The Jacksons were reportedly supposed to extend the Victory Tour as a world tour, but Michael wrote Don King a letter telling him he had no interest in doing so, and left the group after the speech in Dodger Stadium.
Michael's speech announcing his split was unexpected by the Jackson brothers and all those in the audience.
Michael had 4 new dance moves invented for the tour: Moonwalk in place, Magic moonwalk, sidewalk in place, and forwards moonwalk. He was not allowed to use the sidewalk, as he was confined by his brothers wishes. The forwards moonwalk was not used, only in Dallas for one night. Plus, Billie Jean was not as polished due to this confinement, hence he had more freedom to choreograph his work on the BAD Tours and onward.
Notable celebs who attended the show included: Emmanuel Lewis, Cindi Lauper, Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, Eric Estrada, Andy Warhol, Sir Paul McCartney, Julian and Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Billy Joel, Brooke Shields, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, James Brown, and Chuck Berry. |