HIStory World Tour
Tour by Michael Jackson | |
![]() Promotional image for the tour | |
Arrangers | Kenny Ortega, Michael Jackson |
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Associated album | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (from the show on May 31, 1997) |
Start date | September 7, 1996 |
End date | October 15, 1997 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 82 |
Attendance | 4.5 million |
Box office | US $165 million ($261.99 million in 2021 dollars)[1] |
Michael Jackson concert chronology |
The HIStory World Tour was the third and final worldwide solo concert tour by American artist Michael Jackson, covering Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America. The tour included a total of 82 concerts spanning the globe with stops in 57 cities, 35 countries on 5 continents. The tour promoted Jackson's 1995 album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, with many of the album's songs like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song" and "You Are Not Alone" appearing in the new setlist. The second leg also promoted the remix album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. The tour was attended by approximately 4.5 million fans, beating his previous Bad World Tour with 4.4 million.
Overview[]
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The tour was announced on May 29, 1996, and marked Jackson's first concert tour since his Dangerous World Tour ended in late 1993.[2] Jackson's debut concert for the tour, performed at Letna Park in Prague, was one of the largest single attended concerts in his career, with over 125,000 people.[3] On October 7, 1996, he performed for the first time ever in the Arab world and Africa as a solo artist in Tunis.[4] During the tour's stopover in Sydney, Australia, he married Debbie Rowe in a private and impromptu ceremony. He was interviewed by Molly Meldrum In Brisbane and danced with two women during "You Are Not Alone". From January 3–4, 1997, Jackson performed his only two concerts on this tour in the US, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the Aloha Stadium, to a crowd of 35,000 each; making him the first artist in history to sell out the stadium.,[5]
During the break period, Jackson worked and released his Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix album. The second leg started on May 31, 1997, at the Weserstadion in Bremen, Germany.[6] Set list changes included the addition of "Blood on the Dance Floor" and later on the removal of the "Off the Wall" Medley and "The Way You Make Me Feel". "Blood on the Dance Floor" was taken off the set list after the concert in Oslo on August 19, 1997.
Jackson performed at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark on his 39th birthday with 60,000 fans. He was presented with a surprise birthday cake, marching band, and fireworks on stage after "You Are Not Alone". The concert at Hippodrome Wellington of Ostend, Belgium, was originally scheduled for August 31, 1997, but was postponed to September 3 following Diana, Princess of Wales's death.
There were some initial plans to take the tour, in February 1997, to such Brazilian cities as Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasília; but these plans were suspended due to promotional issues. Jackson tried to do this visit Brazil again in February 1998, as well as Argentina, but these too were scrapped so that he could work on MJ and Friends.
Recordings[]
Throughout the tour, many concerts were professionally filmed by Nocturne Productions, but none were ever officially released on DVD. In South Korea, a VHS recording of his show in Seoul was released, only within the bounds of the country. Although the footage is poor in quality and Jackson was suffering a fever at the time, resulting in his vocals being weakened, it made major success in that country. Jackson planned to release a DVD of his performance in Munich, Germany. The film was never released due to Jackson being unimpressed by his vocals brought on by laryngitis.[7][circular reference]
All footage from the tour including 'HIStory: Live in Seoul 1996', 'Michael Jackson: History Tour Live in Munich' and also performances from Bucharest, Tunis, Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Manila, Brunei, Basel, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsinki and Johannesburg are available to watch on YouTube.
Show performance[]
Michael Jackson's HIStory tour was one of his most high tech concert shows of the time. The show's opening featured a video segment where Jackson piloted a spacecraft through multiple points in history before emerging from underneath the stage at the end. The stage featured two statues of Jackson on either side of it and was large enough to use an entire curtain for the opening segment of "Smooth Criminal".
