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• Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Play Video
• This Place Hotel ( The Jacksons  song) Play Video
• Another Part of Me Play Video
• I Just Can't Stop Loving You Play Video
• She's Out of My Life Play Video
• I Want You Back / The Love You Save / I'll Be There ( The Jacksons  song) Play Video
• Rock With You Play Video
• Human Nature Play Video
• Smooth Criminal Play Video
• Dirty Diana Play Video
• Thriller Play Video
• Bad Groove Play Video
• Working Day and Night Play Video
• Beat It Play Video
• Billie Jean Play Video
• Bad Play Video
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• Another Part of Me
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• I Just Can't Stop Loving You
• Man in the Mirror
• Smooth Criminal
• The Way You Make Me Feel
• Billie Jean
• Human Nature
• Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
• Rock With You
• She's Out of My Life
• Working Day and Night
• I Want You Back / The Love You Save / I'll Be There by The Jacksons
• This Place Hotel by The Jacksons

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TV PERFORMANCES

January 27, 1986 : Michael arrives half-way through the American Music Awards ceremony in company of Elizabeth Taylor where he, Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie and Ken Kragen are presented with awards for “We Are The World”. Katherine, LaToya, Rebbie & Janet also attend the ceremony (Janet makes her first public appearance with her new boyfriend Rene Elizondo Jr). For the show’s conclusion, Michael joins many celebrities including Diana Ross, Janet & LaToya to sing “We Are The World”.

March 2, 1988 :  At the 30th Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York , Michael performs  The Way You Make Me Feel & Man In The Mirror .

November 13, 1989 :   Michael sings  You Were There during the taping of the Sammy Davis Jr 60th Anniversary TV Special.

The Bad World Tour

Start date September 12, 1987 End date January 27, 1989 No. of shows 57 in North America 42 in Europe 23 in Asia 5 in Australia 123 played Attendance 4.5 million Box office US $125.8 million ($248.36 in 2017 dollars)

Set list 1987

“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” “Things I Do for You” “Off the Wall” “Human Nature” “This Place Hotel” “She’s Out of My Life” The Jackson 5 Medley: “I Want You Back” / “The Love You Save” / “I’ll Be There” “Rock with You” “Lovely One” “Bad Groove” The Band Jam Section “Workin’ Day and Night” “Beat It” “Billie Jean” “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)” “Thriller” “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” duet with Sheryl Crow “Bad”

Set list 1988-1989

“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” “This Place Hotel” “Another Part of Me” “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” duet with Sheryl Crow “She’s Out of My Life” The Jackson 5 Medley: “I Want You Back” / “The Love You Save” / “I’ll Be There” “Rock with You” “Human Nature” “Smooth Criminal” “Dirty Diana” “Thriller” “Bad Groove” The Band Jam Section “Workin’ Day and Night” “Beat It” “Billie Jean” “Bad” “The Way You Make Me Feel” “Man in the Mirror”

First Leg : Japan 1987

August : Michael rehearses for the Bad World Tour in Los Angeles.

September 12+13+14 :  Michael kicks off his first solo tour at the Korakuen stadium in Tokyo.

September 19+20+21 :  Concerts at the Hankyu Nishinomiya stadium  in Nishinomiya.

September 25+26+27 :  Concerts at the Yokohoma stadium in Yokohama.

October 3+4 :  Concerts at the Yokohoma stadium in Yokohoma.

October 10+11+12 :  Concerts at the Osaka stadium in Osaka.

Second leg : Australia 1987

November 13 :  Concert at the Olympic Park stadium in Melbourne.

November 20+21 :  Concerts at the Parramatta stadium in Sydney .

November 27+28+29 :  Concerts at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane. Stevie Wonder & Michael perform “Just Good Friends” live on stage!

Third leg : North America 1988

February 5-18 : Rehearsals for the Bad Tour second leg take place at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola (Florida).

February 17 : Mary Hart from Entertainment Tonight visits Michael during dress rehearsals of the Bad Tour at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola (Florida). Michael Michael gives a short interview to Mary and accepts to be filmed while rehearsing with his band and dancers.

February 18 : On the last day of dress rehearsals, Michael allows 420 school pupils to watch him rehearse. The full show is rehearsed and taped.

February 23+24 :  Michael kicks off the US leg of the Bad Tour at the Kemper arena in Kansas City (Missouri)

March 3+4+5+6 :  Concerts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. During the show, Tatiana Thumbzten replaces Sheril Crow on The Way You Make Me Feel and kisses Michael on the mouth! Siedah Garrett sings I Just Can’t Stop Loving You with Michael & Steve Stevens plays electric guitar on Dirty Diana!

March 12+13 :  Concerts at the St Louis arena in St Louis (Missouri).

