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The Bad Tour was the first solo concert tour by Michael jackson. Launched in 1987 in support of his critically acclaimed seventh studio album, " Bad ," the tour became one of the most iconic and highest-grossing concert series of its time. Spanning multiple continents, including stops in Japan, Australia, America, and Europe, the tour showcased Michael Jackson's unparalleled stage presence, elaborate choreography, and innovative use of technology. This article delves into the intricacies of the "Bad" Tour, exploring its rehearsal process, the challenges faced by the technical crew, and the gear used for the tour.

• Akai: S-900
• Fairlight CMI
• Korg: DW-8000
• Roland: D-50 , MKS-20 , MKS-70 , MKS-80
• Yamaha: DX7II , KX76 , KX88 , TX802 , TX816
• For specific information on what patches were used view the Bad Tour section of each song page below.
• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Things I Do for You "
• " Off the Wall "
• " Human Nature "
• " This Place Hotel "
• " She's Out of My Life "
• The Jackson 5 Medley – "I Want You Back" / "The Love You Save" / "I'll Be There"
• " Rock with You "
• " Lovely One "
• "Bad Groove" (Musical Interlude)
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Billie Jean "
• " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) "
• " Thriller "
• " I Just Can't Stop Loving You "
• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• "This Place Hotel"
• " Another Part of Me "
• "Human Nature"
• " Smooth Criminal "
• "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Sheryl Crow )
• "She's Out of My Life"
• "Rock with You"
• " Dirty Diana " (K.C – February 23, 1988) – (L.A – November 13, 1988, only)
• "Workin' Day and Night"
• "Billie Jean"
• "Bad" Encore
• " The Way You Make Me Feel " (selected dates only)
• " Man in the Mirror "
• " Speed Demon " and " Liberian Girl " were rehearsed for the 1988-89 leg, but were ultimately left off the setlist.
• "Human Nature" and "Smooth Criminal" were performed after "Rock With You" during the European dates of the tour.
• "Dirty Diana" was removed from the setlist after the first Tokyo show on December 9, 1988.

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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 .

• 1 Background
• 2 Awards and nominations
• 4.1 Cancelled dates
• 5.1 Live at Wembley July 16, 1988
• 5.2 Broadcasts
• 6.1 Creative Directors
• 6.2 Production
• 6.3 Dancers
• 6.5 Background Vocals
• 6.6 Stylists and Assistants
• 6.7 Sponsors

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 [ ]

• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
• " Things I Do For You "
• Off the Wall "
• " Human Nature "
• " Heartbreak Hotel "
• " She's Out of My Life "
• " Jackson 5 Medley " (" I Want You Back "/" The Love You Save "/" I'll Be There ")
• " Rock with You "
• " Lovely One "
• " Bad Groove " (Interlude)
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Billie Jean "
• " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) "
• " Thriller "
• " I Just Can't Stop Loving You "

1988-1989 [ ]

• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Another Part of Me "
• " Smooth Criminal "
• " I Just Can't Stop Loving You " (duet with Sheryl Crow )
• " Dirty Diana "
• ' Thriller "
• " The Way You Make Me Feel "

Tour dates [ ]

Cancelled dates [ ], 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
• 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 [ ]

• Nippon Television (Japan only)

Gallery [ ]

• 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.
• 1 List of unreleased songs
• 2 Bill Bray
• 3 Bigi Jackson

Bad World Tour: 1987 – 1989

The Bad Tour was Michael’s first solo tour, which started on September 12th 1987 and ended on January 27th 1989. It consisted of 123 concerts and was seen by approximately 4.4 million people.

It was during this tour that Michael set his own record by performing to 120,000 people in one concert in Liverpool, England. It was also on the Bad Tour that Michael set the world record for playing the most concerts at the legendary Wembley Stadium, England. He performed 7 sell out concerts, beating the previous record of ‘just three’.

Set List – 1st Leg:

• Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
• Things I Do For You
• Off The Wall
• Human Nature
• Heartbreak Hotel
• She’s Out Of My Life
• Jackson 5 Medley
• Rock With You
• Workin’ Day And Night
• Billie Jean
• Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
• I Just Can’t Stop Loving You

Set List – 2nd Leg:

• Another Part Of Me
• Smooth Criminal
• Dirty Diana
• The Way You Make Me Feel
• Man In The Mirror

‘Just Good Friends’ was also performed in one concert during the first leg of the tour, due to a special appearance by Stevie Wonder.

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Bad was the first ever solo concert tour by Michael Jackson, launched in support of his seventh studio album Bad (1987). Sponsored by Pepsi and spanning 16 months, the tour included 123 concerts to 4.4 million fans across 15 countries making it the second highest grossing tour of 1988. When the tour concluded it grossed a total of $125 million, adding two new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience. In April 1989, the tour was nominated for “Tour of the Year 1988” at the inaugural International Rock Awards.

On June 29, 1987, Jackson’s manager Frank DiLeo announced the singer’s plan to embark on his first solo world concert tour. T he tour began in Japan, marking Jackson’s first performances in the country since 1973 as part of The Jackson 5. The first nine scheduled concerts that began on September 12 sold out within hours, and five more were added due to high demand. Over 600 journalists, cameramen and fans waited for Jackson’s arrival to the country at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. His pet chimpanzee Bubbles, who took a separate flight, was greeted by more than 300 people.A chartered jumbo jet was used to carry 22 truckloads of equipment, along with Jackson’s entourage of 132 for the tour.The stage set used 700 lights, 100 speakers, 40 lasers, three mirrors and two 24-by-18 foot screens. Performers wore 70 costumes, four of which were attached with fiber optic lights.

