- by Jason Gregory
- Wednesday, March 04, 2009
- Photo by: WENN.com
- More Michael Jackson
Unless he has a dramatic change of heart – or, recent reports have been widely inaccurate – Michael Jackson will announce a series of concerts at the O2 Arena in London tomorrow (March 5th).
The shows, which look set to emulate Prince's 2007 residency at the same venue (not to mention bag the King of Pop a nice pay day), will, undoubtedly, be some of the most anticipated of all time. Apart from two rather contrived live performances, Jackson has not performed a full live concert tour since his 1996/7 HIStory tour.
To put that jaunt into perspective, HIStory saw Jackson play in 82 countries to approximately 4.5million fans. And at a time when ticket prices were lower, the tour still grossed Jackson an impressive $163.5million – a figure which, if reports are to be believed, will only be surpassed by his summer O2 residency.
Suffice to say, the Gigwise office is rather excited about this. Putting aside the singer's legal troubles and various physical transformations, Jackson is still the artist who gave us the biggest – and, in my opinion, one of the greatest – albums of all time in 'Thriller; he's still the greatest male solo performer of all time – someone who made the live show an unforgettable experience, rather than simply a chore; and, at the end of the day, he's still Michael Jackson.
So the big question remains, what will the Michael Jackson of 2009 perform?
We want you to post what songs you would like to see Michael Jackson play at the O2 Arena. Indeed, what would your ultimate Michael Jackson setlist be? Put your suggestion below.
Here's ours...(we'd like him to be on for a long time):
Setlist
'Jam'
'Beat It'
'Scream'
'The Way You Make Me Feel'
'Human Nature'
'They Don't Care About Us'
'Who Is It'
'Earth Song'
'Thriller'
'Billie Jean'
'Rock With You'
'Black Or White'
'You Rock My World'
'Wanna Be Startin' Something'
'Man In The Mirror'
'You Are Not Alone'
'Heal The World'
'The Girl Is Mine' (With guest appearance from Sir Paul McCartney)
'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough'
*Jackson 5 Reprise*
'ABC'
'I Want You Back'
'Blame It On The Boogie'
*Encore*
'Dirty Diana'
'Smooth Criminal'
'Bad'
- I'd love to hear Leave Me Alone - i bought moonwalker a few days ago and have been listening to it constantly. An amazing song.
- Start with the way you make me feel behind the white screen. Finish with Thriller, set list.
The Way You Make Me Feel
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
Dirty Diana
Bad
Man In The Mirror
Black or White
Will You Be There
Scream
I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
Stop The Love (Jackson 5)
Can You Feel It (Jackson 5)
Dancing Machine (Jackson 5)
Smooth Criminal
Wanna Be Startin Something
They Dont Care About Us
Thriller
So many cant wait!!!!
- I would love for him to sing Whatever Happens with a guest appearance of Carlos Santana.
- i love all his music...but dirty diana is the best song ever
- www.michaeljacksonlive.com vote for you set list. the songs with the highest votes are the ones he will preform....please vote for man in the mirror an smooth criminal =D
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