Thousands register for Jackson’s London concerts

August 13th, 2009 Pa. 'music church' barred from holding concertsPITTSBURGH — A federal judge says a southwestern Pennsylvania church that claims "jam band" concerts are its services cannot hold four planned concerts this summer. U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose found that evidence of pervasive drug use at a concert on Aug.

July 9th, 2009 Mayor: Jackson's dad to attend Ind. hometown eventGARY, Ind.

May 12th, 2009 LONDON - Concert promoters are battling to block pop legend Michael Jackson's series of live concerts in London this summer, accusing the star of breaking an earlier agreement to make his comeback with them. The pop superstar is currently preparing to take to the stage in London for his first gigs since 2001, a run of 50 dates at the city's O2 Arena, starting July.

April 10th, 2009 LONDON - Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has appreciated King of Pop Michael Jackson's decision to keep his comeback concerts animal free. The 'Thriller' hitmaker came under fire from PETA after it was rumoured that the singer would include a variety of exotic creatures in his 'This Is It ' run at London's O2 Arena this summer.

March 27th, 2009 LONDON - Renowned 'Harry Potter' author J. K. Rowling, pop princess Britney Spears, and ace footballer David Beckham may check out their family trees on the Internet within seconds, for their ancestors have been found in London records.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - King of Pop Michael Jackson is reportedly planning to enter London concerts riding an elephant. The 50-year-old also wants a panther, snakes, tropical birds and three monkeys for a set that will have a jungle, circus and weather theme.

March 24th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson is looking to expand his family. The singer reportedly plans to adopt a child when he stays in Britain for his comeback concerts this year.

March 17th, 2009 LONDON - Erstwhile 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson, who is all set to make a return to stage with London 02 Arena concerts, has already stirred the world, with fans going ballistic over his much-anticipated comeback gigs. The fact that the 'Heal The World' hitmaker will be belting out classic after classics at the concerts has made the Michael mania gain momentum, reports The Sun.

March 14th, 2009 LONDON - Pop superstar Michael Jackson, who is working on his comeback, has sold tickets for 50 concerts in just four hours. Hundreds of fans lined up and all 750,000 tickets were sold, thesun.co.uk reported Saturday.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Michael Jackson may be going through a rough patch due to his bankruptcy and ill health, but his fan following seems unaffected, for zillions of them are desperate to obtain seats at his final concerts. Although millions of fans are keen to attend Michael's 10 farewell concerts at London's O2 arena, only 200,000 seats will be made available.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's fans were left fuming after touts got their hands on tickets for the King of Pop's London concerts, leaving them empty-handed, and later demanded up to 2,500 pounds for every bill. Over 1.5million people clamoured to snap up the first batch to go on sale for Jacko's concerts at London's O2 arena, leaving phone lines jammed and a website crashed.

March 6th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson has undergone a series of 50 health checks to prove his fitness to perform a series of his upcoming London concerts, it has been revealed. Doubts about the 50-year-old star's fitness prompted promoters to seek undertakings on his well-being, reports dailymail.co.uk.

February 12th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Michael Jackson's nose might collapse, says an expert. According to thesun.co.uk, the MSRA expert Mark Enright said Jackson should get treatment immediately as he is suffering from a severe 'staph' infection which is resistant to antibiotics.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - English singer-songwriter Lily Allen will perform three free secret shows for her fans on the MySpace social networking website across three continents - America, Europe and Asia. The singer, who has more than 449,000 friends on her MySpace Music profile, will put on exclusive and intimate concerts for her online fans in New York, Tokyo and London at no charge as a part of the multiple website's global Secret Show series, a statement from MySpace music here said.

February 5th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The police in Ghaziabad have handed over their whole original complaint register to a man who had, through the Right to Information (RTI) Act, sought data on car thefts in Ghaziabad. Akash Nagar, a local journalist, presented the register before the media here Friday.