He doesn't remember there being any invasion, just that there was a a hell of a lot of fans , the attendance figures would confirm that.Can't help you with this. The only thing I can say is, I've read several reports on the Aintree concert in the local Liverpool paper (the Liverpool Echo) and I can't remember any mention of an invasion of 100, 000 fans. I also have vague memories of seeing a tv news report which also did not mention this.
Hopefully someone else can help.
@Blues_Away2023 - am I right in thinking the Aintree concert is one that your Dad attended? Do you remember him telling you tales of a mad invasion? I don't think I've seen anything about this anywhere.
if we only had video from that concert, what a magic time that must have been. MJ must have been so proud, seeing people all coming together like that, it was his dream after all.I agree. I think something has got a little bit lost in translation. The crowd for Aintree has always been quoted as being approx. 125, 000. It isn't very likely that there would be an extra 100,000 people turning up and it doesn't make the news.
I'm not from L'pool but I agree, it gets a bad rap. Constantly. The number of reports in the Liverpool Echo that I've read about Michael's Aintree concert, if there had been any kind of invasion I'd have seen something about it.
No invasion I was there best day ever
Such a happy memory, there was no trouble, everyone was buzzing with excitement, Michael joked and took one of the policemans helmet and put it on, he seemed very happy my favourite concert of his by farDidn't think there was. Good to have it confirmed.
So happy for you.
During what song did he put a policeman helmet on? Any more stories from the concert?
I love the amateur audio I heard from Aintree. When the band do the Beatles medley the crowd are singing all the Beatles lyrics. It's so cool. Normally I'm not keen on amateur stuff and I definitely don't want too much crowd noise getting in the way (it's usually people talking) but this was ace. Loved it. They were having so much fun.
People were hanging out of there bedroom windows, trying to get a glimpse, I live about a 20 minutes drive away from Aintree think I was on a high for days it's all we talked about for weeks happy daysI love the amateur audio I heard from Aintree. When the band do the Beatles medley the crowd are singing all the Beatles lyrics. It's so cool. Normally I'm not keen on amateur stuff and I definitely don't want too much crowd noise getting in the way (it's usually people talking) but this was ace. Loved it. They were having so much fun.
I love stories like this. I can picture it, the buzz, the excitement.
