Bad World Tour

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Bad World Tour
Michael Jackson performing at a second leg concert during his Bad Tour, 1988
Tour by Michael Jackson
Start date September 12, 1987
End date January 27, 1989
Legs 2
Shows 123
Michael Jackson tour chronology
Victory Tour
(1984)		 Bad World Tour
(1987-89)		 Dangerous World Tour
(1992-93)
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The Bad Tour was a world music tour by Michael Jackson that started on September 12th, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan and ended on January 27th, 1989 in Los Angeles, United States. The tour consisted of 123 concerts to approximately 4.4 million fans across 4 continents, beaten later by Jackson's HIStory Tour with 4.5 million. The Bad Tour was Jackson's first as a solo performer. When the tour wrapped in January of 1989 it had grossed over $125 million at the box office, equivalent to over $210 million in 2007.

Contents

[edit] Set list

[edit] First leg

The first leg set list consisted songs not only from Jackson's solo albums Bad, Thriller and Off the Wall, but songs from the albums Triumph and Destiny by The Jacksons. The last two songs were the only ones from the then recently released Bad album.

  1. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  2. "Things I Do for You"
  3. "Off the Wall"
  4. "Human Nature"
  5. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  6. "She's out of My Life"
  7. Jackson 5 Medley ("I Want You Back"/"The Love You Save"/"I'll Be There")
  8. "Rock with You"
  9. "Lovely One"
  10. "Bad Groove" Interlude (solo performance by the band)
  11. "Workin' Day and Night"
  12. "Beat It"
  13. "Billie Jean"
  14. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
  15. "Thriller"
  16. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" w/ Siedah Garrett
  17. "Bad"

[edit] Second leg

Contrary to the first leg, the second consisted of 7 songs from the Bad album, compared to just 2 from the first.

  1. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  2. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  3. "Another Part of Me"
  4. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" w/ Siedah Garrett
  5. "She's out of My Life"
  6. Jackson 5 Medley ("I Want You Back"/"The Love You Save"/"I'll Be There")
  7. "Rock with You"
  8. "Human Nature"
  9. "Smooth Criminal"
  10. "Dirty Diana"
  11. "Thriller"
  12. "Bad Groove" interlude (solo performance by the band)
  13. "Workin' Day and Night"
  14. "Beat It"
  15. "Billie Jean"
  16. "Bad"
  17. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  18. "Man in the Mirror"