While in Tokyo, Australian pop music critic Ian “Molly” Meldrum conducted an exclusive interview Jackson and DiLeo that was featured on 60 Minutes in the United States.On September 18, Jackson was handed the Key to the City by Yasushi Oshima, the mayor o fOsaka. He was accompanied by Bubbles, who was the first animal allowed inside the city’s town hall. Jackson dedicated his Japanese concerts to Yoshiaki Hagiwara, a five-year-old boy who was kidnapped and murdered, and gave £12,000 to the parents of Hagiwara.Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totalled a record-breaking 450,000. Crowds of 200,000 were what past performers could manage to draw for a single tour.Nippon Television was a co-sponsor with Pepsi for the Japanese dates.

Jackson performed five concerts in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in Australia in November. While off stage, he spent time visiting sick children at their homes in the Sydney suburbs.

Rehearsals for the tour’s 1988 leg took place at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida from January 22 to February 18, 1988. Vincent Paterson, who had worked with Jackson on several videos, was brought in to choreograph and co-direct the tour with Michael. On the last day of preparation, Jackson allowed 420 school pupils to watch him rehearse after the children made him a rap music video in his honour.The first performances were to begin in Atlanta, Georgia, yet Pepsi officials objected as the city was home to rival drinks company Coca-Cola.For both Atlanta shows, Jackson gave 100 tickets to the Children’s Wish Foundation for terminally ill children.The first of three concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City in March served as a benefit to raise $500,000 to the United Negro College Fund. Jackson presented a check of $600,000 to the fund. On March 2, 1988, Jackson performed at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards, receiving an enormous standing ovation after performing “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “Man in the Mirror”. Jackson’s album, Bad was also nominated for Album of the Year at the ceremony.

Jackson began his European tour in Rome at the Flaminio Stadium on May 23, 1988. Police and security guards rescued hundreds of fans from being crushed in the crowd of 30,000.Police reported 130 women fainted at the concert in Vienna on June 2. On June 17, Jackson travelled to the town of Vevey to meet Oona O’Neill, the widow of comic actor Charlie Chaplin. “I have fulfilled my biggest childhood dream”, said Jackson after the visit. The most successful of the European dates were those in London atWembley Stadium. Ticket demand for the five July dates exceeded 1.5 million, enough to fill the 72,000 capacity venue 20 times.Jackson performed seven sold out shows, beating the previous record held by Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Genesis. More shows could have been added, but the venue had reached its quota for live performances.The third concert on July 16 was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles. On September 8, Jackson was entered into the Guinness World Records , the first of three times from the tour alone. The Wembley shows were attended by a record 504,000 people. Management also presented him with a special award. On July 30, NBC aired Michael Jackson Around the World , a 90-minute special documenting the singer on tour. On August 29, after a birthday performance in Leeds, Jackson donated $130,000 to Give For Life. The final European show was held in Liverpool on September 11, staged at Aintree Racecourse. 1,550 fans were reported injured among the crowd of 125,000.

Bad was the first solo concert tour by American singer Michael Jackson , launched in support of his seventh studio album Bad (1987). The 123-show world tour began on September 12, 1987 in Japan, and concluded on January 27, 1989 in the United States, and sponsored by soft drink manufacturer Pepsi . It grossed a total of $125 million, making it the second highest-grossing tour of the 1980s after Pink Floyd 's Momentary Lapse of Reason tour , and earning two new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience. [2] It was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards . [3]

Japan and Australia (1987)

North america (1988), europe (1988), north america and japan (1988–1989), concert film and other recordings, opening acts, cancelled dates, wardrobe and crew, production and management.

At the end of the Bad tour, Jackson made a public statement that he intended for it to be his last as a touring artist, as he had plans to transition to filmmaking; [4] however, it was followed by the Dangerous World Tour in 1992–1993 and the HIS tory World Tour in 1996–1997. Except for two shows in Hawaii during the HIS tory Tour, this would be the only time that Jackson would tour the United States as a solo artist.

On June 29, 1987, Jackson's manager Frank DiLeo held a press conference in Tokyo to announce that the 28-year-old Jackson would embark on his first concert tour as a solo artist. It marked his first concerts since the Victory Tour in 1984 which he performed with his brothers as the Jacksons . DiLeo said the tour would start with a Japanese leg because of the country's loyal fans. [5] In a written statement, Jackson, who was completing Bad in Los Angeles, promised "thrilling and exciting" concerts. [6] The soft drink manufacturer Pepsi , with whom Jackson and his brothers had a deal worth an estimated $5 million per year, sponsored the tour. Sales of the drink in Japan doubled during the summer following the announcement, helped by an advertising campaign that offered free tickets and 30,000 souvenirs. [7] The entire entourage were instructed not to be seen drinking a product from rival Coca-Cola in public. [8] Marlon Brando 's son Miko joined the tour as a production assistant. [9]

