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Update: According to Rolling Stone's Rock and Roll Daily blog, Jackson has announced the dates for the London shows. They are as follows:
July
8 - London, England @ O2 Arena
10 - London, England @ O2 Arena
12 - London, England @ O2 Arena
14 - London, England @ O2 Arena
16 - London, England @ O2 Arena
18 - London, England @ O2 Arena
22 - London, England @ O2 Arena
24 - London, England @ O2 Arena
26 - London, England @ O2 Arena
28 - London, England @ O2 Arena
Jackson says these will be his final London live gigs. No other locations have been announced yet.
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Is this hello or goodbye for Michael Jackson? After a lengthy hiatus from the public glare, the pop legend has recently announced a 10-date run of performances at London's O2 Arena in July that may be his last.
July
8 - London, England @ O2 Arena
10 - London, England @ O2 Arena
12 - London, England @ O2 Arena
14 - London, England @ O2 Arena
16 - London, England @ O2 Arena
18 - London, England @ O2 Arena
22 - London, England @ O2 Arena
24 - London, England @ O2 Arena
26 - London, England @ O2 Arena
28 - London, England @ O2 Arena
Jackson says these will be his final London live gigs. No other locations have been announced yet.
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Is this hello or goodbye for Michael Jackson? After a lengthy hiatus from the public glare, the pop legend has recently announced a 10-date run of performances at London's O2 Arena in July that may be his last.
"This is it. I just want to say that these will be my final show performances in London," he told fans during a press conference..."This will be it. When I say this is it, it really mean this is it."
If this is, in fact, it, at least he will be going out with a bang. With tickets ranging from £50 to £75 and a venue capacity of 20,000, Jackson is expected to bring in more than $50 million from the big-budget, highly-technical show that he is rumored to be putting together.
"Michael Jackson is a perfectionist, so it's going to be amazing," Randy Phillips, chief promoter of AEG Live, told BBC News. "He'll try a lot of new things."
Apparently, AEG has a "broader relationship" with Jackson than the artist let on in the press conference. Phillips added that the 3 1/2-year plan with Jackson might involve a new 3D film based on Thriller, as well as future concerts.
Tickets for Jackson's appearances at O2 go on pre-sale March 13.
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