Destiny Tour
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| Destiny Tour | ||
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| Tour by The Jacksons | ||
| Start date | January 22, 1979 | |
| End date | December 19, 1979 | |
| Legs | 1 | |
| Shows | 82 | |
| Michael Jackson tour chronology | ||
| Destiny Tour (1979) |
Triumph Tour (1981) |
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The Destiny Tour was a world tour headlined by American family band The Jacksons.
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[edit] Overview
Starting the tour on January 22, 1979 in Bremen shortly after releasing the platinum-certified Destiny album the previous December. The tour performed in three continents including a tour in Kenya and several headlining tours in Great Britain before taking on an 80-city tour in the United States, before ending the tour in Washington, D.C. near the end of the year. By the time the tour ended, lead singer Michael Jackson released his breakthrough LP, Off the Wall.
[edit] Setlist
1st 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"
2nd Leg
- "Dancing Machine"
- "Things I Do For You"
- "Off the Wall"
- "Ben"
- Jackson 5 Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "I'll Be There"
- "Rock With You"
- "Enjoy Yourself"
- "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
- "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
[edit] Tour Dates
| No. | Date | City | Venue | Attendance per concert | |
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| Europe | |||||
| 22th Jan | Bremen (Germany) | ||||
| 6th Feb | London (United Kingdom) | Rainbow Theater | |||
| 2nd Mar | Paris (France) | Palace | |||
| North America | |||||
| United States | |||||
| 9th Jun | Washington DC | ||||
| 8th Nov | New York / Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
| 13th Dec | Los Angeles / San Bernardino | ||||
[edit] Band Members
Second Leg
- Drums: Jonathan Moffett
- Bass: Michael McKinney
- Keyboards: Bill Wolfer
- Horns: (East Coast Horns): Wesley Phillips, Cloris Grimes, Alan (Funt) Prater, Roderick (Mac) McMorris
[edit] Personnel
- Jackie Jackson: vocals
- Tito Jackson: guitar, vocals
- Marlon Jackson: vocals
- Michael Jackson: vocals
- Randy Jackson: vocals, congas, percussion, piano, keyboards
[edit] External links
- The Jacksons Destiny Tour 1979 - Off the Wall
- The Jacksons Destiny Tour - Enjoy Yourself
- Michael Jackson Destiny Tour - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
- Destiny Tour Photo Gallery
- All information acquired from MJTKOP.com
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