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Dangerous Tour
Tour by Michael Jackson
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Start dateJune 27, 1992
End dateNovember 11, 1993
Legs2
No. of shows69
Michael Jackson concert chronology

The Dangerous Tour was a world music tour by Michael Jackson that started on 27th June, 1992 in Munich, Germany and ended on 11th November, 1993 in Mexico City, Mexico. The Dangerous Tour consisted of 69 concerts to approximately 3.5 million fans across 3 continents. All proceeds from the tour were donated to various other charities including Jackson's own Heal The World Foundation. The tour was cut short due to Jackson's false allegations of child molestation in 1993 as well as his health, as Jackson had been poor during the latter concerts of the second leg. Jackson claimed to become dependant of painkillers while doing constructive surgery on his scalp. The cancellation of the tour's second and third leg meant Jackson never performed in North America and Australia.

Set list

First leg

1 - These songs were performed until 15th July, 1992 (Oslo, Norway) when they were taken off the set list.

Second leg

1 - "Dangerous" was performed on the few last concerts on the tour.

Tour dates

No. Date City Country Venue Attendance
First leg
Europe
1 June 27th Munich Germany Germany Olympic Stadium 72,000
2-3 June 30th, July 1st Rotterdam Netherlands Holland Feijenoord Stadium 46,000
4 July 4th Rome Italy Italy Flaminio Stadium 36,000
5-6 July 6th, 7th Monza Italy Italy Brianteo Stadium 46,000
7 July 11th Cologne Germany Germany Mungersdorfer Stadium 65,000
8 July 15th Oslo Norway Norway Valle Hovin Stadium 35,000
9-10 July 17th, 18th Stockholm Sweden Sweden Olympic Stadium 53,000
11 July 20th Copenhagen Denmark Denmark Gentofte Stadium 30,000
12 July 22nd Werchter Belgium Belgium Festival Ground 40,000
13 July 25th Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland Lansdowne Road 40,000
14-15 July 30th, 31st London England England Wembley Stadium 72,000
The third concert at Wembley Stadium in London on 1st August was cancelled and rescheduled for the 23rd.
16 August 5th Cardiff Wales Wales Cardiff Arms Park 50,000
17 August 8th Bremen Germany Germany Weser Stadium 45,000
18 August 10th Hamburg Germany Germany Volkspark Stadium 51,000
19 August 13th Hamelin Germany Germany Weserbergland Stadium 25,000
20 August 16th Leeds England England Roundhay Park 60,000
21 August 18th Glasgow Scotland Scotland The Haugh 65,000
22-24 August 20th, 22nd, 23rd London England England Wembley Stadium 72,000
25 August 26th Vienna Austria Austria Prater Stadium 50,000
26 August 28th Frankfurt Germany Germany Waldstadion 60,000
27 August 30th Ludwigshafen Germany Germany Southwest Stadium 30,000
28 September 2nd Bayreuth Germany Germany Volks Stadium 32,000
29 September 4th Berlin Germany Germany Jahn Stadium 35,000
The concert on 6th September at Gelsenkirchen was cancelled and not rescheduled.
30 September 8th Lausanne Switzerland Switzerland La Pontaise Stadium 47,000
The concert in Basel, Switzerland on 11th September was cancelled and not rescheduled.
31 September 13th Paris France France Hippodrome de Vincennes 85,000
32 September 16th Toulouse France France Toulouse Municipal Stadium 40,000
33 September 18th Barcelona Spain Spain Olympic Stadium 42,000
34 September 21st Oviedo Spain Spain Carlos Tartiere Stadium 25,000
35 September 22nd Madrid Spain Spain Vicente Calderón Stadium 40,000
36 September 26th Lisbon Portugal Portugal José Alvalade Stadium 64,000
37 October 1st Bucharest Romania Romania Lia Manoliu Stadium 70,000
The concert on 2nd October in Izmir, Turkey was cancelled and not rescheduled.
The concert on 4th October in Istanbul, Turkey was cancelled and not rescheduled.
The concert on 8th October in Athens, Greece was cancelled and not rescheduled.
Asia
38-45 December 12th, 14th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 24th, 30th, 31st Tokyo Japan Japan Tokyo Dome 45,000
Second leg
Europe and Asia
46 August 24th, 1993 Bangkok Thailand Thailand National Stadium 70,000
The cancelled concert from 25th August, rescheduled for 26th August, is again cancelled because Michael had not fully recovered from dehydration. Michael released an audio taped message to his fans saying "I promise all my fans to perform at the National Stadium in Bangkok on August 27th. I will see you Friday. I love you all"
47 August 27th Bangkok Thailand Thailand National Stadium 70,000
48 August 29th Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore National Stadium 47,000
Before the concert in Singapore on the 30th August, Michael collapses backstage moments before the show is due to begin, suffering from a severe migraine. The next day Michael undergoes a brain scan in hospital. A second audio taped message is released: "I was suddenly taken ill last night and I am sorry for the cancellation of my performance and I apologise for any inconvenience it might have caused my fans in Singapore. I look forward to seeing you at the stadium tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. I love you all. Thank you."
49 September 1st Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore National Stadium 47,000
50-51 September 4th, 6th Taipei Taiwan Taiwan Taipei Municipal Stadium 40,000
52-53 September 10th, 11th Fukuoka Japan Japan Fukuoka Dome 30,000
54 September 15th Moscow Russia Russia Luzhniki Stadium 50,000
55-56 September 19th, 21st Tel Aviv Israel Israel Yarkon Park 80,000 (19th), 100,000 (21st)
57 September 23rd Istanbul Turkey Turkey Inonu Stadium 48,000
58 September 26th Tenerife Canary Islands Canary Islands Muelle de Santa Cruz de Tenerife 45,000
South America
59-61 October 8th, 10th, 12th Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina Monumental Stadium 100,000
62-63 October 15th, 17th Sao Paulo Brazil Brazil Morumbi Stadium 80,000 (15th), 100,000 (17th)
The first concert in Santiago, Chile on 21st October is cancelled due to Michael's back injury. The concert is not rescheduled.
64 October 23rd Santiago Chile Chile Chile National Stadium 65,000
65-66 October 29th, 31st Mexico City Mexico Mexico Aztec Stadium 100,000
Michael cancels the third concert in Mexico on 2nd November due to a severe toothache.
67-69 November 7th, 9th, 11th Mexico City Mexico Mexico Aztec Stadium 100,000
The rest of the tour was cancelled as Michael announces he is seeking treatment for his dependency on painkillers. He explains his stress from the now false allegations against him caused him to become dependent on the painkillers to get through the tour.

