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Janet Jackson puts Dallas on the list for her new 2020 arena tour

Janet Jackson will come to Dallas on August 3, 2020 as part of her Black Diamond World Tour.

Photo courtesy of Live Nation

Janet Jackson is back on the road: Miss Janet kicks off her summer 2020 Black Diamond World Tour to arenas across North America, including a Dallas date at American Airlines Center on August 3.

The outing will feature an all-new production featuring new music from her forthcoming album, Black Diamond, set for release this year.

Her show will include songs from her entire catalog, including a special performance of Rhythm Nation 1814, her fourth studio album, which recently marked its 30th anniversary.

Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off June 24 in Miami and will visit major cities across the U.S. and Canada, including shows at New York's legendary Madison Square Garden and at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Dates in Europe and the rest of the world are still to be announced. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Thursday, February 13 at LiveNation.com.

Jackson is one of the most influential entertainers of the modern era. Her music has won her five GRAMMY® Awards, two Emmy Nominations, a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for an Academy Award along with dozens of American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards.

Her last stop through Dallas was in 2017, part of her "State of the World" tour, when she performed at AAC on September 14.

The full list of cities for her 2020 tour is as follows:

June 24: Miami - American Airlines Arena
June 26: Orlando - Amway Center
June 27: Tampa - Amalie Arena
June 29: Atlanta - State Farm Arena
July 1: Nashville - Bridgestone Arena
July 3: New Orleans - Essence Festival
July 5: Greensboro, N.C. - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
July 7: Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
July 9: Philadelphia - Wells Fargo Center
July 10: Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena
July 12: Newark - Prudential Center
July 14: New York - Madison Square Garden
July 17: Mashantucket, Connecticut - The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
July 18: Boston - TD Garden
July 21: Buffalo - KeyBank Center
July 22: Toronto - Scotiabank Arena
July 24: Detroit - Little Caesars Arena
July 25: Cincinnati - Cincinnati Music Festival
July 27: Chicago - United Center
July 28: Cleveland - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
July 31: St Louis - Enterprise Center
August 1: Louisville - KFC Yum! Center
August 3: Dallas - American Airlines Center
August 5: Houston - Toyota Center
August 7: San Antonio - AT&T Center
August 9: Phoenix - Gila River Arena
August 10: San Diego - Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University
August 12: Los Angeles - Staples Center
August 15: Anaheim - Honda Center
August 17: Sacramento - Golden 1 Center
August 18: San Jose - SAP Center at San Jose
August 20: Portland, Oregon - Moda Center
August 22: Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
August 23: Tacoma, Washington -Tacoma Dome

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Alex Bentley contributed to this story.

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Historic Venue Closure

Dallas' Granada Theater will close after 80 years to become Bathhouse spa

Photo by Bill Ellison

The Granada Theater will officially close on April 17, 2027.

Granada Theater, a staple on Greenville Avenue for the past 80 years, will close its doors in 2027 after being sold to the New York-based spa concept, Bathhouse.

Granada's owners Mike Schoder and Julia Garton confirmed the closure of both Granada Theater and the attached restaurant Sundown at Granada in a Facebook post on October 23.

"After 34 years on Greenville Avenue, we have made the decision to sell the Granada Theater and Sundown at Granada and bring this remarkable chapter of our lives to a close. Granada will host shows and events through April 17, 2027. Sundown's final day of regular restaurant service will be November 1, 2026, with private events continuing through December 31, 2026."

According to the Granada's website, the theater was opened on January 16, 1946 by Phil Isley Enterprises as a movie theater, with a debut screening of Mildred Pierce.

For most of the following 56 years, it remained a movie theater, changing hands multiple times and even screening X-rated films at one point.

Schoder and Garton purchased the theater in 2004, two years after it was refurbished into a live music venue.

In their letter, Schoder and Garton say that while they have loved owning the theater and restaurant, the shifting tides of the music industry forced their hand.

"The live music industry has changed dramatically. Rising costs, shifting audiences, and corporate consolidation have made life increasingly difficult for independent venues. Having lived through the record industry transformation with CD World, I've learned to recognize when it's time for a new chapter."

Schoder has been a fixture on Greenville Avenue since 1992, when he opened CD World. That business, which also had a second location on Belt Line Road, closed in 2008.

Schoder and Garton also revealed their thought process about to whom they wanted to sell the two landmark properties.

"We turned down developers who envisioned hundreds of apartments and searched for a way to keep the music playing. Ultimately, we found a future for this corner of Greenville Avenue with a concept called Bathhouse.

"Granada brought people together for the music while Sundown gave them a place to gather over food, drinks, and friendship," they say on Facebook. "Bathhouse will bring people together through wellness, relaxation, and connection. Different experiences, but the same spirit of community."

Bathhouse currently has four locations — three in New York City and one in Philadelphia. Locations in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey and Chicago, Illinois are expected soon.

It offers luxurious-looking amenities such as thermal pools, saunas, steam rooms, massage treatments, and more.

Upcoming concerts at Granada Theater include Ray Wylie Hubbard on October 30, The Linda Lindas on October 31, and a fundraising concert headlined by Rhett Miller on November 1.

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