Dangerous World Tour

Dangerous Tour

Tour by Michael Jackson
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Associated album	Dangerous
Start date	June 27, 1992
End date	November 11, 1993
Legs	2
No. of shows	39 in Europe 11 in South America 19 in Asia 9 cancelled 69 in total
Michael Jackson concert chronology

The Dangerous Tour was the second solo world tour by Michael Jackson that started on June 27, 1992 in Munich, Germany and ended on November 11, 1993 in Mexico City, Mexico. Similar to his previous Bad Tour, the tour was sponsored by Pepsi. The tour consisted of 69 concerts to approximately 3.5 million fans across three continents. All profits from the tour were donated to multiple charities including the Heal the World Foundation, which was founded by Jackson. During the second leg in 1993, Jackson decided to end the tour due to the allegations of child sexual abuse as well as illness, ultimately resulting in hospitalisation. Jackson became dependant on painkillers and suffered from dehydration, migraines, back aches, an ankle injury and stress.

Background

Following the huge success of the Bad Tour, Jackson's first solo world tour where he earned $125 million, and the release of Dangerous on November 26, 1991 Jackson embarked on his second world tour. The tour was even bigger and better than its predecessor. The stage required more time to set up hence a large number of concerts were one-stop performances. Equipment weighing over one hundred tons required multiple aeroplanes and lorries to transport it to each venue.

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A shot of Jackson jumping out onto the stage with fireworks at a concert either in 1992 or 1993. This is also known as the "toaster effect".

The tour was due to last longer, but due to the sudden police raids of Jackson's Neverland Ranch during the second leg in 1993, as well as various health problems and injuries, Jackson decided to end the tour early in Mexico. This left out possible planned concerts in Australia and the United States, where Jackson would not tour until his later HIStory Tour in 1996 and 1997. Jackson began taking Valium, Xanax and Ativan to deal with the stress of the allegations made against him. By the fall of 1993, Jackson was addicted to the drugs. Jackson's health deteriorated to the extent that he cancelled the remainder of the tour and went into drug rehabilitation for a few months.

Setlist

First leg

1. Carmina Burana "Brace Yourself" Introduction
2. "Jam"
3. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
4. "Human Nature"
5. "Smooth Criminal"
6. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (duet w/ Siedah Garrett)
7. "She's out of My Life"
8. Jackson 5 Medley ("I Want You Back", "The Love You Save", "I'll Be There")
9. "Thriller"
10. "Billie Jean"
11. "Panther" Interlude
12. "Workin' Day and Night"
13. "Beat It"
14. "Will You Be There"
15. "The Way You Make Me Feel" ¹
16. "Bad" ¹
17. "Black or White"
18. "We Are the World" Interlude
19. "Heal the World"
20. "Man in the Mirror"
21. Rocket Man Finale

Second leg

1. Carmina Burana "Brace Yourself" Introduction
2. "Jam"
3. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
4. "Human Nature"
5. "Smooth Criminal"
6. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (duet w/ Siedah Garrett)
7. "She's out of My Life"
8. Jackson 5 Medley ("I Want You Back", "The Love You Save", "I'll Be There")
9. "Thriller"
10. "Billie Jean"
11. "Panther" Interlude
12. "Will You Be There"
13. "Dangerous" ²
14. "Black or White"
15. "We Are the World" Interlude
16. "Heal the World"
17. "Man in the Mirror"
18. Rocket Man Finale

¹ - These songs were performed until July 15, 1992 in Oslo, Norway when they were taken off the setlist.
² - This was performed on the few last concerts on the tour.

