Jackson adds September to his London tour

Michael Jackson has added the whole of September to his forthcoming London O2 Arena residency, which kicks off on July 8.

The original dates were July 8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26 and July 28. Then even more dates for August - 1, 3, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24 and 26th were added.

But due to overwhelming demand that saw Ticketmaster struggle to cope, promoters released even more dates later this afternoon, bringing the This Is It tour right into September.

The new dates are August 28 and 30 and September 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 21, 23, 27 and 29th.

Pre-sales at Michaeljackson.com have already closed with tickets set to go on general sale on Friday (March 13) at 7am.