Janet Jackson has been added to the line-up of musicians scheduled to perform this Fourth of July weekend at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. She will be headlining the event along with Mary J. Blige and Alicia Keys.
Her performance will be held on July 2, the opening night of the three-day festival, which is being held at the Louisiana Superdome. This will be the first time she has attended the annual event.
Three-day passes for the festival are on sale now through Ticketmaster. It is unclear right now when single-day tickets will become available.
The last time Janet performed at a music festival was on December 6, 2009, when she performed eight songs at the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball in London, England.
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