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The Bad Tour was the first solo concert tour by Michael jackson. Launched in 1987 in support of his critically acclaimed seventh studio album, " Bad ," the tour became one of the most iconic and highest-grossing concert series of its time. Spanning multiple continents, including stops in Japan, Australia, America, and Europe, the tour showcased Michael Jackson's unparalleled stage presence, elaborate choreography, and innovative use of technology. This article delves into the intricacies of the "Bad" Tour, exploring its rehearsal process, the challenges faced by the technical crew, and the gear used for the tour.

• Akai: S-900
• Fairlight CMI
• Korg: DW-8000
• Roland: D-50 , MKS-20 , MKS-70 , MKS-80
• Yamaha: DX7II , KX76 , KX88 , TX802 , TX816
• For specific information on what patches were used view the Bad Tour section of each song page below.
• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Things I Do for You "
• " Off the Wall "
• " Human Nature "
• " This Place Hotel "
• " She's Out of My Life "
• The Jackson 5 Medley – "I Want You Back" / "The Love You Save" / "I'll Be There"
• " Rock with You "
• " Lovely One "
• "Bad Groove" (Musical Interlude)
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Billie Jean "
• " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) "
• " Thriller "
• " I Just Can't Stop Loving You "
• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• "This Place Hotel"
• " Another Part of Me "
• "Human Nature"
• " Smooth Criminal "
• "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Sheryl Crow )
• "She's Out of My Life"
• "Rock with You"
• " Dirty Diana " (K.C – February 23, 1988) – (L.A – November 13, 1988, only)
• "Workin' Day and Night"
• "Billie Jean"
• "Bad" Encore
• " The Way You Make Me Feel " (selected dates only)
• " Man in the Mirror "
• " Speed Demon " and " Liberian Girl " were rehearsed for the 1988-89 leg, but were ultimately left off the setlist.
• "Human Nature" and "Smooth Criminal" were performed after "Rock With You" during the European dates of the tour.
• "Dirty Diana" was removed from the setlist after the first Tokyo show on December 9, 1988.

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Bad World Tour: 1987 – 1989

The Bad Tour was Michael’s first solo tour, which started on September 12th 1987 and ended on January 27th 1989. It consisted of 123 concerts and was seen by approximately 4.4 million people.

It was during this tour that Michael set his own record by performing to 120,000 people in one concert in Liverpool, England. It was also on the Bad Tour that Michael set the world record for playing the most concerts at the legendary Wembley Stadium, England. He performed 7 sell out concerts, beating the previous record of ‘just three’.

Set List – 1st Leg:

• Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
• Things I Do For You
• Off The Wall
• Human Nature
• Heartbreak Hotel
• She’s Out Of My Life
• Jackson 5 Medley
• Rock With You
• Workin’ Day And Night
• Billie Jean
• Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
• I Just Can’t Stop Loving You

Set List – 2nd Leg:

• Another Part Of Me
• Smooth Criminal
• Dirty Diana
• The Way You Make Me Feel
• Man In The Mirror

‘Just Good Friends’ was also performed in one concert during the first leg of the tour, due to a special appearance by Stevie Wonder.

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Bad was the first solo concert tour by American singer Michael Jackson , launched in support of his seventh studio album Bad (1987). The 123-show world tour began on September 12, 1987 in Japan, and concluded on January 27, 1989 in the United States, and sponsored by soft drink manufacturer Pepsi . It grossed a total of $125 million, making it the second highest-grossing tour of the 1980s after Pink Floyd 's Momentary Lapse of Reason tour , and earning two new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience. [2] It was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards . [3]

Japan and Australia (1987)

North america (1988), europe (1988), north america and japan (1988–1989), concert film and other recordings, opening acts, cancelled dates, wardrobe and crew, production and management.

At the end of the Bad tour, Jackson made a public statement that he intended for it to be his last as a touring artist, as he had plans to transition to filmmaking; [4] however, it was followed by the Dangerous World Tour in 1992–1993 and the HIS tory World Tour in 1996–1997. Except for two shows in Hawaii during the HIS tory Tour, this would be the only time that Jackson would tour the United States as a solo artist.

