The Jackson 5 World Tour
The Jackson 5 World Tour was the fifth overall concert tour (apart from their Steeltown Records and unofficial gigs) and first world tour by the American band the Jackson 5.
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Start date | March 2, 1973 |
End date | December 1975 |
No. of shows | 160+ |
The Jackson 5 tour chronology |
The tour began on March 2, 1973, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it is unknown where the tour concluded in late December 1975. The tour was the biggest undertaken by the Jackson 5 during the band's lifetime, with over 160 concerts in a three-year period. The brothers toured the cities of the Americas, the United Kingdom, the Far East (including Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea),[1] and three countries in Africa being Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria.
Starting in 1974, along with their sisters Janet, Reebie & LaToya, they perform in 11 different nightclub/theater engagements including, MGM Grand, Sahara Tahoe, Mill Run Playhouse, Circle Star Theater and 6 others.
This was the last tour before they toured as six brothers again for the Victory Tour.
Overview
Set lists
- "We're Gonna Have a Good Time" (by Rare Earth)
- "Skywriter"
- "Lookin' Through the Windows"
- "Got to Be There"
- "Hallelujah Day"
- Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "Daddy's Home"
- "Corner of the Sky"
- "Superstition" (by Stevie Wonder)
- "Ben"
- "Happy"
- "Music and Me"
- "With a Child's Heart"
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (by the Temptations)
- "That's How Love Goes"
- "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- "Ain't That Peculiar"
- "You're in Good Hands" (presumably selected July dates)
- Encore
- "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
- Notes
- In the "In Japan" album, tracks 2, 5, 8 and 11–13 were cut out from the official recording for unknown reasons but were still performed.
- During their concert in Seattle, "I Found That Girl" was performed and was never perform again after, unknown if performed in Portland.[2]
- In Salt Lake City, "One Bad Apple" (by The Osmonds) was performed. This is the only know sighting currently.[3]
- During their concert in Sacramento, "Hallelujah Day" was first song to be performed.
- "You're in Good Hands" occasionally replaces "Ain't That Peculiar". The only known sighting of this during their concert in NYC.
- "Walk On" was performed at their concert Daly City towards the end of the show. However, this is the only known sighting currently.[4]
- "Rockin' Robin" & "Get It Together" was consistently performed, exact placement on the set list is unknown.
- I'll Be There makes several appearances on the setlist, placement is unknown.
- "Goin' Back to Indiana" was performed, the only known sighting currently is Baltimore, along with uncertainty of it being paired with "Brand New Thing" like previous tours.[5]
- "Hum Along and Dance"
- "Skywriter"
- Rest of setlist TBD
- (Incomplete)
- "Hum Along and Dance"
- "Skywriter"
- Medley: "I Want You Back"/"ABC"/"The Love You Save"
- "I'll Be There"
- "Let It Be" (by The Beatles)
- "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- "Ben"
- "Rockin' Robin"
- "Music & Me"
- "Superstition" (by Stevie Wonder)
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
- "It's Too Late to Change the Time
- "Daddy's Home"
- "That's How Love Goes"
- "Ain't That Peculiar"
- "I Am Love (Part 1 & 2)"
- "Get It Together"
- "The Life of the Party"
- "Dancing Machine"
- "(You Were Made) Especially for Me"
- "It's Too Late To Change the Time"
- "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
- "Happy"
- "I Am Love (Part 1 & 2)
- "Rockin' Robin"
- "The Life of the Party"
- "Forever Came Today"
- "Music and Me"
- "Ben"
- "I'll Be There"
- Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "Tito's Guitar Solo (Instrumental Interlude)"
- "One Day in Your Life"
- "Dancing Machine"
- "Body Language (Do the Love Dance)"
- "Skywriter"
- "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (by Lori Lieberman)
- "Ben"
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
- "Danny Boy" (by Frederic Weatherly)
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (by Glen Campbell)
- "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" (by the Andrews Sisters)
- Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "Love Is Strange" (by Mickey & Sylvia)
- "Indian Love Call" (by Rose-Marie)
- "I Got You Babe" (by Sonny & Cher)
- "The Beat Goes On" (by Sonny & Cher)
- "Dancing Machine"
- Other songs/acts performed
- "(You Were Made) Especially for Me"
- "Whatever You Got, I Want"
- "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- "I'll Be There"
- "I Am Love (Part 1 & 2)"
- "It's a Blue World" (by The Four Freshman)
- "Opus One" (by The Mills Brothers)
- "Just a Little Bit of You"
- "Sing Sing, Sing"
- "Fever"
- Act: Tap Dancing routine (Jackson Brothers & LaToya)
- Act: Sonny & Cher (Randy & Janet)
- Act: Mae West (Janet)
- Notes
- This set list does not represent every show and is just to list a few.
