TV PERFORMANCES
February 19, 1994 : The whole Jackson family (except LaToya) is reunited at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas to rehearse & tape The Jackson Family Honors TV Special which is broadcasted a few days later around the world. At the end Michael sings the song “If You’d Only Believe” with the whole family (except LaToya & Janet).
September 7, 1995 : Michael & Janet attend the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City with Lisa Marie & Rene . MJ opens the ceremony with a 20 minutes long medley (including “Dangerous” & “You Are Not Alone”) and accepts an award with Janet for Scream.
September 23, 1995 : Michael performs “You Are Not Alone” at the BET 15th Anniversary Special in Washington.
October 31, 1995 : Michael performs Dangerous & You Are Not Alone at the Soul Train 25th Anniversary Special.
November 4, 1995 : Michael is in Munich, Germany where he performs “Dangerous” and “Earth Song” on Wetten Dass.
November 22, 1995 : Michael’s performance of “Dangerous” on Soul Train’s 25th Anniversary special airs on TV.
December 4, 1995 : Michael is rehearsing the upcoming HBO concert at the Beacon Theatre with French artist Mime Marceau and they welcome the media. The concert is canceled a few days later after MJ collapsed on stage during rehearsals.
February 19, 1996 : Michael performs “Earth Song” at the Brit Awards in London and he is almost interrupted by Jarvis Cocker, the leader of the British Band Pulp and he also receives the award of Artist Of A Generation presented by Bob Geldof.
May 8, 1996 : Michael attends the World Music Awards in Monaco . He performs “Earth Song” and wins 5 awards.
February 16, 1997 : Michael attends “Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Taylor: A Celebration of Life” gala held at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. He arrives on the red carpet with Elizabeth and they pose for pictures. For the occasion he performs a song that he just recorded in Montreux called “Elizabeth I Love You” and gets a standing ovation by the galaxy of stars attending the event. The show is filmed and airs on February 27, 1997 on ABC.
PRESS
April 24, 1994 : Michael makes a photoshoot with photographer Timothy White on the 10th floor of Big Sky Productions in NYC for the cover of History album.
August 20, 1994 : Michael & Lisa Marie are on the cover of many magazine around the world (Jet, Hello, Paris Match ect…) with the exclusive pictures taken by photograph Dick Zimmerman in NYC.
October 1994 : Michael & Lisa Marie are on the cover of Ebony with an exclusive interview of Michael by Robert Johnson.
May 1995 : Michael is on the cover of VIBE magazine with exclusive pictures taken at Neverland with Quincy Jones & his daughter Kidada.
June 16, 1995 : Both Life & Hello carry the same pictures of Michael & Lisa kissing (taken by Harry Benson).
Michael is on the cover of Entertainment Weekly.
PHOTOSHOOTS/FILMINGS
December 1994 : In Chicago, Michael makes a photoshoot for the album’s booklet with his nephews Jeremy & Jourdynn & his cousins Elijah & Levon.
February 10-17, 1996 : Michael films a second version of the “They Don’t Care About Us” short film directed by Spike Lee.
April 1996 : Michael starts filming the “Ghost” short film in Van Nuys studios (California). During breaks, he visits his family at Hayvenhurst disguised as the “Mayor”.
Early July 1996 : In Van Nuys, Michael shoots the videos for “Stranger In Moscow” (directed by Nick Brandt) & “Why” (with the 3T). Michael makes a photoshoot with the 3T for the cover of their upcoming single “Why”.
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
February 14, 1994 : Michael goes to a Denver courtroom to testify that he did not steal the song “Dangerous” from Crystal Cartier as she proclaims.
June 14, 1995 : Michael & Lisa Marie give an interview to ABC’s Primetime Live with Diane Sawyer. A new controversy arises about some lyrics to the song They Don’t Care About Us that would be anti-Semitic which Michael categorically denies.
July 26, 1995 : ABC airs a special feature called “Michael Jackson Changes History” during which Michael gives an interview to Bill Bellamy and premieres the video for “You Are Not Alone”.