On June 29, 1987, Jackson's manager Frank DiLeo held a press conference in Tokyo to announce that the 28-year-old Jackson would embark on his first concert tour as a solo artist. It marked his first concerts since the Victory Tour in 1984 which he performed with his brothers as the Jacksons . DiLeo said the tour would start with a Japanese leg because of the country's loyal fans. [5] In a written statement, Jackson, who was completing Bad in Los Angeles, promised "thrilling and exciting" concerts. [6] The soft drink manufacturer Pepsi , with whom Jackson and his brothers had a deal worth an estimated $5 million per year, sponsored the tour. Sales of the drink in Japan doubled during the summer following the announcement, helped by an advertising campaign that offered free tickets and 30,000 souvenirs. [7] The entire entourage were instructed not to be seen drinking a product from rival Coca-Cola in public. [8] Marlon Brando 's son Miko joined the tour as a production assistant. [9]

Auditions for the musicians, and subsequent rehearsals, were held at the Leeds facility in North Hollywood. Keyboardist Rory Kaplan, who had played on the Victory Tour, was touring with the Chick Corea Elektric Band when he was asked by Jackson's secretary to join his group as musical director, which Kaplan accepted. [10] The original idea was to bring in former Victory Tour drummer Jonathan Moffett and guitarist David Williams, but the pair were on tour with Madonna . [11] Jackson wanted the music on stage to sound like the albums, and asked Chris Currell, who had played the Synclavier synthesizer and sampler on Bad , to play it live. [11] Currell arranged to have three complete systems: two to handle the music on stage and one for his hotel room for Jackson to record ideas while travelling, plus a dismantled setup for spare parts in case of a problem, and a full time technician. Currell estimated the Synclaviers alone cost $1.4 million. [11] Since he was primarily a guitarist and not a keyboardist, he purchased a SynthAxe MIDI controller guitar to trigger cues to a computer which operated the Synclaviers. [11] The audition performances were filmed and played to Jackson at his home in the evening. [11] The band had just two weeks to rehearse at Leeds before production rehearsals followed at Universal Studios for another three, although no full production in its entirety happened until the first show. [10] [8]

The tour began with a 14-date leg across Japan, marking Jackson's first performances in the country since 1973 as part of the Jackson 5. [12] Nine shows were originally announced but they sold out within hours, so five more were added due to the high demand. [13] The shows cost the sponsors $8.6 million to stage. [14] Jackson arrived at Tokyo's Narita International Airport on September 9, where over 300 reporters and photographers greeted him upon his arrival. The staging, lighting, and musical equipment for the 1987 dates weighed 110,000 lbs. Jackson assisted in the stage design, which consisted of 700 lights, 100 speakers, 40 lasers, three mirrors, and two 24-by-18 foot screens. Performers wore 70 costumes, four of which were attached with fiber optic lights. [15]

While in Osaka, Jackson received the key to the city by the mayor. [16] In Tokyo, Jackson donated $20,000 to the parents of Yoshiaki Hagiwara, a five-year-old boy who was kidnapped and murdered, after he watched a news report about the tragedy. [17] Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totaled a record-breaking 450,000. [13] Crowds of 200,000 were what past performers could manage to draw for a single tour. [18] Some shows were filmed by Nippon TV and the September 26 show in Yokohama was broadcast on Japanese television. [14] Jackson wrapped the Japanese leg by donating several personalised items for a charity auction, including clothes and glasses worn during the tour. [19]

Jackson left Japan for a rest period in Hong Kong and China before the Australian leg. [20] [21] On October 30, a planned New Zealand leg was cancelled as local promoters were unable to meet demands that the audience be seated, [22] although dates there and Australia were also cancelled due to low ticket sales. [23] Between November 13 and 28, Jackson performed five concerts in Melbourne , Sydney , and Brisbane . The loud and enthusiastic crowds were a contrast to the Japanese audience, who were instructed to remain quiet and make little noise, and made it difficult for the group to hear the count-ins at the beginning of a number. [8] The November 28 show in Brisbane was recorded and broadcast. During the concert, Jackson brought Stevie Wonder on stage to sing "Bad" with him. [8]

