| Tour by Cirque du Soleil | |
 Logo for Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil | |
| Start date | October 2, 2011 |
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| End date | August 31, 2014 |
| Legs | 4 |
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| Box office | $371 million |
| Cirque du Soleil concert chronology | |
Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour was the first of two theatrical productions by Cirque du Soleil to combine the music of Michael Jackson with Cirque du Soleil's signature acrobatic performance style. The show was written and directed by Jamie King[1] and produced in partnership with the Estate of Michael Jackson.[2] The arena show—which is very similar to a rock concert—began its tour on October 2, 2011, in Montreal. After touring North America for one year, Immortal continued through Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East before returning to North America in February 2014 for a total of 501 shows from 141 cities. It is the most financially successful Cirque production and highest grossing tribute show in history.
By December 2011, just two months after it was launched, the show had sold over $100 million in tickets from US and Canada dates and became the top touring act in America, according to Forbes.[3] The tour wrapped in mid-2014 after amassing $371 million in revenue with ticket sales of 3.7 million from 27 countries[4] ranking the tour as the eighth highest-grossing tour of all time.[5]
- ^ Webster, Andy (April 2, 2012). "Singing Pageant of Pop, With a Circus Atmosphere". The New York Times.
- ^ "World Premiere Tonight in Montreal!". Cirque du Soleil Press Release. Cirque du Soleil. 2011-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Why Michael Jackson Is The Top Touring Act In America, Again". Forbes. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Michael Jackson Immortal Tour Wraps With $371 million and 3.7 million ticket sold worldwide". Cirque/Michael Jackson Estate. Michael Jackson Facebook. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ "Michael Jackson Immortal Tour Wraps With Eighth-Best Gross of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-05-03.