MJ & Friends were two stadium concerts held by

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in 1999, with numerous other performers as well, including

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. The purpose of the tour was to raise funds for children in

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and elsewhere. Jackson gave two concerts during the tour. The first one took place in

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on June 25 (exactly ten years before his death) and the second one was in

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Munich bridge accident

At the Munich concert, while performing " Earth Song", the middle section of the bridge collapsed after ascending into the air. Jackson climbed out of the pit that the mechanism landed in, and continued the song without missing a beat. The guitarist

was front and center on the main stage at the time: he also continued his performance without missing a beat, while dashing upstage to safety. Jackson finished the concert, but was taken to the Rechts der Isar Hospital afterwards. He suffered a sprained ankle, shock nerves and slight burns on his arms. None of the fans, crew or backup performers were injured. The crash was confirmed to be a mechanical failure from the crane, as of

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, director of the shows. The same stunt had been performed without the incident at the first concert in Seoul.

Millennium Concert

On December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000, Michael Jackson was scheduled to perform at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, USA and at Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia and Buenos Aires, Argentina. These plans were later cancelled and removed from the MJ and Friends Tour.

Michael Jackson's set list

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/ The Way You Make Me Feel/

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Notes

* Jackson was joined by long-time collaborator

during the two concerts. * " She's Out of My Life" was reportedly planned and rehearsed for the Seoul concert as a duet with

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Munich bridge accident

Millennium Concert

Michael Jackson's set list

Notes

Tour dates

Cancelled Shows

Known preparation dates

References

See also