Auditions for the musicians, and subsequent rehearsals, were held at the Leeds facility in North Hollywood. Keyboardist Rory Kaplan, who had played on the Victory Tour, was touring with the Chick Corea Elektric Band when he was asked by Jackson's secretary to join his group as musical director, which Kaplan accepted. [10] The original idea was to bring in former Victory Tour drummer Jonathan Moffett and guitarist David Williams, but the pair were on tour with Madonna . [11] Jackson wanted the music on stage to sound like the albums, and asked Chris Currell, who had played the Synclavier synthesizer and sampler on Bad , to play it live. [11] Currell arranged to have three complete systems: two to handle the music on stage and one for his hotel room for Jackson to record ideas while travelling, plus a dismantled setup for spare parts in case of a problem, and a full time technician. Currell estimated the Synclaviers alone cost $1.4 million. [11] Since he was primarily a guitarist and not a keyboardist, he purchased a SynthAxe MIDI controller guitar to trigger cues to a computer which operated the Synclaviers. [11] The audition performances were filmed and played to Jackson at his home in the evening. [11] The band had just two weeks to rehearse at Leeds before production rehearsals followed at Universal Studios for another three, although no full production in its entirety happened until the first show. [10] [8]

The tour began with a 14-date leg across Japan, marking Jackson's first performances in the country since 1973 as part of the Jackson 5. [12] Nine shows were originally announced but they sold out within hours, so five more were added due to the high demand. [13] The shows cost the sponsors $8.6 million to stage. [14] Jackson arrived at Tokyo's Narita International Airport on September 9, where over 300 reporters and photographers greeted him upon his arrival. The staging, lighting, and musical equipment for the 1987 dates weighed 110,000 lbs. Jackson assisted in the stage design, which consisted of 700 lights, 100 speakers, 40 lasers, three mirrors, and two 24-by-18 foot screens. Performers wore 70 costumes, four of which were attached with fiber optic lights. [15]

While in Osaka, Jackson received the key to the city by the mayor. [16] In Tokyo, Jackson donated $20,000 to the parents of Yoshiaki Hagiwara, a five-year-old boy who was kidnapped and murdered, after he watched a news report about the tragedy. [17] Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totaled a record-breaking 450,000. [13] Crowds of 200,000 were what past performers could manage to draw for a single tour. [18] Some shows were filmed by Nippon TV and the September 26 show in Yokohama was broadcast on Japanese television. [14] Jackson wrapped the Japanese leg by donating several personalised items for a charity auction, including clothes and glasses worn during the tour. [19]

Jackson left Japan for a rest period in Hong Kong and China before the Australian leg. [20] [21] On October 30, a planned New Zealand leg was cancelled as local promoters were unable to meet demands that the audience be seated, [22] although dates there and Australia were also cancelled due to low ticket sales. [23] Between November 13 and 28, Jackson performed five concerts in Melbourne , Sydney , and Brisbane . The loud and enthusiastic crowds were a contrast to the Japanese audience, who were instructed to remain quiet and make little noise, and made it difficult for the group to hear the count-ins at the beginning of a number. [8] The November 28 show in Brisbane was recorded and broadcast. During the concert, Jackson brought Stevie Wonder on stage to sing "Bad" with him. [8]

Following the 1987 dates Jackson wanted to revamp the production with a larger stage set-up, the addition of new numbers including " Smooth Criminal " and " Man in the Mirror ", and new musical arrangements. Kaplan revisited the studio recordings and prepared tapes for each band member to follow. During this time Phillinganes took over as musical director and Kaplan became technical director. [10] Rehearsals for the new set-up took place at the Pensacola Civic Center in Florida from January 22 to February 18, 1988. [24] Vincent Paterson , who had worked with Jackson on several videos, was brought in to choreograph and co-direct the tour. On the final day, Jackson allowed 420 school pupils to watch him perform a full dress rehearsal after the children made him a rap music video in his honor. [25] The band rehearsed " Speed Demon " from Bad prior to Jackson's arrival two weeks in, and he liked the performance, but it was dropped from the set as he had no choreography to accompany the song. [8] Siegfried and Roy were brought in to advise on some stage illusions. [8]

The first performances were to begin in Atlanta , but Pepsi officials objected the plan as it was home to Coca-Cola. [26] For both Atlanta shows, Jackson gave 100 tickets to the Children's Wish Foundation for terminally ill children to attend. [27] The first of three concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City in March served as a benefit to raise $500,000 to the United Negro College Fund . [28] Jackson presented a check of $600,000 to the fund. [29]

The European leg began in Rome on May 23, where police and security guards rescued hundreds of fans from being crushed in the crowd of 35,000. [30] Police reported 130 women had fainted at the concert in Vienna. [31] While in Switzerland, Jackson went to Vevey to meet Oona O'Neill , the widow of actor Charlie Chaplin . [32] On June 19, Jackson performed in West Berlin close to the Berlin Wall in front of the Reichstag Building . After Jackson's death it was revealed that the Stasi had kept a file on him, making extensive preparations to prevent East German fans to gather at the Brandenburg Gate to listen to the concert. The plan also involved broadcasting the concert in a stadium in East Berlin with a two-minute delay, so the East Germans could replace the live performance with a videotape of a previous performance in case Jackson made any undesirable political comments. [33]

The most successful of the European dates were those in London at Wembley Stadium , where demand for the five July dates exceeded 1.5 million, enough to fill the 72,000-capacity venue 20 times. [34] Jackson went on to perform seven sold-out shows at Wembley for a total of 504,000 people which entered him into the Guinness World Records , the first of three times from the tour alone. [35] The record surpassed the previous attendance record shared by Madonna , Bruce Springsteen , and Genesis . More shows could have been added, but the venue had reached its quota for live performances. [34] The third concert was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles , and subsequently released as Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 . [36] On July 30, NBC aired Michael Jackson Around the World , a 90-minute special documenting the singer on tour. [37] On August 29, after a birthday performance in Leeds , Jackson donated $130,000 to Give for Life. [35] The final European show was held in Liverpool at Aintree Racecourse , where 1,550 fans were reported injured among the crowd of 125,000, the largest show of the tour. [35] [38]

