TV PERFORMANCES
February 26, 2008 : DISCIPLINE DAY IN NYC :
-7AM: GOOD MORNING AMERICA – Janet performs “Feedback”, “That’s The Way Love Goes” & “Rock With U” at the Nokia Theatre (44th Street – West of 7th Avenue)
-3PM: MTV TRL – Janet performs “Feedback” live on 1515 Broadway
February 28, 2008 : DISCILPINE DAY IN L.A :
-ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW : Janet tapes a performance of “Feedback” & “That’s The Way Love Goes” in Burbank.
February 29, 2008 : The Ellen Degeneres Show with Janet is aired.
May 8, 2008 : Janet performs “Rhythm Nation” & “Luv” at the United America Concert at the Del Mar Beach in Camp Pendleton for 50,000 Marines, sailors and their families.
May 15, 2008 : Janet tapes a performance of “Rhythm Nation” & “Luv” for the Ellen DeGeneres show.
PRESS (interviews/photoshoots)
November 2007 : Janet makes a photoshoot for the cover and booklet of her new album at the Pier59 studios in NYC with Singaporean fashion photographers Chuando & Frey Ow.
Early December 2007 : Janet makes a new photoshoot and gives an interview for the January issue of Prestige Hong Kong magazine.
December 31, 2007 :Janet appears on the cover of Prestige Hong Kong magazine.
January 4, 2008 : Back in New York City Janet gives a series of interviews.
January 6, 2008 : Janet makes a photoshoot for an upcoming cover of VIBE magazine at Milk Studios in NYC.
January 11, 2008 : Janet is gracing the cover of this weeks Billboard Magazine issue with a new interview.
January 21, 2008 : In a recent interview of french magazine Mademoizelle Janet reveals that the production part of her upcoming tour is already complete.
February 4, 2008 : Janet is gracing the cover of TOUCH magazine in the UK.
February 7, 2008 : Janet is gracing the cover of PARADE magazine with a new photoshoot/interview.
February 13, 2008 : Janet graces the cover of The Big Issue & The Observer in the UK.
February 28, 2008 : Janet goes to Culver City at Smashbox Studios to make a photoshoot for next month’s issue of Blackbook Magazine.
March 2008 : Janet graces the covers of EBONY, VIBE & Blackbook magazines.
TV/RADIO/YOU TUBE INTERVIEWS
October 3, 2007 : Janet is a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show promoting WDIGM with Tyler Perry & Jill Scott.
October 5, 2007 : New interviews of Janet promoting WDIGM on ET, Extra & The Inside.
October 9, 2007 : New interview of Janet on BET Movie Special about WDIGM.
October 11, 2007 : Janet & Tyler Perry give live interviews on Good Morning America & Good Day Sacramento. Later they tape an appearance on 106 & Park with Jill Scott.
October 12, 2007 : Janet gives two radio interviews on the Gayle King Show & on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Janet is a guest on Live with Regis & Kelly. Janet’s appearance on 106 & Park is aired on BET.
October 15, 2007 : Janet tapes an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
October 17, 2007 : Janet’s appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show is aired.
October 31, 2007 : Janet calls several radios in the morning.
January 2, 2008 : Extra & Access Hollywood air new interviews of Janet on the set of the Feedback video.
January 21, 2008 : Janet gives radio interviews over the phone.
February 13, 2008 : Janet visits the KIIS FM studios in L.A and gives a live interview on the Ryan Seacrest Morning Show. Later she gives interviews to MTV News, CNN and Access Hollywwod.
February 15, 2008 : Janet gives radio interviews to Power 106 Big Boy’s Neighbourhood and the Rick Dees Morning Show.
February 25, 2008 : Janet is named MTV’s artist of the week and she appears in a group of 9 skits for MTV’s 52 Bands/52 Weeks series directed by Joel Schumacher and featuring Janet with the Kids.
In NYC, Janet tapes an interview on the Tyra Banks Show and makes an apperance on BET 1O6 & Park
February 26, 2008 : DISCIPLINE DAY IN NYC :
-7AM: GOOD MORNING AMERICA – Janet performs “Feedback”, “That’s The Way Love Goes” & “Rock With U” at the Nokia Theatre (44th Street – West of 7th Avenue)
-3PM: MTV TRL – Janet performs “Feedback” live on 1515 Broadway
-6PM: BEST BUY – IN STORE SIGNING 529 5th Avenue
February 28, 2008 : DISCILPINE DAY IN L.A :
-VIRGIN HOLLYWOOD : IN STORE SIGNING
-ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW : Janet tapes a performance of “Feedback” & “That’s The Way Love Goes” in Burbank.
