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superpretend

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I'm going to optimistically hope that this will be great. He might be a mess in every other area of his life, but he's always turned it on as soon as he's stepped on the stage. How long ago was the Madison Square Garden concert? He was still pretty good in that, apart from the fact he spent the majority of the concert trying to hide his face with his hand.

Still, the Billie Jean segment with the briefcase intro was great.

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zektbach

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I'm going to optimistically hope that this will be great. He might be a mess in every other area of his life, but he's always turned it on as soon as he's stepped on the stage. How long ago was the Madison Square Garden concert? He was still pretty good in that, apart from the fact he spent the majority of the concert trying to hide his face with his hand.

Still, the Billie Jean segment with the briefcase intro was great.

That was 8 years ago, and it wasn't even a concert... it was more of an appearance. Didn't he only sing one song and it that pish September 11 charity song?

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a big boy

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Well I'm definitely going. Sure it's going to be like the Motown gig posted earlier, but there's no reason he can't pull out the stops between now and July. It's going to be banger after banger performed by one of the greatest legends alive today. Why be cynical?

I only wish Miles was still around to help him out...

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englishbob

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Hahaha - the first of many piss-abouts....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8060282.stm

Pop star Michael Jackson has delayed the opening four nights of his This Is It UK tour at London's O2 arena.

Concert promoters AEG Live said the delay was necessary because the singer needed more time for dress rehearsals.

The first show, on 8 July, has been pushed back by five nights. Three other July dates will not take place until March 2010.

Fans, who were told of the rescheduled dates in an email, have reacted with a mixture of anger and support.

"What difference is a week going to make in the grand scheme of things?" wrote Pam A on a Michael Jackson messageboard.

"I had plane tickets booked from Canada," wrote a fan calling themselves janmic.

"I'm supposed to be returning home on July 9th. I am really not impressed."

The affected dates are as follows:

8 July - moved to 13 July, 2009

10 July - moved to 1 March, 2010

12 July - moved to 3 March, 2010

14 July - moved to 6 March, 2010

President of AEG Live, Randy Phillips, said the delay had been prompted by Jackson and his creative director, Kenny Ortega.

"Kenny and Michael are, at the same time, both creative pioneers and perfectionists," said Phillips in a statement.

"This show has grown in size and scope, thereby necessitating more lead time for manufacture of the set, programming the content for the massive video elements, and, most importantly, more time for full production and dress rehearsals.

"As much as we agonised over this change in the original schedule, we are sure the fans will understand when they experience the level of entertainment Michael Jackson intends to deliver."

Ortega, who worked on two of Jackson's previous tours and directed all three High School Musical films, apologised to fans.

"I know what the fans expect and myself and the team want to deliver a flawless production.

"We apologise to all disappointed Michael Jackson fans and remain extremely dedicated and focused on creating an exceptional live music experience."

In an email to fans, Ticketmaster and AEG Live said: "We wanted to ensure that all of Michael's fans attending the concerts get the same quality in staging and level of entertainment."

"It is AEG Live's sincere hope that those lucky enough to have purchased tickets will have enough time to change their personal schedules and travel plans if they are coming from outside of London.

Full refunds are also being offered to those who cannot make the re-arranged concerts.

In March, tickets for Jackson's 50-date residency at the O2 completely sold out.

Hundreds of fans queued at the venue as tickets went on sale to the public and over a quarter of a million people queued online.

Around 750,000 fans have bought tickets to see the veteran pop star.

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Kelthink

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I really don't think it's happening, going by popbitch (most reputable source on the innernet, of course). They claim rehearsals are well underway (some spectacular thing involving elephants or something) and it's going swimmingly except ol' funny nose hasn't been to one rehearsal yet. Oo-er!

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Quest

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So that's Ballard and Jackson gone in the same year. I'm not sure my tiny heart can take any more.

Despite the disaster his life had become, I'm truly devastated. He was the first real hero I had as a kid. I adored him.

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Orion

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It was the Bad album for me. It was the first album I ever bought and I went on to pick up his earlier albums from there. Its sad what his life became and maybe he was never really happy off stage.

They have been showing old music videos and clips all night on the music channels. One of them which stood out for me was with Isaac Hayes. He was saying alot of the older heads in soul thought it was a joke when Motown signed the Jackson 5 and that it would bury the label. Then they started seeing the live performances with a 10 year Michael absolutely destroying and everyones jaws dropped.

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