Michael Jackson's HIStory World Tour

The HIStory World Tour :

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NEWS: 10/17/97 - The HIStory Tour has ended on October 15, 1997 after 82 concerts in 35 countries and 5 continents, and an attendance of about 4,5 million fans. The last concert took place in Durban, South Africa. There have been rumors about a possible continuation of the tour in other parts of the world, but no official announcements have been made at this time.

List of The HIStory World Tour - Dates and Tour Statistics:

October 16, 97 - At the conclusion of the HIStory tour, Michael performed in 82 concerts to a total of over 4.3 million fans in 58 cities, 35 countries, and 5 continents, with an average concert attendace of 54,878.


#	Date	Country	City	Venue	Attendance
	Sept. 7	Czech Rep.	Prague	Letna Park
	Sept. 10	Hungary	Budapest	Nepstadion Intezmenyei
	Sept. 14	Rumania	Bucharest	National Stadium
	Sept. 17	Russia	Moscow	Dynamo Stadium
	Sept. 20	Poland	Warsaw	Bemowo Airport
	Sept. 24	Spain	Zaragoza	Romareda Stadium
	Sept. 28	Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Arena
	Sept. 30	Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Arena
	Oct. 2	Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Arena
	Oct. 7	Tunisia	Tunis	El Menzah
	Oct.11	So. Korea	Seoul	Chamsil Olympic Stad.
	Oct.13	So. Korea	Seoul	Chamsil Olympic Stad.
	Oct.18	Taiwan	Taipei	Chungshan Soccer Stadium
	Oct. 20	Taiwan	Kaoshung	Venue ?
	Oct. 22	Taiwan	Taipei	Chungshan Soccer Stadium
	Oct. 25	Singapore	Singapore	National Stadium
	Oct. 27	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Merdeka Stadium
	Oct. 29	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Merdeka Stadium
	Nov. 1	Indian	Bombay	Andheri Sports Complex
	Nov. 5	Thailand	Bangkok	Muang Thong Thani City Ctr.
	Nov. 9	New Zealand	Auckland	Ericsson Stadium
	Nov. 11	New Zealand	Auckland	Ericsson Stadium
	Nov. 14	Australia	Sydney	SCG
	Nov. 16	Australia	Sydney	SCG
	Nov. 19	Australia	Brisbane	ANZ Stadium
	Nov. 22	Australia	Melbourne	MCG
	Nov. 24	Australia	Melbourne	MCG
	Nov. 26	Australia	Adelaide	Adelaide Oval
	Nov. 30	Australia	Perth	Burswood Dome
	Dec. 2	Australia	Perth	Burswood Dome
	Dec. 4	Australia	Perth	Burswood Dome
	Dec. 8	Philippines	Paranaque	Venue ?
	Dec. 10	Philippines	Paranaque	Venue ?
	Dec. 13	Japan	Tokyo	Tokyo Dome
	Dec. 15	Japan	Tokyo	Tokyo Dome
	Dec. 17	Japan	Tokyo	Tokyo Dome
	Dec. 20	Japan	Tokyo	Tokyo Dome
	Dec. 26.	Japan	Fukuoka	Fukuoka Dome
	Dec. 28	Japan	Fukuoka	Fukuoka Dome
	Dec. 31	Brunei	Brunei	Jerudong Park

	Jan. 3	Hawaii	Honolulu	Aloha Stadium
	Jan. 4	Hawaii	Honolulu	Aloha Stadium
	May 31	Germany	Bremen	Weserstadion
	June 3	Germany	Cologne	Mungersdorfer Stadium
	June 6	Germany	Bremen	Weserstadiun
	June 8	Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Arena
	June 10	Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Arena
	June 13	Germany	Kiel	Nordmarksportfield
	June 15	Germany	Gelsenkirchen	Parkstadion
	June 18	Italy	Milan	San Siro Stadium
	June 20	Switzerland	Lausanne	Pontaise-Stadium
	June 22	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Krakelschaff
	June 25	France	Lyon	Parc des Expositions
	June 27	France	Paris	Parc des Princes
	June 29	France	Paris	Parc des Princes
	July 2	Austria	Vienna	Ernst-Happel-Stadium
	July 4	Germany	Munich	Olympic Stadium
	July 6	Germany	Munich	Olympic Stadium
	July 9	England	Sheffield	Don Valley Stadium
	July 12	England	London	Wembley Stadium
	July 15	England	London	Wembley Stadium
	July 17	England	London	Wembley Stadium
	July 19	Ireland	Dublin	RDS
	July 25	Switzerland	Basel	St. Jakobs-Stadium
	July 27	France	Nice	Stade de L'ouest
	August 1	Germany	Berlin	Olympiastadion
	August 3	Germany	Leipzig	Festwiese
	August 10	Germany	Hockenheim	Hockenheimring
	August 14	Denmark	Copenhagen	Parken
	August 16	Sweden	Gothenburg	Ullevi
	August 19	Norway	Oslo	Valle Hovin
	August 22	Estonia	Tallinn	Song Festival Grounds
	August 24	Finland	Helsinki	Olympic Stadium
	August 26	Finland	Helsinki	Olympic Stadium
	August 29- Michael & My Birthday!!!	Denmark	Copenhagen	Parken
	September 3	Belgium	Oostende	Wellington Hypodrome
	September 6	Spain	Valladolid	Nuevo Jose Zorrilla Stadium
	October 4	South Africa	Cape Town	Greenpoint Stadium
	October 6	South Africa	Cape Town	Greenpoint Stadium
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		South Africa	Johannesburg	J'burg Stadium
	October 15	South Africa	Durban	King's Park Rugby Stadium

Attendance totals are based on media reports from around the world and/or from official figures reported in the trade publication Amusement Business. Figures from Amusement Business are designated by an < * >. When available, numbers in [brackets] indicate total capacity of the venue, if the concert was not completely sold out.

