The Jackson 5 World Tour

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The Jackson 5 World Tour

Tour by the Jackson 5
Location	Africa Asia Latin America North America Oceania
Associated albums	Skywriter G.I.T.: Get It Together Dancing Machine Moving Violation
Start date	March 2, 1973 (1973-03-02)
End date	December 1975 (1975-12)
No. of shows	160+
The Jackson 5 tour chronology

The Jackson 5 World Tour was the fifth overall concert tour and the first world tour undertaken by the American band the Jackson 5.

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 Japan, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and a few others, and one country in Africa being Senegal.

Joe Jackson arranged a nightclub act or also known as their "Las Vegas Revue" debuting at then MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The act soon expanded to other states such as New York, California, & Maryland and a few others places in between.

This marks the last tour before they toured as six brothers again for the Victory Tour.

Overview

1973

Japan

The brothers arrived at the Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo on April 23 due to the tour originally starting April 25. They would reside in the Takanawa Prince Hotel. This would be their first time touring Japan. On April 24, the brothers attended a press conference regarding the Tokyo Music Festival and for their upcoming performance on a TV show. The Japan leg would start on April 27 in Tokyo at the Imperial Theatre as part of the Tokyo Music Festival as a special guest, not a contestant. Before their first show, a rehearsal and soundcheck commenced; the brothers did not rehearse the full set but only half. They attended an after party where they spend time with Sammy Davis Jr. and his wife, Altovise, as he was performing there as well. The brothers vowed to come back to Japan in 1974, although these plans were cancelled. Michael would eventually come back to Japan during his first solo tour in September 1987 during the Bad World Tour.

Australia and New Zealand

When the brothers took step in Australia, history was made. The Jackson 5 was considered the first black group to tour Australia. The brothers attracted crowds in populous cities in Australia at smaller auditoriums and arenas. In Sydney while staying inside the hotel; Joe Jackson, who was the group's tour and finance manager, stood up for Aboriginal fans who were allegedly banned from interacting with the group during their stay. Jackie recalls his father saying, "If you don't let these Aboriginal kids in, the Jacksons are not going on stage." So they were let in, causing pandemonium. Wendell Hynes was the group's tour manager and promoter when the Jacksons came to New Zealand; His brother, Jeff Hynes, was security and a driver. The brothers spent 4 and a half days in New Zealand with 2 shows in Christchurch and 2 shows in Wellington.

1974

North America

On May 13th before a concert in Washington, D.C., around 300 people tried to get in without tickets. After being denied access, they started a ruckus by throwing bottles and rocks at cars for the next 4 hours. According to the police, 40 people had been injured, 58 others were arrested 27 of whom were adults while the rest of them were juveniles.

Start of Las Vegas Revue

The night before the opening show at the MGM Grand Hotel, Rebbie wrenched her ankle while climbing down the stairs of the hotel's casino resulting in the group dropping down her performance of "Fever" from the setlist for the 2 weeks engagement. She still came on stage at the end of every shows.

Katherine Jackson explains:

As for LaToya and Rebbie, it was decided that each would dance, LaToya in the tap-dancing segment, Rebbie during her performance of the old Peggy Lee hit "Fever", with Michael and Marlon.

Unfortunately, because of a freak accident, the only appearance that Rebbie wound up making onstage at the MGM Grand came at the end of the show, when the children took their bows. The night before the engagement began, she was walking down the stairs into the hotel's casino holding Stacee's hand, when Stacee suddenly jumped down a couple of stairs. Rebbie had to lurch forward, and, in doing so, she wrenched her ankle. She was heartbroken that she wasn't able to perform.

As it turned out, that was the only disappointment with the engagement. "This is the best show I've ever seen in Vegas!" dozens of audience members exclaimed to Joe and me during those two weeks. Everyone knew who we were because the children made a point of introducing us from the stage, always against my objections.

— My Family, The Jacksons, 1990

Africa

The tour was organised by Mamadou Johnny Secka. It originally included performances in Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia (planned to take place from January 29 to February 18) but was cut short to only 1 week in Senegal, were they performed for 100,000 people.

When we came off the plane in Dakar, Senegal, Africa, we were greeted by a long line of African dancers. Their drums and sounds filled the air with rhythm. I was going crazy, I was screaming, "All right! They got the rhythm... This is it. This is where I come from. The origin."

