The Jackson 5 was an American music group, formed in 1963 by the Jackson family brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael and Tito. The quintet's first concert tour was in the United States, where they performed in cities such as Boston, Cincinnati and New York throughout the final quarter of 1970. The brothers remained in their homeland for two more US tours, before successfully expanding to Europe in 1972 and the rest of world the following year.
Following a move from Motown to Epic Records, the group was renamed The Jacksons, and embarked on another tour of Europe, where they performed in front of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. After their Interim concert series in 1978, the siblings proceeded with the Destiny Tour, a promotional platform for their similarly named album. Their 1981 36-city circulation of the US—the Triumph Tour—came next. The Jacksons' final tour together was in 1984, following the release of two albums: the band's Victory and Michael Jackson's Thriller. The Victory Tour spanned 55 performances in the US and Canada and grossed over $75 million.
Having toured with his brothers since the early 1970s, Michael Jackson began his first solo world tour on September 12, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan. Attracting over 4 million people, including royalty, the Bad world tour proved to be successful, becoming the most-highly-attended and highest-earning tour of all time. The follow-up concert series—the Dangerous World Tour of 1992–1993—was also attended by millions, but was cut short when Jackson became the subject of child sexual abuse accusations. Jackson returned with the HIStory World Tour in 1996, an 82 run of concerts that concluded the following year. The tour—which was attended by more than 4.5 million fans—was his last. The singer died less than three weeks before the start of a London concert series called This Is It.
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