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September 7th, 1996 - HIStory World Tour + EXCLUSIVE: Our STORY of HIStory
... GUYS, today its THE day when we can remember a great and last world tour by Michael Jackson.
(I dont want to copy all, but ...) read more about HIStory world tour on Wikipedia , or add your memories and your pics of yours from that tour and HIStory era.
Michael Jackson in Prague - HIStory World Tour Prague 1996
The HIStory World Tour was the third and final worldwide solo concert tour by Michael Jackson, covering Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America. The tour included a total of 82 concerts. The HIStory tour spanned the globe with stops in 58 cities, 35 countries on 5 continents.
Tour announcement
The birth of Kingdom International, a joint venture between Jackson and HRH Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, the nephew of the Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, the King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005, was announced at a press conference held at the Palais des Congres in Paris, France on 19 March 1996. Kingdom International allowed opportunities to be created and developed in the entertainment industry. In this conference Jackson said "Kingdom International is a dream come true." It was then announced that Jackson would embark on his third solo world tour. Unlike Jackson's past two, the HIStory Tour was not sponsored by Pepsi-Cola.
First Leg (1996)
Jackson started the tour off with 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 Africa in front of 60,000 fans in Tunis in a solo tour. During the tour's stopover in Sydney, Australia, he married his ex-wife, Debbie Rowe in a private and impromptu ceremony. He was interviewed by Molly Meldrum In Brisbane. 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. While in Amsterdam, Michael donned a rare jacket that was used during "Thriller".
Second leg (1997)
The second leg started off on May 31, 1997 at the Weserstadion in Bremen, Germany. Set list changes included the addition of "Blood on the Dance Floor" and later on the removal of the Off the Wall Medley and "The Way You Make Me Feel". After,It was only during the first concert in Bremen that Jackson donned a red jacket for "Blood on The Dance Floor," which was later replaced with a blue uniform. "Blood on the Dance Floor" was taken off the set list after the concert in Oslo on August 19, 1997. Also, Jackson performed at the Parken Stadium on his 39th birthday with 50,000 fans. He was presented with a surprise birthday cake, marching band, and fireworks on stage before the Jackson 5 Medley. Pro footage of this is found in Michael's private home movies. A concert was supposed to take place on August 7 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, but was canceled due to poor ticket sales (this was the only concert that was canceled during the tour). The concert at Hippodrome Wellington of Ostend, Belgium was supposed to be held on August 31, 1997, but was postponed to September 3 following Princess Diana's death. During the September 3 concert audiences were required to be put into "cages". Starting with this concert, several of the final concerts had begun with Jackson's cover of Charlie Chaplin's Smile being played back, and an image of Diana on the jumbotron for some parts of the concert. Also, Michael usually performs "Billie Jean" with his hair in a ponytail, but during the second leg of HIStory Tour, at a concert in Amsterdam, Michael performed the whole "Billie Jean" number with his hair down. Amateur footage of this concert can be found on the internet. In Munich, on July 6, during "Scream" his jacket accidentally opened up. In the same concert the camera lets you see every little thing happening like Michael going on the crane between "Thriller" and "Beat It" or Michael on his way backstage with Michael Bush, his costume designer. Sometimes at the end of "HIStory" Michael went through the floor. But most of the time went backstage. The same thing happened with the camera between Thriller and Beat It in Amsterdam on June 10 and lets you see him coming out of the wall and climbing the ladder to the crane and then starting the song when he's completely on the crane and when the ladder is out of the way and taken through the wall where Michael and Michael Bush came from. It was also Bush's job to put the ladder on and take it back. He also had to signal the machines when Michael is safely up on the crane and ready. Usually Michael performs Stranger in Moscow with his jacket open, but from the Bremen May 31 concert to Amsterdam June 10, he performed the song with his jacket closed.
Cancellations and Postponements
August 7, 1997: Ljubljana, Slovenia; CANCELLED (Due to poor ticket sales) Never rescheduled and played.
August 31, 1997: Ostend, Belgium; CANCELLED (Due to the Death of Princess Diana) Rescheduled for September 3, 1997
September 7, 1997: Barcelona, Spain; Planned
September 9, 1997: Madrid, Spain; Planned
September 11, 1997: Palermo, Italy; Planned
September 14, 1997: Tunis, Tunisia; Planned
September 16, 1997: Tunis, Tunisia; Planned
... GUYS, today its THE day when we can remember a great and last world tour by Michael Jackson.