Tour dates
1973
1974
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | No. of shows |
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North America[14][15] | |||||
January 4[lower-alpha 5] | Landover | United States | Capital Centre | New York City | 1 |
January ? | Mobile | Mobile Municipal Auditorium | — | — | |
Africa[16] | |||||
February 1 | Dakar | Senegal | Stade Demba Diop | The Miracles, Love Unlimited, Three Degrees, Gloria Jones and others | 1 |
February 2 | Théâtre National Daniel Sorano | 1 | |||
February 3 | 1 | ||||
North America[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] | |||||
February 4 | Houston | United States | Astrodome | — | 1 |
February 22 | 2 | ||||
February 23 | Denver | Denver Coliseum | Al Green, El Chicano | 1 | |
March 8 | Greenville | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | — | — | |
March 9 | Louisville | — | |||
March 10 | Toledo | Toledo Sports Arena | |||
March 26 | Stateline | High Sierra Theater at Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino | 1 | ||
March 27 | 1 | ||||
March 28 | 1 | ||||
April 10 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino – Celebrity Room | Frank Gorshin | 1 | |
April 11 | 1 | ||||
April 12 | 1 | ||||
April 13 | 1 | ||||
April 14 | 1 | ||||
April 15 | 1 | ||||
April 16 | 1 | ||||
April 17 | 1 | ||||
April 18 | 1 | ||||
April 19 | 1 | ||||
April 20 | 1 | ||||
April 21 | 1 | ||||
April 22 | 1 | ||||
April 23 | 1 | ||||
April 24 | 1 | ||||
April 26 | Stateline | High Sierra Theater at Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino | — | 1 | |
April 27 | 1 | ||||
April 28 | 2 | ||||
May 13 | Washington D.C. | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Eddie Kendricks & The Young Senators, Ohio Players, The Soul Searchers | 1 | |
May 25 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati Gardens | — | 1 | |
May 27 | Stateline | High Sierra Theater at Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino | Bobby Sargent | 1 | |
May 28 | 1 | ||||
May 29 | 1 | ||||
May 30 | 1 | ||||
May 31 | 1 | ||||
June 1 | 1 | ||||
June 2 | 1 | ||||
June 6 | Inglewood | The Forum | — | 1 | |
June 22[lower-alpha 6] | Ohio Players, The Whispers | 1 | |||
June 24 | Niles | Mill Run Playhouse | M-D-L-T Willis | 1 | |
June 25 | 1 | ||||
June 26 | 1 | ||||
June 27 | 1 | ||||
June 28 | 1 | ||||
June 29 | 1 | ||||
June 30 | 1 | ||||
July 8 | San Carlos | Circle Star Theater | Import, Export, M-D-L-T Willis | 2 | |
July 9 | 1 | ||||
July 10 | 1 | ||||
July 11 | 1 | ||||
July 12 | 2 | ||||
July 13 | 2 | ||||
July 14 | 2 | ||||
July 16 | Hamilton Township | New Jersey State Fairgrounds | — | 1 | |
July 18 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | 1 | ||
July 19 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena [lower-alpha 7] | Mandrill | 1 | |
July 20 | Philidelphia | Spectrum | — | 1 | |
July 21 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | 1 | ||
July 24 | Detroit | Detroit Olympia | Commodores | 1 | |
July 26 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | — | 1 | |
July 27 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | Ohio Players, M-D-L-T Willis | 1 | |
July 29 | Highland Heights | Front Row Theater | M-D-L-T Willis | 2 | |
July 30 | 1 | ||||
July 31 | 1 | ||||
August 1 | 1 | ||||
August 2 | 2 | ||||
August 3 | 2 | ||||
August 4 | 1 | ||||
August 7 | New Orleans | Municipal Auditorium | — | 1 | |
August 10 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | Tavares, M-D-L-T Willis | 1 | |
August 11 | Kansas City | Municipal Auditorium | — | 1 | |
August 16[lower-alpha 8] | St. Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | 1 | ||
August 17 | Spokane | Fairgrounds Ballpark | Peter Noone | 1 | |
August 21 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino – Celebrity Room | 2 | ||
August 22 | 2 | ||||
August 23 | 2 | ||||
August 24 | 2 | ||||
