Dangerous World Tour

Dangerous World Tour

World tour by Michael Jackson
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Location	Europe, Asia, South America, North America
Associated album	Dangerous
Start date	June 27, 1992
End date	November 11, 1993
Legs	2
No. of shows	69
Michael Jackson concert chronology

The Dangerous World Tour was the second worldwide concert tour by American megasuperstar Michael Jackson. The tour, sponsored by Pepsi-Cola, included 69 performances to an audience of 3.5 million. All profits were donated to various charities including Jackson's own "Heal the World Foundation". The tour ran from June 27, 1992, to November 11, 1993. In 1993, Jackson ended the tour due to, as he announced, illness that required hospitalization. The performer became dependent on painkillers, having suffered from dehydration, migraines and injuries.

Overview

Following the huge success of the Bad World Tour, Jackson's first solo world tour where he earned $125 million, the star claimed that he would not tour again, and would instead concentrate on making films and records. On February 3, 1992 in a Pepsi press conference, it was announced that Jackson would be touring again. The announcement coincided with a new deal between Jackson and Pepsi, with a reported $20 million deal to sponsor the tour.

In an interview, Jackson stated, “ The only reason I am going on tour is to raise funds for the newly-formed Heal the World Foundation, an international children's charity, that I am spearheading to assist children and the ecology. My goal is to gross $100 million by Christmas 1993. I urge every corporation and individual who cares about this planet and the future of the children to help raise money for the charity. The Heal the World Foundation will contribute funds to paediatric AIDS in honour of my friend, Ryan White. I am looking forward to this tour because it will allow me to devote time to visiting children all around the world, as well as spread the message of global love, in the hope that others will be moved to do their share to help heal the world. ”

Preparations and Set Designs

The stage used for the tour required more time to set up than before. This was seen in the tour schedule where a considerable number of concerts were one-stop performances. Equipment, which in total weighed over 100 tons, required two Boeing 747 jet aircraft and multiple lorries to transport to each venue.

Before the tour began, Jackson and his band (which had changed little since the Bad Tour) rehearsed, where the footage has been leaked onto the Internet. However, the exact date and location of the performances is not clear. The rehearsals included performances of "Remember the Time" and "Rock With You".

For the tour's design, Jackson was influenced by the uniform worn in the military. For "Jam", the first performance on the tour's set list, Jackson wore two variations of a faux-military uniform. Costumes worn for the performances of "Workin' Day and Night", "Bad", as well as his later HIStory World Tour, were examples of this. During the first and second legs, the uniform was a grey-green jacket with a one bolted strap which sparkled with multicolour. For the third leg, Jackson wore a black uniform with three gold bolted straps, one going from his collar to his waist in one direction and the other two in another; he also used this costume at the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show in 1993.

The tour also incorporated several stage illusions.The Dangerous era was considered one of Michael's best. Each concert on the tour ended by a stuntman, Kinnie Gibson, who secretly switched with Jackson as he kneels down a trap hole in the stage, dressed in a full astronaut costume (therefore appearing as Jackson), flying out of the arena using a rocket belt. Each concert also began with a illusion-like stunt dubbed "the Toaster" in which following the ringing of bells and the roar of a panther, Jackson catapults on to the stage through a trap door in the front, sending off pyrotechnics and electrifying the crowd. A similar version of "the Toaster" stunt was used in the beginning of Michael's Super Bowl XXVII Halftime Show performance in 1993. In the first and second legs, the transition from "Thriller" to "Billie Jean" was another stage trick. When Jackson walks into two pillars, he secretly switches with a werewolf-masked backup dancer while he changes for Billie Jean. The backup dancer posing as Jackson is placed into a coffin which disappears when dancers posing as skeletons and zombies drape a cloth over the coffin and pull it out. Jackson appears fully dressed for Billie Jean in the upper stage level as it lowers down. The coffin portion of this stage illusion was removed in the third leg of the tour and replaced with the Jackson impersonator and the backup dancers performing an encore of the "Monster Breakdown" (the dance sequence in Thriller).

