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Remember dropping the needle on a record and listening straight through, side one to side two? The Black Jacket Symphony brings that feeling to the stage with Michael Jackson's Thriller, performed live in its entirety, note for note and sound for sound.
Released in 1982, Thriller spent 37 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, helped Michael Jackson win a record eight Grammy Awards in a single night, and remains the best-selling album of all time. The whole record is here: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," "Billie Jean," "Beat It," "Human Nature," "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," and, of course, the title track.
Leading the night on vocals is Bogdan Ioan. The architect turned singer won The Voice of Romania in 2018, where his performance of "Earth Song" brought the judges to their feet. Videos of his Jackson vocals have since passed 100 million views worldwide. He's joined by a full ensemble of Black Jacket Symphony musicians hand-picked to recreate the album's sound and arrangements.
And when the record ends, the night keeps going. Ioan and the band return for a second set packed with Michael Jackson's greatest hits.
Founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 2009, The Black Jacket Symphony has recreated more than 40 classic albums for over a million fans across the country, with concert lighting, big sound, and a lineup of musicians chosen to fit every record.