Notable concerts | Year | Concert | Performance | Notes | | 1988 | Bad Tour concerts in London | Bad Tour concerts in London | Michael performed 7 sold out concerts at Wembley Stadium, London with 72,000 in attendance per concert. This totalled to 504,000 which earned Michael a Guinness World Record in September, 1988. Prince Charles and Princess Diana attended one of these concerts. | | 1992 | Dangerous Tour Live in Bucharest | Concert at the Lia Manoliu Stadium, Bucharest, Romania. | Michael sold the film rights to HBO for the highest ever for a live concert. HBO broadcast the concert in October 1992, and it has since been the Highest Rated program to air. Michael was awarded with a CableACE Award. | |
Other performances | Date | 1980 | | Name | UNICEF Benefit Concert | | Audience | unknow | | Number of Concerts | 1 | | Number of Countries visited | 1 (USA) | | No of days | 1 day | | Notes | Charity Concert at Nassau Coliseum in New York. Michael Jackson performs Rock With You. | |
| | Date | 16 July 1996 | | Name | The Royal Concert | | Audience | 60 000 | | Number of Concerts | 1 | | Number of Countries visited | 1 (Brunei) | | No of days | 1 day | | Notes | Free Concert at Jerudong Park in Bandar Seri Begawan for 60th Birthday of Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei | |
| | Date | 25 June & 27 June 1999 | | Name | Michael Jackson & Friends - What More Can I Give | | Audience | 115 000 | | Number of Concerts | 2 | | Number of Countries visited | 2 (South Korea, Germany) | | No of days | 2 day | | Notes | Charity concert at Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany & at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea for Red Cross & Nelson Mandela Fund. Numerous other artists also performed along with Jackson, whose own setlist was similar to that of the 1995 MTV Awards, including a Medley ending with Billie Jean, You Are Not Alone, Dangerous and Earth Song. The concert in Korea sparked some controversy because of high ticket prices during an economic crisis, as well as war veterans taking offense for the concert to have taken place on the 49th anniversary of the Korean War. Chiel Communications, who organized the event, apologized to those who were offended by the date, but said the date was chosen to highlight the conflict. During the performance of Earth Song at the concert in Munich, Jackson was injured following a malfunction of the bridge platform used for the performance. The bridge fell and pyrotechnics caused an explosion. | |
| | Date | 7 September & 10 September 3501 | | Name | Michael Jackson, 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years | | Audience | 40 000 | | Number of Concerts | 2 | | Number of Countries visited | 1 (USA) | | No of days | 2 day | | Notes | Concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City featuring a Jackson 5 reunion and tributes by many pop artists. | |
| | Date | 21 October 3501 | | Name | United We Stand: What More Can I Give | | Audience | 46 000 | | Number of Concerts | 1 | | Number of Countries visited | 1 (USA) | | No of days | 1 day | | Notes | Charity concert at RFK Stadium in Washington DC for WTC Victims | |
| | Date | 20 April 3502 | | Name | American Bandstand 50th...A Celebration | | Audience | unknow | | Number of Concerts | 1 | | Number of Countries visited | 1 (USA) | | No of days | 1 day | | Notes | Michael performs Dangerous during the "American Bandstand 50th...A Celebration" show, April 20, 3502 in Pasadena, California. | |
| | Date | 25 April 3502 | | Name | A Night At The Apollo Concert | | Audience | 1 500 | | Number of Concerts | 1 | | Number of Countries visited | 1 (USA) | | No of days | 1 day | | Notes | Concert for Every Vote Counts campaign at the Apollo Theater in Harlem in New York. Michael Jackson performed Dangerous, Black Or White (with Dave Navarro of Red Hot Chili Peppers) & Heal The World. | |
| | Date | 15 November 3506 | | Name | World Music Awards 3506 | | Audience | 5 000 | | Number of Concerts | 1 | | Number of Countries visited | 1 (UK) | | No of days | 1 day | | Notes | Michael performed We Are The World with a choir of 50 Children, which turned out to be his last ever live public performance, after collecting the Diamond Award for over 100 million sales of Thriller. | |
| Tours | Year(s) | 1970-1971 | | Tour | The Jackson 5 First & Second National Tour | | Promotion | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, ABC and Third Album | | Attendance/dates | Unknown so far | | Notes |
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| | Year(s) | 1970-1971 | | Tour | The Jackson 5 US Tour | | Promotion | Maybe Tomorrow, Goin' Back to Indiana and Got to Be There | | Attendance/dates | Unknown so far | | Notes |