March 18+19 :  Concerts at the Market Square arena in Indianapolis (Indiana)

March 20 :  Concert at the Freedom Hall in Louisville (Kentucky).

March 23+24+25 :  Concerts at the McNichols Sports arena in in Denver (Colorado)

March 30+31 + April 1 :  Concerts at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford ( Connecticut )

April 8+9+10 :  Concerts at the Summit in Houston (Texas)

April 13+14+15 :  Concerts at the Omni Colisuem in Atlanta.

April 19+20+21 :  Concerts at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont (northwest of Chicago) where Michael is presented with the keys to the city by mayor Eugene Sawyer.

April 25+26+27 :  Concerts  at the Reunion arena in Dallas (Texas)

May 4+5+6 :  Concerts at the Met Center in Minneapolis (Minnessota) which end the first leg of the tour.

Fourth leg : Europe

May 23 :  Michael kicks off the European leg of the Bad Tour at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome..

May 24 :  Second concert in Rome .

May 29 :  Concert at the Stadio Olimpico di Turino in Turin, Italy.

June 2 :  Concert at the Praterstadion in Vienna, Austria.

June 5+6+7 :  Concerts at the Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam, Holland.

June 11+12 :  Concerts at the Eriksberg in Gothenburg, Germany.

June 16 :  Concert at the St Jakob Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, attended by Elizabeth Taylor & Bob Dylan.

June 19 :  Concert at the Reichstag Grounds in Berlin, Germany.

June 23 :  Concert at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon, France.

June 27+28 :  Concert at the Parc des Princes in Paris attended by Grace Jones & Johnny Halliday among others.

July 1 :  Concert at the Volksparkstadion in Hambourg, Germany.

July 3 :  Concerts at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.

July 8 :  Concert at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany.

July 10 :  Concert at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany.

July 14+15+16+22+23 :  Michael performs 5 concerts at the Wembley stadium in London attended by Jack Nicholson, George Lucas, Harrison Ford & Jane Seymour among others.

July 26 :  Concert at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardif, Wales.

July 30+31 :  Concerts at the Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, Ireland.

August 5 :  Concert at the Estadio Municipal de Marbella in Marbella, Spain.

August 7 :  Concert at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

August 9 :  Concert at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain.

August 11 :  Concert at the Stade Charles-Ehrmann in Nice, France.

August 14 :  Concert at the Stade Richter in Montpellier, France.

August 19 :  Concert at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland.  

August 21 :  Concert at the Talavera Wiesen in Wurzburg, Germany.

August 23 :  Concert at the Werchter Festival Grounds in Werchter, Belgium.

August 26+27 :  Concerts at the Wembley stadium in London. Michael dedicates “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” to Elizabeth Taylor.

August 29 :  Concert at the Roundhay Park in Leeds, England, where 90 000 fans sing Happy Birthday to Michael!

September 2 :  Concert at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hannover, Germany.

September 4 :  Concert at the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

September 6 :  Concert in Linz, Austria.

September 10 :  Concert at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes, England.

September 11 :  Michael performs his last European concert at the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England, in front of 125 000 people!

5th leg : North America

September 26+27+28 :  Concerts at the Civic Arena in Pittsburg (Pennsylvania).

October 3+4/5  : Concerts at the Meadowlands Arena in Rutherford (New Jersey).

October 10+11 :  Concerts at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield.

October 13/17/18/19 :  Concerts at the Capitol Center in Landover (Maryland)

October 24+25+26 :  Concerts at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

October 29 :  Michael cancels three concerts in Tacoma (Wahington) when his vocal cords become swollen.

November 7+8+9 :  Concerts at theIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills (California)

November 13 :  Concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles. Many members of the Jackson family attend the show. Michael cancels five concerts in Los Angeles due to illness. They are rescheduled for January 1989.

6th leg : Japan 1988

December 9+10+11+17+18+19+24+25+26 :  Michael performs nine concerts at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Final concerts 1989

January 16+17+18+26+27 :  Michael plays the last final concert of the Bad World Tour at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles.

