This Is It (Tour)
| Presentation album | This Is It |
|---|---|
| Beginning of the tour | July 13, 2009 |
| End of the tour | March 6, 2010 |
| Total concerts (by continent) |
London, England |
| Concerts in total | 50 |
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HIStory World Tour (1996-1997) |
This Is It (2009-2010) (canceled) |
Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour (2012-2013) |
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The This Is It tour was a comeback tour of pop singer Michael Jackson planned for July 13, 2009 to March 6, 2010 . Because of his sudden death on June 25th, 2009, 18 days before the tour began, it no longer came about.
background
At the beginning of 2009 Michael Jackson signed a contract in which it was stipulated that Jackson would appear for 10 concerts in the O₂ Arena London. Since all tickets for the 10 shows were sold out within a few minutes and the demand for tickets was still high, the decision was made, piece by piece, for 40 more concerts, all of which also sold out. In total, over 1 million tickets were sold.
rehearse
Jackson initially rehearsed at the Forum Arena in Inglewood , California . However, since more space was required for the large and lavish stage, the rehearsals for the show were moved to the nearby Staples Center in Los Angeles . The recordings of the rehearsals are published on the DVD This Is It .
course
The tour should start on July 13th, 2009 in the O₂ Arena London and stay there for 49 more concerts. Jackson's managers said Michael was in great shape and was really looking forward to the concerts. But doctors and Michael Jackson himself doubted that he could get through 50 concerts. The tour was canceled due to Jackson's death.
show
The show was supposed to start with a large statue, made up of many small screens, with a ball in its hand. Then the ball should hover around the statue and fly through the audience. At the end of the intro it should land on the statue's hand again. In the meantime, eventful videos should be played on the small screens. Then the statue was planned to open and Michael Jackson to jump out. On his cue, the show should begin with Wanna Be Startin 'Somethin' .
Planned set list
- 1. "Light Man" intro
- 2. " Wanna Be Startin 'Somethin' " (briefly interrupted by a cappella excerpt from "Speechless")
- 3. "Jam" (with excerpt from " Another Part of Me ")
- 4. "The Drill" (military dance with parts from " Bad ", "Dangerous", and "Mind Is the Magic")
- 5. " They Don't Care About Us " (with excerpts from "HIStory", "She Drives me Wild" and "Why You Wanna Trip on Me")
- 6. " Human Nature " (instead sometimes "Stranger In Moscow")
- 7. " Smooth Criminal"
- 8. " You Are Not Alone (Michael Jackson song) "
- 9. " The Way You Make Me Feel " (sometimes "You Rock My World" instead)
- 10. " The Jackson 5 Medley" ("I Want You Back", "The Love You Save", "I'll Be There")
- 11. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (instrumental) dance scene
- 12. "Off the Wall Medley" (sometimes)
- 13. " I Just Can't Stop Loving You " sung with Judith Hill
- 14. Black Panther interlude
- 15. " Billie Jean "
- 16. " Thriller " (with excerpts from "Ghosts-Underscore" and "Threatened")
- 17. " Dirty Diana " (with transition to the following song)
- 18. " Beat It "
- 19. "Who is it" (instrumental)
- 20. "Dangerous" (with excerpts from Morphine , 2000 Watts , Heartbreak Hotel , Stranger In Moscow , Psycho Theme , Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes , Ennio Morricone's The Good, The Bad & The Ugly title song, Smooth Criminal , Janet Jacksons You Want This and Let's Dance , Judy Garlands Get Happy , Monty Normans James Bond Theme , and a guitar intro from Duran Duran's A View to a Kill )
- 21. " Bad (Michael Jackson song) " or " Blood on the Dance Floor "
- 22. " Black or White "
- 23. " Earth Song "
- 24. " We Are the World interlude" / " Heal the World "
- 25. "Will you be there" (sometimes)
- 26. " Man in the Mirror "
- 27. "MJ Air" outro
- Due to the long set list, Jackson planned to sing only the first verse and the chorus of many songs ("When Be Startin 'Somethin'", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Black Or White", ...) since it otherwise there would have been time problems.
- For the last few appearances on the shows, Jackson planned to sing "River Ripple," a ballad he had written, with an African choir and his children.
- The song "Best Of Joy", which appeared on the 2010 album " Michael ", should have been played at the last concert before " Man in the Mirror ".
- The song "Pictures" (together with Lady Gaga ) was planned for the opening of the first concerts .
The set list does not exactly match the songs from the film This Is It and the CD of the same name, as not all samples of all songs were shown in the film.
Tour dates
| first part: 2009 | second part: 2010 | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| July 13th | January 7th | The O₂ |
| 16th of July | January 9th | |
| July 18th | January 12th | |
| 22nd of July | January 14th | |
| 24th July | January 16 | |
| July 26th | January 18th | |
| July 28th | January 23 | |
| 30th July | January 25th | |
| August 1st | January 27th | |
| 3rd August | January 29th | |
| August 10 | February 1st | |
| 12. August | 3 February | |
| 17th August | February 8 | |
| August 19th | February 10th | |
| August 24th | February 12th | |
| 26th of August | February 16 | |
| August 28th | February 18 | |
| August 30th | 20. February | |
| September 1 | February 22 | |
| September 3 | February 24th | |
| September 6th | 1st March | |
| September 8th | 3 March | |
| September 10 | 6th March | |
| 21st September | ||
| September 23rd | ||
| September 27th | ||
| September 29th |
Postponed concerts
All concerts mentioned here had to be postponed because more time was needed for rehearsals.
- July 8, 2009: London , United Kingdom , The O₂ , postponed to July 13, 2009
- July 10, 2009: London, United Kingdom, The O₂, postponed to March 1, 2010
- July 12, 2009: London, United Kingdom, The O₂, postponed to March 3, 2010
- July 14, 2009: London, United Kingdom, The O₂, postponed to March 6, 2010