August 17, 1995 : Michael chats with his fans on the Internet.
March 01, 1996 : Michael gives a three hour long videotaped deposition at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City as part of a lawsuit filed by five Neverland employees against Michael for wrongful dismissal.
June 6, 1996 : Michael appears on MTV Asia’s Channel 5.
November 10, 1996 : Michael gives an interview to VH1 answering selected questions by viewers.
December 9, 1996 : Michael gives an interview to NTV.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
January 5, 1994 : Michael gives a moving speech to claim his innocence at the NAACP Image Awards Ceremony at Pasadena Civic Auditorium. He also presents the award for Best Choreographer to Debbie Allen.
January 16, 1994 : Michael invites a group of disadvantaged children to spend the day at Neverland on Martin Luther King’s birthday.
February 2, 1994 : Michael attends a concert of The Temptations at the Sheraton Desert Inn of Las Vegas with his date Lisa Marie Presley.
February 19, 1994 : The whole Jackson family (except LaToya) is reunited at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas to rehearse & tape The Jackson Family Honors TV Special which is broadcasted a few days later around the world. Michael does not perform but he presents two lifetime achievement awards to Berry Gordy & Elizabeth Taylor . His date for the night is Lisa Marie Presley. At the end Michael sings the song “If You’d Only Believe” with the whole family (except LaToya & Janet).
April 12, 1994 : Michael is presented with the “Caring For Kids” celebrity award at the 2nd “Children’s Choice Award” ceremony in New York.This Award is a special category, that acknowledges a celebrity, who has devoted time to work with young people, to enhance their lives.
August 5, 1994 : Michael & Lisa Marie arrive in Budapest (Hongria) and make their first public appearance together as a married couple causing a media frenzy.
August 6, 1994 : Michael & Lisa Marie visit sick children at an hospital and meet Bela Farkas, a little boy in need of a transplant. Moved by his story they decide to finance his operation that will save his life.
August 27, 1994 : Michael hosts the wedding of Miko Brando & Karen Hamilton which takes place at Neverland (he is Miko’s best man).
September 3, 1994 : Michael & Lisa Marie visit Prince Al Waleed in his yatch,near Nize. He & Michael want to launch a production company together. Later that afternoon, Michael and Lisa Marie go shopping in Cannes.
September 4, 1994 : Michael and Lisa visit Disneyland Paris
September 5, 1994 : Michael & Lisa walk the shopping strip, rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré in Paris, popping in to the Gianni Versace store and Elysee Palace. They also visited Louis XIV’s palace and the Palace of Versailles.
September 8, 1994 : Michael & Lisa Marie open the MTV Video Music Awards Ceremony with a big kiss live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
October 8, 1994 : Michael & Lisa attend an Elvis Presley tribute gala in Memphis with Janet & Rene and Lisa’s mother Priscillia Presley.
October 10, 1994 : Michael and Lisa Marie visit almost every room in the St. Jude’s Hospital in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The pair hands out toys, signed autographs & chat with the sick children.
January 20, 1995 : Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie welcome King Nana Amon Ndufu IV, ruler of Sanwi, on the Ivory Coast, at Los Angeles airport on a 4 day visit.
February 6, 1995 : Michael & Lisa Marie visit lawyer Johnnie Cochran at his new office in L.A.
February 9, 1995 : Michael thanks German fans via video message at the Bravo Super Show 1995. He received the ‘Golden Otto Award’ of the teen music print magazine. Hosted by Kristiane Backer, the event took place in the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund & aired on RTL2 on 2/26/95.
February 23, 1995 : Michael previews several new songs from his new album at the 37th annual NARM convention where he is presented with the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award.
April 10, 1995 : Michael and Lisa Marie visit Tower Records in Sherman Oaks, California.
April 18, 1995 : Michael and Lisa Marie host the World Congress of Children seminar, where they paid for 46 young ambassadors across 18 countries to fly to Neverland to attend the three day seminar to discuss drug abuse, homelessness, increasing violence, AIDS, and child abuse.
