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The Step for the World Tour was the 3th concert tour by [[Casiopea]], supporting their recently released album [[Eyes of the Mind (Album)|Eyes of the Mind]]. The tour spanned from the 27th of April 1981, to the 4th of May 1981.
The Step for the World Tour was the 3th concert tour by [[Casiopea]], supporting their recently released album [[Eyes of the Mind (Album)|Eyes of the Mind]]. The tour spanned from the 27th of April 1981, to the 4th of May 1981.
== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The Cross Point Tour was considered to be Casiopea's first national tour<ref name=":0">Adlib 1985-10</ref>. There is some confusion on the first date of the tour, as some sources list it as the 12th of November 1981<ref>Cross Point Obi</ref>, and others list it as the 30th of November 1981<ref name=":0" /><ref>Casiopea Again</ref>. However, every source consistently lists that there are 13 locations, which must include Tochigi Small Hall on the 12th as part of the official tour. This tour served as the basis for the live concert recordings that would later become the album Mint Jams, which had nearly identical costumes, instrumentation, stage layout, and similar songs. This is also the first documented instance of Casiopea playing a medley, a future staple of their tours. The medley technically doesn't have a title, but while introducing it Mukaiya mentions going back to their roots, and so it's sometimes referred to as ''Roots Medley''. This medley was played again in 1983 during the iconic Hot Sounds Island concert at Budokan.  
The Step for the World Tour is, for unknown reasons, oftentimes discounted as a real Casiopea tour. It was shorter than future tours and . This was their only tour to include a foreign musician, Harvey Mason. Michael Boddicker, one of the synthesizer programmers for Eyes of the Mind, was also planned to be part of the tour, but was unable to make it due to ???. The inclusion of Harvey Mason on the tour helped boost Casiopea's popularity as many of his fans watched the tour. Harvey Mason played drums, keyboards, and percussion on the tour.
 




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Out of the 9 songs on [[Eyes of the Mind (Album)|Eyes of the Mind]], 8 were played during the tour. The one song not played, La Costa, is not known to have been played live.
Out of the 9 songs on [[Eyes of the Mind (Album)|Eyes of the Mind]], 8 were played during the tour. The one song not played, La Costa, is not known to have been played live.
===Average Setlist===
===Average Setlist===
The following setlist is representative of the majority of performances during the Cross Point Tour. However in the February 1982 issue of Young Guitar magazine, ''Space Road'' is listed as the last song of the encore of their Tokyo Postal Savings Hall performance.
The following setlist is representative of the majority of performances during the Step for the World Tour.  
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Revision as of 17:54, 15 January 2026

Step for the World Tour
??? tour by Casiopea
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Concert
Location
  • Japan
Associated albumEyes of the Mind
Start date27 April 1981
End date4 May 1981
Legs1
No. of shows13
Casiopea concert chronology

The Step for the World Tour was the 3th concert tour by Casiopea, supporting their recently released album Eyes of the Mind. The tour spanned from the 27th of April 1981, to the 4th of May 1981.

Overview

The Step for the World Tour is, for unknown reasons, oftentimes discounted as a real Casiopea tour. It was shorter than future tours and . This was their only tour to include a foreign musician, Harvey Mason. Michael Boddicker, one of the synthesizer programmers for Eyes of the Mind, was also planned to be part of the tour, but was unable to make it due to ???. The inclusion of Harvey Mason on the tour helped boost Casiopea's popularity as many of his fans watched the tour. Harvey Mason played drums, keyboards, and percussion on the tour.



Setlists

Out of the 9 songs on Eyes of the Mind, 8 were played during the tour. The one song not played, La Costa, is not known to have been played live.

Average Setlist

The following setlist is representative of the majority of performances during the Step for the World Tour.

No.TitleEncoreLength
1."Galactic Funk"  
2."Smile Again"  
3."Sunnyside Feelin'"  
4."Time Limit" (Roots Medley)  
5."Mighty Mouse" (Roots Medley)  
6."Swallow" (Roots Medley)  
7."Take Me" (Roots Medley)  
8."I Love New York" (Roots Medley)  
9."Midnight Rendezvous" (Roots Medley)  
10."Lakai"  
11."Domino Line"  
12."A Sparkling Day"  
13."Any Moment (We'll Be One)"  
14."Black Joke"  
15."Swear"  
16."Eyes Of The Mind"Encore 
17."Asayake"Encore 
18."Tears Of The Star/Space Road"Encore 

Arrangement Changes

Tour Dates

A ticket for their Sendai Civic Center Large Hall performance on the 8th of December.
1981 Concerts[1]
Date City Venue
12 November Utsunomiya Tochigi Small Hall
30 November Sapporo Sapporo Doshin Hall
1 December Kushiro Kushiro Citizens' Culture Center
3 December Niigata Niigata City Public Hall
7 December Minato Tokyo Postal Savings Hall
8 December Sendai Sendai Civic Center Large Hall
9 December Morioka Iwate Education Center
14 December Osaka Osaka Sankei Hall
15 December Kyoto Kyoto Prefectural Labor Hall
16 December Nagoya Nagoya City Assembly Hall
21 December Machida Hiroshima Mima Hall
22 December Fukuoka Fukuoka Electric Hall
23 December Kumamoto Kumamoto Tsuruya Hall

Reception and Recollections

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090720013513/http://www.infosnow.ne.jp/~w_teru/terulist.htm
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