Janet gives an interview on the Larry King Show on CNN.
February 29, 2008 : The Ellen Degeneres Show with Janet is aired.
March 4, 2008 : The Tyra Banks Show with Janet is aired.
Janet is a guest on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.
May 19, 2008 : On today’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Janet announces that she will be kicking off the Rock Witchu Tour on September 10 and she asks the fans to help pick the songs they’d like to see her perform on the tour by calling (323) 622-8139 with their suggestions.
May 20, 2008 : Entertainment news show Extra has filmed a new interview with Janet that will air sometime next week.
June 2, 2008 : In NYC, Janet tapes an episode on MTV’s TRL and then an episode of BET’s 106 & Park. She also gives an interview to Entertainment Tonight.
June 3, 2008 : Janet makes a surprise appearance this morning on The View which airs live on ABC and she surprises host Serri Shepherd with free tickets to her upcoming tour.
Janet’s episode of 106 & Park is aired on BET.
June 4, 2008 : Janet’s episode on TRL is aired on MTV.
June 5 : Janet’s interview in Entertainment Tonight is aired on CBS.
In a teleconference with a select group of blogger, Janet reveals that IDJ has stopped the promotion for “Discipline” and there won’t be a new single. She also says that her upcoming book, due in November, will be titled “Me”.
June 14, 2008 : The episode of Nickelodeon’s Dance on Sunset which Janet filmed last month is aired on Nickelodeon.
June 23, 2008 : Janet gives a phone interview to Ryan Seacrest’s 102.7 KIIS FM morning show.
August 22, 2008 : Extra & Access Hollywood air new interviews of Janet discussing her lingerie line.
September 4, 2008 : Janet holds a conference call with a select group of reporters to promote the Rock Witchu Tour.
September 11, 2008 : ET airs an interview of Janet from backstage in Vancouver.
October 9, 2008 : The Tyra Banks Show goes behind the scene at Janet’s concert in Las Vegas.
AWARDS SHOWS/RED CARPETS/PRESS CONFERENCES
June 16, 2007 : Janet attends Prive Saturday night for promoter Justin Levine’s Empire Events party in Miami. She is down here with record exec LA Reid for the next three months recording her new album at Circle House Studios.
June 25, 2007 : Janet attends Ertha Kitt’s 80th birthday celebration at the Carnegie Hall in New York City and then she goes the nightclub Butter.
June 26, 2007 : Janet attends JD’s BET Awards After Party in Los Angeles.
July 21, 2007 : Janet attends The 2007 August Issue Release Party For Playboy Magazine hosted by Scott Storch at Chakra Asian Cuisine & Lounge in Miaimi Beach, Florida.
July 21, 2007 : Janet attends The 2007 August Issue Release Party For Playboy Magazine hosted by Scott Storch at Chakra Asian Cuisine & Lounge in Miaimi Beach, Florida.
July 25, 2007 : Janet attends The Simpsons movie party at The Forge in Miami Beach.
August 27, 2007 : Janet attends the opening night of the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City with make up artist Fran Cooper.
August 29, 2007 : Janet attends the grand opening party for Jermaine Dupri’s new nightclub Studio 72 in Atlanta.
September 7, 2007 : Janet & Gil attend the match between Venus Williams of the U.S. and Justine Henin of Belgium at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York.
September 8, 2007 : Janet & Gil attend the Catherine Malandrino Spring 2008 Fashion Show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Chelsea Art Museum in New York
September 9, 2007 : Janet attends a MTV Video Music Awards after-party hosted by JD Nelly, and Travis Barker at Tao, a restaurant in Las Vegas.
September 12, 2007 : Janet attends a private party in Malibu held by the Recording Academy to celebrate Jimmy Jam being named as the academy’s new Chair of the Board.
October 4, 2007 : Janet gives a press conference in Beverly Hills.
At night she attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Why Did I Get Married?” at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood with L.A Reid, Tito & Jermaine Jackson.
October 9, 2007 : Janet & JD attend the New York premiere of “Why Did I Get Married?” and later they go to the “We Own The Night” after-party at The Bowery Hotel.
October 10, 2007 : Janet and JD attend the 5th Anniversary of In Touch Magazine at Tenjune in New York City with Kayne West among others.
