It’s the year of Disco, and “Dancing Machine”
reaches #1 on the R&B chart. It’s a big year for the entire Jackson Family as they debut a Las Vegas show at the MGM Grand Hotel with siblings Randy, La Toya and Janet.

The Jackson 5 join Bob Hope on NBC’s Bob Hope Special where they perform ‘Dancing Machine’ and ‘Get It Together.’

The brother’s tour continues through Senegal, and eventually leads back to Texas.

The Jackson 5 pay their second visit to Sonny and Cher, this time performing ‘Dancing Machine.’

Between shows, the brothers somehow find the time to pay Merv Griffin a visit.

Las Vegas show opens, with La Toya, Randy, and Janet, joining the group.

Making one more TV appearance before getting back on the road, the brothers perform ‘I Want You Back’ and ‘ABC’ on the Sandy in Disney Land TV Special.

The Jackson 5 are “The Life Of the Party” on The Sonny Comedy Review.

February 1st 1974	Dakar, Senegal Demba Diop Stadium
February 2-3 1974	Dakar, Senegal
	Theatre National Daniel Sorano
February 4th 1974	Houston, Texas Astrodome
March 26-28 1974	Lake Tahoe, Nevada Sahara Tahoe Hotel
	(3 shows)
April 13th 1974	Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium
June 22nd 1974	Los Angeles, California Forum ad
June 24-30 1974	Chicago, Illinois Mill Run Theater (7 shows)
July 8-14 1974	San Carlos, California Circle Star Theatre
	(7 shows)
July 15th 1974	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
	Three Rivers Stadium
July 16th 1974	Trenton, New Jersey, New Jersey State Fair
July 21st 1974	Richmond, Virginia Coliseum
July 26th 1974	Buffalo, New York Memorial Auditorium

The Jackson 5 perform at the Grammy awards.

The Jackson 5 do a comedy routine and musical number alongside Carol Burnett on CBS’s The Carol Burnett Show.

‘Dancing Machine’ enters the pop singles chart peaking at #2 and remains on the charts for 22 weeks. The single sells over 1 million copies in less than a month.

The brothers spend an evening with Johnny Carson.

The Jackson 5 perform their second set on Soul Train this year.

The Jackson 5 host their final run of shows, with their cabaret set, in Las Vegas at the Nevada MGM Grand Hotel.

The Jackson 5 raise money for Muscular Dystrophy on the annual MDA telethon, hosted by Jerry Lewis.

July 27th 1974	New York, New York Madison Square Garden
Jul 29 – Aug 4 1974	Cleveland, Ohio Front Row Theatre (7 shows)
August 6th 1974	Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Civic Center
August 7th 1974	New Orleans, Louisiana Auditorium
August 10th 1974	St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium
August 11th 1974	Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Auditorium
August 16th 1974	St. Paul, Minnesota Civic Center
August 17th 1974	Spokane, Washington World Expo
Aug 21 – Sep 3	Las Vegas, Nevada MGM Grand Hotel
Sep 5 – Oct 1 1974	S. American Tour Panama, Venezuela, Brazil
Oct 4 – 6 1974	Lake Tahoe, Nevada Sahara Tahoe Hotel
	(3 shows)
Oct 7 – Nov 11 1974	Far East Tour Japan, Hong Kong, Australia,
	New Zealand, Philippines
November 3rd 1974	Oakland, California Coliseum