— Michael Jackson for Ebony magazine, 1984

During their free time the Jacksons took a trip to the market of Fadiouth to buy local pieces of art, and then to Club Aldiana in Nianing for lunch. They also visited Linguere before going to a pilgrimage in Gorée.

From Michael's own words:

And the craftspeople in the marketplace were incredible. People were making things as we watched and selling other things. I remember one man who made beautiful wood carvings. He'd ask you what you wanted and you'd say, "A man's face," and he'd take a piece from a tree trunk, slice it, and create this remarkable face. You could watch him do it right before your eyes. I'd just sit there and watch people step up to ask him to make something for them and he'd do this whole thing over and over.

It was a visit to Senegal that made us realize how fortunate we were and how our African heritage had helped to make us what we were. We visited an old, abandoned slave camp at Gore Island and we were so moved. The African people had given us gifts of courage and endurance that we couldn't hope to repay.

— Moonwalk, 1988

Mustapha Fall, National Delegate of Tourism honored Joseph Jackson with the badge of "the Knight of the Order of Merit". The group gave thanks to him by offering the gold record for "Get It Together" to hand over to the president Léopold Sédar Senghor.

The group was supposed to meet Emperor Haile Selassie at the Emperor's Palace in Addis Ababa on February 14.

South America

The brothers and their team arrived in São Paulo on September 12 at 1 PM. The afternoon started with a press conference at the Othon Palace Hotel where the group stayed. After giving 2 concerts on September 13 and 14, a TV appearance was taped only containing footage of "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Ben" due to the rest of the tape being burned down in the Tupi studio fire in 1978.

At the time, Brazil was still under military dictatorship so the concerts had to finish strictly before 10 PM.

In Rio de Janeiro, the Jackson 5 gave an interview with Radio Globo, as well as a press conference at the Hotel Nacional Rio.

The concert in Brasília was originally scheduled on September 21, but the equipment did not arrive in time. Someone announced the cancellation of the show on the stadium speaker which infuriated the public creating chaos; angry fans broke the Jackson 5 bus windows. The concert eventually took place the next evening, September 22.

The group arrived in Panama City on October 10 at 5 PM, the same day they gave a press conference at Salon El Tonel with their official sponsor, the malt style beer brand Super Malta. The conference was not only attended by press but also by governmental authorities. Later on October 12, the group appeared at Gran Morrison Mall for an autograph signing session.

They also visited the Guna tribe.

The Jackson 5 were scheduled to be the first performers at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis on opening day, however, due to their South American tour, the concert was rescheduled to October 25. Instead, Glen Campbell performed the first concert at the arena.

Far East

Joseph Jackson remembers: "After the second Australian tour we have begun to work on a new album and preparation for the following concerts. The Jackson 5 had to perform in Manila. I always wanted to see the Philippines, therefore simply could not wait, when we will finally go there. The moment was suitable because our albums were on sale there so well, that Motown did not have enough time to deliver them... We gave a few radio interviews, then we were invited to reception where we were personally welcomed by Imelda Marcos, the first lady of Philippines. Our trip to Philippines was a part of tour across the Far East. During the tour we in the second time have visited Japan and Hong Kong. In November 1974 the tours have ended, and all of us finally could take a vacation." In the Philippines, the brothers performed at the Araneta Coliseum in October 1974. The tour planned for concerts in Japan spanning across three venues in Tokyo from October 24 to October 28. However these plans were cancelled for reasons unknown. US dates were performed around this time.

1975

North America

Most of the tour schedule consisted of nightclub shows continuing and expanding their Las Vegas Revue to other states. During the July 6th concert at the Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York. Jermaine left the group after the first show backstage in refusal to sign to CBS Records in which his brothers signed due to the lack of creative freedom with songs back at Motown Records. Marlon would replace Jermaine's vocals from this point on in the tour. On September 1st the tour would kick with a brand new setlist including material from "Moving Violation" and "Forever, Michael" refreshing their tour along with a local orchestra depending on their location. Before, the orchestra was exclusive to Las Vegas revue nightclub/theater engagements.