Creative Directors Michael Jackson (lead vocals, Co-Director, dancer and co-choreographer) Peggy Holmes (Assistant Director) Vince Paterson (Co-Director, Choreographer) Tom McPhillips (Set Designer) Allen Branton (Lighting Designer) Production Frank Dileo (Personal Management) Sal Bonafede (Tour Coordinator) John Draper (Tour Manager) Benny Collins (Production Manager) Nelson Hayes (Production Coordinator) Rob Henry (Production Coordinator) Gerry Bakalian (Stage Manager) Tait Towers, Inc. (Set Construction) Clair Bros. (Sound) Kevin Elison (house sound engineer) Rick Coberly (Monitor Engineer) Ziffren, Brittenham and Branca (Attorneys) Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman (Business Management) Solters/Roskin, Friedman Inc.(Public Relations) Bob Jones (V.P. of Communications, MJJ) Glen Brunman (Media Relations, Epic Records) Gretta Walsh Of Revel Travel (Travel Agent) Dancers Randy Allaire Evaldo Garcia Dominic Lucero LaVelle Smith Jr. Band Greg Phillinganes (Lead keyboards, synthesizers, musical director) Rory Kaplan (keyboards, synthesizers) Christopher Currell (Synclavier, digital guitar, sound effects) Ricky Lawson (Drums, percussion) Jennifer Batten (Rhythm and lead guitar)[41] Jon Clark (Lead and rhythm guitar) Don Boyette (bass guitar, synth bass) Background vocals Kevin Dorsey Darryl Phinnessee Dorian Holley Sheryl Crow Stylists and Assistant Karen Faye (Hair & Make-up) Tommy Simms (Stylist) Gianni Versace, Dennis Tompkins & Michael Bush (Costumes Designed) Jolie Levine (Michael’s Personal Assistant) Meredith Besser (Assistant)

LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE

Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 : Released on September 18, 2012

Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 is a live concert CD/DVD by American recording artist Michael Jackson released on September 18, 2012. It was included with the Bad 25 reissue, as well as by itself. This particular concert took place on July 16, 1988, at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, to a sold-out crowd of 72,000, which included Diana, Princess of Wales and Charles, Prince of Wales. The DVD also includes “The Way You Make Me Feel”, from July 15 (the song was not performed on July 16 due to a late start of the show) and “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”, and “Bad”, performed on September 26, 1987, in Yokohama, Japan. The Bad 25 deluxe package also contains a CD of the audio from the July 16 concert as well, with audio edited down to 80 minutes from the original two hours.

Other concerts were filmed professionally and leaked online :

Michael Jackson, 1st concert in Tokyo, September 12, 1987

Michael Jackson | Bad Tour live in Tokyo, Japan – Sept. 13, 1987 (Silver Shirt)

Michael Jackson Bad Tour Yokohama on September 26, 1987

Michael Jackson – Live In Rome | 23rd May 1988 – Bad Tour (Full Concert)

Michael Jackson | Bad World Tour in Tokyo, 1988 (30 minutes)

Michael Jackson – Bad World Tour Live Los Angeles 1989 Last Concert – [HD]

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In 1988, Michael Jackson gave himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for setting a new attendance record, when he played the first of seven nights at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The shows on his Bad World Tour were attended by a total of 504,000 fans, beating the record previously held by Genesis . Ticket demand for the dates exceeded 1.5 million, enough to fill the 72,000 capacity venue 20 times over.

Jackson could do no wrong. Sponsored by Pepsi and spanning 16 months, his Bad World Tour saw the singer play 123 concerts to 4.4 million fans across 15 countries. When the tour concluded it had grossed a total of $125 million, adding two new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience.

Jackson’s then-manager Frank DiLeo had announced the singer’s plan to embark on a solo world tour in June 1987, with the first dates in Japan, marking Jackson’s first performances in the country since 1973 as part of The Jackson 5.

When Jackson arrived at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport over 600 journalists, cameramen and fans greeted him. A chartered jumbo jet was used to carry 22 truckloads of equipment, along with Jackson’s entourage of 132 for the tour. The stage set used 700 lights, 100 speakers, 40 lasers, three mirrors and two 24-by-18 foot screens.

Every night on the tour the then unknown Sheryl Crow (who was working as a backup singer) would join Michael for a duet on “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”.

But enough of the boring facts, lets talk about Bubbles. Yes, his pet chimpanzee Bubbles, Jackson’s constant companion. Jackson had adopted the young primate from a Texas research facility in the early 1980s. He lived with Jackson at his Neverland Ranch, where he slept in a crib in Jackson’s bedroom, would eat at the dining table, wore a diaper, ate candy in the Neverland movie theater and relieved himself in Jackson’s personal toilet. Jackson and Bubbles often wore matching outfits.

At the start of the Bad tour, Bubbles took a separate flight from the US and upon arriving at Narita International Airport was greeted by more than 300 people. During his stay in Japan, Jackson surprised people by taking the animal to tea with a Japanese mayor. And why not.

But there’s more: Bubbles had sat in for the recording of the Bad album (along with Jackson’s pet snake), and had his own bodyguard and agent. According to some reports, the singer had taught the chimpanzee how to moonwalk. Now that I would like to see!

Unfortunately, Bubbles matured into an aggressive adult chimp unsuitable as a companion animal and was sent to a California animal sanctuary where he attempted suicide. (Why didn’t the guards remove his laces and belt?).

