QUICK TAKES - March 12, 2009

Promoters on Wednesday more than doubled Michael Jackson’s summer run of concerts in London after advance tickets sold out within hours of going on sale at prices ranging from $70 to $105.

AEG Live said an advance allotment of half the tickets for the 10 shows in July sold out soon after going on sale. Eighteen concerts have been added into September, and more shows are possible.

The 50-year-old King of Pop has said the shows at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena in south London will be his last in the British capital.