West Indies

The Promor Tony Cobb organized the visit of the Jackson 5 in Jamaica and made the Prime Minister Michael Manley and his spouse Beverly the special guests of the concert in Kingston. Before the performance Bob Marley invited the Jackson family to his house. They were also invited by Edward Seaga, leader of the Jamaica Labour Party. The Jackson 5 played basketball against Kingston College students and spent time at the Tivoli Gardens. Due to the show starting later than expected and calm down the fans Jamaican comedian Ranny Williams was brought out performing his comedic works. The show started late and ended at 4 AM after Bob Marley and Wailers performed.

Incomplete/shorter shows

Osaka (April 30, 1973) – Most songs from the setlist weren't performed presumably because of time constraints. Songs included, "Hallelujah Day", "Live It Up", "With a Child's Heart", "Skywriter" and "Walk On". "Superstition" was supposed to have been the duet between Michael and Randy. However, Randy didn't participate in this performance.

Inglewood (August 26, 1973) – Only 14 (including the medley) out of the usual 18 or 19 songs were performed. All 4 of Jermaine's songs were performed including "Your in Good Hands".

Detroit (July 24, 1974) – During "Dancing Machine" the audience rushed towards the stage. Causing the performers to drop their instruments and leave the arena.

St. Paul (August 16, 1974) – The concert ended earlier due to the chaotic crowd.

Indianapolis (October 25, 1974) – The concert ended 20 minutes early due to unknown reasons. In response, angry fans demanded their money back from the box office.

Show performance

It is a familiar act—the slick choreography is still there along with the soul harmonies somewhat sweetened for broader (that is to say, white) appeal. The song performed were also by and large familiar fodder and, as, usual, stage tricks were kept to a minimum (a little strobe lighting, some dry ice fumes). There was a thumping exit with everybody, group and audience, yelling "party, party," over and over.

— Ian Dove, 1974, The New York Times

The tour was one the most high tech tours, specifically for Jackson 5 tours. "Skywriter" was performed using chilled fog machines.

Setlists

1973

Setlist A

1. "We're Gonna Have a Good Time" (by Rare Earth)
2. "Skywriter"
3. "Lookin' Through the Windows"
4. "Got to Be There"
5. "Hallelujah Day"
6. Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
7. "Daddy's Home"
8. "Corner of the Sky"
9. "Superstition" (by Stevie Wonder)
10. "Ben"
11. "Happy"
12. "Music and Me"
13. "With a Child's Heart"
14. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (by the Temptations)
15. "That's How Love Goes"
16. "Never Can Say Goodbye"
17. "Ain't That Peculiar"
18. "You're in Good Hands" (selected dates, starting July)
19. "Walk On" (selected dates)

    Encore

20. "I Wanna Be Where You Are"

Setlist B

1. "We're Gonna Have a Good Time"
2. "Hallelujah Day"
3. "Lookin' Through the Windows"
4. "Ain't That Peculiar"
5. "Got To Be There"
6. Medley: "I Want You Back"/ "ABC" /"The Love You Save"
7. "Daddy's Home"
8. "You're in Good Hands" or "Live It Up"
9. "Superstition"
10. "Ben"
11. "With A Child's Heart"
12. "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
13. "Skywriter"
14. "That' How Love Goes"
15. "Never Can Say Goodbye"
16. "Walk On"
17. "I Wanna Be Where You Are

Notes

• "Superstition" was often performed as a duet between Michael and Randy.
• During their concerts in Portland and Seattle, "I Found That Girl" was performed and was never performed again after, possibly due to the over-ecstatic female crowd.
• On certain tour dates, "Hallelujah Day" replaces "Were Gonna Have A Good Time" in a performance as a way to respect to an holiday or event.
• "Rockin' Robin" was occasionally performed.
• "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.
• In Greensboro, "Skywriter" was not performed instead, a song from Jackie Jackson's album (album name is his name) was performed.
• "Get It Together" was performed starting late August replacing "Were Gonna Have A Good Time" in selected shows.
• Jermaine occasionally performed "Live It Up" which was performed between "Daddy's Home" & "Superstition", replacing "Corner of the Sky".

