Fans who pre-registered on his website could start the pre-sale process from 7am this morning and receive a code to enable them to get tickets.

10 more shows have now been announced for August to meet the massive demand. It’s thought the Thriller legend could play up to 50 gigs at the 18,000 capacity Arena.

In other news the head of O2 owners AEG says we can expect new Jacko material before his live dates.

Boss Randy Phillips said: “There will be a new Michael Jackson single before the first date… Michael has got some new music and he is looking for a new way of disseminating his material to fans.”

When Prince played his London residency fans who bought tickets got a free copy of his latest album.

These comments raise the prospect that Michael could do the same.