Following the 1987 dates Jackson wanted to revamp the production with a larger stage set-up, the addition of new numbers including " Smooth Criminal " and " Man in the Mirror ", and new musical arrangements. Kaplan revisited the studio recordings and prepared tapes for each band member to follow. During this time Phillinganes took over as musical director and Kaplan became technical director. [10] Rehearsals for the new set-up took place at the Pensacola Civic Center in Florida from January 22 to February 18, 1988. [24] Vincent Paterson , who had worked with Jackson on several videos, was brought in to choreograph and co-direct the tour. On the final day, Jackson allowed 420 school pupils to watch him perform a full dress rehearsal after the children made him a rap music video in his honor. [25] The band rehearsed " Speed Demon " from Bad prior to Jackson's arrival two weeks in, and he liked the performance, but it was dropped from the set as he had no choreography to accompany the song. [8] Siegfried and Roy were brought in to advise on some stage illusions. [8]

The first performances were to begin in Atlanta , but Pepsi officials objected the plan as it was home to Coca-Cola. [26] For both Atlanta shows, Jackson gave 100 tickets to the Children's Wish Foundation for terminally ill children to attend. [27] The first of three concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City in March served as a benefit to raise $500,000 to the United Negro College Fund . [28] Jackson presented a check of $600,000 to the fund. [29]

The European leg began in Rome on May 23, where police and security guards rescued hundreds of fans from being crushed in the crowd of 35,000. [30] Police reported 130 women had fainted at the concert in Vienna. [31] While in Switzerland, Jackson went to Vevey to meet Oona O'Neill , the widow of actor Charlie Chaplin . [32] On June 19, Jackson performed in West Berlin close to the Berlin Wall in front of the Reichstag Building . After Jackson's death it was revealed that the Stasi had kept a file on him, making extensive preparations to prevent East German fans to gather at the Brandenburg Gate to listen to the concert. The plan also involved broadcasting the concert in a stadium in East Berlin with a two-minute delay, so the East Germans could replace the live performance with a videotape of a previous performance in case Jackson made any undesirable political comments. [33]

The most successful of the European dates were those in London at Wembley Stadium , where demand for the five July dates exceeded 1.5 million, enough to fill the 72,000-capacity venue 20 times. [34] Jackson went on to perform seven sold-out shows at Wembley for a total of 504,000 people which entered him into the Guinness World Records , the first of three times from the tour alone. [35] The record surpassed the previous attendance record shared by Madonna , Bruce Springsteen , and Genesis . More shows could have been added, but the venue had reached its quota for live performances. [34] The third concert was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles , and subsequently released as Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 . [36] On July 30, NBC aired Michael Jackson Around the World , a 90-minute special documenting the singer on tour. [37] On August 29, after a birthday performance in Leeds , Jackson donated $130,000 to Give for Life. [35] The final European show was held in Liverpool at Aintree Racecourse , where 1,550 fans were reported injured among the crowd of 125,000, the largest show of the tour. [35] [38]

Jackson toured the United States for a second time between September 1988 and January 1989, with a return to Tokyo for nine shows in December which included a concert on Christmas Day. This would be the last time he toured his native country, aside from two shows in Hawaii in 1997 and a handful of one-off appearances in 2001 and 2002. On October 23, 1988, he donated $125,000, the net proceeds of the first show in Auburn Hills , to the city's Motown Museum . [39] This second American tour alone grossed a total of $20.3 million , the sixth largest of the year. [2] The tour was planned to end in Tokyo, but Jackson suffered from swollen vocal cords after the first of six concerts in Los Angeles in November, and the remaining five were rescheduled for January 1989. Due to this rescheduling, Phillinganes had to disembark from the tour in early January, having already made commitments to tour with Eric Clapton . Studio musician John Barnes was hired to take Phillinganes' place. [40]

During the run of shows in Tokyo, nine-year-old Ayana Takada was selected to receive a certificate by Jackson to commemorate the four millionth person to attend the tour. [41]

Five performances in Los Angeles were held to conclude the tour on January 27, 1989. Currell remembered a minor earthquake shook the stage as the band were taking their final bow at the end of the final show. [8] In 16 months, Jackson performed 123 concerts in 15 countries to an audience of 4.5 million for a total gross of $125 million . [2] [42] The American tour alone grossed a total of $20.3 million , the sixth largest of the year. [2] Guinness World Records recognized the tour as the largest grossing in history and the tour to play to the most people ever. [2] In April 1989, the tour was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards. It lost to Amnesty International . [43]