But I read that Michael kept in touch with his ex-best friend. On his birthday, (Bubbles’ that is), Michael arranged a party and invited some ‘celebrity animals’ including Cheetah, the chimp from Tarzan, and movie star dogs Benji and Lassie.

Sadly Bubbles, now in his late twenties, resides at the Centre for Great Apes in Florida, unaware that his former owner has gone for a long moonwalk in the sky. He spends his time hanging out with a group of six other chimps. Among his favourite things to do are eating sweet potatoes, painting and teaching all the other inmates the moonwalk. Apparently, Bubbles is often heard regaling them with tales of his adventures on that Bad tour from 1986, and publishers have reputedly offered the chimp a lifetime supply of bananas to publish a “tell-all memoir” about his times with Michael Jackson. Or did I make that last bit up?

With Michael Jackson, it’s often hard to separate the myth from reality…

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Bad World Tour

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The Bad World Tour is the first worldwide concert tour by Michael Jackson . It was launched in support of the artist's seventh studio album, Bad (1987) and lasted sixteen months, spanning from September 12, 1987 until January 27, 1989. The shows were sponsored by Pepsi .

The tour became the second highest grossing tour of the decade, as well as one of the most attended tours in history. As announced by Jackson himself during the last show of the tour, these were initially meant to be his last performances in history. However, the Bad World Tour was eventually followed by the Dangerous World Tour and HIStory World Tour .

• 1 Background
• 2 Awards and nominations
• 4.1 Cancelled dates
• 5.1 Live at Wembley July 16, 1988
• 5.2 Broadcasts
• 6.1 Creative Directors
• 6.2 Production
• 6.3 Dancers
• 6.5 Background Vocals
• 6.6 Stylists and Assistants
• 6.7 Sponsors

Background [ ]

For the longest time, while already releasing hit solo albums, Michael still toured with the Jacksons . At a December 1984 show of the Victory Tour , Jackson announced his departure from the group, stating it was the final show he was gonna play with them.

On June 29, 1987, Michael's manager, Frank DiLeo announced the singer was going to embark on his first solo concert tour. The shows would be sponsored by Pepsi, a company which previously got Jackson in hospital after a tragic pyrotechnics accident a few years prior.

The tour was originally going to finish in Tokyo, but Jackson suffered from swollen vocal cords after the first of six concerts in Los Angeles in November 1988. The remaining five shows were then rescheduled for January 1989. However, due to this decision, Greg Phillinganes had to leave the band in early January, as his schedule was busy as he was set to tour with Eric Clapton. Instead, John Barnes would be hired to take Phillinganes' place. With the tour ending, Michael sought medical care for vocal-chord nodules.

Awards and nominations [ ]

The Bad World Tour was nominated in 1988 for the Tour of the Year 1988 award at the now non-existent International Rock Awards.

Setlist [ ]

• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
• " Things I Do For You "
• Off the Wall "
• " Human Nature "
• " Heartbreak Hotel "
• " She's Out of My Life "
• " Jackson 5 Medley " (" I Want You Back "/" The Love You Save "/" I'll Be There ")
• " Rock with You "
• " Lovely One "
• " Bad Groove " (Interlude)
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Billie Jean "
• " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) "
• " Thriller "
• " I Just Can't Stop Loving You "

1988-1989 [ ]

• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Another Part of Me "
• " Smooth Criminal "
• " I Just Can't Stop Loving You " (duet with Sheryl Crow )
• " Dirty Diana "
• ' Thriller "
• " The Way You Make Me Feel "

Tour dates [ ]

Cancelled dates [ ], broadcasts & recordings [ ], live at wembley july 16, 1988 [ ].

On September 18, 2012, over two decades after the show took place, a DVD of the July 16, 1988 show at the Wembley Stadium was released as a part of the Bad 25 promo and box set. Additionally, the deluxe edition of Bad 25 includes audio from the show on the third disc as well. The full film was later uploaded to the official Michael Jackson YouTube channel.

Broadcasts [ ]

