jacksons victory tour dodger stadium

THE THRILLER OF ‘VICTORY’ : Snatching profit from the agony of the biggest, splashiest and most troubled rock concert tour in history.

• Show more sharing options
• Copy Link URL Copied!

While Michael Jackson leaped and slithered on stage before 49,415 fans in his final concert appearance a few weeks back, the men who put together the Jacksons “Victory” Tour were sitting in a private glassed-in booth at Dodger Stadium congratulating themselves.

Proclaimed “Victory” presenter Don King, “I am so happy! I am so excited!”

“Ah knock it off, Don,” counseled a less effusive associate who had accompanied the blustery boxing promoter on the Jacksons’ five-month rock ‘n’ roll odyssey.

Within the week, a federal grand jury in New York would indict King on 23 counts of income-tax evasion. Though the charges would apparently be unrelated to the “Victory” Tour, the bejeweled chief cheerleader for the Jacksons would lapse into uncharacteristic public silence.

But on this final night of the massive tour to promote the Jacksons’ “Victory” LP, King was as flamboyant as ever over the biggest, splashiest--and most troubled--rock concert tour in history: “This is the greatest show ever staged! This is the greatest entertainment spectacular this country’s ever seen!”

At that moment, Michael’s tuxedoed personal manager entered the booth and offered a congratulatory hand to King.

“Good working with you,” Frank Dileo said, solemnly shaking King’s hand and adding with undisguised sarcasm, “Maybe we’ll meet in a bar sometime.”

While the rest of the “Victory” executives laughed, one of them began counting noses and observed that seven of the men who had “made it happen,” including Dileo, were gathered together somewhat harmoniously for the first time since the show hit the road in July.

“Hey,” he said, “it’s the Magnificent Seven!”

Dileo waited for the laughter to die down before he walked out of the booth, harrumphing, “More like the Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight.”

As he opened the door, he was met with a screaming teeny-bopper ovation for the superstar who was performing three stories below on the field of Dodger Stadium.

Said one of the Jacksons’ attorneys over the din, “Jeez, you believe this? It’s like the ending to a bad Steinbeck novel.”

All of them--promoters, lawyers, advisers, investors--had watched with varying degrees of powerlessness from the very beginning nearly a year before. As the months passed, an indelicate combination of avarice and ego ate away at the Jacksons’ road show and no single force emerged to control the mad scramble for money and notoriety.

The one person who could have unified “Victory” and put a check on the frenzy just wanted to get the tour over with. Michael Jackson made no secret of his disinterest in business details. He left it to his own set of lawyers, publicists and advisers, and to Chuck Sullivan, the Boston promoter that Dileo hand-picked to run the tour.

Sullivan, 42, the Boston attorney who owns the New England Patriots, told The Times in October that he anticipated earning a profit of about $500,000 if he could renegotiate the terms of his contract with the Jacksons. But as the super-costly “Victory” tour was headed for its closing dates in Los Angeles last month, Sullivan was still in the red.

He desperately needed the revenues from those final shows to break even. But Los Angeles almost failed to happen at all when Sullivan stopped payment on a $1.9-million check that was due the Jacksons from their Vancouver shows. That money matter eventually was settled, but promoter and performers were soon battling again . . . over money.

Before the Jacksons would agree to play the last six dates here, they had demanded that Sullivan deposit $3 million in escrow. They finally settled on $1 million. As of New Year’s weekend, the haggling continued over how to divide that $1 million.

“We’re still in the final death throes,” the Jacksons representative told The Times on condition that his name not be used. “Basically, Sullivan’s still taking the I-said-I’d-pay-you-but-I-really-don’t-want-to stance.”

Sullivan recently told The Times that “discussions have been moving along on a relatively amicable basis.” He still hasn’t broken even, he said, but expects to do so after he has sold off a pair of gasoline-powered electric generators and the lighting fixtures that his Stadium Management Corp. bought for “Victory.” There have been no offers on the portable 365-ton, eight-story stage that the Jacksons built for the tour and Sullivan said he doesn’t anticipate any.

Sullivan spent the two weeks of the L.A. dates recovering from heart trouble. Fast food on the road led to his heart problems, he said, but so did his many quarrels with the Jacksons over money.

Even King agreed that Sullivan accepted a difficult contract at best when he agreed to promote the tour last June. Under the original terms, King and the Jacksons would have received 83.44% of the concert proceeds while Sullivan got 16.56% and was required to pay the costs for virtually the entire tour out of his cut.

As collateral for a $12.5-million loan he obtained from Crocker Bank to make his down payment on the contract, Sullivan put up the Patriots, Sullivan Stadium and a family-owned race track adjacent to the stadium.

“He still could have made it, but none of us realized until Arrowhead how big the stage was,” Jim Murray, Sullivan public relations director, told The Times.

The pattern was set at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs, where the first concert was held July 6. The eight-story stage that Michael designed and had built in secret took up a third of the field--rendering useless about a fourth of the 60,000 seats.

At that point Sullivan realized that “Victory” might mean Disaster.

Sullivan began asking for relief from the strict contract on grounds that the ticket potential was less than he anticipated and that the sheer cost of moving the stage and 150 full-time staff was crushing. He canceled a promised $24-million letter of credit due the Jacksons within two weeks of the opening and began seeking price discounts from hotels, advertisers, arenas and even the “Victory” cities.

But even the joyous prospect of Michael Jackson coming to town wasn’t enough to induce some city fathers to waive entertainment taxes or reduce stadium fees.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, courted by Sullivan for more than three months, finally refused “Victory” because Sullivan wanted reduced rent. Coliseum manager Jim Hardy said that Sullivan’s top offer was $50,000 a day to rent the 92,516-seat Coliseum for four days while the Jacksons took in a potential $2.4 million on each of those days.

As he was attempting to cut overhead, Sullivan also worked on easing the contract terms--and King likened Sullivan to a crap shooter who loses and then demands his money back.

