On this day, March 5, 2009, Michael Jackson announced his 'This Is It' comeback tour of what was first only scheduled to be 10 shows. Due to high public demand Michael Jackson agreed to do an additional 40 shows with 50 shows total. The 'This Is It' tour tickets sold out in four hours. When Michael Jackson heard his tour had sold out he cried happy tears. Michael Jackson had many plans after his 'This Is It' tour, and at the age of 50 years old he was still able to perform like he had in recent years, perfect. For 'This Is It' Michael Jackson was creating new videos for songs such as, "Thriller" and "Smooth Criminal" to play on the huge 3-D screen behind the stage. This was going to be the greatest comeback anyone has ever planned.