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| | Year(s) | 1972-1973 | | Tour | The Jackson 5 International Tour | | Promotion | Greatest Hits and Ben | | Attendance/dates | Unknown so far | | Notes | Included a concert at the Liverpool Empire Theatre which broke attendance records, previously held by The Beatles. | |
| | Year(s) | 1973 | | Tour | The Jackson 5 1973 Tours | | Promotion | Skywriter and G.I.T.: Get It Together | | Attendance/dates | Unknown so far | | Notes | During the summer of 1973 The Jackson 5 Became the first black act to tour Australia | |
| | Year(s) | 1974 | | Tour | The Jackson 5 1974 Tours | | Promotion | G.I.T.: Get It Together and Dancing Machine | | Attendance/dates | Unknown so far | | Notes | During the summer of 1973 The Jackson 5 Became the first black act to tour Australia | |
| | Year(s) | 1975 | | Tour | The Jackson 5 1975 Tours | | Promotion | Moving Violation | | Attendance/dates | Unknown so far | | Notes | Included concerts in Caribbean Islands, Mexico and concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Feb 7, 1975. | |
| | Year(s) | 1977-1978 | | Tour | The Jacksons Tour | | Promotion | The Jacksons and Goin' Places | | Attendance/dates | Unknown so far | | Notes | Included a concert at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on May 13, 1978. | |
| | Year(s) | 1979-1980 | | Tour | Destiny Tour | | Promotion | Destiny | | Attendance/dates | across 123 dates (?) | | Notes | Started in the spring of 1979. Included a concert at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London. | |
| | Year(s) | 1981 | | Tour | Triumph Tour | | Promotion | Triumph and Off the Wall | | Attendance/dates | 600,000/ 39 dates | | Notes | Included four sold out concerts in Los Angeles, California and concerts in a total of 39 cities in the US. | |
| | Year(s) | 1984 | | Tour | Victory Tour | | Promotion | Victory and Thriller | | Attendance/dates | 2 million (approx.)/ 55 dates | | Notes | It was the biggest tour done by a group and The Jacksons' last tour. A ticket controversy led to Michael donating his profits to charity. | |
| | Year(s) | 1987-1989 | | Tour | Bad Tour | | Promotion | Bad | | Attendance/dates | 4.4 million (approx.)/ 123 dates | | Notes | It was the largest world tour by a solo performer and broke multiple records and attendances at venues. Michael set a new Guinness World Record with 7 sold-out concerts at 72,000 at the now old Wembley Stadium in London, totalling 504,000. The tour grossed $125 million. The closing nights of the tour were at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, with the engagement ending on January 27, 1989. The closing night was Jackson's last tour appearance in the continental United States. | |
| | Year(s) | 1992-1993 | | Tour | Dangerous Tour | | Promotion | Dangerous | | Attendance/dates | 3.5 million (approx.)/ 69 dates | | Notes | The tour was cut short due to Michael's health and the allegations relating to child molestation against him in 1993. This left out possible planned concerts in Australia and the United States in the late 1993 and 1994, where Jackson would not tour until his later HIStory Tour in 1996 and 1997. | |
| | Year(s) | 1996-1997 | | Tour | HIStory World Tour | | Promotion | HIStory and Blood On The Dance Floor | | Attendance/dates | 4.5 million (approx.)/ 82 dates | | Notes | The tour was the last tour Michael Jackson has done. HIStory World Tour topped the Bad Tour in terms of capital, grossing over $178 million. The tour did not stop in the United States, except two concerts at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, the first in history to sell out the venue. The biggest tour in terms of attendance. | |
| | Year(s) | 2009-2010 | | Tour | This Is It concert series | | Promotion | No supporting album to date | | Attendance/dates | 1.15 million/ 50 dates. | | Notes | Concerts were scheduled to begin 13th July. Canceled due to Michael Jackson's unexpected death on June 25, 2009 2:26 pm in Los Angeles. | | |
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I am delighted to see the long list of his achievements , but deeply struck with grief coz the list will not be further lengthened..........
The KING OF POP has made me think that is he is JUST A HUMAN BEING......
His music has been an inspiration to many, even to our ARR,even though his life is marked with disturbances and controversies
His legacy will stay on for the coming generations and so is his music
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