1986 Tour
Tour by Van Halen |
Start date |
March 27, 1986 |
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End date |
November 3, 1986 |
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Legs |
3 |
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Number of shows |
112 |
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Van Halen concert chronology |
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The 5150-1986 Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen.
History
This was the band's first tour with Sammy Hagar on lead vocals (and second electric guitar), following the acrimonious departure of original singer David Lee Roth. It was also a tour to promote the band's first album with Hagar, 5150.
Like many Van Halen tours, the routing only took the band across North America, as travelling internationally was hard for the band's complicated and heavy stage set. Furthermore, Hagar wanted to establish himself as the band's new singer in their homeland. The first leg of the tour was entirely USA dates, though a few Canadian ones slipped into the second and third legs.
The 1986 Tour took place in the context of the great David Lee Roth-Van Halen split, with former Van Halen fan base being split as well. Those who had gone onto the new Van Halen's side of the split used the concerts as an opportunity to voice their stance, frequently via unison chants of "Fuck Dave!" The tour set a trend later Hagar-era ones would follow: the number of pre-Hagar Van Halen songs was kept to a minimum, with Hagar only being willing to play that era's best-known songs. An Eddie/Sammy guitar duel was also a frequent part of the concerts. "Rock and Roll", by Led Zeppelin was the closing song every night. Canadian rock legends Bachman–Turner Overdrive and Loverboy were support acts on many of the outdoor stadium gigs in North America.
The tour was supposed to start with dates in Hawaii and Alaska, but they were cancelled at the last minute, due to the band finishing the mixing of the album.
The group's biggest hit, "Jump", was usually omitted from the set list, or sung by the audience instead of Hagar. To fill in the set list almost all the songs from the 5150 album were used, as well as covers and some of Sammy's pre-Van Halen work. This included solo work like his recent MTV hit "I Can't Drive 55" and Montrose songs. Indeed, the addition of Hagar's guitar gave Eddie Van Halen more room to move, or to play keyboards on certain songs.
The 1986 Tour was a major high for the band, although they had a couple a low moments during the tour. The first blow was when their new manager Ed Leffler was hospitalized in Texas after an altercation in a hotel elevator. The second blow was when Eddie's wife Valerie Bertinelli suffered a miscarriage; she didn't reveal to Eddie that she was pregnant at the time, until it was too late.
The second concert at New Haven Coliseum was filmed and shown live on television and released on VHS with the title Live Without a Net; it has subsequently been released on DVD.
Tour Dates
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Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
First North American leg |
March 27, 1986 | Shreveport, Louisiana | United States | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum |
March 28, 1986 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Barton Coliseum |
March 29, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Mid-South Coliseum |
March 31, 1986 | Birmingham, Alabama | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center |
April 1, 1986 | Huntsville, Alabama | Von Braun Civic Center |
April 3, 1986 | Jackson, Mississippi | Mississippi Coliseum |
April 4, 1986 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Baton Rouge River Center Arena |
April 5, 1986 | Biloxi, Mississippi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
April 7, 1986 | Pembroke Pines, Florida | Hollywood Sportatorium |
April 8, 1986 | Fort Myers, Florida | Lee County Civic Center |
April 10, 1986 | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland Civic Center |
April 11, 1986 |
April 12, 1986 | Jacksonville, Florida | Jacksonville Coliseum |
April 14, 1986 | Atlanta, Georgia | Omni Coliseum |
April 15, 1986 | Columbia, South Carolina | Carolina Coliseum |
April 18, 1986 | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall |
April 19, 1986 | Evansville, Indiana | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
April 20, 1986 | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
April 22, 1986 | Rosemont, Illinois | Rosemont Horizon |
April 23, 1986[2] |
April 24, 1986 | Rockford, Illinois | Rockford MetroCentre |
April 26, 1986 | Carbondale, Illinois | SIU Arena |
April 27, 1986 | Peoria, Illinois | Peoria Civic Center |
April 29, 1986 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | St. Paul Civic Center |