A live album and DVD of the July 16, 1988, concert in London titled Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 was released along with the special edition reissue of the Bad album titled Bad 25 on September 18, 2012, as well as a stand-alone DVD. [44] Video of the September 26, 1987, Concert in Yokohama , Japan , was broadcast on Nippon Television and is available on YouTube . A number of amateur-shot concerts and short snippets were leaked on YouTube a few years later. Half-show footage of Rome (May 23, 1988) and Brisbane (November 28, 1987), and a high-quality 30-minute segment of live footage of Tokyo (December 9, 1988), as well as full low-quality leaks of Tokyo (September 12 & 13, 1987) and Osaka (October 10, 1987) are also available online. Audio recordings of the final Los Angeles (January 27, 1989) concert have been crowdfunded and released on YouTube. Audio recordings from the rehearsal at Pensacola , Florida (February 18, 1988) have also been released as well. Atlanta (April 13, 1988), Auburn Hills (October 24, 1988), Osaka (October 12, 1987), Tokyo (September 13, 1987), have been leaked.

• Kim Wilde (Europe) [45]
• Taylor Dayne (Europe – August 5–23, 1988) [46]
• Gianna Nannini (Gelsenkirchen)
• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Things I Do for You "
• " Off the Wall "
• " Human Nature "
• " This Place Hotel "
• " She's Out of My Life "
• The Jackson 5 Medley – "I Want You Back" / "The Love You Save" / "I'll Be There"
• " Rock with You "
• " Lovely One "
• "Bad Groove" (Musical Interlude)
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Billie Jean "
• " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) "
• " Thriller "
• " I Just Can't Stop Loving You "
• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• "This Place Hotel"
• " Another Part of Me "
• "Human Nature"
• " Smooth Criminal "
• "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Sheryl Crow )
• "She's Out of My Life"
• "Rock with You"
• " Dirty Diana " (K.C – February 23, 1988) – (L.A – November 13, 1988, only)
• "Workin' Day and Night"
• "Billie Jean"
• "Bad" Encore
• " The Way You Make Me Feel " (selected dates only)
• " Man in the Mirror "
• " Speed Demon " and " Liberian Girl " were rehearsed for the 1988–1989 leg, but were ultimately left off the setlist.
• "Human Nature" and "Smooth Criminal" were performed after "Rock with You" during the European dates of the tour.
• "Dirty Diana" was removed from the setlist after the first Tokyo show on December 9, 1988.
• Michael Jackson – co-director, co-choreographer, lead vocals, dancing
• Greg Phillinganes – musical director, keyboards
• Rory Kaplan – keyboards
• Christopher Currell – Synclavier synthesizers, digital guitar, sound effects
• Ricky Lawson – drums, percussion
• Jennifer Batten – rhythm and lead guitar [65]
• Jon Clark – lead and rhythm guitar
• Don Boyette – bass guitar, synth bass
• John Barnes – keyboards (1989 shows only)
• Darryl Phinnessee – vocal music director, backing vocals
• Dorian Holley – backing vocals
• Sheryl Crow – backing vocals
• Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals
• Randy Allaire
• Eddie Garcia
• Dominic Lucero
• LaVelle Smith Jr.
• Tatiana Thumbzten (Kansas City and first New York City show only)
• Keith "DJ Proper" Jordan (1989 shows only)
• Karen Faye – hair and makeup
• Tommy Simms – stylist
• Bill Frank Whitten – costume design
• Dennis Tompkins – costume design
• Michael Bush – costume design
• Jolie Levine – Jackson's personal assistant
• Meredith Besser – assistant
• Jaun C. Marin – assistant director
• Vincent Paterson – co-director, choreographer
• Tom McPhillips – set designer
• Allen Branton – lighting designer
• Frank DiLeo – Jackson's manager
• Sal Bonafede – tour co-ordinator
• John Draper – tour manager
• Benny Collins – production manager
• Nelson Hayes – production co-ordinator
• Rob Henry – production co-ordinator
• Gerry Bakalian – stage manager
• Tait Towers, Inc. – set construction
• Clair Bros. – sound
• Kevin Elison – house sound engineer
• Rick Coberly – monitor engineer
• Ziffren, Brittenham and Branca – attorneys
• Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman – business management
• Solters/Roskin, Friedman Inc. – public relations
• Bob Jones – VP of communications
• Glen Brunman – media relations
• Michael Mitchell – tour publicist
• Gretta Walsh of Revel Travel – travel agent
• Patrick "Bubba" Morrow – Nocturne Video
• Mo Morrison – production team
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• List of most-attended concert tours
• 1 2 Revenue combined with the 1988 Tokyo Dome dates.
• 1 2 Attendance combined with the attendance from July 14–16, and 22-23, and August 26–27, 1988.
• 1 2 3 4 Boxscore combined with the boxscore from November 13, 1988, and January 16–18 and 26-27, 1989.