Jackson toured the United States for a second time between September 1988 and January 1989, with a return to Tokyo for nine shows in December which included a concert on Christmas Day. This would be the last time he toured his native country, aside from two shows in Hawaii in 1997 and a handful of one-off appearances in 2001 and 2002. On October 23, 1988, he donated $125,000, the net proceeds of the first show in Auburn Hills , to the city's Motown Museum . [39] This second American tour alone grossed a total of $20.3 million , the sixth largest of the year. [2] The tour was planned to end in Tokyo, but Jackson suffered from swollen vocal cords after the first of six concerts in Los Angeles in November, and the remaining five were rescheduled for January 1989. Due to this rescheduling, Phillinganes had to disembark from the tour in early January, having already made commitments to tour with Eric Clapton . Studio musician John Barnes was hired to take Phillinganes' place. [40]

During the run of shows in Tokyo, nine-year-old Ayana Takada was selected to receive a certificate by Jackson to commemorate the four millionth person to attend the tour. [41]

Five performances in Los Angeles were held to conclude the tour on January 27, 1989. Currell remembered a minor earthquake shook the stage as the band were taking their final bow at the end of the final show. [8] In 16 months, Jackson performed 123 concerts in 15 countries to an audience of 4.5 million for a total gross of $125 million . [2] [42] The American tour alone grossed a total of $20.3 million , the sixth largest of the year. [2] Guinness World Records recognized the tour as the largest grossing in history and the tour to play to the most people ever. [2] In April 1989, the tour was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards. It lost to Amnesty International . [43]

A live album and DVD of the July 16, 1988, concert in London titled Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 was released along with the special edition reissue of the Bad album titled Bad 25 on September 18, 2012, as well as a stand-alone DVD. [44] Video of the September 26, 1987, Concert in Yokohama , Japan , was broadcast on Nippon Television and is available on YouTube . A number of amateur-shot concerts and short snippets were leaked on YouTube a few years later. Half-show footage of Rome (May 23, 1988) and Brisbane (November 28, 1987), and a high-quality 30-minute segment of live footage of Tokyo (December 9, 1988), as well as full low-quality leaks of Tokyo (September 12 & 13, 1987) and Osaka (October 10, 1987) are also available online. Audio recordings of the final Los Angeles (January 27, 1989) concert have been crowdfunded and released on YouTube. Audio recordings from the rehearsal at Pensacola , Florida (February 18, 1988) have also been released as well. Atlanta (April 13, 1988), Auburn Hills (October 24, 1988), Osaka (October 12, 1987), Tokyo (September 13, 1987), have been leaked.

• Kim Wilde (Europe) [45]
• Taylor Dayne (Europe – August 5–23, 1988) [46]
• Gianna Nannini (Gelsenkirchen)
• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Things I Do for You "
• " Off the Wall "
• " Human Nature "
• " This Place Hotel "
• " She's Out of My Life "
• The Jackson 5 Medley – "I Want You Back" / "The Love You Save" / "I'll Be There"
• " Rock with You "
• " Lovely One "
• "Bad Groove" (Musical Interlude)
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Billie Jean "
• " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) "
• " Thriller "
• " I Just Can't Stop Loving You "
• "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
• "This Place Hotel"
• " Another Part of Me "
• "Human Nature"
• " Smooth Criminal "
• "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Sheryl Crow )
• "She's Out of My Life"
• "Rock with You"
• " Dirty Diana " (K.C – February 23, 1988) – (L.A – November 13, 1988, only)
• "Workin' Day and Night"
• "Billie Jean"
• "Bad" Encore
• " The Way You Make Me Feel " (selected dates only)
• " Man in the Mirror "
• " Speed Demon " and " Liberian Girl " were rehearsed for the 1988–1989 leg, but were ultimately left off the setlist.
• "Human Nature" and "Smooth Criminal" were performed after "Rock with You" during the European dates of the tour.
• "Dirty Diana" was removed from the setlist after the first Tokyo show on December 9, 1988.
• Michael Jackson – co-director, co-choreographer, lead vocals, dancing
• Greg Phillinganes – musical director, keyboards
• Rory Kaplan – keyboards
• Christopher Currell – Synclavier synthesizers, digital guitar, sound effects
• Ricky Lawson – drums, percussion
• Jennifer Batten – rhythm and lead guitar [65]
• Jon Clark – lead and rhythm guitar
• Don Boyette – bass guitar, synth bass
• John Barnes – keyboards (1989 shows only)
• Darryl Phinnessee – vocal music director, backing vocals
• Dorian Holley – backing vocals
• Sheryl Crow – backing vocals
• Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals
• Randy Allaire
• Eddie Garcia
• Dominic Lucero
• LaVelle Smith Jr.
• Tatiana Thumbzten (Kansas City and first New York City show only)
• Keith "DJ Proper" Jordan (1989 shows only)
• Karen Faye – hair and makeup
• Tommy Simms – stylist
• Bill Frank Whitten – costume design
• Dennis Tompkins – costume design
• Michael Bush – costume design
• Jolie Levine – Jackson's personal assistant
• Meredith Besser – assistant
• Jaun C. Marin – assistant director
• Vincent Paterson – co-director, choreographer
• Tom McPhillips – set designer
• Allen Branton – lighting designer
• Frank DiLeo – Jackson's manager
• Sal Bonafede – tour co-ordinator
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• 1 2 3 4 Boxscore combined with the boxscore from November 13, 1988, and January 16–18 and 26-27, 1989.