[edit] Tour dates

No. Date City Country Venue Attendance per concert
First leg
Japan
1-3 September 12th-14th Tokyo Flag of Japan Japan Korakuen Stadium 45,000
4-6 September 19th-21st Osaka Flag of Japan Japan Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 48,000
7-11 September 25th-27th, October 3rd-4th Yokohama Flag of Japan Japan Yokohama Stadium 38,000
12-14 October 10th-12th Osaka Flag of Japan Japan Osaka Stadium 32,000
Australia
15 November 13th Melbourne Flag of Australia Australia Olympic Park Stadium 45,000
16-17 November 20th-21st Sydney Flag of Australia Australia Parramatta Stadium 45,000
18-19 November 25th, 28th Brisbane Flag of Australia Australia Entertainment Centre 13,500
Second leg
North America
20-21 February 23rd-24th, 1988 Kansas City, Missouri Flag of the United States United States Kemper Arena 16,960
22-24 March 3rd-5th New York City, New York Flag of the United States United States Madison Square Garden 19,000
25-26 March 12th-13th St. Louis, Missouri Flag of the United States United States St. Louis Arena 18,000
27-28 March 18th-19th Indianapolis, Indiana Flag of the United States United States Market Square Arena 17,000
29 March 20th Louisville, Kentucky Flag of the United States United States Freedom Hall 19,000
30-31 March 23rd-24th Denver, Colorado Flag of the United States United States McNichols Sports Arena 20,125
32-34 April 30th, March 1st Hartford, Connecticut Flag of the United States United States Hartford Civic Center 15,060
35-37 April 8th-10th Houston, Texas Flag of the United States United States The Summit 17,000
38-40 April 13th-15th Atlanta, Georgia Flag of the United States United States The Omni 17,000
41-43 April 19th-21st Chicago, Illinois Flag of the United States United States Rosemont Horizon 20,000
44-46 April 25th-27th Dallas, Texas Flag of the United States United States Reunion Arena 19,000
47-49 May 4th-6th Minneapolis, Minnesota Flag of the United States United States Met Center 16,890
Europe
50-51 May 23rd-24th, 1988 Rome Flag of Italy Italy Stadio Flaminio 35,000
52 May 29th Turin Flag of Italy Italy Stadio Comunale di Torino 53,600
The organised concert in Lyon, France on 30th May was cancelled after only half of the 30,000 tickets were sold.
53 June 2nd Vienna Flag of Austria Austria Prater Stadium 55,000
54-56 June 5th-7th Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands Holland Feijenoord Stadium 48,400
57-58 June 11th-12th Gothenburg Flag of Sweden Sweden Eriksbergs Shipyard 53,000
59 June 16th Basel Flag of Switzerland Switzerland St. Jakob Park Stadium 50,000
60 June 19th West Berlin Flag of Germany Germany Platz der Republik (The Reichstag/Berlin Wall) 50,000
61-62 June 27th-28th Paris Flag of France France Parc des Princes 64,000
63 July 1st Hamburg Flag of Germany Germany Volkspark Stadium 50,000
64 July 3rd Cologne Flag of Germany Germany Mungersdorfer Stadium 70,000
65 July 8th Munich Flag of Germany Germany Olympic Stadium 72,000
66 July 10th Cologne Flag of Germany Germany Mungersdorfer Stadium 70,000
67-71 July 14th-16th, 22nd-23rd, London Flag of the United Kingdom England Wembley Stadium 72,000
72 July 26th Cardiff Flag of the United Kingdom Wales Cardiff Arms Park 55,000
73-74 July 30th-31st Cork Flag of Ireland Ireland Páirc Uí Chaoimh 60,000
75 August 5th Marbella Flag of Spain Spain Football Municipal Stadium 28,000
76 August 7th Madrid Flag of Spain Spain Vicente Calderón Stadium 60,000
77 August 9th Barcelona Flag of Spain Spain Nou Camp Stadium 90,000
78 August 11th Nice Flag of France France Charles Ehrmann Stadium 35,000
79 August 14th Montpellier Flag of France France Stade Richter 35,000
80 August 19th Lausanne Flag of Switzerland Switzerland La Pontaise Stadium 45,000
81 August 21st Wurzburg Flag of Germany Germany Talavera Wiesen 43,000
82 August 23rd Werchter Flag of Belgium Belgium Festival Ground 55,000
83-84 August 26th-27th London Flag of the United Kingdom England Wembley Stadium 72,000
85 August 29th Leeds Flag of the United Kingdom England Roundhay Park 90,000
86 September 2nd Hannover Flag of Germany Germany Niedersachsen Stadium 40,000
87 September 4th Gelsenkirchen Flag of Germany Germany Park Stadium 52,000
88 September 6th Linz Flag of Austria Austria Linz Stadium 40,000
89 September 10th Milton Keynes Flag of the United Kingdom England The Bowl 60,000
90 September 11th Liverpool Flag of the United Kingdom England Aintree Racecourse 125,000
North America
91-93 September 26th-28th, 1988 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Flag of the United States United States Civic Arena 16,230
94-96 October 3rd-5th New York / East Rutherford, New Jersey Flag of the United States United States Meadowlands Arena 20,350
97-98 October 10th-11th Cleveland, Ohio Flag of the United States United States The Coliseum 19,000
99-102 October 13th, 17th-19th Washington DC / Landover Flag of the United States United States Capital Centre 17,470
103-105 October 24th-26th Detroit, Michigan Flag of the United States United States Palace of Auburn Hills 16,670
The 3 organised concerts at The Tacoma Dome in Seattle, Washington from 30th October to 2nd November were cancelled when Michael's vocal cords became swollen. These concerts, which were sold out, were not rescheduled.
106-108 November 7th-9th Los Angeles / Irvine, California Flag of the United States United States Irvine Meadows Amphitheater 15,000
109 November 13th Los Angeles, California Flag of the United States United States Sports Arena 18,000
Following the first Los Angeles concert, the remaining concerts from 14th-15th and 20th-22nd November was cancelled due to Michael's illness. These concerts were rescheduled for January, 1989.
Japan
110-118 December 9th-11th, 17th-19th, 24th-26th, 1988 Tokyo Flag of Japan Japan Tokyo Dome 45,000
North America
119-123 January 16th-18th, 26th-27th, 1989 Los Angeles, California Flag of the United States United States Sports Arena 18,000

