The Michael Jackson public memorial on July 7 has received 1,359,956 registrations for free tickets as of 1 p.m. pacific daylight time on Saturday, according to a release by Jackson family spokesman Ken Sunshine. That number is certain to climb much higher before the 6 p.m. deadline today (to register click here for the ticket registration site), especially since Sunshine also announced that event producer AEG has changed the legal terms for the tickets to allow non-U.S. residents to register for the ticket lottery. (The 8,750 people picked in the lottery to receive two tickets will be notified via e-mail by 3 p.m. tomorrow.) The site received over 500 million hits just 90 minutes after going live yesterday.
For those unable to receive tickets, E! has announced it will carry the entire memorial on its cable network and stream it live on its website.
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I WANT YOU BACK”–I cannot stop singing his songs, and reading and watching his tributes and videos. He had so much more to give the world. We will never really know the truth about what he did with those children (we have only seen the playfulness and charity work) So many celebrities abuse drugs–they surround themselves with people and doctors who are with them for the money and excitement, and give them whatever they ask for. There were good friends of his that tried to stop him and intervene, but Michael thought that he needed all of these substances to keep him going, and would not listen to people who urged him to get help!! He had a lot of issues with his abuse as a child, and the fact that he never felt good enough or worthy of his great talent. People wanted more and more–including his family–asking for favors and money. If he was guilty, then we cannot forgive him. For now we pay tribute to this “once in our lifetime” GREATEST-EVER TALENT. MIKE- “WE WANT YOU BACK”
What the heck are they thinking?? Only 17,000 people are going to be allowed into this thing?
They’re going to have a RIOT on their hands if they’re not careful…
I don’t get the streaming on the internet…who’s paying for this? I hope the promotion company. If/When Madonna dies, will they accord her the same reverence?
I am devastated about michael jackson, my BIRTHDAY IS JULY 11 AND I WILL BE 45 and this is not gonna be a good birthday for me i am actually physically ill. I AM PRAYING TO GOD THAT I CAN GO TO THE MEMORIAL TO ATLEAST TELL HIM GOOD-BYE . i grew up on michael jackson and i am a die hard fan. I WILL ALLWAYS LOVE MICHAEL JACKSON.
1.3 million people who need to get themselves a life. most of these people are going to have to take at least a day off from work and lay out alot of money to travel to LA. Nice priorities. And how many of the 17000 tickets will end up on ebay? That’s a really touching tribute…so-called “fans” trying to cash in on his death.