Michael Jackson has postponed some of his quickly sold-out comeback concerts, which were to begin July 8 at London’s O2 Arena. Ticketmaster have sent emails to ticket holders on Wednesday to inform about the changes. AEG Live, the promoter of the London concerts, said the decision was because producers couldn’t be ready in time for the July debut and that Jackson was in good health, contrary to media reports he was diagnosed with skin cancer.

The concerts were billed as a sort of performance farewell to London, initially featured only 10 shows, however, due to the high demand the series is now up to 50 performances. “We apologize to all disappointed Michael Jackson fans and remain extremely dedicated and focused on creating an exceptional live music experience,” said producer and director Kenny Ortega, who is collaborating with Jackson on the shows.

Michael Jackson is directly involved with all aspects of the styling, choreography and band selection for rehearsals, he is working around the clock to ensure this is the show everybody is waiting for. Jackson held open auditions for dancers last month at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California. A video was released this week showing a clip of the 12 dancers who were chosen meeting Jackson in an undisclosed gym in the Los Angeles area, view the video below.

In the e-mail from Ticketmaster, the company assured the ticket holders they would have the same seat originally purchased – “You do not have to do anything as you will be automatically allocated the same seats and moved to the revised date”, it said.

Now, the first show will take place July 13, and the previous concerts for July 10, 12, and 14 moved to March 2010.

The 50-year-old Michael Jackson, who has sold more than 750 million albums around the globe, hasn’t toured since 1997.

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