as Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasília; but these plans were suspended due to promotional issues. Jackson tried to visit Brazil again in February 1998, as well as Argentina, but these too were scrapped so that he could work on MJ and Friends. Recordings Throughout the tour, many concerts were professionally filmed by Nocturne Productions, but none were ever officially released on DVD. In South Korea, a VHS recording of his show in Seoul was released, only within the bounds of the country. Although the footage is poor in quality and Michael Jackson was suffering a fever at the time, resulting in his vocals being weakened, it made major success in that country. Jackson planned to release a DVD of his performance in Munich, Germany. The film was never released due to Jackson being unimpressed by his vocals brought on by laryngitis. Show performance Michael Jackson's HIStory tour was one of his most high tech concert shows of the time. The show's opening featured a video segment where Jackson piloted a spacecraft through multiple points in history before emerging from underneath the stage at the end. The stage featured two statues of Jackson on either side of it, and was large enough to use an entire curtain for the opening segment of "Smooth Criminal". Set list "Great Gates Of Kiev" (Introduction) "Scream" / "They Don't Care About Us" / “In the Closet" (contains excerpts of "HIStory", "Great Gates Of Kiev" and "She Drives Me Wild") "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Stranger in Moscow" "Smooth Criminal" (contains elements of "Childhood") "The Wind" (Video Interlude) "You Are Not Alone" "The Way You Make Me Feel" "I Want You Back" / "The Love You Save" / "I'll Be There" "Rock with You" / "Off the Wall" / "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" "Remember The Time" (Video Interlude) "Billie Jean" "Thriller" "Beat It" "Blood On The Dance Floor" "Come Together" / "D.S." "Black Panther" (Video Interlude) "Dangerous" (contains elements from "James Bond Theme", "Smooth Criminal", "You Want This", "Let's Dance", and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly") "Black or White" "Earth Song" "We Are The World" (Video Interlude) "Heal the World" "HIStory" (contains elements from "They Don't Care About Us" and "Great Gates Of Kiev") Tour dates Cancelled shows Known preparation dates Personnel HIStory World Tour Lead performer Vocals, Dance, Choreographer: Michael Jackson Dancers 1996 leg LaVelle Smith Cris Judd Travis