First and Second Legs (1992)

The original set list for the first leg featured "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Bad", but these were taken out after the eighth concert in Oslo, Norway. However, these two songs were returned for the first four performances in Tokyo, Japan (the second leg).

During the Europe leg in 1992, MTV was allowed to film backstage and broadcast six fifteen minute episodes on the tour. The show was called Dangerous Diaries and presented by Sonya Saul.

Jackson sold the film rights to his concert in Bucharest on October 1, 1992 to HBO for $21 million. The deal was the highest ever paid for a live concert. The concert was broadcast live on radio and shown on television across 61 countries, and received the highest TV ratings in the history of the HBO network, in which Jackson was honoured with a CableACE Award. In 2004, the concert was released on DVD as part of Jackson's Ultimate Collection box set and in 2005, was released as a separate DVD known as Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour. The footage used on the released version is actually a mixture of footage from Bucharest - The BBC broadcast, HBO live telecast(pay per view) and the HBO TV version, however for the DVD shots of many fans were included to give the show a feeling of hype.

On December 31, 1992 during the New Year's Eve concert in Tokyo, Japan, Slash made a special guest appearance for the performance of "Black or White". Slash also made a special appearance for "Black or White" at the concert in Oviedo, Spain in September 1992.

Third Leg (1993)

The day the third leg began on August 24, 1993 in Bangkok, the accusations of child sexual abuse against Jackson was made public. Three days beforehand, a search warrant was issued, allowing police to search Jackson's Neverland Ranch, Santa Ynez Valley, California.

On August 29, Jackson performed in front of 47,000 on his 35th birthday in Singapore.

During his visit to Moscow in September, Jackson came up with the song "Stranger in Moscow" which would be released on his 1995 album HIStory. It was during a time when Jackson felt very alone, far away from his family and friends, yet every night throughout his tours fans would stay by his hotel and support him.

Some of the later performances, especially the last show Jackson was obviously under the influence of a sedative, perhaps demerol or valium (diazepam) ; he was subsequently treated for addiction in Europe.

The tour was to last longer, but it was the huge pressure from the child abuse accusations (which was generating huge media and press attention), as well as various health problems and injuries that made Jackson end the tour in Mexico.

After the tour ended, Jackson voluntarily entered a rehabilitation program. In a taped statement, he credited Elizabeth Taylor his sister, Janet Jackson, and his family, for support during the accusations and dealing with his drug addiction. Also, he later reconciled with his sister, LaToya, who had previously denounced him as a child molester.

Set list

Rehearsal Set List

• 1. "Jam"
• 2. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• 3. "Human Nature"
• 4. "Smooth Criminal"
• 5. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
• 6. "She's Out of My Life"
• 7. "The Jackson 5 Medley"
  • "I Want You Back"
  • "The Love You Save"
  • "I'll Be There"
• 8. "Rock With You"
• 9. "Thriller"
• 10. "Billie Jean"
• 11. "Remember the Time"
• 12. "Workin' Day and Night"
• 13. "Beat It"
• 14. "Will You Be There"
• 15. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (first and second legs)
• 16. "Bad" (first and second legs)
• 17. "Dangerous" (third leg)
• 18. "Black or White"
• 19. "Heal the World"
• 20. "Man in the Mirror"

First and Second Legs (1992)

• 1. Brace Yourself introduction
• 2. "Jam"
• 3. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• 4. "Human Nature"
• 5. "Smooth Criminal"
• 6. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Ft. Siedah Garrett
• 7. "She's Out of My Life"
• 8. "Jackson 5 Medley Medley"
  • "I Want You Back"
  • "The Love You Save"
  • "I'll Be There"
• 9. "Thriller"
• 10. "Billie Jean"
• 11. Black Panther Video Interlude
• 12. "Workin' Day and Night"
• 13. "Beat It"
• 14. "Someone Put Your Hand Out" Instrumental
• 15. "Will You Be There"
• 16. "The Way You Make Me Feel" Munich to Oslo; Performed on Tokyo concerts
• 17. "Bad" Munich to Oslo; Performed on Tokyo concerts
• 18. "Black or White"
• 19. "We Are the World" Video Interlude
• 20. "Heal the World"
• 21. "Man in the Mirror"
• 22. "Rocket Man"