But the Jacksons gave some contract concessions. The profit ratio was dropped to 75% for the Jacksons and 25% for Sullivan. Two-thirds of the way through the tour, Sullivan was excused from a contract provision that required him to pay the Jacksons $21 for every “Victory” ticket, whether it was sold or unsold. That provision alone had cost the promoter more than $500,000 because at least 30,000 tickets had gone unsold during the first three months of the tour.

One source told The Times that unsold ticket totals were closer to 55,000 by the first week in October when the Jacksons agreed to make Sullivan pay only on those tickets that actually had been sold.

It was still not enough. By the time “Victory” landed here, Sullivan was telling associates that he was still as much as $4 million in the red.

“Victory” had been rocky from the start. The original promoter, Rhode Island concert promoter Frank Russo, filed a $40-million breach of contract lawsuit several weeks before the Jacksons ever took to the stage.

The suit, seeking $20 million from the Jacksons and $20 million from King and Jacksons adviser Irving Azoff, is still pending. Russo told The Times that he expects hearings on the suit to begin by spring, but Jackson attorneys are attempting to settle out of court or, barring that, to have the lawsuit moved from Rhode Island to California.

“King and Azoff conspired to turn the Jackson brothers against me,” Russo said.

“On March 29 I was summoned along with two other major national promoters to a Los Angeles studio to make a presentation to all six brothers and everyone associated with them. Three hours later, the Jacksons selected me and my company as the national tour promoter. It was without question the high point of my career.”

But within a few weeks, the Jacksons opted instead for what they believed to be a more lucrative contract bid from promoters Cecil Corbett and Lee Silverman.

By the end of May, just three weeks before the tour was to begin, Dileo influenced yet another change of promoters. He called on Sullivan, an old friend whose biggest previous pop promotion experience involved bringing Willie Nelson to Sullivan Stadium.

“I would never attempt to handle a National Football League franchise,” Russo said. “I would never attempt a Super Bowl. Why Chuck thought he could handle the biggest rock tour in history, I don’t understand.”

Sullivan didn’t attempt it alone. He initially signed on as co-promoter with San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., but DeBartolo backed out after seeing the harsh contract terms.

The tour that began with a lawsuit finished in December with another. California Sports, owners of the Forum in Inglewood, charged the Jacksons with breach of contract and misrepresentation in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. Claiming losses of $850,000 when “Victory” veered away from eight Inglewood dates last September, California Sports also is seeking $5 million in punitive damages from each of the Jacksons, Sullivan, Dileo, King, Azoff, tour coordinator Larry Larson, tour accountant Fred Moultrie and Jacksons manager Jack Nance.

Including attorneys’ fees, the suit seeks almost $100 million.

The reason Sullivan gave for canceling the Forum concerts was those lean contract terms. In order to break even, “Victory” had to sell 40,000 tickets per show, Sullivan estimated during an October interview with The Times. The Forum seats a maximum of 16,000.

In between those two lawsuits, Michael’s older brother Jermaine sued “Victory” accountant Fred Moultrie for $1 million, alleging that Moultrie’s fee was excessive. That suit, too, is still pending.

Other legal actions spawned during the “Victory” Tour include:

A San Francisco artist Ronald McDowell said his pictures were used without permission by Michael Jackson and sued him for $6.5 million on Nov. 30 in San Francisco Superior Court. Two of his pictures were used on the cover of Jackson’s best-selling “Thriller” album, he alleged.

Fred Sanford, a Chicago songwriter, sued CBS Records for $5 million on grounds that Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney recorded the hit “The Girl Is Mine” by plagiarizing it from Sanford’s composition, “Please Love Me Now.”

(Jackson testified in Chicago that the song he wrote came to him in a dream and Sanford’s suit was dismissed as groundless in late December.)

Two Orange County designers--Sandra Simone and Donn Greer of Cinema City Studios in Costa Mesa--filed a $50-million damage suit against the Jacksons, claiming the group used their ideas and musical instruments without payment and credit.

They alleged in their suit filed in late November that the Jacksons failed to pay them for seven space-age guitars and “light-up boots” that they designed for the tour.

They also contended the Jacksons used the firm’s concepts and art designs for the song “Escape From the Planet of the Ant Men” on the Jermaine Jackson album and in the video “Torture” from the “Victory” album.

A San Fernando Valley man even renewed his 2-year-old suit against Michael and Pepsi-Cola in U.S. District Court, alleging that the singer conspired with the soft drink company to steal sound engineering “trade secrets” from him in order to make the song “Billie Jean” more seductive to consumers when they heard their hero hawking Pepsi to a whole new generation.

“This is our last and final tour,” Michael Jackson hollered from the stage. “It’s been a long 20 years and we love you all!”

It was an extemporaneous outburst at the end of an otherwise rigidly rehearsed concert that Michael and his brothers had performed by rote 55 times.

For those who had wrung all they could out of “Victory,” however, Michael’s 18 impromptu words spoke volumes: On this final night of “Victory,” the money lust and fraternal jealousies had finally been set aside.

It is now safe to say that it had, indeed, turned out to be the biggest rock tour in U.S. history--with an estimated 2.7 million tickets sold in 17 American and three Canadian cities.

Three years ago, about 2 million fans paid to see the Rolling Stones perform in 20 cities, setting the record the Jacksons just broke. Mick Jagger & Co. grossed something in excess of $30 million. Tickets were $15 apiece.

The Jacksons also were on the road in 1981, stopping in 36 cities. Michael’s phenomenal popularity--spawned by the well-publicized success of his “Thriller” LP--hadn’t yet fully blossomed.

Tickets ranged from $9.50 to $13.50 when they played the Forum that year. The gross from a tour that covered almost twice the geography as the Rolling Stones came to only $5 million.

The five brothers (Jermaine hadn’t returned to the group) split $500,000 after expenses, said a source in the Jacksons organization, noting that by the time Don King put up $3 million in “Victory” seed money 18 months ago, some of the brothers were in financial trouble.

