Michael Jackson o n Tour

1. Michael Jackson on Tour • Bad World Tour • Dangerous World Tour • HIStory World Tour By Cristiano Nico CS 110 – Professor Scaramastra

2. The Bad World Tour Associated Album: Bad Start Date: September 12, 1987 End Date: January 27, 1989 No. of Concerts: 123 - The Show - Set List - CountriesVisited -Curiosities Back to MJ Tours

3. The Show The Bad World Tour was the first solo concert tour by American recording artist Michael Jackson, launched in support of his seventh studio album Bad (1987). Sponsored by Pepsi and spanning 16 months, the tour included 123 concerts to 4.4 million fans across 15 countries making it the second highest grossing tour of 1988. When the tour concluded it grossed a total of $125 million, adding two new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience. In April 1989, the tour was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards. More information:

4. Set List • First Leg of the Tour (1987): • Wanna Be Startin’ Something • Things I Do For You • Off The Wall • Human Nature • Heartbreak Hotel • She’s Out of My Life • Jackson 5 Medley • Rock With You • Lovely One • Workin’ Day and Night • Beat It • Billie Jean • Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) • Thriller • I Just Can’t Stop Loving You • Bad

5. Second Part of the Tour (1988-1989) • Wanna Be Startin’ Something • Heartbreak Hotel • Another Part of Me • I Just Can’t Stop Loving You • She’s Out of My Life • Jackson 5 Medley • Rock With You • Human Nature • Dirty Diana • Thriller • Workin’ Day and Night • Beat It • Billie Jean • Bad • Encore: • The Way You Make Me Feek • Man in the Mirror

6. CountriesVisited Japan Australia United States Italy Austria The Netherlands Sweden Switzerland France West Germany United Kingdom Ireland Spain Belgium Michael Jackson Performed: 54 concerts in the U.S. 41 concerts in Europe 23 concerts in Japan 5 concerts in Australia

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8. Curiosities • During the concert in Brisbane, Stevie Wonder sang Bad together with Michael Jackson. • In Japan, the 9 concerts originally planned for September 1987 were sold out in a few hours so 5 more dates were added to meet the high demand. Jackson performed 14 concerts sold out, logging more than 570,000 total viewers, beating all previous Japanese record (until then the record was 200,000 viewers in a whole tour). In December 1988, Jackson returned to perform in Tokyo with other 9 sold out concert in front of 405,000 people. In total, over 975,000 Japanese have attended the concerts of the Bad World Tour. • At the last concert in the United Kingdom (at the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool) 125,000 people attended the concert, the largest ever seen in the country for a solo artist. Hundreds of people were wounded and twenty were even arrested.

9. The Dangerous World Tour Associated Album: Dangerous Start Date: June 27, 1992 End Date: November 11, 1993 No. of Concerts: 69 - The Show - Set List - CountriesVisited - Curiosities Back to MJ Tours

10. The Show Following the huge success of the Bad World Tour, Jackson's first solo world tour, where he earned over $125 million, the star claimed that he would not tour again, and would instead concentrate on making films and records. On February 3, 1992 in a Pepsi press conference, it was announced that Jackson would be touring again, with the Dangerous World Tour. The announcement coincided with a new deal between Jackson and Pepsi, with a reported $20 million deal to sponsor the tour. he stage used for the tour required more time to set up than before. Equipment, which in total weighed over 100 tons, required two Boeing 747 jet aircraft and multiple lorries to transport to each venue. More information:

11. Set List • Jam • Wanna Be Startin’ Something • Human Nature • Smooth Criminal • I Just Can’t Stop Loving You • She’s Out of My Life • J5 Medley • Thriller • Billie Jean • Workin’ Day and Night • Beat It • Will You Be There • The Way You Make Me Feel • Bad • Dangerous • Black or White • Heal the World • Man In the Mirror

12. Countries Visited Germany The Netherlands Italy Norway Sweden Denmark Belgium Ireland United Kingdom Austria France Spain Portugal Romania Switzerland Japan Thailand Singapore Taiwan Russia Israel Turkey Argentina Brazil Chile Mexico

13. Countries Visited Michael Jackson Performed: 40 Concerts in Europe 19 Concerts in Asia 6 Concerts in South America 5 Concerts in Mexico More MJ Statistics:

14. Curiosities • During their stay in Italy, Jackson had planned to visit the cities of Florence and Pisa but was forced to cancel them because security management was not able to handle the number of fans, journalists and photographers around him. • On July 4, 1992 at his show in Rome, a man took the stage during Michael Jackson’s performance of "Workin 'Day And Night“, trying to hug Michael but was immediately taken away by security. A similar incident happened on August 28, 1992 at his Frankfurt concert, when a man took the stage during "Smooth Criminal" and tried to hug Michael. • During the 5 concerts held at Wembley Stadium in London, Jackson has performed in front of a total of 360,000 people, the same number of spectators present to his eight concerts at the Tokyo Dome, while during the five concerts held at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Jackson has performed in front of a total of over 500,000 people.

15. The HIStory World Tour Associated Album: HIStory Start Date: September 7, 1996 End Date: October 15, 1997 No. of Concerts: 83 - The Show - Set List - CountriesVisited - Curiosities Back to MJ Tours

16. The Show The HIStory World Tour was the third and final worldwide solo concert tour by American artist Michael Jackson, covering Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America. The tour included a total of 83 concerts and was attended by approximately 4.5 million fans, beating his previous Bad World Tour with 4.4 million. The HIStory World Tour spanned the globe with stops in 57 cities, 35 countries on 5 continents. MTV and other television channels made many contests and commercials to promote the World Tour. More information:

17. Set List • Scream • Wanna Be Startin’ Something • Stranger In Moscow • Smooth Criminal • You Are Not Alone • The Way You Make Me Feel • J5 Medley • Billie Jean • Thriller • Beat It • Come Together • Blood On The Dance Floor • Dangerous • Black Or White • Earth Song • Heal The World • HIStory

18. CountriesVisited Michael Jackson Performed: 44 Concerts in Europe 20 Concerts in Asia 6 Concerts in Africa 2 Concerts in the United States Czech Republic Hungary Romania Russia Poland Spain The Netherlands Tunisia South Korea Taiwan Belgium South Africa Philippines Japan Brunei United States Germany Italy Switzerland Luxembourg France Austria Finland Estonia New Zealand Norway Denmark Thailand Sweden Ireland Malaysia India Singapore United Kindom Australia

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20. Curiosities • Jackson performed a concert at Letna Park in Prague, one of Jackson's largest single attended concerts in his career. On October 7, 1996, he performed for the first time ever in Arab world in front of 60,000 fans in Tunis in a solo tour. • During the tour's stopover in Sydney, Australia, he married his wife (later ex-wife), Debbie Rowe in a private and impromptu ceremony. • On January 3 and 4, 1997 Jackson only performed two concerts in North America. He did not perform in the USA mainland, but rather in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Aloha Stadium to a crowd of 35,000 each. • Jackson performed at the ParkenStadium in Copenhagen on his 39th birthday with 50,000 fans. He was presented with a surprise birthday cake, marching band, and fireworks on stage after the song You Are Not Alone.