tonyat said:

£75 is about $105 at today's exchange rate. Not an outrageous amount, but I wouldn't go even if I were in London as I don't expect much from him at this point.

Is anyone from another country flying over to see him by themselves?

Arnotts said:

I'm not flying, but I will be coming over from Belgium to see him by myself, I think (if I can get tickets!).

I'm sceptical.

He gotta sing, i.e. turn the mic on otherwise it's just bullshit.

don't forget we've heard the "this is the last show" before, a good sales tactic. they are all hedging bets with "10" shows (including the 3 that will be cancelled due to a "cold" or whatever). if it's well recieved you can be fairly certain more dates would follow. On the other hand, if he tanks....

nothing would make me happier than for him to knock it outta the park, to demostrate again the raw talent and none of the bullshit.

but for me I don't care about the dancing (there's no point trying to recreate the past energy of the 81' or '88 tour performances - the dude is 50 or whatever - we didn't see prince do the splitz at o2)

Give us those kick ass tunes, with the kick ass live band - some greg, some sugerfoot, some damn smokin' david williams, and beg pretty please a live horn section, and most of all (on top of that band!) his atonishing pipes.

Oh and leave that retarded, suck ass hands free mic in the trash, which is where the manufacturer should have put it in the first place.

as for the presentation, skip the played out recreation of the played out videos - they were awesome in '88 and '92, but those tunes are stone cold killers - there is no end to the reinterpretations possible without the need for back breaking moves.

he should IMO also mix it up a bit and play some tunes not performed live before. It's not like there aren't plenty to pick from - burn this disco out anybody?

ahhh, but I'm in fantasy land probably - only July will tell us for sure.

Michael Jackson adds 10 more dates to comeback tour

6/03/2009

Jackomania gripped the world again yesterday, and we can reveal the comeback star is to stage a further 10 London concerts.
The dates, in addition to the 10 already confirmed by the singer this week, will be announced to fans imminently.
The news comes after nearly a million people registered for tickets – enough to fill the 20,000-capacity O2 arena at the former Millennium Dome 50 times over.
And the website to register for pre-sale tickets is reporting 14,000 hits a minute.
A source said: “There is no question Jackson has still got what it takes. The fact that he has been away for so long has only added to the clamour for tickets.”
Meanwhile friend and business manager Dr Tohme Tohme has spoken about the star’s planned comeback.
Tohme, who is staying with ***** at the Lanesborough Hotel, West London, said: “He has come back to put an end to all the bulls**t rumours about his health. I think he has answered his critics.
“He is back to his old self – he’s fine, and couldn’t be in better shape. He was away for all this time because he was dedicating his life to his children and being a single parent. This is the reason he took a break from music.
“It was his idea to make a comeback because he misses his fans and his fans have missed him.”
*****, rumoured to have caught MRSA and have respiratory problems, has always denied that he is in poor health. Last night, he was set to go to the theatre with friend Mark Lester to see Oliver!
Lester, 50, played the title role the 1969 film adaptation of the Lionel Bart musical.
At the launch on Thursday ***** vowed: “The Moonwalk is coming back.” His O2 residency begins on July 8 for 10 nights. The 10 extra shows are expected to run soon afterwards.
Randy Phillips of promoter AEG Live said that the dates are the first step of a three-year tour with plans for concerts in New York, Mumbai and Paris.
It is estimated the London shows and merchandise could net ***** up to £50million, and with a tour to follow this could rise to £280million. Tickets go on sale at 7am on March 13

source

http://www.mirror.co.uk/c...-21177334/
[Edited 3/6/09 15:19pm]

Why would Prince fans be jealous? They didn't have to wait 12 years for their idol to resume touring.

Why are MJ fans coming here to provoke Prince fans anyway?

Because they're very sad, and don't want to admit that the shows will be a travesty.

Mong said:

you don't know this will happen, you want this to happen because you know people will like mj better than prince.

LondonStyle said:

If all the tickets were priced at £75 (and they're not), then 666,667 tickets would have to be sold to generate £50 million.

OK, maybe they're thinking merchandise sales will also bring in a lot of money? Or is there going to be a corporate sponsor? Otherwise I don't see how the math works out.

CandaceS said:

Thanks! I doubt I'd go even if he was in the states!

Is anyone from another country flying over to see him by themselves?

CandaceS said:

Yeap he has pre-registered orders of 540,000 so he's added 10 more dates...

Then he'd of course do my ultimate fantasy of covering P Control.

he's more popular than Prince, although on the same musical level?

Please tell me why, in your own words, you hate Michael Jackson so much and want him to fail at this.

strutboy said:

someone who hasn't performed live in over 12 years living for live performance???? I think not somehow