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The Bad World Tour is the first worldwide concert tour by Michael Jackson. It was launched in support of the artist's seventh studio album, Bad (1987) and lasted sixteen months, spanning from September 12, 1987 until January 27, 1989. The shows were sponsored by Pepsi.

The tour became the second highest grossing tour of the decade, as well as one of the most attended tours in history. As announced by Jackson himself during the last show of the tour, these were initially meant to be his last performances in history. However, the Bad World Tour was eventually followed by the Dangerous World Tour and HIStory World Tour.

Background[]

For the longest time, while already releasing hit solo albums, Michael still toured with the Jacksons. At a December 1984 show of the Victory Tour, Jackson announced his departure from the group, stating it was the final show he was gonna play with them.

On June 29, 1987, Michael's manager, Frank DiLeo announced the singer was going to embark on his first solo concert tour. The shows would be sponsored by Pepsi, a company which previously got Jackson in hospital after a tragic pyrotechnics accident a few years prior.

The tour was originally going to finish in Tokyo, but Jackson suffered from swollen vocal cords after the first of six concerts in Los Angeles in November 1988. The remaining five shows were then rescheduled for January 1989. However, due to this decision, Greg Phillinganes had to leave the band in early January, as his schedule was busy as he was set to tour with Eric Clapton. Instead, John Barnes would be hired to take Phillinganes' place. With the tour ending, Michael sought medical care for vocal-chord nodules.

Awards and nominations[]

The Bad World Tour was nominated in 1988 for the Tour of the Year 1988 award at the now non-existent International Rock Awards.

Setlist[]

Tour dates[]

Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
Asia
September 12, 1987 Tokyo Japan Korakuen Stadium 135,000 / 135,000 $52,423,603
September 13, 1987
September 14, 1987
September 19, 1987 Nishinomiya Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium 120,000 / 120,000
September 20, 1987
September 21, 1987
September 25, 1987 Yokohama Yokohama Stadium 240,000 / 240,000
September 26, 1987
September 27, 1987
October 3, 1987
October 4, 1987
October 10, 1987 Osaka Osaka Stadium] 120,000 / 120,000
October 11, 1987
October 12, 1987
Oceania
November 13, 1987 Melbourne Australia Olympic Park Stadium 45,000 / 45,000
November 20, 1987 Sydney Parramatta Stadium 90,000 / 90,000
November 21, 1987
November 27, 1987 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 27,000 / 27,000
November 28, 1987
North America
February 23, 1988 Kansas City United States Kemper Arena 50,877 / 50,877 $963,137
February 24, 1988
March 3, 1988 New York City Madison Square Garden 57,000 / 57,000 $1,800,000
March 5, 1988
March 6, 1988
March 13, 1988 St. Louis St. Louis Arena 17,000 / 17,000
March 18, 1988 Indianapolis Market Square Arena 34,000 / 34,000
March 19, 1988
March 20, 1988 Louisville Freedom Hall 19,000 / 19,000
March 24, 1988 Denver McNichols Sports Arena 40,251 / 40,251 $842,918
March 25, 1988
March 26, 1988
March 30, 1988 Hartford Hartford Civic Center 45,188 / 45,188 $1,071,148
March 31, 1988
April 1, 1988
April 8, 1988 Houston The Summit 51,000 / 51,000
April 9, 1988
April 10, 1988
April 13, 1988 Atlanta Omni Coliseum 51,000 / 51,000
April 14, 1988
April 15, 1988
April 19, 1988 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon 40,000 / 40,000