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• ↑ "Michael's Last Tour" . Ebony . Johnson Publishing Company. April 1989. pp.   142–153 . Retrieved October 2, 2010 .
• ↑ Halstead 2003, p. 85.
• ↑ "25th Anniversary of Michael Jackson's Landmark Album Bad Celebrated With September 18 Release Of New Bad 25 Packages" . Sony Music . michaeljackson.com . Retrieved May 31, 2012 .
• ↑ John Peel (June 28, 2009). "John Peel on Michael Jackson's 'Bad' show at Wembley | Music | The Observer" . London: Guardian . Retrieved December 28, 2012 .
• ↑ "Taylor Dayne – AskMen" . Uk.askmen.com. March 7, 1962. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016 . Retrieved December 28, 2012 .
• ↑ Halstead 2003, p. 79.
• ↑ "Michael Jackson's music had impact around the globe" . Reuters . July 3, 2009 – via www.reuters.com.
• ↑ "Billboard Boxscore" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol.   100, no.   11. March 12, 1988. p.   22. ISSN   0006-2510 .
• ↑ "Billboard Boxscore" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol.   100, no.   12. March 19, 1988. p.   37. ISSN   0006-2510 .
• ↑ "Billboard Boxscore" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol.   100, no.   15. April 9, 1988. p.   46. ISSN   0006-2510 .
• ↑ "Billboard Boxscore" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol.   100, no.   17. April 23, 1988. p.   23. ISSN   0006-2510 .
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The Bad World Tour was Michael Jackson's first solo concert tour. The tour lasted from September 12, 1987 to January 27, 1989.

The tour was later recognized as the most highly-attended & highly-earning tour of all time, having grossed over $125 million.

Michael visited fifteen countries and performed to over 4.4 million people. There were also several sold-out tours at London's Wembley Stadium (which attracted more than half a million people include the late Diana, Princess of Wales).

He set a new world record for playing more dates at Wembley Stadium than any other artist.

• 1.1 First Leg (1987)
• 1.2 Second Leg (1988-89)
• 2 Opening Acts
• 4 Tour Dates
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Tour Background [ ]

First leg (1987) [ ].

On June 29, 1987, Michael's manager Frank DiLeo announced the singer's plan to embark on his first solo world concert tour. Sponsored by Pepsi, the tour began in Japan, marking his first performances in the country since 1973 touring as part of The Jackson 5.

The first nine scheduled concerts that began on September 12, 1987 sold out within hours, and five more were added due to high demand.

Over 600 journalists, cameramen and fans waited for Michael's arrival to the country at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. His pet chimpanzee Bubbles, who took a separate flight, was greeted by more than 300 people.

A chartered jumbo jet was used to carry 22 truckloads of equipment along with Michael's entourage of 132 for the tour.

The stage set used 700 lights, 100 speakers, 40 lasers, three mirrors and two 24-by-18 foot screens. The performers wore 70 costumes, four of which were attached with fiber optic lights.

While in Tokyo, Australian pop music critic Ian "Molly" Meldrum conducted an exclusive interview Michael and DiLeo that was featured on 60 Minutes in the United States.

On September 18, 1987, Michael was handed the Key to the City by Yasushi Oshima, the mayor of Osaka. He was accompanied by Bubbles, who was the first animal allowed inside the city's town hall. He dedicated his Japanese concerts to Yoshiaki Hagiwara, a five-year-old boy who was kidnapped & murdered and gave £12,000 to the parents of Hagiwara.

Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totalled a record-breaking 450,000. Crowds of 200,000 were what past performers could manage to draw for a single tour. Nippon Television was a co-sponsor with Pepsi for the Japanese dates.

Michael performed five concerts in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in Australia in November. While off stage, he spent time visiting sick children at their homes in the Sydney suburbs.

Second Leg (1988-89) [ ]

The rehearsals for the tour's 1988 leg took place at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida from January 22 to February 18, 1988.

