Now that she's back on top of the singles chart — and headed for the top of the album chart with her new album, All for You — Janet Jackson's getting ready for her first tour in three years.
The singer will kick off a 56-date tour on July 5 at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. Jackson won't say whether or not the tour will feature the same kinds of elaborate set pieces and sexy interplay with the audience that marked 1998's Velvet Rope tour. But she does say that her approach to touring is all about pleasing the crowd.
"It's just trying to do something different each time and trying to make it enjoyable for the people, but at the same time putting myself in the audience's place," Jackson told MTV News' John Norris. "Hopefully I'm on the same page as everybody else, [and it's] something I want to see from an artist, from myself. Things that I enjoy and hopefully they will as well."
Janet Jackson tour dates, according to SFX:
7/5 - Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place 7/7 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena 7/8 - Seattle, WA @ KeyArena at Seattle Center 7/10 - Edmonton, AB @ Skyreach Centre 7/11- Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome 7/14 - Kansas City, MO @ Kemper Arena 7/15 - St. Louis, MO @ Savvis Center 7/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center 7/18 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center 7/21 - Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena 7/22 - Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena 7/24 - Moline, IL @ Mark of the Quad Cities 7/26 - Chicago, IL @ United Center 7/27 - Chicago, IL @ United Center 7/31 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills 8/1 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills 8/2 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre 8/4 - Cleveland, OH @ Gund Arena 8/5 - Cincinnati, OH @ Firstar Center 8/7 - Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse 8/8 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena 8/10 - Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena 8/11 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena 8/14 - Hartford, CT @ Hartford Civic Center 8/17 - Washington, DC @ MCI Center 8/18 - Washington, DC @ MCI Center 8/22 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden 8/23 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden 8/25 - Boston, MA @ FleetCenter 8/26 - Boston, MA @ FleetCenter 8/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Union Center 8/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Union Center 8/31 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Coliseum 9/1 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum 9/5 - Raleigh, NC @ Entertainment & Sports Arena 9/7 - Nashville, TN @ Gaylord Entertainment Center 9/8 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena 9/11 - Tampa, FL @ Ice Palace 9/13 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ National Car Rental Center 9/14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ National Car Rental Center 9/16 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena 9/18 - Houston, TX @ Compaq Center 9/19 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome 9/22 - North Little Rock, AR @ Alltel Arena 9/23 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center 9/26 - San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena 9/27 - Phoenix, AZ @ America West Arena 9/29 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond 9/30 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center 10/2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center 10/3 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond 10/5 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand 10/6 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand 10/8 - San Jose, CA @ Compaq Center 10/11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center 10/13 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center For a full-length Janet Jackson interview, check out "Janet: Feels So Right."
(This story was updated at 12:33 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 1, 2001.)
