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Janet Jackson Announces 2023 Tour, Tells Fans "There Will Be New Music"
With Ludacris as supporting act, Janet Jackson will embark on her Together Again North American tour in April 2023.
Janet Jackson is returning to touring for the first time in four years. On Monday (December 12), Live Nation announced that the R&B and pop icon will head on the road for the Together Again tour in 2023, with Ludacris as supporting act.
The 33-date tour will also mark Jackson's 50th anniversary of being a recording artist, also highlighting the 30th anniversary of her 1993 album janet, and 25th anniversary of her 1997 album The Velvet Rope. In October, The Velvet Rope received a 25th anniversary re-release, with remixes and rarities.
\u201c\u201cTogether Again\u201d \ud83e\udd17\n\nFan Pre-sale starts tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 13th @ 11AM (local time) \n\nGeneral On-sale starts this Friday, Dec. 16th @ 11AM (local time) \n\n#togetheragaintour \ud83d\ude18\u201d— Janet Jackson (@Janet Jackson) 1670855222
Kicking off at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on April 14, the Together Again tour will continue for dates in Atlanta, New York, Toronto and more, before ending on June 21 at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena. The Together Again tour follows a jam-packed 2022 for Jackson, who released her self-titled Lifetime docuseries at the beginning of the year. In March, the vocalist co-headlined the 2022 Essence Festival in New Orleans.
During an Instagram Live on Monday morning, Jackson also shared that new music is in the works, telling fans "there will be new music," according to ET.
Tickets for the Together Again tour will be available to the general public starting Friday, December 16 on the Live Nation website. Check out the full lineup of tour dates below.
Fri Apr 14 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live Arena
Wed Apr 19 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Fri Apr 21 – Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena
Sat Apr 22 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena
Tue Apr 25 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
Thu Apr 27 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Sat Apr 29 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
Sun Apr 30 – St Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Tue May 02 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Thu May 04 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sat May 06 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Tue May 09 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Fri May 12 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Sat May 13 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Sun May 14 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Fri May 19 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Sat May 20 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Tue May 23 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Wed May 24 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Fri May 26 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Sat May 27 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Chicago
Sun May 28 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
Tue May 30 – St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Fri Jun 02 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Sat Jun 03 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sun Jun 04 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Wed Jun 07 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Fri Jun 09 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
Sat Jun 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl*
Sun Jun 11 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Fri Jun 16 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Tue Jun 20 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Wed Jun 21 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
