| Concert Tour Name: | Destiny World Tour |
| Artist: | the Jacksons |
| Start Date: | January 22, 1979 |
| End Date: | January 13, 1980 |
| Number Of Legs: | 2 |
| Number Of Shows: | 146 |
| Gross: | US $7.5 million |
| Chronology: | The Jacksons tour chronology |
| Last Tour: | Goin' Places Tour (1978) |
| This Tour: | Destiny World Tour (1979–1980) |
| Next Tour: | Triumph Tour (1981) |
The Destiny World Tour (also known as The Jacksons World Tour) was the third concert tour by the Jacksons to promote the group's Destiny 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.
The tour began on January 22, 1979, in Bremen, West Germany shortly after the release of the Destiny album the previous December. The tour jolted through 2 continents, playing concerts in Europe & 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 Greensboro Coliseum on June 10, 1979 so lead singer Michael Jackson could finish working on his solo album Off the Wall, which would be released exactly two months later.
The Jacksons kick off their world tour in Europe. Jaunting through European nightclubs and theaters throughout United Kingdom, West Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France & Spain. Some dates compose of 2 shows being an evening and night show.
The Jacksons would play arenas and auditoriums, after the release of Michael's album Off the Wall, 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 Fort Worth to Greenville.[1] 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 Savannah. The tour ended in Honolulu on January 13, 1980.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | No. of performances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe[2] [3] | ||||
| January 22, 1979 | Bremen | West Germany | Musical Theater Bremen | 1 |
| January 24, 1979 | 1 | |||
| January 26, 1979 | 1 | |||
| January 27, 1979 | Frankfurt am Main | Jahrhunderthalle | 1 | |
| January 28, 1979 | Madrid | Spain | Teatro Monumental | 1 |
| January 29, 1979 | 1 | |||
| January 30, 1979 | 1 | |||
| January 31, 1979 | Groningen | Netherlands | Martinihal Groningen | 1 |
| February 1, 1979 | Amsterdam | Koninklijk Theater Carré | 1 | |
| February 2, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 6, 1979 | London | England | 1 | |
| February 7, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 8, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 9, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 10, 1979 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | 2 | |
| February 11, 1979 | Preston | Preston Guild Hall | 1 | |
| February 12, 1979 | Wakefield | Theatre Royal | 2 | |
| February 13, 1979 | Sheffield | Fiesta Nightclub | 1 | |
| February 14, 1979 | Geneva | Switzerland | Victoria Hall | 1 |
| February 15, 1979 | 1 | |||
| February 17, 1979 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo | 2 |
| February 18, 1979 | Birmingham | Bingley Hall | 1 | |
| February 19, 1979 | Halifax | 1 | ||
| February 23, 1979 | London | Rainbow Theatre | 2 | |
| February 24, 1979 | 2 | |||
| February 25, 1979 | Poole | Poole Arts Centre | 1 | |
| February 26, 1979 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Koninklijk Theater Carré | 1 |
| February 27, 1979 | 1 | |||
| March 1, 1979 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo | 2 |
| March 2, 1979 | Paris | France | Le Palace | 1 |
| North America[4] | ||||
| April 14, 1979 | Cleveland | United States | Palace Theatre | 2 |
| April 15, 1979 | 2 | |||
| April 19, 1979 | Devon | Valley Forge Music Fair | 1 | |
| April 20, 1979 | 1 | |||
| April 21, 1979 | 2 | |||
| April 22, 1979 | 2 | |||
| April 26, 1979 | Niles | Mill Run Playhouse | 1 | |
| April 27, 1979 | 2 | |||
| April 28, 1979 | 1 | |||
| April 29, 1979 | 2 | |||
| May 3, 1979 | St. Petersburg | Bayfront Center | 1 | |
| May 4, 1979 | Sunrise | Sunrise Musical Theater | 1 | |
| May 5, 1979 | 1 | |||
| May 6, 1979 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1 | |
| May 10, 1979 | Houston | Celebrity Circle Theatre | 2 | |
| May 11, 1979 | 2 | |||
| May 12, 1979 | 2 | |||
| May 13, 1979 | Baton Rouge | Riverside Centroplex Arena | 1 | |
| May 16, 1979 | Birmingham | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium | 1 | |
| May 17, 1979 | Columbus | Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| May 18, 1979 | Nashville | 1 | ||
| May 19, 1979 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | 1 | |
| May 20, 1979 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | 1 | |
| May 24, 1979 | Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff Convention Center | 1 | |
| May 25, 1979 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | 1 | |
| May 26, 1979 | Fair Park Coliseum | 1 | ||
| May 27, 1979 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | 1 | |
| May 28, 1979 | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | 1 | ||
| May 30, 1979 | Oklahoma City | Jim Norick Arena | 1 | |
| June 1, 1979 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 1 | ||
| June 2, 1979 | Norfolk | Norfolk Scope | 1 | |
| June 3, 1979 | Columbia | Township Auditorium | 1 | |
