Unity Tour
{{Short description|2012–13 concert tour by the Jacksons}}
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{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Unity Tour
| artist = the Jacksons
| location =
| start_date = June 20, 2012
| end_date = July 27, 2013
| number_of_legs = 6
| number_of_shows = 70
| chronology = The Jacksons tour chronology
| last_tour = Victory Tour
(1984)
| this_tour = Unity Tour
(2012–2013)
| next_tour = A Celebration of 50 Years
(2017)
}}
The Unity Tour was a concert tour by the Jacksons.{{Cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Jackson+brothers+plan+summer+Unity+tour/6423042/story.html |title=Jackson brothers plan summer Unity tour |access-date=2017-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409014825/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Jackson+brothers+plan+summer+Unity+tour/6423042/story.html |archive-date=2012-04-09 |url-status=dead }} The tour marked the first time the brothers have toured as the Jacksons without Michael, who died on June 25, 2009. This was also the first tour without Randy Jackson. The tour began on June 20, 2012, and ended on July 27, 2013. The lineup consisted of the four eldest Jackson brothers: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon.
Set list
The following set list was performed throughout the tour.{{cite magazine |last1=Graff |first1=Gary |title=Michael's 'Spirit' Felt on Jacksons Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/michaels-spirit-felt-on-jacksons-tour-482679/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 6, 2025 |date=June 25, 2012}}
- "Can You Feel It"
- "Blame It on the Boogie"
- "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
- "Rock with You"
- "Show You the Way to Go"
- "Lovely One"
- "Lookin' Through the Windows"
- "Time Waits for No One"
- "Heaven Knows I Love You, Girl"
- "Push Me Away"
- "Man of War"
- "Gone Too Soon"
- Medley: "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save" / "Never Can Say Goodbye" / "All I Do Is Think of You" / "I'll Be There"
- "Dynamite"
- "Let's Get Serious"
- "Do What You Do"
- "Can't Let Her Get Away"
- "This Place Hotel"
- "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
- "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
- "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
Tour dates
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|+ List of 2012 concerts{{cite web|url=http://www.notp.com/english/2012/08/22/the-jacksons-will-perform-at-night-of-the-proms-in-antwerp-and-rotterdam/ |title=The Jacksons will perform at Night of the Proms in Antwerp and Rotterdam |date=22 May 2012 |publisher=Night of the Proms |access-date=21 November 2012}}{{cite web|date=13 November 2012|title=Remaining Jackson Five members to perform at Yas Island|url=http://www.timeoutabudhabi.com/knowledge/news/36840-the-jacksons-to-perform-in-abu-dhabi|access-date=21 November 2012|publisher=Time Out Abu Dhabi}} ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Venue |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 20, 2012
|Rama |
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scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 22, 2012
|rowspan="17"|United States |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 23, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 28, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 29, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 30, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 1, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 8, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 17, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 18, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 20, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 21, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 22, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 27, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 28, 2012
|Chinook Winds Showroom |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 29, 2012
|Mountain View Plaza |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|August 11, 2012{{Efn|Part of Seaside Summer Concert.|name=|group=}}
|Brooklyn |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|August 31, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|October 12, 2012
|Canada |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|October 19, 2012
|rowspan="2"|United States |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|October 20, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 8, 2012
|rowspan="5"|Antwerp |rowspan="5"|Belgium |rowspan="5"|Sportpaleis |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 9, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 10, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 16, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 17, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 23, 2012
|rowspan="5"|Rotterdam |rowspan="5"|Netherlands |rowspan="5"|Rotterdam Ahoy |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 24, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 25, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 26, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 27, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|November 30, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|December 6, 2012
|rowspan="2"|Tokyo |rowspan="3"|Japan |rowspan="2"|Tokyo International Forum |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|December 7, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|December 9, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|December 12, 2012
|rowspan="2"|Malaysia |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|December 13, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|December 15, 2012
| colspan="2"|Singapore |
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|+ List of 2013 concerts ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Venue |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 5, 2013
|rowspan="2"|Germany |
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scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 6, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 9, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 11, 2013
|Rome |rowspan="2"|Italy |Atlántico Live |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 12, 2013
|Discoteca Alcatraz Milano |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 17, 2013
|Ulm |rowspan="2"|Germany |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 18, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 20, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 21, 2013
|Oslo |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 22, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 24, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 26, 2013
| rowspan="2" |England |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 27, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|February 28, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 2, 2013
|rowspan="2"|England |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 3, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 5, 2013
|Germany |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 6, 2013
|Antwerp |Belgium |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 7, 2013
|Netherlands |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 10, 2013
|Germany |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 14, 2013
|rowspan="6"|Australia |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 16, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 17, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 19, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 21, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 24, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|March 26, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|May 28, 2013
|OLM Souissi |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 30, 2013
|Los Angeles |rowspan="4"|United States |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 25, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 26, 2013 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 27, 2013
|Atlantic City |
=Box office score data=
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! style="width:150px;" |Venue ! style="width:150px;" |City ! style="width:200px;" |Tickets sold / available ! style="width:150px;" |Gross revenue |
Greek Theatre
|Los Angeles |4,511 / 5,774 (78%) |
=Cancelled dates=
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|+ List of cancelled concerts with date, city, country, and venue ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Venue |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 18, 2012
| rowspan="11" |United States |
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scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 19, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 24, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|June 26, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 3, 2012
|Washington, D.C. |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 6, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 7, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 10, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 11, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 13, 2012 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|July 14, 2012 |
Personnel
=Performers=
;Musicians
- Jermaine Jackson – vocals
- Tito Jackson – vocals, guitar
- Marlon Jackson – vocals
- Jackie Jackson – vocals
- Tommy Organ – guitar
- Brandon Brown – bass
- Kyle Bolden – guitar
- Rex Salas – keyboards/md
- JP Castillo - Background Vocals
- Knicole Jackson - Background Vocals
- Stacey Lamont Sydnor – percussion
- Chad Wright – drums
- Kenneth KT Townsend – keyboards
;Dancers
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
= Sources =
- {{cite book |last1=Jacksons |first1=The |last2=Bronson |first2=Fred |title=The Jacksons: Legacy |date=2017 |publisher=Workman Publishing Company |isbn=978-0-316-47374-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_F8RDgAAQBAJ |language=en}}
{{The Jackson 5}}
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