April 20, 1988
April 21, 1988
April 25, 1988 Dallas Reunion Arena 57,000 / 57,000
April 26, 1988
April 27, 1988
May 4, 1988 Minneapolis Met Center 50,662 / 50,662 $1,139,895
May 5, 1988
May 6, 1988
Europe
May 23, 1988 Rome Italy Stadio Flaminio 80,000 / 80,000
May 24, 1988
May 29, 1988 Turin Stadio Comunale 60,000 / 60,000
June 2, 1988 Vienna Austria Praterstadion 55,000 / 55,000
June 5, 1988 Rotterdam Netherlands Stadion Feijenoord 145,200 / 145,200
June 6, 1988
June 7, 1988
June 11, 1988 Gothenburg Sweden Eriksberg 106,000 / 106,000
June 12, 1988
June 16, 1988 Basel Switzerland St. Jakob Stadium 50,000 / 50,000
June 19, 1988 West Berlin West Germany Platz der Republik 43,000 / 43,000
June 27, 1988 Paris France Parc des Princes 63,000 / 63,000
June 28, 1988
July 1, 1988 Hamburg West Germany Volksparkstadion 50,000 / 50,000
July 3, 1988 Cologne Müngersdorfer Stadion 70,000 / 70,000
July 8, 1988 Munich Olympiastadion 72,000 / 72,000
July 10, 1988 Hockenheim Hockenheimring 80,000 / 80,000
July 14, 1988 London England Wembley Stadium 504,000 / 504,000
July 15, 1988
July 16, 1988
July 22, 1988
July 23, 1988
July 26, 1988 Cardiff Wales Cardiff Arms Park 55,000 / 55,000
July 30, 1988 Cork Ireland Páirc Uí Chaoimh 130,000 / 130,000
July 31, 1988
August 5, 1988 Marbella] Spain Estadio Municipal de Marbella 28,000 / 28,000
August 7, 1988 Madrid Vicente Calderón Stadium 60,000 / 60,000
August 9, 1988 Barcelona Camp Nou 95,000 / 95,000
August 12, 1988 Montpellier France Stade Richter 35,000 / 35,000
August 14, 1988 Nice Stade Charles-Ehrmann 35,000 / 35,000
August 19, 1988 Lausanne Switzerland Stade olympique de la Pontaise 45,000 / 45,000
August 21, 1988 Würzburg West Germany Talavera Mainwiesen 43,000 / 43,000
August 23, 1988 Werchter Belgium Werchter Festivalpark 55,000 / 55,000
August 26, 1988 London England Wembley Stadium
August 27, 1988
August 29, 1988 Leeds Roundhay Park 90,000 / 90,000
September 2, 1988 Hannover West Germany Niedersachsenstadion 40,000 / 40,000
September 4, 1988 Gelsenkirchen Parkstadion 52,000 / 52,000
September 6, 1988 Linz Austria Linzer Stadion 40,000 / 40,000
September 10, 1988 Milton Keynes England Milton Keynes Bowl 60,000 / 60,000
September 11, 1988 Liverpool Aintree Racecourse 125,000 / 125,000
North America
September 26, 1988 Pittsburgh United States Civic Arena 48,694 / 48,694 $1,144,917
September 27, 1988
September 28, 1988
October 3, 1988 East Rutherford Meadowlands Arena|Brendan Byrne Arena 61,061 / 61,061 $1,600,755
October 4, 1988
October 5, 1988
October 10, 1988 Richfield Richfield Coliseum 38,000 / 38,000
October 11, 1988
October 13, 1988 Landover Capital Centre 69,883 / 69,883 $1,747,075
October 17, 1988
October 18, 1988
October 19, 1988
October 24, 1988 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 50,010 / 50,010
October 25, 1988
October 26, 1988
November 7, 1988 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 45,000 / 45,000
November 8, 1988
November 9, 1988
November 13, 1988 Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 93,198 / 93,198 $2,423,603
Asia
December 9, 1988 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome 450,000 / 450,000
December 10, 1988
December 11, 1988
December 17, 1988
December 18, 1988
December 19, 1988
December 24, 1988
December 25, 1988
December 26, 1988
North America
January 16, 1989 Los Angeles United States Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
January 17, 1989
January 18, 1989
January 26, 1989
January 27, 1989
Total 4,559,065 / 4,559,065 (100%) $63,212,402

