With just one more date to go on her 39-date Together Again Tour, five-time Grammy winner Janet Jackson has broken all of her past touring records of her four-decade career by amassing $51M from 479K tickets since April.
The 57-year-old R&B diva’s 10th concert tour, named after her 1997 hit song, was her most successful and lucrative according to Billboard Boxscore.
Together Again managed to surpass Janet’s 73-date All for You Tour (2001-2002) thanks, in part, to her $3.8M-grossing two-night stand at Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden on May 8-9.
Jackson fans reportedly paid an average $106.13 for each ticket, which was 7% less than her 81-date Number Ones, Up Close and Personal World Tour (2011) and 15% more than her 16-date Rock Witchu Tour (2008).
Creative director Gil Duldulao oversaw the Indiana-born mezzo-soprano songstress’ tour which featured two choreographers, four male back-up dancers, and five musicians.
‘I know I’ve said this, but I’ll say it again: This is the most fun I’ve had on any tour since my first [Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990],’ Janet – who boasts 21.6M social media followers – declared on June 21.
‘A huge reason for that is all of [the crew]. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication. I am incredibly grateful.’
Each Together Again setlist featured around 34 Jackson songs, including one unreleased track called Keep Dancing, which might appear on her long-delayed 12th studio album Black Diamond.
‘It’s so funny because I see the fans asking, “When are we going to get Black Diamond? Will you please release?”‘ the Oscar-nominated songwriter told Essence last year.
‘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.’
Janet was referring to her six-year-old son Eissa from her five-year marriage to third husband – Qatari billionare Wissam Al Mana – which ended in 2017.
Janet Jackson reveals Together Again tour AND new music
Congrats! The 57-year-old R&B diva’s 10th concert tour surpassed her 73-date All for You Tour (2001-2002) thanks, in part, to her $3.8M-grossing two-night stand at Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden on May 8-9
Over $100 a pop! Janet fans reportedly paid an average $106.13 for each ticket, which was 7% less than her 81-date Number Ones, Up Close and Personal World Tour (2011) and 15% more than her 16-date Rock Witchu Tour (2008)
Still got it! Creative director Gil Duldulao oversaw Jackson’s tour which featured two choreographers, four male back-up dancers (pictured April 14), and five musicians
The Indiana-born mezzo-soprano songstress declared on June 21: ‘This is the most fun I’ve had on any tour since my first [in 1990]. A huge reason for that is all of [the crew]. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication. I am incredibly grateful’
‘There will be music at some point’: Each Together Again setlist featured around 34 Janet songs, including one unreleased track called Keep Dancing, which might appear on her long-delayed 12th studio album Black Diamond (pictured April 14)
‘LUV u much!’ Lifetime and A+E Networks’ cameras were rolling as Jackson toured the US/Canada for Ben Hirsch’s docuseries Janet Jackson: Family First, which will also feature a collaboration with her big brother Randy Jackson (R, pictured October 29)
Curtain call! The final stop on Janet Jackson: Together Again is currently scheduled for October 27 at the The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, CA
Speaking of family, Lifetime and A+E Networks’ cameras were rolling as Jackson toured the US/Canada for Ben Hirsch’s docuseries Janet Jackson: Family First, which will also feature a collaboration with her big brother Randy Jackson.
The final stop on Janet Jackson: Together Again is currently scheduled for October 27 at the The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, CA.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer – who’s sold over 100M records – famously got her start at age 10 appearing on her famous family’s 1976 CBS variety show before landing acting roles in Good Times, Diff’rent Strokes, and Fame.