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Janet Love can reveal that Janet’s show that was filmed in London will be released on internet music video site Vevo in the near future.
The concert, filmed on Janet’s Number Ones: Up Close and Personal Tour, was recorded on the second night of Janet’s stint at the iconic Royal Albert Hall.
It’s not yet known whether it will follow on DVD at a later date.
Janet performed for the final time at the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight.
During the show in London tonight, Janet pointed to a fan in the audience holding a sign which read: “See you in Australia“. Janet repeatedly said “Yes“.
As she mentioned on Paul O’Grady Live on Friday, she’s set to continue her tour into 2012.
Check out a few clips (including Darren dancing!) of Janet’s performance at the Royal Albert Hall last night.
Filmed by the wonderful @martcoug.
Janet will perform one more show at the iconic venue tonight.
Last night’s show at London’s Royal Albert Hall was filmed professionally for a possible future DVD release, Janet Love can reveal.
Around eight cameras, including one on a jib, filmed the show plus microphones were placed throughout the audience to capture the crowd.
Despite being filmed, Janet still performed a shorter setlist not taking in All Nite, Black Cat, The Best Things In Life Are Free and Make Me.
British boyband JLS met Janet backstage at her show at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night.
Check out photos of Janet with two of the members Oritsé Williams and JB Gill.
Janet performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night.
The show, which for the first time included a 20 minute intermission/interval, kicked off at 8.15pm and ended at around 10.15pm.
Celebrities in the audience included boyband JLS, Joe Jonas, Alesha Dixon and Rachel Stevens.
Janet once again did not perform The Best Things In Life Are Free or Make Me.
Tonight she will be interviewed on Paul O’Grady Live which airs on ITV1 at 9pm.
Update: For fans who were planning to turn up to see Janet arrive by Eurostar today, Janet Love has just been informed by Janet’s representatives that she will no longer be arriving in the UK today.
Janet Love will update you with more information when we can.
Janet will arrive in London on the Eurostar from Paris tomorrow at lunchtime.
Media are expected to be out in force and fans who want a glimpse of Janet have been asked to head St Pancras International station for around 1315 on Tuesday.
Janet’s tour promoter in the UK told Janet Love exclusively: “Janet is scheduled to be on the Eurostar from Paris arriving at 1329 into St Pancras International. It’d be great if there were fans there to welcome her to the UK ahead of her Royal Albert Hall dates.”
Fans are expected to gather at the main Eurostar arrivals exit of the station.
In a new radio interview with Kevin Hughes (@popprince) for Heart Radio, Janet has spoken of her excitement for her upcoming dates at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall.
Listen at Heart FM’s site or below.
Janet will appear on Paul O’Grady Live next Friday (1st July) to promote her nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall, broadcaster ITV confirmed today.
The show, which is filmed at The London Studios on London’s South Bank, goes out live every Friday night.
Janet will appear on the show with Sir Bob Geldof and Joe Jonas.
Tickets are free but have already been fully allocated for the show.
Janet flew into London on Monday from Dubai, accompanied by boyfriend Wissam Al-Mana. It’s not known how long she is in the UK for.
Check out photos below.
Photos courtesy of JustJared.
In an official press release today, it’s been confirmed that Janet’s current Number Ones: Up Close and Personal Tour will be extended to include a second north American leg. Whilst no details of dates or venues have been released, it’s expected that there will be further shows in Europe before Janet returns to the United States for further shows. The official press release is below in its entirety.
Success of Janet Jackson’s ‘Number Ones Tour’ prompts extension of U.S. and European legs until Fall
LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2011
As a result of massive sellouts for performances in Asia and North America, the JANET JACKSON ‘Number Ones: Up Close & Personal Tour’ is being expanded. JANET’s largest ever world tour will now be vastly extended to even more global cities in addition to the currently scheduled performances in London, Paris and Monte Carlo. The North American leg of the tour, which is currently underway, will be continued in the fall after a scheduled spring and summer in Europe. Originally slated as a world tour of 35 cities to match the 35 number one singles from her double-disc album, NUMBER ONES, JANET will now greatly exceed her planned dates. The high demand from key venues on several continents will bring Janet around the world and back again. Several of the concerts on the initial schedule were sold-out in the first ten minutes of availability.
