MJ & Friends

MJ & Friends were concerts held by American recording artist Michael Jackson in 1999, with numerous other performers as well. The purpose of the tour was to raise funds for children in Kosovo, Africa and elsewhere. Jackson gave two concerts during the tour. The first one took place in Seoul, South Korea on June 25 (exactly ten years before his death) and the second one was in Munich, Germany. In an interview with Thomas Gottschalk, Jackson was joined by long-time collaborator Slash during the two concerts. She's Out of My Life was reportedly planned for the Seoul concert as a duet with Sade, but was cancelled.

Munich bridge accident

At the Munich Concert, while performing Earth Song, the middle section of the bridge collapsed after ascending into the air, He was forced to climb out of the pit that the mechanism landed in. Michael, nor the audience was injured. However, Michael was taken to the hospital after the concert. The crash was confirmed to be a mechanical failure from the crane.

Set list

The setlist is similar to Jackson's performance 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, with "Earth Song" added after "Dangerous".

1. MTV 1995 Video Music Award Medley: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" / "The Way You Make Me Feel" / "Scream" (contains an excerpt of "Jam") / "Black or White" (contains excerpts of "Beat It" and "Thriller") / "Billie Jean"
2. "Dangerous"
3. "Earth Song"
4. "You Are Not Alone"

Tour dates