The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration was a 2001 concert show and television special by 

Michael Jackson. It was staged in Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 7 and 10, 2001.

In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired the concerts as a two-hour special in honor of 

Jackson's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer (his first solo single, "Got to Be There", was recorded 

in 1971). The show was edited from footage of the two performances. The show was watched by 30 million 

viewers on CBS when it aired later the same year.

The shows sold out in 2 hours. Ticket prices were among the most expensive ever for an event; the best 

seats cost $10,000 and included a dinner with Jackson and a signed poster. The show was choreographed by 

Glenn Douglas Packard and Brian Thomas, who were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography. 

It was presented by David Gest, World Events LLC, and Clear Channel Entertainment. Jackson reportedly 

earned $7.5 million for each of the two concerts. The concert's official box-office taking was $10,072,105 

for both concerts.

To some fans, Jackson appeared more disoriented in the first concert, as he only did one short moonwalk and 

improvised the ending of the "Billie Jean" performance. In 2011, presenter David Gest claimed that Jackson 

was on drugs during the concerts in the documentary Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon; however, 

Jackson himself explained that he merely had not rehearsed for the first concert. Contradictorily, 

in his book You Are Not Alone: Michael Through a Brother's Eyes, brother Jermaine Jackson said that during 

this time Michael was taking Demerol, a pain-relieving medicine with psychotropic effects. The show 

attracted numerous celebrities, including basketball players, actors, and other musicians. The two concerts 

were the only times Jackson performed any song from his album Invincible live.