(MYFOX NATIONAL) - 11,000 free tickets will be available for Michael Jackson's funeral event which will take place 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Fans will have to register for the tickets.
Jackson family's spokesman Ken Sunshine said that details on how fans can get tickets will to be announced Friday .
The Staples Center is a 20,000-seat arena. Television screens will be erected in the areas around the arena for those who cannot get inside. Jackson rehearsed at the center two days before he died last Thursday. Video footage of that rehearsal performance was released by AEG Live . He was scheduled to perform in London for 50 sold-out performances.
The LA Times reported that though some details are finalized on the memorial service, who will pay for the city resources needed to pull off this memorial is still uncertain.
Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zin said the service could draw 100,000 fans and officials are scrambling to figure out how to accommodate the crowds.
MyFoxLA has more coverage on the service plans.
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