April 30, 1986 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Five Seasons Center |
May 2, 1986 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
May 3, 1986 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Market Square Arena |
May 6, 1986 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Cincinnati Gardens |
May 7, 1986 |
May 9, 1986 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |
May 10, 1986 |
May 11, 1986 |
May 13, 1986 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Civic Arena |
May 14, 1986 | Charleston, West Virginia | Charleston Civic Center |
May 16, 1986 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum |
May 17, 1986 | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton Coliseum |
May 18, 1986 | Roanoke, Virginia | Roanoke Civic Center |
May 20, 1986 | Atlanta, Georgia | Omni Coliseum |
May 21, 1986 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville Civic Coliseum |
May 23, 1986 | East Troy, Wisconsin | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
May 24, 1986 |
May 26, 1986 | Des Moines, Iowa | Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
May 27, 1986 | Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
May 28, 1986 | Valley Center, Kansas | Kansas Coliseum |
May 30, 1986 | Kansas City, Missouri | Kemper Arena |
May 31, 1986 |
June 2, 1986 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Market Square Arena |
June 11, 1986 | Oakland, California | Oakland Coliseum |
Second North American leg |
June 28, 1986 | San Diego, California | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
June 29, 1986 |
July 2, 1986 | Inglewood, California | The Forum |
July 3, 1986 |
July 5, 1986 |
July 8, 1986 | Chandler, Arizona | Compton Terrace |
July 10, 1986 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Thomas & Mack Center |
July 12, 1986 | Boulder, Colorado | Folsom Field |
July 14, 1986 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tingley Coliseum |
July 16, 1986 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Myriad Convention Center |
July 19, 1986 | Dallas, Texas | Cotton Bowl |
July 21, 1986 | St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Arena |
July 22, 1986 |
July 23, 1986 |
July 25, 1986 | Richfield, Ohio | Richfield Coliseum |
July 26, 1986 |
July 28, 1986 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Brendan Byrne Arena |
July 29, 1986 |
July 31, 1986 |
August 1, 1986 |
August 2, 1986 | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Coliseum |
August 4, 1986 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Spectrum |
August 5, 1986 |
August 6, 1986 |
August 8, 1986 | Largo, Maryland | Capital Centre |
August 9, 1986 |
August 11, 1986 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Worcester Centrum |
August 12, 1986 |
August 14, 1986 |
August 15, 1986 |
August 18, 1986 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | CNE Grandstand |
August 20, 1986 | Montreal, Quebec | Montreal Forum |
August 22, 1986 | Providence, Rhode Island | United States | Providence Civic Center |
August 23, 1986 |
August 24, 1986 | Portland, Maine | Cumberland County Civic Center |
August 25, 1986 |
August 26, 1986 | New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven Coliseum |
August 27, 1986 |
August 29, 1986 | Niagara Falls, New York | Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center |
September 1, 1986 | Rochester, New York | Silver Stadium |
Third North American leg |
September 27, 1986 | Lafayette, Louisiana | United States | Cajundome |
September 29, 1986 | Houston, Texas | The Summit |
September 30, 1986 | Fort Worth, Texas | Tarrant County Convention Center |
October 1, 1986 |
October 3, 1986 | San Antonio, Texas | HemisFair Arena |
October 4, 1986 | Austin, Texas | Frank Erwin Center |
October 6, 1986 | Las Cruces, New Mexico | Pan American Center |
October 8, 1986 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Salt Palace |
October 10, 1986 | Casper, Wyoming | Casper Events Center |
October 11, 1986 | Rapid City, South Dakota | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center |
October 14, 1986 | Billings, Montana | MetraPark Arena |
October 16, 1986 | Pullman, Washington | Beasley Coliseum |
October 18, 1986 | Pocatello, Idaho | ASISU Minidome |
October 19, 1986 | Boise, Idaho | BSU Pavilion |
October 21, 1986 | Seattle, Washington | Seattle Center Coliseum |
October 22, 1986 |
October 23, 1986 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | BC Place Stadium |
October 25, 1986 | Portland, Oregon | United States | Portland Memorial Coliseum |
October 26, 1986 |
October 29, 1986 | Reno, Nevada | Lawlor Events Center |
October 31, 1986 | Daly City, California | Cow Palace |
November 1, 1986 |
November 2, 1986 |
November 3, 1986 |
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