The Destiny World Tour was the third concert tour by the Jacksons to promote their album Destiny (1978). The tour began on January 22, 1979, with their opening concert in Bremen, West Germany. They visited 3 continents and 12 countries, playing approximately 83 concerts in the United States alone. The tour concluded in Honolulu, 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 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.
Leg 1: Europe 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.
Leg 2: 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 up 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. The tour ended in Honolulu on January 13, 1980.
Opening act Sister Sledge L.T.D
Set lists Europe The following set list was performed during the European leg of the tour. "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" "Band Introduction (Instrumental)" "Enjoy Yourself" "Destiny" "Show You the Way to Go" "All Night Dancin'" "Blame It on the Boogie"
North America The following set list was performed during the North American leg of the tour.
April to June "Dancing Machine" "Things I Do for You" "Get It Together" "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" "Enjoy Yourself" "Blame It on the Boogie" "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
October 1979 to January 1980 "Dancing Machine" "Things I Do for You" "Get It Together" "Ben" "I Am Love" "Keep on Dancing" "Off the Wall" (Starting in December) "Daddy's Home" Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save" "I'll Be There" "Rock with You" (Starting in November) "Blame It on the Boogie" "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (Starting in October) "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
Tour dates + List of 1979 concertsVarious Newspapers: Wakefield (Feb. 12) Amsterdam (Feb. 26) Glasgow (Mar. 1) Rochester (Oct. 13) Pittsburgh (Oct. 14) Hampton (Nov. 10) Roanoke (Nov. 11) Inglewood (Dec. 18) Date City Country Venue of shows January 22, 1979BremenWest GermanyBremerhaven Stadthalle1January 24, 19791January 26, 19791January 27, 1979Frankfurt am MainFesthalle1January 28, 1979MadridSpainTeatro Monumental1January 29, 19791January 30, 19791January 31, 1979GroningenNetherlandsMartinihal Groningen1February 1, 1979AmsterdamKoninklijk Theater Carré1February 2, 19791February 6, 1979LondonEnglandRainbow Theatre 1February 7, 19791February 8, 19791February 9, 19791February 10, 1979 BrightonBrighton Centre2February 11, 1979PrestonPreston Guild Hall1February 12, 1979 WakefieldWakefield Theatre Club2February 13, 1979SheffieldFiesta Nightclub1February 14, 1979GenevaSwitzerlandVictoria Hall1February 15, 19791February 17, 1979ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo2February 18, 1979 BirminghamBingley Hall1February 19, 1979HalifaxCivic Theatre 1February 23, 1979LondonRainbow Theatre2February 24, 19792February 25, 1979PoolePoole Arts Centre1February 26, 1979AmsterdamNetherlandsKoninklijk Theater Carré2March 1, 1979GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo2March 2, 1979ParisFranceLe Palace1April 14, 1979 ClevelandUnited StatesPalace Theatre2April 15, 19792April 19, 1979DevonValley Forge Music Fair1April 20, 19791April 21, 19792April 22, 19792April 26, 1979NilesMill Run Playhouse1April 27, 1979 2April 28, 19791April 29, 1979 2May 3, 1979St. PetersburgBayfront Center1May 4, 1979SunriseSunrise Musical Theater1May 5, 19791May 6, 1979JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum1May 10, 1979HoustonCelebrity Circle Theatre2May 11, 19792May 12, 19792May 13, 1979Baton RougeRiverside Centroplex Arena1May 16, 1979BirminghamBoutwell Memorial Auditorium1May 17, 1979ColumbusMunicipal Auditorium1May 18, 1979NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium 1May 19, 1979AtlantaOmni Coliseum1May 20, 1979MemphisMid-South Coliseum1May 24, 1979Pine BluffPine Bluff Convention Center1May 25, 1979Kansas CityKemper Arena1May 26, 1979Beaumont Fair Park Coliseum1May 27, 1979Fort WorthTarrant County Convention Center1May 28, 1979Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum1May 30, 1979Oklahoma CityJim Norick Arena1June 1, 1979 Milwaukee Milwaukee County Stadium1June 2, 1979NorfolkNorfolk Scope1June 3, 1979ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum1June 8, 1979CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum1June 