Some news from the HIStory tour :

The first leg of the HIStory Tour began in Prague, Czech Republic on September 7, 1996, and ended in Honolulu, Hawaii January 4, 1997. After 17 weeks on the road, Michael performed (20 countries and 5 continents). The second leg of the tour began in Bremen, Germany on May 31, 1997.
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Sept. 10, '96 - New Zealand - the first Auckland concert sold out in 3.5 hours - setting a new record for the fastest concert to sell-out in New Zealand. A second concert was added, also selling out.
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Sept. 14, '96 - Both Amsterdam concerts sold out in record time - only for each concert. A third concert was added and again sold out. A total of tickets were sold.
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Sept. 19, '96 - The Moscow concert boasted a record-breaking crowd of over
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Sept. 20, '96 - Michael's first concert in Poland drew a record audience of
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Oct. 5, '96 - Concert tickets sold-out in record time in Australia. Initially, first shows scheduled for Sydney and Melbourne both sold out in under 2 hours, selling over tickets combined. Then another record was set: Over tickets sold out in just hours. ALL 6 scheduled concerts in Australia are sold out, leaving the possibility for added dates. This makes it Michael's most successful tour stop in Australia in his career.
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Oct. 7. '96 - Michael makes HIStory by performing his first ever concert in Africa. He performed to a sold-out crowd of over in Tunis, Tunisia, today, with all proceeds going to a local charity.
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Nov. 11, '96 - Michael Jackson performed to the highest attendance ever in New Zealand, to a total of at least , in 2 sellout concerts.
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Nov. 16, '96 - All tickets for Michael Jackson's Hawaiian Jan. 3, 1997 concert sold out in just hours. A second concert was tentatively scheduled, also immediately selling out. As the ticket outlets opened at 8am, an estimated 20,000 people stood in lines that snaked up and down at Aloha Stadium. Police said only two special duty officers were hired to handle the Aloha Stadium lines -- but about 15 officers who worked the previous midnight watch put in overtime during the morning to control the crowds. The scene at the Aloha Soccer Stadium turned into a total chaos, as fans jumped over chain-link fences, overwhelming ticket-sellers. Jim Fulton, an official with promoter Tom Moffatt Productions, said "I have never, ever seen anything like this in Hawaii before. Ever."
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Dec. 6, '96 - during his Au stra lian leg of the HIStory tour, Michael performed sold out concerts in different cities - Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth - to at least Australians; thousands followed his every move. This makes it Michael's most successful tour stop in Australia in his career. He set another record in October, when the initially scheduled shows sold out in record time, just under hours, selling over tickets. Additional shows were added, also immediately selling out - over tickets sold out in just hours, and 3 more concerts were later added to meet the demand. As a direct result of the concerts,. HIStory album shot up again on the Australian charts to the #1 spot.
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Jan. 4, '97 - Michael Jackson performed to record crowds of in Honolulu, Hawaii - his first U.S. tour stop since 1989. The two concerts held on Jan. 3 & 4 at the seat Aloha Stadium made history - no other musical act ever sold out the stadium, and Michael sold out shows in less than hours -- a record time. Hawaii promoter, Tom Moffatt said: "I've never seen anything like it, .....there's been nothing even close to this--the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Julio Iglesias, the Eagles. . . . "
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Mar. 25, '97 - Tickets were sold out in record time in Helsinki, Finland, for the HIStory Tour concert scheduled for August 24th. It took only five hours to sell over tickets for the upcoming concert.
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June 1997 - Michael Jackson sets new tour record in Germany: After a short break in early 1997, the History World Tour took to the road again, starting in Bremen on May 31st 1997. Within a week of commencement of the tour, a record of over half a million tickets were sold in Germany alone. Michael sold more tickets in Germany with his "HIStory World Tour" than any other performer. So far, nearly tickets have been sold for Jackson's current "HIStory World Tour," more than for any other open-air tour in Germany. Previous record was held by the Rolling Stones, who sold 550,000 tickets seven years ago with their legendary tour. Michael will give 5 more concerts in Germany by August 10, so the final figures should be even higher.
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June '97 - a record is set in the Netherlands, with a total of spectators attending one of the HIStory concerts Michael gave in Amsterdam. First three seelout concerts in September 1996, and by the time the second leg of the HIStory tour reached Holland, Michael had filled another two Amsterdam Stadiums, bringing to the total number of shows in Holland. Dutch History had been made with a record quarter of a million Dutchmen going to see the show. In a country of 14 million people that's just under 2% of the population !
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July 19, 1997 - fan to see Michael perform at the Wembley Stadium in London. United Kingdom - The Box office figures for Michael Jackson's HIStory concerts clocked up another tickets during his July UK Wembley shows. But the ticket clock had been on for much longer.... sometime during the afternoon of Thursday 17th of July - unbeknown to the innocent lad purchasing his ticket for that night's show.... a record was being set .....on that night, the total ticket sales for MICHAEL JACKSON concerts at WEMBLEY STADIUM had reached ONE MILLION IN TOTAL. For between the BAD, the DANGEROUS and the NOW - HISTORY had been made.
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August 10, 1997 - As the German leg concluded, a record of + fans came to see Michael perform at stadiums around the country at concerts, starting on May 31 in Bremen ( concerts), and continuing in Munich ( concerts), Berlin, Cologne, Leipzig, Kiel, Gelsenkirchen, and finally in Hockenheim.

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