• Tokyo (September 12, 1987)
• Tokyo (September 13, 1987)
• Tokyo (September 14, 1987)
• Nishinomiya (September 1987)
• Osaka (October 1987)
• Melbourne (November 13, 1987)
• Sydney (November 1987)
• Brisbane (November 1987)
• Kansas City (February 1988)
• New York City (March 1988)
• St. Louis (March 13, 1988)
• Indianapolis (March 1988)
• Louisville (March 20, 1988)
• Hartford (March-April 1988)
• Houston (April 1988)
• Rome (May 1988)
• Vienna (June 2, 1988)
• Gothenburg (1988)
• Basel (June 16, 1988)
• West Berlin (June 19, 1988)
• Paris (June 1988)
• Cologne (July 3, 1988)
• Munich (July 8, 1988)
• Hockenheim (July 10, 1988)
• London (July 14, 1988)
• London (July 15, 1988)
• London (July 22, 1988)
• Cork (July 1988)
• Marbella (August 5, 1988)
• Madrid (August 7, 1988)
• Barcelona (August 9, 1988)
• Würzburg (August 21, 1988)
• Werchter (August 23, 1988)
• Leeds (August 29, 1988)
• Hannover (September 2, 1988)
• Milton Keynes (September 10, 1988)
• Liverpool (September 11, 1988)
• Pittsburgh (September 1988)
• Landover (October 1988)
• Los Angeles (November 13, 1988)
• Tokyo (December 1988)
• Los Angeles (January 27, 1989)

Personnel [ ]

Creative directors [ ].

• Michael Jackson (Lead Vocals, Show Director, Dancer and Choreographer)
• Peggy Holmes (Assistant Director)
• Vince Patterson (Choreographer)
• Tom McPhillips (Set Designer)
• Allen Branton (Lighting Designer)

Production [ ]

• Frank DiLeo (Personal Management)
• Sal Bonafede (Tour Coordinator)
• John Draper (Tour Manager)
• Benny Collins (Production Manager)
• Nelson Hayes (Production Coordinator)
• Rob Henry (Production Coordinator)
• Gerry Bakalian (Stage Manager)
• Tait Towers, Inc. (Set Construction)
• Clair Bros. (Sound)
• Kevin Elison (house sound engineer)
• Rick Coberly (Monitor Engineer)
• Ziffren, Brittenham and Branca (Attorneys)
• Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman (Business Management)
• Solters/Roskin, Friedman Inc.(Public Relations)
• Bob Jones (V.P. of Communications, MJJ)
• Glen Brunman (Media Relations, Epic Records)
• Gretta Walsh Of Revel Travel (Travel Agent)

Dancers [ ]

• Randy Allaire
• Evaldo Garcia
• Dominic Lucero
• LaVelle Smith
• Greg Phillinganes (Lead keyboards, synthesizers, musical director)
• Rory Kaplan (keyboards, synthesizers)
• Christopher Currell (Synclavier, digital guitar, sound effects)
• Ricky Lawson (Drums)
• Jennifer Batten (Rhythm and lead guitar)
• Jon Clark (Lead and rhythm guitar)
• Don Boyette (bass guitar, synth bass)
• John Barnes (lead keyboards, synthesizers) (1989 Los Angeles concerts only)

Background Vocals [ ]

• Kevin Dorsey (vocal director)
• Darryl Phinnessee
• Dorian Holley
• Sheryl Crow

Stylists and Assistants [ ]

• Karen Faye (Hair & Make-up)
• Tommy Simms (Stylist)
• Gianni Versace, Dennis Tompkins & Michael Bush (Costumes Designed)
• Jolie Levine (Michael's Personal Assistant)
• Meredith Besser (Assistant)

Sponsors [ ]

• Nippon Television (Japan only)

Gallery [ ]

• On this tour, Jackson performed " Thriller " live for the first time.
• During the concert in Brisbane on November 28, 1987, Stevie Wonder made a guest appearance during the song " Bad ."
• The set list would be changed around for shows in the European second leg, performing " Human Nature " & " Smooth Criminal " after " Rock with You ".
• " The Way You Make Me Feel " was sometimes taken out of the set list for time constraints or other unknown reasons, so " Man in the Mirror " was performed in the " Bad " jacket, instead of classic "The Way You Make Me Feel" blue shirt. During other shows, both "Man in the Mirror" and "The Way You Make Me Feel" were removed, leaving Jackson ending the show with "Bad", as he'd done in the first leg.
• During the last 1989 Los Angeles show Michael wore a white shirt for "The Way You Make Me Feel" instead of a blue one.
• Jackson would only wear the black shirt for the first show and only time wear he would wear it. He would not wear it again due to the costume & lighting obscuring his dancing.
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• 2 Bigi Jackson
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AC/DC kick off first tour for eight years with career-spanning setlist in Germany

The show was also the band's first with new bassist Chris Chaney

AC/DC kicked off their huge European stadium tour in Germany last night (May 17), marking their return to touring for the first time in 8 years.

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The tour, in support of their 2020 comeback record ‘Power Up’, began at the 62,000-capacity Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen and was the first featuring new bassist Chris Chaney, who is best known for his tenure in Jane’s Addiction . He replaced Cliff Williams after he retired from touring.

Their setlist was almost identical to the one in their comeback gig at Power Trip Festival in October, albeit with the order of some of the songs changed. The band kicked off their career-spanning set with ‘If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)’ and ‘Back In Black’, while they wrapped up with traditional set closer ‘For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)’.