May 25, 1995 : Michael, Lisa Marie & her daughter Danielle go to the Six Flags Amusement Park in Los Angeles.
USA Today aired MJ photos trying the new game console,the PlayStation. Geoff Keighley (Canadian journalist) recalled the event : MJ showed up at the first PlayStation E3 party in 1995 as a surprise guest of Mickey Schulhof, the then-CEO of Sony.
June 22, 1995 : Michael appears at the VH1 Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles to perform “We Are The World” with Boys 2 Men and he also receives an award from Morgan Freeman for his charity efforts.
July 10, 1995 : Michael & Lisa Marie attend the opening of the Magic Johnson Sony Theatre in Los Angeles.
July 25, 1995 : In NYC, MJ attends a press conference at the Bryant Park Grill together with Mayor Rudolf Giuliani in NY City to announce the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards nominations + a special HBO concert planned at the Beacon Theatre on December 10.
August 12, 1995 : Michael attends a private party at Kingdom 5KR, the yacht of Prince Al Waleed. He is photographed with a mike in his hands. To this day, it is unkownn if Michael sang at this party.
September 7, 1995 : Michael & Janet attend the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City with Lisa Marie & Rene. MJ opens the ceremony with a 20 minutes long medley (including “Dangerous” & “You Are Not Alone”) and accepts an award with Janet for Scream.
September 23, 1995 : Michael performs “You Are Not Alone” at the BET 15th Anniversary Special in Washington D.C.
October 31, 1995 : Michael performs Dangerous & You Are Not Alone at the Soul Train 25th Anniversary Special taped at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena.
November 1, 1995 : Michael presents a gold sword to Ghana’s President Jerry Rawlings on behalf of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal in Beverly Hills. The sword represented the act of cutting through divisions that divide people.
November 4, 1995 : Michael goes to Rhein-Ruhr-Halle, the ZDF studio in Duisburg where he performs “Dangerous” and “Earth Song” on Wetten, dass..? TV show. Backstage, he meets Laurent Hopman and Anton Schleiter, of son of Hamburg-based Sony music exec Wolfgang Schleiter.
Michael is presented with a Golden Otto Awards.
November 5, 1995 : Michael invites 150 fans to Phantasialand in Cologne.
December 4, 1995 : Michael is rehearsing the HBO concert at the Beacon Theatre with French artist Mime Marceau and they welcome the media.
December 18, 1995 : Michael arrives at Disneyland Paris with the Cascio kids and his cousin Anthony. They check in the Sleeping Beauty suite at the Disneyland hotel.
January 25, 1996 : Michael goes to Motown Café in New York with his make up artist & friend Karen Faye.
February 9, 1996 : Michael arrives at the airport in Salvador, in Brazil, accompanied by the Cascio kids.
February 19, 1996 : Michael performs “Earth Song” at the Brit Awards in London and he is almost interrupted by Jarvis Cocker, the leader of the British Band Pulp and he also receives the award of Artist Of A Generation presented by Bob Geldof.
March 19, 1996 : Michael gives a press conference in Paris to announce the launch of Kingdom Entertainment, a Paris based multimedia corporation jointly owned with Saudi Prince Al Walid.
April 28, 1996 : Michael attends the play “Sisterella” which he produced at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California with Debbie Rowe.
May 8, 1996 : Michael attends the World Music Awards in Monaco . He performs “Earth Song” and wins 5 awards. At the end of the ceremony he gets on stage to hug Diana Ross who’s performing. He also addresses the controversy over “They Don’t Care About Us” claiming to never have been anti-Semitic.
July 15, 1996 : Michael attends the 50th birthday of the Sultan of Brunei.
July 18, 1996 : Michael arrives in Johannesburg, South Africa. He visits the sprawling Soweto township to place a wreath in memory of children who lost their lives in the 1976 Soweto uprising. Later, he attends a private birthday party for President Nelson Mandela.
July 19, 1996 : Michael gives a press conference at Sun City near Johannesburg (South Africa) and announces that the HIStory Tour will be coming to South Africa the following year.
