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Michael Jackson's Final London Concerts at O2 Arena in July 2009
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by Jarrett Martineau | March 5, 2009 at 07:16 am
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Michael Jackson, the now 50-year-old 'King of Pop', made thousands of fans wait for over an hour on Thursday, before he stepped to the stage for a brief message to his fans announcing his "final concerts in London ever" — 10 shows at the O2 Arena set for July 2009.
Here is the full list of Michael Jackson's London concert dates.
Pre-sale tickets to the concerts can be ordered through michaeljacksonlive.com and will be made available to the general public at 10:00am of Friday, March 13, 2009.
In Jackson's brief speech, he said simply ""This is it. My final performances in London. The final curtain call."
Thousands of screaming fans chanted "we love you, Michael." Jackson responded, "I love you too".
And that really was it. Jackson left the stage shortly after.
Earlier Thursday, posters distributed through the city's underground stations — in advance of the official press conference — stole some of Jacko's thunder by confirming that, indeed, Michael Jackson will be playing a series of comeback shows in London this summer, as expected.
The run will be more limited than expected, however, as Jackson is only set to peform 10 shows at the 02 Arena in July 2009.
NowPublic will be following Jackson's official press conference at 4pm London GMT, which is being streamed live at michaeljackson.com.
You can also follow live updates via NowPublic's Featured News Coverage of Michael Jackson — and his official press conference Twitter feed: @MJpressconf
Michael Jackson was due to make a “special announcement” in London this afternoon, but has had his thunder stolen after posters were put up throughout the underground revealing he will play 10 concerts at the 02 arena this July.
The red promotional posters, featuring the onetime King of Pop in his trademark trilby, appeared on Tube trains today - officially announcing the capital’s worst-kept secret. Rumours had been swirling even before his publicist revealed, earlier this week, that he would make an announcement today.
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Jackson last performed in the UK at the 2006 World Music Awards, however, "he sang only a few lines of 'We Are The World'.
This will be the first official series of big concerts for MJ since the 2005 conclusion of his legal battle over alleged child sex abuse charges, for which he was acquitted.
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at 10:30 on March 5th, 2009
I can't believe it's the same guy who gifted the world with the awesomeness that is Thriller*. In the meantime, his personal life has totally eclipsed the music.
(* Still the best music video of all time, in my opinion, and nothing else is close)
at 07:25 on March 9th, 2009
omg!! yes you are correct! he is the king of pop,,and his music is the best known to mankind! lol,,he is great,,i love his music so much!! xxx
at 12:23 on March 5th, 2009
The site where you can register for a chance to obtain presale tickets (http://michaeljacksonlive.com) has been so busy! Any fans keen to see him should hurry! :)
at 12:31 on March 5th, 2009
wow!however he's the king of pop and i suppose he still has his attractive style!"heal the world".now somebody heal micheal's nose!
at 14:11 on March 5th, 2009
cheers SUSY.................. looking forward to MJ
at 15:33 on March 5th, 2009
i so much want tickets ive been waiting for ages ;)
i hope i can get to c him live
at 19:59 on March 6th, 2009
He's a freak show. His nose is falling off and he can't be around young children, how does that make him anything but a pervert?
I feel sorry for him. He was a fantastic entertainer, back in the day. Now he's nothing but a pathetic has-been. Poor Michael.
at 09:48 on March 7th, 2009
Hi everybody...Does anyone know where we can buy the tickets??? Is it oissible only through internet? The presale is only online or we can also buy some tickets somewhere in London? Please answer if you know,because i'm really interested in that.! Thank you everybody!!!
at 22:15 on March 7th, 2009
Sad and Strange but undeniably interesting and talented. Not sure he can hold a candle to himself in his younger days any longer and a concert might not turn out to be a great idea.
at 12:46 on March 10th, 2009
Whooooo! Micheal u rule XXX!
Im 12 n i think ur awesome, XXX
at 12:57 on March 10th, 2009
Well, well well, so Michael Jackson is finally coming out of seclusion.
People really need to be able to separate 'feelings' from 'talent'. Anyone is entitled to still call him a 'molester,' is that's truly how they feel, but a 'has been', I don't think that's going to be the case.
My kids grew up adoring Michael Jackson in the "Thriller" era, in fact we had the video for the longest time.
These next series of concerts will tell us if he still has talent or not.
An open mind is a wonderful thing.
~ Swan
at 06:20 on March 11th, 2009
Michael is always gonna be the king of pop. People have done worse things to themselves, but its no biggie cuz they aren't famous. So what if his nose is falling off and he looks like an alien from outta space? The person inside is what matters. And the talent too. I think he is truly gifted and will make it to the top again!
at 06:25 on March 11th, 2009
Michael is always gonna be the king of pop. People have done worse things to themselves, but its no biggie cuz they aren't famous. So what if his nose is falling off and he looks like an alien from outta space? The person inside is what matters. And the talent too. I think he is truly gifted and will make it to the top again!
at 12:13 on March 11th, 2009
moonwolf get a life MJ is the influence on all the artists today...if he had never been there none of the HIP HOP artists today would know how to sing or makes those dance moves Mj created...
at 16:41 on March 12th, 2009
I must admit I'm happy for Michael that the demand has been so huge. Bit of a pathetic shambles by the organisers though when the site went down on the first day. Yes, a high demand will put pressure on your website. But hello, this isn't 1996. Mind you it is being held at a venue run by a mobile phone company - not the best at communications are they.
I never believed all that "Michael touched me !!" crap by a couple of money-grabbing, insidious little brats clearly egged on by their dollar sign eyed parents, but what fails to impress me about Michael live is the known fact he MIMES. Even if it's not all songs - should it be ANY ??? For an artist of that kind of status it's not excuseable.....well at least it's not if you really have the vocal strength to pull off a complete "LIVE" show.
at 08:48 on March 19th, 2009
I am Selling 4 x Michael Jackson 'This is it!' tickets
SEATED TOGETHER
HIS LAST UK TOUR!
Venue - O2 Arena
Date - Thurs 16th July, 18:30
Seats Location:
Block 404
Row L
Seat 539 - 540 - 541 - 542
PRATICALLY SIDE ON WITH THE STAGE, YOU WILL HAVE AN AMAZING VIEW!!!!!!!!, TICKETS WOULD BE GREAT FOR A FAMILY OR GROUP OF YOU!!!!!!!
Contact me at zk.force@yahoo.com I am selling them only with $1000 USD , need to sell them a.s.a.p. , not a chanse to arrive in UK until december of this year . waiting for a reply !!
at 09:21 on April 26th, 2009
Selling no tickets and buying none.
I have just bumped into this
Cool game of Michael Jackson - mjo2game
Enjoy as i did.
at 05:37 on May 24th, 2009
It is a dream comes true
at 13:42 on May 31st, 2009
The famous Egyptian pop-star Tamer Hosny will also be coming to the concert to perform with Jackson.
at 17:02 on June 19th, 2009
On which date the famous Egyptian pop-star Tamer Hosny will perform with Jackson?
at 01:42 on June 15th, 2009
Final London Concerts,it will be very exciting in the scene of London.
Congratulations.
What a pity,could not go there for an experience.
at 17:00 on June 19th, 2009
On which date the Egyption Tamer Hosny will perform ?
at 17:39 on June 25th, 2009
Michael Jackson Dead At 50 :-(
at 00:50 on June 26th, 2009
Soz Peeps I wanted to go to but were not now because he has died of a heart attack they say it was a cardoac arrest the king of pop is dead :(
R.I.P Micheal Jackson 1959 - 2009
But Your Music Will Live On Forever.
at 23:19 on July 31st, 2009
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