In order to promote '' The Velvet Rope '' and the single , Jackson performed " Together Again " at the American Music Awards of 1998 . The singer has also performed the song on all of her tours since its release . She included the song on the 1998 The Velvet Rope Tour . Dressed up in " chandeliers and sensible clothing " , it was performed as the closing song from the concert . Jon Pareles from '' The New York Times '' viewed the performance as " an elegy disguised as an arm-waving , feel-good song " . The performance of the song at the October 11 , 1998 show in New York City , at the Madison Square Garden , was broadcast during a special titled '' The Velvet Rope : Live in Madison Square Garden '' by HBO . It was also added to the setlist at its DVD release , '' The Velvet Rope Tour – Live in Concert '' in 1999 . It was again performed as the encore on the All for You Tour in support of her follow-up album '' All for You '' in 2001 and 2002 . Gina Vivinetto from '' St. Petersburg Times '' , while reviewing the concert , described the performance , " The show closed with a buoyant Together Again that found Jackson grinning , surrounded by dancers moving in refreshing , unscripted merriment " . The February 16 , 2002 final date of the tour at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii , was broadcast by HBO , and included a performance of " Together Again " . This rendition was also added to the setlist at its DVD release , '' Janet : Live in Hawaii '' , in 2002 . Jackson also performed it on VH1 's The Concert for New York City benefit concert which paid tribute to victims of the September 11 attacks the same year
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Together Again (Janet Jackson song)