It was Michael Jackson night on yesterday’s American Idol, and, conveniently, tickets went on sale bright and early this morning for the King of Pop’s “This Is It” run of ten retirement shows in London. (He’s only doing it so he can, like, pay his rent and stuff). But! As traffic overwhelmed the Ticketmaster site this morning, Rock & Roll Daily reports that Jackson took pity on the obsessed fanatics willing to shell out for his performances and added 12 more dates–and counting:
As the opening shows began to sell out, new dates for the “This Is It!” run were being added to Jackson’s tour page at Ticketmaster, proving that this wasn’t really it. At first only two new shows were announced, but that number blossomed to four, eight and now, as it stands at press time, 10 additional shows…
Just as the world suspected, “This Is It” isn’t “IT” until M.J. has paid for a new wardrobe of crystal-encrusted gloves and bedazzled military jackets. (The old stuff is going to be sold off in an auction, naturally). In the event that you’re dying to see Jacko and are still shut out of tickets, throw Thriller on in the background, sit back and listen to Kaki King do an impression of her grandma, who sounds disturbingly like Michael himself. It might not get you into the 02 Arena, but it sure is hilarious.
TOPICS: Suri Jolie-Pitt, gossip