Trivia

  • Before the tour began, Michael and his band rehearsed the setlist performances, in which the footage has been released onto the Internet. However, the exact date and location of the performances is not clear, despite initially being labelled as "Neverland Rehearsals".
  • The stage used for the tour took nearly 3 days to set up, making newspaper and television headlines everywhere it went. 20 truck loads of equipment were shipped between countries on cargo planes.
  • During the first leg, MTV had gained the right to follow Jackson on tour during his concerts in Europe, and broadcast a total of 6 15-minute episodes featuring performances, reports, and exclusive backstage interviews with the crew. The show was called Dangerous Diaries, and was presented by Sonya Saul.
  • Jackson sold the film rights to his concert in Bucharest, Romania to HBO for $21 million. The deal was the highest ever paid for a live concert[citation needed]. The concert was broadcast live on radio and shown on TV across 61 countries, and received the highest TV ratings in the history of the network, in which Jackson was honoured with a CableACE Award. [citation needed]. In 2004, the concert was released on DVD as part of Michael Jackson's Ultimate Collection boxset, and in 2005, was released as a separate DVD known as Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour.
  • Each concert on the tour ended by a stuntman dressed in a full astronaut costume (therefore appearing as Jackson) flying out of the arena using a rocket belt. When disappeared an announcer said: "Michael Jackson has left the stadium", and the concert was over, with some ending in a firework display. The stuntman was in fact Kinnie Gibson, and reportedly charged a total of $1 million for performing the stunts.
  • On 31st December 1992 during the New Year's Eve concert in Tokyo, Japan, Slash made a special guest appearance for the performance of "Black or White". Slash also made a special appearance for "Black or White" at the concert in Oviedo, Spain that September.
  • On 29th August 1993, Jackson performed in front of 47,000 on his 35th birthday in Singapore. The fans sung Happy Birthday in celebration.
  • During his stay in Moscow, Russia in September 1993 Michael came up with the song Stranger in Moscow which would be released on his 1995 album HIStory. It was during a time when Michael felt very alone, and far away from his family and friends, yet every night fans would draw huge crowds by his hotel and support him.
  • For the opening number, "Jam", Jackson wore two variations of a pseudo-military uniform. During the first leg, the uniform was gray-green with one bolded strap which both sparkled with multi-color when he was in front of light. For the second leg, he wore a black uniform with three yellow, bolded straps, one going from his collar to his waist in one direction and the other two in another.

Performers

Lead performer

  • Michael Jackson: Singer, Dancer, Musical director

Band members

Dancers

  • LaVelle Smith
  • Damon Navandi
  • Randy Allaire
  • Eddie Garcia
  • Michelle Berube
  • Yuko Sumida
  • Jaime King
  • Bruno Falcon

Credits

  • Executive Director: MJJ Productions
  • Artistic Director: Michael Jackson
  • Choreographed by: Michael Jackson
  • Staged & Designed by: Kenny Ortega
  • Set Designed by: Tom McPhillips
  • Lightning Designer: Peter Morse
  • Director of Security: Bill Bray
  • Costumes Designed by: Dennis Tompkins & Michael Bush
  • Hair & Make-up: Karen Faye
  • Personal Management: Gallin Morey Associates

See also

All information acquired from Michael Jackson Trader

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