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March 27, 1985 :  Michael attends the futuristic musical “Starlight Express” in London and meets the cast backstage.

March 28, 1985 :  Michael attends the unveiling of his wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in London. 8000 fans gather to get a glimpse of their hero.

March 29, 1985 :  Michael leaves the Montcalm Hotel in London to visit the Marylebone Police Station to thank them for their service where he is treated to a police drill and presented with a police badge and helmet.

Michael attends an evening reception and party in his honour in London where CBS Records present him with an 8X Platinum wall-mounted plaque.

June 28 , 1985  : Michael and Elizabeth Taylor attend Liza Minelli’s “Comeback” concert tour at the Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa.

July 4, 1985 :  Michael attends the annual 4th of July picnic & barbecue at the Skywalker Ranch, George Lucas’s Estate, located in a secluded, yet open area near Nicasio, California, in Marin County.

October 19, 1985  : Michael visits Princess Margaret’s Children Hospital in Perth. Later he is presented with the City’s Keys by Mayor Michael Agapitos.

Michael appears live on Australian TV Telethon with Peter Waltham & Molly Meldrum.

October 27, 1985 :  LaToya performs “Baby Sister” during the 16th annual World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan aka the Yamaha Music Festiva . “Baby Sister is the 1st single from LaToya’s ‘s 4th studio album “Imagination” released in 1986. Janet supports LaToya by performing background vocals on her song during the performance. Michael also supports LaToya through a video taped with her earlier this month at Hayvenhurst.

December 25 , 1985  : Michael and Elizabeth Taylor visit Hollywood Park together.

January 27, 1986 : Michael arrives half-way through the American Music Awards ceremony in company of Elizabeth Taylor where he, Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie and Ken Kragen are presented with awards for “We Are The World”. Katherine, LaToya, Rebbie & Janet also attend the ceremony (Janet makes her first public appearance with her new boyfriend Rene Elizondo Jr). For the show’s conclusion, Michael joins many celebrities including Diana Ross, Janet & LaToya to sing “We Are The World”.

February 2, 1986 :  Michael gives a 5 minutes interview about Quincy Jones for CBS 60 minutes programme.

February 25, 1986 : Michael, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones & Stevie attend the Grammy Awards where “We Are The World” wins four awards.

April 23, 1986 :  For the second time, Michael accompanies Elizabeth Taylor to the opening of the Hollywood Park Race Track in Inglewood.

May 1986 :  Michael, Elizabeth, Lionel Richie & Mikhail Baryshnikov attend the LA Bullet Opening Night party in Los Angeles.

Michael attends Jermaine’s concert in Los Angeles with Janet & LaToya. He is disguised as “Uncle Willy”.

May 6, 1986 :  Michael attends a press conference at New York ’s Red Parrot where Pepsi announces a new contract for a reported $15 million and later he receives a Guinness Book of World Records plaque for having received the largest fee ever for a product endorsement.

May 10, 1986 :  Michael & Emmanuel attend the Sunday matinee of Broadway’s Big Deal

May 13, 1986 :  On their last evening in New York , Michael & Emmanuel watch The Little Shop Of Horrors.

July 4, 1986 :  Michael attends the annual 4th of July picnic & barbecue at the Skywalker Ranch, George Lucas’s Estate, located in a secluded, yet open area near Nicasio, California, in Marin County.

July 30, 1986 :  Michael attend the funeral of film director Vincento Minnelli with his daughter Liza & widow Lee at the Forrest Lawn Cemetary in Glendale, California.

August 25 , 1986  : Michael meets Leonard Bernstein during a concert by the New York Philharmonic at Royce Hall in Los Angeles thanks to singer David Pack, who organized Bernstein’s wish to meet Michael for his birthday. 

November 1986 :  Michael & Elizabeth Taylor attend a Liza Minnelli concert at the Universal Amphitheater in Hollywood.

December 14, 1986 :  Michael attends a presentation by the American Friends Of The Hebrew University where Steven Spielberg receives the coveted Scopus Award in NYC.

January 09, 1987 : Michael attends the American Cinema Awards with Sophia Loren & Sylvester Stallone.

February 28, 1987  : Michael attends Elizabeth Taylor’s 55th Birthday Party at Burt Bacharach’s Home in Beverly Hills with Stevie Wonder & Carole Bayer Sager among others.

September 1, 1987 : Michael gives his first interview in years to Ebony/Jet’s journalist  Darryl Dennard at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, New York.

Late September 1987 :  Michael gives an interview to Mollie Mildrew for Australian TV. Mollie had interviewed Michael ten years earlier!

February 17, 1988 : Mary Hart from Entertainment Tonight visits Michael during dress rehearsals of the Bad Tour at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola (Florida). Michael Michael gives a short interview to Mary and accepts to be filmed while rehearsing with his band and dancers.

March 1, 1988 : In NYC, Michael attends a press conference arranged by Pepsi to preview “The Chase” a new Pepsi commercials featuring Michael (a four part story). Michael also presents UNCF’s President and CEO, Christopher Edley a check for 600,000 dollars, the entire grossings from his private sold-out benefit concert held at Madison Square Garden.

March 2, 1988 :  At the 30th Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York , Michael performs  The Way You Make Me Feel & Man In The Mirror .

