Ticket plans announced for Jackson memorial in LA

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Ticket plans announced for Jackson memorial in LA

Story Published: Jul 3, 2009 at 1:26 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 3, 2009 at 1:26 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Details of next Tuesday's public memorial for
Michael Jackson are being released in Los Angeles by the owners of
Staples Center.

Staples Center boss Tim Leiweke says 17,500 tickets free tickets will be provided. There also will be a free worldwide video feed.

Leiweke says 11,000 tickets will be for seats inside Staples Center and 6,500 will be for seats in the adjacent Nokia Theatre, where fans will watch a simulcast.

People who want tickets must register on the Web at taplescenter.com. After 6 p.m. Saturday, 8,750 names will be
randomly selected to receive two tickets each. Notifications will
go out on Sunday. Those selected will obtain their tickets via
Ticketmaster on Monday.

No details of the memorial service itself have been released.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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