Vincent Paterson (who had worked with Jackson on several videos) was brought in to choreograph and co-direct the tour with Michael. On the last day of preparation, Michael allowed 420 school pupils to watch him rehearse after the children made him a rap music video in his honour.

The first performances were to begin in Atlanta, Georgia, yet Pepsi officials objected as the city was home to rival drinks company Coca-Cola.

For both Atlanta shows, Michael gave 100 tickets to the Children's Wish Foundation for terminally ill children.

The first of three concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City in March served as a benefit to raise $500,000 to the United Negro College Fund. Michael presented a check of $600,000 to the fund.

On March 2, 1988, Michael performed at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards, receiving an enormous standing ovation after performing "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Man in the Mirror". His album, Bad was also nominated for "Album of the Year" at the ceremony.

Michael began his European tour in Rome at the Flaminio Stadium on May 23, 1988. Police and security guards rescued hundreds of fans from being crushed in the crowd of 35,000. Police reported 130 women fainted at the concert in Vienna on June 2, 1988.

On June 17, 1988, he travelled to the town of Vevey to meet Oona O'Neill, the widow of comic actor Charlie Chaplin. " I have fulfilled my biggest childhood dream ", said Michael after the visit.

The most successful of the European dates were those in London at Wembley Stadium.

Ticket demand for the five July dates exceeded 1.5 million, enough to fill the 72,000 capacity venue 20 times.

Michael performed seven sold out shows, beating the previous record held by Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Genesis. More shows could have been added, but the venue had reached its quota for live performances. The third concert on July 16, 1988 was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles.

On September 8, Jackson was entered into the Guinness World Records, the first of three times from the tour alone. The Wembley shows were attended by a record 504,000 people. Management also presented him with a special award.

On July 30, 1988, NBC aired "Michael Jackson Around the World", a 90-minute special documenting the singer on tour. On August 29, 1988 after a birthday performance in Leeds, Michael donated $130,000 to Give For Life.

The final European show was held in Liverpool on September 11, 1988 staged at Aintree Racecourse. 1,550 fans were reported injured among the crowd of 125,000.

In September of 1988, Michael toured the United States for the second time. On October 23, he donated $125,000, the net proceeds to first show in Detroit, to the city's Motown Museum. The American tour alone grossed a total of $20.3 million, the sixth largest of the year.

Nine performances in Tokyo were held to conclude the tour on December 26, 1988.

During the December 11th show in Tokyo, nine-year-old Ayana Takada was selected to receive a certificate by Michael to commemorate the four millionth person to attend the tour.

In the last concerts in L.A, Michael wore a white jacket for "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Man In The Mirror" instead of the usual blue jacket.

In 15 months, Michael performed 127 concerts in 15 countries to an audience of 4.4 million for a total gross of $125 million. Guinness World Records recognized the tour as the largest grossing in history and the tour to play to the most people ever.

Opening Acts [ ]

• Kim Wilde (Europe)
• Taylor Dayne (Europe—Selected Dates)

Set List [ ]

• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• "Things I Do for You"
• "Off the Wall"
• "Human Nature"
• "This Place Hotel"
• "She's Out of My Life"
• The Jackson 5 Medley: "I Want You Back" / "The Love You Save" / "I'll Be There"
• "Rock with You"
• "Lovely One"
• "Bad Groove" (Interlude)
• "Workin' Day and Night"
• "Billie Jean"
• "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (contain excerpts from "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough)"
• "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (duet with Sheryl Crow)
• "Heartbreak Hotel"
• "Another Part of Me"
• "Smooth Criminal"
• "Dirty Diana"
• "The Way You Make Me Feel"
• "Man in the Mirror"

Tour Dates [ ]

Broadcast recordings [ ].

A live album and DVD of the July 16, 1988 concert in London titled "Live at Wembley July 16, 1988" was released along with the special edition reissue of the Bad album titled Bad 25 on September 18, 2012, as well as a stand-alone DVD.

