Michael Jackson to Launch World Tour

Jack McGoughey, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Mar 30, 2007 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."

Michael Jackson is set to launch his next world tour with a huge show at Las Vegas' Luxor resort, according to reports.

The news comes after months of speculation that suggested that the King of Pop planned a major Las Vegas comeback show.

It was also reported that he may start a permanent show in Vegas, which would include him having a 50 foot robotic version of himself built in the Nevada Desert. Plans have already been drawn up for the giant statue, which will also feature shooting lasers and an interactive video game with fans.

Mike Luckman, a consultant working on the project, says, "Laser beams will shoot out of it so it would be the first thing people flying in would see."

The June 10 Luxor show will have Jackson performing new songs as he will announce details of his new world tour. Jackson will then have a special meet and greet for specially selected fans and celebrities. They will receive a lucky ticket to attend a private dinner reception along with the concert.

The invitation, which features photos and images of Jackson performing, describes the event as a memorable and semi-formal evening.

Jackson has recently made Las Vegas his home since he vacated his Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif. after his child molestation trial in 2005. Jackson also makes frequent trips to the Middle East and Europe.

It was also reported on Thursday that Jackson is recovering from a bad cold or flue after a trip to Europe. His spokewoman says, however, that he has not been hospitalized as recent news reports have suggested.

"He was a little under the weather when he returned from Europe. He probably had a bad cold or the flu. But he was never hospitalized," Jackson's spokeswoman, Raymone Bain, said.

Jackson, 48, was in Las Vegas recording music for a new album after he attended to personal business in Europe.

According to a Foxnews.com columnist, the pop superstar had been hospitalized in Las Vegas with pneumonia.

"All of us were (a little under the weather). I don't know the diagnosis. But I talked to Michael a couple hours ago and he's fine. He's having meetings."

Michael Jackson has been largely out of the public eye since he won an acquittal for his child molestation trial in 2005. He is now attempting a comeback with a new album and his new world tour.

Sources:
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=214828034&p=zy48z874x
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2007-03-30T102816Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-292656-1.xml

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Michael Jackson to Launch World Tour

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