Janet Jackson, who is already planning to release her first studio album in seven years this fall, will also embark on a world tour starting Aug. 31.
She unveiled the first leg of 36 tour stops for her "Unbreakable World Tour" on Monday. She will zigzag across the United States after beginning her shows in Canada.
The tour, produced by her new label Rhythm Nation and promoted by Live Nation, is Jackson's seventh concert tour and her first since 2011, when she played her second compilation album on the "Number Ones, Up Close and Personal World Tour."
#JANETUNBREAKABLE WORLD TOUR! http://t.co/fEjdOy4q0W #ConversationsInACafe pic.twitter.com/6r7YleKZ3L— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) June 15, 2015
Jackson also tweeted a way for fans to preorder her new album and exclusive tour T-shirt. The purchase will give them the chance to earn a code good to buy tour tickets early on Ticketmaster from June 15 to 19, before tickets become available widely on June 22.
#JANETUnbreakable!!! Buy it 1st on Twitter! #ConversationsInACafe http://t.co/0J2TgkISj2— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) June 15, 2015
#JANETUnbreakable World Tour Auditions https://t.co/9NrbnQdsln #ConversationsInACafe— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) June 15, 2015
Although no date has been set for the release of Jackson's new album, it will likely arrive before this tour starts. She and music giant BMG have confirmed that it will arrive this fall.
Here are the 36 tour dates and stop on the first leg of the world tour:
Aug. 31 -- Vancouver at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Sept. 2 -- Calgary at Scotiabank Saddledome
Sept. 4 -- Edmonton at Rexall Place
Sept. 5 -- Grande Prairie at Revolution Place
Sept. 7 -- Saskatoon at SaskTel Centre
Sept. 8 -- Winnipeg at MTS Centre
Sept. 11 -- Grand Rapids at Van Andel Arena
Sept. 12 --Cincinnati at PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
Sept. 15 -- Toronto at Air Canada Centre
Sept. 17 -- Raleigh at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Sept. 18 -- Charlotte at PNC Music Pavilion
Sept. 20 -- Miami at American Airlines Arena
Sept. 23 -- Orlando at Amway Arena
Sept. 24 -- Tampa at Amalie Arena
Sept. 26 -- Atlanta at Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Sept. 27 -- Nashville at Ascend Amphitheater
Sept. 29 -- Memphis at Fedex Forum
Sept. 30 -- New Orleans at Smoothie King Center
Oct. 9 -- Las Vegas at Axis @ Planet Hollywood
Oct. 10 -- Las Vegas at Axis @ Planet Hollywood
Oct. 13 -- San Francisco at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Oct. 14 -- San Francisco at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Oct. 16 -- Los Angeles at The Forum
Oct. 17 -- San Diego at Viejas Arena
Oct. 19 -- Phoenix at Comerica Theatre
Oct. 21 -- Santa Barbara at Santa Barbara Bowl
Oct. 22 -- Santa Barbara at Santa Barbara Bowl
Oct. 24 -- Salt Lake City at Energy Solutions Arena
Oct. 25 -- Denver at Pepsi Center
Oct. 27 -- Kansas City at Sprint Center
Oct. 29 -- St. Louis at Chaifetz Arena
Oct. 30 -- Omaha at CenturyLink Center
Nov. 1 -- Minneapolis at Target Center
Nov. 3 -- Chicago at Chicago Theatre
Nov. 4 -- Chicago at Chicago Theatre
Nov. 12 -- Honolulu at Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena
Her upcoming album, which she first teased last month in a video (see below), is her first release since 2008's Discipline. Jackson, 49, caught her big break in 1986 when her third album Control soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200, and produced five Top 5 singles.
Over the course of three decades, she has unleashed many more songs that have topped the Hot 100 Singles chart, including "That's The Way Love Goes," "When I Think of You," "Miss You Much," "Escapade," "Black Cat," "Love Will Never Do," "Again," "Together Again," "Doesn't Really Matter" and "All For You."
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