Janet Jackson Announces State of the World Tour Kevin Fleming May 2, 2017 Entertainment, Music News Janet Jackson has announced a massive North American trek to reschedule her Unbreakable Tour that was postponed due to the singer’s pregnancy, with Jackson set to embark on a re-branded trek starting in September. “I’m continuing my tour as I promised,” Jackson said Monday night in a video to fans. The rescheduled trek features 56 shows and begins September 7th in Lafayette, Louisiana and concludes December 17th in Atlanta. Tickets from the postponed Unbreakable Tour gigs will be honored at the new dates, while newly scheduled stops will go on sale starting May 5th at Live Nation. However, the Unbreakable Tour – titled after Jackson’s 2015 album but a target of mockery because of the many postponements and cancellations the tour endured before it was indefinitely postponed with over 70 dates remaining – has undergone a name change. “I decided to change the name of the tour: State of the World Tour,” Jackson said. “It’s not about politics. It’s about people, the world, relationships, and just love.” In the 90-second-long video, Jackson also briefly touched on her experiences as a mother of a newborn as well as confirmed that she and Wissam Al Mana, her husband of five years, are divorcing. “Yes, I separated from my husband. We are in court and the rest is in God’s hands,” she said. Janet Jackson Tour Dates September 7 – Lafayette, LA @ CajundomeSeptember 9 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center September 10 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center September 13 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center September 14 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center September 16 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena September 17 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center September 19 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater September 21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena September 23 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center September 24 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center September 26 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena September 27 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena September 29 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center October 1 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino October 3 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center October 5 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion October 7 – San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center October 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl October 14 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center October 16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena October 17 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena October 19 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center October 21 – St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena October 22 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center| October 25 – Moline, IL @ iWireless Cente October 26 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena October 28 – Toledo, OH @ The Huntington Center October 29 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena November 1 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena November 2 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre November 4 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center November 5 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden November 7 – Providence, RI @ Dunkin Donuts Center November 8 – Manchester, NH SNHU Arena November 10 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall November 11 – Bethlehem, PA @ Sands Bethlehem Events Center November 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center November 15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center November 16 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center November 18 – Baltimore, MD @ Royal Farms Arena November 19 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center November 26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse November 28 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center November 29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena December 1 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center December 3 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena December 4 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena December 6 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum December 7 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena December 9 – Birmingham, Al @ The BJCC December 11 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center December 12 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena December 14 – Norfolk, VA @ Norfolk Scope Arena December 16 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena December 17 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena Related