Destiny World Tour
| Tour by the Jacksons | |
| Associated album |
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|---|---|
| Start date | January 22, 1979 |
| End date | January 13, 1980 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 146 |
| Box office | US $7.5 million ($30.24 in 2022 dollars) |
| The Jacksons tour chronology | |
The Destiny World Tour (also known as The Jacksons 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. They visited 3 continents and 13 countries, playing approximately 83 concerts in the United States alone. The tour concluded in Hawaii on January 13, 1980.
Overview
The tour began on January 22, 1979, in Bremen, West Germany shortly after the release of the Destiny album the previous December. The tour visited three continents including concerts in Africa and Europe before taking on an approximately 80-city tour in the United States. The Jacksons took a four-month break from touring starting June 1979 so lead singer Michael Jackson could finish working on his solo album Off the Wall.
Leg 3: North America
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 with a kidney infection. This caused shows from November 15–21 to be cancelled from Fort Worth to Greenville. 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, In 1980 the tour ended in Honolulu on January 13th, 1980.
Opening acts
- The Real Thing (Europe)
- The McCrays (April–early May)
- Foxy
- Sister Sledge
- L.T.D.
- Five Special
- A Taste of Honey (Baltimore)
- T.F.O. (Memphis - November 25)
- Kool & the Gang (Atlanta – November 29)
- Joe Osorio & Randy Borden (Honolulu)
Set list
Europe and Africa
- "Dancing Machine"
- "Things I Do for You"
- "Ben"
- "I Am Love"
- "Keep on Dancing"
- 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"
North America
- "Dancing Machine"
- "Things I Do for You"
- "Get It Together"
- "Off the Wall"
- "Ben"
- "I Am Love"
- "Keep on Dancing"
- "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
- "Daddy's Home"
- Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "I'll Be There"
- "Rock with You"
- "Enjoy Yourself"
- "Blame It on the Boogie"
- "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
- "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
Tour dates
Bremen
Frankfurt
Madrid
Groningen
Amsterdam
London
Brighton
Preston
Wakefield
Sheffield
Geneva
Manchester
Birmingham
Halifax
Poole
Glasgow
Paris
Soweto
Durban
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Cleveland
Devon
Niles
St Petersburg
Sunrise
Jacksonville
Houston
Baton Rouge
Birmingham
Columbus
Nashville
Atlanta
Memphis
Pine Bluff
Kansas City
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Milwaukee
Norfolk
Columbia
Charlotte
Landover
Greensboro
New Orleans
Mobile
Louisville
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Saginaw
Indianapolis
St Louis
Dayton
Columbus
Syracuse
Buffalo
Springfield
Kalamazoo
Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
Uniondale
Richmond
Fayetteville
Savannah
Macon
Vancouver
San Bernardino
Phoenix
San Diego
Inglewood
Oakland
Nassau
Honolulu
Destiny World Tour (Europe)
Bremen
Frankfurt
Madrid
Groningen
Amsterdam
London
Brighton
Preston
Wakefield
Sheffield
Geneva
Manchester
Birmingham
Halifax
Poole
Glasgow
Paris
Soweto
Durban
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Cleveland
Devon
Niles
St Petersburg
Sunrise
Jacksonville
Houston
Baton Rouge
Birmingham
Columbus
Nashville
Atlanta
Memphis
Pine Bluff
Kansas City
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Milwaukee
Norfolk
Columbia
Charlotte
Landover
Greensboro
New Orleans
Mobile
Louisville
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Saginaw
Indianapolis
St Louis
Dayton
Columbus
Syracuse
Buffalo
Springfield
Kalamazoo
Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
Uniondale
Richmond
Fayetteville
Savannah
Macon
Vancouver
San Bernardino
Phoenix
San Diego
Inglewood
Oakland
Nassau
Honolulu
Destiny World Tour (the United Kingdom)
Bremen
Frankfurt
Madrid
Groningen
Amsterdam
London
Brighton
Preston
Wakefield
Sheffield
Geneva
Manchester
Birmingham
Halifax
Poole
Glasgow
Paris
Soweto
Durban
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Cleveland
Devon
Niles
St Petersburg
Sunrise
Jacksonville
Houston
Baton Rouge
Birmingham
Columbus
Nashville
Atlanta
Memphis
Pine Bluff
Kansas City
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Milwaukee
Norfolk
Columbia
Charlotte
Landover
Greensboro
New Orleans
Mobile
Louisville
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Saginaw
Indianapolis
St Louis
Dayton
Columbus
Syracuse
Buffalo
Springfield
Kalamazoo
Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
Uniondale
Richmond
Fayetteville
Savannah
Macon
Vancouver
San Bernardino
Phoenix
San Diego
Inglewood
Oakland
Nassau
Honolulu
Destiny World Tour (South Africa)
Bremen
Frankfurt
Madrid
Groningen
Amsterdam
London
Brighton
Preston
Wakefield
Sheffield
Geneva
Manchester
Birmingham
Halifax
Poole
Glasgow
Paris
Soweto
Durban
