Michael Jackson Memorial Ticket Winners

Some Michael Jackson memorial ticket winners have taken to Twitter to announce their good fortune of scoring tickets through the lottery system to the Jackson funeral event scheduled to be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It may seem like a slow process and it appears it will require several steps for those that win tickets.

And just who are the lucky winners and what will they do, attend the event or try and sell? It might be difficult and event organizers are taking extraordinary steps to try and prevent sales but tickets to what is billed as the largest memorial service in history are eking into the hands of Michael Jackson fans. After a startling 1.6 million people registered for tickets, some fans started to tweet on Sunday evening that they had received them.

The tickets are being distributed in lottery fashion, with winners receiving a code and instructions on how to pick up their tickets on Monday. They will be issued with a wristband to be worn to the service on Tuesday morning. To prevent ticket scalping, fans must have both the ticket and the wristband.

The service, which is tipped to include top-bill acts like Paul McCartney, will take place at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. There will reportedly be no on-screen broadcast outside the center because organisers want fans to stay home and watch the service rather than clog up roadways around the center. Several networks will air the ceremonies. The Jackson family, meanwhile, was said to be planning a private funeral and burial at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills, where many celebrities have been laid to rest.