Third Leg (1993)

• 1. Brace Yourself Introduction
• 2. "Jam"
• 3. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• 4. "Human Nature"
• 5. "Smooth Criminal"
• 6. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Ft. Siedah Garrett
• 7. "She's Out of My Life"
• 8. "Jackson 5 Medley"
  • "I Want You Back"
  • "The Love You Save"
  • "I'll Be There"
• 9. "Thriller"
• 10. "Billie Jean"
• 11. "Someone Put Your Hand Out" Instrumental
• 12. "Will You Be There"
• 13. "Dangerous"
• 14. "Black or White
• 15. "We Are the World" Interlude
• 16. "Heal the World"

Encore:

• 17. "Man in the Mirror"
• 18. "Rocket Man"

Song Info

• Jackson often wore the black jacket used for "I'll Be There" for "Human Nature" in the third leg. Some amateur footage shows that he wore the jacket in Chile.
• In the third leg, a black jacket was often used for "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" and "She's Out of My Life".
• The jacket worn for "Jam" in the first two legs was often used for "The Jackson 5 Medley" in the third leg. Rare footage of a concert in Argentina shows that he used this strategy.
• A black jacket was often used for "Dangerous" instead of the normal black suit.
• In the third leg, Michael often wore a black jacket for "Heal the World" instead of the normal white jacket.
• "Man in the Mirror" and the "Rocket Man" finale were often cut from some third leg shows due to time restraints.
• "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Bad" were cut after the concert in Oslo, but they returned in the in the Tokyo concerts.
• "Dangerous" was performed only in the second and third leg of the tour.
• "Beat It" and "Workin' Day and Night" were taken off the setlist after their performances in Tokyo.
• During the "Dangerous" tour, Michael performed "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" live on stage with duet partner Siedah Garrett.
• On Dec. 30, 1992 during the "Dangerous" show at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, Slash made a special guest appearance for "Black Or White". He also joined Michael on stage for the next concert, Dec. 31, 1992 at this Special New Year's Eve Countdown Concert in Tokyo. Michael wished all his fans a Happy New Year from his changing room.
• At every "Dangerous" tour stop, during "She's Out Of My Life", one lucky girl was allowed to dance with Michael on stage.
• Especially the beginning of the show, the so-called "toaster", where Michael is catapulted on stage and the end of the show, where "he" jet-packs out of the stadium, hit headlines all around the world.
• In Brazil, the singers Sandy & Junior made a performance in "Will You Be There", translating the final message for signals.
• In Oslo, this was the only time Michael sang "Bad" with his headset microphone, because he usually uses the normal microphone.
• In Michael's performances of "Bad", Michael introduced the band, crew and vocalists. But when it was taken off the setlist, Michael introduced the people in "Man in the Mirror" before he took of for "Rocket Man".
• On August 29, 1993 in Singapore, it was Michael's birthday and just after "Jam" the fans sang "Happy Birthday" to him and then thanked them.
• In Munich, Michael wore the black uniform for "Jam" and then later on he wore the blue uniform. After the concert in Bucharest, the black uniform returned.
• Some of the performances for "Dangerous" was used by Michael wearing a suit, for some other concerts he just wore a black jacket and a t-shirt.
• The way Michael performed "Thriller" from his previous tour could have been performed, but when he came up with 'the Monster Showdown' it was cancelled.
• The concerts in Tokyo, the performances for "Heal The World" and "Man in the Mirror" the jacket changed a couple of times. There was either a white, red or black jacket

