MJ & Friends

MJ & Friends were concerts held by American recording artist Michael Jackson in 1999, with numerous other performers as well.[1] The purpose of the tour was to raise funds for children in Kosovo, Africa and elsewhere.[2] Jackson gave two concerts during the tour. The first one took place in Seoul, South Korea on June 25 (exactly ten years before his death) and the second one was in Munich, Germany.

MJ & Friends

Tour by Michael Jackson
Start date	June 25, 1999
End date	June 27, 1999
No. of shows	1 in Europe 1 in Asia 2 played
Michael Jackson concert chronology

Munich bridge accident

At the Munich Concert, while performing Earth Song, the middle section of the bridge collapsed after ascending into the air.[3] Jackson climbed out of the pit that the mechanism landed in, and continued the song without missing a beat. The guitarist Slash was front and center on the main stage at the time: he also continued his performance without missing a beat, while dashing upstage to safety. Jackson finished the concert, but was taken to the Rechts der Isar Hospital afterwards. He suffered sprained ankle, shock nerves and slight burns on arms. None of the fans, crew or backup performers were injured. The crash was confirmed to be a mechanical failure from the crane, as of Kenny Ortega, director of the shows.

The same stunt had been performed without the incident at the first concert in Seoul.

Millennium Concert

On December 31, 1999, Jackson was scheduled to perform at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii and at Stadium Australia in Sydney. These plans were later canceled.

Michael Jackson's set list

1. Medley[4]:
   1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
   2. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
   3. "Scream" (contains excerpts of "Jam")
   4. "Black or White" (contains excerpts of "Beat It" and "Thriller")
   5. "Billie Jean"
2. "Dangerous" (contains excerpts of "Smooth Criminal")
3. "Earth Song"
4. "You Are Not Alone"
5. "Heal The World" (Instrumental Interlude)

Notes

• Jackson was joined by long-time collaborator Slash during the two concerts.
• She's Out of My Life was reportedly planned for the Seoul concert as a duet with Sade, but was cancelled because of her late arrival.

Tour dates

Date	City/Town	Country	Venue
June 25, 1999	Seoul	South Korea	Seoul Olympic Stadium
June 27, 1999	Munich	Germany	Olympiastadion
December 31, 1999	Honolulu	United States	Aloha Stadium (canceled)
December 31, 1999	Sydney	Australia	Stadium Australia (canceled)

References

1. Subramanian, Anupama (April 8, 2016). "Prabhu Deva's fanboy moments with Michael Jackson". Deccan Chronicle.
2. Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (October 4, 2018). "Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track". Octopus – via Google Books.
3. Greenburg, Zack O'Malley (June 3, 2014). "Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire". Simon and Schuster – via Google Books.
4. The same as during MTV Awards 1995.

See also

• Philanthropy of Michael Jackson