Check out footage of their set and the setlist below:

Setlist (via Setlist.fm ):

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‘If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)’ ‘Back In Black’ ‘Demon Fire’ ‘Shot Down in Flames’ ‘Thunderstruck’ ‘Have A Drink On Me’ ‘Hells Bells’ ‘Shot In The Dark’ ‘Stiff Upper Lip’ ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Train’ ‘Shoot To Thrill’ ‘Sin City’ ‘Givin’ The Dog A Bone’ ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’ ‘Dog Eat Dog’ ‘High Voltage’ ‘Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be’ ‘Riff Raff’ ‘Highway To Hell’ ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ ‘Let There Be Rock’

‘T.N.T.’ ‘For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)’

Following dates in Spain, Austria, Switzerland and more, AC/DC will play two dates at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 3 and 7, before they continue on to more mainland Europe dates. The tour will wrap up at Dublin’s Croke Park on August 17.

You can see the full list of dates below and find tickets for the UK dates  here  and European dates  here .

MAY 17 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Veltins Arena* 21 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Veltins Arena* 25 – Reggio Emilia, Italy, RCF Arena 29 – Seville, Spain La Cartuja Stadium

JUNE 5 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Johan Cruyff Arena 9 – Munich, Germany, Olympic Stadium* 12 – Munich, Germany, Olympic Stadium* 16 – Dresden, Germany, Messe* 23 – Vienna, Austria, Ernst Happel Stadium 26 – Vienna, Austria, Ernst Happel Stadium 29 – Zurich, Switzerland, Letzigrund Stadium

JULY 3 – London, England, Wembley Stadium 7 – London, England, Wembley Stadium 13 – Hockenheim, Germany, Ring* 17 – Stuttgart, Germany, Wasen* 21 – Bratislava, Slovakia, Old Airport 27 – Nuremberg, Zeppelinfeld* 31 – Hannover, Messe*

AUGUST 9 – Dessel, Festivalpark Stenehei  13 – Paris, France, Hippodrome ParisLongchamp 17 – Dublin, Ireland, Croke Park+

Meanwhile,  Jet ‘s Nic Cester has revealed that he had  auditioned to be in AC/DC  before they hired Rose.

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Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour setlist 2024 in full: UK tour dates and The Tortured Poets Department songs

Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour is finally on its way to the UK.

Reaching our shores in June, Tay's blockbuster look back at her labyrinthine discography is a massive, ten-part extravaganza, which will include essential highlights from some of her biggest albums, like 1989 (Style, Blank Space), Red (All Too Well) and folklore (cardigan, august).

Now, of course, we'll get to experience the live debut of the songs from Taylor's latest LP, The Tortured Poets Department, including her most recent UK Number 1 single, Fortnight ft. Post Malone.

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US rock icons Paramore  will be the opening act for Taylor Swift's UK and EU dates for The Eras Tour. Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has a history of collaboration with Tay; she was featured on Castles Crumbling, a vault track from Speak Now (Taylor's Version).

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So many songs / zero classics.

OCC "Mirrorball" is a Surprise Song and will switch each date (the 18th it was "this is me trying") and State of Grace and Tim McGraw will probably switch out aswell

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"Taylor Swift Eras Tour setlist 2023 in full" is the headline.

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The Official charts should speak more about other artists!! ED, Taylor, Miley etc...!! these singers are already overrated and have world success...they don't need more ads or news about them!! why can't the OC speak about underrated artists more often!! a chance for us to get to discover them. So many of them deserve success but are not known to the public!! thanks the OC!

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Taylor Swift is about to go back on tour: Here's what to expect on the Eras Tour in Paris

After a two-month break, Taylor Swift is revitalizing her titanic Eras Tour in Paris, and fans believe there are changes coming to the show.

If you are wondering where she's playing, if there will be changes and how to score tickets, here's everything we know.

And if you're new to the Eras Tour party, you can get caught up on the first 83 shows here .

When does the Eras Tour start again?

Swift kicks off the European leg of her tour on Thursday, May 9, in Paris. She will perform Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, as well, in the City of Light.

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What are Taylor Swift's tour dates in Europe?

There are 69 shows left in the Eras Tour: 51 in Europe, nine in America and nine in Canada.

The European leg stretches from May all the way through a five-night stand at Wembley Stadium in London in mid-August.

See a complete list of international dates here .

After she wraps up in Europe, Swift will stop in Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis before wrapping up in Canada.

See the remaining U.S. dates here .

What is the Eras Tour set list?

The Eras Tour has featured a massive 45-song set list you can check out here . But speculation is swirling it won't look the same when Swift takes the stage in Paris.