March 10, 1988 : Michael is honoured by the United Negro Colege Fund as one of their highest contributors at the 44th annual anniversary dinner held at the Sheraton Hotel in NYC . Quincy Jones, Whitney Houston, Yoko Ono, Elizabeth Taylor & Liza Minnelli attend the event.

September 7 1988, : Michael accepts the MTV Video Vanguard Award from Peter Gabriel during a special presentation via satellite.

January 30, 1989 : At the American Music Awards, Michael is presented with the video Pioneer Award presented by his friend Eddy Murphy.

March 1989 : The Black Radio Exclusive Humanitaran Award is presented to Michael at the Universal Amphitheater in Universal City (California).

April 12, 1989 : Michael attends the 3rd Soul Train Awards where he is presented the Heritage Award & Sammy Davis Jr Award from Eddie Murphy & Elizabeth Taylor. Another award is presented to Michael by Mike Tyson.

April 14, 1989 : At the 2nd World Music Awards in , Michael accepts two awards presented by Whitney Houston via satellite from Neverland.

September 13, 1989 : Michael attends a press conference to announce a new endorsement deal with L.A Gear under the special marketing campaign Unstoppable.

November 13, 1989 :   Michael sings  You Were There during the taping of the Sammy Davis Jr 60th Anniversary TV Special.

December 6, 1989 : Michael makes a surprise appearance on the Arsenio Hall Show to present Eddie Murphy with the MTV’s Humour God Of The 80’s Award. Murphy then presents Michael with the award for Thrillers as The Greatest Video In The History Of The World.

The Bad World Tour

Start date September 12, 1987 End date January 27, 1989 No. of shows 57 in North America 42 in Europe 23 in Asia 5 in Australia 123 played Attendance 4.5 million Box office US $125.8 million ($248.36 in 2017 dollars)

Set list 1987

“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” “Things I Do for You” “Off the Wall” “Human Nature” “This Place Hotel” “She’s Out of My Life” The Jackson 5 Medley: “I Want You Back” / “The Love You Save” / “I’ll Be There” “Rock with You” “Lovely One” “Bad Groove” The Band Jam Section “Workin’ Day and Night” “Beat It” “Billie Jean” “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)” “Thriller” “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” duet with Sheryl Crow “Bad”

Set list 1988-1989

“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” “This Place Hotel” “Another Part of Me” “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” duet with Sheryl Crow “She’s Out of My Life” The Jackson 5 Medley: “I Want You Back” / “The Love You Save” / “I’ll Be There” “Rock with You” “Human Nature” “Smooth Criminal” “Dirty Diana” “Thriller” “Bad Groove” The Band Jam Section “Workin’ Day and Night” “Beat It” “Billie Jean” “Bad” “The Way You Make Me Feel” “Man in the Mirror”

First Leg : Japan 1987

August : Michael rehearses for the Bad World Tour in Los Angeles.

September 12+13+14 :  Michael kicks off his first solo tour at the Korakuen stadium in Tokyo.

September 19+20+21 :  Concerts at the Hankyu Nishinomiya stadium  in Nishinomiya.

September 25+26+27 :  Concerts at the Yokohoma stadium in Yokohama.

October 3+4 :  Concerts at the Yokohoma stadium in Yokohoma.

October 10+11+12 :  Concerts at the Osaka stadium in Osaka.

Second leg : Australia 1987

November 13 :  Concert at the Olympic Park stadium in Melbourne.

November 20+21 :  Concerts at the Parramatta stadium in Sydney .

November 27+28+29 :  Concerts at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane. Stevie Wonder & Michael perform “Just Good Friends” live on stage!

Third leg : North America 1988

February 5-18 : Rehearsals for the Bad Tour second leg take place at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola (Florida).

February 17 : Mary Hart from Entertainment Tonight visits Michael during dress rehearsals of the Bad Tour at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola (Florida). Michael Michael gives a short interview to Mary and accepts to be filmed while rehearsing with his band and dancers.

February 18 : On the last day of dress rehearsals, Michael allows 420 school pupils to watch him rehearse. The full show is rehearsed and taped.

February 23+24 :  Michael kicks off the US leg of the Bad Tour at the Kemper arena in Kansas City (Missouri)

March 3+4+5+6 :  Concerts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. During the show, Tatiana Thumbzten replaces Sheril Crow on The Way You Make Me Feel and kisses Michael on the mouth! Siedah Garrett sings I Just Can’t Stop Loving You with Michael & Steve Stevens plays electric guitar on Dirty Diana!

March 12+13 :  Concerts at the St Louis arena in St Louis (Missouri).

March 18+19 :  Concerts at the Market Square arena in Indianapolis (Indiana)

March 20 :  Concert at the Freedom Hall in Louisville (Kentucky).

March 23+24+25 :  Concerts at the McNichols Sports arena in in Denver (Colorado)

March 30+31 + April 1 :  Concerts at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford ( Connecticut )

April 8+9+10 :  Concerts at the Summit in Houston (Texas)

April 13+14+15 :  Concerts at the Omni Colisuem in Atlanta.

April 19+20+21 :  Concerts at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont (northwest of Chicago) where Michael is presented with the keys to the city by mayor Eugene Sawyer.

April 25+26+27 :  Concerts  at the Reunion arena in Dallas (Texas)

May 4+5+6 :  Concerts at the Met Center in Minneapolis (Minnessota) which end the first leg of the tour.

