The Garden Seating Chart

The City that never sleeps

Houston Toyota Center seating chart

Janet Hits on Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown & Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas American Airlines Center seating chart

Janet will rise to the occasion at the Houston Toyota Center on October 21^st and the Dallas American Airlines Center the next day October 22^nd and the combined metropolitan areas account for about 12 million people.  With Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown the 6^th largest metropolitan area at about 5.6 million and Dallas-Fort Worth accounting for about 6.1 million people., while Houston is actually the largest city in the state and Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas while Texas has a population of about 24 million people the second largest state in the country.

Janet will perform at the Toyota Center located in Downtown Houston doors open at 7:30 pm on the 21^st and at 6:30 pm on the 22^nd at the American Airlines Center near downtown Dallas.

The Toyota Center is the home of the Houston Rockets (NBA) Comets (WNBA) and Aeros (AHL) and the American Airlines Center is the home of the Dallas Stars (NHL) Mavericks (NBA) Desperados (AFL).

Both cities are about 50% white, 25% black and 5% Asian and about 20 percent of the population is of many races.  Both cities have a strong growth pattern in recent years the growth has been in double figures.

Houston and Dallas are very good venues for pop concerts because Dallas is less than 9% over  age 65 years of age and Houston is among one of the nation’s youngest populations.  These are not retirement cities.  There are 38 colleges in Dallas and 4 major public universities in Houston and Houston has a large gay population also as well the state has a large illegal immigrant populations, especially Dallas which is a major destination for Mexican Immigrants both legal and illegal.  I think this will be a major turning point for the return of the comeback of Janet. From Texas the Rock Wit Chu Tours enters Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center.  It is the largest city in Missouri and is situated opposite of Kansas City, Kansas.

Janet & LL Cool J to arrive at the “Phone Booth.”

Janet Jackson and LL Cool J will perform at the Verizon Center, in Washington DC on Wednesday October 15^th, 2008.  The Rock Wit Chu Tour is expected to get back on its leg in “the District.”

The Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment center.  It was formerly called the MCI Center but was bought out by Verizon and is nicknamed the “Phone Booth,” because of the association with telecommunications.  It is the home of the Wizards (NBA), the Mystics (WNBA), the Capitals (NHL) and the Georgetown University men’s basketball team.

The Verizon Center can seat about 20,000 people at concert events using the center stage configuration, Janet uses the end stage configuration and because of her unique stage setup the seating capacity will be much less.  I can take an educated guess of about 13,000 seating capacity,

Washington DC, the District of Columbia also called Washington or simply the District, is a city located north of the Potomac River bordered by the states Virginia and Maryland, but is not considered a state itself and this issue has been of great debates.  The Washington Metropolitan Area has a population of about 5.3 Million people and is the eighth largest metropolitan area in the United States, located on the East Coastal area which is the residence of over 150,000,000 people which is almost half of the United States population, so rescheduling the east coast is very important to the success of the Rock Wit Chu Tour. 

The population of the District is at about 600,000, however commuters from the surrounding areas puts the population over 1,000,000 daily.  The main racial breakdown of the District are African American and Caucasian with about 55% to 56% African American and 35% to 36% Caucasian, however the black population is steadily declining as many of the people of this community are relocating to the suburbs. 

In 1975 P Funk led by George Clinton made an album called Chocolate City referring to the huge black population of the District, even though it is the location of the White House and the Federal Government the city is predominately of African American Heritage.    However the arena is located in Washington’s downtown Chinatown and there are plenty of means of public transportation to the venue.  Janet return to the comeback tour should amount an exiting night in the District.  I think this will be the big night!

Frank Paul Gambino

Janet to Perform at the Turning Stone of Verona, NY

I have to say it is a good day in America, but still some may find it ironic, that Janet will perform at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino on Columbus Day a Native American owned establishment.  This is not a history lesson nor am I hating the fact of the matter is I am half Sicilian of Gambino heritage and all.  My European family did not find this place it was already colonized and my African Family was probably only bought here because these innocent people refused to be slaves and on this day it should be all about them.  That said!

The Rock Wit Chu Tour will arrive at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino Event Center not just the name of the venue but the state of the tour itself will take a turn on October 13^th, 2008 which is a Monday at 8:00 pm, on the holiday Columbus Day.  And there is no better day to show up at this venue and enjoy a great show after a wonderful weekend of conferences, shopping, gaming win or lose a great entertaining show as a closer.  It is a place to be!

It is again ironic that the name of the City is after a city west of Rome named Verona, Italy.  Enough of the irony lets have fun. 

In 1993 the Oneida Nation brought land in this town and opened a casino and bingo hall and by 1997 it evolved into the Turning Stone Resort and Casino.  The Event Center is 5,000 seating capacity high tech and state of the art sound operations that was part of a $350 expansion and opened its doors in 2004 and has over 2,400 parking spaces.  There are NO BAD SEATS!  The Nation so important to the area they employ about 5,000 people.  Show Support on this day!

