JANET Jackson is set to return with a huge world tour and her first London performance in more than a decade.
She will perform a re-worked show after cancelling her Black Diamond tour in 2020 and will tease some new material.
Janet Jackson will perform a re-worked show after cancelling her Black Diamond tour in 2020
Janet Jackson In Concert At Royal Albert Hall, London in 2011, Janet Jackson
The singer last performed to UK fans at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival in a crammed 50-minute slot, but before that it was a three-night run at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011.
A music insider tells me: “Janet has been preparing for her music comeback for a while and is gearing up for a performance that packs a punch.
“She is so grateful to her fans for sticking by her while she has had a few years out to start a family and wants to thank them with an amazing production.
“It will focus on the reissue of her 199 album The Velvet Rope as well as some brand new material. It’s a massive deal.”
The Rhythm Nation singer, who celebrated The Velvet Rope’s 25th anniversary at Shoreditch House last weekend, has an jaw-dropping career spanning more than three decades, with 38 UK Top 40 hits and 11 studio albums, including 2015’s Unbreakable.
The younger sister of late legend Michael has sold an astonishing 100 million records.
Janet, who was seen celebrating at London’s Reign nightclub this week, teased her plans in June. She said: “It’s so funny because I see the fans asking, ‘When are we going to get Black Diamond? Will you please release?’
“Sometimes things happen that you don’t expect to happen, and you have to figure things out – or you’re in a space in your life when you have to take a step back and take a break for a minute. Even though it’s something that I absolutely love, it still is my work, my job.
‘There will be music at some point. Exactly when? I can’t say just yet, but there will be. I love it too much not to do it. This is all I know. There’s so much that I want to do – but my number one job is being a mama.’
I bet she can’t wait for her and her fans to be Together Again…
