Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center continues its 40th anniversary celebration with the next Summer Tribute concert, Who’s Bad – The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience, at 7 p.m. Thursday at Bromeley Family Theater on the Pitt-Bradford campus.

Who’s Bad’s live performance is an unrivaled celebration of pop music’s one true King. Their power-packed performance of Michael Jackson’s expansive catalog has ignited crowds on every continent and can only be described as a jaw-dropping, musical must-see.

As the longest-running Michael Jackson tribute band, and the only one to predate his untimely passing, Who’s Bad has awed even the skeptics, selling out nearly 50 venues in the United Kingdom including London’s venue where the King of Pop was slated to end his career with a 50-show This Is It concert series.

Beyond this achievement, Who’s Bad has checked some of the world’s most famous pavilions off their list, selling out their first tour of China with stops at Ningbo’s Grand Theatre and Hunan Grand Theatre in Changsha.

Never neglecting Michael’s U.S. fans, Who’s Bad has packed the house all over the country, leaving no corner from this infectious party production. Who’s Bad has earned its name by paying studious attention to Michael Jackson’s every original groove and gravity-defying dance moves.

Vamsi Tadepalli, Who’s Bad founder, composer and saxophonist, assembled a cast of North Carolina’s premiere musicians who have shared stages with the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, The Backstreet Boys, The Four Tops, Boys II Men, and hip hop superstar Pitbull.

Captivated fans include LIVE NATION’s Anthony Nicolaidis who calls Who’s Bad, “the real deal,” and Michael Jackson’s longtime friend and manager, Frank DiLeo, who proclaimed after the Who’s Bad show in Nashville, “The show was great … Michael would have been proud!”

Fellow founding member of Who’s Bad, singer, dancer and songwriter Taalib York started singing and dancing at the young age of 7, mimicking his lifetime idol Michael Jackson. He began developing his voice, singing in Arabic and English, also mastering the art of dance. By the time Taalib graduated high school he began working in the music industry, writing and recording his own music and singing hooks for hip hop artists and backgrounds for various musicians. In addition to singing, Taalib also choreographs dance routines professionally, leading award-winning dance teams.

“You’ll watch Taalib perform, seeing the influence Michael Jackson has had, and you’ll agree: the similarities between the two are simply amazing,” said BCPAC Executive Director Darren Litz. “This band of professionals relentlessly elevate the legacy of the pop music King, always pushing themselves to be more precise, to raise the level of excitement and awe. The energy is purely magnetic, the musicianship is first-rate, the dance moves deftly inspired.”

Other BCPAC Tribute shows coming up include Beginnings, a celebration of the music of Chicago on July 25; and the world’s number one tribute to Bruce Springsteen, Bruce in the USA, will close out the summer tribute series Aug. 8.

Tickets are available online at bcpac.com or by calling (814) 362-2522, or at the BCPAC ticket office, 119 Main St.

The Summer Tribute series is sponsored by B107.5 FM, 100.1-The HERO, and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.