Triumph Tour
Tour by the Jacksons | |
Location | North America |
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Associated album |
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Start date | July 8, 1981 |
End date | September 26, 1981 |
No. of shows | 46 |
Box office | US $5.5 million ($18.43 million in 2023 dollars)[1] |
The Jacksons tour chronology |
The Triumph Tour was a concert tour by the Jacksons, covering the United States and Canada from July 8 to September 26, 1981. The tour grossed a total of $5.5 million ($18.4 million in 2023), setting a record breaking four sold out concerts in Inglewood, California, just southwest of Los Angeles.[2]
History
By 1981, the Jacksons had regained success as a platinum-selling recording group with two albums,
Touring tenure
The Triumph Tour began in
After the tour ended, Michael went back to record
Stage
The stage was dark and had three groups of strobe lights, all of them containing different colors of lights, facing the stage diagonally. The stage also had a spotlight that followed the main performers. In addition to the lighting, the musicians played their instruments on fixtures (the horn section to the left of the stage, the drums to the center, and keyboards to the right; with the exception of the guitarists and Randy Jackson who played the piano, keyboards, and assorted percussion).
Opening act
Set list
- "Can You Feel It"
- "Things I Do for You"
- "Off the Wall"
- "Ben"
- "Walk Right Now"
- "This Place Hotel"
- "She's Out of My Life"
- "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "I'll Be There"
- "Rock with You"
- "Lovely One"
- "Workin' Day and Night"
- "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
- "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
Tour dates
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis | 11,999 / 11,999 | $118,528 |
Reunion Arena | Dallas | 15,602 / 15,602 | $153,252 |
Lakeland Civic Center | Lakeland | 10,000 / 10,000 | $107,000 |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo | 11,000 / 11,000 | $115,000 |
Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati | 15,898 / 15,898 | $166,038 |
Omni Coliseum | Atlanta | 15,667 / 15,667 | $163,773 |
Spectrum | Philadelphia | 17,842 / 17,842 | $224,881 |
Hartford Civic Center | Hartford | 11,153 / 11,153 | $121,490 |
Providence Civic Center | Providence | 13,000 / 13,000 | $146,000 |
ASU Activity Center | Tempe | 7,230 / 14,000 | $75,915 |
The Forum | Inglewood | 55,000 / 55,000 | $633,029 |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland | 12,435 / 14,000 | $149,633 |
Total | 196,826 / 205,161 (95%) | $2,174,539 |
Personnel
- The Jacksons
- Michael Jackson – vocals
- Jackie Jackson – vocals, percussion
- Tito Jackson – guitar, vocals
- Marlon Jackson – vocals, percussion
- Randy Jackson– vocals, congas, piano, keyboards
- Band
- David Williams – guitar
- Bill Wolfer[11] – synthesizer
- Mike McKinney – bass
- Jonathan Moffett – drums
- Wesley Phillips, Cloris Grimes, Alan (Funt) Prater, Roderick (Mac) McMorris – horns (East Coast Horns)
Notes
References
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Triumph Tour (1981)". titojackson.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Doug Henning Michael Jackson -wind Triumph
- ^ Michael Jackson - Off the Wallwww.AllMichaelJackson.com Archived 2010-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michael Jackson biography: The Jacksons yearswww.Michael-Jackson-trader.com Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "The Jacksons - Triumph Tour (1981)". The Michael Jackson Fan Club. June 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ Ralston, Jeannie (July 29, 1981). "The Jacksons: All Eyes Were on Michael Last Night". Evening Independent. Vol. 74, no. 230. St. Petersburg, Florida: Times Publishing Company. p. 8B. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Jackson Fan Site Billie Jean". www.billiejean.be.
- ^ Box office score data:
- Memphis (July 8), Dallas (July 11): "Top Box Office" (PDF). ISSN 0006-2510.
- Lakeland (July 28), Cincinnati (August 8): "Top Box Office" (PDF). ISSN 0006-2510.
- Atlanta (August 12), Philadelphia (August 14), Hartford (August 15): "Top Box Office" (PDF). ISSN 0006-2510.
- Providence (August 21), Buffalo (August 2): "Top Box Office" (PDF). ISSN 0006-2510.
- Tempe (September 15): "Billboard Boxscore" (PDF). ISSN 0006-2510.
- Oakland (September 22): "Billboard Boxscore" (PDF). ISSN 0006-2510.
- Inglewood (September 18–19, 25–26): "Billboard Boxscore" (PDF). ISSN 0006-2510.
- Memphis (July 8), Dallas (July 11): "Top Box Office" (PDF).
- ^ "Bill Wolfer | Credits". AllMusic.