The Destiny World Tour was the third

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the Jacksons The Jackson 5 (sometimes stylized as the Jackson 5ive, also known as the Jacksons) are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, and for most o ...

to promote the group's ''

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'' album. The tour began on January 22, 1979, with their opening concert in Bremen, West Germany. They visited 3 continents and 14 countries, playing approximately 85 concerts in the United States alone. The tour concluded in Hawaii on January 13, 1980.

Overview

The tour began on January 22, 1979, in

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, West Germany shortly after the release of the ''

'' 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 four-month break from touring starting June 1979 so lead singer

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could finish working on his solo album ''

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''. The first leg of the tour saw the Jacksons playing moderate sized arenas, such as the

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in Philadelphia which seats 3,000, but after the release of Michael's album ''Off the Wall'', the brothers revamped their show for larger arenas. For the second leg, additional songs were added to the setlist, most notably songs from Michael's new album. The opening act in the second leg was L.T.D. The tour grossed an estimated 7.5 million dollars.

Set list

Tour dates

Cancelled dates

* 6 unknown dates in Britain was cancelled due to Michael’s strained voice

Personnel

: vocals *

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: vocals *

Tito Jackson Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American musician. He is an original member of the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label, and later had continued ...

: guitar, vocals *

Marlon Jackson Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American entertainer, singer and dancer best known as a member of the Jackson 5. He is the sixth child of the Jackson family. Marlon now runs Study Peace Foundation to promote peace and unity wor ...

: vocals *

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: 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

References

Notes

Citations

{{The Jackson 5 The Jacksons concert tours 1979 concert tours 1980 concert tours