Michael Jackson staged a news conference in London on Thursday, March 5 to announce that he will be doing 10 live shows at O2 Arena beginning July 8. This Is It is being billed as his last performances ever in the UK.
Jackson hasn’t performed a major concert since 1997 and is expected to perform his previous hit songs during the concert series. It was recently reported that he has recorded over 100 secret songs for his children.
The 50 year old pop legend was attempting to negotiate a 30 concert deal.
Press conference photos below. Top photos were taken today of the pop icon riding around London in a minivan.
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