July 20, 1996 : Michael visits President Nelson Mandela at his Pretoria residence (Mahlamba Ndlopfu) He also announces that he is writing a song about Mandela.
July 21, 1996 : Michael goes to Casanblanca, Marocco, for concert plans. He visits the Hassan II Mosque with the Cascio kids.
July 22, 1996 : Michael makes a short visit to the Budapest Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary.
July 23, 1996 : Michael returns to the Budapest Hospital with Bela Farkas, the little boy whose life-saving operation was financed by Michael in 1994.
September 6, 1996 : Michael visits a children’s hospital in Prague.
September 12, 1996 : Michael arrives in Bucharest with the Cascio kids. They go to a post-revolutionary tour of monuments and orphanages.
September 16, 1996 : Michael arrives in Moscow where he is greeted by the City Mayor.
September 18, 1996 : Michael is spotted visting Warsaw (Poland) with the Cascio kids.
October 4, 1996 : Michael attends a performance of “Oliver” at the London Palladium.
October 9, 1996 : In the late morning, Michael, accompanied by Omer Bhatti, lands at Gimpo International Airport, at that time the only airport in Seoul, Korea greeted by numerous fans, as usual. Over a thousand security personnel were dispatched to ensure the safety of the star and the fans and surround the small welcoming ceremony that took place in front of the airport exit. He received a bouquet of flowers and uttered a simple “I love you, thank you” into the microphone reserved for him, under the lenses of a row of paparazzi. Michael checks in the Sheraton Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul. In the evening, a welcome dinner is organized at the Walkerhill Hotel. The King of Pop accompanied the children’s choir, dressed in hanbok, traditional costumes, who performed “Heal The World” and delivered a short speech. Omer Bhatti is by his side.
October 10, 1996 : A little before 4 p.m., still accompanied by Omer Bhatti, Michael leaves the hotel, awaited by fans and staff. His white van takes him to the Children’s Grand Park, just a few minutes from the hotel. Later, Michael visits Song Jook Orphanage in Seoul, South Korea. In the evening, the Pop star is invited to leave his handprints and autograph for the Tower Records music store. It appears to be Gangman Tower Records, which was located near Gangnam Station.
October 14, 1996 : Before leaving the country, MJ visits the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Myeongdong where he meets Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, a religious figure in the country.
Michael, Omer Bhatti & Pia Bhatti arrive at Taiwan’s Chiang Kai-shek International Airport. They check in an hotel in Taipei.
October 30, 1996 : Michael arrives in Mumbai, India with the Cascio family. He is welcomed by indian actress Sonali Bendre, Raj Thackeray, Shiv Sena and Sharmila Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray. At night Michael attends briefly a party honouring him at The Oberoi hotel where he is presented with a replica of Taj Mahal and he meets Indian actor Anupam Kher.
October 31, 1996 : Michael visits the Thackeray family home in Mumbai. Michael attends an Halloween party with the Cascios at his hotel in Mumbai.
November 15, 1996 : Michael, Debbie & Anthony attend the Australian premiere of “Ghosts”.
November 17, 1996 : Michael attends a ceremony at the iconic Sydney Opera House with a huge crowd in his honour. Michael appears for a presentation by Sony Music, with the CEO Denis Handlin, for record sales in Australia for albums and singles with an advance order of 130,000 copies, the largest initial shipment in Sony Australia’s history.
November 25, 1996 : Michael visits sick children at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. .
December 7, 1996 : Michael gives 300 loot bags filled with toys and chocolates at an annual Christmas party for orphan children in Manila.
December 12, 1996 : Michael goes to Tower Records in Tokyo to set his hand and signature in plaster for a plaque to be displayed in the store permanently.
December 18, 1996 : Michael visits Sega headquarters in Tokyo with Omer Bhatti where he shoots a SEGA mystery game until 10pm. He is filming a version of “Digital Dance MIX” (Sega Saturn) which is to be released as Namie Amuro’s first release the following month.