1974

February 1 – August 17

1. "Hum Along and Dance"
2. "Skywriter"
3. "Feelin' Alright"
4. "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)"
5. Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
6. "I'll Be There"
7. "Let It Be" (by the Beatles)/ "Never Can Say Goodbye"
8. "Ben"
9. "Rockin' Robin"
10. "Music & Me"
11. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (by the Temptations)
12. "Superstition" (by Stevie Wonder)
13. "It's Too Late to Change the Time"
14. "Daddy's Home"
15. "That's How Love Goes"
16. "Ain't That Peculiar"
17. "You're In Good Hands"
18. "Don't Say Goodbye Again"
19. "Get It Together"
20. "Dancing Machine"

September 13 – November 10

1. "Hum Along and Dance"
2. "Skywriter"
3. "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)"
4. Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
5. "I'll Be There"
6. "Let It Be"/ "Never Can Say Goodbye"
7. "Ben"
8. "Rockin' Robin"
9. "Music & Me"
10. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (by the Temptations)
11. "Superstition" (by Stevie Wonder)
12. "It's Too Late to Change the Time
13. "Daddy's Home"
14. "That's How Love Goes"
15. "Ain't That Peculiar"
16. "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" (by T-Bone Walker) (Interlude)
17. "The Life of the Party"
18. "Get It Together"
19. "Dancing Machine"

Notes

• You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) starts from verse 2, line 7.

1975

January–June

Note

The following setlist is incomplete and out of order.

1. "Hum Along and Dance"
2. "Skywriter"
3. Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
4. "I'll Be There"
5. "Never Can Say Goodbye"
6. "Rockin' Robin"
7. "Ben"
8. "Daddy's Home"
9. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (by the Temptations)
10. "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" (by T-Bone Walker)
11. "I Am Love"
12. "Whatever You Got, I Want"
13. "The Life of the Party"
14. "Dancing Machine"

September–December

1. "(You Were Made) Especially for Me"
2. "It's Too Late to Change the Time"
3. "Never Can Say Goodbye"
4. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (by the Temptations)
5. "Happy"
6. "I Am Love"
7. "Rockin' Robin"
8. "The Life of the Party"
9. "Forever Came Today"
10. "Music and Me"
11. "Ben"
12. "I'll Be There"
13. Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
14. "Tito's Guitar Solo" (Instrumental Interlude)
15. "One Day in Your Life"
16. "Dancing Machine"

    Encore

17. "Body Language (Do the Love Dance)"

1974/1975 nightclub/theater shows

The following setlist does not represent every weekly appearance and is just to list a few. Each weekly appearance contains a partially different setlist. Refer to newspaper reviews for songs.

Setlist as of Las Vegas 4/10 - 4/24, 1974

1. "Skywriter"

Musical History (Segment)

• "Opus One" (by The Mills Brothers)
• "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" (by The Andrews Sisters)
• "It's A Blue World" (by the Four Freshmen)
• "Yakety Yak" (by The Coasters)
• "Stop! In the Name of Love" (by The Supremes)

Continued set

1. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
2. "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
3. "I'll Be There"
4. "Daddy's Home"
5. "Ben"
6. Medley: "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (by Lori Lieberman) / "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (by Glen Campbell) / "Danny Boy" (by Frederic Weatherly)
7. "I Got You Babe" (by Sonny & Cher) - performed by Randy & Janet
8. "The Beat Goes On" (by Sonny & Cher) - performed by Randy & Janet
9. "Fever" (by Peggy Lee) – performed by Rebbie
10. "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" – Tap dance routine (the Jackson Brothers and La Toya)
11. "Dancing Machine"

Other songs/acts performed

• "Down by the Old Mill Stream" (by Tell Taylor) - (Part of Musical History Segment, selected dates)
• "Rockin' Robin"
• "Get It Together"
• "Didn't We" (by Richard Harris)
• "Get Ready" (by The Temptations)
• "We're Almost There"
• "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) by T-Bone Walker"
• "Whatever You Got, I Want"
• "I Am Love"
• "Just a Little Bit of You"
• "Love Is Strange" (by Mickey & Sylvia) - Randy & Janet duet
• "Indian Love Call" (by Nelson Eddy) - Randy & Janet duet
• Act: Mae West (Janet)

