Royal Brunei 1996 Bad Tour Version

[dethorro]

MJBeats posted a rare picture of a rehearsal for the Royal Brunei show and MJ is wearing the Bad Tour outfit:

https://twitter.com/Dethorro1/status/1224711459785056256/photo/1

The original set list was supposed to be:

01. Jam
02. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
03. Another Part Of Me
04. Human Nature
05. Smooth Criminal
06. I Just Cant Stop Loving You
07. She’s Out Of My Life
08. Jackson 5 Medley
(I Want You Back, The Love You Save, I’ll Be There)
09. Rock With You
10. Dirty Diana
11. Thriller
12. Billie Jean
13. Beat It
14. You Are Not Alone
15. Dangerous
16. Black Or White
17. Heal The World
18. The Way You Make Me Feel
19. Bad
20. Man In The Mirror
21. Earth Song

I find very interesting that Michael is wearing that hat because it reminds me of something Janet would wear during the ''Rhythm Nation'' era.

[Stefano MJS]

This is not from the Brunei Rehearsals,
This pic it was took by Nicola Goode from the "1987", I personally don't think it's from 87, the pic should be from the firsts 90's. But for sure it's not from Brunei rehearsals.

[Seldervi]

That hat, isn't it the Munich 1992 hat? That he wore during BAD?

[SmoothCriminal1995]

Cool pic, looks a lot like Janet's Rhythm Nation jacket

[mj_frenzy]

MJBeats posted a rare picture of a rehearsal for the Royal Brunei show and MJ is wearing the Bad Tour outfit:

https://twitter.com/Dethorro1/status...056256/photo/1

The original set list was supposed to be:

01. Jam
02. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
03. Another Part Of Me
04. Human Nature
05. Smooth Criminal
06. I Just Cant Stop Loving You
07. She’s Out Of My Life
08. Jackson 5 Medley
(I Want You Back, The Love You Save, I’ll Be There)
09. Rock With You
10. Dirty Diana
11. Thriller
12. Billie Jean
13. Beat It
14. You Are Not Alone
15. Dangerous
16. Black Or White
17. Heal The World
18. The Way You Make Me Feel
19. Bad
20. Man In The Mirror
21. Earth Song

I find very interesting that Michael is wearing that hat because it reminds me of something Janet would wear during the ''Rhythm Nation'' era.

The original set list of the 1996 Royal Brunei concert was not a combination of the BAD Tour and the Dangerous Tour as this set list suggests.

Michael Jackson originally wanted to use that 1996 Royal Brunei concert as a smooth transition from the Dangerous Tour to the HIStory Tour.

So, he originally planned that 1996 Royal Brunei concert with that in his mind, meaning it had to be a Dangerous Tour concert with few, new HIStory Tour additions like, ‘You Are Not Alone’ or ‘Earth Song'.

Besides, he thought that it would be a regressive move to bring back a big part of the BAD Tour (in terms of songs, costumes, etc) in the 1996 Royal Brunei concert.

[Galactus123]

That hat, isn't it the Munich 1992 hat? That he wore during BAD?

Its also one of the hats the dancers wore during Jam.

[Electro]

On that photo Michaels face looks perfectly 1996 (shade of his skin, nose, hair etc).

And that jacket doesn't really look like a stage outfit with the high collar. More like one of the many jackets he wore in public between concerts etc. Bush did so many jackets for him that often were inspired by Michaels previous iconic looks.

Besides, he thought that it would be a regressive move to bring back a big part of the BAD Tour (in terms of songs, costumes, etc) in the 1996 Royal Brunei concert.

Are you mixing up "he" and "I" again?
How would Michael even come to think about bringing back "a big part of the BAD tour" in 1996?

[analogue]

That setlist looks way too long for a typical Michael Jackson concert.

[Themidwestcowboy]

It would have been an amazing thing to see Michael perform APOM in 96.

[ScreenOrigami]

This is not from the Brunei Rehearsals,
This pic it was took by Nicola Goode from the "1987", I personally don't think it's from 87, the pic should be from the firsts 90's. But for sure it's not from Brunei rehearsals.

From a French website:

“Nicola Goode est une photographe de Los Angeles dont le travail s'expose dans toutes les galeries des Etats-Unis. En 1987, elle est engagée pour prendre des clichés des coulisses d'un projet de Michael Jackson qui n'est finalement jamais sorti. Lors d'une pause, elle prend une photo de Michael signant un autographe sur le plateau.”

Google Translate: “Nicola Goode is a Los Angeles photographer whose work is exhibited in all galleries in the United States. In 1987, she was hired to take backstage shots of a Michael Jackson project that was never released. During a break, she takes a photo of Michael signing an autograph on the set.”

http://www.onmjfootsteps.com/archive.../32888307.html

Their version of the photo shows more of the background.



Looks more like a movie set, photo studio, or theater to me than backstage at a show rehearsal. I agree it doesn’t really look like 1987.

[dam2040]

The original set list of the 1996 Royal Brunei concert was not a combination of the BAD Tour and the Dangerous Tour as this set list suggests.

Michael Jackson originally wanted to use that 1996 Royal Brunei concert as a smooth transition from the Dangerous Tour to the HIStory Tour.

So, he originally planned that 1996 Royal Brunei concert with that in his mind, meaning it had to be a Dangerous Tour concert with few, new HIStory Tour additions like, ‘You Are Not Alone’ or ‘Earth Song'.

Besides, he thought that it would be a regressive move to bring back a big part of the BAD Tour (in terms of songs, costumes, etc) in the 1996 Royal Brunei concert.

Must have been amazing for you to be around MJ and have his opinion on all of these different topics.

[Electro]

Looks more like a movie set, photo studio, or theater to me than backstage at a show rehearsal. I agree it doesn’t really look like 1987.

True.

The photo is probably from 1997, and the photographer or the people selling that photo fixed the decade, to attach a bit MJ 80s magic to it. I guess Michael Bush and/or Karen Faye could have more info. Anyone tried asking them on Twitter?

[Michaels Lover]

Must have been amazing for you to be around MJ and have his opinion on all of these different topics.

Michael's secret friend

[wonderouzmj]

Im more concerned on what this project was & where is the film footage!

[ScreenOrigami]

Im more concerned on what this project was & where is the film footage!

Yep. What are the projects that we know of that never materialized?