What began as a 10-night stand at London’s O2 Arena has exploded into a 50-concert affair as Michael Jackson added another 20 shows to his This Is It! run. All the tickets allotted during yesterday’s presale, roughly 360,000 of them according to MichaelJacksonLive, sold out yesterday, and the tickets that go on sale to the public tomorrow will likely do the same. As it stands, the 2009 concerts will end on September 29th, and then Jackson will return to the O2 on January 7, 2010 for at least 15 more shows, bringing the grand total to 50.By the end of the 50 concerts, 1million fans will have witnessed one of the greatest musical events in history,” reads a statement on the MichaelJacksonLive page. The figures speak for themselves —360,000 tickets sold in 18 hours during the pre sale so far, that is 20,000 tickets per hour, 33 tickets per minute! Demand was so great for the Jackson shows, Ticketmaster was struck with technical problems due to the high traffic.
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