Citing very strong demand, AEG Live added a further 23 concert dates to US pop star Michael Jackson's comeback concert schedule in London. All 44 concerts that Jackson will now perform in the capital sold out in hours on Friday morning.Tickets for 49 comeback concerts by pop megastar Michael Jackson sold out within hours of going on sale Friday. Hundreds of fans camped out overnight to queue for tickets to see the "King of Pop" comeback concerts in London, after extra shows were announced to cope with demand. The 50-year-old Jackson initially announced 10 concerts in July, his first major shows for more than a decade and first since his child sex trial, but promoters AEG Live added extra dates to take the total to 49, according to the singer's own website. The "This is It" concert series at London's O2 Arena will now stretch from July 8 to next February. About 500,000 tickets went on sale at 7:00am and were quickly sold after some 360,000 pre-sale tickets had already been snapped up. The "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" star last week told fans that the performances would be his "final curtain", adding: "I am coming to London to play the songs my fans want to hear." Reports suggest Jackson could make millions of pounds from the concerts, which come four years after he was cleared of child abuse in the United States. Ticket prices range from 50 pounds to 75 pounds (85 euros, 100 dollars). AEG Live head Randy Phillips said: "Not only are these concerts unparalleled, these records will never be broken. We knew this was show business history, but this is a cultural phenomenon."
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