Celeb Michael Jackson Canceled His London Concerts

Celebrity Gossip: Celeb Michael Jackson Canceled His London Concerts

Though his upcoming seven-month residency at the O2 arena is sure-to-be spectacular, it looks like fans will have to wait a little longer to see Michael Jackson return to the stage.

Concert producers AEG Live released a statement that said, “Due to the sheer magnitude of the This Is It concerts at the O2 Arena, promoters and producers AEG Live and Kenny Ortega, Michael’s directorial partner and creative collaborator, have elected to move back a few of the opening shows in order to meet the challenges presented by such a massive and technically complex show.”

What this means practically is that the original opening night of July 8th will now get pushed back to July 13th, with ticketholders for the shows on the 10th, 12th, and 14th being forced to wait until March 2010 to see Jacko live.

AEG explained, “Organizers are determined that all Michael’s legions of fans attending the opening nights get the same quality of staging and level of entertainment. Kenny and Michael are, at the same time, both creative pioneers and perfectionists. This show has grown in size and scope, thereby, necessitating more lead time for manufacture of the set, programming the content for the massive video elements, and, most importantly, more time for full production and dress rehearsals in the world’s busiest arena, the O2.”