Details About the Concerts

John Meglen, one of the executives of AEG Live—the company organizing Michael’s concert series in London—has recently revealed details about Michael Jackson’s concerts in London, which will be held at the O2 Arena starting July 8 this year. He shared these details in a conversation with Robin Leach of vegasdeluxe at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas: “Michael and Kenny Ortega, who is responsible for stage preparation, are in the early stages of their work. They are choosing the stage director, and they are busy discussing which artists to use. Michael is working on many dances at home. For now, the main work in the studio is about planning a series of rehearsals, and the early stages of production and rehearsals are all moving forward in Los Angeles. Once everything is decided, we transfer everything to London in early June and continue the work there. It’s not far off—only 6 weeks remain. It will be here very soon. July 8 is coming closer. In the concerts, special techniques, explosions, fireworks, and magic tricks will be used. I can’t say which people will be working with him. Michael and Kenny came to Vegas. They went to see Le Reve at Wynn, and Kenny went to watch Criss Angel. Of course, magic and entertainment techniques will be used in these concerts.” Meglen also said that the stage for Michael’s concerts will be behind closed doors, like his previous stages, and it won’t be round like the stage that Prince performed on at the O2, so that people can stand around it. Also, many dancers from across the United States have gone to Los Angeles to take part in auditions for dancers for the King of Pop’s concerts. They rehearse every day in Los Angeles, and on their Twitter pages they’ve written that female dancers not only have to learn the Smooth Criminal dance moves, but also must be able to strut and walk like Naomi Campbell in In The Closset (a video from Michael Jackson’s Dangerous album). For the dancers who are accepted, they’ve been told they need to have two years free to perform a national and international tour. Rehearsals begin in London in June. Source: eMJey / vegasdeluxe.com / Twitter.com