December 19, 1996 : Michael visits Joypolis amusement park in Tokyo with Omer Bhatti. At night Michael attends the Japonese premiere of “Ghosts” with Omer.
Later he receives a platinum disc award from Sony Music Japon chairman.
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
January 1996 : Katherine, Joe, Jermaine, Alejandra, Genevieve, Donte & Randy Jr move back into a renovated Hayvenhurst.
Michael’s nurse & friend Debbie Rowe offers him to bear his child. She gets pregnant but has a miscarriage.
January 18, 1996 : Lisa Marie officially files for divorce. In her petition she notes the date of seperation as December 10, 1995. Michael’s spokesman states that they remain friends.
February 24, 1996 : Michael welcomes two French fans Nicola Nadege and Barbara Amoroso to his suite at Disneyland Paris.
March 1996 : Debbie Rowe, pregnant with Michael’s child suffers a miscarriage. Michael is devastated but they decide to try again.
March 14-20, 1996 : Michael is in Paris to visit castles. He stays at the Disneyland Hotel and at the George 5 Hotel.
May 1996 : Debbie Rowe visits Michael on the set of the “Ghosts” short film and announces that she’s pregnant with their baby.
May 11, 1996 : Michael visits the amusement park Fantasialand near Cologne in Germany with Anton Schleiter.
May 14, 1996 : Michael visits the Pierrefonds Castle, located approximately 90 kilometers north of Paris, in the Oise department, on the outskirts of the Compiègne Forest. Michael is fascinated by the model of the castle, located at the end of the guard room. Created in 1878 for the Universal Exhibition, this 1/50 scale stone model remains impressive (height: 145 cm, width: 250 cm, length: 350 cm). Michael’s bodyguards reportedly took many photos, and it is said that the star asked for the plans of the model. What is certain is that Michael Jackson had a model of the castle made for his Neverland Ranch. It measured 269 cm x 335 cm x 365 cm. Slightly larger than the model at the castle, Michael’s model stood in the middle of his living room, with, for a time, a framed photo of the castle on the wall.
July 18, 1996 : Michael meets Danie de Jager, a contemporary South African sculptor whose works focus on personalities, historical events, commemorative pieces, or were related to South African wildlife. Michael visits his studio ar Hartbeespoort, in the North West province, halfway between Johannesburg and Sun City.
July 25, 1996 : Alejandra gives birth to Jermaine’s son Jaafar Jackson.
August 20, 1996 : Michael and Lisa Marie’s divorce is finalized.
Early September 1996 : Michael goes to Disneyland Paris with Anton Schleiter, his sister Franceska and the Cascio family (Connie, Dominic, Marie Nicole & Aldo).
Janet & Rene attend Stacee Brown wedding to Rex Salas at Neverland with all the Jackson family (except Michael, 3T & LaToya).
October 6, 1996 : Michael arrives in Tunis, Tunisia where he is welcomed by hundreds of fans. While at his hotel, Michael meets and befriends Omer Bhatti, a young Norwegian fan that he decides to take on tour with him. Omer and his family will remain very close to Michael until his death in 2009.
November 14/15, 1996 : Concert in Sydney. After the show, just after midnight (thus on the 15th) , Michael gets married to Debbie Rowe in the presidential suit of the Sheraton-on-the-Park Hotel.His cousin Anthony Jackson & Dr Metzger are his Best Men.He denies in a press release the news reports claiming that Debbie has been artificially inseminated.
December 30, 1996 : Michael goes to the Jerudong amusement park in Brunei.
CONCERTS
The History World Tour
Start date September 7, 1996
End date October 15, 1997
No. of shows 44 in Europe
19 in Asia
11 in Oceania
6 in Africa
2 in North America
82 played
Attendance 4.5 million
Box office US $165 million ($251.54 in 2017 dollars)
Tour dates 1996
June 1996 : Michael starts rehearsing for the History Tour with Kenny Ortega.
He also rehearses for a special concert in Brunei based on the Dangerous Tour concept.
July 16, 1996 : For the Sultan’s birthday celebrations, Michael performs his first ever free concert before 60 000 people at the Jerudong Amusement Park. The concert is taped and eventually offered to the people of Brunei.
