Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)

In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired a two-hour special in honor of Michael Jackson's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer.The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop's most expensive... (expand all) In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired a two-hour special in honor of Michael Jackson's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer.The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop's most expensive ever; the best seats cost $5000 and included a dinner with Michael Jackson and a signed poster. Jackson reportedly earned $7.50 million for each of the two concerts, which is over $150000 per minute. The show ranked first in black viewers over the decade ending 2008.Set list "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" Usher, M arrow an and Whitney Houston "Ben"-Billy Gilman "Angel" and "It Wasn't Me"-Shaggy featuring Rayvon and Rikrok "Heal the World"-M arrow a, Deborah Cox, Rah Digga Monica and Tamia featuring The Brooklyn Youth Choir My Baby-Lil' Romeo featuring Master P "She's out of My Life"-Marc Anthony "Bootylicious"-Destiny's Child "I Want Candy"-Aaron Carter "Home" (from The Wiz)-Monica "You Can't Win" (from The Wiz)-Jill Scott "Ease on Down the Road" (from The Wiz)-Monica, Jill Scott, Al Jarreau Deborah Cox "You Are Not Alone"-Liza Minnelli "I Will Survive"-Gloria Gaynor "Get Ur Freak On"-Missy Elliot and Nelly Furtado "I'll Never Love This Way Again"-Dionne Warwick "Midnight Train To Georgia"-Gladys Knight "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"-James Ingram and Gloria Estefan "Man in the Mirror"-98 Degrees Usher and Luther Vandross "Can You Feel It"-The Jacksons "ABC"-The Jacksons "The Love You Save"-The Jacksons "I'll Be There"-The Jacksons "I Want You Back"-The Jacksons "Dancing Machine"-The Jacksons and * NSYNC "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"-The Jacksons "The Way You Make Me Feel"-Michael Jackson and * Britney Spears * (7th sep concert performance only) "Black or White"-Michael Jackson and Slash "Beat It"-Michael Jackson and Slash "Billie Jean"-Michael Jackson "You Rock My World"-Michael Jackson Chris Tucker and Usher "We Are the World"-All Artists