Jakob

Unbreakable Tour entrance was pretty awesome. Best opener to me though was All For You. 

Pretty impressive! Asia is a great market for Janet. 

My dad always sends me audio clips whenever Janet is on the radio in the Netherlands.

And I must say, Janets music is being played more frequently since 2015/2016 over here. I actually looked it up, and Janet is being played by big radio stations wayyyy more than, for instance, Mariah Carey. 

12 hours ago, VelvetKnowledge1814 said:

I was initially skeptical because I first saw this from The Sun (one of the lowest tabloids), but now that it's confirmed, I'm super excited. This should be a good way to re-introduce herself to Europe in a way that will guarantee press and reactions from locals.

Absolutely!

Personally, I'd prefer regular shows because there's only real fans there plus I have a guaranteed spot right in front of Janet. But I would get it if it's only gonna be festivals. Commercially it would be smart. Glastonbury is probably the biggest and most well-known festival of Europe. Plus there are more big festivals and there's always a lot of media and tv/radio coverage for it.

I hope it's gonna be a mix of like 5/7 festivals and 10 regular shows.

More festivals in Europe will be announced, according to Dj Aktive.

Dj Aktive has confirmed the Glastonbury festival on his social media. Also, an entire European leg will take place this Summer. 

The 3-year wait is finally over!!!

OKAAAYYY then!!! This should mean an entire European tour will be planned for June/July? And shouldn't these shows be announced very very soon as well?

13 hours ago, Lenzo88 said:

Honestly, I have a feeling State of the World Part 3/2019 might be the last leg and a short one at that like the 2nd leg last year! Something tells me the “State of the World Tour” has just been a transitional tour to make up for Janet’s bad reputation of cancelling tours since “Rock Witchu” and especially “Unbreakable”. If the lastest rumors of a new single and album on the way are true, maybe Janet and her team have been working on not only making her more accessible in other markets as well as reintroducing her to a younger generation but making her a reliable touring artist again, especially “globally”. I know Janet doesn’t owe her fans anything at this point but it would make sense why the roll out of international dates for SOTW have been so slow or non-existent.

Maybe after the R+RHOF induction, Janet will have a new single and album out, spend most of the year promoting it with more singles and videos this year as well as live performances and interviews until she announces a NEW World Tour starting in late 2019 until mid 2020!!! Remember this is all speculation!!!  but considering the build up of last year’s rollout with MFN, her multiple Icon/Lifetime Achievements, etc. It seems that Janet and her team are trying to make her a MAJORLY profitable artist again even this late in her career and that’s....kind of awesome!!!

Okay, that's a nice theory.

However, I think she is sticking to SOTW but with changes and songs of the new album in upcoming legs. Janet already made name with this particular tour and there is a lot of footage Livenation can use to promote it globally. 

I think Jan and team are just waiting until the album is out. The album will be the most important promotion.

3 hours ago, JoeJoe said:

I was so sure "This Body" was gonna be a single or have a video. I pictured it 1000 times. JD walking around town seeing Janet on posters in store windows and huge billboards imagining she's singing to him. Then he goes to into a store to buy something and he sees her on the cover of a magazine and opens it up. As he flips pages as soon as Janet says "Would u be ready if I stepped off these pages"  she steps out of the magazine. I got more but I don't feel like typing anymore lol

OMG!! You and I have the same mind! I pictured the exact same thing.

In fact, I pictured the music videos and choreography of a lot of songs that should've had a music video...

2 hours ago, Lenzo88 said:

Well, Janet has several projects lined up this year according to a recent article, maybe the long awaited Netflix doc is one of them???

Yes! People don't get that it takes time to film over a long period of time + the whole editing process. I think they started filming right before the SOTW kicked off. They filmed parts of the rehearsals, shows and interviewed fans outside the venues. 

I think the camera crew followed Janet and Randy in October 2017 when they went to 2300 Jackson Street and that high school. 

Plus they filmed recording sessions for the new album so I think this doc is gonna drop later this year (after the album and continuation of the tour).

1 hour ago, Lenzo88 said:

I wonder when the new single will drop and when the corresponding music video will be released???  Probably at the same time like “Made For Now” was! Sounds like “Made For Now” was only a pre-single to the album and the official first single for the album will be released soon!?! At least based on how the article put it. 

Like I said, hope she releases the album around her R&RHOF Induction because the promos for her new album with the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee” title added to it would be a stellar strategy to gain more interest in the project!