Fourth leg : Europe

May 23 :  Michael kicks off the European leg of the Bad Tour at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome..

May 24 :  Second concert in Rome .

May 29 :  Concert at the Stadio Olimpico di Turino in Turin, Italy.

June 2 :  Concert at the Praterstadion in Vienna, Austria.

June 5+6+7 :  Concerts at the Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam, Holland.

June 11+12 :  Concerts at the Eriksberg in Gothenburg, Germany.

June 16 :  Concert at the St Jakob Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, attended by Elizabeth Taylor & Bob Dylan.

June 19 :  Concert at the Reichstag Grounds in Berlin, Germany.

June 23 :  Concert at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon, France.

June 27+28 :  Concert at the Parc des Princes in Paris attended by Grace Jones & Johnny Halliday among others.

July 1 :  Concert at the Volksparkstadion in Hambourg, Germany.

July 3 :  Concerts at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany.

July 8 :  Concert at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany.

July 10 :  Concert at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany.

July 14+15+16+22+23 :  Michael performs 5 concerts at the Wembley stadium in London attended by Jack Nicholson, George Lucas, Harrison Ford & Jane Seymour among others.

July 26 :  Concert at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardif, Wales.

July 30+31 :  Concerts at the Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, Ireland.

August 5 :  Concert at the Estadio Municipal de Marbella in Marbella, Spain.

August 7 :  Concert at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

August 9 :  Concert at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain.

August 11 :  Concert at the Stade Charles-Ehrmann in Nice, France.

August 14 :  Concert at the Stade Richter in Montpellier, France.

August 19 :  Concert at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland.  

August 21 :  Concert at the Talavera Wiesen in Wurzburg, Germany.

August 23 :  Concert at the Werchter Festival Grounds in Werchter, Belgium.

August 26+27 :  Concerts at the Wembley stadium in London. Michael dedicates “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” to Elizabeth Taylor.

August 29 :  Concert at the Roundhay Park in Leeds, England, where 90 000 fans sing Happy Birthday to Michael!

September 2 :  Concert at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hannover, Germany.

September 4 :  Concert at the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

September 6 :  Concert in Linz, Austria.

September 10 :  Concert at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes, England.

September 11 :  Michael performs his last European concert at the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England, in front of 125 000 people!

5th leg : North America

September 26+27+28 :  Concerts at the Civic Arena in Pittsburg (Pennsylvania).

October 3+4/5  : Concerts at the Meadowlands Arena in Rutherford (New Jersey).

October 10+11 :  Concerts at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield.

October 13/17/18/19 :  Concerts at the Capitol Center in Landover (Maryland)

October 24+25+26 :  Concerts at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

October 29 :  Michael cancels three concerts in Tacoma (Wahington) when his vocal cords become swollen.

November 7+8+9 :  Concerts at theIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills (California)

November 13 :  Concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles. Many members of the Jackson family attend the show. Michael cancels five concerts in Los Angeles due to illness. They are rescheduled for January 1989.

6th leg : Japan 1988

December 9+10+11+17+18+19+24+25+26 :  Michael performs nine concerts at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Final concerts 1989

January 16+17+18+26+27 :  Michael plays the last final concert of the Bad World Tour at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles.

Creative Directors Michael Jackson (lead vocals, Co-Director, dancer and co-choreographer) Peggy Holmes (Assistant Director) Vince Paterson (Co-Director, 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 Jr. Band Greg Phillinganes (Lead keyboards, synthesizers, musical director) Rory Kaplan (keyboards, synthesizers) Christopher Currell (Synclavier, digital guitar, sound effects) Ricky Lawson (Drums, percussion) Jennifer Batten (Rhythm and lead guitar)[41] Jon Clark (Lead and rhythm guitar) Don Boyette (bass guitar, synth bass) Background vocals Kevin Dorsey Darryl Phinnessee Dorian Holley Sheryl Crow Stylists and Assistant 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)

LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE

Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 : Released on September 18, 2012

Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 is a live concert CD/DVD by American recording artist Michael Jackson released on September 18, 2012. It was included with the Bad 25 reissue, as well as by itself. This particular concert took place on July 16, 1988, at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, to a sold-out crowd of 72,000, which included Diana, Princess of Wales and Charles, Prince of Wales. The DVD also includes “The Way You Make Me Feel”, from July 15 (the song was not performed on July 16 due to a late start of the show) and “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”, and “Bad”, performed on September 26, 1987, in Yokohama, Japan. The Bad 25 deluxe package also contains a CD of the audio from the July 16 concert as well, with audio edited down to 80 minutes from the original two hours.

Other concerts were filmed professionally and leaked online :

Michael Jackson, 1st concert in Tokyo, September 12, 1987

Michael Jackson | Bad Tour live in Tokyo, Japan – Sept. 13, 1987 (Silver Shirt)

Michael Jackson Bad Tour Yokohama on September 26, 1987

Michael Jackson – Live In Rome | 23rd May 1988 – Bad Tour (Full Concert)

Michael Jackson | Bad World Tour in Tokyo, 1988 (30 minutes)

Michael Jackson – Bad World Tour Live Los Angeles 1989 Last Concert – [HD]

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Bad Bunny kicks off Most Wanted tour in Utah with a horse, floating stages and yeehaw fashion

SALT LAKE CITY − If there's one thing Bad Bunny is going to do, it's drive his fans insane.

