-September 07 : Opening night of the SOTW Tour at the Cajundome in Lafayette.
Janet performs many songs for the first time including New Agenda, Black Eagle, Dammn Baby, Island Life, Spending Time With You and Well Traveled.
The new show is more political and more intimate. A new Tour Book is on sale.
Randy Jackson & Tyler Perry attend the show.
-September 08 : Janet with her brother Randy and bodyguards Joey & Tommy, visit a shelter for the hurricane victims in Houston guided by Mayor Sylvester Turner.
Janet tweets : "As we visit shelters here in Houston, our thoughts are with those affected by the e.quake in Mexico, H.Irma & storms in S. Asia & Africa."
-September 09 : 2nd concert at the Toyota Center in Houston.
-September 10 : 3rd concert at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin.
-September 12 : Janet Jackson‘s older brother Steven Randall “Randy” Jackson claims that his sister suffered “verbal abuse” and felt like “a prisoner in her own home” during her marriage to London-based Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana. The businessman’s attorneys issued a statement saying he will not be responding to the “particular and deeply hurtful allegations”.
http://people.com/music/janet-jackson-verbally-abused-during-by-wissam-al-mana-randy-claims/amp/
-September 13 : 4th concert at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
-September 14 : 5th concert at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
-September 16 : 6th concert in at the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
-September 17 : 7th concert at the BOK Center in Tulsa.
-September 19 : 8th concert at the Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque.
-September 21 : Janet is spotted in L.A with Eissa, Gil, Preston, Joey & Tommy.
9th concert at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.
-September 23 : Janet's nephew Siggy Jackson gets married at Hayvenhurst.
Janet is not able to attend the festivities.
10th concert at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
Backstage, Janet meets Jimmy Jam & his wife Lisa, her brother Randy and the new president A&R of her Rhythm Nation label Jareiq Kahara.
September 24 : 11th concert at the Save Mart Center in Fresno.
September 26 : 12th concert at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
September 27 : 13th concert at the Key Arena in Seattle.
September 29 : 14th concert at the Moda Center in Portland.
October 1 : 15th concert at the Grand Resort Sierra Theater in Reno.
October 3 : 16th concert at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
October 5 : 17th concert at the Concord Pavillon in Concord
October 6 : Janet has a reunion dinner in West Hollywood with her former dancers "The Kids" including Tina Landon, Kelly Konno, Tish Oliver etc..
October 7 : For the 20th anniversary of The Velvet Rope, Janet teams up with Spotify and posts a video message.
18th concert at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.
October 8 : 19th concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Many family & friends attend the show including Jimmy Jam, Katherine, Rebbie, Tito, Taryll, Taj & his wife, Jackie, Brandi, Siggy and his kids, Jermaine Jr & his wife Asa, Randy, Randy Jr & Genevieve.
Janet performs Scream for the first time and during Rhythm Nation she invites all her former dancers from her previous tours including Terry Bixler, Tina Landon, Anthony Thomas, Kelly Konno, Tish Oliver, Nikki Panterburg, Gil & Whyley.
Later that night she attends an official after party at the Lure Hollywood nightclub.
Latoya, TJ, Prince & Paris do not attend the concert nor the after party.
October 10 : Janet takes Eissa to his first trip to Disneyland Anaheim with Joey, Preston, Ciara and her son.
October 13 : Janet attends the Magic Mike Show at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
October 14 : 20h concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Joe Jackson attends the concert.
October 16 : 21st concert at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City.
October 17 : 22nd concert at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
October 19 : 23rd concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
October 21 : 24th concert at the Chaifetz Arena in Saint Louis.
October 22 : 25th concert at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
October 25 : 26th concert at iWireless Center in Moline.
October 26 : 27th concert at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.
October 27 : Janet & Randy visit their childhood home in Gary, Indiana and later they stop by the Roosevelt High Show and sit down for a Q&A with students & staff.
October 28 : 28th concert at Huntington Center in Toledo.
October 29 : 29th concert at in Detroit. After the concert Janet & the crew celebrate Randy's 56th birthday.
October 31 : Janet celebrates Halloween dressed as Catwoman with the Kids.
November 1 : 30h concert at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
November 2 : 31st concert at Air Canada Center in Toronto.
November 4 : 32nd concert at Keybank Center in Buffalo.
November 5 : 33rd concert at the TD Garden in Boston.
November 7 : 34th concert at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence.
November 8 : 35th concert at SNHU Arena in Manchester.
November 9 : Janet attends the Out100 gala at the Altman Buiding in New York City where she is presented with the Icon Award. Her "Glam Team" (Janet Zeitoun, Preston Menses & Robert Behar) help her prepare for the event.
November 10 : 36th concert at the Boardwalk Arena in Atlantic City.
November 11 : 37th concert at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem.
November 13 : 38th concert at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
November 15 : 39th concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Janet also attends the official after party at the Blueprint club.
Many stars attend the show & after party including Naomi Campbell, Maxwell, Gabrielle Union, QuestLove,
November 16 : 40th concert at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC.
Stevie Wonder attends the show and meets Janet backstage.
November 18 : 41st concert at Royal Farms Arena the in Baltimore.
November 19 : 42nd concert at the Prudential Center in Newark.
November 23 : Janet spends Thanksgiving in NYC with Randy & Eissa.
November 25 : Janet is spotted in Central Park, NYC with Eissa, Joey & Tommy.
November 26 : 43rd concert at the Banker Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
November 28 : 44th concert at the Schotteinstein Center in Colombus.
November 29 : 45th concert at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburg.
December 1 : 46th concert at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville.
December 3 : 47h concert at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
December 4 : 48h concert at the Rupp Arena in Lexington.
December 6 : 49h concert at the Fedex Forum in Memphis.
December 7 : 50th concert at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
December 9 : Janet is spotted taking Eissa to Miami Beach with Joey.
51st concert at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
December 10 : Janet & Randy attend a dinner with the whole SOTW crew to celebrate the upcoming end of the tour.
December 11 : 52nd concert at the BB&T Center in Sunrise.
December 12 : 53rd concert at the Jacksonville Arena in Jacksonville.
December 14 : 54th concert at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk.
December 16 : 55th concert at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.
December 17 : 56th concert at the Philips Arena in Atlanta.
Janet performs the full setlist including Scream, Someone To Call My Lover and So Excited for the first time.
Missy Elliott is a special guest on Burnitup.
Janet attends the official after party with many guests including Missy, Samuel L Jackson and Jermaine Dupri.
End of the first leg of the State Of The World Tour.
December 21 + 24 : Janet is spotted in Miami with baby Eissa, Joey & Tommy.
December 29 : Janet is spotted at the Miami airport with Eissa, heading back to London.