“This was their last chance and they knew it,” the source said of Michael’s brothers. “They wanted to get every penny they could.”

By the time the most expensive and lucrative rock concert tour in U.S. history flashed to a close at Dodger Stadium on Dec. 9, more than 2.3 million tickets were sold.

More than $100 million was generated by ticket, T-shirt and trinket sales. But just who got what is still largely unanswered.

Up until the last eight concerts, the Jackson brothers made sure that they each collected their 75% from ticket sales within 24 hours of each concert. Each will ultimately earn in excess of $5 million.

Sullivan said Stadium Management Corp. had more than 20,000 mostly temporary employees on the payroll during “Victory’s” five months. Even though he won’t earn the king’s ransom that he figured at the beginning, Sullivan ultimately will profit from his venture, he said.

Stadium Management has licensing rights to the Michael Jackson signature line of clothing--everything from sweaters to jeans. And, although Michaelmania has cooled somewhat domestically, it’s very much alive in the Third World.

“The range of interest in the thing is terrific,” Sullivan said. “There’s a group coming in next week from Japan, Brazil and Western Europe. Australia and South Africa have made staggering proposals. The licensing thing looks like a grand slam.”

Despite his legal troubles, Don King continues to wear diamond stick pins and hand-tailored suits. He continues to jet-set from Europe to Venezuela to Los Angeles and back to his headquarters in Manhattan, pursuing his primary source of income: promoting big-money boxing matches.

The only one who has publicly renounced his claim to any of the payoff is the 26-year-old rock ‘n’ soul heartthrob whom everyone came to see.

After all the lawsuits are settled and all the breaches of all the contracts have been mended, Michael Joseph Jackson’s earnings will be split by three charities: the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer Research, the United Negro College Fund and the Ronald McDonald Camp for Good Times.

According to Internal Revenue Service spokesman Rob Giannangeli, the singer can give up to 50% of his total 1984 income to charities and deduct it from his personal income taxes.

Whether it is high taxes, genuine altruism or some mix of both, Michael Jackson probably has learned well the lesson of heading off bad publicity through charity.

While his five brothers and an army of promoters, accountants, lawyers and assorted others waged lawsuits, personal attacks, charges and countercharges, Michael extricated himself by giving his earnings away. While the others fought and clamored over money, Michael came to dance and sing.

More to Read

Eminem’s new single ‘Houdini’ is quite literally ripped from 2002

May 31, 2024

Cyndi Lauper sets four California shows as she plans to kick off farewell tour this fall

Michael McDonald and Paul Reiser on the importance of forgiveness and the problem with gossip

May 28, 2024

The biggest entertainment stories

Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.

You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.

More From the Los Angeles Times

A harrowing look at drummer Jim Gordon’s descent from rock talent to convicted murderer

Copyright infringement lawsuit against Bad Bunny, Karol G and others can move forward, judge rules

‘Completely heartsick’ Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour to spend time with family

How R&B legend Swamp Dogg redefines bluegrass with sexy, soulful wisdom on ‘Blackgrass’

Victory Tour (The Jacksons tour)

The Victory Tour was a concert tour of the United States and Canada by Michael Jackson and The Jackson family between July and December of 1984. It was the first and only tour with all six Jackson brothers (even though Jackie was injured for most of the tour). The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2 million. Most came to see Michael, whose album Thriller was dominating the popular music world at the time. Songs from it and his earlier solo album Off the Wall made up most of the set list . The tour reportedly grossed approximately $75 million and set a new record for the highest grossing tour . It showcased Michael's single decorated glove, black sequined jacket and moonwalk .

Despite its focus on Michael, it was named after the newly released Jacksons' album Victory although none of the album's songs were performed and Marlon confirmed it was because Michael refused to rehearse or perform them; in fact, he had only reluctantly joined his brothers, who needed the income while he himself did not, on the tour and tensions between him and them increased to the point that he announced at the last show that it was the last time they would perform together, ending plans for a European leg.

The Jacksons did make money from the tour, along with promoter Don King . Michael donated his share to several charities as he had promised before it, but the rancour between him and his brothers had a deep and lasting effect on the Jacksons as a family , alienating him from them for most of his life and it effectively ended the Jacksons as a performing group. The tour was also a financial disaster for promoter Chuck Sullivan, who along with his father Billy was eventually forced to sell the New England Patriots football team they owned, along with Foxboro Stadium , the team's home field, as a result of the losses he incurred.

• 1 Background
• 2 Planning and organization
• 3.1 Financial difficulties
• 3.2 Tensions among The Jackson family
• 3.3 Other issues
• 4 Aftermath
• 7 Tour dates
• 8.1 Performers
• 8.2 Credits
• 9 References

In November 1983, The Jacksons announced plans for a major tour in 1984 at a press conference, with boxing promoter Don King offering $3 million in upfront advances. That spring, the Victory album was recorded, to be released shortly before the tour itself. On the eve of the tour in July, Michael announced, in response to complaints about the lottery system for allocating tickets, that his entire earnings for the tour would go to charities—The United Negro College Fund , the Michael Jackson Scholarship Fund, Camp Good Times for terminally ill children and the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research. [2]

At the time the tour was announced, the Jacksons had not lined up a promoter for the shows. In the spring of 1984, Chuck Sullivan, son of Billy Sullivan owner of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), went to Los Angeles to see if he could get the Jacksons to choose the team's home, Sullivan Stadium , which the family also owned, for the group's Boston-area shows. After using his financial and legal expertise to help his father regain control of the team he had founded and built in the wake of a 1974 boardroom coup , the younger Sullivan, who had promoted concerts as an undergraduate at Boston College and during his Army service in Thailand, had begun staging concerts at the stadium to generate extra income for the team. [3]

