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Janet Jackson to tour North America

By Patrick Luce Jan 11, 2011, 15:37 GMT

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Pop icon Janet Jackson is bringing her ‘Janet Jackson Number Ones, Up Close and Personal’ tour to North America.

The tour will feature 35 stops in the United States and Canada with the cities suggested by her fans. The tour will see the singer performing music exclusively from her chart topping hits album ‘Number Ones’ and the venues will allow Janet to be up close and personal in a much more intimate setting. 

The tour is designed to offer fans a different show in each city and give them a more intimate and personal performance than ever before.

In a press release, Janet expressed her gratitude and excitement for the upcoming shows in North America stating: “I thank my fans who have voted and helped me choose the cities we are announcing today.  Each of you are so important to me.  These concerts will be different from anything I have ever done.  I will be as up close and personal as possible.  These concerts are not about special effects.  This is a love affair between me and those of you who have supported me and my work for all these years.”
 
Janet will also be selecting the first fan winner of the contest in voting for the each of the selected cities. The winner will be announced on www.JanetJackson.com and they will receive an autographed copy of ‘Number Ones’ and an autographed copy of her upcoming book "True You" (on stands February 8th). In each of the 35 cities Janet will dedicate one of her number one songs to the city.

The US and Canada Tour Dates are as follows:

Chicago, IL March 7 & 8 The Chicago Theatre
Toronto, ON, Canada March 12 Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Uncasville, CT, March 16 Mohegan Sun Arena
New York, NY March 18 Radio City Music Hall
Washington DC March 22 DAR Constitution Hall
Atlantic City, NJ March 25 & 26 Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center
Atlanta, GA March 29 Fox Theatre
Saint Louis, MO March 31 Fox Theatre
Grand Prairie, TX April 2 Verizon Theatre
Denver, CO April 6 Wells Fargo Theatre at the Colorado Convention Center
Phoenix, AZ April 8 Comerica Theatre
Santa Barbara, CA April 9 Santa Barbara Bowl
Los Angeles, CA April 14 Gibson Amphitheatre
San Francisco, CA April 19 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Las Vegas, NV April 22 & 23 Caesars Palace - The Colosseum