USA Today Music — The reclusive singer says he will perform the shows in London this summer, but "this is the final curtain call." more info

Perez Hilton — On Thursday, Michael Jackson made an appearance in London to announce that he's doing a Prince-like residency at the city's O2 arena. We feel a big trainwreck headed your way, London! We're not confident that the gloved one has what it takes to pull... more info

JamBase — Michael Jackson: 10 Shows Set for London's 02 Arena Following up on our story from yesterday, Michael Jackson has confirmed 10 dates at London's 02 Arena for later this year. Here's the official announcement from www.michaeljackson.com: "Thi... more info

PopSugar — Earlier today in London, Michael Jackson announced he will perform a "final curtain call" this Summer. His "This is It" tour will include 10 concerts in London starting July 8, which he says will be his final shows in the city. He also announced that... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Concerts and Tours, NewsAt a press conference in England Thursday, Michael Jackson announced plans for a run of concerts at London's 02 Arena (site of Led Zeppelin's one-show return) beginning on July 9. It is unclear just how many shows... more info

The Telegraph Blog — Michael Jackson kept everyone waiting for hours, then somehow turned his comeback into a retirement. It was the quite most bizarre press event I have ever attended and one that left more questions than answers. Perhaps  because no questions were pos... more info

Idolator — newVideoPlayer("/mjthisisit.flv", 506, 423,""); In case you wanted to hear Michael Jackson explain his upcoming shows at London's O2 Arena, MSNBC tried to stitch together a package of his utterances during his press conference earlier today; it's so... more info

The Independent — Since Michael Jackson was unable to manage the simple task of delivering himself on time to today’s press conference at the O2 in London (pic above), you have to wonder if there’s any chance at all that his mooted “comeback” won’t end in d... more info

The Mirror — Michael Jackson has announced that he will perform a string of comeback concerts in Britain this July. more info

Stereogum — We showed you a photo of a very thin King of Pop in his pajama-bottom-suit-jacket combo not too long ago, but Michael Jackson's coming out of retirement, or whatever that was, to play a series of shows in London. So, no, you won't get a Jackson 5 ... more info