Planning and organization

At a meeting, Frank DiLeo, a vice president at Epic Records , the Jacksons' label, told Sullivan that the group's talks with its original promoter had broken down and they were seeking a replacement. Sensing an opportunity, Sullivan returned to Boston and began putting together the financing to allow Stadium Management Corp. (SMC), the Patriots' subsidiary that operated the stadium, to promote the entire Victory tour. Initially he partnered with Eddie DeBartolo , then owner of another NFL team, the San Francisco 49ers , in putting together a bid offering the Jacksons two-thirds of the tour's gross revenue against a guaranteed $40 million ($91.1 million in modern dollars [1] ). [3]

DeBartolo withdrew when he began to see the deal as too risky, but Sullivan persevered by himself, and in late April DiLeo told him at another meeting in Los Angeles that SMC, which had never handled a tour, would be the promoter of the year's most eagerly anticipated concert tour, expected to gross $70–80 million. The deal was very generous to the Jacksons. Sullivan had agreed that they would receive 83.4% of gross potential ticket revenues, which meant in practical terms that the group would be paid as if the show had sold out regardless of whether it actually did. That percentage was at least 25 points above what was at that time the industry standard for artists on tour. [3]

Sullivan also guaranteed the Jacksons a $36.6 million ($83.4 million in modern dollars [1] ) advance . He put the stadium up as collateral for a $12.5 million loan to pay the first installment shortly before the tour started. The balance was due two weeks later. [3]

The month after winning the tour bid, Sullivan approached stadium managers at the NFL's meetings, many of whom were there to bid for future Super Bowls . He sought changes to their usual arrangements with touring performers in order to make the Victory Tour more profitable. Kansas City 's Arrowhead Stadium , home of the Chiefs , agreed to accept only a $100,000 fee for the three opening concerts instead of its usual percentage of ticket sales and concessions . The Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida , provided nearly half a million dollars' worth of free goods and services. Ultimately, 26 of the 55 dates were played in 17 stadiums that were home to NFL teams. [3]

But some others balked at Sullivan's demands. To use John F. Kennedy Stadium , he asked the city of Philadelphia for almost $400,000 in tax breaks and subsidies. Among them were free hotel rooms and suites for all tour workers, free use of the stadium and waiver of concession revenue. He said the Jacksons' presence would generate revenue that would make up the difference, but the city stood firm on some provisions. [3] Outside of negotiations, his behavior on tour further embarrassed the Jacksons on some occasions. At Washington 's RFK Stadium , he forgot his pass and was denied entry. [4]

Sullivan was particularly humiliated when the board of selectmen in Foxboro , where his family's team and stadium were located, uncharacteristically denied a permit for the concert, citing "the unknown element." What that meant has never been clear. It has been suggested that they were racially motivated. There had been continuing security concerns about the stadium during Patriots' games and previous concerts, but the board had never denied permits on that basis before. [4]

To help defray the tour's costs, the Jacksons sought a corporate sponsor. They had all but concluded a lucrative deal with Quaker Oats when King came to them with a deal he had already signed with Pepsi . Although it would pay them less money, they had to take it and break off talks with Quaker. Part of the deal was that Michael, who did not drink Pepsi, would have to do two commercials. He made sure that his face appeared minimally in them to avoid overexposing his image. During filming of one of the two commercials, Michael suffered second and third degree burns on his scalp when a firework effect malfunctioned, catching his hair on fire. Many people, including friends and associates of his, believe this incident is what sparked his problems with prescription drug abuse. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Ticket controversy and other business issues

King, Sullivan and the Jacksons' father Joe Jackson (who no longer managed any of his sons by now) came up with a way to generate additional revenue from ticket sales. Those wishing to attend would have to send a postal money order for $120 ($270 in modern dollars [1] ) along with a special form to a lottery to buy blocks of four tickets at $30 apiece, ostensibly to curtail scalpers . Upon receipt the money was to be deposited into a standard money market account earning 7% annual interest; it would take six to eight weeks for the lottery to be held and money to be refunded to the unsuccessful purchasers. Since only one in ten purchasers would win the lottery and receive tickets, there would be more money in the bank for that time period than there were tickets to sell, and they expected to earn $10–12 million in interest. [8]

Joe, Jackie , Tito , Jermaine , Marlon and Randy were all in favor of the scheme, but Michael was not and he warned them that it would be a public relations disaster. The $69 ticket already higher than most touring acts (namely Prince and Bruce Springsteen ) charged at the time, was compounded by the requirement to buy four. This put tickets out of reach of the many of his fans who were poor African Americans. That community was joined by many commentators in the media in vociferously criticizing the Jacksons over the scheme. [8] Nevertheless, when newspapers published the form for tickets to the first show in Kansas City 's Arrowhead Stadium in late June, fans lined up at stores before they opened to buy them. A local radio disk jockey said some newspapers were even stolen from lawns. [9]

On July 5, 1984, after receiving a letter from eleven-year-old fan Ladonna Jones, who accused the Jacksons and their promoters of being 'selfish and just out for money,' Michael held a press conference to announce changes in the tour's organization and also to announce that his share of the proceeds from the tour would be donated to charity. Following a controversy with the way tickets were purchased, lead-singer Michael Jackson donated his proceeds (approx. $5 million) from the tour to three charities, including the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research, The United Negro College Fund , and Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times. [10]

Jones later received VIP treatment at the Dallas concert. The following is Michael's speech at a press conference on July 5, 1984, the day before the tour began:

"We're beginning our tour tomorrow and I wanted to talk to you about something of great concern to me. We've worked a long time to make this show the best it can be. But we know a lot of kids are having trouble getting tickets. The other day I got a letter from a girl in Texas named Ladonna Jones. She'd been saving her money from odd jobs to buy a ticket, but with the current tour system, she'd have to buy four tickets and she couldn't afford that. So, I've asked our promoter to work out a new way of distributing tickets, a way that no longer requires a $120.00 money order. There has also been a lot of talk about the promoter holding money for tickets that didn't sell. I've asked our promoter to end the mail order ticket system as soon as possible so that no one will pay money unless they get a ticket. Finally, and most importantly, there's something else I am going to announce today. I want you to know that when I first agreed to tour, I decided to donate all the money I make from our performances to charity."

