2009 | Michael Jackson’s Year In Review | the detail.

2009 was set to be the King of Pop’s triumphant comeback to the stage, with a series of concerts announced at London’s O2 arena, ’This Is It’ was said to be Michael Jackson’s final curtain call before retiring from performing all together. The demand for tickets were insatiable and the original 10 concerts ballooned to 50 due to the incredible demand. Nearly a million ticket holders paid to watch Michael Jackson moonwalk across his legendary stage one more time, in what was considered one of the most elaborate and ambitious productions in music history. Michael Jackson was gearing up to give the performance of a lifetime, silencing his critics once and for all, before tragic struck and the world mourned for the loss of a true musical icon never to be seen again. ✨ TIKTOK | @thedetailmj ▶️ WATCH NEXT 2008 | Michael Jackson’s Year In Review | 2001 | Michael Jackson’s Year In Review | 1993 | Michael Jackson’s Year In Review | 1987 | Michael Jackson’s Year In Review | 1984 | Michael Jackson’s Year In Review | 00:00 - 2009 Rewind 00:04 - 01/21/09 - ‘Thriller Live’ premieres on London’s West End 00:25 - 01/09 - Moves into a large estate in Bel Air, Los Angeles 00:52 - 02/19/09 - Neverland auction announced 01:58 - 03/04/09 - Files a lawsuit against Julien Auctions 02:16 - 03/05/09 - Announces his ‘This Is It’ concerts at London’s O2 Arena 03:33 - 03/06/09 - Mobbed going to see ‘Oliver’ at the Royal Theatre, London 04:01 - 03/11/09 - ‘This Is It’ tickets are released and another 40 dates are added 05:25 - 04/14/09 - Sale of items from Neverland is settled and auction stopped 06:12 - 04/09/09 - Visits the antique stores on Rodeo Drive & Ed Hardy in Melrose place 06:41 - 05/14/09 Attends his parents 60th wedding anniversary 06:57 - 04/16/09 - Planning and rehearsing for ‘This Is It’ begin 07:26 - 04/16/09 - ‘This Is It’ dancers auditions begin 07:59 - 05/20/09 - Opening shows get rescheduled due to production delays 09:51 - 06/04/09 - Filming ‘The Drill’ sequence in 3D 10:03 - 06/09 - Rehearsals at The Forum, Los Angeles 10:48 - 06/16/09 - Sued for $40 million due to claims of backing out of Jackson 5 reunion concert 11:17 - 06/24/09 - Last day of rehearsals at the Staples Center 12:04 - 06/25/09 - 12:22pm Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics receive a 911 call 12:45 - 06/25/09 - 1:07pm Paramedics transport to UCLA Medical Center 12:57 - 06/25/09 - Hospitalization makes breaking news on stations globally 14:34 - 06/25/09 - 2:26pm Michael Joseph Jackson is pronounced dead 16:15 - 06/26/09 - On the cover of every newspapers in the world. Autopsy is performed. 16:53 - 06/28/09 - Joe and Janet Jackson attend the BET Awards 17:34 - 07/01/09 - On the cover of Time, Newsweek, USA Today, US Weekly, People, Entertainment Weekly, Jet & Rolling Stones tribute issues 17:45 - 07/02/09 - Memorial service is announced and tickets released 18:14 - 07/07/09 - Public memorial takes place after at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles 🎵 MUSIC | Sourced from Epidemic Sound | #MichaelJackson #YearInReview #2009 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­­­••••••••••• 🎬 We Create MJ Videos Every Week the detail. is a dedicated Michael Jackson channel. We go behind the headlines to understand the man, the music and the magic behind the ’King of Pop’ | SUBSCRIBE TODAY ​