Set list[]
- "Great Gates Of Kiev" (Introduction)
- "Scream" / "They Don't Care About Us" / "In the Closet" (contains excerpts of "HIStory", "Great Gates Of Kiev" and "She Drives Me Wild")
- "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
- "Stranger in Moscow"
- "Smooth Criminal" (contains elements of "Childhood")
- "The Wind" (video interlude)
- "You Are Not Alone"
- "The Way You Make Me Feel"
- "I Want You Back" / "The Love You Save" / "I'll Be There"
- "Rock with You" / "Off the Wall" / "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
- "Remember The Time" (Video Interlude)
- "Billie Jean"
- "Thriller"
- "Beat It"
- "Come Together" / "D.S." (1996) / "Blood on the Dance Floor" (1997)
- "Black Panther" (Video Interlude)
- "Dangerous" (contains elements from the James Bond theme, "Smooth Criminal", "You Want This", "Let's Dance", and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly theme)
- "Black or White"
- "Earth Song"
- "We Are The World" (Video Interlude)
- "Heal the World"
- "HIStory" (contains elements from "They Don't Care About Us" and "Great Gates Of Kiev")
Tour dates[]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe | |||
September 7, 1996 | Prague | Czech Republic | Letná Park |
September 10, 1996 | Budapest | Hungary | Népstadion |
September 14, 1996 | Bucharest | Romania | Stadionul Național |
September 17, 1996 | Moscow | Russia | Dynamo Stadium |
September 20, 1996 | Warsaw | Poland | Lotnisko Bemowo |
September 23, 1996 | Zaragoza | Spain | Estadio La Romareda |
September 28, 1996[a] | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena |
September 30, 1996[a] | |||
October 2, 1996[b] | |||
Africa | |||
October 7, 1996 | Tunis | Tunisia | Stade Olympique El Menzah |
Asia | |||
October 11, 1996 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Stadium |
October 13, 1996 | |||
October 18, 1996 | Taipei | Taiwan | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium |
October 20, 1996 | Kaohsiung | Chungcheng Stadium | |
October 22, 1996[c] | Taipei | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium | |
October 25, 1996 | Singapore | Singapore | National Stadium |
October 27, 1996 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Stadium Merdeka |
October 29, 1996 | |||
November 1, 1996 | Mumbai | India | Andheri Sports Complex |
November 5, 1996 | Bangkok | Thailand | Muang Thong Thani |
Oceania | |||
November 9, 1996 | Auckland | New Zealand | Ericsson Stadium |
November 11, 1996 | |||
November 14, 1996 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground |
November 16, 1996 | |||
November 19, 1996 | Brisbane | ANZ Stadium | |
November 22, 1996 | Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
November 24, 1996 | |||
November 26, 1996 | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | |
November 30, 1996 | Perth | Burswood Dome | |
December 2, 1996 | |||
December 4, 1996 | |||
Asia | |||
December 8, 1996 | Manila | Philippines | Asia World City Concert Grounds |
December 10, 1996 | |||
December 13, 1996 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome |
December 15, 1996 | |||
December 17, 1996 | |||
December 20, 1996 | |||
December 26, 1996 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Dome | |
December 28, 1996 | |||
December 31, 1996 | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei | Jerudong Park Amphitheater |
North America | |||
January 3, 1997 | Honolulu | United States | Aloha Stadium |
January 4, 1997 | |||
Europe | |||
May 31, 1997 | Bremen | Germany | Weser-Stadion |
June 3, 1997 | Cologne | Müngersdorfer Stadion | |
June 6, 1997 | Bremen | Weser-Stadion | |
June 8, 1997 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena |
June 10, 1997 | |||
June 13, 1997 | Kiel | Germany | Nordmarksportfeld |
June 15, 1997 | Gelsenkirchen | Parkstadion | |
June 18, 1997 | Milan | Italy | San Siro |
June 20, 1997 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Stade olympique de la Pontaise |
June 22, 1997 | Bettembourg | Luxembourg | Krakelshaff |
June 25, 1997 | Lyon | France | Stade de Gerland |
June 27, 1997 | Paris | Parc des Princes | |
June 29, 1997 | |||
July 2, 1997 | Vienna | Austria | Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
July 4, 1997 | Munich | Germany | Olympiastadion |
July 6, 1997 | |||
July 9, 1997 | Sheffield | England | Don Valley Stadium |
July 12, 1997 | London | Wembley Stadium | |
July 15, 1997 | |||
July 17, 1997 | |||
July 19, 1997 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Arena |
July 25, 1997 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakob Stadium |
July 27, 1997 | Nice | France | Stade Charles-Ehrmann |
August 1, 1997 | Berlin | Germany | Olympiastadion |
August 3, 1997 | Leipzig | Leipziger Festwiese | |
August 10, 1997 | Hockenheim | Hockenheimring | |