Late july 1996 : Michael resumes the History Tour rehearsals in San Bernrdino, California.
Leg 1
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
October 7, 1996 Tunis Tunisia Stade El Menzah
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 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
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
December 8, 1996 Manila Philippines Asia World City Concert Grounds
December 10, 1996
December 12, 1996 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome[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
January 3, 1997 Honolulu United States Aloha Stadium
January 4, 1997
Leg 2 Europe 1997
April : Michael rehearses for the second leg of the History Tour at the Disneyland Paris parade rehearsals studios.
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 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
July 29, 1997 Barcelona Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
August 1, 1997 Berlin Germany Olympiastadion
August 3, 1997 Leipzig Festwiese
August 10, 1997 Hockenheim Germany 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
Leg 3 – 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
Set list 1996 Royal Brunei Concert on July 16, 1996
“Brace Yourself” Video Introduction
“Jam”
“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'”
“Human Nature”
“Smooth Criminal”
“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” duet with Marva Hicks
“She’s Out of My Life”
The Jackson 5 Medley: “I Want You Back” / “The Love You Save” / “I’ll Be There”
“Thriller”
“Billie Jean”
“The Way You Make Me Feel”
“Black Panther” (Video Interlude)
“Beat It”
“You Are Not Alone”
“Dangerous”
“Black or White”
“Man In The Mirror”
“Earth Song” (Encore)
Set list 1996
“Gates of Kiev” Video introduction
Scream”
“They Don’t Care About Us”
“In the Closet”
“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'”
“Stranger in Moscow”
“Smooth Criminal”
“The Wind” Video interlude
“You Are Not Alone”
“The Way You Make Me Feel”*
The Jackson 5 Medley: “I Want You Back” / “The Love You Save” / “I’ll Be There”
“Off the Wall” Medley: 1 “Rock with You” / “Off the Wall” / “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”
“Remember the Time Video montage interlude
“Billie Jean”
“Thriller”
“Beat It”
“Come Together”/”D.S.”
“Black Panther” Video interlude
“Dangerous”
“Black or White”
“Earth Song”
“We Are the World” Video interlude
“Heal the World”
“HIStory” (features an instrumental of They Don’t Care About Us” as curtain call)
* performed on select dates only
Set list 1997
“Gates of Kiev” Video introduction
Scream”
“They Don’t Care About Us”
“In the Closet”
“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'”
“Stranger in Moscow”
“Smooth Criminal”
“The Wind” Video interlude
“You Are Not Alone”
“The Way You Make Me Feel” *
The Jackson 5 Medley: “I Want You Back” / “The Love You Save” / “I’ll Be There”
“Off the Wall” Medley: 1 “Rock with You” / “Off the Wall” / “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”
“Remember the Time Video montage interlude
“Billie Jean”
“Thriller”
“Beat It”
“Blood on the Dance Floor”
“Black Panther” Video interlude
“Dangerous”
“Black or White”
“Earth Song”
“We Are the World” Video interlude
“Heal the World”
“HIStory” (features an instrumental of They Don’t Care About Us” as curtain call)
* performed on select dates only
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 (1996 leg – replaced Jennifer Batten in Seoul and Tunis), 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
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
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 Michael 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.
In 2010, TV channels such as RTL 5, ZDF, WOWOW, and Veronica TV broadcast the Munich concert in HD, and those broadcasts can be found on YouTube.
In 2022, a 1080p version of Billie Jean from the Munich concert was leaked, along with live vocals from a soundboard leak for a portion of that concert. It was rumoured that the remaster, in addition to some portions of the soundboard audio, were planned to be released alongside a 25th anniversary edition of the HIStory album, but plans were likely halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some other full-length concerts have been leaked to YouTube including those in Auckland (November 11, 1996), Basel (July 25, 1997), Copenhagen (August 14, 1997), Gothenburg (August 16, 1997) and Helsinki (August 26, 1997).
Many amateur recordings can also be found on YouTube.
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