I'm picturing between 20 to 30 shows the max he will do. 50 shows is just too many for him. He might want to be doing other things this year.
I wondered the same thing, but he would never agree to something if he thought it wasn't possible - we know what a perfectionist he is.
I think the 45 dates shows how considerate he is at such difficult times in the economy. He could have just stuck with 10 shows and charged £500 each. Looks as though he has put his fans first in every way....makes me smile!!!
I'm sure he's taken anything else he wanted to do this year into consideration. Like others have said already, this couldn't have been something he just woke up one morning and said, "let's do some concerts". There had to have been some planning about what all he wanted to accomplish with some sort of time schedule involved...and then these dates were worked into that.
I can understand people being concerned but seriously, if he's agreed to it, he must feel up to it. He seems like a man on a mission. Instead of doubting, I'm going to look forward to seeing him accomplish that mission and do a kickass job at it. unk:
This is from my other thread I started, because I was unaware of this thread until after posting it:
"The other reason I worry is because he continues to keep everything hush hush about his future plans for touring. If indeed he only performs in London I think he should add all the dates he can, but if not he should announce future shows soon. Many people will fly to London just to see him, so if he announces shows in other locations it won't be as big of a deal, because most of the fans will have already gone in debt to see him one last time."
Remember that even a 50 year old can be very very fit. Michael did a physical and everyone was overly impressed.
Jackie Chan did backflips in his last movie and he is 60. It is all about taking care of your body. I sure as hell won`t be as fit as MJ when I am 50, hell I am not even as fit now as he is now, and I`m 29 and I dance.
50 is different for all people and it all depends on how well you take care of your body, if you workout, what you eat and so on.
I can guarantee you that Michael would not even do one show if he was not up to it.
I think he will do some moves and a spin and we all will be standing there and go: "Holy S**t!"
You really cannot compare this to what happen back then. First, at the end of Dangerous, Michael was under alot of stress especially after the false claims out about him. Second, Michael is in ONE SPOT. he is not jumping from city to city. ALso, I wish people would stop saying he is 50. So what. 50 is still very young and if he is in shape (something you have to be at ANY age to perform) he will be alright. Plus, Michael has breaks unlike Dangerous where he is performing three show back to back a night.So now, we have the full date list I'm sure...
He's outdone Prince and he's going to make well over £400 million pounds, but... don't you think that 45 dates is insane?
I mean, do you think he's fit enough to do 45 dates at an average of one every other night? What if he cancells like the end of the Dangerous tour?
There's going to be a lot of very, VERY dissapointed fans out there.
I'm not meaning to be negative, but, it can't help but raise concerns with me, about his welfare and the other fans that have tickets to the later shows.
What d'yall think?
Exactly. Wendy Williams and a few others said Michael needed to retire after the trial because their was no way he would come back. Bill Oreilly said Michael was finished when Michael went after Tommy Mottola and then the trial. Some people, even RF, said MJ has NO FANS, and now all of them are looking stupid. I have said many times on her that if Michael was one to panic based on what others have said, MJ would have NEVER had a solo career, he never would have toured by himself, he never would have recorded by himself and he never would have left his brothers. Goes to show that NO ONE knows your future but GOD, NOT MAN.Exactly, the only one who's claiming he's ill and not able to do those things are the media. NObody else, they always talk shit. Look at how they talk shit about a setlist already...nothing is true about that. Screw them, i hate them. Why would he NOT be able to moonwalk again? Or do the spins and all the other moves? Maybe alittle more calm than before...but i am sure he'll do that.
The man can't keep still, he HAS to dance. Remember that video of him and Beyonce and he was just waiting for something, but he wasn't standing still...he sneaked a move in there , haha.
Thank You.Well if The Rolling Stones, The Who, Madonna, Prince, and all these other legends can do it-so can Michael!
He might not do as much rigorous dancing and stuff like that. I will just be happy seeing him up there on stage after all this other bullshit.
To the OP, No, I don't think 45 dates are possible. I think Michael is biting off more than he can chew. Regardless of how "fit" Michael is, 45 dates are a lot for anyone. Being 50 isn't going to help either way you cut it. Some fans are acting a little too confident right now...Michael has proved absolutely nothing when it comes to this "new comeback" yet. We haven't heard the new music yet. We haven't seen him perform yet. He obviously has a plan (I am not sure if he is even signed to a record label?). I hope it really works out for him because I know if he truly puts his mind into it, he can do this. I am just taking one piece of news about this at a time: hoping that this isn't going to end ugly with lawsuits and promises broken. I'll admit though, hard not to get excited about this.
Lawsuits? As in that these concerts would not be happening cause of whatever reason? And thus AEG or someone else suing him?
Yep. Lawsuits having to do with AEG. That's what I would be afraid of. I don't mean to sound negative but how can one not think about something like that given Michael's past. It seems like everything ends with a lawsuit. Hopefully it doesn't.
So now, we have the full date list I'm sure...
He's outdone Prince and he's going to make well over £400 million pounds, but... don't you think that 45 dates is insane?
I mean, do you think he's fit enough to do 45 dates at an average of one every other night? What if he cancells like the end of the Dangerous tour?
There's going to be a lot of very, VERY dissapointed fans out there.
I'm not meaning to be negative, but, it can't help but raise concerns with me, about his welfare and the other fans that have tickets to the later shows.
What d'yall think?
I'm worried too. How the hell is a 50year old man going to manage to do all of that lmao.
I wondered the same thing, but he would never agree to something if he thought it wasn't possible - we know what a perfectionist he is.
I think the 45 dates shows how considerate he is at such difficult times in the economy. He could have just stuck with 10 shows and charged £500 each. Looks as though he has put his fans first in every way....makes me smile!!!
granted about tina turner,
but Madonna is... well... she's toured more than Michael (i'm guessing) and look what happened with Dangerous tour, Michael cancelled some shows because he was ill.
Don't mean to be negative, I just think 50 dates is very ambitious