October 15, 2007 : Janet attends the book release party for Jermaine Dupri’s new autobiography “Young, Rich, and Dangerous: The Making of a Music Mogul” at Marquee in New York City.
October 17, 2007 : Janet & JD attend Ne-Yo’s Birthday Party at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City.
October 22, 2007 : Janet attends the 11th Annual Hollywood Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. She presents the award for Hollywood Ensemble Acting of the Year to the cast of “Hairspray.”
October 24, 2007 : Janet and JD are guests at Frederick’s of Hollywood 2008 Spring Collection Fashion Show at the Hollywood Palladium. Later they attend JD’s book release party hosted by Brett Ratner at the Pacific Design Center in L.A.
October 31, 2007: Janet attends an Halloween party hosted by JD ar his privately owned club Studio 72 in Atlanta.
December 31, 2007 : Back in Atlanta, Janet celebrates New Year’s Eve with JD at his club Studio 72 where her brothers Jermaine, Jackie, Tito & Marlon make a guest appearance.
January 21, 2008 : Janet attends Jermaine Dupri’s Industry Night launch party at Prive Las Vegas inside of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
January 25, 2008 : Janet & JD attend Benny Medina’s birthday party in West Hollywood, California.
February 6, 2008 : Janet & JD attend a private Discipline album listening party thrown by LA Reid in New York City where Janet is interviewed by Blender magazine.
February 7, 2008 : Janet, along with celebrety blogger Perez Hilton, makes a surprise appearance at the weekly gay dance party TigerHeat which is held at the Arena nightclub in Los Angeles
February 8, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the So So Def/Island Records Annual Pre-Grammy Party held at Central Nightclub in Hollywood, California.
February 9, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the Clive Davis Annual Pre-Grammy Party held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
February 10, 2008 : Janet & JD attend Entertainment Weekly Island Def Jam Grammy After Party in honor to Antonio “L.A” Reid in Los Angeles.
February 14, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles where Janet wins the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in “Why Did I Get Married?”. She also presents the special “Hall Of Fame” award to Stevie Wonder.
February 26, 2008 : DISCIPLINE DAY IN NYC :
-7AM: GOOD MORNING AMERICA – Janet performs “Feedback”, “That’s The Way Love Goes” & “Rock With U” at the Nokia Theatre (44th Street – West of 7th Avenue)
-3PM: MTV TRL – Janet performs “Feedback” live on 1515 Broadway
-6PM: BEST BUY – IN STORE SIGNING 529 5th Avenue
February 28, 2008 : DISCILPINE DAY IN L.A :
-VIRGIN HOLLYWOOD : IN STORE SIGNING
-ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW : Janet tapes a performance of “Feedback” & “That’s The Way Love Goes” in Burbank.
Janet gives an interview on the Larry King Show on CNN.
March 29, 2008 : Janet and actor Josh Peck present the award for Favorite Movie actress to Jessica Alba at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
April 10, 2008 : Janet makes a surprise visit to a dance studio in Tokyo.
April 26, 2008 : Ellen DeGeneres presents Janet the Vanguard Award from GLAAD at the 19th Annual Media Awards at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.
May 5, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala in New York City which celebrates the opening of “Superheros: Fashion and Fantasy.
May 10, 2008 : Janet attends Ellen DeGeneres’s 50th birthday party at the Warner Brothers lot in Los Angeles.
May 13, 2008 : Janet attends the Alexander McQueen Boutique launch party in L.A.
June 2, 2008 : In NYC, Janet presents the Humanitarian Award to Pauletta and Denzel Washington at the 2008 Apollo Theater Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
June 14, 2008 : The Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Foundation presents the 2008 Lisa Lopes Humanitarian Award to Janet during the 13th Annual Hot 107.9 FM Birthday Bash at Phillips Stadium in Atlanta, GA. Janet accepts it via video, which is played during the award presentation.
June 18, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the third annual 2008 Cartier Loveday celebration in Beverly Hills.
June 21, 2008 : Janet and JD attend the Versace Menswear Spring/Summer 2009 show, which is part of Milan Fashion Week.
June 2, 2008 : Janet attends the L’Uomo Vogue 40th Anniversary Celebration in Milan where she meets Donatella Versace.
June 30, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the Dior ’09 Spring Summer Haute Couture fashion show this afternoon in Paris, which is apart of Paris Fashion Week. At the show, she tells the Associated Press that she has been busy preparing for the launch of her own line of lingerie later this year.
