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{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Step for the World Tour
| image            = XXX.png
| image_caption    =
| image_size        =
| type              = ???
| location          = {{hlist|Japan|}}
| album            = ''[[Eyes of the Mind (Album)|Eyes of the Mind]]''
| artist            = [[Casiopea]]
| start_date        = 27 April 1981
| end_date          = 4 May 1981
| number_of_legs    = 1
| number_of_shows  = 5
| last_tour        = [[Debut Tour]] <br> (1979)
| this_tour        = '''Super Flight Tour''' <br> (1979)
| next_tour        = [[Casiopea '80 Summer Tour]] <br> (1980)
| caption          = Concert
}}
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 ==
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 in the second half of the tour. The big highlight of the tour was a drum battle between Harvey Mason and Jimbo during Black Joke. 


Harvey Mason played a synth during Lakai, and possibly percussion during Magic Ray. 
== Setlists ==
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===
The following setlist is representative of the majority of performances during the Step for the World Tour.
{{track listing
| extra_column=Encore
| title1=Galactic Funk
| title2=Smile Again
| title3=Sunnyside Feelin'
| title4=Time Limit
| note4=''Roots Medley''
| title5=Mighty Mouse
| note5=''Roots Medley''
| title6=Swallow
| note6=''Roots Medley''
| title7=Take Me
| note7=''Roots Medley''
| title8=I Love New York
| note8=''Roots Medley''
| title9=Midnight Rendezvous
| note9=''Roots Medley''
| title10=Lakai
| title11=Domino Line
| title12=A Sparkling Day
| title13=Any Moment (We'll Be One)
| title14=Black Joke
| title15=Swear
| title16=Eyes Of The Mind
| extra16=Encore
| title17=Asayake
| extra17=Encore
| title18=Tears Of The Star/Space Road
| extra18=Encore
}}
=== Arrangement Changes ===
== Tour Dates ==
[[File:Cross_Point_Ticket.png|thumb|right|300px|A ticket for their Sendai Civic Center Large Hall performance on the 8th of December.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 1981 Concerts<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090720013513/http://www.infosnow.ne.jp/~w_teru/terulist.htm</ref>
!width="150"|Date
!width="150"|City
!width="300"|Venue
|-
|12 November
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsunomiya Utsunomiya]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsunomiya_Bunka_Kaikan Tochigi Small Hall]
|-
|30 November
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo Sapporo]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doshin_Hall Sapporo Doshin Hall]
|-
|1 December
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushiro Kushiro]
|[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%A7%E8%B7%AF%E5%B8%82%E6%B0%91%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E4%BC%9A%E9%A4%A8 Kushiro Citizens' Culture Center]
|-
|[[Casiopea/Niigata City Public Hall (1981 Live Performance)|3 December]]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niigata_(city) Niigata]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niigata_Prefectural_Civic_Center Niigata City Public Hall]
|-
|7 December
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minato,_Tokyo Minato]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mielparque_Tokyo Tokyo Postal Savings Hall]
|- 
|8 December
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sendai Sendai]
|[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%99%E5%8F%B0%E5%B8%82%E6%B0%91%E4%BC%9A%E9%A4%A8 Sendai Civic Center Large Hall]
|-
|9 December
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morioka Morioka]
|[https://www.i-kaikan.jp/ Iwate Education Center]
|-
|14 December
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka Osaka]
|[https://www.sankeihallbreeze.com/ Osaka Sankei Hall]
|-
|15 December
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto Kyoto]
|Kyoto Prefectural Labor Hall
|-
|16 December
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya Nagoya]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Civic_Assembly_Hall Nagoya City Assembly Hall]
|-
|21 December
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machida,_Tokyo Machida]
|Hiroshima Mima Hall
|-
|22 December
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka Fukuoka]
|Fukuoka Electric Hall
|-
|[[Casiopea/Kumamoto Tsuryua Hall (1981 Live Performance)|23 December]]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumamoto Kumamoto]
|Kumamoto Tsuruya Hall
|-
|}
== Reception and Recollections ==

Revision as of 18:26, 15 January 2026

Step for the World Tour
??? tour by Casiopea
File:XXX.png
Concert
Location
  • Japan
Associated albumEyes of the Mind
Start date27 April 1981
End date4 May 1981
Legs1
No. of shows5
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 in the second half of the tour. The big highlight of the tour was a drum battle between Harvey Mason and Jimbo during Black Joke.

Harvey Mason played a synth during Lakai, and possibly percussion during Magic Ray.



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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