Van Halen 2015 North American Tour

Van Halen 2015 North American Tour
Tour by Van Halen
Associated album Tokyo Dome Live in Concert
Start date July 5, 2015
End date October 4, 2015
Legs 2
Number of shows Live TV Performances (3)
Tour (41)
Total: 44
Cancelled (1)
Overall Total: 45
Van Halen concert chronology

The Van Halen 2015 Tour was a North American concert tour during the summer and fall of 2015 by the hard rock band Van Halen.[1] This tour was in support of the group's live album, Tokyo Dome Live in Concert, recorded during the band's previous tour.

History

On March 24, 2015, the official Van Halen website was updated to announce a concert tour to take place during the summer and fall of 2015, primarily in outdoor venues.[2] The band also announced that they would be performing on television for the first time, with performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on March 30,[3] and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on April 2.[4]

The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band served as the opening act for all dates except for the September 19th show in Atlanta.

The tour grossed 26 million dollars covering 39 cities and 41 shows. [5]

Personnel

Songs performed

Typical Setlist
  1. "Light Up the Sky"
  2. "Runnin' with the Devil"
  3. "Romeo Delight"
  4. "Everybody Wants Some!!"
  5. "Drop Dead Legs"
  6. "Feel Your Love Tonight"
  7. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
  8. "She's the Woman"
  9. "China Town" (dropped from the set near the end of the tour)
  10. "I'll Wait"
  11. "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo" ["Drumstruck"]
  12. "Little Guitars"
  13. "Dance the Night Away"
  14. "Beautiful Girls"
  15. "Women in Love..."
  16. "Hot for Teacher"
  17. "In a Simple Rhyme" + "Growth" (dropped from the set near the end of the tour)
  18. "Dirty Movies"
  19. "Ice Cream Man"
  20. "Unchained"
  21. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
  22. "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo" [+ "Little Guitars" & "Mean Street" (Intros) + "Spanish Fly" + "Cathedral" + "Eruption"]
  23. "You Really Got Me"
  24. "Panama"
  25. "Jump"

The show

Wolfgang Van Halen revealed some of the tour's setlist on Twitter on July 2.[6] The full setlist was revealed three days later at the first performance on the tour, at White River Amphitheater in Auburn, Washington.[7]

"In a Simple Rhyme" had not been played live since 1978, and "Light Up the Sky" had not been played live since 1980. "Dirty Movies" and "Drop Dead Legs" had never been previously played live.

Tour Dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
Live TV Broadcast Performances
March 30, 2015 Hollywood United States Hollywood Boulevard (Jimmy Kimmel Live!)
April 2, 2015 Burbank Warner Bros. Studios (The Ellen DeGeneres Show)
May 17, 2015 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena (2015 Billboard Music Awards)
Summer Leg
July 5, 2015 Auburn United States White River Amphitheater
July 7, 2015 Ridgefield Northwest Amphitheater
July 9, 2015 Concord Concord Pavilion
July 11, 2015 Devore San Manuel Amphitheater
July 14, 2015 Irvine "Irvine Meadows" Amphitheater
July 16, 2015 Mountain View "Shoreline" Amphitheater
July 18, 2015 West Valley City USANA Amphitheater
July 20, 2015 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheater
July 22, 2015 Bonner Springs Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
July 24, 2015 Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 26, 2015 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 28, 2015 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion
July 30, 2015 Bangor Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
August 1, 2015 Mansfield Xfinity Center
August 3, 2015 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
August 5, 2015 London Canada Western Fair Grandstand
August 7, 2015 Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 9, 2015 Holmdel United States PNC Bank Arts Center
August 11, 2015 Hartford XFINITY Theater
August 13, 2015 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
August 15, 2015
Fall Leg
August 23, 2015 Hershey United States Hershey Park Stadium
August 25, 2015 Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 27, 2015 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
August 29, 2015 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 31, 2015 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
September 2, 2015 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center
September 4, 2015 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theater
September 6, 2015 Bethel Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center
September 9, 2015 Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphitheater
September 11, 2015 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
September 13, 2015 Tampa Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheater
September 15, 2015 West Palm Beach Perfect Vodka Amphitheater
September 17, 2015 Pelham Oak Mountain Amphitheater
September 19, 2015 Atlanta Piedmont Park (Atlanta's Music Midtown Festival 2015 (#2))
September 21, 2015 Austin Austin 360 Amphitheater
September 23, 2015 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion
September 25, 2015 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 28, 2015 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion
September 30, 2015 Chula Vista Sleep Train Amphitheater
October 2, 2015 Hollywood Hollywood Bowl
October 4, 2015

References

  1. ↑ Stutz, Colin (March 24, 2015). "Van Halen Announces Massive North American Tour". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Van Halen". Van-halen.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Van Halen gigs on Hollywood Blvd, David Lee Roth sustains nose wound". Latimes.com. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Van Halen". Van-halen.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  5. ↑ (PDF) http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2015/2015YearEndTop200NorthAmericanTours.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Van Halen, Wolfgang (July 2, 2015). "The Best Setlist We've Ever Made". Twitter.
  7. ↑ News Desk, Van Halen (July 5, 2015). "Van Halen's Summer Tour Begins Tonight! (Updated w/ Setlist)". Van Halen News Desk.

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