If Janet and her team are smart they will include Made For Now on the album! You know, just like Doesn't Really Matter  was put on All For You a year later. It will definitely help selling due to its international success. 

I hope Janet will release the album in May. Single release in March. 

19 minutes ago, Game For Now said:

FGHNFVJUFCVHJFC HJ AN ALBUM!!!! NO FUCKING MIXTAPE OR STUPID POINTLESS EP

king.Me

No one really wanted an EP anyway. I think I can speak on behalf of all the fans when I say that we prefer Janet taking like 6 months more to release an entire album instead of just 6-7 songs.

25 minutes ago, Lenzo88 said:

Pretty sure they are!!! We know she’s been in the studio since late 2017 until late last year. No doubt we’ll be getting news about it soon and a release date....finally?!?

RIGHT??! I'm really excited.

2019 is gonna be a great Janet year. Rock Hall induction, new album, more international tour dates. Dammn!! 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BszKWWIhWk_/

Cinq Music (partner of Janets label) posted this. Is it me or are they making a strong suggestion that Jan is indeed releasing a full album?

8 hours ago, BlueEyedSpirit34 said:

I see... but they still gave an email address where you can send fanmail etc? Will there be some program or what was the address for?

There was a mail address provided! I actually sent some stuff to her... It's email@janetjackson.com 

Speaking on the tour in 2019: I asked Jan's A&R about the upcoming dates for Europe and normally he wouldn't even respond. Til now. I sent him a compilation of fans' comments and he responded 'Happy 2019 * 3 smiley faces*. 

Also, head of Janets digital team liked this tweet of mine asking about European dates. Seems like it's around da freakin corner. FINALLY. 

On 1/16/2019 at 4:23 PM, Kishi said:

It's awesome that the Japanese fans get to see her again, especially post-baby slayage.

I love seeing her at music festivals, it's a great way to gain new fans and get coins. 

The other legs should include festivals as well. Europe especially. 

Festivals are very effective. Personally I'd prefer seeing Janet only with other fans at a regular show but in terms of gaining new fans and more media attention it would be best to play festivals. I hope it will be a combination of both.

Okaaaay then!!! I'm here for it! (Especially China Love. And oh, add Love Scene!!!).

I'm curious what she's gonna do regarding the 2019 setlist and the new material.

1 hour ago, Utopia said:

She avoiding touring EU and AU like a plague   

European dates are still coming.

9 hours ago, Rocknet said:

well what did you see SOTW tour as being but wasn't? 

I'm trying to figure out the next incarnation of SOTW which relates to Japan, the opener is killer but making it audience specific could be a great move

Oh, I just made up my own setlist but I KNEW it was not going to turn out that way. Same with outfit changes and where I wanted them to happen but it was just fan fiction. Janet could never disappoint me cause I have no real expectations. 

3 hours ago, Game For Now said:

Fantasies are expectation 

When a woman fantasizes about their dream wedding as a kid, they will do their damnedest to ensure they get their dream wedding or something close to it.. upholding an expectation or, as I called it, an Expectational Biased™ 

Lol, I get it...

...And I still fantasize. For me fantasizing doesn't mean expectations. I fantasized about the SOTW tour months before it kicked off and the reality was way different than I fantasized but that was totally okay. I wasn't disappointed at all. But for a lot of people fantasizing might actually mean expecting...

2 hours ago, Game For Now said:

Yes 

fantasy = expectations = disappointments

And when Janet doesn’t meet those expectations of your fantasy then that creates self-disappointment

I’ve learned not to expect anything 

Not for me, but I get what you're saying.

I have no expectations but that doesn't mean you can't fantasize a bit.

I just watched the entire show last night on YouTube. I love all the professional footage! I'm 1000% confident that, in case the tour wasn't cut short and went overseas in '09, there would've been a dvd-release of it. It must've been her last big production-tour. Outfits were great, choreography was lit. Stage was hella huge, song choices were awesome. Overall, it's an underappreciated tour but I think the main reason for that is simply because there were 16 dates total. 

If RWU had like 80-100 shows like her previous tours and lasted til late 2009 or so it would've been just as iconic and big as, let's say 'All For You'. Or 'janet.'.

Am I the only one who has been fantasizing about the new album cover, the title, the artwork, the song titles, the entire sound, the lyrics and upcoming music videos?  

YAASSS! This is really good news!

There are not that many 52 year-old singers with #1 singles internationally . WHAT A QUEEN!