- Title: INDIA: MICHAEL JACKSON PERFORMS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN INDIA
- Date: 1st November 1996
- Summary: GV: CROWD INSIDE STADIUM 1.18 LV: JACKSON PERFORMING 1.21
- Embargoed: 16th November 1996 12:00
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- Location: BOMBAY, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz
- Reuters ID: LVA36VJ21NYH5HOYQS2Q7DQHHYKY
- Story Text: Michael Jackson fans went wild in Bombay as their pop star hero performed his first concert in India.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- The first concert by the American singer took place on Friday (November 1) in front of 60,000 people.
India's commercial capital Bombay wore a festive look as long queues of fans had started forming hours before Jackson's concert began.
Tight security was imposed in and around the concert venue, the Andheri Sports Complex stadium.
Jackson arrived in Bombay on Wednesday amid controversies, court cases and protests by nationalist groups for his scheduled performance on Friday evening. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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