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Cleveland
Devon
Niles
St Petersburg
Sunrise
Jacksonville
Houston
Baton Rouge
Birmingham
Columbus
Nashville
Atlanta
Memphis
Pine Bluff
Kansas City
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Milwaukee
Norfolk
Columbia
Charlotte
Landover
Greensboro
New Orleans
Mobile
Louisville
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Saginaw
Indianapolis
St Louis
Dayton
Columbus
Syracuse
Buffalo
Springfield
Kalamazoo
Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
Uniondale
Richmond
Fayetteville
Savannah
Macon
Vancouver
San Bernardino
Phoenix
San Diego
Inglewood
Oakland
Nassau
Honolulu
Destiny World Tour (North America)
| Date | City | Country | Venue | No. of performances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | ||||
| January 22, 1979 | Bremen | West Germany | Musical Theater Bremen | 1 |
| January 24, 1979 | 1 | |||
| January 26, 1979 | 1 | |||
| January 27, 1979 | Frankfurt am Main | Jahrhunderthalle | 1 | |
| January 28, 1979 | Madrid | Spain | Teatro Monumental | 1 |
| January 29, 1979 | 1 | |||
| January 30, 1979 | 1 | |||
| January 31, 1979 | Groningen | Netherlands | Martinihal Groningen | 1 |
| February 1, 1979 | Amsterdam | Koninklijk Theater Carré | 1 | |
| February 2, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 6, 1979 | London | England | Rainbow Theatre | 1 |
| February 7, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 8, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 9, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 10, 1979 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | 2 | |
| February 11, 1979 | Preston | Preston Guild Hall | 1 | |
| February 12, 1979 | Wakefield | Theatre Royal | 2 | |
| February 13, 1979 | Sheffield | Fiesta Nightclub | 1 | |
| February 14, 1979 | Geneva | Switzerland | Victoria Hall | 1 |
| February 15, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 17, 1979 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo | 2 |
| February 18, 1979 | Birmingham | Bingley Hall | 1 | |
| February 19, 1979 | Halifax | Victoria Theatre | 1 | |
| February 23, 1979 | London | Rainbow Theatre | 2 | |
| February 24, 1979 | 2 | |||
| February 25, 1979 | Poole | Poole Arts Centre | 1 | |
| February 26, 1979 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Koninklijk Theater Carré | 1 |
| February 27, 1979 | 1 | |||
| March 1, 1979 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo | 2 |
| March 2, 1979 | Paris | France | Le Palace | 1 |
| Africa | ||||
| March 6, 1979 | Soweto | South Africa | Orlando Stadium | — |
| March 7, 1979 | — | |||
| March 8, 1979 | — | |||
| March 9, 1979 | — | |||
| March 10, 1979 | — | |||
| March 12, 1979 | Durban | — | — | |
| March 13, 1979 | — | — | ||
| March 14, 1979 | — | — | ||
| March 15, 1979 | — | — | ||
| March 16, 1979 | Cape Town | — | — | |
| March 17, 1979 | — | — | ||
| March 18, 1979 | — | — | ||
| March 19, 1979 | Johannesburg | Market Theatre | — | |
| March 20, 1979 | — | |||
| March 21, 1979 | — | |||
| North America | ||||
| April 14, 1979 | Cleveland | United States | Palace Theatre | 2 |
| April 15, 1979 | 2 | |||
| April 19, 1979 | Devon | Valley Forge Music Fair | 1 | |
| April 20, 1979 | 1 | |||
| April 21, 1979 | 2 | |||
| April 22, 1979 | 2 | |||
| April 26, 1979 | Niles | Mill Run Playhouse | 1 | |
| April 27, 1979 | 2 | |||
| April 28, 1979 | 1 | |||
| April 29, 1979 | 2 | |||
| May 3, 1979 | St. Petersburg | Bayfront Center | 1 | |
| May 4, 1979 | Sunrise | Sunrise Musical Theater | 1 | |
| May 5, 1979 | 1 | |||
| May 6, 1979 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1 | |
| May 10, 1979 | Houston | Celebrity Circle Theatre | 2 | |
| May 11, 1979 | 2 | |||
| May 12, 1979 | 2 | |||
| May 13, 1979 | Baton Rouge | Riverside Centroplex Arena | 1 | |
| May 16, 1979 | Birmingham | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium | 1 | |
| May 17, 1979 | Columbus | Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| May 18, 1979 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| May 19, 1979 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | 1 | |
| May 20, 1979 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | 1 | |
| May 24, 1979 | Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff Convention Center | 1 | |
| May 25, 1979 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | 1 | |
| May 26, 1979 | Beaumont | Fair Park Coliseum | 1 | |
| May 27, 1979 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | 1 | |
| May 28, 1979 | Shreveport | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | 1 | |
| May 30, 1979 | Oklahoma City | Jim Norick Arena | 1 | |
| June 1, 1979 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee County Stadium | 1 | |
| June 2, 1979 | Norfolk | Norfolk Scope | 1 | |
| June 3, 1979 | Columbia | Township Auditorium | 1 | |
| June 8, 1979 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | 1 | |
