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Together Again
Tour by Janet Jackson
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationNorth America
Start dateApril 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)
End dateOctober 28, 2023 (2023-10-28)
No. of shows40
Supporting act(s)Ludacris
Attendance480,045[1][2][3]
Box officeUS$50.9 million[4]
Janet Jackson concert chronology

Together Again is the tenth concert tour by American singer Janet Jackson.[5] The tour in North America, was announced on December 12, 2022, via Janet's social media and began on April 14, 2023, in Hollywood, Florida and will end in Lincoln, California on October 27, 2023. The tour takes its name from Jackson’s international hit single from The Velvet Rope.

Background

On December 11, 2022, Jackson hinted a surprise on her Instagram for 8:50am, the next morning.[6] That same night, photos leaked of the Milwaukee date of the tour at Henry Maier Festival Park.[citation needed] The following day, she announced she would embark on a tour titled Together Again, which will feature new music.[7] Thirty-three dates in North America were announced, with tickets going on pre-sale the next day; general on-sale tickets went on sale on December 16, 2022.[8] The opening act of the tour is American rapper Ludacris.[9] Due to high demand new shows were added in Hollywood, Atlanta and New York City as well as a new show in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[10] Later, a San Bernardino date was announced at the Yaamava' Casino & Resort.[11] On, April 30, 2023, it was announced that rapper Lil' Kim would replace Ludacris as the opening act on her Allentown date. On June 6, an additional concert at the Venue at Thunder Valley was announced.[12]

Set list

This set list is from the April 14, 2023, concert in Hollywood. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.[13][14]

Act I

  1. "Damita Jo"
  2. "Together Again" (DJ Premier remix)
  3. "Feedback"
  4. "So Much Betta"
  5. "If"
  6. "No Sleeep" / "Got 'Til It's Gone" / "That's the Way Love Goes" / "Enjoy"

Act II

  2. "What Have You Done For Me Lately" / "Nasty"
  3. "The Pleasure Principle"
  4. "Because of Love"
  5. "When I Think of You" / "Diamonds"
  6. "The Best Things In Life Are Free"
  7. "Control"

Act III

  2. "When We Oooo" (intermission interlude)
  3. "Together Again" (Deeper remix)
  4. "Come Back to Me" / "Let's Wait Awhile"
  5. "Lonely" / "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" (remix)
  6. "Again"
  7. "Any Time, Any Place"
  8. "I Get Lonely" (TNT remix)

Act IV

  2. "The Body That Loves You" (interlude) (contains elements of "Runaway", "You Want This", and "Spending Time with You")
  3. "Doesn't Really Matter"
  4. "All for You"
  5. "Come On Get Up"
  6. "Free Xone" / "Throb"
  7. "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" / "Like You Don't Love Me" / "Do It 2 Me"
  8. "So Excited"

Act V

  2. "New Agenda" / "The Knowledge"
  3. "Miss You Much"
  4. "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
  5. "Alright" / "Escapade"
  6. "Scream"
  7. "Black Cat"
  8. "Rhythm Nation"

Act VI: Encore

  2. "Together Again"

Notes

  • Jermaine Dupri joined Jackson during her performance of "Do It 2 Me" at the Atlanta concert on April 26, 2023. An unreleased song called "Keep Dancing" was also performed at the same date.[15][16]
  • Beginning with the April 30, 2023, concert in St. Louis, "Show Me" was added to the set list, succeeding "Like You Don't Love Me".[17]
  • During the May 9, 2023, concert in New York City, Busta Rhymes joined Jackson to perform "What's It Gonna Be?!".[18]
  • During the May 27, 2023, concert in Tinley Park, "Make Me" was performed.[19]
  • During the May 28, 2023, concert in Milwaukee, "Rock with U" was performed.[20]
  • During the June 3, 2023, concert in The Woodlands, "All Nite (Don't Stop)" was performed.[21]
  • During the June 4, 2023, concert in Austin, "Strawberry Bounce" was performed.[21]

Tour dates

List of concerts[22][23][24]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue[4]
April 14, 2023 Hollywood United States Hard Rock Live Ludacris — —
April 16, 2023
April 19, 2023 Orlando Amway Center — —
April 21, 2023 Savannah Enmarket Arena — —
April 22, 2023 Birmingham Legacy Arena — —
April 25, 2023 Columbia Colonial Life Arena — —
April 26, 2023 Atlanta State Farm Arena $3,057,192
April 28, 2023[a]
April 29, 2023 Memphis FedExForum — —
April 30, 2023 St. Louis Enterprise Center — —
May 2, 2023 Kansas City T-Mobile Center — —
May 4, 2023 Nashville Bridgestone Arena — —
May 6, 2023 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live — —
May 8, 2023[b] New York City Madison Square Garden $3,800,000
May 9, 2023
May 12, 2023 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion — —
May 13, 2023 Baltimore CFG Bank Arena — —
May 14, 2023 Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater — —
May 18, 2023 Allentown PPL Center Lil' Kim[27] — —
May 19, 2023 Mansfield Xfinity Center Ludacris — —
May 20, 2023 Atlantic City Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena — —
May 23, 2023 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage — —
May 24, 2023 Detroit United States Little Caesars Arena — —
May 26, 2023 Noblesville Ruoff Music Center — —
May 27, 2023 Tinley Park Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre — —
May 28, 2023 Milwaukee American Family Insurance Amphitheater — —
May 30, 2023 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center — —
June 2, 2023 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion — —
June 3, 2023 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion — —
June 4, 2023 Austin Moody Center — —
June 7, 2023 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre — —
June 9, 2023 Irvine FivePoint Amphitheatre — —
June 10, 2023 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl $2,800,000
June 11, 2023 Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre — —
June 14, 2023 San Bernardino Yaamava’ Theater — —
June 16, 2023 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre — —
June 20, 2023 Portland Moda Center — —
June 21, 2023 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena — —
October 27, 2023[12] Lincoln The Venue at Thunder Valley — — —
October 28, 2023[c] Atlanta Piedmont Park — —
Total