After, the procedures were modified, but all sales continued to be made by mail (except for the six final shows at Dodger Stadium , where tickets were also sold through Ticketmaster .) Tickets were typically made available only a week to ten days in advance, and many tickets ended up in the hands of ticket brokers.

Financial difficulties

The tour sold what was then a record number of tickets despite the high price. [11] The opening shows were widely covered in the national media and sold out. "Anybody who sees this show will be a better person for years to come," King told the media before the first date in Kansas City. "Michael Jackson has transcended all earthly bounds. Every race, color and creed is waiting for this tour." [8]

Sullivan had estimated in June that he would make up to $13 million, but by August he had reduced that estimate by more than three-quarters, to $3 million. Transporting the 365-ton (331 t) stage Michael had designed, which took up one-third of a football field (approximately 19,200 square feet (1,780 m 2 )), required over 30 tractor trailers . It was so large it required using some of the seating area, in some venues taking as much as a quarter of the potential available seats off the market. [4]

Before the tour began Sullivan had spent nearly a million dollars on legal fees and insurance. Among the 250 workers on the tour payroll was an "ambiance director" who provided "homey touches" to the traveling parlor the group relaxed in before and after shows. Overhead costs were soon averaging around a million dollars a week, far over expectations, and Sullivan was unable to pay the $24 million balance on the advance. He renegotiated the deal down to 75% of gross potential seat revenues soon after the tour began. [3]

Tensions among The Jackson family

Tensions between Michael and his brothers increased during the tour. He stayed at his own hotels and flew between stops on a private jet while the rest of the family flew commercial. At one point he demanded that a publicist be fired and when he found out right before a show that she had not been, he refused to go on until she was. Michael had also been disappointed that his idol James Brown declined his invitation to join the group on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City due to Brown's continued outrage about the ticket lottery. [8]

The other Jacksons also had grievances with Michael. He turned down a multimillion-dollar offer from a movie producer to film one of the shows that his brothers had accepted, only to have a crew he had hired show up to shoot its own film several nights later (they have subsequently blocked its release). Despite a pretour agreement that only the Jacksons themselves could ride in the van chartered to take them to shows, Michael began taking child star Emmanuel Lewis along with them. Later, after a similar agreement over a helicopter that took the brothers to a show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey , Michael showed up with Julian Lennon (son of slain ex- Beatle John Lennon ), and his brothers glared at him for the entire flight. Before the tour was halfway completed the brothers were taking separate vehicles to concerts. [8]

The brothers all stayed on different floors of their hotels, and refused to talk to each other on the way to shows. Meetings broke down among factions, with two lawyers frequently representing Michael's interests, another Jermaine's, and one more for the other three. "It was the worst experience Michael had ever had with his brothers," said a longtime family friend. "Some were jealous, there was denial, the whole gamut of human emotions." [8]

Other issues

Health issues also affected the tour. Jackie Jackson missed the first half with a leg injury, supposedly sustained during rehearsals. At one point Michael became so exhausted and dehydrated from the stress of quarreling with his brothers that he was placed under medical care. [8]

By the later shows on the tour its novelty had worn off and the strains were having an effect. The Victory album had not sold well, and shows were increasingly failing to sell out. Dates planned for Pittsburgh were canceled; extra shows in Chicago made up the difference. By early October, the time of the shows in Toronto 's Exhibition Stadium , a total of 50,000 tickets had gone unsold. Sullivan renegotiated again, getting the Jacksons to agree to revenues based on actual sales. [3]

Things did not improve as the tour reached its final leg on the West Coast . In late November, the shows at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona , just outside Phoenix , were canceled. Officially the reason was that Jermaine was too sick with the flu to perform, but there was some speculation that slow ticket sales played a role as well. Sullivan was so short of cash he stopped payment on a $1.9 million check to the group after the Vancouver dates. Immediately afterwards, he suffered a minor heart attack, and left the hospital early to renegotiate with the Jacksons again, claiming losses of $5–6 million. By this time the parties were no longer meeting in person. The Jacksons agreed to waive the stopped payment in return for a greater share of revenue from the six final shows in Los Angeles 's Dodger Stadium . Sullivan's estimated profit was down to half a million dollars. [3]

The Jacksons and Don King had made money even though Sullivan had not, and near the end of the tour they began making plans for a European leg. When word reached Michael, he let them know through his representatives that he would not be taking part. At the rain-soaked tour finale in Los Angeles 's Dodger Stadium , after 6 sold out shows, Michael announced at the end of the show, to his brothers' shocked expressions, that this would be the last time they all performed together. The plans to go to Europe were ended. [8]

Michael's announcement generated some great backlash from his brothers. Don King's reaction was blunt:

<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

There's no way Michael should be as big as he is and treat his family the way he does. He feels his father done him wrong? His father may have done some wrong, but he also had to do a whole lot right ... What Michael's got to realize is that he's a nigger ... He's one of the megastars of the world, but he's still going to be a nigger megastar. He must accept that. Not only must he understand that, he's got to accept it and demonstrate that he wants to be a nigger. Why? To show that a nigger can do it.

