Janet Jackson's North American tour plans emerge
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Concert promoter SFX Entertainment has revealed the routing for the North American leg of Janet Jackson 's world tour, which is slated to kick off on July 5 at Vancouver's General Motors Place.
Tickets for several shows will hit the market this weekend (details are listed in the itinerary below), but most venues and ticket on-sale dates havent been announced.
After the tours North American leg concludes on Oct. 13 in Denver, Jackson will head to Europe to perform 25 shows in 10 countries.
The outing will be Jackson's first since 1998's Velvet Rope Tour. It will feature eight dancers and seven musicians, as well as a set designed by Mark Fisher (U2s Popmart, the Rolling Stones Bridges to Babylon) and lighting designer Abbey Holmes (Van Halens Right Here Right Now tour), according to promoters.
Jackson--who appears on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Thursday (4/26)--released her latest album, "All For You" (Virgin), on April 24.
The albums title track sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the fourth straight week, and is at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart.
July
5 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place (on sale 4/28)
7 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden (on sale 4/28)
8 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena (on sale 4/28)
10 - Edmonton, Alberta - Skyreach Centre (on sale 4/28)
11 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome (on sale 4/28)
14 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena (on sale 4/28)
15 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center (on sale 4/28)
17 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center (on sale TBA)
18 - Milwaukee, WI
21 - Columbus, OH
22 - Lexington, KY
24 - Moline, IL
30 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills (on sale 4/28)
August
2 - Toronto, Ontario
5 - Cincinnati, OH
7 - Indianapolis, IN
8 - Pittsburgh, PA
10 - Buffalo, NY
11 - Albany, NY
14 - Hartford, CT
17 - Washington, D.C. - MCI Center (on sale 4/28)
22 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale 4/30)
25 - Boston, MA - FleetCenter (on sale 4/28)
28 - Philadelphia, PA
31 - Charlotte, NC
September
1 - Greensboro, NC
5 - Raleigh, NC
7 - Nashville, TN
8 - Atlanta, GA
11 - Tampa, FL
13 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
16 - New Orleans, LA
18 - Houston, TX
19 - San Antonio, TX
22 - Little Rock, AR
23 - Dallas, TX
26 - San Diego, CA
27 - Phoenix, AZ
29 - Anaheim, CA
October
5 - Las Vegas, NV
8 - San Jose, CA
11 - Salt Lake City, UT
13 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
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