| June 8, 1979 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | 1 | |
| June 9, 1979 | Capital Centre | 1 | ||
| June 10, 1979 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | 1 | |
| October 2, 1979 | New Orleans | Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| October 3, 1979 | 1 | |||
| October 4, 1979 | Shreveport | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | 1 | |
| October 5, 1979 | Baton Rouge | Riverside Centroplex Arena | 1 | |
| October 6, 1979 | Huntsville | Von Braun Civic Center | 1 | |
| October 7, 1979 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | 1 | |
| October 12, 1979 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | 1 | |
| October 13, 1979 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 1 | |
| October 14, 1979 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial | 1 | |
| October 18, 1979 | Saginaw | Saginaw Civic Center | 1 | |
| October 19, 1979 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | 1 | |
| October 20, 1979 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | 1 | |
| October 21, 1979 | Dayton | University of Dayton Arena | 1 | |
| October 25, 1979 | Columbus | Fairgrounds Coliseum | 1 | |
| October 26, 1979 | Syracuse | Onondaga County War Memorial | 1 | |
| October 27, 1979 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | 1 | |
| October 28, 1979 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | 1 | |
| November 1, 1979 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | 1 | |
| November 2, 1979 | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | 1 | |
| November 3, 1979 | Cleveland | Public Auditorium | 1 | |
| November 4, 1979 | Detroit | Cobo Arena | 1 | |
| November 5, 1979 | 1 | |||
| November 7, 1979 | Baltimore | Baltimore Civic Center | 1 | |
| November 8, 1979 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 9, 1979 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 11, 1979 | Fayetteville | Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium | 1 | |
| November 22, 1979 | Savannah | Savannah Civic Center | 1 | |
| November 23, 1979 | Macon | Macon Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 24, 1979 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| November 25, 1979 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 29, 1979 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | 1 | |
| November 30, 1979 | Mobile | Mobile Municipal Auditorium | 1 | |
| December 9, 1979 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | 1 |
| December 13, 1979 | San Bernardino | United States | Swing Auditorium | 1 |
| December 14, 1979 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1 | |
| December 15, 1979 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | 1 | |
| December 19, 1979 | Inglewood | The Forum | 1 | |
| December 21, 1979 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 1 | |
| December N/A, 1979 | Nassau | The Bahamas | Haynes Oval | 1 |
| January 11, 1980 | Honolulu | United States | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | 1 |
| January 12, 1980 | 1 | |||
| January 13, 1980 | 1 | |||
| City | Country | Venue | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | ||||
| February 16, 1979 (2 shows) | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo | Illness with the band |
| February 20, 1979 (2 shows) | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall | Health problems |
| February 21, 1979 | Cardiff | Wales | Sophia Gardens Pavilion | |
| February 28, 1979 (2 shows) | Avignon | France | Théâtre des Carmes | Foodborne illness |
| March 6-10, 1979 | Soweto | Africa | Orlando Stadium | N/A[11] |
| March 12-15, 1979 | Cape Town | rowspan="2" | ||
| March 16-18, 1979 | Durban | |||
| March 19-21, 1979 | Johannesburg | Market Theatre | ||
| April 7, 1979 | Owings Mills | United States | Painters Mill Music Fair | N/A |
| April 8, 1979 (2 shows) | ||||
| November 10, 1979 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | Low ticket sales | |
| November 15, 1979 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | Michael's kidney infection | |
| November 16, 1979 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | ||
| November 17, 1979 | Lake Charles | Burton Coliseum | ||
| November 18, 1979 | Houston | Hofheinz Pavilion | ||
| November 19, 1979 | ||||
| November 21, 1979 | Greenville | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | ||
| November 27, 1979 | Columbus | Columbus Municipal Auditorium | Initially, cancelled for MJ's kidney infection, cancelled overall | |
| December 6, 1979 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | N/A | |
| December 8, 1979 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | ||
| December 10, 1979 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | Initially, cancelled for MJ's kidney infection, cancelled overall | |
| December 11, 1979 | San Antonio | HemisFair Arena | ||
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First leg
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The London concert on February 23 was released on VHS later in 1979.