and takes in more cities in North America.

Fans who pre-order the album on Janet’s official website receive presale access for premium seating beginning July 14 at 10:00 a.m. until July 19 at 10:00 p.m. before tickets are available to the public.

Alongside the announcement, Janet also announced a special experience for fans that purchase her music. In a press release, it’s noted that “Janet believes that music is the livelihood of not only the artist but also songwriters, studio musicians, back-up singers, producers, editors, engineers, stage hands, road crew, tour managers and more. By purchasing music, fans are showing their support for the industry as a whole, and for everyone involved in bringing music to life both in the studio and live on tour.”

A separate announcement added further detail to the news, saying that “music owners receive a special code giving them VIP ticket access, eligibility for backstage views, private glimpses of JANET’s awards, memorabilia, costumes and never before seen private photographs as well as the opportunity to get private messages to JANET before and after each show. This unprecedented access to the live event has never been attempted for music owners, who in JANET’s eyes are extraordinary, generous and loving.”

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m. local through Sunday, July 19 at 10:00 p.m. local.

Stops outside North America have yet to be released but they are expected to follow in the coming months. Janet previously confirmed that the tour would be a world tour.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Portland, OR Moda Center
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Seattle, WA KeyArena
Friday, January 15, 2016 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Arena
Saturday, January 16, 2016 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Tucson, AZ Tucson Arena
Thursday, January 21, 2016 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Saturday, January 23, 2016 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Sunday, January 24, 2016 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Friday, January 29, 2016 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Saturday, January 30, 2016 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
Monday, February 01, 2016 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
Tuesday, February 02, 2016 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Friday, February 05, 2016 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
Saturday, February 06, 2016 Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Friday, February 19, 2016 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Events Center
Monday, February 22, 2016 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Friday, February 26, 2016 Boston, MA TD Garden
Monday, February 29, 2016 Baltimore, MD Royal Farms Arena
Tuesday, March 01, 2016 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Thursday, March 03, 2016 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Friday, March 04, 2016 Winston-Salem, NC Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sunday, March 06, 2016 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
Tuesday, March 08, 2016 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Wednesday, March 09, 2016 Fort Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
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All postponed concerts cancelled

It has been announced on Janet’s fanclub website that all the dates postponed as a result of Janet’s illness will not be rescheduled “due to conflicts with the singer’s schedule”.

The dates affected are as follows:

Mon Sep 29 Montreal, QC Centre Bell
Wed Oct 01 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
Thu Oct 02 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
Sat Oct 04 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Tue Oct 07 Fort Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
Sat Oct 11 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Mon Oct 13 Verona, NY Turning Stone

All tickets may be refunded at the point of purchase and those purchased through the fanclub will be refunded automatically.

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Janet to appear on TRL and ET

A press release announcing new tour dates has also stated that Janet will be appearing on TRL and Entertainment Tonight this week. Exact dates are not given. Read the full press release below:

Music Icon Janet Jackson Announces Additional Tour Dates: Tickets for Rock Witchu Tour on Sale Beginning June 7th

LOS ANGELES, June 3 /PRNewswire/ — Live Nation, the world’s largest live music company, announced today newly added dates to Janet Jackson’s Rock Witchu tour, her first tour in seven years. The announcement of the new tour dates coincides with her appearance on BET’s 106 & Park today where she will discuss what fans can expect from the upcoming tour, and reflect on her previous groundbreaking tours including Rhythm Nation 1814. The Rhythm Nation 1814 tour solidified Janet’s status as a trailblazing entertainer with cutting edge choreography, unparalleled stage production and theatrics, and won over audiences and broke global box office records along the way.

Additional television appearances this week include MTV’s TRL and Entertainment Tonight. Janet Jackson has undeniably influenced pop culture with not only her current album “Discipline,” which debuted at number one on the charts, but over a 100 million total albums sold, countless hit singles, awards and accolades. The tour will feature new songs from her album “Discipline,” as well as all of the hit singles and innovative dance routines that have made her one of the most celebrated artists in history.

The Live Nation produced tour which kicks off in Vancouver, BC on September 10th, will also visit Oakland, Las Vegas, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Greensboro, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, San Diego, Houston and Dallas, as well as the already announced dates in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Washington, DC and New Jersey. Tickets are available at http://www.livenation.com/ (see below for a complete list of on-sale dates in various cities). Additional dates are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for the first dates beginning June 2 at 10am ET through Citi’s Private Pass(R) Program. For complete presale details, as well as presale information for the newly added dates, visit: http://www.privatepass.citi.com/.