Tour dates

Oklahoma City

Monroe

Houston

Tokyo

Hiroshima

Osaka

Portland

Seattle

Phoenix

Salt Lake City

Sacramento

Philadelphia

Trotwood

Columbus

Brisbane

Melbourne

Perth

Adelaide

Sydney

Christchurch

Wellington

Boston

New Haven

Providence

Cleveland

San Juan

Pittsburgh

Long Pond

New York City

Chicago

Detroit

Saratoga Springs

Richmond

Hampton

Baltimore

Greensboro

Nashville

Columbia

Atlanta

Miami Beach

Memphis

St. Louis

Indianapolis

New Orleans

Dallas

Daly City

Fresno

Inglewood

Montreal

Honolulu

El Paso

San Antonio

College Park

Fayetteville

Winston-Salem

Landover

Mobile

Dakar

Denver

Greenville

Louisville

Toledo

Stateline

Las Vegas

Washington D.C.

Cincinnati

Niles

San Carlos

Hamilton Township

Buffalo

Highland Heights

St. Paul

Spokane

São Paulo

Porto Alegre

Belo Horizonte

Rio de Janeiro

Brasília

Quezon City

Panama City

Baton Rouge

Little Rock

Notre Dame

Milwaukee

Oakland

Springfield

Gaithersburg

Nanuet

Westbury

Tampa

Owings Mills

Mount Vernon

Clarkston

Rochester

Huntsville

Syracuse

Mexico City

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Dates of the Jackson 5 World Tour

Oklahoma City

Monroe

Houston

Tokyo

Hiroshima

Osaka

Portland

Seattle

Phoenix

Salt Lake City

Sacramento

Philadelphia

Trotwood

Columbus

Brisbane

Melbourne

Perth

Adelaide

Sydney

Christchurch

Wellington

Boston

New Haven

Providence

Cleveland

San Juan

Pittsburgh

Long Pond

New York City

Chicago

Detroit

Saratoga Springs

Richmond

Hampton

Baltimore

Greensboro

Nashville

Columbia

Atlanta

Miami Beach

Memphis

St. Louis

Indianapolis

New Orleans

Dallas

Daly City

Fresno

Inglewood

Montreal

Honolulu

El Paso

San Antonio

College Park

Fayetteville

Winston-Salem

Landover

Mobile

Dakar

Denver

Greenville

Louisville

Toledo

Stateline

Las Vegas

Washington D.C.

Cincinnati

Niles

San Carlos

Hamilton Township

Buffalo

Highland Heights

St. Paul

Spokane

São Paulo

Porto Alegre

Belo Horizonte

Rio de Janeiro

Brasília

Quezon City

Panama City

Baton Rouge

Little Rock

Notre Dame

Milwaukee

Oakland

Springfield

Gaithersburg

Nanuet

Westbury

Tampa

Owings Mills

Mount Vernon

Clarkston

Rochester

Huntsville

Syracuse

Mexico City

The Jackson 5 World Tour (the United States)

Oklahoma City

Monroe

Houston

Tokyo

Hiroshima

Osaka

Portland

Seattle

Phoenix

Salt Lake City

Sacramento

Philadelphia

Trotwood

Columbus

Brisbane

Melbourne

Perth

Adelaide

Sydney

Christchurch

Wellington

Boston

New Haven

Providence

Cleveland

San Juan

Pittsburgh

Long Pond

New York City

Chicago

Detroit

Saratoga Springs

Richmond

Hampton

Baltimore

Greensboro

Nashville

Columbia

Atlanta

Miami Beach

Memphis

St. Louis

Indianapolis

New Orleans

Dallas

Daly City

Fresno

Inglewood

Montreal

Honolulu

El Paso

San Antonio

College Park

Fayetteville

Winston-Salem

Landover

Mobile

Dakar

Denver

Greenville

Louisville

Toledo

Stateline

Las Vegas

Washington D.C.