[edit] MTV specials

During the 1988 leg of the tour, MTV had gained access to film backstage interviews and concert performances. As part of a Michael Jackson Weekend Special on MTV in 1988, two programmes on the tour, "Another Part of Me" and "From Motown To Your Town" were broadcast. Each are a 20 minute program, capturing the huge media and public interest, and includes exclusive interviews and concert performances from the tour including the concerts held in Yokohama, Australia, Kansas City and Barcelona.

A 50-minute documentary was broadcast on NBC in the United States, as part of its Friday Night Videos show in 1988. Called "Michael Jackson: Around The World", it follows Michael's concerts from country to country, including Japan, Australia and China during the first leg, and England, Germany, and Sweden during the second. The original NBC version was presented by Ahmad and Phylicia Ayers-Allen. The documentary was then broadcast on MTV.

[edit] Official DVD release

In August 2005, an on-line petition was created to support an official release of a Bad Tour concert in 1988, with heavy interest in the release of a Wembley Stadium concert. Although the target was 10,000 signatures, the petition continues to grow even to this day, with a total of more than 13,120.

There have been many DVD Promo videos released online about the petition. All have been talentedly created by fans who wish to make this DVD possible.

on-line video 1
on-line video 2
on-line video 3

[edit] Trivia

[edit] First leg

  • Jackson wore three different shirts throughout the first three concerts. He wore a black shirt on the first night, a red shirt on the second, and a silver on the third, which was kept throughout the rest of the tour. On top of the shirt, Jackson wore a bolted strap from around the shirt collar to the waist.
  • A granddaughter of Emperor Hirohito attended the first concert in Tokyo, 1987.
  • Michael performed a record breaking 14 sold-out concerts in three cities in Japan: Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama. Of these 14 concerts, 3 of them were held at the Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo. It was later named the Tokyo Dome in 1988 by the time Jackson performed 9 more sold-out concerts there in December 1988 during the second leg. It was reported that Jackson received $4.5 million for each of these 14 concerts in Japan.
  • The concert in Yokohama, Japan on 26th September, 1987 was filmed by Nippon TV and broadcast live on radio and later on television across Asia.
  • During the concert in Sydney, Australia on November 20th, Stevie Wonder made a surprise appearance on stage to perform "Just Good Friends" with Jackson that appeared on the Bad album. Wonder was also touring at the same time as Michael. This was the only live performance of the song to date.
  • Between the concerts in Japan, Michael made a shopping trip to Hong Kong in China. He also visited less fortunate children and places of interest.