Michael was so upset when he learned of King's remarks that he called his lawyer John Branca and said "Sue his ass. That guy has been pushing my last nerve since day one." Branca calmed him down and persuaded him to drop the idea. [8]

Financially, the Jacksons themselves ended up making very good money based on excellent ticket sales and the financial deal they struck with Sullivan. The Jacksons netted approximately $36 million, which worked out to about $7 million for each brother, most of which they spent on expensive lifestyles. Michael, who alone did not need the money, donated his share to charity as he had promised. He had also received an $18 million advance from Sullivan for a Michael Jackson designer jeans brand, few of which were ever produced and sold before Sullivan had to stop production. [8]

Estimates of SMC's losses have ranged from $13 million to $22 million ($29.6 million to $50.1 million in modern dollars [1] ) Sullivan and his father quietly put the word out around the NFL that the Patriots and their stadium were for sale. Their $100 million asking price for the combined package made more sense when the Patriots qualified for Super Bowl XX after the next season , the first time they had ever done so. [3]

An early deal for the team collapsed, and the Patriots limped on. Even after making the Super Bowl, the team's revenue was not nearly enough for the Sullivans to service the debt from the Victory Tour. At one point they were so close to bankruptcy that the NFL had to advance them $4 million to make their payroll. Sullivan's woes increased when his wife filed for divorce, and he had to set up a luxury box at the stadium as his personal living quarters. He allegedly wrote several letters to Michael, begging the star for money to bail the team out, but Michael never replied. [4]

The Sullivans finally gave up and sold the Patriots to Victor Kiam in 1988. However, Kiam was unable to keep himself or the team financially stable either, and eventually they were sold again in 1992 to James Orthwein , who nearly moved the team to St. Louis before selling it in 1994 to Robert Kraft , their current owner, under whose management have appeared in several Super Bowls, winning four. Kraft had entered the picture some years earlier, when he bought Sullivan Stadium out of bankruptcy. He has a Victory Tour poster in his office as a reminder of how he was able to realize his lifelong dream of owning the Patriots. [4]

Aside from a few months in mid-1975, the Victory Tour era marked the only time that all six Jackson brothers worked together at the same time as a band. Jackie Jackson missed most of the tour because of a leg injury. That injury was described at the time as a knee injury incurred during strenuous rehearsals. [12] Margaret Maldonado (the mother of two of Jermaine Jackson 's children) has alleged that Jackie in fact broke his leg in an automobile accident: his first wife Enid ran him over in a parking lot after catching him with another woman. In any case, Jackie made a speedy recovery and was able to rejoin his brothers on stage for the last portion of the tour. [12] [13]

Michael sang all the lead vocals, except for a medley of Jermaine's solo hits.

Eddie Van Halen made at least two special guest appearances doing the " Beat It " guitar solo.

Shortly after the tour ended, Michael returned to his solo career and Marlon left the group to start his own solo career without The Jacksons .

The set list included songs from the Jackson's albums Destiny and Triumph . Despite the name of the tour, the Victory album was not represented. There were also songs on the list from Jermaine's and Michael's solo careers. Songs from Michael's albums Off the Wall and Thriller were both represented. The set list did not include " Thriller " itself because Michael did not like the way the song sounded live.

• "Sword in the Stone" (Introduction)
• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
• " Things I Do for You "
• " Off the Wall "
• " Human Nature " (contain excerpts from " Ben ")
• " This Place Hotel "
• " She's Out of My Life "
• Jermaine Jackson Medley: " Let's Get Serious " / "You Like Me, Don't You?"/"Dynamite" / " Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) " (with Michael )
• The Jackson 5 Medley: " I Want You Back " / " The Love You Save " / " I'll Be There "
• " Rock with You "
• " Lovely One "
• " Workin' Day and Night "
• " Beat It "
• " Billie Jean "
• " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) " (contain excerpts from " State Of Shock " and " Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough )"
• " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' " replaces " Can You Feel It ".
• " Human Nature " replaces " Ben ".
• The "Jermaine Jackson Medley" replaces "Movie Rap".
• " I'll Be There " replaces " ABC " in the Jackson 5 Medley.
• " Beat it " replaces " Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough ".
• Jermaine sometimes performed the song "Dynamite" during his solo medley in place of the usual "You Like Me, Don't You?".

<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>

• 09/03/84: Philadelphia , United States, JFK Stadium ; CANCELLED (Extremely bad weather conditions.) [15] This show was rescheduled to September 28, 1984. [16]
• 10/05/84: Philadelphia, United States, JFK Stadium; Cancelled and rescheduled to September 1, 1984 in mid-August. (Because the Labour Day weekend was more lucrative and did not fall during Yom Kippur, the most holy Jewish holiday.) [15]
• 10/06/84: Philadelphia, United States, JFK Stadium; Cancelled and rescheduled to September 2, 1984 in mid-August. (Because the Labour Day weekend was more lucrative and did not fall during Yom Kippur, the most holy Jewish holiday.) [15]
• 10/13/84: Pittsburgh, United States, Three Rivers Stadium; CANCELLED (The show were moved to Chicago.) [17]
• 10/14/84: Pittsburgh, United States, Three Rivers Stadium; CANCELLED (The show were moved to Chicago.) [17]
• 11/23/84: Phoenix , United States, Sun Devil Stadium ; CANCELLED (Jermaine Jackson had flu.) [18] [19]
• 11/24/84: Phoenix, United States, Sun Devil Stadium; CANCELLED (Jermaine Jackson had flu.) [18] [19]
• At the final concert in Los Angeles , California, Michael announced that the Victory Tour was the Jacksons' last tour. This came allegedly as a shock to his brothers and father, who had planned for the tour to continue in Europe . [8] According to other sources (at least on November 20, 1984) it was already publicly known that the tour disbands after its Los Angeles stop. [19]