Personnel

  • Eric "PikFunk" Smith – bass
  • Mike Reid – drums
  • Errol Cooney – guitar
  • DJ Aktive – turntables
  • Daniel Jones – musical director/ keys
  • Gil Duldulao – Creative Director
  • Dean Lee – choreographer
  • Luther Brown – choreographer
  • Darius "Dario" Boatner – dancer
  • Mariusz Maniek Kotarski – dancer
  • Denzel Chisolm – dancer
  • Steven Guero Charlesm – dancer

Notes

  1. ^ Originally planned to take place on April 27, but was rescheduled to avoid any potential conflict with an Atlanta Hawks game during the 2023 NBA playoffs.[25]
  2. ^ Originally planned to take place on May 10, but was rescheduled to avoid any potential conflict with a New York Knicks game.[26]
  3. ^ This concert is a part of the ONE Musicfest 2023.[28][29]

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Boxscore Top Tours April 2023". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Top Tours Billboard Boxscore - May 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Top Tours June 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b Frankenberg, Eric (July 5, 2023). "Janet Jackson's Together Again Tour Wraps With Nearly $51 Million — Her Personal Best". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Janet Jackson Announces 'Together Again' 2023 Tour Dates". Variety. December 12, 2022. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Janet Jackson announces 'Together Again' 2023 tour". Boston Herald. December 12, 2022. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Blanchet, Brenton (December 12, 2022). "Janet Jackson Shares Dates for 2023 'Together Again' Tour: 'I've Missed You So Much'". People. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "How to Get Tickets to Janet Jackson's 2023 Tour". Yahoo!. December 13, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Paul, Larisha (December 12, 2022). "Janet Jackson Announces 2023 'Together Again' Tour With Ludacris". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  10. ^ Pierre, Mekishana (December 16, 2022). "Janet Jackson Adds More Dates to 'Together Again' Tour With Guest Ludacris". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Janet Jackson| Yaamava' Resort & Casino". www.yaamava.com.
  12. ^ a b @Thunder_Valley (June 6, 2023). "You and the one and only Janet Jackson together again at The Venue!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Ruggieri, Melissa. "Janet Jackson set list: All of the songs on her Together Again tour". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  14. ^ Carras, Christi (April 17, 2023). "Janet Jackson begins tour with this epic set list — and Sheinelle Jones as dancer". Los Angeles Times. United States. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  15. ^ Corrine, Amber (April 27, 2023). "Jermaine Dupri And Janet Jackson Reunite On Stage During Together Again Tour".
  16. ^ Paige, DeAsia (April 28, 2023). "Janet Jackson is in full control, delivers regal experience at Atlanta stop". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  17. ^ Johnson, Kevin C. (May 2023). "Review: Janet Jackson, together again with fans, goes deep at Enterprise Center". STLtoday.com.
  18. ^ Allen, Matthew (May 10, 2023). "Janet Jackson's sold-out Madison Square Garden show keeps bar high for live concerts". TheGrio. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  19. ^ Julious, Britt (May 28, 2023). "Review: Janet Jackson's Together Again tour in Tinley Park is a return of the original Janet". Chicago Tribune. ISSN 1085-6706. OCLC 7960243. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  20. ^ Roach, Cal (May 29, 2023). "Janet Jackson takes control at AmFam Amphitheater with four-decade career retrospective". Milwaukee Record. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  21. ^ a b Roach, Cal (May 29, 2023). "Janet Jackson takes control at AmFam Amphitheater with four-decade career retrospective". Milwaukee Record. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  22. ^ "Janet Jackson - 2023 Tour Dates & Concert Schedule". 2 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Janet Jackson| Yaamava' Resort & Casino".
  24. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (May 30, 2023). "Morgan Wallen Could Be Building the Biggest Country Tour of All Time". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  25. ^ Wells, Adam. "Trae Young on Hawks Rescheduling Janet Jackson Show: 'sorry not sorry to this LEGEND'". Bleacher Report.
  26. ^ "Janet Jackson MSG concert rescheduled due to Knicks playoff game". Fox 5 New York. May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  27. ^ Center, P. P. L. "Janet Jackson's Together Again Tour | PPL Center". www.pplcenter.com.
  28. ^ "TOUR DATES". 12 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  29. ^ Mitchell, Gail (July 12, 2023). "Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, Brent Faiyaz & Megan Thee Stallion Lead Lineup for ONE Musicfest 2023". Billboard. United States: Eldridge Industries. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
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