[edit] Second leg

  • Two weeks before the second leg began in Kansas City, Michael and his band rehearsed in Pensacola, Florida.
  • During the second leg, Jackson used his own specially constructed stage, that required several lorries and air planes to transport the equipment. Once fully set up, Jackson would be surrounded by 700 lights, 100 speakers, 3 lasers and 40 mirrors. During the first leg however, Michael used the venue's own stage, hence the much smaller stage space.
  • Jackson's outfit changed during the second leg. Instead he wore a silver zipper, which omitted the silver shirt with the bolted strap worn during the first leg. Additionally, the arms of his shirt were covered from the shoulder down with multiple black straps (usually 7 on the right arm and 4 on the left but this varied). Jackson began wearing the zipper at the first concert in New York City, after the first two concerts in Kansas City.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Jackson did not perform 'the lean' whilst performing Smooth Criminal. In a magazine edition titled "Moonwalk with Michael: A Step By Step Dance Guide", it informs the reader how Michael 'leaned' on the Bad Tour - to "lean over as far as you can without toppling over, keeping your body straight. Come back up and walk forwards very slowly moving your arms and legs up and down like a robot".
  • Michael earned $63 million for 14 concerts played in Japan in 1987, and £16 million for 12 concerts played in the UK in 1988. This is equivalent to $176 million today - from just 26 concerts, and it's uncertain how much Jackson earned from the additional 97 concerts performed for this tour.
  • On March 3rd, 1988 Jackson performed a private concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. All the proceeds were donated to the United Negro College Fund. Tickets for the show could not be purchased at regular ticket box offices, as a special lottery system determined who was to receive them. It was also during the private concert whereby Siedah Garrett made a special appearance. During the performance of The Way You Make Me Feel, Tatiana Thumbtzen made a special appearance (who appeared in Jackson's music video for the same song) and also kissed him on stage.
  • The concert at Gothenburg, Sweden was scheduled to be held at the Ullevi Stadium, but it was under repair. Instead, the concert was held at the Eriksbergs Shipyard.
  • On June 16th, 1988 Jackson performed a sold out in Basel, Switzerland. Various celebrities were in attendance, including Elizabeth Taylor and Bob Dylan. While in Basel, Michael met with Mrs. Oona Chaplin, the widow of one of Michael's all time heroes, Charlie Chaplin.
  • On July 16th, 1988 Jackson performed with Princess Diana and Prince Charles in attendance at Wembley Stadium. Prior to the concert Michael met them both, and Diana told Jackson that her favorite song was in fact Dirty Diana. Yet in respect for the princess, Jackson took out the song from the concert's set list.
  • On August 29th, 1988 Jackson performed in Leeds, England in front of 90,000 fans on his 30th birthday. The fans sang Happy Birthday to Jackson before the performance of Another Part of Me.
  • On September 8th, 1988 Jackson received a special award by London's Wembley Stadium Management for setting a new attendance record, which was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. Jackson performed 7 unbroken sell-out concerts (5 in a row, 2 together at a later date) that were attended by a total of 504,000. This record had beaten the previous held by Genesis, with 3. Until the demolition of the now old Wembley Stadium, this record had not been beaten since.
  • It was reported that during the UK tour in 1988, where Jackson performed 11 concerts in London, Cardiff, Leeds, Milton Keynes and Liverpool, Jackson earned £16 million, an equivalent of £700,000 per hour.
  • The concert at the Aintree Racecourse on 11th September, 1988 was the largest attended concert of the whole tour, with an attendance of 125,000 for the single night.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Performers

Lead performer

Band members

  • Piano, Musical Director: Greg Phillinganes
  • Drums: Ricky Lawson
  • Bass Guitar: Don Boylette
  • Lead Guitar: Jennifer Batten
  • Rhythm Guitar: David Williams
  • Piano, Keyboards: Christopher Currell
  • Percussion: Ollie E. Brown
  • Vocals: Kevin Dorsey, Siedah Garrett, Dorian Holley, Darryl Phinnessee

The Seawind Horns

  • Trombone: William Reichenbach
  • Trumpets: Gary Grant, Jerry Hey
  • Saxophones, Flute: Larry Williams

Dancers

  • LaVelle Smith
  • Shawnette Heard
  • Eddie Garcia
  • Randy Allaire
  • Dominic Lucero
  • Damon Navandi
  • Courtney Miller
  • Anthony Talauega
  • Richmond Talauega
  • Loru Werner
  • Jason Yribar
  • Christian Judd
  • Stacy Walker
  • Faune Chambers

[edit] The Crew

  • Executive director: MJJ Productions
  • Assistant director: Jolie Levine
  • Choreographed by: Michael Jackson
  • Assistant Choreography & Staging by: Vincent Paterson
  • Set Designed by: Tom McPhilips
  • Lighting Designer: Allen Branton
  • Director of Security: Bill Bray
  • Hair & Make-up: Karen Faye
  • Personal Management by: Frank Dileo

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