Fans flock to register for Jacko comeback
Updated on 09 March 2009
Around 350,000 people have registered for the chance to buy tickets to Michael Jackson's London concerts this July.
The singer is playing ten concerts at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena in Greenwich, south London, in July.
With more people registering than the venue can hold on ten nights, some fans are bound to miss out but promoters say they will be first on the list if, as reported, more gigs are announced.
Fans who get through the registration process will be sent an email on Tuesday with a code allowing them to log on to a website to buy tickets.
Reports have suggested that Jackson will put on more shows despite proclaiming the O2 shows would be his London curtain call.
A spokeswoman for promoter AEG Live said: "Nothing has been confirmed yet but those people who miss out this time will be the first to hear if there are any announcements."
The shows, beginning on July 8, will mark Jackson's first live performance for more than two years.
The London shows - titled This Is It - were said to be his final performances in the city.
The singer told hundreds of screaming fans at a press conference at the venue on Thursday: "I just want to say these will be my final shows, performances in London. This will be it. When I say this is it, I really mean this is it."
Jackson, who has sold more than 750 million records worldwide and has 13 Grammy awards, last toured 12 years ago when he played 82 shows in 58 cities for the HIStory tour.
He remains one of the best-selling artists of all time with a back catalogue brimming with hits including Thriller, Billie Jean and Earth Song.
The singer has kept a low profile since his 2005 acquittal on child molestation charges and has spent time living outside the United States.
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