Destiny World Tour
Tour by The Jacksons | |
Associated album | Destiny |
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Start date | January 22, 1979 |
End date | September 26, 1980 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows |
31 in Europe 13 in Africa 83 in North America 127 total |
Box office | US $7.5 million ($24.49 in 2016 dollars)[1] |
The Jacksons concert chronology |
The Destiny Tour was the third concert tour by The Jacksons to promote the group's Destiny album. The tour began on January 22, 1979 with their opening concert in Bremen, Germany. They visited 3 continents and 9 countries, playing 83 concerts in the United States alone.
Overview
The tour began on January 22, 1979 in Bremen, Germany shortly after the release of the platinum-certified Destiny album the previous December. The tour visited three continents including concerts in Africa and Europe before taking on a 79-city tour in the United States. The Jacksons took a 4-month break from touring starting June 1979 so lead singer Michael Jackson could finish working on his solo album Off the Wall. The first leg of the tour saw the Jacksons playing moderate sized arenas, such as the Valley Forge Music Fair in Philadelphia which seats 3,000, but after the release of Michael's multi-platinum album Off the Wall the brothers were forced to revamp their show and to start playing higher profile arenas, like the Philadelphia Spectrum which seats 16,000. For the second leg, additional songs were added to the setlist, most notably songs from Michael's album Off the Wall. The opening act in the second leg was L.T.D. The tour grossed an estimated 7.5 million dollars.
Set list
First Leg
- "Dancing Machine"
- "Things I Do for You"
- "Ben"
- "Keep on Dancing"
- Jackson 5 Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "I'll Be There"
- "Enjoy Yourself"
- "Destiny"
- "Show You the Way to Go"
- "All Night Dancin'"
- "Blame It on the Boogie"
Second & Third Leg
- "Dancing Machine"
- "Things I Do for You"
- "Get It Together"
- "Ben"
- "Keep on Dancing"
- "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
- Jackson 5 Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "I'll Be There"
- "Enjoy Yourself"
- "Blame It on the Boogie"
- "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
- "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe[2][3][4] | |||
January 22, 1979 | Bremen | Germany | Musical Theater Bremen |
January 24, 1979 | |||
January 26, 1979 | |||
January 27, 1979 | Frankfurt | Jahrhunderthalle | |
January 28, 1979 | Madrid | Spain | Teatro Monumental |
January 29, 1979 | |||
January 30, 1979 | |||
January 31, 1979 | Groningen | Netherlands | MartiniPlaza |
February 1, 1979 | Amsterdam | Koninklijk Theater Carré | |
February 2, 1979 | |||
February 6, 1979 | London | England | Rainbow Theatre |
February 7, 1979 | |||
February 8, 1979 | |||
February 9, 1979 | |||
February 10, 1979 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | |
February 11, 1979 | Preston | Preston Guild Hall | |
February 12, 1979 | Wakefield | Theatre Royal | |
February 13, 1979 | Sheffield | Fiesta Nightclub | |
February 15, 1979 | Geneva | Switzerland | Victoria Hall |
February 16, 1979 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
February 17, 1979 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
February 18, 1979 | Birmingham | Bingley Hall | |
February 19, 1979 | Leeds | Queens Hall | |
February 20, 1979 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | |
February 21, 1979 | Cardiff | Wales | Sophia Gardens Pavilion |
February 23, 1979 | London | England | Rainbow Theatre |
February 24, 1979 | |||
February 25, 1979 | Bournemouth | Pavilion Theatre | |
February 26, 1979 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Koninklijk Theater Carré |
February 29, 1979 | Avignon | France | Théâtre des Carmes |
March 2, 1979 | Paris | Le Palace | |
Africa[4] | |||
March 6, 1979 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Orlando Stadium |
March 7, 1979 | |||
March 8, 1979 | |||
March 9, 1979 | |||
March 10, 1979 | |||
March 12, 1979 | Dakar | Senegal | Stade de l'Amitié |
March 13, 1979 | |||
March 14, 1979 | |||
March 16, 1979 | Cape Town | South Africa | Green Point Stadium |
March 17, 1979 | |||
March 19, 1979 | Johannesburg | Orlando Stadium | |
March 20, 1979 | |||
March 21, 1979 | |||
North America[5] | |||
April 14, 1979 | Cleveland | United States | Music Hall |
April 15, 1979 | |||
April 19, 1979 | Devon | Valley Forge Music Fair | |
April 22, 1979 | |||
April 25, 1979 | Chicago | Arie Crown Theater | |
April 26, 1979 | |||
April 27, 1979 | |||
April 29, 1979 | |||
May 3, 1979 | St. Petersburg | Bayfront Center | |
May 6, 1979 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
May 10, 1979 | Houston | Houston Music Hall | |
May 12, 1979 | |||
May 16, 1979 | Birmingham | Birmingham Municipal Auditorium | |
May 17, 1979 | Columbus | Municipal Auditorium | |
May 18, 1979 | Nashville | War Memorial Auditorium | |
May 19, 1979 | Atlanta | Atlanta Civic Center | |
May 20, 1979 | Memphis | Orpheum Theatre | |
May 24, 1979 | Pine Bluff | Saenger Theatre | |
May 26, 1979 | Kansas City | Municipal Auditorium | |
May 27, 1979 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma State Fair Arena | |
