Whitney Houston performed on September 7, 2001 (Friday), at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City during Michael Jackson’s 30th Anniversary Celebration concerts.0 She did not perform on the second night (September 10, 2001). Event Context The two sold-out concerts (September 7 and 10, 2001) at MSG celebrated 30 years of Michael Jackson’s solo career (since his first solo single in 1971). They featured many guest stars and were later edited into a CBS television special that aired on November 13, 2001 (watched by an estimated 45 million people). Whitney Houston’s Performance On the first night (September 7), Whitney Houston joined Usher and Mýa (Mya) for a high-energy group performance of Michael Jackson’s 1983 hit “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”. It was described in contemporary coverage and Wikipedia as a “rousing” performance and one of the show’s highlights.0 She did not perform a solo number or the planned duet “One Day in Your Life” with Michael Jackson (rehearsal footage from around September 4, 2001, exists and has circulated, but the duet was never performed live at the concerts). Additional Details • The shows were star-studded (guests included Britney Spears, *NSYNC, Destiny’s Child, Liza Minnelli, and many others). Michael Jackson performed several of his hits and debuted material from his then-new album Invincible live for the only times. • Whitney’s appearance on the 7th was part of the celebratory, all-star vibe of the evening. • The concerts were the only times Jackson performed songs from Invincible live. This was a memorable (and relatively rare) late-career joint appearance by two of the biggest pop icons of the era. The performance footage has been widely shared and remastered online. #michaeljackson #legend #whitneyhouston #legends #queen - @legendsin4kremast