July 1, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the Christian Lacroix 09 Spring/Summer fashion show in Paris.
July 2, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the Jean Paul Gaultier ’09 Fall/Winter Haute Couture fashion show in Paris.
August 10, 2008 : Janet attends the premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
September 4, 2008 : Janet presents Tito, Jackie, Marlon and Randy with the lifetime achievement BMI Icon Award in Beverly Hills.
Following the acceptance of the icon award, the Jackson brothers posed on stage for photos with father Joseph, mother Katherine and sisters Janet, LaToya and Rebbie. Michael and Jermaine do not attend the presentation.
September 5, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards-TAG Records Party in Hollywood, California.
September 23, 2008 : Janet attends JD’s 36th birthday party at Tenjune, a nightclub in New York City with L.A Reid & Ne-Yo among others.
November 20, 2008 : Janet & JD attend the grand opening of Palm Jumeirah and its flagship Atlantis, the Palm Resort at the Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
SOCIAL MEDIAS 2008
June 16 : In a new message left through her phone service at SayNow.com, Janet reveals that she has completed the first week of tour rehearsals and that she will also be bringing the Rock Witchu Tour to Europe.
August 13 : JD posts a video of himself at Janet’s tour rehearsals on his You Tube page.
August 31 : JD posts another video of himself backstage at Janet’s tour rehearsals. In the video, Janet reveals that LL Cool J will be her opening act on the tour.
October 22 : In a new video posted on JD’s YouTube page which was filmed last night from the backstage of the concert in Houston, Janet thanks everyone for their support and she and JD deny tabloid rumors that they have broken up.
CONCERTS
Rock Witchu Tour
Start date September 10, 2008
End date November 1, 2008
Legs 1
No. of shows 17 in North America
17 played
Box office $13,975,514 (adjusted to 2019 dollars)
Set list
“The Pleasure Principle” / “Control” / “What Have You Done for Me Lately”
“Feedback”
“You Want This”
“Alright”
“Miss You Much”
“Never Letchu Go”
“Come Back to Me” / “Let’s Wait Awhile” / “Again”
“So Excited”
“So Much Betta”
“Nasty” (contains elements of “Deep Cover”)
“All Nite (Don’t Stop)”
“Rock with U”
“Together Again”
“Young Love” / “Say You Do” / “Don’t Stand Another Chance”
“Doesn’t Really Matter”
“Escapade”
“Love Will Never Do (Without You)” / “When I Think of You” / “All for You”
“Got ’til It’s Gone”
“Call on Me”
“That’s the Way Love Goes”
“I Get Lonely”
“Funny How Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun)” / “Any Time, Any Place”
“Discipline”
“Black Cat”
“If”
“Rhythm Nation”
Encore
“Luv” (contains elements of “Lollipop”)
“Runaway”
Dates
Leg 1 : North America
September 10, 2008 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place Hedspin
September 13, 2008 Oakland United States Oracle Arena
September 17, 2008 Los Angeles Staples Center
September 19, 2008 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
September 20, 2008 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
September 25, 2008 Rosemont Allstate Arena
September 28, 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
October 15, 2008 Washington, D.C. United States Verizon Center
October 17, 2008 East Rutherford Izod Center
October 19, 2008 Atlanta Philips Arena
October 21, 2008 Houston Toyota Center
October 22, 2008 Dallas American Airlines Center
October 24, 2008 Kansas City Sprint Center
October 26, 2008 Tulsa BOK Center
October 28, 2008 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 1, 2008 New York City Madison Square Garden
Personnel
Show Director: Janet Jackson & Gil Duldulao
Promoter: Leonard Rowe
Creative Director and Choreographer: Gil Duldulao
Assistant to Creative Director & Choreographer: Stephani KammerBand: Adam Blackstone (Musical Director/Bass), Dave Navarro (Guitars), Lil’ John Roberts (Drums), Daniel Jones (Keyboards), Jae Deal (programming, orchestration)[28]Costumes: Donatella Versace
Lighting and Set Design: Vince Foster [29][30]
FOH Sound Engineer: Jon Lemon [31][32]
Pyrotechnics Design: Lorenzo Cornacchia (Vice President of Pyrotek Special Effects)[33]
Dancers
Gil Duldulao (Choreographer), Jillian Meyers, Laurel Thompson, Nick Bass, Ed Moore, Teddy Forance, Cassidy Noblett, Victor Rojas, Whyley Yoshimura, Anthony Garza (Swing Dancer).
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