August 25 | 2 | ||||
August 26 | 2 | ||||
August 27 | 2 | ||||
August 28 | 2 | ||||
August 29 | 2 | ||||
August 30 | 2 | ||||
August 31 | 2 | ||||
September 1 | 2 | ||||
September 2 | 2 | ||||
September 3 | 2 | ||||
South America[26] | |||||
September 13 | São Paulo | Brazil | Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi | — | 1 |
September 14 | 1 | ||||
September 17 | Porto Alegre | Ginásio Gigantinho | 1 | ||
September 18 | Belo Horizonte | Arena Indepêndencia | 1 | ||
September 19 | Rio de Janeiro | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | 1 | ||
September 20 | 1 | ||||
September 22 | Brasília | Ginásio de Esportes Presidente Médici | 1 | ||
North America[27] | |||||
October 4 | Stateline | United States | High Sierra Theater at Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino | — | 2 |
October 5 | 2 | ||||
October 6 | 2 | ||||
Central America[28] | |||||
October 12 | Panama City | Panama | Estadio Revolución | — | 1 |
October 13 | 1 | ||||
North America[29][30][31][32][33][34][35] | |||||
October 18 | Baton Rouge | United States | LSU Assembly Center | — | 1 |
October 19 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | 1 | ||
October 25[lower-alpha 9] | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | The Tymes | 1 | |
October 26 | Notre Dame | Athletic & Convocation Center | — | 1 | |
October 27 | Milwaukee | MECCA Arena | The Tymes | 1 | |
November 1 | Sacramento | Sacramento Memorial Auditorium | — | 1 | |
November 3 | Oakland | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | First Choice, Dynamic Superiors | 2 | |
November 9 | Philidelphia | Philadelphia Civic Center | B.T. Express | 1 | |
November 10 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | — | — | |
November 20 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino – Celebrity Room | Pat Cooper | 1 | |
November 21 | 1 | ||||
November 22 | 1 | ||||
November 23 | 1 | ||||
November 25 | 1 | ||||
November 26 | 1 | ||||
November 27 | 1 | ||||
November 28 | 1 | ||||
November 29 | 1 | ||||
November 30 | 1 | ||||
December 1 | 1 | ||||
December 2 | 1 | ||||
December 3 | 1 |
1975
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | No. of shows |
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North America[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54] | |||||
January 10 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Arena | — | 1 |
February 6 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall | Blue Magic and the Hues Corporation | 1 | |
February 7 | 2 | ||||
February 8 | 2 | ||||
February 9 | 1 | ||||
February 11 | 1 | ||||
February 12 | 1 | ||||
March 14 | Miami Beach | United States | Miami Beach Convention Center | The Miracles, S.O.U.L. | 1 |
March 15 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Roberto Clemente Coliseum | Don Cornelius | 1 |
March 16 | 1 | ||||
April 9 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino – Celebrity Room | Frank Gorshin | — |
April 10 | |||||
April 11 | |||||
April 12 | |||||
April 13 | |||||
April 14 | |||||
April 15 | |||||
April 16 | |||||
April 17 | |||||
April 18 | |||||
April 19 | |||||
April 20 | |||||
April 21 | |||||
April 22 | |||||
May 5 | Gaithersburg | Shady Grove Music Theatre | Redd Foxx | 1 | |
May 6 | 1 | ||||
May 7 | 1 | ||||
May 8 | 1 | ||||
May 9 | 1 | ||||
May 10 | 2 | ||||
May 11 | 2 | ||||
May 13 | Niles | Mill Run Playhouse | — | 1 | |
May 15 | 1 | ||||
June 9 | Bobby Sargent | 1 | |||
June 10 | 1 | ||||
June 11 | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | — | 1 | |
June 12 | Niles | Mill Run Playhouse | Bobby Sargent | 1 | |
June 13 | 2 | ||||
June 14 | 2 | ||||
June 15 | 1 | ||||
June 24 | Nanuet | Nanuet Star Theatre | 1 | ||
June 25 | 1 | ||||
June 26 | 1 | ||||
June 27 | 1 | ||||
June 28 | 2 | ||||
June 29 | 2 | ||||
July 5 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall | — | — | |
