While the Staples Center holds 20,000, it’s been estimated that 750,000 fans will make their way to Los Angeles for the memorial.By Jayson Rodriguez
The Staples Center
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LOS ANGELES — Now that the Jackson family has officially confirmed the memorial service for Michael Jackson will be taking place at the Staples Center, plans are underway to prepare the area for the onslaught of visitors, both invited and uninvited, expected to make their way to downtown Los Angeles next week.
Only 17,500 tickets will be made available to Jackson fans through an online drawing, with 11,000 mourners allowed inside the Staples Center and the rest of the 6,500 attendees sent across Chick Hearn Court to watch a live simulcast inside the Nokia Theater. The total capacity for the Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, is approximately 20,000.
According to previous reports, however, an estimated 750,000 people from around the world […]
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