Cancelled dates[]

Date City Country Venue Reason
October 17, 1987 Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum Cancelled for unknown reasons
October 18, 1987
November 3, 1987 Perth Australia WACA Ground
November 8, 1987 Adelaide Thebarton Oval
December 2, 1987 Wellington New Zealand Athletic Park
December 6, 1987 Auckland Mount Smart Stadium
March 14, 1988 St. Louis United States St. Louis Arena Laryngitis
April 1, 1988 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Tour restructuring
April 2, 1988
May–June, 1988 Milan Italy San Siro
June 23, 1988 Lyon France Stade de Gerland Low ticket sales
October 31, 1988 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome Laryngitis
November 1, 1988
November 2, 1988
1988–1989 N/A Canada N/A Planned concerts did not take place due to unknown reasons

Broadcasts & recordings[]

Live at Wembley July 16, 1988[]

On September 18, 2012, over two decades after the show took place, a DVD of the July 16, 1988 show at the Wembley Stadium was released as a part of the Bad 25 promo and box set. Additionally, the deluxe edition of Bad 25 includes audio from the show on the third disc as well. The full film was later uploaded to the official Michael Jackson YouTube channel.

Broadcasts[]

  • Tokyo (September 12, 1987)
  • Tokyo (September 13, 1987)
  • Tokyo (September 14, 1987)
  • Nishinomiya (September 1987)
  • Osaka (October 1987)
  • Melbourne (November 13, 1987)
  • Sydney (November 1987)
  • Brisbane (November 1987)
  • Kansas City (February 1988)
  • New York City (March 1988)
  • St. Louis (March 13, 1988)
  • Indianapolis (March 1988)
  • Louisville (March 20, 1988)
  • Hartford (March-April 1988)
  • Houston (April 1988)
  • Rome (May 1988)
  • Vienna (June 2, 1988)
  • Gothenburg (1988)
  • Basel (June 16, 1988)
  • West Berlin (June 19, 1988)
  • Paris (June 1988)
  • Cologne (July 3, 1988)
  • Munich (July 8, 1988)
  • Hockenheim (July 10, 1988)
  • London (July 14, 1988)
  • London (July 15, 1988)
  • London (July 22, 1988)
  • Cork (July 1988)
  • Marbella (August 5, 1988)
  • Madrid (August 7, 1988)
  • Barcelona (August 9, 1988)
  • Würzburg (August 21, 1988)
  • Werchter (August 23, 1988)
  • Leeds (August 29, 1988)
  • Hannover (September 2, 1988)
  • Milton Keynes (September 10, 1988)
  • Liverpool (September 11, 1988)
  • Pittsburgh (September 1988)
  • Landover (October 1988)
  • Los Angeles (November 13, 1988)
  • Tokyo (December 1988)
  • Los Angeles (January 27, 1989)

Personnel[]

Creative Directors[]

  • Michael Jackson (Lead Vocals, Show Director, Dancer and Choreographer)
  • Peggy Holmes (Assistant Director)
  • Vince Patterson (Choreographer)
  • Tom McPhillips (Set Designer)
  • Allen Branton (Lighting Designer)

Production[]

  • Frank DiLeo (Personal Management)
  • Sal Bonafede (Tour Coordinator)
  • John Draper (Tour Manager)
  • Benny Collins (Production Manager)
  • Nelson Hayes (Production Coordinator)
  • Rob Henry (Production Coordinator)
  • Gerry Bakalian (Stage Manager)
  • Tait Towers, Inc. (Set Construction)
  • Clair Bros. (Sound)
  • Kevin Elison (house sound engineer)
  • Rick Coberly (Monitor Engineer)
  • Ziffren, Brittenham and Branca (Attorneys)
  • Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman (Business Management)
  • Solters/Roskin, Friedman Inc.(Public Relations)
  • Bob Jones (V.P. of Communications, MJJ)
  • Glen Brunman (Media Relations, Epic Records)
  • Gretta Walsh Of Revel Travel (Travel Agent)

Dancers[]

  • Randy Allaire
  • Evaldo Garcia
  • Dominic Lucero
  • LaVelle Smith

Band[]

  • Greg Phillinganes (Lead keyboards, synthesizers, musical director)
  • Rory Kaplan (keyboards, synthesizers)
  • Christopher Currell (Synclavier, digital guitar, sound effects)
  • Ricky Lawson (Drums)
  • Jennifer Batten (Rhythm and lead guitar)
  • Jon Clark (Lead and rhythm guitar)
  • Don Boyette (bass guitar, synth bass)
  • John Barnes (lead keyboards, synthesizers) (1989 Los Angeles concerts only)

Background Vocals[]

  • Kevin Dorsey (vocal director)
  • Darryl Phinnessee
  • Dorian Holley
  • Sheryl Crow

Stylists and Assistants[]

  • Karen Faye (Hair & Make-up)
  • Tommy Simms (Stylist)
  • Gianni Versace, Dennis Tompkins & Michael Bush (Costumes Designed)
  • Jolie Levine (Michael's Personal Assistant)
  • Meredith Besser (Assistant)

Sponsors[]

  • Pepsi
  • Nippon Television (Japan only)

Gallery[]


Trivia[]

  • On this tour, Jackson performed "Thriller" live for the first time.
  • During the concert in Brisbane on November 28, 1987, Stevie Wonder made a guest appearance during the song "Bad."
  • The set list would be changed around for shows in the European second leg, performing "Human Nature" & "Smooth Criminal" after "Rock with You".
  • "The Way You Make Me Feel" was sometimes taken out of the set list for time constraints or other unknown reasons, so "Man in the Mirror" was performed in the "Bad" jacket, instead of classic "The Way You Make Me Feel" blue shirt. During other shows, both "Man in the Mirror" and "The Way You Make Me Feel" were removed, leaving Jackson ending the show with "Bad", as he'd done in the first leg.
  • During the last 1989 Los Angeles show Michael wore a white shirt for "The Way You Make Me Feel" instead of a blue one.
  • Jackson would only wear the black shirt for the first show and only time wear he would wear it. He would not wear it again due to the costume & lighting obscuring his dancing.
Tours
"Bad World Tour" • "Dangerous World Tour" • "HIStory World Tour" • "This Is It"
The Jacksons
"The Jackson 5 First National Tour" • "The Jackson 5 Second National Tour" • "The Jackson 5 US Tour" • "The Jackson 5 European Tour" • "The Jackson 5 World Tour" • "The Jackson 5 Final Tour" • "The Jacksons Tour" • "Goin' Places Tour" • "Destiny World Tour" • "Triumph Tour" • "Victory Tour"
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