August 14, 1997 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Parken Stadium |
August 16, 1997 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Ullevi |
August 19, 1997 | Oslo | Norway | Valle Hovin |
August 22, 1997 | Tallinn | Estonia | Tallinn Song Festival Grounds |
August 24, 1997 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
August 26, 1997 | |||
August 29, 1997 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Parken Stadium |
September 3, 1997[d] | Ostend | Belgium | Hippodrome Wellington |
September 6, 1997[e] | Valladolid | Spain | Estadio José Zorrilla |
Africa | |||
October 4, 1997 | Cape Town | South Africa | Green Point Stadium |
October 6, 1997 | |||
October 10, 1997 | Johannesburg | Johannesburg Stadium | |
October 12, 1997 | |||
October 15, 1997 | Durban | Kings Park Stadium |
Box office score data[]
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue[10][11][12][13] |
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Aloha Stadium | Honolulu | 70,000 / 70,000 (100%) | $3,800,000 (est.) |
Don Valley Stadium | Sheffield | 43,031 / 48,000 (90%) | $1,991,600 |
Wembley Stadium | London | 212,601 / 216,000 (98%) | $9,236,683 |
RDS Arena | Dublin | 43,261 / 43,261 (100%) | $1,740,203 |
St. Jakob Stadium | Basel | 50,000 / 50,000 (100%) | $2,317,881 |
Stade Charles-Ehrmann | Nice | 30,003 / 36,260 (83%) | $1,083,898 |
Olympiastadion | Berlin | 78,187 / 78,187 (100%) | $2,934,036 |
Leipziger Festwiese | Leipzig | 54,483 / 55,000 (99%) | $2,110,035 |
Hockenheimring | Hockenheim | 85,000 / 85,000 (100%) | $3,261,701 |
Parken Stadium | Copenhagen | 97,563 / 97,563 (100%) | $5,296,577 |
Ullevi | Gothenburg | 50,000 / 50,000 (100%) | $2,202,073 |
Valle Hovin | Oslo | 37,904 / 40,000 (95%) | $1,646,889 |
Tallinn Song Festival Ground | Tallinn | 75,000 / 75,000 (100%) | $2,627,174 |
Olympiastadion | Helsinki | 91,106 / 96,000 (95%) | $4,166,735 |
Green Point Stadium | Cape Town | 73,295 / 74,000 (99%) | $2,092,625 |
Johannesburg Stadium | Johannesburg | 106,495 / 108,000 (99%) | $3,747,560 |
Kings Park Stadium | Durban | 45,000 / 45,000 (100%) | $1,493,047 |
TOTAL | 1,242,929 / 1,242,271 (98%) | $50,948,717 |
Cancelled shows[]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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August 8, 1997 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | Ljubljana Hippodrome | Low ticket sales |
September 4, 1997[f] | Barcelona | Spain | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | Schedule changes |
September 5, 1997 | Almeria | Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas | N/A | |
September 9, 1997 | Madrid | N/A | ||
September 11, 1997 | Palermo | Italy | ||
September 13, 1997 | Alicante | Spain | Estadio José Rico Pérez | |
September 16, 1997 | Tunis | Tunisia | Stade El Menzah | |
September 18, 1997 |
Personnel[]
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1997 leg
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Credits[]
- Executive Director: MJJ Productions
- Artistic Director: Michael Jackson
- Assistant Director: Peggy Holmes
- Choreographed by: Michael Jackson & LaVelle Smith
- Staged & Designed by: Kenny Ortega
- Set Designed by: Michael Cotton & John McGraw
- Lighting Designer: Peter Morse
- Security 1996: Darrell Featherstone
- Security 1997: Bill Bray
- Costumes Designed by: Dennis Tompkins & Michael Bush
- Hair & Make-up: Karen Faye
- Stylist: Tommy Simms
- Tour Producer and Artistic Manager: Tarak Ben Ammar
- Former Manager:
- Personal Management: Gallin Morey Associates
- Music Video Directors: Steve Barron/Joe Pytka/John Landis/Bruce Gowers/Martin Scorsese/Bob Giraldi/John Singleton/Nick Saxton
Sponsor[]
- Kingdom Entertainment
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b The September 28 and 30 shows in Amsterdam were originally scheduled to take place at Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco; but the venue and country were moved due to problems with the government.
- ^ The October 2 show in Amsterdam were originally scheduled to take place at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt; but the venue and country were moved due to security measures.
- ^ The October 22, 1996 concert at Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, was originally set for October 16 but was rescheduled due to time constraints.
- ^ The September 3, 1997 concert Hippodrome Wellington, Ostend was originally set for August 31, 1997, but was rescheduled due to Princess Diana’s death.
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on September 7, but was moved ahead one day, due to schedule changes.
- ^ Originally set to take place on July 29, but was rescheduled due to tour restructuring. It was eventually cancelled, however.
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