Gil: Tour rehearsals have begun in Atlanta

Choreographer Gil Duldulao posted a bulletin on his MySpace page today saying that he is currently in Atlanta rehearsing for the tour. The bulletin can only be viewed by those who are "friends" with him on MySpace.

It had previously been known that Janet would be in Atlanta for the next few weeks filming her upcoming movie "Why Did I Get Married?" with Tyler Perry.

All other details concerning the possibility of a tour are unknown right now.


http://www.janet-xone.com/

looks she's gonna tour after all.she'll probably film the movie first (it should only take a few weeks) then start the tour in the summer.

SoulAlive said:

I hope so... Gil has been running his mouth so much, you don't know what to believe

i certainly don't know what to believe, and i have stopped holding my breath for this.

it's already end of March and usually tickets for the big summer shows are on sale by now...i remember buying madonna tix around this time last year.

but i hope it's true!

just for fun here's the revised setlist I WANT and expect

thats the way love goes
all nite (dont stop)/r&b junkie
do it 2 me
nasty
show me/get it out me
anytime anyplace
i get lonely
take care
pleasure principle
so excited
when i think of you
love will never do
call on me
runaway/escapade
together again (ama remix)
got til it's gone
enjoy
miss you much
the knowledge/rhythm nation
black cat
lets wait awhile/with u/again

if
all for you
you want this
what have you done for me lately
control

badujunkie said:

I hope it happens..I hope it happens...

bellahoney said:

nah...half of loving her is seeing her live. gotta happen if you're a true fan.

the other half is her album...and i love 20 yo. i think people are all jumping on the anti-20 you bandwagon because it flopped and because they think she abandoned jam & lewis for jd, but he actually brought them back in a bigger way this time around.

just like everyone hated damita jo (which had, by comparison, very little Jam & Lewis) and now it's apparently one of the best in her catalog. people will be worshipping 20 yo when the next album drops. watch.

badujunkie said:

I AGREE... you know what.. her 20 Y.O album.. she went back to her roots.. and actually it sounds like janet from the 90's.... the only reason why it didnt get the attention it deserves is because people are hating on Janet right now... Honestly I pray she does Not tour... ONLY because of so much negativity from people and even her fans... I do NOT want her tour to be a flop... but i would for their to be one... but NOT right right...

what about the rumoured remix album?

I think she'll do just fine.

She hasn't toured since 2001 so there's definitely an appetite amongst her fanbase.

if fuckin Christina Aguilera can pull off an arena tour, Janet can.

Though it'd be smart to pair up with someone younger and more current--Ciara? Missy? Rihanna? Beyonce? Beyonce and Janet 2007...hot.

if she's smart, she'll choose not to tour again, and do what she should've done this time around, which is let some time pass, put some work into making an album that's actually good, get a real comeback vibe going, and then tour. if she tours now, she's wasting her time and money (and those of her fans as well).

TotalAlisa said:

i have to disagree with this. Remember there was much anticipation for this CD because of the 20th anniversary of Control. I was literally on the edge of my seat and when 20 YO dropped I was dissappointed. Yes there is a lot of hate on Janet but some folks, like myself simply did not like the songs. Regardless, I was waiting for the tour and am happy to know that its back on.

I'm tired of being told that I only disliked 20 YO because it was trendy to do so, or because I'm a "hater". Neither one is true. When "Call on Me" dropped, even with the love it was getting from Janet fans, I knew it wasn't for me. Then with all of the hype that was building around the album, I assumed that it was unrepresentative of the rest of the album, which was originally promised to be a return to her dance roots. That album never materialized. Instead, she released her most mediocre, half formed album to date.

Badmouth Damita Jo all you want, at least it had some cuts that showed that Janet was trying to branch out from her sound: All Nite, Slo Love, Just a Little While, and I Want You were somewhat different from Janet's traditional material. In addition to the aforementioned songs, I still think that there were 8 or 9 solid, good-to-great Janet tracks scattered throughout the era. Damita may not be as strong as 1814 or Velvet Rope (which I think is overrated by the Janazis anyway), but it was miles ahead of the turgid 20 Y.O. Even when the next Janet album drops, you won't find me being nostalgic for the 20 YO era. Truly, this album has been the biggest non-event in my Janet fandom.

I absolutely do not believe that some of you find it impossible that people might not like the 20 YO album because of its musical merits (which are few and far-between). And I can't believe I'm involving myself in this conversation yet again.

And also, as someone that's seen Janet live numerous times before, I will not be spending $100 or even $50 on a concert that'll inevitably end up rehashing the same tired routines she's been doing since 1993.

Sorry Janet, you really have no one to blame but yourself for this. For someone that so strongly proclaimed yourself to be in "control" and independent, you certainly have exhibited a habit of depending on strong male figures. Your father, Jimmy and Terry, Renee, and now JD all seem to have more to do with the guidance of your career than you do. Sad, really.