Janet has launched http://www.janetfanclub.com/, a dedicated tour website for the Rock Witchu Tour where the public can sign up for access to presale tickets, exclusive content, contests and worldwide community of Janet fans and more. Fan club members will get access to special presales for additional dates as they are announced. To find out more, visit http://www.janetfanclub.com/.

Janet has left an indelible mark on pop music, selling more than 100 million albums and, having achieved the number one spot on Billboard Magazine’s Top 200 Album Chart 6 times, is among just 3 female artists that have achieved such status. She is the only performer male or female to be nominated for Grammy Awards in each of the Pop, Rock, Dance, Rap and R&B categories, and the first female recording artist of color to be nominated for a Producer of the Year Grammy. With literally hundreds of awards and nominations from everyone from the American Music Awards, where she holds the title for most nominations from one album, to MTV, where she was awarded the first ICON award, to the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Radio Music Awards, World Music Awards, Billboard, Rolling Stone, NAACP, etc., the recognitions of her musical contributions are astounding.

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First set of tour dates announced

In an official press release, five tour dates have been confirmed for Janet’s upcoming Rock Witchu Tour. As well of Vancouver, the tour will also visit Montreal, Toronto, Washington (DC) and East Rutherford.

It also states that Janet’s fanclub will be launching its site on May 28th which will allow fans to buy tickets in advance before the official release date of June 7th, when tickets will be available on LiveNation.com. Tickets will also be on sale in advance to Citi cardmembers on June 2nd at www.privatepass.citi.com. More cities and dates will be released soon, so keep checking back on Janet Love.

  September 10         Vancouver, BC            GM Place
  September 29         Montreal, QC             Centre Bell
  October 13           Toronto, ON              Air Canada Centre
  October 15           Washington, DC           Verizon Center
  October 17           East Rutherford, NJ      Izod Center

Read the full press release below:

Janet Jackson Announces Rock Witchu Tour

The iconic performer will pull from her celebrated collection of music which has sold over 100 million albums worldwide

LOS ANGELES, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Janet Jackson, who has undeniably influenced pop culture with over a 100 million album sold, countless hit singles, awards and accolades, announced the launch of her Rock Witchu tour on the Ellen DeGeneres Monday. This is Jackson’s first tour in over seven years and is expected to feature the hit songs and innovative dance routines that have made her one of the most celebrated artists in history.

The Live Nation produced tour kicking off in Vancouver, BC on September 10th, will feature dates in DC, New Jersey, Montreal, and Toronto to name a few and is expected to hit major markets as it travels across the country. Tickets go on sale for the first shows beginning Saturday, June 7th, and are available at www.livenation.com. Confirmed dates are listed below with more dates to be announced shortly.

Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 tour was the biggest selling debut world-wide tour in history. The tour solidified her status as a trailblazing entertainer with cutting edge choreography, unparalleled stage production, theatrics and spectacles, winning over audiences across the board and breaking global box office records along the way. She wowed the world with over 100 performances in 90 cities. The first international shows were in Japan, where she sold out the Tokyo Dome (48,000 capacity) with four shows in seven minutes, creating the record for the fastest sell out in the history of the Tokyo Dome.

Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning June 2 at 10am ET through Citi’s Private Pass Program(R). For complete presale details visit: www.privatepass.citi.com. “We are excited to offer Citi(R) cardmembers special access to the newly-announced Janet Jackson 2008 tour,” said Vik Atal, Chairman and CEO, Citi Cards. “The tour is a great example of the benefits of our alliance with Live Nation which enables us to provide our cardmembers with once-in-a-lifetime experiences through our unique Private Pass Program.”

Jackson has launched www.JanetFanClub.com, a dedicated tour website for the Rock Witchu Tour where the public can sign up for access to presale tickets, exclusive content, contests and worldwide community of Jackson fans and more. Pre-registration has now begun for the website, which will go live on May 28th, with early access to presale ticketing starting May 30th at 10am. Registrants will have the ability to access future presales for additional dates as they are announced. To find out more, visit www.JanetFanClub.com starting May 28th.

Jackson has left an indelible mark on pop music selling more than 100 million albums and as a female artist having achieved the number one spot on Billboard Magazine’s Top 200 Album Chart 6 times, is among the top 3 of all time for a female artist. She is the only performer male or female to be nominated for Grammy Awards in each of the Pop, Rock, Dance, Rap and R&B categories, and the first female recording artist of color to be nominated for a Producer of the Year Grammy. With literally hundreds of awards and nominations from everyone from the American Music Awards where she holds the title for most nominations from one album, to MTV where she was awarded the first ICON award, to the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Radio Music Awards, World Music Awards, Billboard, Rolling Stone, NAACP, etc., the recognitions of her musical contributions are astounding.