It's
three
years
since
the
King
of
Pop,
Michael
Jackson,
said
good-bye
to
the
world
and
his
millions
of
fans.
But
who
can
ever
forget
the
patented
moonwalk,
the
sparkly
jacket
and
white
socks,
the
honed
pre-break
dancing
moves?
For
all
those
diehard
fans
of
the
pop
star,
BIG
CBS
PRIME
and
SPARK
bring
on
April
28
and
29,
2012,
Saturday
and
Sunday
at
8.00pm,
a
Michael
Jackson’s
exclusive
concert
from
2001.
The
concert,
a
tribute
to
MJ,
is
a
two
hour
special
in
honor
of
Michael
Jackson's
thirtieth
year
as
a
solo
entertainer
for
his
fans.
BIG
CBS
Prime
and
SPARK
presents
the
concert
that
wrapped
up
just
hours
before
two
hijacked
jet
planes
crashed
into
the
Twin
Towers
of
Lower
Manhattan's
World
Trade
Center.
The
show's
tickets
were
sold
out
in
five
hours.
Ticket
prices
were
pop's
most
expensive
ever;
the
best
seats
cost
$5,000
and
included
a
dinner
with
Michael
Jackson
and
a
signed
poster.
Jackson
reportedly
earned
$7.5
million
for
each
of
the
two
concerts,
which
is
over
$150,000
per
minute.
Popular
pop
acts
of
the
day
were
by
Destiny's
Child,
N*Sync,
Usher,
Myra,
Whitney
Houston
and
Shaggy
graced
the
stage
to
perform
some
of
their
own
hits
along
with
some
of
Michael's.
The
biggest
highlight
of
the
show
was
young
Billy
Gilman
performing
Jackson's
1972
#1
US
hit
'Ben'.
Among
other
performers
and
guests
were
Liza
Minnelli
singing
'You
Are
Not
Alone';
James
Ingram
with
Gloria
Estefan
singing
Jackson's
1987
ballad,
'I
Just
Can't
Stop
Loving
You'.
Marc
Anthony
also
sang
'She's
out
of
My
Life'.
Playing
to
a
sold-out
audience,
Destiny's
Child
also
performed
'Bootylicious'
and
Shaggy
performed
'It
Wasn't
Me'
-
two
chart
hits
personally
requested
by
Michael
Jackson
himself.
The
second
hour
of
the
show
is
by
far
the
best
remembered,
featuring
the
exciting
reunion
of
Michael
and
his
brothers
Jermaine,
Jackie,
Randy,
Marlon
and
Tito
for
a
'greatest
hits'
medley.
As
Michael
glided
and
danced
his
way
across
the
floor,
the
crowd
roared
all
the
louder
in
appreciation.
Immediately
afterward,
Slash
was
properly
introduced
for
a
rendition
of
'Black
or
White'.
While
this
two-hour
special
was
to
also
prepare
the
world
for
the
release
of
Michael's
album
'Invincible',
it
also
showcased
the
talents
of
the
original
Jackson
5
line-up
as
they
performed
such
hits
as
'ABC'
and
'I
Want
You
Back'.
Perhaps
the
biggest
roar
in
the
audience
went
up
when
Michael
performed
his
famous
dance
moves
in
his
solo
acts.
The
concert
closed
out
with
Michael
performing
his
latest
hit
from
'Invincible',
'You
Rock
My
World' with
Chris
Tucker
providing
a
few
un-choreographed
dance
moves
for
laughs.
Other
highlights
of
the
night
would
include
the
'unification'
of
three
former
child
stars
of
separate
generations,
Michael,
Elizabeth
Taylor
and
Macauley
Culkin
who
sat
together
in
the
audience
while
enjoying
the
concert.
This
spectacular
concert
showcased
both
Michael
Jackson
and
the
Jackson
5,
and
was
widely
received
by
his
fans
and
critics
alike
with
lots
of
praise
and
admiration
for
the
man
who
gave
us
such
timeless
hits
as
'Thriller',
'Beat
It'
and
'Bad'.