Janet Jackson Kicks Off European Leg Of “Together Again Tour”
By Icon Janet Jackson
Five-time GRAMMY ® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame®️ Inductee Janet Jackson kicked off the eagerly anticipated European leg of her “Together Again Tour” in Paris last night.
The global icon delivered an electrifying performance at the Accor Arena, Paris, on the first stop of her tour on the continent, which was extended following a highly successful and sold-out 35-date North American leg in summer.
Ms. Jackson will bring her electrifying show to the UK next, performing at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena tomorrow night (27 September), followed by two nights at London’s O2 Arena this weekend (28 and 29 September). The show picks up next week at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on 1 October before heading to Belgium, Germany and Amsterdam, Netherlands; and wraps in Glasgow OVO Hydro on 13 October. Tickets available now at janetjackson.com .
With a relentless 39-song setlist, blending international hits and fan favourites across the 80s, 90s and 2000s; The “Together Again Tour” offers everyone the chance to finally reunite with Ms. Jackson in celebration of her 50th anniversary in entertainment. The tour also spotlights the milestone for one of her most critically acclaimed albums – 35 years of “Rhythm Nation” featuring her biggest chart-topping hits. This tour builds on the colossal success of her 2023 run, which earned the icon the highest selling trek of her career.
About Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson is one of the most influential entertainers of the modern era. Her music has won her 5 GRAMMY® Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a nomination for an Academy Award along with dozens of American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. She has received accolades as an actress as well including the NAACP Best Supporting Actor award. Janet is a published author, dancer, businessperson, philanthropist and one of biggest-selling artists in popular music history. With sales of over 180 million records worldwide, Janet Jackson stands as one of the best-selling artists of all time with a string of hits that have left an indelible impression on pop culture. She is the record holder for the biggest selling debut tour in history and is the first woman to debut in the Top 10 of the Hot 100 charts. She also stands as one of only four artists to have a #1 album for four successive decades alongside Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen and U2. Even today she continues to make an undeniable impact. In 2018, her last single, “Made for Now” with Daddy Yankee, released by her own Rhythm Nation Records, hit #1 on the Dance Clubs Songs chart making it her 20th single on the chart in the span of her career. In 2019, she was inducted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside her brothers and in that same year her critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency, “Metamorphosis” closed out to record breaking ticket sales with only 18 dates at the Park MGM’s Park Theater. As reported by Billboard Boxscore, the legendary singer, dancer, songwriter, producer, and actress is among the biggest Vegas performers of this decade, ahead of Celine Dion (2011), Britney Spears (2013) and the Backstreet Boys (2017). Her critically acclaimed and award winning documentary “Janet Jackson.” brought in over 20 million viewers in one week.
On February 4, 2021, Janet Jackson’s iconic mega platinum-selling third album Control turned 35. The album also returned to the top of the charts, hitting #1 on the Apple Top 40 US Pop Album chart. Led by five chart-busting hit singles — “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Nasty,” “Control,” “When I Think Of You,” —with their complementary, tightly choreographed music videos — and “Let’s Wait Awhile,” Control became Jackson’s first No. 1 Pop album. The album also made Billboard chart history for having the longest continuous run on the Hot 100 with singles from one album, ultimately tallying a remarkable 65 consecutive weeks from that perch. To date, Control has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
In 2023, her highly successful “Together Again” tour became the icon’s highest selling trek of her career which featured 36 sold out shows and received rave reviews from fans and press. Okayplayer said “Janet has still got it, serving as our beloved sex symbol, superstar, and Queen of Pop that no one has come close to emulating.” The Chicago Tribune confirmed, “Being a performer, a showstopper, a true delight is not just what Janet Jackson does. It is who she is.” And the Boston Globe claimed, “Jackson is a killer live act.”
She recently completed a 35-city extension of the “Together Again” tour that kicked off June 2024 and will launch the European leg September 2024.