I always used this arugment... but most of the 20 Y.O songs sounded just like songs from the velvet rope.. and Runaway

Axchi696 said:

That's pretty much it right there. I actually heard some talk on the radio about Janet saying almost the same thing.

I don't think people are hating on her. Janet still gets major love and support. When JD thanked her at that awards show the other day, the crowd screamed for her more than anyone. For the most part, people still like Janet, they just want better music from her.

bellahoney said:

badujunkie said:

I spent much of 2001 criss-crossing the northeastern seaboard following the AFY tour, so trust. I've got enough t-shirts to last a lifetime.
But really, is all this blowing smoke up everyone's ass really worth it when I'm almost positive she'd wind up rehashing the same ol', same ol'? Pull a guy from the audience, grind her crotch in his face, do the exact same choreography to everything off DOAD right down to the finger snaps, take a minute to catch her breath with the acoustic slow jams, fake cry with hands over the heart in earnest. Even 8-ball predictions give you more variety.

As for 20 Y.O., I liked the album initially, but the novelty wore off quicker than any other JJ project since '86. And now 6 months later, I don't even bother playing it at all save for Enjoy, With U, Get It Out Me, Daybreak & Take Care. I think I'm more disappointed as it got hyped ad nauseum as the anniversary bookend to Control, and it wound up being nothing but a bait & switch.

Axchi696 said:

Should've just read this and saved myself the keystrokes. Totally agree.

im not surprised by any negative post.. cause everyone is hating on janet... PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWERS.. and if this album... was doing great everyone would praise it...

how can FERGIE OR GWEN stefani.. have any support for their crappy album... but when janet makes a great album with nice songs people want to hate... i BET A MILLION if janet relased the same songs as fergie and gwen..(the songs you guys like.. because your followers.. even those all fergies and gwens songs STINK) you would still hate on janets album.....

in the words of michael, "you can't win... you can't break even.. and you can't get out of the game".... lololololol

TotalAlisa said:

In this world people have different tastes. I do not like 20 YO.I'm not going to force or pretend to like something I don't---and I do not hate Janet. Janet is not the alpha and omega of music. She's not that perfect that its hard to believe that anyone cannot like a song that she makes. Just because someone does not like a song that means they hate her? That sounds like obsessive fanatic thinking to me.

I wouldn't pay attention to people giving Fergie or Gwen Stefani love. That is just an example of the tragic state the music industry is in today, and folks like me look to Janet for good music, as does Prince which I'm a die hard fan of.

There are alot of fans who love 20 YO and I'm cool with that. I say people should enjoy what they enjoy regardless of a CD flopping or not.

TotalAlisa said:

Find me a post where I support Fergie or Gwen's albums. Please. And the excuse that we're just "hating" on Janet because we're "followers" is more tired and rehashed than the Alright choreography. But, you go right on and enjoy this album; because unlike you, I'm not going to try and dictate to you what your taste should be.

And, by the way, a lot of people here have been fans of Janet probably longer than you've even been alive. I think after 20+ years of fandom, you have the right to dislike some stuff that an artist releases. It's not disloyal.

I hope you enjoy Janet's new tour; I'm sure she'll change the color of the zoot suit for Alright, move the Control medley to a different section of the show, and find a new song to do the striptease segment to.

I feel sorry for you Janet fans who can't look beyond your expectations of what the album SHOULD or COULD have been...meanwhile I'm gonna groove to the great tracks that are up there with her best output from "Janet" and "TVR"

Take Care (brilliant ballad!!!!)
Love 2 Love (ditto)
Do it 2 Me (best Janet track of the 00s)
With U (fucking great)
Enjoy (how can you not love this one?)
Get it out Me (can't wait to see this one live)
So Excited (that sample is the shit)
Daybreak (have to admit, even this one's grown on me)
Call on Me (gets better with every spin...Nelly's voice is so mellow and nice)

...sorry for those you who won't be making the party. TotalAlisa feels me.

badujunkie said:

hey don't forget THIS BODY

TotalAlisa said:

please DO forget "this body"

bellahoney said:

Seriously,it would not have been a bad idea to cancel this tour.She could have taken some time off,travel the world,meet some new people,find some new inspiration,and then start writing new songs.She needs to re-charge her creative batteries before she can make a fantastic album again.

Tessa said:

I hope for her sake,the tour is unlike anything she's ever done before.If it's more of the same,the critics are gonna be vicious.

badujunkie said:

I feel you too... It's funny that when friends here tracks from Damita Jo, they're like what cd is this from (I Like it), I'm feeling 20 Y.O. and would love a chance to see her do songs from DJ and 20YO live