Jackson took her fans’ suggestions to heart and after touring Asia, Canada, the USA and Europe, she will be bringing the tour to the Teatro at Montecasino, Johannesburg on Friday, 11 November 2011 and Saturday 12 November 2011 and GrandWest, Cape Town on Tuesday, 15 November. Tickets on sale now at Computicket.

Janet will be performing songs from her 35 number one hits. This tour presented by local promoter, Showtime Management in association with 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm, will differ from her previous concert schedules in that she will perform music exclusively from her chart topping CD Number Ones. There will also be a focus on venues that will allow Janet to be up close and personal in a much more intimate setting. Janet will offer something different to her performance so no show will be the same. This tour is Janet more revealed, more intimate, and more personal than ever before. Don't look for special effects. Just listen to and look at Janet, as you have never seen her before.

“It is a major coup to have an artist of Janet Jackson's quality performing in such an intimate environment. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see one of the world’s greatest artists performing all her No 1 hits and experience it in small theatres and arenas. Janet is known for her energetic performances and on this tour fans will get to see both her trademark dance numbers as well as her ballads with some additional surprises," says Showtime Management’s Tony Feldman.

Janet has expressed her gratitude and excitement for the upcoming show with the following statement: “These concerts are different from anything I have ever done. I will be as up close and personal as possible. These concerts are not about special effects. This is a love affair between me and those of you who have supported me and my work for all these years. I'll be singing and dancing from my heart. The music will all be songs that you've made number ones for me. Let's go! In both cities I want to meet 20 young leaders who are changing their communities for the better. I’m asking my fans and their friends, parents, relatives, neighbours and teachers to nominate five people to qualify as one of the 20 under 20 in each place I will perform. At each concert the 20 people chosen and the person who nominated them will be VIP guests at my show. I will invite the 20 sponsors and the 20 winners to the concert and back stage. There are many young people changing the word and I want them to be recognized during my tour. I want them to be my guest at my show and they will come back stage as I learn from them how young people are changing the world. You all know someone who is making a difference, so get in touch. I love you all and I can't wait to be back on stage, I’ve missed you.” – Janet. Listen to 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm for more details on how to nominate your candidates.

Janet currently stars in Tyler Perry's successful and critically acclaimed motion picture, "For Colored Girls." Janet recently achieved number one iTunes status with her performance of "Nothing," written and produced by her in association with Johnta Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri for the film "Why Did I Get Married Too?" for which she also starred. The tune is currently an awards contender as best song in a motion picture.

Her upcoming book "True You", published by Karen Hunter Publishing, an imprint of Gallery Books at Simon & Schuster was launched in the USA earlier this year. Janet's first book reveals her unique, insider's perspective on dieting and exercise - from her past, present and future - with help from her personal nutritionist, David Allen. True You chronicles Janet's lifelong struggles with weight and self-esteem. The book is a self-help/esteem book where Janet will use anecdotes from her real life to illustrate the power of self-esteem and how she struggles and her continued growth as an artist and a woman.

No stranger to South Africa where she performed in 1998, five-time Grammy Award winner, Janet Jackson returns, to get up close and personal. Book now at Computicket by calling 0861 915 8000, visit www.computicket.com or visit your nearest Computicket outlet. For all Teatro group hospitality bookings contact Montecasino Hospitality & Corporate Events on 011 510 7905 or [email protected]

For tour updates, register on www.janetjackson.com/tour or @janetjackson on twitter


UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL SA TOUR INFORMATION

JOHANNESBURG
Presented by Showtime Management in association with 94.7 Highveld Stereo

Venue: The Teatro at Montecasino
Dates: Friday, 11 November and Saturday, 12 November 2011
Prices: From R500 to R1 500
Show times: 21:00
Ticket sales: Computicket by calling 0861 915 8000, visit www.computicket.com or visit your nearest Computicket outlet.

Group Bookings: Contact Jeannette, sales&showtime.co.za Hospitality bookings: Montecasino Hospitality & Corporate Events on 011 510 7905 or [email protected]