Cincinnati

Niles

San Carlos

Hamilton Township

Buffalo

Highland Heights

St. Paul

Spokane

São Paulo

Porto Alegre

Belo Horizonte

Rio de Janeiro

Brasília

Quezon City

Panama City

Baton Rouge

Little Rock

Notre Dame

Milwaukee

Oakland

Springfield

Gaithersburg

Nanuet

Westbury

Tampa

Owings Mills

Mount Vernon

Clarkston

Rochester

Huntsville

Syracuse

Mexico City

The Jackson 5 World Tour (Brazil)

Oklahoma City

Monroe

Houston

Tokyo

Hiroshima

Osaka

Portland

Seattle

Phoenix

Salt Lake City

Sacramento

Philadelphia

Trotwood

Columbus

Brisbane

Melbourne

Perth

Adelaide

Sydney

Christchurch

Wellington

Boston

New Haven

Providence

Cleveland

San Juan

Pittsburgh

Long Pond

New York City

Chicago

Detroit

Saratoga Springs

Richmond

Hampton

Baltimore

Greensboro

Nashville

Columbia

Atlanta

Miami Beach

Memphis

St. Louis

Indianapolis

New Orleans

Dallas

Daly City

Fresno

Inglewood

Montreal

Honolulu

El Paso

San Antonio

College Park

Fayetteville

Winston-Salem

Landover

Mobile

Dakar

Denver

Greenville

Louisville

Toledo

Stateline

Las Vegas

Washington D.C.

Cincinnati

Niles

San Carlos

Hamilton Township

Buffalo

Highland Heights

St. Paul

Spokane

São Paulo

Porto Alegre

Belo Horizonte

Rio de Janeiro

Brasília

Quezon City

Panama City

Baton Rouge

Little Rock

Notre Dame

Milwaukee

Oakland

Springfield

Gaithersburg

Nanuet

Westbury

Tampa

Owings Mills

Mount Vernon

Clarkston

Rochester

Huntsville

Syracuse

Mexico City

The Jackson 5 World Tour (Japan)

Oklahoma City

Monroe

Houston

Tokyo

Hiroshima

Osaka

Portland

Seattle

Phoenix

Salt Lake City

Sacramento

Philadelphia

Trotwood

Columbus

Brisbane

Melbourne

Perth

Adelaide

Sydney

Christchurch

Wellington

Boston

New Haven

Providence

Cleveland

San Juan

Pittsburgh

Long Pond

New York City

Chicago

Detroit

Saratoga Springs

Richmond

Hampton

Baltimore

Greensboro

Nashville

Columbia

Atlanta

Miami Beach

Memphis

St. Louis

Indianapolis

New Orleans

Dallas

Daly City

Fresno

Inglewood

Montreal

Honolulu

El Paso

San Antonio

College Park

Fayetteville

Winston-Salem

Landover

Mobile

Dakar

Denver

Greenville

Louisville

Toledo

Stateline

Las Vegas

Washington D.C.

Cincinnati

Niles

San Carlos

Hamilton Township

Buffalo

Highland Heights

St. Paul

Spokane

São Paulo

Porto Alegre

Belo Horizonte

Rio de Janeiro

Brasília

Quezon City

Panama City

Baton Rouge

Little Rock

Notre Dame

Milwaukee

Oakland

Springfield

Gaithersburg

Nanuet

Westbury

Tampa

Owings Mills

Mount Vernon

Clarkston

Rochester

Huntsville

Syracuse

Mexico City

The Jackson 5 World Tour (Australia and New Zealand)

