LONDON, England - Torrential weather in London did not stop an outpouring of love from Michael Jackson fans attending memorials and visiting makeshift shrines across the capital Tuesday.

Fans gather at London's O2 arena to watch a live broadcast of Jackson's memorial.

Overlooked by the imposing dome at London's O2 Arena - the very spot where Jackson was to give his final 50 concerts this fall - several hundred fans watched a live broadcast of the star-studded memorial taking place in Los Angeles.

Twenty-one year-old "die-hard" fans Jenny Kemp and Miina Markkannen - who became good friends after meeting on a Jackson fan Web site - were obviously shaken as they spoke of their biggest idol. "I am still in denial. It really is like losing family," said Kemp, as rain splashed down on her Michael Jackson umbrella.

Both agreed that what they admired most in the pop star was his "gentle soul. He genuinely cared about other people."

Others at the event went as far as crediting Jackson with causing the thunder and lightning.

"Michael may have caused this weather because he is angry and wants to come back," said 22-year-old Jackson impersonator and life-long fan, Chris Doody.

Doody had bought three tickets to watch Jackson perform at the O2 Arena and said he would hold on to one "to remember this."

"His only weakness was his kindness," he added.

Standing beside Doody, fan Celeste Dixon said: "Michael IS the King of pop, not WAS. He is bigger than life and nothing will ever compare to him."

In central London crowds gathered outside the Lyric Theater, where flowers and notes written in numerous languages adorned the venues' outside wall. Lyric has has been showing "Thriller Live," a Jackson musical, since February 2009, and the audience for Tuesday's show had big hopes.

Jason and Claudia Li from Hong Kong had booked tickets for the show before the singer's passing and were very excited about the show: "It's very special to be here," said Claudia "and we hope the show's producers plan to make it even more special tonight."

A few meters down the road, more walls were filled with Jackson praise and love at another London theater hotspot, the Trocadero.

And in the usually frantic rush hour of London streets, cars with open windows calmly drove along to Jackson tunes like "Heal the World" and "You Are Not Alone."