Michael Jackson
June 29, 2009 - Posted in Articles
It was with great sadness that I heard of the death of Michael Jackson.
Although during the last years his reputation was dragged through the mud nothing can take away from the fact that the man was a genius who has left behind a legacy of some of the most impressive and moving music that I have heard.
In 1988 I went to the Bad concert at Wembley Stadium in London where the atmosphere was electric and the performance amazing.
I was interested to read in the Diario Sur that Michael Jackson had performed the same concert in Marbella in 1988, his first live concert in Spain. It was interesting to read that even in those days his entourage of 150 people and his requirements were unusual even for a star of his caliber.
He stayed at the, now troubled, Los Monteros Hotel where a dance floor had to installed in his suite together with plastic flooring and extensive medical equipment because of his pre-occupation with his health. The concert needless to say was a sell out and, as with me, still remembered by all those who were lucky enough to attend it.
But now I wonder why do we not see concerts of this standard in the Marbella area these days? We only seem to get 2nd rate shows and artists who are well past their “sell by dates”! I am hoping that the refurbishment of the Nueva Andalucia Bull Ring as a concert venue may bring us more interesting shows and concerts which are worthy of an area such as ours.
Without it in 20 years time I don’t think I will be writing reminiscing about the artists who were on in Marbella in the Summer of 2009!
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