Michael Jackson Tribute Thriller - Live Launches New U.K. Tour

Thriller – Live, the new tribute concert featuring the songs of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5, has announced it will launch a ten-date arena tour in the U.K. beginning November 24, 2009. Directed and choreographed by Gary Lloyd with additional choreography by LaVelle Smith Jr. and Kerys Nathan, the show is currently playing at the West End’s Lyric Theatre, where it opened on January 21, 2009, following three previous U.K .tours and successful runs in Germany, Holland and Scandinavia.

The tribute show celebrates the career of the world’s greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Among the songs featured in the production are “I Want You Back,” “I’ll Be There,” “ABC,” “Man in the Mirror,” “Billie Jean,” and many more. To bring life to such hits, Thriller – Live includes video footage and trivia combined with signature choreography.

The Thriller – Live arena tour will kick off November 24 at Nottingham’s Trent FM Arena, playing Manchester’s MEN Arena on November 25, Belfast’s The Odyssey on November 27, Dublin’s The O2 on November 28, Cardiff Arena on December 1, Sheffield Arena on December 2, Birmingham’s NIA on December 3, Liverpool’s Echo Arena on December 4, Glasgow’s SECC on December 5 and finishing at Aberdeen’s AECC on December 6.

The 10-date U.K. tour will operate independently from the show’s previously announced year-long worldwide tour, which commences July 21 in Munich, Germany, before continuing on to Barcelona, Cologne, Zurich, Vienna, Frankfurt, Paris, Amersterdam, Prague and Zurich, among others. An American tour is expected to be announced within the next 12 months.

Music icon and show inspiration Michael Jackson died at age 50 on June 25, 2009.