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HIStory World Tour
Tour by Michael Jackson
Start date	September 7 1996
End date	October 15 1997
Legs	2
Shows	82
Michael Jackson tour chronology
Dangerous World Tour (1992-93)	HIStory World Tour (1996-97)	TBA (2008)

The HIStory World Tour was a music tour by Michael Jackson that started September 7, 1996 in Prague and ended October 15, 1997. The HIStory tour included 82 concerts to about 4.5 million fans.

Only hours after the start of the Australian leg of the HIStory World Tour on November 14, 1996, Michael Jackson married Debbie Rowe in a civil ceremony in his presidential suite at the Sheraton on the Park Hotel in Sydney, Australia.

The HIStory concert in Seoul, South Korea held in 1996 at "Chamsil Olympic Stadium" was filmed and was commercially released on video cassette in Asia. The Sydney leg of the concert was filmed and aired in Australia in 1997. Michael was the first dance-pop artist in history to sell out Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. He performed two sold out shows at the 35,000-capacity venue. The HIStory World Tour had more than 4.5 million fans in attendance.

Setlist

First Leg (1996)

• "Scream"
• "They Don't Care About Us"
• "She Drives Me Wild" (Intro)/"In the Closet"
• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• "Stranger in Moscow"
• "Smooth Criminal"
• "You Are Not Alone"
• "The Way You Make Me Feel"
• Jackson 5 Medley - "I Want You Back"/"The Love You Save"/"I'll Be There"
• Off the Wall Medley - "Rock with You"/"Off the Wall"/"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
• "Billie Jean"
• "Thriller"
• "Beat It"
• "Come Together" (September 7th 1996 - December 31st 1996)
• "D.S." (September 7th 1996 - December 31st 1996)
• "Dangerous"
• "Black or White"
• "Earth Song"
• "Heal the World"
• "HIStory"

Second Leg (1997)

• "Scream"
• "They Don't Care About Us"
• "She Drives Me Wild" (Intro)/"In the Closet"
• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• "Stranger in Moscow"
• "Smooth Criminal"
• "You Are Not Alone"
• "The Way You Make Me Feel" (May 31st 1997 - June 15th 1997)
• Jackson 5 Medley - "I Want You Back"/"The Love You Save"/"I'll Be There"
• Off the Wall Medley - "Rock with You"/"Off the Wall"/"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (May 31st 1997 - June 10th 1997)
• "Billie Jean"
• "Thriller"
• "Beat It"
• "Blood on the Dance Floor" (May 31th 1997 - August 19th 1997)
• "Dangerous"
• "Black or White"
• "Earth Song"
• "Heal the World"
• "HIStory"

Performers

Lead performer

• Michael Jackson: Singer, Dancer, Musical director

Bandmembers

• Music director: Brad Buxer
• Drums: Jonathan Moffett
• Bass: Freddie Washington
• Lead guitar: Jennifer Batten
• Rhythm guitar: David Williams
• Keyboards: Isaiah Sanders & Brad Buxer

Backing singers

• Kevin Dorsey
• Fred White
• Dorian Holley
• Marva Hicks

Dancers

• LaVelle Smith
• Shawnette Heard
• Damon Navandi
• Courtney Miller
• Anthony Talauega
• Richmond Talauega
• Loru Werner
• Jason Yribar
• Christian Judd
• Stacy Walker
• Faune Chambers

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
• Lightning 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

