List of Michael Jackson tours

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The following is a list of tours and notable concerts performed by Michael Jackson.

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[edit] Tours

Year(s) Tour Promotion Attendance/dates Notes
1970-1971 The Jackson 5 First & Second National Tour Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, ABC and Third Album Unknown
1971-1972 The Jackson 5 US Tour Maybe Tomorrow, Goin' Back to Indiana and Got to Be There 50 dates
1972-1973 The Jackson 5 International Tour Greatest Hits and Ben Unknown dates - 6 continents Included a concert at the Liverpool Empire Theatre which broke attendance records, previously held by The Beatles.
1973 The Jackson 5 1973 Tours Skywriter and G.I.T.: Get It Together Unknown During the summer of 1973 The Jackson 5 Became the first black act to tour Australia
1974 The Jackson 5 1974 Tours G.I.T.: Get It Together and Dancing Machine Unknown
1975 The Jackson 5 1975 Tours Moving Violation Unknown Included concerts in Caribbean Islands, Mexico and concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Feb 7, 1975.
1977-1978 The Jacksons Tour The Jacksons and Goin' Places Unknown Included a concert at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on May 13, 1978.
1979 Destiny Tour Destiny  ? dates Started in the spring of 1979. Included a concert at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London.
1981 Triumph Tour Triumph and Off the Wall 600,000 across 39 dates approx. Included four sold out concerts in Los Angeles, California and concerts in a total of 39 cities in the US.
1984 Victory Tour Victory and Thriller 2 million (approx.) across 55 dates It was the biggest tour done by a group and The Jacksons' last tour. A ticket controversy led to Michael donating his profits to charity.
1987-1989 Bad Tour Bad 4.4 million (approx.) across 123 dates It was the largest world tour by a solo performer and broke multiple records and attendances at venues. Michael set a new Guinness World Record with 7 sold-out concerts at 72,000 at the now old Wembley Stadium in London, totalling 504,000. The tour grossed $125 million. The closing nights of the tour were at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, with the engagement ending on January 27, 1989. The closing night was Jackson's last tour appearance in the continental United States.
1992-1993 Dangerous Tour Dangerous 3.5 million (approx.) across 69 dates The tour was cut short due to Michael's health and the allegations relating to child molestation against him in 1993. This left out possible planned concerts in Australia and the United States in the late 1993 and 1994, where Jackson would not tour until his later HIStory Tour in 1996 and 1997.
1996-1997 HIStory World Tour HIStory and Blood On The Dance Floor 4.5 million (approx.) across 82 dates The tour was the last tour Michael Jackson has done. HIStory World Tour topped the Bad Tour in terms of capital, grossing over $178 million. The tour did not stop in the United States, except two concerts at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, the first in history to sell out the venue. The biggest tour in terms of attendance.
2009-2010 This Is It concert series No supporting album to date 1.15 million across 50 dates. Concerts were scheduled to begin 13th July. Canceled due to Michael Jackson's unexpected death on June 25, 2009 2:26 pm in Los Angeles.

[edit] Notable concerts

Year Concert Performance Notes
1988 Bad Tour concerts in London Bad Tour concerts in London Michael performed 7 sold out concerts at Wembley Stadium, London with 72,000 in attendance per concert. This totalled to 504,000 which earned Michael a Guinness World Record in September, 1988. Prince Charles and Princess Diana attended one of these concerts.
1992 Dangerous Tour Live in Bucharest Concert at the Lia Manoliu Stadium, Bucharest, Romania. Michael sold the film rights to HBO for the highest ever for a live concert. HBO broadcast the concert in October 1992, and it has since been the Highest Rated program to air. Michael was awarded with a CableACE Award.

[edit] Other concerts

Date Name Audience Number of Concerts Number of Countries visited Notes
1980 UNICEF Benefit Concert 1 1 (USA) 1 day Charity Concert at Nassau Coliseum in New York. Michael Jackson performs Rock With You.
16 july 1996 The Royal Concert 60 000 1 1 (Brunei) 1 day Free Concert at Jerudong Park in Bandar Seri Begawan for 60th Birthday of Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei
25 june & 27 june 1999 Michael Jackson & Friends - What More Can I Give 115 000 2 2 (South Korea, Germany) 2 days Charity concert at Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany & at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea for Red Cross & Nelson Mandela Fund. Numerous other artists also performed along with Jackson, whose own setlist was similar to that of the 1995 MTV Awards, including a Medley ending with Billie Jean, You Are Not Alone, Dangerous and Earth Song.

The concert in Korea sparked some controversy because of high ticket prices during an economic crisis, as well as war veterans taking offense for the concert to have taken place on the 49th anniversary of the Korean War. Chiel Communications, who organized the event, apologized to those who were offended by the date, but said the date was chosen to highlight the conflict.

During the performance of Earth Song at the concert in Munich, Jackson was injured following a malfunction of the bridge platform used for the performance. The bridge fell and pyrotechnics caused an explosion.

7 september & 10 september 2001 Michael Jackson, 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years 40 000 2 1 (USA) 2 days Concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City featuring a Jackson 5 reunion and tributes by many pop artists.
21 october 2001 United We Stand: What More Can I Give 46 000 1 1 (USA) 1 day Charity concert at RFK Stadium in Washington DC for WTC Victims
20 april 2002 American Bandstand 50th...A Celebration ? 1 1 (USA) 1 day Michael performs Dangerous during the "American Bandstand 50th...A Celebration" show, April 20, 2002 in Pasadena, California.
25 april 2002 A Night At The Apollo Concert 1 500 1 1 (USA) 1 day Concert for Every Vote Counts campaign at the Apollo Theater in Harlem in New York. Michael Jackson performed Dangerous, Black Or White (with Dave Navarro of Red Hot Chili Peppers) & Heal The World.

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