Lead Performers

• Michael Jackson : vocals
• Randy Jackson – vocals , percussion , keyboards
• Jermaine Jackson : vocals; bass
• Tito Jackson : vocals; guitar
• Marlon Jackson : vocals; percussion
• Jackie Jackson : vocals; percussion (First performance during the Quebec concerts.)
• Keyboards: Rory Kaplan, Pat Leonard & Jai Winding
• Guitar: David Williams & Gregg Wright
• Drums: Jonathan Moffett
• Tour Coordinator and Co-Producer with the Jacksons: Larry Larson
• Assistant Coordinator: Marla Winston
• Production Manager: Peyton Wilson
• Assistant Production Managers: Gary Bouchard & Debbie Lyons
• Stage Manager: Mike Hirsh
• Assistant Stage Manager: Pee Wee Jackson
• Production Consultant: Ken Graham
• Site Coordinators: John "Bugzee" Hougdahl, Jose Ward
• Stage Construction and Engineering: Plainview, Inc. – John McGraw
• Robotic Lighting: Design – Michael Jackson
• Eidophor Video Projection: M.B. Productions, Inc.
• Design Execution & Manufacturing: Applied Entertainment Systems
• Lighting Company: TASCO
• Site Coordinators : Bugzee Hougdahl & Jose Ward
• Sound Company: Clair Brothers Audio
• House Mixers: ML Procise & Mike Stahl
• Monitor engineer: Rick Coberly
• Laser Effects: Showlasers, Inc., Dallas, Texas
• Laser Special Effects Operator: Michael Moorhead
• Laser Technician: Steve Glasow
• Musicians Costumes Design: Enid Jackson
• Magical Illusions: Franz Harary
• Video Director: Sandy Fullerton
• Jackson Crew Sportswear: Nike
• Community Affairs: Harold Preston
• Consultant to Community Affairs: Cynthia Wilson
• ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1634 to 1699: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1700-1799: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1800–present: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "inflation-US" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "inflation-US" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "inflation-US" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "inflation-US" defined multiple times with different content
• ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
• ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
• ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
• ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/29/local/la-me-ln-michael-jackson-aeg-20130426
• ↑ http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2011/11/frank_cascio_book_pepsi_ad_to_blame_for_michael_jackson_drug_addiction.html
• ↑ http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/10/michael-jackson-pepsi-commercial-burned-scalp-medical-records/
• ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
• ↑ Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times
• ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jet Magazine; July 9, 1984 https://books.google.com/books?id=yLADAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA56&ots=m23wqSHXti&dq=jet%20magazine%20jackie%20jackson%20knee&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
• ↑ Margaret Maldonado Jackson, "Jackson Family Values" ISBN 0-7871-0522-8
• ↑ http://www.knoxville.com/news/2009/jun/26/at-height-of-his-fame-jackson-thrilled-knoxville/
• ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VxgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AaYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2710,3914465&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+philadelphia+rained+out&hl=en
• ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YrU_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=JFcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5516,1771186&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+philadelphia+rained+out&hl=en
• ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EwUiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lGIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4475,3501996&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+pittsburgh+cancel&hl=en
• ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zLMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sYIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4554,1758295&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+cancel&hl=en
• ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ca9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2UwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6472,3745940&dq=the+jacksons+victory+tour+phoenix&hl=en
• The Jackson 5 in Japan
• The Jacksons Live!
• Live at the Forum
• Greatest Hits
• Joyful Jukebox Music
• The Jacksons: An American Dream
• Soulsation!
• Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection
• The Essential Jacksons
• The Very Best of The Jacksons
• I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters
• Come And Get It: The Rare Pearls
• First National Tour
• Second National Tour
• Destiny World Tour
• Triumph Tour
• Victory Tour
• The Jackson 5ive
• The Jacksons
• The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty
• Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
• Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special
• Discography
• Jackson family
• Steeltown Records
• Katherine Esther Scruse (mother)
• Joseph Walter Jackson (father)
• Maureen Reillette Brown (elder sister)
• Sigmund Esco Jackson (elder brother)
• Toriano Adaryll Jackson (elder brother)
• Jermaine LaJuane Jacksun (elder brother)
• La Toya Yvonne Jackson (elder sister)
• Marlon David Jackson (elder brother)
• Steven Randall Jackson (younger brother)
• Janet Damita Jo Jackson (younger sister)
• Austin Brown (nephew)
• Lisa Marie Presley (ex-wife)
• Deborah Jeanne "Debbie" Rowe (ex-wife)
• Pages with reference errors
• Pages with broken file links
• The Jackson 5
• Michael Jackson concert tours
• 1984 concert tours
• Pages with script errors

Navigation menu

Personal tools.

• Request account
• View source
• View history
• Recent changes
• Random page
• Infogalactic News
• Buy an account
• What links here
• Related changes
• Special pages
• Printable version
• Permanent link
• Page information
• Cite this page
• This page was last modified on 23 December 2015, at 15:39.
• Content is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License unless otherwise noted.
• This article's content derived from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia ( See original source ).
• Privacy policy
• About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
• Disclaimers
• Mobile view

• Statistics Stats
• You are here:
• Jacksons, The
• November 30, 1984 Setlist

The Jacksons Setlist at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA

• Edit setlist songs
• Edit venue & date
• Edit set times
• Add to festival
• Report setlist

Tour: Victory Tour Tour statistics Add setlist

• Song played from tape Sword in the Stone Introduction Play Video
• Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ( Michael Jackson  song) Play Video
• Things I Do for You Play Video
• Off the Wall ( Michael Jackson  song) Play Video
• Human Nature ( Michael Jackson  song) ( With "Ben" intro ) Play Video
• This Place Hotel Play Video
• She's Out of My Life ( Michael Jackson  song) Play Video
• Let's Get Serious / Dynamite / Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) ( Jermaine Jackson  song) Play Video
• I Want You Back / The Love You Save / I'll Be There Play Video
• Rock With You ( Michael Jackson  song) Play Video
• Lovely One Play Video
• Working Day and Night ( Michael Jackson  song) Play Video
• Beat It ( Michael Jackson  song) Play Video
• Billie Jean ( Michael Jackson  song) Play Video
• Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) ( With snippet of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" ) Play Video

Edits and Comments

4 activities (last edit by event_monkey , 12 Mar 2023, 05:31 Etc/UTC )

Songs on Albums

• Beat It by Michael Jackson
• Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
• Human Nature by Michael Jackson
• Let's Get Serious / Dynamite / Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) by Jermaine Jackson
• Off the Wall by Michael Jackson
• Rock With You by Michael Jackson
• She's Out of My Life by Michael Jackson
• Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson
• Working Day and Night by Michael Jackson
• Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
• Things I Do for You
• This Place Hotel
• I Want You Back / The Love You Save / I'll Be There

Complete Album stats

The Jacksons

More from this artist.

