MANILA, Philippines - BREAKING NEWS: Janet Jackson (photo) will launch her world tour in Asia with a concert on Feb. 4 at the PICC Plenary Hall. Touted to be her biggest so far, Number Ones – Up Close and Personal World Tour will feature for the first time 35 of her No. 1 hits in 35 global cities.
The songs are: What Have You Done For Me Lately, Nasty, When I Think of You, Control, Let’s Wait Awhile, The Pleasure Principle, Miss You Much, Rhythm Nation, Escapade, Alright, Come Back to Me, Black Cat, Love Will Never Do, The Best Things in Life Are Free, That’s the Way Love Goes, If, Again, Because of Love, Any Time Any Place, Scream (with Michael Jackson), Runaway, Got ‘Til Its Gone, Together Again, I Get Lonely, Go Deep, What’s It Gonna Be, Doesn’t Really Matter, All For You, Someone to Call My Lover, All Nite, Call on Me, Feedback and her latest #1 single Make Me.
“There will also be a focus on venues that will allow Janet to be up close and personal in a much more intimate setting,” assured the producer. “This show is Janet more revealed, more intimate and more personal than ever before. Don’t look for special effects. Just look at Janet!”
In each of the 35 cities, Janet will dedicate one of her No. 1 songs to the city and will recognize 20 young people whose lives and work have enriched their communities in a major way around the world.
Janet stars in Tyler Perry’s successful and critically acclaimed movie For Colored Girls. Janet recently achieved No. 1 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? in which she also starred. The tune is a contender for the Best Song in a Motion Picture award.
(Note: Tickets to Janet’s show will go on-sale starting Jan. 7. For more details, call TicketWorld at 891-9999 or Wilbros Live at 374-9999.)