Those are the known numbers of the first five shows:

Vancouver Sept 10
Gross Sales: $927,098
Attend/Capacity: 8,941 / 11,074

Oakland, California Sept 13
Gross Sales: $809,478
Attend/Capacity: 9,430 / 12,282

Los Angeles Sept 17
Gross Sales: $1,181,045
Attend/Capacity: 12,109 / 13,025

Las Vegas Sept 19
Gross Sales: $1,027,602
Attend/Capacity: 8,065 / 8,168

Chicago Sept 25
Gross Sales: $792,139
Attend/Capacity: 9,519 / 11,541

No reason to cancel!

Well October 11 and October 13 shows are now cancelled. I don't want to get into her private business, i hope she is okay.

I was curious though. How is the business of the show handled? with all these cancellations, do the dancers, musicians, technicians wardrobe staff etc still get paid or is everything on hold. are they all travelling and staying in hotels waiting for the announcement to see if the show is happening? I was just wondering.
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wonder505 said:

Did she really cancel tonight's show?

I'm sure the people working for are still getting paid.They're on the payroll for the entire tour,I suppose,but these constant cancellations probably have them extremely worried.

The Verizon Center Still Has her concert as a Go. Wonder if it will be happening tomorrow

Evvy said:

Yeah Dc is still a go as of now, I'm checking her tour website every couple of hours.. If she does DC tomorrow then I'm confident that I'll see her Friday,

Evvy said:

It's like a guessing game If no announcement is made today,fans might still be skeptical about going to the venue tomorrow night.

It's just all so vague and weird to me...

Janet Jackson Ready to Rock After Battling Vertigo
Today 7:57 PM PDT by Natalie Finn

Janet Jackson is ready to get this show on the road. For real. Supposedly.

According to her manager, the veteran pop star will be returning to her Rock Witchu tour Wednesday night at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., after being forced to postpone nine shows while she struggled with a previously undisclosed illness.

"After a thorough medical evaluation, it has been confirmed that Janet's symptoms are being caused by a rare form of migraine called vestibular migraine or migraine-associated vertigo for which she is currently receiving treatment," read a statement released by Jackson's camp and obtained by E! News.

The "Together Again" singer has not performed since falling ill Sept. 29 during a sound check before a show in Montreal.

"Janet wanted very much to resume her tour so as not to disappoint her fans, but she continued to suffer from vertigo and could not perform," her manager, Kenneth Crear, said.

"She's a world-class entertainer and needs to be at the top of her game to give her fans the show they expect. She's feeling much better and is ready to hit the road again to finish the tour."

Shows scrapped in Montreal, Philadelphia, Boston, Greensboro, N.C., Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Uncasville, Conn., Verona, N.Y., and Manhattan are being rescheduled. Disgruntled ticket holders have been asked to hang onto their stubs, which will be honored at the rescheduled dates.

Evvy said:

FINALLY,her manager speaks up!! He confirms that she has vertigo.If he had said this in the first place,all of those crazy rumors wouldn't have surfaced.

This is a vid posted on youtube- Jimmy talking about Jan

She's here tonight and I checked for tix all day. They had really good seats, front row of the first tier, but not on the floor. Plus I have a meeting tonight, so I'm not going.