May 30, 1979 | Shreveport | Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium | |
June 1, 1979 | Norfolk | Chrysler Hall | |
June 3, 1979 | Columbia | Township Auditorium | |
June 8, 1979 | Charlotte | Belk Gymnasium | |
June 9, 1979 | Washington, D.C. | Warner Theatre | |
June 10, 1979 | Greensboro | War Memorial Auditorium | |
October 2, 1979 | New Orleans | Municipal Auditorium | |
October 3, 1979 | |||
October 4, 1979 | Shreveport | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | |
October 5, 1979 | Mobile | Mobile Municipal Auditorium | |
October 6, 1979 | Huntsville | Von Braun Civic Center | |
October 7, 1979 | Louisville | Louisville Gardens | |
October 12, 1979 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | |
October 13, 1979 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial | |
October 14, 1979 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |
October 15, 1979 | Saginaw | Saginaw Civic Center | |
October 19, 1979 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
October 20, 1979 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | |
October 21, 1979 | Dayton | UD Arena | |
October 25, 1979 | Columbus | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum | |
October 26, 1979 | Syracuse | Onondaga County War Memorial | |
October 27, 1979 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | |
October 28, 1979 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | |
November 1, 1979 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | |
November 2, 1979 | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | |
November 3, 1979 | Cleveland | Public Auditorium | |
November 4, 1979 | Detroit | Cobo Arena | |
November 5, 1979 | |||
November 6, 1979 | Baltimore | Baltimore Civic Center | |
November 8, 1979 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | |
November 9, 1979 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
November 10, 1979 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
November 11, 1979 | Fayetteville | Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium | |
November 14, 1979 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | |
November 15, 1979 | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge Riverside Arena | |
November 16, 1979 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | |
November 17, 1979 | Lake Charles | Burton Coliseum | |
November 18, 1979 | Houston | The Summit | |
November 19, 1979 | |||
November 20, 1979 | Columbus | Municipal Auditorium | |
November 21, 1979 | Greenville | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | |
November 22, 1979 | Savannah | Savannah Civic Center | |
November 23, 1979 | Macon | Macon Coliseum | |
November 24, 1979 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | |
November 25, 1979 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
November 29, 1979 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | |
November 30, 1979 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | |
December 2, 1979 | Honolulu | Honolulu International Center | |
December 6, 1979 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | |
December 8, 1979 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | |
December 9, 1979 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
December 13, 1979 | San Bernardino | United States | Swing Auditorium |
December 14, 1979 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
December 15, 1979 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
December 16, 1979 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | |
December 18, 1979 | Inglewood | The Forum | |
December 21, 1979 | Nassau | The Bahamas | Haynes Oval |
September 5, 1980 | Honolulu | United States | Honolulu International Center |
September 17, 1980 | Inglewood | The Forum | |
September 18, 1980 | |||
September 19, 1980 | |||
September 25, 1980 | |||
September 26, 1980 | |||
Cancellations and postponements
- 11/18/1979: Houston, The Summit; CANCELLED (This show was cancelled due to illness.)[3]
Personnel
- Michael Jackson: vocals
- Jackie Jackson: vocals
- Tito Jackson: guitar, vocals
- Marlon Jackson: vocals
- Randy Jackson: vocals, congas, percussion, piano, keyboards
Band members
First leg
- Bass: Michael McKinney
- Additional Guitar: Bud Rizzo
- Keyboards: James Macfield
- Drums: Tony Lewis
Second leg
- Drums: Jonathan Moffett
- Additional Guitar: Bud Rizzo
- Bass: Michael McKinney
- Keyboards: James Macfield
- Horns: (East Coast Horns): Wesley Phillips, Cloris Grimes, Alan (Funt) Prater, Roderick (Mac) McMorris
References
- ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "The singles explosion heard around the world...". Billboard. New York City. 91 (5). February 3, 1979. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.mjfanclub.net/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=105:concerts&id=1461:the-jacksons-destiny-tour-1979-80&Itemid=101
- 1 2 O'Toole, Kit (October 1, 2015). Michael Jackson FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Pop. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781495045981.
- ↑ "The Jacksons On Tour". Ebony. Chicago. 35 (1). November 1979. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved March 5, 2016.