Will Taylor Swift add 'The Tortured Poets Department' to her set list?

The tortured poet has been on hiatus keeping her stamina up by releasing a double album of 31 tracks. The 2-hours-and-2-minutes project broke a number of Billboard records as the superstar did zero press to promote it. Fans flocked to stores and streaming services to listen to all the songs from "Fortnight" to "The Manuscript."

Although the singer has not confirmed whether her 11th era album will be added to her Eras Tour set list, she did post a YouTube shorts video with two scenes that sent Easter egg decoders into a frenzy. In one of the shots, the singer is next to a railing where a "TTPD" logo appears to be (at 0:11). In the succeeding shot, her back-up dancers perform holding canes and wearing top hats, something they have not worn previously.

Swift's dancers and bandmates posted to their Instagram stories as they left for France last week. The singer did not appear at two media events with her boyfriend Travis Kelce: the Kentucky Derby and a Formula 1 race in Miami , Florida. Patrick Mahomes, Kelce's friend and Kansas City's quarterback, attended the car racing spectacular with his wife, Brittany.

Can I still get Eras Tour tickets?

Swift's show is completely sold out in Europe and North America. There are resale sites with tickets, but be wary of scams. The best way to avoid getting swindled is continuously checking links on Swift's website . There are some for resale on the sites verified by her camp.

Singapore was a hotbed for fans who traveled thousands of miles only to get turned away at the venue. In Tokyo and Australia, last-minute ticket drops happened a few days — without announcement — ahead of the shows.

Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis — the three U.S. cities Swift is visiting in the fall — have some of the heftiest price tags with Canada closely behind. In may be cheaper to travel to Warsaw, Poland, or Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Here's a list of cities with the cheapest resale tickets, according to travel website  Islands.com .

10. Vienna, Austria — total average cost: $1,089, safety score: 69.72

9. Cardiff, U.K. — total average cost: $1,061, safety score: 61.83

8. Lyon, France — total average cost: $1,047, safety score: 44.3

7. Lisbon, Portugal — total average cost: $1,028, safety score: 70.15

6. Munich, Germany — total average cost: $1,000, safety score: 78.88

5. Paris, France — total average cost: $971, safety score: 41.83

4. Stockholm, Sweden — total average cost: $935, safety score: 53.86

3. Hamburg, Germany — total average cost: $903, safety score: 57.51

2. Gelsenkirchen, Germany — total average cost: $749, safety score: 51.33

1. Warsaw, Poland — total average cost: $712, safety score: 72.98

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Who are the opening acts?

Paramore launched the Eras Tour in Glendale, Arizona, in March 2023, so it's fitting the American rock band is opening the tour's second year. The act will open for Swift for 51 shows across Europe . The band was dubbed the 2024 Record Store Day global ambassador and surprised fans in Nashville the weekend following the release of "The Tortured Poets Department."

When the tour comes back to North America in October , Swift's opening act will be Gracie Abrams.

Where can I watch if I don't have tickets?

The Eras Tour is one of the first tours that has been followed, globally, by thousands of fans on digital platforms. Fans dedicate part of their concert experience to livestreaming as Swift performs. A few Swifties have learned how to host their own shows over social media including Tess Bohne , known as the livestream queen. Bohne goes live for (almost) every show pulling streams from Instagram and TikTok. When a livestream goes down, she fills the time with banter.

On YouTube, user @TaylorSwiftHockeyBro also livestreams the three-hour show, and on Twitch, @folkleric , is a host fans follow.

There is also an app, Swift Alert , that notifies fans who only want to watch certain eras like the acoustic, surprise set. The app sends out push alerts if there are any major announcements.

What secret songs are left?

For the past 83 shows, Swift has played an acoustic set she customizes at each stop with a guitar and piano performance. In 2024, the Eras Tour star added mashups of her songs for each stop. Here are the songs she has yet to perform:

• "Taylor Swift" (debut album): "Mary's Song" and "A Perfectly Good Heart"
• "Fearless": "The Way I Loved You," "Change," "Superstar," "We Were Happy," "That's When," "Don't You" and "Bye Bye Baby"
• "Red": "Girl At Home," "Ronan," "Forever Winter" and "Run"
• "1989": "Sweeter Than Fiction"
• "Reputation": "I Did Something Bad"
• "Lover": "London Boy," "Soon You'll Get Better" and "It's Nice to Have a Friend"
• "Folklore": "Hoax"
• "Evermore": "Happiness" and "Closure"
• "Midnights": "Paris" and "Glitch"
• "The Tortured Poets Department": all 31 tracks

Will Taylor Swift perform in 2025?

There have been many rumors that Swift will continue her show in 2025, but they are only rumors. Nothing has been announced for next year, and as of now, the tour will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Dec. 8.