Before the first concert in his Most Wanted tour began , fans could be heard asking "Where is this dude?" Everyone's necks jerked left, right, up, just to get a glimpse of him. Sardined between two crescent-shaped stages, fans scurried from one end of the GA floor to the other trying to guess which stage Bad Bunny would hit first. ("No, he's going to come out from that side, but people think it's the other way around.")

The Puerto Rican superstar's performance in Salt Lake City Feb. 21 could only be described as an unpredictable marathon. Throughout the two-hour set, Bad Bunny revisited every chapter of his career.

From 2016's Soundcloud hit "Diles" to treating fans to an acoustic snippet of "un x100to," his joint effort with Mexican music group Grupo Frontera , and ending the night with a few perreo anthems to throw it back − in more ways than one − Bad Bunny proved to fans that as elusive as he may be, Benito isn't going anywhere.

BAD BUNNY SET LIST: Here are all the songs at his Most Wanted Tour

Bad Bunny outdoes himself with Most Wanted Tour staging. There's even a horse.

Conversation and beer flowed, selfies were taken, a group of young women were seemingly escorted out of the venue before he performed, and to kill the two-hour wait time after doors opened at 7 p.m., fans speculated about the set list and stage setup.

Pointing to a 65-foot runway stage above our heads on the GA floor, one fan said: "Look, that's going to be another stage he walks through between the other two." Eager to start dancing and singing along, another fan asked: "Do you think he's going to play old stuff?"

As we neared the second hour since doors opened, the floor kept growing tighter and empty arena seats were few and far between. Once 9 p.m. hit, an orchestra on one stage began playing and fans went feral.

As we neared the second hour since doors opened, the floor kept growing tighter and empty arena seats were far and few in between. Once 9 p.m. hit, The Philharmonic Orchestra Project on one stage began playing a 10-minute musical prelude as fans went feral.

Still no Bad Bunny in sight.

Finally, he appeared on the opposite stage, starting his set with "NADIE SABE," wearing a black Prada suit and a headscarf nearly covering his face. Upon removing it, Bad Bunny was yet again rocking a curly-haired wig attached to a hat ; a hair look he tricked fans with during the album rollout.

In many ways, Bad Bunny's Most Wanted show felt like an ode to the different eras of his career, from swaggering rapper to devil-may-care reggaetonero. "For those that don't know me, my name is Benito Martínez Ocasio. In some parts of the world they know me as Bad Bunny," he said to the audience.

Or if you've been here since Day 1, you might also know him as El Conejo Malo. So it's no coincidence he split the show's production into three different stages − or three acts.

Performing all but three tracks off "Nadie Sabe," he started at the present; his demeanor cagey and calculated, possibly a reflection of the at-times frustrating relationship between him and his fan base.

After an interlude and an outfit change into a CNTRA-designed navy suede suit, he rode out from backstage on a horse before taking it back to the beginning, performing a string of back-to-back trap songs. (On Feb. 23, PETA slammed the performer , calling him "irresponsible" for using the horse "for your spectacle.")

He also treated fans to "Un Verano Sin Ti" and "YHLQMDLG" throwbacks and performed acoustic versions of "GRACIAS POR NADA" and "un x100to" accompanied by a pianist. Though it felt like a missed opportunity to perform "Amorfoda," which begins with piano notes, perhaps Bad Bunny will rotate those songs with each tour date.

Fans go from World's Hottest Tour beach fashions to Most Wanted Tour yeehaw fits

For this rodeo, Bad Bunny fans traded in their bikini tops and platform heels for Western wear and cowboy hats.

In 2022, his World's Hottest World Tour inspired concertgoers to channel the carefree tropical beach vibes of his fifth album, "Un Verano Sin Ti." The tour, which kicked off late summer that year, saw fans rocking neon hues, micro miniskirts, crochet tops, bucket hats, baggy cargo bottoms and an overall brighter, edgier fashion sensibility.

When Bad Bunny released "WHERE SHE GOES" in May last year, fans immediately knew the vibe had shifted and began planning their outfits accordingly. Bad Bunny, too, began to step out at events and awards shows rocking a more Western flair: bolo ties, denim on denim, cowboy hats and snakeskin boots. (And lest we forget, he was pictured riding horses with a certain someone.)

Naturally, fans at the Utah stop showed out in their yeehaw best. A sea of cowboy hats roamed outside the venue, cowboy boots danced the night away, and the denim and leather jackets − fringe included − kept fans warm throughout the 39-degree night.

Overheard: Bad Bunny fan pays $800 for floor ticket

Who, among the 15,500 people expected to attend Bad Bunny's show, dished the most money to be there? One fan told their friends they paid $800 for a single floor ticket.

Another fan, Giselle Galiana, told USA TODAY she paid a little over $1,000 for floor tickets for herself and three friends. "It took us two hours to book the tickets," she added. Her friend chimed in excitedly: "She's the reason we're here."

Other fans, like Camila Baltazar, traveled from Idaho and attended the show with her cousins hoping for special guest appearances. Miguel Ortiz, a fellow Puerto Rican, was excited to see Bad Bunny for the first time in concert. "In Puerto Rico, the tickets sell out way too fast," he said, waiting in line for merch before heading inside.

Hours before doors opened, a massive merch truck parked outside in front of the venue (with prices ranging from $35 "Men Are Trash" hats, $50 shirts and $135 hoodies), and dozens of fans dished even more cash all in the name of their favorite artist.

But being the first group of fans to witness Bad Bunny's Most Wanted Tour? Priceless, sort of.

His impact: How Bad Bunny's gender fluidity is shaking up a genre, empowering the Latino LGBTQ community