Tour dates

No.	Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance
First Leg (1992)
Europe
1	June 27	Munich	Germany	Olympic Stadium	72,000
2-3	June 30, July 1	Rotterdam	Holland	Feijenoord Stadium	46,000
4	July 4	Rome	Italy	Flaminio Stadium	36,000
5-6	July 6, 7	Monza	Italy	Brianteo Stadium	46,000
7	July 11	Cologne	Germany	Mungersdorfer Stadium	65,000
8	July 15	Oslo	Norway	Valle Hovin Stadium	35,000
9-10	July 17, 18	Stockholm	Sweden	Olympic Stadium	53,000
11	July 20	Copenhagen	Denmark	Gentofte Stadium	30,000
12	July 22	Werchter	Belgium	Festival Ground	40,000
13	July 25	Dublin	Ireland	Lansdowne Road	40,000
14-15	July 30, 31	London	United Kingdom	Wembley Stadium	72,000
The third concert on August 1 in London was cancelled and rescheduled for the 23rd.
16	August 5	Cardiff	United Kingdom	Cardiff Arms Park	50,000
17	August 8	Bremen	Germany	Weser Stadium	45,000
18	August 10	Hamburg	Germany	Volkspark Stadium	51,000
19	August 13	Hamelin	Germany	Weserbergland Stadium	25,000
20	August 16	Leeds	United Kingdom	Roundhay Park	60,000
21	August 18	Glasgow	United Kingdom	The Haugh	65,000
22-24	August 20, 22, 23	London	United Kingdom	Wembley Stadium	72,000
25	August 26	Vienna	Austria	Prater Stadium	50,000
26	August 28	Frankfurt	Germany	Waldstadion	60,000
27	August 30	Ludwigshafen	Germany	Southwest Stadium	30,000
28	September 2	Bayreuth	Germany	Volks Stadium	32,000
29	September 4	Berlin	Germany	Jahn Stadium	35,000
The concert on September 6 in Gelsenkirchen was cancelled and not rescheduled.
30	September 8	Lausanne	Switzerland	La Pontaise Stadium	47,000
The concert on September 11 in Basel was cancelled and not rescheduled.
31	September 13	Paris	France	Hippodrome de Vincennes	85,000
32	September 16	Toulouse	France	Municipal Stadium	40,000
33	September 18	Barcelona	Spain	Olympic Stadium	42,000
34	September 21	Oviedo	Spain	Carlos Tartiere Stadium	25,000
35	September 22	Madrid	Spain	Vicente Calderón Stadium	40,000
36	September 26	Lisbon	Portugal	José Alvalade Stadium	64,000
37	October 1	Bucharest	Romania	Lia Manoliu Stadium	70,000
The concert on October 2 in Izmir was cancelled and not rescheduled.
The concert on October 4 in Istanbul was cancelled and not rescheduled.
The concert on October 8 in Athens was cancelled and not rescheduled.
Asia
38-45	December 12,14,17,19,22,24,30,31	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome	45,000
Second Leg (1993)
Europe and Asia
46	August 24	Bangkok	Thailand	National Stadium	70,000
The concert on August 25 was cancelled and rescheduled for the 26th. The concert is again cancelled because Michael had not fully recovered from dehydration. Michael released an audio taped message to his fans saying: I promise all my fans to perform at the National Stadium in Bangkok on August 27. I will see you Friday. I love you all.
47	August 27	Bangkok	Thailand	National Stadium	70,000
48	August 29	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore National Stadium	47,000
Before the concert on August 30 in Singapore, Michael collapses backstage moments before the show, suffering from a severe migraine. The next day Michael undergoes a brain scan in hospital. A second audio taped message is released: "I was suddenly taken ill last night and I am sorry for the cancellation of my performance and I apologise for any inconvenience it might have caused my fans in Singapore. I look forward to seeing you at the stadium tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. I love you all. Thank you."
49	September 1	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore National Stadium	47,000
50-51	September 4, 6	Taipei	Taiwan	Taipei Municipal Stadium	40,000
52-53	September 10, 11	Fukuoka	Japan	Fukuoka Dome	30,000
54	September 15	Moscow	Russia	Luzhniki Stadium	50,000
55-56	September 19, 21	Tel Aviv	Israel	Hayarkon Park	80,000 (19th) 100,000 (21st)
57	September 23	Istanbul	Turkey	Inonu Stadium	48,000
58	September 26	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Canary Islands	Santa Cruz de Tenerife Port	45,000
South America
59-61	October 8, 10, 12	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Monumental Stadium	100,000
62-63	October 15, 17	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Morumbi Stadium	110,000 (15th) 140,000 (17th)
The first concert on October 21 in Santiago is cancelled and not rescheduled due to Michael's back injury.
64	October 23	Santiago	Chile	Chile National Stadium	65,000
The concert on October 26 in Lima was cancelled and not rescheduled.
65-66	October 29, 31	Mexico City	Mexico	Aztec Stadium	120,000
The concert on November 2 in Mexico City is cancelled due to Michael suffering from a severe toothache.
67-69	November 7, 9, 11	Mexico City	Mexico	Aztec Stadium	120,000
The rest of the tour is cancelled as Michael announces he is seeking treatment for his dependency on painkillers. He explains his stress from the now false allegations against him caused him to become dependent on the painkillers to get through the tour.