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Club Wembley confessions: Champagne football, prawn platters and David Baddiel

I was best man at my friend Mark’s wedding last year, which gave me the opportunity to tell a story about when he attempted to bring a newly bought 150ml bottle of aftershave onto a plane in 2018, only to be stopped by security at Manchester Airport.

His response was to try to apply 50ml onto his person as quickly as possible — not an insignificant amount, as he found out.

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I looked into the sunken eyes of a few Chelsea supporters on Sunday, but none of them appeared as sad, embarrassed and beaten as Mark did six years ago. Admittedly, he also smelt very good and as we embraced at the final whistle at Wembley, I am pretty sure I was able to identify a lingering whiff of Diesel Only the Brave.

Mark has always liked nice things, so when I told him I’d been offered two tickets at Club Wembley for the Carabao Cup final , he was very excited.

Me? I was unsure. I had never experienced corporate hospitality before. It’s not really my thing, as all of the people who have enjoyed telling me I’ve “sold out” can testify.

And Club Wembley isn’t just any posh seats. It’s possibly the most derided executive section of any stadium in the country, particularly in those moments just after half-time in big games when it remains half-empty as customers are too busy quaffing Champagne.

But after the near-disaster of Paris for the 2022 Champions League final, when supporters were treated like contestants in Squid Game, the idea of a free pass that included drink, food and a safe passage to a comfortable seat could ultimately not be resisted.

There was also the bonus of actually being able to watch a final next to a person I’ve known since 1995, which as he likes to say, is as long as Everton ’s wait for a trophy.

That said, there was — for Mark, at least — good and bad news when our tickets came through by email last Wednesday.

The good? That would be our invitation to the Laurent-Perrier bar and the chance to consume as much of the sponsor’s product as we wanted.

The bad? For Mark, a certified gastronomic fusspot since he was a young child, that would be a menu made up almost entirely of fish.

Anyway, forget prawn sandwiches — this was the serious stuff. To start, there were smoked salmon and prawn tartlets, along with smoked salmon bagels with tartare and chives. Then came a seafood platter which included more “classic” smoked salmon, freshwater tiger prawns and crayfish, as well as a mango salad with lemon garnish.

It was all delicious, although any personal pleasure was enhanced by the sight of Mark, just in front of me, focusing absolutely on his bread and furiously buttering it, before, somewhat sadly, asking for seconds.

I must stress, Club Wembley cannot be blamed for Mark being picky. Guests at other tables were enjoying menus that included meat and the staff throughout the day could not have been more accommodating. Yet, I suspect Mark felt it wasn’t his place to inquire about alternatives, while I was finding it quite satisfying watching him struggle.

He was enjoying the Champagne, however. We both were. And slowly, we almost forgot that an important football match was due to start just outside.

There is only one rule in this part of the stadium and it involves a dress code that strictly says no club colours. For Liverpool fans, especially local ones, it was an easy instruction to follow given the culture of ignoring replica shirts and pretty much all official merchandise. I recognised plenty of faces on the concourse and everyone seemed to be having a good time.

Things would get better for Mark when, inside the ground, comedian and Chelsea devotee David Baddiel came and sat next to him moments before kick-off.

“May the worst team lose,” Baddiel told Mark ruefully, admitting that Chelsea was most certainly the team that fitted that description. From there, Mark started to think he was Frank Skinner and the pair of them chatted away like old friends.

It was only at this point I realised how big Club Wembley is, with the area sweeping towards each end of the stadium, taking up the middle tier. Each of the seats has red cushions and is fixed with armrests. There is also plenty of legroom. I cannot think of a football ground where I have ever felt so at ease.

Maybe too at ease. A confession: after half-time, I became one of “those” people late to return to the action. My excuse: well, you also have to consider the soundproofing inside Club Wembley, which is so effective that you become blissfully unaware that there is the best part of 90,000 people a few feet away.

Admittedly, half a bottle of Champagne was not going to drink itself. Liverpool could have scored twice in this period and had they done so, the lesson would have been a deserved one. In the end, we waited until the 118th minute for the first goal and what proved to be Liverpool’s winner.

If I thought the day couldn’t get any better, I was wrong. Waiting for us back at the Champagne bar was yet more Champagne, with a slate of three cheeses (a blue, a cheddar and a Brie), dried fruit (apricot), chutney and crackers.

Again, it was lovely. Although, when your team wins — and wins like this — everything in life tastes bloody marvellous.

(Top photos: Simon Hughes/The Athletic)

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Simon Hughes joined from The Independent in 2019. He is the author of seven books about Liverpool FC as well as There She Goes, a modern social history of Liverpool as a city. He writes about football on Merseyside and beyond for The Athletic.