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A memorial service for Michael Jackson will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles next Tuesday at 10am.
The venue and date for the service was confirmed today after several memorial ideas, including a public viewing of the superstar’s body at Neverland, were weighed by the Jackson family.
The magnitude of the event, the potential turnout and the involvement of local government were considerable factors in deciding where to stage it.
AEG Live chief executive Randy Phillips has organised a news conference for Friday at 10am to discuss details for the event, including a registration system for tickets.
He said today that after giving it some thought the family had agreed to the venue, which was the site of Jackson’s last rehearsal. He said Jackson’s mother had the final say. “It’s all up to Katherine,” Phillips said.
A spokesman for the Jacksons, Ken Sunshine, in a statement said 11,000 tickets for the memorial service in the heart of LA would be given away free.
Los Angeles City councilman Dennis Zine said the Jackson family should consider delaying the public memorial to allow more time to plan. He also said the cash-strapped city could not afford to pay police overtime.
“If you can imagine 100,000 people showing up and you have 20,000 capacity (at the Staples Center), there is not sufficient room,” Zine said. “Now you have a crowd-control problem.” With the July 4 holiday weekend “It’s the worst time … to work something out.”
Source: Splash News
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