1973

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening/closing acts	No. of shows
North America
March 2	Oklahoma City	United States	Myriad Convention Center	—	1
March 3	Monroe		Monroe Civic Center	Commodores	1
March 4	Houston		Astrodome	—	2
Japan
April 27	Tokyo	Japan	Imperial Theatre	Vodka Collins	1
April 28	Hiroshima		Hiroshima Yūbin Chokin Kaikan	—	2
April 30	Osaka		Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan		1
May 1			Festival Hall		1
May 2	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan	Orange Peko	1
North America
May 5	Portland	United States	Memorial Coliseum	—	1
May 6	Seattle		Seattle Center Coliseum	Sisters Love	1
May 11	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum		1
May 12	Salt Lake City		Special Events Center		1
May 13	Sacramento		Charles C. Hughes Stadium		1
May 18	Philadelphia		Spectrum – Theater	—	1
May 19	Trotwood		Hara Arena		1
May 20	Columbus		National Veterans Memorial Coliseum		2
Oceania
June 23	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Festival Hall	Mississippi, Hush	1
June 26	Melbourne		Festival Hall		1
June 29	Perth		Beatty Park Aquatic Centre		1
July 1	Adelaide		Apollo Stadium		1
July 2	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion		1
July 4	Christchurch	New Zealand	Christchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts	Trish Leef	2
July 5	Wellington		Wellington Town Hall		2
North America
July 13	Boston	United States	Boston Garden	—	1
July 14	New Haven		Yale Bowl		1
July 15	Providence		Providence Civic Center		1
July 16	Cleveland		Public Auditorium		1
July 17	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Hiram Bithorn Stadium		1
July 20	Pittsburgh	United States	Civic Arena	Commodores	1
July 21	Long Pond		Pocono State Fair		1
July 22	New York City		Madison Square Garden		1
July 24	Chicago		International Amphitheatre		1
July 25					1
July 27	Cleveland		Public Auditorium		1
July 28	Detroit		Detroit Olympia		1
July 29	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center		1
August 3	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum	Commodores, Tower of Power	1
August 4	Hampton		Hampton Roads Coliseum	Commodores, Calvin Shakespeare & Son	1
August 6	Baltimore		Baltimore Civic Center	Commodores	2
August 7	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum		1
August 8	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium		1
August 10	Columbia		Carolina Coliseum		1
August 11	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum		1
August 12	Miami Beach		Miami Beach Convention Center		1
August 17	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum		1
August 18	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium		1
August 19	Indianapolis		Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum		2
August 21	New Orleans		Municipal Auditorium		1
August 22	Dallas		Dallas Memorial Auditorium	Sisters Love	1
August 24	Daly City		Cow Palace		1
August 25	Fresno		Selland Arena		1
August 26	Inglewood		The Forum	Sisters Love, Buddy Miles Express	1
August 29	Montreal	Canada	Autostade	Commodores	1
August 31	Columbus	United States	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum		2
September 2	Honolulu		Honolulu International Center	Sisters Love	1
October 19	El Paso		El Paso County Coliseum	—	1
October 21	San Antonio		San Antonio Municipal Auditorium		1
December 26	College Park		Cole Field House	New York City	1
December 29	Fayetteville		Cumberland County Arena		1
December 30	Winston-Salem		Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum		1

1974

NOTE *This list is incomplete*

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening/closing acts	No. of shows
North America
January 4	Landover	United States	Capital Centre	New York City	1
Africa
February 1	Dakar	Senegal	Stade Demba Diop	—	1
February 2			Théâtre National Daniel Sorano		1
February 3					1
North America
February 22	Houston	United States	Astrodome	—	2
February 23	Denver		Denver Coliseum	Al Green, El Chicano	1
March 8	Greenville		Greenville Memorial Auditorium	—	1
March 9	Louisville		—		1
March 10	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena		1
April 10	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Hotel & Casino – Celebrity Room	Frank Gorshin	2
April 11					2
April 12					2
April 13					2
April 14					2
April 15					2
April 16					2
April 17					2
April 18					2
April 19					2
April 20					2
April 21					2
April 22					2
April 23					2
April 24					2
April 26	Stateline		High Sierra Theater at Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino	—	1
April 27					1
April 28					2
May 13	Washington D.C.		RFK 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 22	Inglewood		The Forum	Ohio Players, The Whispers, M-D-L-T Willis	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 19	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena	Mandrill	1
July 20	Philadelphia		Spectrum	—	1
July 21	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum	M-D-L-T Willis, Tavares	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	St. Paul		St. Paul Civic Center	Haze, Sounds of Blackness	1
August 17	Spokane	Fairgrounds Ballpark	Peter Noone	1
August 21	Las Vegas	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino – Celebrity Room	Burns & Schreiber	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
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
October 4	Stateline	United States	High Sierra Theater at Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino	—	2
October 5					2
October 6					2
Central America
October 12	Panama City	Panama	Estadio Revolución	—	1
October 13					1
North America
October 18	Baton Rouge	United States	LSU Assembly Center	—	1
October 19	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum		1
October 25	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena	The Tymes, George McCrae	1
October 26	Notre Dame		Athletic & Convocation Center		1
October 27	Milwaukee		MECCA Arena		1
November 1	Sacramento		Sacramento Memorial Auditorium	—	1
November 3	Oakland		Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena	First Choice, Dynamic Superiors	1
November 9	Philadelphia		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 24					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

