MJ & Friends

MJ & Friends were concerts held by American recording artist Michael Jackson in 1999, with numerous other performers as well.[1] The purpose of the tour was to raise funds for children in Kosovo, Africa and elsewhere.[2] Jackson gave two concerts during the tour. The first one took place in Seoul, South Korea on June 25 (exactly ten years before his death) and the second one was in Munich, Germany.

MJ & Friends
Tour by Michael Jackson
Start dateJune 25, 1999
End dateJune 27, 1999
No. of shows1 in Europe
1 in Asia
2 played
Michael Jackson concert chronology

Munich bridge accident

At the Munich Concert, while performing Earth Song, the middle section of the bridge collapsed after ascending into the air.[3] Jackson climbed out of the pit that the mechanism landed in, and continued the song without missing a beat. The guitarist Slash was front and center on the main stage at the time: he also continued his performance without missing a beat, while dashing upstage to safety. Jackson finished the concert, but was taken to the Rechts der Isar Hospital afterwards. He suffered sprained ankle, shock nerves and slight burns on arms. None of the fans, crew or backup performers were injured. The crash was confirmed to be a mechanical failure from the crane, as of Kenny Ortega, director of the shows.

The same stunt had been performed without the incident at the first concert in Seoul.

Millennium Concert

On December 31, 1999, Jackson was scheduled to perform at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii and at Stadium Australia in Sydney. These plans were later canceled.

Michael Jackson's set list
  1. Medley:[4]
    1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
    2. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
    3. "Scream" (contains excerpts of "Jam")
    4. "Black or White" (contains excerpts of "Beat It" and "Thriller")
    5. "Billie Jean"
  2. "Dangerous" (contains excerpts of "Smooth Criminal")
  3. "Earth Song"
  4. "You Are Not Alone"
  5. "Heal The World" (Instrumental)

Notes
  • Jackson was joined by long-time collaborator Slash during the two concerts.
  • She's Out of My Life was reportedly planned for the Seoul concert as a duet with Sade, but was cancelled because of her late arrival.

Tour dates
Date City/Town Country Venue
June 25, 1999 Seoul South Korea Seoul Olympic Stadium
June 27, 1999 Munich Germany Olympiastadion
December 31, 1999 Honolulu United States Aloha Stadium (canceled)
December 31, 1999 Sydney Australia Stadium Australia (canceled)

References
  1. Subramanian, Anupama (April 8, 2016). "Prabhu Deva's fanboy moments with Michael Jackson". Deccan Chronicle.
  2. Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (October 4, 2018). Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Octopus. ISBN 9781788401234 – via Google Books.
  3. Greenburg, Zack O'Malley (June 3, 2014). Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781476706382 – via Google Books.
  4. The same as during MTV Awards 1995.

See also
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