Tour dates

#	Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance
1992 Leg
Europe
1	June 27, 1992	Munich	Germany	Olympic Stadium	72,000
2	June 30, 1992	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Feijenoord Stadium	50,000
3	July 1, 1992				50,000
4	July 4, 1992	Rome	Italy	Flaminio Stadium	35,000
5	July 6, 1992	Monza		Brianteo Stadium	46,000
6	July 7, 1992				46,000
7	July 11, 1992	Cologne	Germany	Mungersdorfer Stadium	65,000
8	July 15, 1992	Oslo	Norway	Valle Hovin Stadium	35,000
9	July 17, 1992	Stockholm	Sweden	Olympic Stadium	35,000
10	July 18, 1992				35,000
11	July 20, 1992	Copenhagen	Denmark	Gentofte Stadium	42,000
12	July 22, 1992	Werchter	Belgium	Festival Ground	60,000
13	July 25, 1992	Dublin	Ireland	Lansdowne Road	43,000
14	July 30, 1992	London	United Kingdom	Wembley Stadium	72,000
15	July 31, 1992				72,000
16	August 5, 1992	Cardiff		Cardiff Arms Park	50,000
17	August 8, 1992	Bremen	Germany	Weserstadion	42,000
18	August 10, 1992	Hamburg		Volkspark Stadium	50,000
19	August 13, 1992	Hamelin		Weserbergland Stadium	25,000
20	August 16, 1992	Leeds	United Kingdom	Roundhay Park	90,000
21	August 18, 1992	Glasgow		The Haugh	65,000
22	August 20, 1992	London		Wembley Stadium	72,000
23	August 22, 1992				75,000
24	August 23, 1992				72,000
25	August 26, 1992	Vienna	Austria	Prater Stadium	55,000
26	August 28, 1992	Frankfurt	Germany	Waldstadion	60,000
27	August 30, 1992	Ludwigshafen		Southwest Stadium	48,000
28	September 2, 1992	Bayreuth		Volks Stadium	35,000
29	September 4, 1992	Berlin		Jahn Stadium	45,000
30	September 8, 1992	Lausanne	Switzerland	La Pontaise Stadium	55,000
31	September 13, 1992	Paris	France	Hippodrome de Vincennes	100,000
32	September 16, 1992	Toulouse		Municipal Stadium	48,000
33	September 18, 1992	Barcelona	Spain	Olympic Stadium	60,000
34	September 21, 1992	Oviedo		Carlos Tartiere Stadium	30,000
35	September 23, 1992	Madrid		Vicente Calderón Stadium	65,000
36	September 26, 1992	Lisbon	Portugal	José Alvalade Stadium	80,000
37	October 1, 1992	Bucharest	Romania	Lia Manoliu Stadium	100,000
Asia
38	December 12, 1992	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome	50,000
39	December 14, 1992				50,000
40	December 17, 1992				50,000
41	December 19, 1992				50,000
42	December 22, 1992				50,000
43	December 24, 1992				50,000
44	December 30, 1992				50,000
45	December 31, 1992				50,000
1993 Leg
Europe and Asia
46	August 24, 1993	Bangkok	Thailand	Suphachalasai Stadium	70,000
47	August 27, 1993				70,000
48	August 29, 1993	Singapore	Singapore	National Stadium	48,000
49	September 1, 1993				48,000
50	September 4, 1993	Taipei	Taiwan	Taipei Municipal Stadium	56,000
51	September 6, 1993				56,000
52	September 10, 1993	Fukuoka	Japan	Fukuoka Dome	42,000
53	September 11, 1993				42,000
54	September 15, 1993	Moscow	Russia	Luzhniki Stadium	100,000
55	September 19, 1993	Tel Aviv	Israel	Hayarkon Park	80,000
56	September 21, 1993				80,000
57	September 23, 1993	Istanbul	Turkey	Inonu Stadium	55,000
58	September 26, 1993	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife	45,000
South America
59	October 8, 1993	Buenos Aires	Argentina	River Plate Stadium	70,000
60	October 10, 1993				70,000
61	October 12, 1993				70,000
62	October 15, 1993	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Morumbi Stadium	105,000
63	October 17, 1993				105,000
64	October 23, 1993	Santiago	Chile	Chile National Stadium	85,000
North America
65	October 29, 1993	Mexico City	Mexico	Azteca Stadium	100,000
66	October 31, 1993				100,000
67	November 7, 1993				100,000
68	November 9, 1993				100,000
69	November 11, 1993				100,000

