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Michael Jackson's This Is It – London Premiere Event

• 27th Oct 2009

On Tuesday 27th October, London’s Leicester Square will play host to a truly one-off global event to celebrate the opening of MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT. The London Premiere will be part of movie history as the movie has premieres simultaneously in over 15 cities worldwide, including Los Angeles, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin, Johannesburg, and Seoul.

A glittering array of stars will walk up the red carpet including: JLS, Leona Lewis, Estelle, Diversity, Chipmunk, Abbey Clancy, Peter Andre, Annie Lennox, Will Young, Brian Friedman, Keisha Buchanan, Mel B, Lemar, Gary Lineker, Danielle Bux, The Hoosiers, Twiggy, George Sampson and Shayne Ward.

Everyone is welcome to come and join the celebration and take part in what is set to be a spectacular showbiz event!

 9.30pm – the celebration starts in Leicester Square with DJ Spoony entertaining the crowds with music and Michael Jackson’s greatest videos playing out on giant screens

 11.00pm – Duncan James (from boyband Blue) the event host goes on stage in Leicester Square Gardens to officially kick off the event and welcome the crowds

 11.15pm – Dance troupe Diversity perform a tribute to Michael Jackson on the stage in Leicester Square Gardens

 11.30pm – 12.30am – celebrity guests arrive and walk the red carpet. Live footage from the Los Angeles Premiere will be broadcast live via satellite to the giant screens in Leicester Square

 1.00am – London premiere screening starts in the Odeon Leicester Square and red carpet closes

 4.00am – First public screening of the movie starts at the Odeon Leicester Square. This screening is completely open to the general public who can purchase cinema tickets in Leicester Square on the night (or in advance via Odeon website / phoneline) and be among the first people in the world to see the movie

RED CARPET INFORMATION

 Special wristbands are available for fans wishing to stand and watch the red carpet and stage events in Leicester Square Gardens. There will be a limited number of wristbands available on a first-come-first-served basis

 Wristbands can be collected from M&A SECURITY STAFF in Leicester Square Gardens from 12.00PM on Tuesday 27th October. Fans arriving ahead of this time will be asked to form a queue for wristband collection.

 Once a wristband has been collected, the holder can then leave Leicester Square Gardens and be readmitted at any time up until 10pm. We ask that all fans ensure they have enough comfort / refreshment breaks throughout the day.

 Wristbands are NOT required for the red carpet area outside of the Odeon Leicester Square cinema

TRAVEL INFORMATION

We recommend visiting link to plan your journey in advance. The site contains all relevant information on tubes, trains, buses and night buses including timetables, first and last tube times, maps and information on taxis and licensed minicabs.

Always use a licensed minicab, taxi or a night bus or the Tube to get home

ARRIVING AT THE EVENT

Leicester Square is well serviced by public transport – Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly / Bakerloo) and Leicester Square (Northern / Piccadilly) are the closest tube stations. The area is also served by many bus routes.

Please leave plenty of time for your journey as the area is likely to be congested

DEPARTING FROM THE EVENT

TUBE – the last Piccadilly / Bakerloo / Northern Line trains leave Piccadilly Circus / Leicester Square at approx 00:30. Trains start running again from these stations at approx 05:45

NIGHT BUS – the area is very well served by night buses that depart to all areas of London and the suburbs throughout the night. Please check on link for more information

TAXI / MINICAB – the area is very well served by licensed ‘black’ taxis and licensed minicabs.

CABWISE – Text HOME to 60835* to get the numbers of one taxi and two licensed minicab firms, in the area you are texting from