Tour Personnel [ ]

Creative Directors

• Michael Jackson (lead vocals, co-director, dancer and co-choreographer)
• Peggy Holmes (Assistant Director)
• Vince Paterson (Co-Director, Choreographer)
• Tom McPhillips (Set Designer)
• Allen Branton (Lighting Designer)
• Frank Dileo (Personal Management)
• Sal Bonafede (Tour Coordinator)
• John Draper (Tour Manager)
• Benny Collins (Production Manager)
• Nelson Hayes (Production Coordinator)
• Rob Henry (Production Coordinator)
• Gerry Bakalian (Stage Manager)
• Tait Towers, Inc. (Set Construction)
• Clair Bros. (Sound)
• Kevin Elison (house sound engineer)
• Rick Coberly (Monitor Engineer)
• Ziffren, Brittenham and Branca (Attorneys)
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• Solters/Roskin, Friedman Inc.(Public Relations)
• Bob Jones (V.P. of Communications, MJJ)
• Glen Brunman (Media Relations, Epic Records)
• Gretta Walsh Of Revel Travel (Travel Agent)
• Randy Allaire
• Evaldo Garcia
• Dominic Lucero
• LaVelle Smith
• Greg Phillinganes (Lead keyboards, synthesizers, musical director)
• Rory Kaplan (keyboards, synthesizers)
• Christopher Currell (Synclavier, digital guitar, sound effects)
• Ricky Lawson (Drums)
• Jennifer Batten (Rhythm and lead guitar)
• Jon Clark (Lead and rhythm guitar)
• Don Boyette (bass guitar, synth bass)

Background Vocals

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• Darryl Phinnessee (vocal director)
• Dorian Holley
• Sheryl Crow

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Dangerous World Tour

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The Dangerous World Tour is the second worldwide concert tour by Michael Jackson . It was launched in support of the artist's eighth studio album, Dangerous (1991) and lasted from June 27, 1992 until November 11, 1993. The shows were sponsored by Pepsi .

The tour grossed a little less than its predecessor, Bad World Tour , gaining over $100 million. All profits were donated to charities including Heal the World Foundation . As it was nearing its end, the Dangerous World Tour was unfortunately cancelled due to Jackson's declining health. The tour was originally going to end on Christmas 1993.

• 1 Background
• 4.1 Cancelled dates
• 5.1 Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
• 6.1 Lead performer
• 6.2 Dancers
• 6.3 Musicians
• 6.4 Vocalists
• 9 References

Background [ ]

During the final show of the Bad World Tour in 1989, Jackson stated it was going to be the final time the world would see him on stage. This was initially the plan for his career going forward, as Michael later explained, concerts were exhausting and he went through "hell" touring. Additionally, the artist wanted to focus on making music and filmmaking instead.

On February 3, 1992 Michael held a press conference at Radio City Music Hall in New York, where the Dangerous World Tour would be announced. Michael explained, that the sole reason he'd do the tour was to raise funds for the Heal the World Fundation. The goal was to gain $100 million by Christmas of the following year; a goal the artist succeeded with.

As the tour was nearing its end, in 1993 Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse by Evan Chandler. This caused Michael to begin taking drugs to ease his mind, but caused his physical health to worsen. On November 11, Michael played in Mexico, which would unfortunately become the final show of the tour, as the rest of it would be cancelled so the artist can focus on improving his health.

Outfits [ ]

For the tour, Jackson rocked a couple different outfits. These were designed by Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins .

He wore two different, military-like outfits; first was blue and glittery with a golden stripe crossing over the top, while another version was colored in black, and with two golden stripes. Another outfit was completely different from the above; featuring a completely golden top, and black pants. A fourth outfit featured Jackson with a golden, glittery top and two black striped crossing over it, and blue pants.

Setlist [ ]

• "Brace Yourself" (intro)
• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Human Nature "
• " Smooth Criminal "
• " I Just Can't Stop Loving You " (with Siedah Garrett )
• " She's Out of My Life "
• Jackson 5 Medley
• " Thriller "
• " Billie Jean "
• "Black or White Panther" (video interlude)
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Someone Put Your Hand Out " (instrumental interlude)
• " Will You Be There "
• " The Way You Make Me Feel "
• " Black or White "
• " We Are the World " (video interlude)
• " Heal the World "
• " Dangerous "

Tour dates [ ]

Cancelled dates [ ], broadcasts & recordings [ ], live in bucharest: the dangerous tour [ ].

On November 16, 2005, a little over a decade after the show took place, a DVD of the October 1, 1992 show at the Bucharest National Stadium was released as a part of The Ultimate Collection , and saw its separate release as Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour on July 25, 2005.

While all of the tour was professionally filmed, the Bucharest concert was the only broadcasted show of the Dangerous World Tour. However, amateur recordings of other shows have been shared online for years.

