HIStory World Tour

HIStory World Tour

Tour by Michael Jackson
Associated album	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
Start date	September 7, 1996
End date	October 15, 1997
No. of shows	44 in Europe 20 in Asia 11 in Oceania 6 in Africa 2 in North America 83 played
Attendance	4.5 million
Box office	US $165 million ($243.63 in 2016 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 83 concerts and was attended by approximately 4.5 million fans, beating his previous Bad World Tour with 4.4 million. The HIStory World Tour spanned the globe with stops in 57 cities, 35 countries on 5 continents.

Overview

Jackson performed a concert at Letna Park in Prague, one of Jackson's largest single attended concerts in his career. On October 7, 1996, he performed for the first time ever in Arab world in front of 60,000 fans in Tunis in a solo tour. During the tour's stopover in Sydney, Australia, he married his wife (later ex-wife), Debbie Rowe in a private and impromptu ceremony. He was interviewed by Molly Meldrum In Brisbane. On January 3 and 4, 1997 Jackson only performed two concerts in North America. He did not perform in the USA mainland, but rather in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Aloha Stadium to a crowd of 35,000 each.

The second leg started on May 31, 1997 at the Weserstadion in Bremen, Germany. 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.

Also, Jackson performed at the Parken Stadium on his 39th birthday with 50,000 fans. He was presented with a surprise birthday cake, marching band, and fireworks on stage after You Are Not Alone. Pro footage of this is found in Michael's private home movies. The concert at Hippodrome Wellington of Ostend, Belgium, was supposed to be held on August 31, 1997, but was postponed to September 3 following Princess Diana's death.

Set list

1. "Gates of Kiev" (Video Introduction)
2. HIStory Medley: "Scream" / "They Don't Care About Us" (contains excerpts of "HIStory)" / "In the Closet" (contains excerpts of "She Drives Me Wild)"
3. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
4. "Stranger in Moscow"
5. "Childhood" (Instrumental)
6. "Smooth Criminal"
7. "The Wind" (Video Interlude)
8. "You Are Not Alone"
9. "The Way You Make Me Feel" ¹
10. The Jackson 5 Medley: "I Want You Back" / "The Love You Save" / "I'll Be There"
11. "Off the Wall" Medley: ¹ "Rock with You" / "Off the Wall" / "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
12. "Remember the Time" (Video Montage Interlude)
13. "Billie Jean"
14. "Thriller"
15. "Beat It"
16. "Come Together"/"D.S."
17. "Blood on the Dance Floor"
18. "Black Panther" (Video Interlude)
19. "Dangerous"
20. "Black or White"
21. "Earth Song"
22. "We Are the World" (Video Interlude)
23. "Heal the World"
24. "They Don't Care About Us" (Instrumental Interlude)
25. "HIStory"

¹ performed on select dates only

Notes

• This concert marked the debut live performances of "Scream"/"They Don't Care About Us"/"In the Closet", "The Wind" (Video Interlude), "You Are Not Alone", "Remember the Time" (Video Montage Interlude), "Come Together"/"D.S.", "Earth Song", and "HIStory".
• "Gates of Kiev" (Video Introduction) replaces "Brace Yourself" (Introduction).
• HIStory Medley replaces "Jam".
• "Stranger in Moscow" replaces "Human Nature".
• "You Are Not Alone" replaces "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".
• "The Way You Make Me Feel" replaces "She's Out of My Life".
• "Off the Wall" Medley is present in this concert.
• At the start of the second leg in 1997, Jackson replaced "Come Together"/"D.S." for "Blood on the Dance Floor". The song was performed in every concert (in exception of Vienna, Austria on July 2, 1997) until the one in Oslo, Norway on August 19, 1997.
• "Earth Song" is present after "Black or White"
• "HIStory" replaces "Man in the Mirror".