| June 9, 1979 | Landover | Capital Centre | 1 | |
| June 10, 1979 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | 1 | |
| October 2, 1979 | New Orleans | Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| October 3, 1979 | 1 | |||
| October 4, 1979 | Shreveport | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | 1 | |
| October 5, 1979 | Mobile | Mobile Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| October 6, 1979 | Baton Rouge | Riverside Centroplex Arena | 1 | |
| October 7, 1979 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | 1 | |
| October 12, 1979 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | 1 | |
| October 13, 1979 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 1 | |
| October 14, 1979 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial | 1 | |
| October 18, 1979 | Saginaw | Saginaw Civic Center | 1 | |
| October 19, 1979 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | 1 | |
| October 20, 1979 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | 1 | |
| October 21, 1979 | Dayton | University of Dayton Arena | 1 | |
| October 25, 1979 | Columbus | Fairgrounds Coliseum | 1 | |
| October 26, 1979 | Syracuse | Onondaga County War Memorial | 1 | |
| October 27, 1979 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | 1 | |
| October 28, 1979 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | 1 | |
| November 1, 1979 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | 1 | |
| November 2, 1979 | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | 1 | |
| November 3, 1979 | Cleveland | Public Auditorium | 1 | |
| November 4, 1979 | Detroit | Cobo Arena | 1 | |
| November 5, 1979 | 1 | |||
| November 7, 1979 | Baltimore | Baltimore Civic Center | 1 | |
| November 8, 1979 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 9, 1979 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 11, 1979 | Fayetteville | Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium | 1 | |
| November 22, 1979 | Savannah | Savannah Civic Center | 1 | |
| November 23, 1979 | Macon | Macon Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 24, 1979 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| November 25, 1979 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 29, 1979 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 30, 1979 | Mobile | Mobile Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| December 9, 1979 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | 1 |
| December 13, 1979 | San Bernardino | United States | Swing Auditorium | 1 |
| December 14, 1979 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1 | |
| December 15, 1979 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | 1 | |
| December 19, 1979 | Inglewood | The Forum | 1 | |
| December 21, 1979 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 1 | |
| December N/A, 1979 | Nassau | The Bahamas | Haynes Oval | 1 |
| January 11, 1980 | Honolulu | United States | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | 1 |
| January 12, 1980 | 1 | |||
| January 13, 1980 | 1 | |||
Cancelled dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 16, 1979 (2 shows) | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo | Illness with the band |
| February 20, 1979 (2 shows) | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall | Health problems |
| February 21, 1979 | Cardiff | Wales | Sophia Gardens Pavilion | |
| February 29, 1979 | Avignon | France | Théâtre des Carmes | Michael Jackson's flu |
| April 7, 1979 | Owings Mills | United States | Painters Mill Music Fair | N/A |
| April 8, 1979 (2 shows) | ||||
| November 10, 1979 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | Low ticket sales | |
| November 15, 1979 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | Michael's kidney infection | |
| November 16, 1979 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | ||
| November 17, 1979 | Lake Charles | Burton Coliseum | ||
| November 18, 1979 | Houston | Hofheinz Pavilion | ||
| November 19, 1979 | ||||
| November 21, 1979 | Greenville | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | ||
| November 27, 1979 | Columbus | Columbus Municipal Auditorium | Initially, cancelled for MJ's kidney infection, cancelled overall | |
| December 6, 1979 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | N/A | |
| December 8, 1979 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | ||
| December 10, 1979 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | Initially, cancelled for MJ's kidney infection, cancelled overall | |
| December 11, 1979 | San Antonio | HemisFair Arena | ||
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 McField
- Drums: Tony Lewis
Second leg
- Drums: Jonathan Moffett
- Additional Guitar: Bud Rizzo
- Bass: Michael McKinney
- Keyboards: James McField
- Horns: (East Coast Horns): Wesley Phillips, Cloris Grimes, Alan (Funt) Prater, Roderick (Mac) McMorris