Tour by the Jacksons | |
![]() Poster to the concert in Columbus, USA | |
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Associated album | |
Start date | January 22, 1979 [1] |
End date | January 13, 1980 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 122 |
Box office | US $7.5 million ($32.49 in 2024 dollars) [2] |
The Jacksons tour chronology |
The Destiny World 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, West Germany. [1] They visited 2 continents and 12 countries, playing approximately 83 concerts in the United States alone. The tour concluded in Hawaii on January 13, 1980.
The tour began on January 22, 1979, in Bremen, West Germany shortly after the release of the Destiny album the previous December. [1] The tour jolted through 2 continents, playing concerts in Europe and North America. Before taking on an approximately 80-city tour in the United States. The Jacksons took a four-month break from touring after the concert at the Greensboro Coliseum on June 10, 1979 so lead singer Michael Jackson could finish working on his solo album Off the Wall , which would be released exactly two months later.
The Jacksons kicked off their world tour in Europe, performing in European nightclubs and theaters throughout the United Kingdom, West Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France and Spain. Most dates composed of an evening and night shows.
The Jacksons would play arenas and auditoriums, after the release of Michael's album Off the Wall , the brothers revamped their show for larger venues. For the third leg, additional songs were added to the setlist, most notably songs from Michael's new album. The opening acts in the second leg included The tour grossed an estimated 7.5 million dollars. On, November 15, 1979, Michael would end up with a kidney infection. This caused shows from November 15–21 to be cancelled from Fort Worth to Greenville. [3] Some performances were cancelled for December for uncertainty for when Michael would get better. These shows were initially planned to be rescheduled for 1980 but ultimately got cancelled overall. The tour picked up on November 22 in Savannah. The tour ended in Honolulu on January 13, 1980.
The following set list was performed during the European leg of the tour. [4]
The following set list was performed during the North American leg of the tour. [4] [5]
Date | City | Country | Venue | No. of shows |
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January 11, 1980 | Honolulu | United States | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | 1 |
January 12, 1980 | 1 | |||
January 13, 1980 | 1 |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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February 20, 1979 (2 shows) | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall | Health problems |
February 21, 1979 | Cardiff | Wales | Sophia Gardens Pavilion | |
February 29, 1979 (2 shows) | Avignon | France | Théâtre des Carmes | Foodborne illness |
March 6–10, 1979 (2 shows 7th-9th) | Johannesburg | South Africa | Colosseum Theatre | Brothers didn't support racial segregation of audiences [27] |
March 12–14, 1979 (2 shows on 12th) | Durban | Playhouse Theatre | ||
March 16–18, 1979 (2 shows on 16th) | Cape Town | 3 Arts Theatre | ||
March 19–20, 1979 (2 shows each) | Johannesburg | Colosseum Theatre | ||
April 7, 1979 | Owings Mills | United States | Painters Mill Music Fair | N/A |
April 8, 1979 (2 shows) | ||||
April 11, 1979 (2 shows) | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | ||
April 12, 1979 | Cincinnati | Palace Theatre | ||
April 13, 1979 | ||||
November 11, 1979 | Fayetteville | Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium | ||
November 14, 1979 | Norman | Lloyd Noble Center | ||
November 15, 1979 [f] | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | Michael's kidney infection | |
November 16, 1979 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | ||
November 17, 1979 | Lake Charles | Burton Coliseum | ||
November 21, 1979 | Greenville | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | ||
November 27, 1979 | Columbus | Columbus Municipal Auditorium | Initially cancelled for Michael's kidney infection, cancelled overall | |
December 6, 1979 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | N/A | |
December 8, 1979 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | ||
December 9, 1979 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | |
December 10, 1979 | Fort Worth | United States | Tarrant County Convention Center | Initially cancelled for Michael's kidney infection, cancelled overall |
December 14, 1979 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Travel schedules | |
January 9, 1980 | San Antonio | San Antonio Convention Center Arena | N/A [28] [29] |
First leg
Second leg