July 6 | Westbury | Westbury Music Fair | 2 | ||
July 9 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino – Celebrity Room | Bobby Sargent | 2 | |
July 10 | 2 | ||||
July 11 | 2 | ||||
July 12 | 2 | ||||
July 13 | 2 | ||||
July 14 | 2 | ||||
July 15 | 2 | ||||
July 16 | 2 | ||||
July 17 | 2 | ||||
July 18 | 2 | ||||
July 19 | 2 | ||||
July 20 | 2 | ||||
July 21 | 2 | ||||
July 22 | 2 | ||||
August 2 | Tampa | Florida State Fair | — | — | |
August 4 | San Carlos | Circle Star Theater | Bobby Sargent | 1 | |
August 5 | 1 | ||||
August 6 | 1 | ||||
August 7 | 1 | ||||
August 8 | 1 | ||||
August 9 | 2 | ||||
August 10 | 2 | ||||
August 18 | Owings Mills | Painters Mill Music Fair | The Moments | 1 | |
August 19 | 1 | ||||
August 20 | 1 | ||||
August 21 | 1 | ||||
August 22 | 1 | ||||
August 23 | 2 | ||||
August 24 | 2 | ||||
August 27 | Westbury | Westbury Music Fair | The Doobie Brothers, The Main Ingredient | 1 | |
August 28 | 1 | ||||
August 29 | 2 | ||||
August 30 | 2 | ||||
August 31 | 1 | ||||
September 1 | Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon Memorial Stadium | Tavares, Trance – Pat Shannon, Spontaneous Combustion, City Stoppers | 1 | |
September 12 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | Leon Haywood | 1 | |
September 13 | 1 | ||||
September 14 | 1 | ||||
September 19 | New Orleans | Louisiana Superdome | — | 1 | |
September 21 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | Tavares | 1 | |
September 26 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena[lower-alpha 10] | Tavares, Eddie Kendricks | 1 | |
September 27 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial | Tavares | 1 | |
October 10 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | Bobby Womack, Tavares, Natalie Cole | 1 | |
October 11 | Atlanta | Alexander Memorial Coliseum | Tavares, Natalie Cole | 1 | |
October 12[lower-alpha 11] | Huntsville | Propst Arena | Natalie Cole | 1 | |
October 17 | Syracuse | Onondaga County War Memorial | Tavares, KC and the Sunshine Band | 1 | |
October 18 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Tavares, KC and the Sunshine Band, Commodores | 1 | |
October 22 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino – Celebrity Room | Pat Cooper | — | |
October 23 | |||||
October 24 | |||||
October 25 | |||||
October 26 | |||||
October 27 | |||||
October 28 | |||||
October 29 | |||||
October 30 | |||||
October 31 | |||||
November 1 | |||||
November 2 | |||||
November 3 | |||||
November 4 | |||||
November 24 | Highland Heights | Front Row Theater | Bobby Sargent | 1 | |
November 25 | 1 | ||||
November 26 | 1 | ||||
November 27 | 1 | ||||
November 28 | 1 | ||||
November 29 | 1 | ||||
November 30 | 1 | ||||
December ? | Mexico City | Mexico | Auditorio Nacional |
Cancelled dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening
acts |
Reason |
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Citations[55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63] | |||||
August 28, 1973 | Boston | United States | Suffolk Downs | Tower of Power | Low ticket sales |
September 1973[lower-alpha 12] | Niamey | Niger | — | War | Poor preparation |
Dakar | Senegal | — | |||
Monrovia | Liberia | — | |||
Abidjan | Ivory Coast | — | |||
Accra | Ghana | — | |||
Lomé | Togo | — | |||
Libreville | Gabon | — | |||
September 28, 1973 | — | Nigeria | — | ||
September 29, 1973 | — | — | |||
October 1, 1973 | — | — | |||
October ?, 1973 | Lagos | — | |||
January 29 – February 19, 1974 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | — | — | |
Accra | Ghana | Ohene Djan Stadium | |||
Nairobi | Kenya | — | |||
Lusaka | Ghana | — | |||
June 14, 1974 | London | England | Empire Pool | Fear of a repetition mass hysteria at a David Cassidy concert in London in May | |
June 15, 1974 | |||||
June 16, 1974 | Manchester | Kings Hall | |||