The star, addressing the new scope of her concert commitment, observed,
“When creating music or a tour, I draw from what is going on in my life and hope that the fans relate to it. I am excited to know that the fans are having a great time at my shows and are asking for more. Thanks for all the love and your input on where I should take the show next. I’ll see you soon!” said JANET.Critics have been as enthusiastic about her concert performances as have her fans. Here is a sampling of the media praise for her nightly performance of songs selected from her thirty-five number one singles:
“More than a week has passed since I saw JANET JACKSON at Radio City Music Hall, and I’m still smiling…” –New York Times, Rob Hoerburger
“This is one tour not to miss, a tour on which you can see a pop icon who has done it all, giving you her all.” –BET, Clay Cane
“This was a concert displaying her growth as an artist and the tracks released during the journey.” –Entertainment Weekly, Brad Wete
“The best Janet Jackson performance I’ve covered in 20-plus years.” — Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot
“Often imitated, never duplicated, Janet Jackson’s outbursts of meticulous choreography, sassy exclamations and smoldering gazes into the audience kept them on their feet for the entire two-hour set .” — MTV, Vaughn Schoonmaker
“The crowd, standing since Ms. Jackson hit the stage, was in full dance mode and remained so throughout the evening.” – The Republican, Donnie Moorehouse (CT)
“Friday’s concert was unusually self-knowing, as if she’d returned from a long silence and felt ready to give the truly boiled-down version of her career.” –NY Times, Ben Ratliff
“She did say it was going to be one that’s up close and personal. And boy, did Janet Jackson live up to that promise.”– Zaki Jufri I-S Magazine (Singapore)
“It was an evening to remember: her first Boston show since she came to town in 2001 for the ‘All for You’ tour.” – Boston Globe, James Reed
“A tightly choreographed greatest hits show, and that’s exactly what Jackson delivered Monday in the first of three sold-out concerts at the Chicago Theatre.”– Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot
“Janet Jackson’s show at the sold-out Wang Theatre last night didn’t really feel like a run-of-the-mill concert. It was more like reconnecting with the best friend you haven’t seen in years.”– Boston Herald, Lauren Carter
“She continues to be Miss Jackson – if you’re nasty – to paraphrase one of her biggest hits.” – Press of Atlantic City, by Robert DiGiacomo for At The Shore
The extension, by popular demand, reflects the icon’s great success earlier this year when her first book, “True You,” shot to the number one position on The New York Times best-seller list in the first week of its publication. “True You,” published by Karen Hunter Publishing, an imprint of Gallery Books at Simon & Schuster, chronicles Janet’s lifelong struggles with weight and self-esteem. The book is a self-help guide where Janet used anecdotes from her life to illustrate the power of self-esteem and her struggles to achieve it.
Shortly after topping the best-seller list as she has long done on the record-sales charts, JANET signed a deal with Lionsgate to produce a schedule of films for the famed Hollywood studio. JANET recently starred in Tyler Perry’s critically acclaimed motion picture “For Colored Girls.” JANET starred in as well as co-wrote and produced the song “Nothing” for the film “Why Did I Get Married Too?” JANET’s performance as Patricia in the film earned her an NAACP Image Award Nomination for Best Actress. JANET’s performance of “Nothing” achieved number one status on iTunes. Each of those films was distributed by Lionsgate.
Fans in London still looking for tickets for Janet’s upcoming Royal Albert Hall dates can still purchase seats as close to the stage as the 7th row on a private fanclub link.
SparkArt, which designs Janet’s official website, still has seats available for all three dates in the seventh row (at time of writing) – much better than general on sale tickets available at Ticketmaster and Ticketline.
Click here to buy tickets from the official website. Note well that tickets have to be collected in person and cannot be resold.
Two dates for Janet’s upcoming performances at the Royal Albert Hall will go on sale today (Friday) at 8am online.
The shows are on Thursday June 30th and Saturday July 1st. Click on the dates to show your attendance on our sister site Janet Fans.
General release tickets can be purchased from Ticketline.
VIP fan packages for front row and second row will go on sale at a later date on Janet’s official website. These are likely to be priced at around $1000 per ticket.
Janet has announced that her Number Ones Tour will come to Europe and has posted details of the first three cities she will visit.
London, Monte Carlo and Paris have been chosen as stops on her world tour.
In London, Janet will play three dates at the iconic Royal Albert Hall. She last appeared at the venue in 2004 when she presented and received an award at the MOBO Awards. The iconic venue opened is likely to be the oldest venue that Janet has ever taken her tour to having opened in 1871.
About her European performances, Janet said:
“I have been spending a lot of time in Europe lately. Everyone has been so kind to me. I can’t wait to get on stage and show my love for all my fans that have supported me all of these years.”
The dates are as follows and ticketing information will be released shortly. Click the dates to indicate your attendance on Janet Fans.
Paris
June 26th, June 27th, June 28th
Venue: Olympia
London
June 30th, July 2nd, July 3rd
Venue: Royal Albert Hall
Monte Carlo
July 8th, July 9th
Venue: Sporting Club
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