Michael Jackson was planning to dazzle his fans with a series of concerts called "This Is It." The grand event was touted as a comeback for Jackson, who was slated to first perform in London and eventually pull off a total of 50 concerts, according to Rolling Stone.
Jackson's choreographer for This Is It, Kenny Ortega, spoke to Good Morning Britain about the performer's vision for the show. "It was really driven by Michael," he said (via Digital Spy). "From the very, very start, when Michael called me, he said to me, 'Kenny, this is it.' He said 'this is it' so many times that I went back to him and said, 'Why don't we just call the tour, 'This is It?' [...] He really wanted to do a tour so that his children could have an opportunity to see him in action, and to see him doing what he's loved all his life."
The show generated a lot of excitement among his fans, especially because the singer was coming back after a gap of several years. It is estimated that around 750,000 tickets were sold in five hours, and Jackson even had a Swarovski-made suit ready for his performances, a piece of clothing that was priced at approximately £1 million. Jackson's team was also planning to include DVDs of the tour and even a video game, among other things. Unfortunately, just days before his first show in London, he suffered cardiac arrest on June 25, 2009.
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