It would be appropriate to call Michael Jackson the most famous entertainer on earth. He's been in the spotlight since the age of six; a musical genius culminating from a strict upbringing, creative prowess and God given talent. From his days in the Jackson Five with his brothers to his illustrious solo career, Michael Jackson has sold millions of albums.
The last tour for Jackson was the History tour back in the late 90s. According to the
All Michael Jackson website, during the HIStory tour, "Michael performed 82 concerts in 58 cities to over 4.5 million fans. The HIStory Tour visited 5 continents and 35 countries". Michael is a force to be reckoned with on stage and no matter what people think or say about him, he was born to entertain. As we all are too aware, along with success comes controversey and Jackson has certainly has his fair share. As Chris Rock said, "No household has not had the "Michael Jackson" discussion".
It would even seem that rumor and inuendo have clouded his true contributions to music. A friend of mine once said to me over hot chocolate admist 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough' blaring over the radio, "Michael's life is interesting and I may not agree with his lifestyle, but to see him live, on stage, would be beyond amazing." This is a sentiment that many can attest to. The man, the myth, the legend, the face, the voice of the biggest selling album of all time, Thriller, is not someone to be missed. Wouldn't it be a wonder to see him grace the stage again, singing the hits, bringing back nostalgia to vintage fans and amazement to the new ones?
Well in March of this year Michael decided to announce his comeback. Could the 50 year old King of Pop set precedence like he once did? Could he prove his critics wrong? Has being on trial for child molestation twice (the first resulting in an undisclosed settlement to the alleged victim and the second case went to trial to which he was exonerated) along with other allegations and speculations caused people to discredit his once seemingly unbreakable popularity. Well in a nutshell, the announcement made by Michael in March for his 'This Is It' tour to kick off in July 2009 created a fire storm. What started out as 10 shows to be performed at the O2 arena in London, had to quickly be extended to 50 shows to meet high demand in which all 50 shows sold out. The O2 seats 20,000 concert-goers. Therefore, a million tickets were sold out in hours. Michael Jackson's impending O2 residency has fans all over the world gleaming with joy at the chance to see 'the greatest entertainer on earth' ; making their gloves, pulling out the red and black 'Billie Jean' jackets. You know you had one! Remember the footage of the girls fainting, crying and praying in the front row - the pandemonium.
HIStory always repeats itself. No pun intended. Well, maybe a little. I heard someone say Murphy's law should be changed to Michael's law. Wherever he goes trouble follows. He has several lawsuits pending, per usual; a rumor of skin cancer and now to add the icing to the cake concert dates have been pushed back. The concert changes are as follows:
July 8th 2009, which was opening night, has been moved to July 13th 2009.
July 10, 2009 has been pushed to March 1, 2010.
July 12, 2009 to March 3, 2010 and
July 14th, 2009 to March 10, 2010 (last show) this is according to ticketmaster.co.uk and AEG Live who is presenting the tour.
According to ticketmaster,
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/, if any ticket holders cannot make any of those revised dates they have to contact customer service before June 19, 2009...*sigh*. My heart breaks a bit for those that purchased tickets and made travel arrangements around the day they thought they would attend. Refunding airline tickets is quite a hastle if your not ill or expecting. The following statement was released Tuesday:
Randy Phillips, President and CEO, AEG Live who are organising the concerts said: 'Kenny [Ortega][director and choreographer]and Michael are, at the same time, both creative pioneers and perfectionists.
'This show has grown in size and scope, thereby, necessitating more lead time for manufacture of the set, programming the content for the massive video elements, and, most importantly, more time for full production and dress rehearsals.'
Michael is a devoted perfectionist till the end. As the summer progresses we'll see what happens. FlairTV wishes Michael nothing but continued success and all the best with this tour. We hope the fans can checkmark a dream fulfilled. Flair has an eye out!!
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