(I dont want to copy all, but ...) read more about HIStory world tour on Wikipedia , or add your memories and your pics of yours from that tour and HIStory era.
Michael Jackson in Prague - HIStory World Tour Prague 1996
The HIStory World Tour was the third and final worldwide solo concert tour by Michael Jackson, covering Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America. The tour included a total of 82 concerts. The HIStory tour spanned the globe with stops in 58 cities, 35 countries on 5 continents.
Tour announcement
The birth of Kingdom International, a joint venture between Jackson and HRH Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, the nephew of the Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, the King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005, was announced at a press conference held at the Palais des Congres in Paris, France on 19 March 1996. Kingdom International allowed opportunities to be created and developed in the entertainment industry. In this conference Jackson said "Kingdom International is a dream come true." It was then announced that Jackson would embark on his third solo world tour. Unlike Jackson's past two, the HIStory Tour was not sponsored by Pepsi-Cola.
First Leg (1996)
Jackson started the tour off with 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 Africa in front of 60,000 fans in Tunis in a solo tour. During the tour's stopover in Sydney, Australia, he married his ex-wife, Debbie Rowe in a private and impromptu ceremony. He was interviewed by Molly Meldrum In Brisbane. 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. While in Amsterdam, Michael donned a rare jacket that was used during "Thriller".
Second leg (1997)
The second leg started off on May 31, 1997 at the Weserstadion in Bremen, Germany. Set list changes included the addition of "Blood on the Dance Floor" and later on the removal of the Off the Wall Medley and "The Way You Make Me Feel". After,It was only during the first concert in Bremen that Jackson donned a red jacket for "Blood on The Dance Floor," which was later replaced with a blue uniform. "Blood on the Dance Floor" was taken off the set list after the concert in Oslo on August 19, 1997. Also, Jackson performed at the Parken Stadium on his 39th birthday with 50,000 fans. He was presented with a surprise birthday cake, marching band, and fireworks on stage before the Jackson 5 Medley. Pro footage of this is found in Michael's private home movies. A concert was supposed to take place on August 7 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, but was canceled due to poor ticket sales (this was the only concert that was canceled during the tour). The concert at Hippodrome Wellington of Ostend, Belgium was supposed to be held on August 31, 1997, but was postponed to September 3 following Princess Diana's death. During the September 3 concert audiences were required to be put into "cages". Starting with this concert, several of the final concerts had begun with Jackson's cover of Charlie Chaplin's Smile being played back, and an image of Diana on the jumbotron for some parts of the concert. Also, Michael usually performs "Billie Jean" with his hair in a ponytail, but during the second leg of HIStory Tour, at a concert in Amsterdam, Michael performed the whole "Billie Jean" number with his hair down. Amateur footage of this concert can be found on the internet. In Munich, on July 6, during "Scream" his jacket accidentally opened up. In the same concert the camera lets you see every little thing happening like Michael going on the crane between "Thriller" and "Beat It" or Michael on his way backstage with Michael Bush, his costume designer. Sometimes at the end of "HIStory" Michael went through the floor. But most of the time went backstage. The same thing happened with the camera between Thriller and Beat It in Amsterdam on June 10 and lets you see him coming out of the wall and climbing the ladder to the crane and then starting the song when he's completely on the crane and when the ladder is out of the way and taken through the wall where Michael and Michael Bush came from. It was also Bush's job to put the ladder on and take it back. He also had to signal the machines when Michael is safely up on the crane and ready. Usually Michael performs Stranger in Moscow with his jacket open, but from the Bremen May 31 concert to Amsterdam June 10, he performed the song with his jacket closed.
Cancellations and Postponements
August 7, 1997: Ljubljana, Slovenia; CANCELLED (Due to poor ticket sales) Never rescheduled and played.
August 31, 1997: Ostend, Belgium; CANCELLED (Due to the Death of Princess Diana) Rescheduled for September 3, 1997
September 7, 1997: Barcelona, Spain; Planned
September 9, 1997: Madrid, Spain; Planned
September 11, 1997: Palermo, Italy; Planned
September 14, 1997: Tunis, Tunisia; Planned
September 16, 1997: Tunis, Tunisia; Planned
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