1992 leg

• 08/01/92: London, United Kingdom; CANCELLED (Michael succumbed to a viral infection and therefore could not perform the planned show.) Rescheduled for August 23, 1992
• 09/06/92: Gelsenkirchen, Germany; CANCELLED (Due to health problems.) Never rescheduled and played.
• 09/11/92: Basel, Switzerland; CANCELLED (Due to health problems.) Never rescheduled and played.
• 09/29/92: Bucharest, Romania; CANCELLED (Due to scheduling problems or ongoing health problems.) Rescheduled for October 1, 1992
• 10/02/92: Izmir, Turkey; CANCELLED (Due to scheduling conflicts and throat problems.) Rescheduled for October 4, 1992 CANCELLED (Due to ongoing throat problems.) Never rescheduled and played.
• 10/04/92: Istanbul, Turkey; CANCELLED (Due to scheduling conflicts and throat problems.) Rescheduled for October 6, 1992 CANCELLED (Due to ongoing throat problems.) Rescheduled for September 23, 1993
• 10/08/92: Athens, Greece; CANCELLED (Due to scheduling problems and throat problems.) Rescheduled for October 10, 1992 CANCELLED (Due to ongoing throat problems.) Never rescheduled and played.

Cancellations

• The remainder of the tour was cancelled when Jackson announced he was seeking treatment for his dependency on painkillers. He explained that his stress from the false child molestation charges caused him to become dependent on painkillers to get through the tour.

• The scheduled concert on the 25th in Thailand was cancelled and rescheduled for the 26th. The concert is again cancelled because Jackson had not fully recovered from dehydration. Jackson released an audio taped message to his fans saying "I promise all my fans to perform at the National Stadium in Bangkok on August 27. I will see you Friday. I love you all."

• Moments before the second concert in Singapore on the 30th August 1993 Jackson collapses backstage suffering from a severe migraine. The next day Jackson underwent a brain scan in hospital. A second audio taped message is released saying "I was suddenly taken ill last night and I am sorry for the cancellation of my performance and I apologize for any inconvenience it might have caused my fans in Singapore. I look forward to seeing you at the stadium tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. I love you all. Thank you."

Legacy

• The "Dangerous" tour was the biggest tour any performer had done, breaking his own record from his "Bad" tour. Michael would later break this record with the "HIStory" tour.

• Michael donated all the proceeds from the "Dangerous" World Tour to his "Heal The World" Foundation and to other charities.

• Michael sold the film rights to his "Dangerous" concert in Bucharest, Romania to HBO for UK£ 12 million. The deal is the highest ever paid for a live concert. The special received the highest TV ratings in the history of HBO [21.4 % rating, 34% share]. Michael was honored with a Cable Ace Award. The Bucharest concert [performed on October 01, 1992] was broadcast live on radio and shown on TV in 61 countries. Director Andy Morahan, who directed "Give In To Me" used more than 14 camera operators to tape the concert.

Tour Recording

The DVD cover from the concert taken place at Bucharest, Romania.

All concerts were professionally filmed by Nocturne Productions. which filmed all of Jackson's tours and private affairs. Just one concert, from Bucharest on October 1, 1992 was filmed and broadcast on television across the world. This was released officially on DVD called Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour.

MTV got the chance to go behind the scenes from the first leg which show footage from concerts across Europe. Some footage were taken from the tour complete and incomplete. Some of them are from Munich, Madrid, Chile and Mexico City. On November 28th 2011 The Fame Bureau will be broadcasting the concert in taken place at Buenos Aires, Argentina on October, 10 1993 will be airing. A snippet was shown on YouTube and The Fame Bureau's official website of some of Michael's songs he performed, and there is a possibility they plan to release this concert on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Personnel

Lead performer

• Michael Jackson – vocals, dancer and choreographer

Dancers

• LaVelle Smith – choreographer
• Travis Payne
• Evaldo Garcia
• Randy Allaire
• Michelle Berube
• Jamie King
• Bruno Falcon
• Yuko Sumida

Musicians

• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, musical director
• Brad Buxer – keyboards
• Ricky Lawson – drums
• Jennifer Batten – guitar
• David Williams – guitar
• Don Boyette – bass
• Kevin Dorsey – vocals, vocal director, assistant musical director
• Darryl Phinnessee – vocals
• Dorian Holley – vocals
• Siedah Garrett – vocals