Venues

Concert	Date	Location	Venue	Capacity
1	7th September 1996	Letna Park	125,000 *
2	10th September 1996	Nepstadion Intezmenyei	50,000
3	14th September 1996	National Stadium	70,000
4	17th September 1996	Dynamo Stadium	50,000
5	20th September 1996	Bemowo Airport	120,000 *
6	24th September 1996	La Romareda Stadium	45,000 *
7	28th September 1996	Amsterdam Arena	50,000 *
8	30th September 1996	Amsterdam Arena	50,000 *
9	2nd October 1996	Amsterdam Arena	50,000 *
10	7th October 1996	El Menzah	60,000 *
11	11th October 1996	Chamsil Olympic Stadium	50,000
12	13th October 1996	Chamsil Olympic Stadium	50,000
13	18th October 1996	Chungshan Soccer Stadium	40,000 *
14	20th October 1996	Open Air Field	30,000
15	22nd October 1996	Chungshan Soccer Stadium	40,000 *
16	25th October 1996	National Stadium	35,000
17	27th October 1996	Merdeka Stadium	40,000 *
18	29th October 1996	Merdeka Stadium	40,000 *
19	1st November 1996	Andheri Sports Complex (charity)	60,000
20	5th November 1996	Muang Thong Thani City Center	40,000
21	9th November 1996	Ericsson Stadium	43,000 *
22	11th November 1996	Ericsson Stadium	43,000 *
23	14th November 1996	SCG	40,000 *
24	16th November 1996	SCG	40,000 *
25	19th November 1996	ANZ Stadium	40,000 *
26	22nd November 1996	MCG	65,000 *
27	24th November 1996	MCG	65,000 *
28	26th November 1996	Adelaide Oval	30,000 *
29	30th November 1996	Burswood Dome	20,000 *
30	2nd December 1996	Burswood Dome	20,000 *
31	4th December 1996	Burswood Dome	20,000 *
32	8th December 1996	Paranaque City/Asia World	55,000 *
33	10th December 1996	Paranaque City/Asia World	55,000 *
34	12th December 1996	Tokyo Dome	45,000 *
35	15th December 1996	Tokyo Dome	45,000 *
36	17th December 1996	Tokyo Dome	45,000 *
37	20th December 1996	Tokyo Dome	45,000 *
38	26th December 1996	Fukuoka Dome	40,000 *
39	28th December 1996	Fukuoka Dome	40,000 *
40	31st December 1996	Jerudong Park	4,000 *
41	3th January 1997	Aloha Bowl	35,000 *
42	4th January 1997	Aloha Bowl	35,000 *
43	31st May 1997	Weserstadion	55,000 *
44	3rd June 1997	Mungersdorfer Stadium	60,000 *
45	6th June 1997	Weserstadion	35,000
46	8th June 1997	Amsterdam Arena	50,000 *
47	10th June 1997	Amsterdam Arena	50,000 *
48	13th June 1997	Nordmarksportfield	55,000 *
49	15th June 1997	Parkstadion	50,000 *
50	18th June 1997	San Siro Stadium	45,000
51	20th June 1997	La Pontaise Stadium	35,000
52	22nd June 1997	Krakelschaff	45,000
53	25th June 1997	Stade de Gerland	25,000
54	27th June 1997	Parc des Princes	50,000 *
55	29th June 1997	Parc des Princes	45,000
56	2nd July 1997	Ernst-Happel Stadium	50,000 *
57	4th July 1997	Olympic Stadium	70,000 *
58	6th July 1997	Olympic Stadium	70,000 *
59	9th July 1997	Don Valley Stadium	45,000 *
60	12th July 1997	Wembley Stadium	73,000 *
61	15th July 1997	Wembley Stadium	73,000 *
62	17th July 1997	Wembley Stadium	73,000 *
63	19th July 1997	RDS	40,000 *
64	25th July 1997	Saint Jakobs Stadium	55,000 *
65	27th July 1997	Stade de l'Ouest	35,000
66	1st August 1997	Olympic Stadium	77,000 *
67	3rd August 1997	Festwiese	60,000
68	10th August 1997	Hockenheimring	85,000 *
69	14th August 1997	Parken	45,000 *
70	16th August 1997	Ullevi	50,000
71	19th August 1997	Valle Hovin	45,000
72	22nd August 1997	Song Festival Grounds	75,000
73	24th August 1997	Olympic Stadium	50,000 *
74	26th August 1997	Olympic Stadium	50,000 *
75	29th August 1997	Parken	50,000 *
76	3rd September 1997	Wellington Hypodrome	55,000
77	6th September 1997	Nuevo Jose Zorrilla Stadium	45,000 *
78	4th October 1997	Greenpoint Stadium	35,000 *
79	6th October 1997	Greenpoint Stadium	35,000 *
80	10th October 1997	Johannesburg Stadium	50,000
81	12th October 1997  South Africa	Johannesburg Stadium	57,000
82	15th October 1997	King's Park Stadium	50,000 *

A * indicates a sold out concert.

Trivia

See also

• List of Michael Jackson tours

External links

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