Triumph Tour

Triumph TourTour by The Jacksons
Photo taken at The Forum. (September 26, '81)
General Information
Associated albums	Triumph Off the Wall
Start date	July 8, 1981
End date	September 26, 1981
Legs	1
Number of shows	37
Supporting acts	Stacy Lattisaw
Box office	$19.02 million
Tour chronology
Previous	"Destiny World Tour"
Next	"Victory Tour"

The Triumph Tour was the fourth concert tour by American pop band The Jacksons, covering the United States and Canada from July 8 to September 26, 1981. The tour grossed $5.5 million, setting a record-breaking 4 sold-out concerts in Inglewood, California, just southwest of Los Angeles.

History

By 1981, The Jacksons regained success as a platinum-selling recording group with two albums, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980). Additionally, Michael was in the final stages of promoting his 1979 multi-platinum album, Off the Wall. This tour allowed him to bring in new show production ideas more to his liking. Inspired by Earth, Wind & Fire's live shows, Michael created the costumes and designed the stage. He and his brothers also collaborated on an intro that signaled similarities to their "Can You Feel It" music video. As it had been for many years, the choreography was done by Michael, Jackie, and Marlon Jackson. The shows included magical elements designed by Doug Henning—for example, Michael disappearing in smoke during "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough".

Setlist

1. "Can You Feel It"
2. "Things I Do for You"
3. "Off the Wall"
4. "Ben"
5. "Walk Right Now" (Memphis - ?, Lakeland is last known)
6. "This Place Hotel"
7. "She's Out of My Life"
8. The Jackson 5 Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
9. "I'll Be There"
10. "Rock with You"
11. "Lovely One"
12. "Workin' Day and Night"
13. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
14. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"

Video recordings

• July 8: Memphis
• July 11: Dallas
• July 22: Atlanta
• August 18: New York City
• August 21: Providence
• August 23: Buffalo
• August 31: Nashville
• September 5: Chicago (Soundboard)
• September 22: Oakland
• September 25: Inglewood
• September 26: Inglewood

Tour dates

Schedule of 1981 shows

Date	City	State/Province	Country	Venue	Opening Act	Ticket sales	Revenue
North America
July 8	Memphis	Tennessee	United States	Mid-South Coliseum	Stacy Lattisaw	11,999	$118,528
July 9	Baton Rouge	Louisiana		Riverside Centroplex Arena		-	-
July 11	Dallas	Texas		Reunion Arena		15,602	$153,252
July 12	Houston			The Summit		-	-
July 15	San Antonio			HemisFair Arena		-	-
July 22	Atlanta	Georgia		Omni Coliseum		-	-
July 24	Greensboro	North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum		-	-
July 25	Charlotte	North Carolina		Charlotte Coliseum		-	-
July 27	Mobile	Alabama		Mobile Municipal Auditorium		-	-
July 28	Lakeland	Florida		Lakeland Civic Center		10,000	$107,000
July 31	Hampton	Virginia		Hampton Coliseum		-	-
August 1	Landover	Maryland		Capital Centre		-	-
August 4	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	Montreal Forum		-	-
August 5	Toronto	Ontario		Maple Leaf Gardens		-	-
August 8	Cincinnati	Ohio	United States	Riverfront Coliseum		15,898	$166,038
August 12	Atlanta	Georgia		Omni Coliseum		15,667	$163,773
August 14	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania		The Spectrum		17,842	$224,881
August 15	Hartford	Connecticut		Hartford Civic Center		11,153	$121,490
August 18	New York City	New York		Madison Square Garden		-	-
August 19						-	-
August 21	Providence	Rhode Island		Providence Civic Center		13,000	$146,000
August 23	Buffalo	New York		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium		11,000	$115,000
August 26	Milwaukee	Wisconsin		MECCA Arena		-	-
August 28	Indianapolis	Indiana		Market Square Arena		-	-
August 29	Detroit	Michigan		Joe Louis Arena		-	-
August 31	Nashville	Tennessee		Nashville Municipal Auditorium		-	-
September 2	St. Louis	Missouri		Checkerdome		-	-
September 4	Detroit	Michigan		Joe Louis Arena		-	-
September 5	Chicago	Illinois		Chicago Stadium		-	-
September 6	Milwaukee	Wisconsin		MECCA Arena		-	-
September 10	Denver	Colorado		McNichols Sports Arena		-	-
September 13	Daly City	California		Cow Palace		-	-
September 15	Tempe	Arizona		ASU Activity Center		7,230/14,000	$75,915
September 18	Inglewood	California		The Forum		-	-
September 19						-	-
September 22	Oakland			Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena		12,435/14,000	$149,633
September 25	Inglewood			The Forum		-	-
September 26						-	-

Cancelled dates

Date	City	State	Country	Venue	Reason of cancellation
July 10	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	United States	Myriad Convention Center	Tour restructuring
July 12	Albuquerque	New Mexico		Tingley Coliseum
July 31	Landover	Maryland		Capital Centre	Michael Jackson's laryngitis
August 2	Buffalo	New York		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Rescheduled to August 23
August 4	Richmond	Virginia		Richmond Coliseum	Listed in tour itinerary, tour restructuring
August 7	Uniondale	New York		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 9	Richfield	Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
August 10	Columbus	Ohio		Veterans Memorial Auditorium
August 13	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania		Civic Arena
August 22	Chicago	Illinois		Chicago Stadium	Rescheduled to September 5
August 23	Cincinnati	Ohio		Riverfront Coliseum	Originally scheduled to be in Dayton, Ohio
August 29	Lexington	Kentucky		Rupp Arena	Tour restructuring
September 3	Denver	Colorado		McNichols Sports Arena	Rescheduled to September 10
September 6	Winchester	Nevada		Las Vegas Convention Center	Tour restructuring
September 8	Kansas City	Missouri		Kemper Arena	N/A
September 17	San Diego	California		San Diego Sports Arena

Trivia

• "Walk Right Now" was removed from the repertoire after first 4-5 shows, making it one of the rarest songs to track down.
• In early shows, "This Place Hotel" didn't have an explosion and was instead used in "Walk Right Now" before it's removal.