Trivia

• Before the tour began, Michael and his band rehearsed the setlist performances, in which the footage has been released onto the Internet. However, the exact date and location of the performances is not clear, despite initially being labelled as "Neverland Rehearsals".
• The stage used for the tour took nearly 3 days to set up, making newspaper and television headlines everywhere it went. 20 truck loads of equipment were shipped between countries on cargo planes.
• During the first leg, MTV had gained the right to follow Jackson on tour during his concerts in Europe, and broadcast a total of 6 15-minute episodes featuring performances, reports, and exclusive backstage interviews with the crew. The show was called Dangerous Diaries, and was presented by Sonya Saul.
• Jackson sold the film rights to his concert in Bucharest, Romania to HBO for $21 million. The deal was the highest ever paid for a live concert. The concert was broadcast live on radio and shown on TV across 61 countries, and received the highest TV ratings in the history of the network, in which Jackson was honoured with a CableACE Award. In 2004, the concert was released on DVD as part of Michael Jackson's Ultimate Collection boxset, and in 2005, was released as a separate DVD known as Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour.
• Each concert on the tour ended by a stuntman dressed in a full astronaut costume (therefore appearing as Jackson) flying out of the arena using a rocket belt. When disappeared an announcer said: "Michael Jackson has left the stadium", and the concert was over, with some ending in a firework display. The stuntman was in fact Kinnie Gibson, and reportedly charged a total of $1 million for performing the stunts.
• On December 31, 1992 during the New Year's Eve concert in Tokyo, Japan, Slash made a special guest appearance for the performance of "Black or White". Slash also made a special appearance for "Black or White" at the concert in Oviedo, Spain that September.
• On August 29, 1993, Jackson performed in front of 47,000 on his 35th birthday in Singapore. The fans sung Happy Birthday in celebration.
• During his stay in Moscow, Russia in September 1993 Michael came up with the song Stranger in Moscow which would be released on his 1995 album HIStory. It was during a time when Michael felt very alone, and far away from his family and friends, yet every night fans would draw huge crowds by his hotel and support him.
• For the opening number, "Jam", Jackson wore two variations of a pseudo-military uniform. During the first leg, the uniform was gray-green with one bolded strap which both sparkled with multi-color when he was in front of light. For the second leg, he wore a black uniform with three yellow, bolded straps, one going from his collar to his waist in one direction and the other two in another.

Performers

Lead performer

• Vocals, Dance, Choreographer: Michael Jackson

Dancers

• LaVelle Smith, Evaldo "Eddie" Garcia, Randy Allaire, Michelle Berube, Yuko Sumida, Jaime King, Bruno Falcon

Band members

• Music Director: Greg Phillinganes
• Assistant Musical Director: Kevin Dorsey
• Keyboards: Greg Phillinganes, Brad Buxer
• Drums: Ricky Lawson
• Guitar: Jennifer Batten, David Williams
• Bass Guitar: Don Boylette
• Vocal Director: Kevin Dorsey
• Vocals: Kevin Dorsey, Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holley, Siedah Garrett

Credits

• Executive Director: MJJ Productions
• Artistic Director: Michael Jackson
• Choreographed by: Michael Jackson & LaVelle Smith
• Staged & Designed by: Kenny Ortega
• Set Designed by: Tom McPhillips
• Lightning Designer: Peter Morse
• Director of Security: Bill Bray
• Costumes Designed by: Dennis Tompkins & Michael Bush
• Hair & Make-up: Karen Faye
• Personal Management: Gallin Morey Associates