Unknown dates

October ??, 1974	Quezon City, Philippines	Araneta Coliseum	N/A

1975

NOTE *This list is incomplete*

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening/closing acts	No. of shows
North America
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
West Indies
March 8	Kingston	Jamaica	National Arena	Ranny Williams, Bob Marley and the Wailers	1
North America
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
June 9	Niles		Mill Run Playhouse	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 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 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 Roads Coliseum	Tavares	1
September 26	Indianapolis	Market Square Arena	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	Huntsville	Von Braun Civic Center	Natalie Cole	1
October 16	Saginaw	Saginaw Civic Center	Tavares	1
October 17	Syracuse	Onondaga County War Memorial	Tavares, KC and the Sunshine Band	1
October 18	Buffalo	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium		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	—	—

Unknown dates

September 1975	Inglewood, California	The Forum	The Main Ingredient
October 1975	Chicago, Illinois	International Amphitheatre	Tavares

Cancelled dates

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening/closing act	No. of shows	Reason
1973
August 28	Boston	United States	Suffolk Downs	Tower of Power	1	Low ticket sales
September	Niamey	Niger	—	War	—	Unsuccessful planing
	Dakar	Senegal
	Monrovia	Liberia
	Accra	Ghana
	Lomé	Togo
	Libreville	Gabon
September 28	—	—
September 29
October 1
October ?	Lagos	Nigeria
1974
January 29 - February 19	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	—	—	—	Unstable conditions for the group
	Accra	Ghana
	Nairobi	Kenya
	Lusaka	Zambia
June 14	London	England	Empire Pool		1	Fear of a repetition mass hysteria at a David Cassidy concert in London in May
June 15					1
June 16	Manchester		Kings Hall		1
June 18	Birmingham		Birmingham Hippodrome	Edwin Starr	2
June 19	Glasgow	Scotland	The Apollo	—	2
July 16	Hamilton Township	United States	New Jersey State Fairgrounds		1	Concerns of unruly crowd
August 6	Huntsville		Von Braun Civic Center		1	Civic Center didn't open until the following year
October 11	Anchorage		—		1	Due to Far East tour commitments
October 20	Fort Worth		Fort Worth Convention Center		1	Schedule conflict
October 24	Tokyo	Japan	Nippon Budokan		1	Unknown reasons
October 26			NHK Hall		1
October 28			Nakano Sun Plaza		1
November 8	Williamsburg	United States	William and Mary Hall		1	Low ticket sales
1975
February 28	Boston	United States	Boston Garden	—	1	Permission of concert hosting denied
July 5	Atlantic City		Convention Hall		1	Concerns of unruly crowd
August 15	Chicago		Soldier Field		1
September 28	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum	Tavares, Dynamic Superiors	1	Low ticket sales

Personnel

Vocalists/dancers

• Michael Jackson – lead vocals, dancer and choreographer
• Jackie Jackson – vocals, dancer
• Marlon Jackson – vocals, dancer
• Tito Jackson – vocals, lead guitar, dancer (occasionally)
• Randy Jackson – vocals, dancer (occasionally), conga (quinto)
• Jermaine Jackson – vocals, bass, dancer (occasionally) (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)

Musicians

• Johnny Jackson – timbales
• Ronnie Rancifer – organ, keyboard
• Leroy Raison – drums
• Smith Jones Lewis – keyboards (various)
• Joe Scott – synthesizer
• Phil Upchurch – bass (1975)
• John Smith – bass (1975)

Orchestra

• Various local orchestras hired – all 1974 and 1975 theater shows; regular shows starting September 1975

Management

• Joe Jackson – tour coordinator, manager
• Danny O' Donovan – concert promoter
• Jack Nance – tour manager
• Richard Arons – tour manager
• Bob Jones – publicist

Wardrobe

• Ruthie West
• Bill Whitten
• International Costume Co.

Stage

• Bob Sansom – scenery
• Jerry Grollnek – lighting

See also

• List of concert tours by the Jackson 5

External links

• Jackson 5 – Festival Hall – 5/1/1973
• Jackson 5 – Live in Africa concert & documentary via YouTube
• Jackson 5 at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Show 1 & 2 (1974) from Texas Archive of the Moving Image
• Jackson 5 – Brazil (1974)
• Jackson 5 – Live in Mexico (1975)