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Michael Jackson At O2 Arena Gigs - Why I Won’t Be Going To See ‘The King Of Pop’

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 12:29 PM PST

Michael Jackson has finally announced a residency at London’s O2 Arena, two weeks after I reported on the rumors that these concerts were about to be announced. Jackson, Wacko Jacko, or The King Of Pop depending on your point of view will play 10 dates in July, with tickets going on sale on March 13.

The ‘This Is It’ tour is set to kick off on July 8, and Jacko claimed this would be the last time he ever played in London. But that doesn’t mean the tour won’t continue, and a I suspect other countries will be visited if England reacts well.

However, I will not be going to see the 50-year-old Michael Jackson’s apparent live swan song even though I can afford it, I live close enough to the venue to get there easily, and it’s sure to be a much talked about event.

I used to like Jackson. As a kid in The Jackson Five he was spellbinding, and as an adult, his music was awe-inspiring… to a point. And then it all went wrong, and his most recent efforts to get his mojo back have been bad (excuse the pun).

Having never seen Michael Jackson live, maybe I should pay my money and venture down to London in the summer. But the reason I won’t is because Jacko is now a shadow of his former self. These concerts are surely bound to disappoint.

I’m sure thousands of people will descend upon the capital come July because despite all his woes, Jacko still has a lot of die-hard fans. But I’d even urge them to give it a miss or risk seeing their hero unable to perform how he used to.

Here is a man who chooses to wear a mask because of air pollution, and has even been wheeled around in a wheelchair of late. This is also a man who seems unable to face a crowd in the confident manner he once did, and may not even be able to sing like he used to.

This set of shows stinks of being a tour just for the money. Jackson is reportedly in debt up to his eyeballs and needs cash quickly in order to live out the rest of his life comfortably. If that’s the backdrop you choose to see you idol perform against, then that’s up to you. Personally, I’d rather save my money and keep my memories of a pop star at the top of his game alive unsullied.

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