June 18, 1974 (2 shows) | Birmingham | Birmingham Hippodrome | |||
June 19, 1974 (2 shows) | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo | ||
August 6, 1974 | Huntsville | United States | Prospt Arena | Civic Center didn't open until prior year | |
October 20, 1974[lower-alpha 13] | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center Arena | Schedule conflict | ||
November 8, 1974 | Williamsburg | William and Mary Hall | Low ticket sales | ||
February 28, 1975 | Boston | Boston Garden | Licenses denied | ||
July 1975 | Atlantic City | Convention Hall | Fear of unruly crowd | ||
August 15, 1975 | Chicago | Soldier Field | |||
September 28, 1975 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | Tavares, Dynamic Superiors | Low ticket sales |
Concert films and recordings
- (MM.DD.YY)
- Tokyo (4.27.73) – Footage of the Vodka Collins pre-show was broadcast on Fiji Television.
- Osaka (4.30.73) – Live album titled The Jackson 5 in Japan was released on October 31, 1973. Video recording of "Hallelujah Day" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" can be found, footage of "Superstition" is also known to exist.
- Melbourne (6.26.73) – Aired on ATN (Channel 7) titled Jackson Five in Australia.
- Dakar (Feb 1 -3, 1974) – A documentary titled Jackson Five in Africa was released in 2009.
- Houston (2.22.74) Show #1 – Provided by Texas Archive of the Moving Image, a silent 10-minute recording of "Hum Along & Dance" and "Skywriter"
- New York City (7.27.74) – Silent, unknown snippet of performance.
- St. Paul (8.16.74) - A video recording containing "Its To Late To Change The Time", "Skywriter", & "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
- Rio de Janeiro (9.19.74) – A recording that ran for 3-minute-and-11-second, the rest of the footage can not be found as it was burned in a studio fire in 1978.
- Syracuse (10.17.75) – Formerly, a recording of the show was available and provided by syracuse.com but was taken down along with the Destiny World Tour performance.
- Mexico City (December 1975) – An official release was provided on a Mexican Channel aired to the US titled "Jackson 5 Live in Mexico 1975".
Personnel
- Vocalists/Dancers
- Michael Jackson – lead vocals, dancer and choreographer
- Jackie Jackson – vocals, dancer
- Marlon Jackson – vocals, dancer
- Tito Jackson – vocals, dancer, lead guitar
- Randy Jackson – vocals, dancer, conga
- Jermaine Jackson – bass, vocals, dancer (until July 6, 1975 – 1st concert only)
- Janet Jackson – vocals, dancer (theater shows only)
- Rebbie Jackson – vocals, dancer (theater shows only)
- La Toya Jackson – vocals, dancer (theater shows only)
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External links
- Jackson 5 - In Japan footage (Provided by Motown Archives) - 4.30.73
- Jackson 5 - in Dakar concert & documentary
- Jackson 5 at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Show #1 (1974) from Texas Archive of the Moving Image
- Jackson 5 at St Paul Civic Center (Provided by conusvideo.com)
- Jackson 5 - Rio De Janeiro
- Jackson 5 - Live in Mexico (1975)
Notes
- Originally scheduled for February 28.
- Originally scheduled for St. John Arena
- Originally scheduled for August 5th.
- Originally scheduled for San Juan at Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
- Originally scheduled for Dec 28, 1973.
- Originally scheduled for June 16.
- Originally scheduled for Three Rivers Stadium on July 15.
- Benefit concert for Afro-American Music Opportunities Association (AAMOA).
- Originally scheduled for September 15 & 25 but postponed due their South America tour.
- Originally scheduled for Indiana Exposition-Convention Center.
- Originally scheduled for Mobile at Mobile Municipal Auditorium.
- Rescheduled for December 16-24, shows were cancelled as well.
- Originally scheduled for October 18.
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