Today in MJJ HIStory

1997 – Michael Jackson played the first of three shows at London’s Wembley Stadium. The shows were part of the “HIStory Tour.”
Michael’s first UK date for five years, sparked a massive demand for tickets for the 15th July concert.
‘We haven’t seen a rush on this scale for years,’ a spokesman for Wembley Stadium said. ‘It’s like Euro ’96 fever all over again’. Second concert, and a third Wembley date and a concert at Sheffield’s Don Valley Stadium on 15th & 17th July, followed.

Michael with Lisa Marie and her children

The concerts attracted predictably mixed reviews, but world boxing champion Prince Naseem Hamed spoke for the majority when he commented, ‘Wicked performance – respect to Michael!’
Even Lisa Marie Presley, Michael’s ex-wife, couldn’t resist attending the Wembley dates. Michael spends his stay in London with Lisa Marie and her children while performing the 3 concerts.