• More Setlists
• Artist Statistics
• Add setlist

Related News

Setlist History: Jackson 5's First Appearance on Ed Sullivan

Setlist History: Major League Baseball Stadiums As Rock Venues

BLACKPINK End North American Born Pink Tour With Sellouts

The jacksons gig timeline.

• Nov 17 1984 BC Place Stadium Vancouver, BC, Canada Add time Add time
• Nov 18 1984 BC Place Stadium Vancouver, BC, Canada Add time Add time
• Nov 30 1984 Dodger Stadium This Setlist Los Angeles, CA, USA Add time Add time
• Dec 01 1984 Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, CA, USA Add time Add time
• Dec 02 1984 Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, CA, USA Add time Add time

6 people were there

• Concerts4life
• menderchuck

Share or embed this setlist

Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically!

<div style="text-align: center;" class="setlistImage"><a href="https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-jacksons/1984/dodger-stadium-los-angeles-ca-1bd3bde8.html" title="The Jacksons Setlist Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1984, Victory Tour" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.setlist.fm/widgets/setlist-image-v1?id=1bd3bde8" alt="The Jacksons Setlist Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1984, Victory Tour" style="border: 0;" /></a> <div><a href="https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=1bd3bde8&amp;step=song">Edit this setlist</a> | <a href="https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/the-jacksons-13d6b99d.html">More The Jacksons setlists</a></div></div>

Last.fm Event Review

[url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-jacksons/1984/dodger-stadium-los-angeles-ca-1bd3bde8.html][img]https://www.setlist.fm/widgets/setlist-image-v1?id=1bd3bde8[/img][/url] [url=https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=1bd3bde8&amp;step=song]Edit this setlist[/url] | [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/the-jacksons-13d6b99d.html]More The Jacksons setlists[/url]

Tour Update

Unlocked: lime cordiale.

• Lime Cordiale
• Jun 1, 2024
• May 31, 2024
• May 30, 2024
• May 29, 2024
• May 28, 2024
• May 27, 2024
• FAQ | Help | About
• Terms of Service
• Ad Choices | Privacy Policy
• Feature requests
• Songtexte.com

Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.

Note: This feature currently requires accessing the site using the built-in Safari browser.

• Latest Michael Jackson News
• Click Here to Join Our Community
• Follow us on Twitter
• Wanna talk Michael? Come join the chat rooms
• The Michael Jackson Chart Watch
• Become an MJJC Patron
• Join the Premium Member Group and Get Lot's of Extra's
• Major Love Prayer - Worldwide Monthly Prayer Every 25th
• MJJC Exclusive Q&A - We talk to the family and those in and around Michael
• Join us in the Chat Rooms
• Find us on Facebook
• Michael Jackson
• Michael Jackson News And Discussion

Victory Tour

• Category Michael Jackson
• Thread starter MJJCommunity
• Start date Mar 10, 2022
• Mar 10, 2022

• This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Accept Learn more…

Dodgers Announce New ‘Take The Field Tour’ Beginning In June

T his season, the Los Angeles Dodgers introduced a whole new way to experience Dodger Stadium with their Take The Field Tours. It combines the traditional stadium tour experience with field access that has never been offered to the public in the stadium’s 62 year history.

The offerings in a stadium tour includes a trip down to the field at Dodger Stadium, a walk through the Vin Scully Press Box, and ability to get up close and personal with the team’s World Series trophies, Most Valuable Player (MVP), Silver Slugger, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year awards.

What the Take The Field Tours add to this package is the ability to actually step foot onto the Dodger Stadium field and take part in a variety of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy. Participants will have the chance to play catch and mini-games in the Dodger Stadium outfield, and can even throw pitches off the mound in the Dodgers bullpen.

In total, the Take The Field Tour experience lasts approximately 2-3 hours and participants must sign a waiver and release in order to participate. All gear, except for baseball gloves, is provided by the Dodgers and no cleats, bats, or balls will be allowed in upon entry.

The event is scheduled for June 8 and tickets are priced at $175.

Dodgers other tour options

The Dodgers have a plethora of tour options for those who aren’t available or aren’t interested in the Take The Field Tour.

There are pregame tours, private/group tours, clubhouse tours, Fernandomania tours, Hands-On History tours, Jackie Robinson tours, garden tours, and VIP tours. Each tour has their unique offering that the others do not, with various price points depending on what is on offer.

The standard stadium tour comes with a $30 price tag for adults and is the most affordable option with the most available dates. The Fernandomania and Jackie Robinson tours are the most affordable options with a $25 price tag, but have a limited amount of dates.

Want more articles like this? Follow Dodger Blue on MSN to see more of our exclusive MLB content.

More must-reads:

• Red Sox lose two-time Gold Glove winner to injury
• One of baseball's best prospects expected to miss over a month with quad strain
• The 'Active pitchers with at least one 200-K season' quiz

Things to Do in Ivanteyevka, Russia - Ivanteyevka Attractions

Things to do in ivanteyevka.

• 5.0 of 5 bubbles
• 4.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• 3.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• Good for a Rainy Day
• Good for Kids
• Good for Big Groups
• Adventurous
• Budget-friendly
• Hidden Gems
• Good for Couples
• Honeymoon spot
• Good for Adrenaline Seekers
• Things to do ranked using Tripadvisor data including reviews, ratings, photos, and popularity.

1. Temple of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God

2. Church of St. George

3. Monument to Saint Nicholas

4. ivanteyevka local lore museum.

5. Zhuravli Park

6. Klyuch Tower with a Vane

7. Ivanteevka Chapel

9. monument to the russian factory-worker and patron vladimir lyzhin.

10. Palace of Culture Yubileyny

11. cinema kompani.

Lobnya, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Trud stadium.