The Turning Stone is in the top 5 tourist attractions in New York drawing about 4.5 million people per year.  The Touring Stone is a huge resort and can easily draw over 100,000 people during the events filled weekend of the Columbus Day Holiday Weekend.  It is going to be an exciting place to be and located in Central New York not very far from Syracuse, New York.

Frank Paul Gambino

See map below

Janet Jackson & LL Cool J in North Carolina

Postponed

The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is an indoor arena that went under extensive renovation and went from a 15,000 seating venue to over 20,000 seats today

It is located in Greensboro North Carolina the third largest city in North Carolina with a population of about 260,000 in Guilford Country and the surrounding Piedmont Triad which consist of Winston-Salem and High Point and of course Greensboro, served by the Piedmont Triad International Airport.  Do not confuse the Triad with “Triangle” region of Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill which is directly east.

The Triad combined statistical area is about1.6 million people the 30^th largest metropolitan area in the USA.  The Triangle directly east has a metropolitan area of 1.4 million.  As you will see on the map these areas are adjacent and people will come from many directions to see the show, therefore promotions have to cover a large area.  And something that might not show up in the census is the huge college population in North Carolina the Tried is an important educational region.  Promotions have to make to the college dormitories and not just the cities.

The secret to the North Carolina population are the Universities, we have to reach out the college population.

Janet Jackson and LL Cool J will be performing at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex Saturday 4 October 2008, which perfect for the student population.  I think we want to target the student population who may not have established credit yet in some cases, so a system of sales has to be setup to do business with the college students at the colleges even if it mean breaking off blocks of tickets for selected colleges to be sold by the student organizations and fraternities.

Janet and LL Cool J Performs at the City of Brotherly Love

Postponed

The Wachovia Center is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the home of the 76ers (NBA) and Wings (NHL) and other professional sports franchises.  It was a $206 million project completed in 1996.

The Wachovia Center can seat about 20,000 people it has numerous restaurants, 126 luxury suites and 1,800 club seats.

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the 6^th most populous city in the United States, 5^th largest metropolitan area and 4^th largest consumer market and the center of power of Philadelphia County and is the 49^th most populated city in the world.

Nicknamed the City of Brotherly Love, the city has a population of about 1.4 million people and the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area has a population of about 5.8 million people.

The city consist of mostly African Americans at about 45% and whites at about 43%.The main targeted age group for the Rock Wit Chu Tour in this city is from the age of 18 to about 50 years old which is about 45% to 50% of the total population with median income of about $31,000 per household for the city as a whole, while 18% of families and 23% of the population including 31% of those under 18 years old and 17% over 65 years of age are below the poverty line. 

What this tells you is that the targeted group is above the median for the city as a whole which is $31,000 per household, which may increase discretionary spending by our targeted group for our services. Of the registered voters about 75% are democratic, which makes this a good venue for “Rock the Vote” a non profit organization that builds voting blocks through with the youth through entertainment.

Janet Jackson and LL Cool J will perform at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 October 2008 after performing in Boston and than it is off to Greensboro, NC at the Coliseum Complex.  Because of the demographics/location I predict a quick sellout.  If you are a Janet Jackson and/or an LL Cool J fan and want to be present at this event please get your ticket As Soon As Possible.

Frank Paul Gambino

Janet & LL Heads to the TD Banknorth Garden

Postponed

The TD Banknorth Garden is an arena in Boston, Massachusetts, named after the sponsor is often called the Garden.  It is the home of the Boston Celtics (NBA) and Boston Bruins (NHL).  Constructed to replace the famous Boston Garden the arena was called the Fleet Center, it opened in 1995 and has a maximum capacity of about 19,500.

Boston is the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, located in Suffolk County in the northeastern United States.  The largest city in New England, Boston it is the economic and cultural center of the entire area.  The city has a population of about 600,000 and is set at the center of Cambridge-Boston-Quincy metropolitan area which is the 10^th largest metropolitan area in the United States and the 5^th largest (CSA) Combined Statistical Area at 4.5 Million, meaning an area representing overlapping labor and media markets.  As of December 2006 there were 126 Combined Statistical Areas in the United States defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Boston has a very dense population of about 12,166 per square mile of major cites only, New York, San Francisco and Chicago have greater population density than Boston.  Though the population of Boston is about 600,000 during the day it can grow to 1.2 Million on any given day because of people travelling there from suburban areas for work, education, medical and special events like the Janet Jackson Rock Wit Chu tour.

The population consists of about 49% Caucasian, 25% African American or Black, 14% Hispanic or Latino, 8% Asian Americans about 1% Native American as well as other races and first generation racially mixed people.

The Janet Jackson Rock Wit Chu World Tour North American Leg will reach Boston on Wednesday 1 October 2008.  Performing before a almost full capacity crowd at every show, this show is billed to be a banger, lights, action, glamour Janet and LL Cool J be there or be a square.  So come the city early that day and be prepared to stay late.

Janet will Rock Boston

Frank Paul Gambino