Tour dates

Michael Jackson in Lausanne, June 20, 1997

Date	City/Town	Country	Venue
Europe
September 7, 1996	Prague	Czech Republic	Letná Park
September 10, 1996	Budapest	Hungary	Népstadion
September 14, 1996	Bucharest	Romania	Lia Manoliu Stadium
September 17, 1996	Moscow	Russia	Dynamo Stadium
September 20, 1996	Warsaw	Poland	Bemowo Airport
September 24, 1996	Zaragoza	Spain	Estadio La Romareda
September 28, 1996	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena
September 30, 1996
October 2, 1996
Africa
October 7, 1996	Tunis	Tunisia	Stade El Menzah
Asia
October 11, 1996	Seoul	South Korea	Seoul Olympic Stadium
October 13, 1996
October 18, 1996	Taipei	Taiwan	Chungshan Soccer Stadium
October 20, 1996	Kaohsiung		Chungcheng Stadium
October 22, 1996	Taipei		Chungshan 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 City Center
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 12, 1996	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome[2][3]
December 15, 1996
December 17, 1996
December 20, 1996
December 22, 1996
December 26, 1996	Fukuoka		Fukuoka Dome
December 28, 1996
December 31, 1996	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brunei	Jerudong Park
North America
January 3, 1997	Honolulu	United States	Aloha Stadium
January 4, 1997
Europe
May 31, 1997	Bremen	Germany	Weserstadion
June 3, 1997	Cologne		Mungersdorfer Stadion
June 6, 1997	Bremen		Weserstadion
June 8, 1997	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena
June 10, 1997
June 13, 1997	Kiel	Germany	Nordmarksportfield
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	United Kingdom	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		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	Ostend	Belgium	Hippodrome Wellington
September 6, 1997	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[4][5][6][7]
Don Valley Stadium	Sheffield	43,031 / 48,000	$1,991,600
Wembley Stadium	London	212,601 / 216,000	$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	$1,083,898
Olympic Stadium	Berlin	78,187 / 78,187 (100%)	$2,934,036
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 Stadium	Gothenburg	50,000 / 50,000 (100%)	$2,202,073
Valle Hovin	Oslo	37,904 / 40,000	$1,646,889
Song Festival Ground	Tallinn	75,000 / 75,000 (100%)	$2,627,174
Olympic Stadium	Helsinki	91,106 / 96,000	$4,166,735
Green Point Stadium	Cape Town	73,295 / 74,000	$2,092,625
JHB Stadium	Johannesburg	106,495 / 108,000	$3,747,560
Kingspark Stadium	Durban	45,000 / 45,000 (100%)	$1,493,047
TOTAL		1,172,929 / 1,197,271 (98%)	$47,948,717

Legacy

Jackson was the first artist in history to sell out the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. He performed two sold out concerts there on January 3 and 4, 1997.^[8]

Personnel

Dangerous World Tour

Lead performer Vocals, Dance, Choreographer: Michael Jackson Dancers 1996 leg LaVelle Smith, Travis Payne, Shawnette Heard, Damon Navandi, Courtney Miller, Anthony Talauega, Richmond Talauega, Lori Werner, Jason Yribar, Cris Judd (for a few concerts) 1997 leg LaVelle Smith, Cris Judd, Anthony Talauega, Richmond Talauega, Stacy Walker, Faune Chambers

Band members Musical Director: Brad Buxer Assistant Musical Director: Kevin Dorsey Keyboards: Isaiah Sanders, Brad Buxer Drums: Jonathan Moffett Guitars: Jennifer Batten, Greg Howe (1997 leg – replaced Jennifer Batten for a few concerts), David Williams Bass: Freddie Washington Vocal Director: Kevin Dorsey Vocals: Kevin Dorsey, Dorian Holley, Marva Hicks (1996–1997 leg), Darryl Phinnessee (1996 leg), Fred White (1997 leg)

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
• Director of Security: Bill Bray
• Costumes Designed by: Dennis Tompkins & Michael Bush
• Hair & Make-up: Karen Faye
• Stylist: Tommy Simms
• Artist Manager: Tarak Ben Amar
• Personal Management: Gallin Morey Associates

References

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