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More than one million Jackson fans seek memorial tickets

Posted By helen.chang On July 4, 2009 @ 2:31 pm In Nation & World | No Comments

San Diego: Michael Navarro, left, Michael Navarro, Jr., 7, center, and Gina Rodriguez, all from Los Angeles, sign and photograph a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 4, 2009.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) [1]

Michael Navarro, left, Michael Navarro, Jr., 7, center, and Gina Rodriguez, all from Los Angeles, sign and photograph a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson’s memorial service next week.

Only 11,000 tickets will be given out for the Tuesday service at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Another 6,500 tickets will be given away for the Nokia Theater overflow section next door.

The only way to get tickets is to register for free at staplescenter.com. After 6 p.m. Saturday, 8,750 names will be randomly selected to receive two tickets each.

Notifications will go out on Sunday.


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