9, 1979Landover Capital Centre1June 10, 1979GreensboroGreensboro Memorial Coliseum1October 2, 1979New OrleansMunicipal Auditorium1October 3, 19791October 4, 1979ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum1October 5, 1979Baton RougeRiverside Centroplex Arena1October 6, 1979HuntsvilleVon Braun Civic Center1October 7, 1979LouisvilleFreedom Hall1October 12, 1979PhiladelphiaSpectrum1October 13, 1979RochesterRochester Community War Memorial1October 14, 1979PittsburghCivic Arena1October 18, 1979SaginawSaginaw Civic Center1October 19, 1979IndianapolisMarket Square Arena1October 20, 1979St. LouisKiel Auditorium1October 21, 1979DaytonUniversity of Dayton Arena1October 25, 1979ColumbusFairgrounds Coliseum1October 26, 1979SyracuseOnondaga County War Memorial1October 27, 1979BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium1October 28, 1979SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center1November 1, 1979KalamazooWings Stadium1November 2, 1979ChicagoChicago Stadium1November 3, 1979ClevelandPublic Auditorium1November 4, 1979DetroitCobo Arena1November 5, 19791November 7, 1979BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center1November 8, 1979UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum1November 9, 1979RichmondRichmond Coliseum1November 10, 1979HamptonHampton Coliseum1November 11, 1979RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center1November 22, 1979SavannahSavannah Civic Center1November 23, 1979MaconMacon Coliseum1November 24, 1979NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium1November 25, 1979MemphisMid-South Coliseum1November 29, 1979AtlantaOmni Coliseum1November 30, 1979MobileMobile Municipal Auditorium1December 6, 1979HoustonThe Summit1December 13, 1979San BernardinoSwing Auditorium1December 15, 1979San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena1December 16, 1979OaklandOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena1December 18, 1979InglewoodThe Forum1December 21, 1979NassauThe BahamasQueen Elizabeth Sports Arena1
+ List of 1980 concerts Date City Country Venue of shows January 11, 1980HonoluluUnited StatesNeal S. Blaisdell Arena1January 12, 19801January 13, 19801
Cancelled dates +List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue ReasonFebruary 20, 1979 (2 shows)LeicesterEnglandDe Montfort HallHealth problemsFebruary 21, 1979CardiffWalesSophia Gardens PavilionFebruary 29, 1979 (2 shows)AvignonFranceThéâtre des CarmesFoodborne illnessMarch 6–10, 1979 (2 shows 7th-9th)JohannesburgSouth AfricaColosseum TheatreBrothers didn't support racial segregation of audiencesMarch 12–14, 1979 (2 shows on 12th)Durban Playhouse TheatreMarch 16–18, 1979 (2 shows on 16th)Cape Town 3 Arts TheatreMarch 19–20, 1979 (2 shows each) JohannesburgColosseum TheatreApril 7, 1979Owings MillsUnited StatesPainters Mill Music FairN/AApril 8, 1979 (2 shows) April 11, 1979 (2 shows) SpringfieldSpringfield Civic CenterApril 12, 1979 CincinnatiPalace TheatreApril 13, 1979 November 11, 1979FayettevilleCumberland County Memorial AuditoriumNovember 14, 1979NormanLloyd Noble CenterNovember 15, 1979Fort WorthTarrant County Convention CenterMichael's kidney infectionNovember 16, 1979JacksonMississippi ColiseumNovember 17, 1979Lake CharlesBurton ColiseumNovember 21, 1979GreenvilleGreenville Memorial AuditoriumNovember 27, 1979ColumbusColumbus Municipal AuditoriumInitially cancelled for Michael's kidney infection, cancelled overallDecember 6, 1979PortlandMemorial ColiseumN/ADecember 8, 1979SeattleSeattle Center ColiseumDecember 9, 1979VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumDecember 10, 1979Fort WorthUnited StatesTarrant County Convention CenterInitially cancelled for Michael's kidney infection, cancelled overallDecember 14, 1979PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Travel schedulesJanuary 9, 1980San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center ArenaN/A
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 Michael McKinney – bass Bud Rizzo – additional guitar James McField – keyboards Tony Lewis – drums
Second leg Jonathan Moffett – drums Bud Rizzo – additional guitar Michael McKinney – bass James McField – keyboards Wesley Phillips, Cloris Grimes, Alan "Funt" Prater, Roderick "Mac" McMorris – horns (East Coast Horns)
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