Personnel [ ]

Lead performer [ ].

• Michael Jackson

Dancers [ ]

• LaVelle Smith (choreographer)
• Dominic Lucero (asst. choreographer; 1992 leg)
• Jamie King (1992 and 1993 legs)
• Eddie Garcia (1992 leg)
• Randy Allaire (1992 leg)
• Travis Payne (1993 leg)
• Jason Yribar (1993 leg)
• Bruno "Taco" Falcon (asst. choreographer; 1992 and 1993 legs)
• Michelle Berube
• Yuko Sumida
• Damon Navandi

Musicians [ ]

• Musical director: Greg Phillinganes (1992), Brad Buxer (1993)
• Assistant musical director: Kevin Dorsey
• Keyboards, synthesizers: Greg Phillinganes (1992); Brad Buxer, Isaiah Sanders (1993)
• Drums: Ricky Lawson
• Lead/rhythm guitar: Jennifer Batten (1992), Becky Barksdale (1993), David Williams
• Bass guitar, synth bass: Don Boyette

Vocalists [ ]

• Vocal director: Kevin Dorsey
• Background vocals: Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holley, Siedah Garrett , Kevin Dorsey
• Slash – lead guitar on " Black or White " in Oviedo (September 21, 1992) and Tokyo (December 30 and 31, 1992)

Gallery [ ]

• After the Oslo, Norway concert, " The Way You Make Me Feel " and " Bad " weren't performed for the rest of the tour, although the songs did return for the first 4 concerts in Tokyo. This also became the final performance of "Bad" Jackson ever gave.
• " Workin' Day And Night " and " Beat It " were taken out of the setlist in the third leg. The cherry picker that was used for "Beat It" in the first and second legs was then used for " Black or White " in some concerts in the third leg.
• " Rock with You " and " Remember The Time " were taken out of the setlist due to wardrobe malfunctions.
• Rehearsals for the tour have taken place in Jackson's Neverland home and at Culver City Studios. Footage of the rehearsals can be found on YouTube. [1] [2]
• The " We Are the World " interlude in the 1993 shows was extended, starting with the band and the backup singers singing along with the crowd.
• In some early 1992 shows " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' " and "Beat It" were performed in their original key.
• Diana Ross was in the attendance on the Oslo show on July 15th 1992.
• Elizabeth Taylor was in the attendance on the Stockholm show on July 17th 1992.
• " Man in the Mirror " was taken out of the setlist of 1993, but was performed in Argentina (first and second night, on the third he had a headache and didn't perform it. He had added it due to the Argentinian audience's warmth according to what their people had told us), it was also performed at the last concert in Mexico. Contrary to popular belief, "Man in the Mirror" was not performed on any night in Brazil or Israel. It is believed by the words of the public that "Man in the Mirror" was also performed during the concert in Chile.
• During " Heal the World " in Bangkok, Michael wore the white shirt from "Man in the Mirror".
• The magic trick at the end of " Thriller " was not performed at the third leg and at select first leg shows.
• Michael cut his finger during the performance of " Jam " in the Copenhagen show, prompting Michael Bush to put a bandage on Michael's finger during " Human Nature ".
• The silver jacket that Michael wore during "Jam" in the 1992 shows (except for Munich and 7 Tokyo shows), was used for the Jackson 5 medley in the 1993 shows. It was confirmed thanks to a photograph that it was used in Tokyo (December 24).
• The original black jacket of "Jam" was only used in Munich and in possibly 7 concerts in Tokyo 1992. This jacket has 3 other versions. One of these was used in the 1993 Superbowl . Another version was used only in the first concert of 1993. And the final version was used during the rest of 1993, during the photo session of the album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I in 1994, the Royal Concert 1996, and it was last used for Michael's scan for a video game in 1999.
• " Will You Be There " had 3 different endings during the tour: in one Michael would be joined by a female dancer in a angel costume (similar to MTV 10th Anniversary performance in 1991); in another one Michael would be joined by a girl who would do sign language and in the final one he would finish the song alone.

References [ ]

• ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC_cWKW3EOc&pp=ygUZZGFuZ2Vyb3VzIHRvdXIgcmVoZWFyc2Fscw%3D%3D
• ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DPeBxSE6BI&t=11049s&pp=ygUZZGFuZ2Vyb3VzIHRvdXIgcmVoZWFyc2Fscw%3D%3D
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