The Destiny World Tour was the third

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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 2 continents and 12 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

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, West Germany shortly after the release of the ''

'' 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

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on June 10, 1979 so lead singer

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could finish working on his solo album ''

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'', which would be released exactly two months later.

Leg 1: Europe

The Jacksons kick off their world tour in Europe. Jaunting through European nightclubs and theaters throughout the United Kingdom, West Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France and Spain. Some dates composed of two shows.

Leg 2: North America

The Jacksons would play arenas and auditoriums, after the release of Michael's album ''

'', 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

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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

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. The tour ended in

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on January 13, 1980.

Set lists

Europe

The following set list was performed during the European leg of the tour. # " Dancing Machine" # " Things I Do for You" # "

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" # " I Am Love" # "Keep on Dancing" # Medley: "

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" / "

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" # " I'll Be There" # " Enjoy Yourself" # "

" # " 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. # "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" # "

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" # "Enjoy Yourself" # "Blame It on the Boogie" # "

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Tour dates

Cancelled dates

Personnel

– vocals *

Jackie Jackson Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Jackson 5, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Jackson is the second child of the Jac ...

– vocals *

Tito Jackson Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (October 15, 1953 – September 15, 2024) was an American musician. He was a founding member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons), a group who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown la ...

– guitar, vocals *

Marlon Jackson Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American 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 worldwide. Earl ...

– vocals *

Randy Jackson Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on ''American Idol'' from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing b ...

– 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 Jonathan Phillip "Sugarfoot" Moffett (born November 17, 1954) is an American drummer, songwriter and record producer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Beginning in 1979, Moffett collaborated with the Jackson family, particularly Michael Jackson, ove ...

– 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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