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Michael Jackson · 1996

Michael Jackson

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

September 7, 1996Concert⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Michael Jackson began his third solo world concert tour, the HIStory World Tour, with the first concert at Letná Park in Prague. The tour consisted of 82 concerts, attracted approximately 4.5 million fans and, according to the source, surpassed his previous Bad Tour with 4.4 million attendees. Total gross exceeded $163.5 million.

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