5150 Tour
Tour by Van Halen | |
Location | North America |
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Associated album | 5150 |
Start date | March 27, 1986 (1986-03-27) |
End date | November 3, 1986 (1986-11-03) |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 111 |
Van Halen concert chronology | |
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The 5150 Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their seventh studio album, 5150.
Background
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.[1]
Like many Van Halen tours, the routing took the band across North America only, as traveling internationally was hard for the band's complicated and heavy stage set. Furthermore, Hagar wanted to establish himself as the new singer in their homeland. The first leg of the tour was entirely United States dates, though Canadian ones slipped into the second and third legs.
The tour took place in the aftermath of the David Lee Roth-Van Halen split, with the fanbase being split too. Those who had joined the new Van Halen's side used the concerts as an opportunity to voice their stance, frequently via unison chants of "Fuck Dave!"[2] 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 the singer willing only to play that era's best-known songs. An Eddie Van Halen/Hagar guitar duel was also a usual part of the concerts. "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin was the closing song every night. Canadian rock legends Bachman–Turner Overdrive,[3] Loverboy and Kim Mitchell opened a few dates in Rochester and Niagara Falls, and 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. Almost all the songs from 5150 were played, as well as covers and some of Hagar's pre-Van Halen work. The latter included his recent MTV hit "I Can't Drive 55" and Montrose songs. The addition of Hagar's guitar gave Eddie Van Halen more room to move, or to play keyboards on certain songs.
The tour was a major high for the band, albeit with a couple of low points. The first was when their new manager Ed Leffler was hospitalized in Texas after an altercation in a hotel elevator. The second 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.
"We were selling records faster than they could print them and we were selling out every show," recalled Hagar. "We felt invincible."[4]
The second concert at New Haven Coliseum was filmed and shown live on television and released on VHS as Live Without a Net; it has subsequently been released on DVD.[5]
Before the last show of the tour on November 3, 1986 at the Cow Palace, Eddie cut his hair into a braided rat tail, while Alex shaved his head bald.[6] The story was that supposedly at the end of the tour, everyone would have their heads shaved (Sammy chose not to for maintaining his look for a photo shoot soon to come, Michael chose not to in fear of not knowing how long it would take to grow back as his hair was thinning at the time.
Reception
Moira McCormick from Billboard who attended the Chicago performance at Rosemont Horizon, gave the performance a positive review. She opened her review stating that the band's concert that night was further testimony to the band's previous success with both David Lee Roth and the popularity of the guitarist Eddie Van Halen whom she claimed can triumph in speed contests and praised him for performing with "incredible finesse". Regarding the vocalist Sammy Hagar, she said that the audience had welcomed him as the band's lead singer, being supportive of his vocal work especially on the band's older material. She concluded her review, stating that the band was still one of America's leading rock forces, judging by the record sales and audience reactions.[7]
Setlist
- "You Really Got Me"
- "There's Only One Way to Rock"
- "Summer Nights"
- "Get Up"
- "Drum solo"
- "Dreams"
- "5150"
- "Bass Solo"
- "Panama"
- "Best of Both Worlds"
- "Love Walks In"
- "Good Enough"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "I Can't Drive 55"
- "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
Encore
- "Why Can't This Be Love"
- "Jump"
- "Rock and Roll" (Led Zeppelin cover)
- "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream cover)
- "Wild Thing" (The Troggs cover)
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
March 27, 1986 | Shreveport | United States | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum |
March 28, 1986 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | |
March 29, 1986 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | |
March 31, 1986 | Birmingham | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center | |
April 1, 1986 | Huntsville | Von Braun Civic Center | |
April 3, 1986 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | |
April 4, 1986 | Baton Rouge | Riverside Centroplex | |
April 5, 1986 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | |
April 7, 1986 | Pembroke Pines | Hollywood Sportatorium | |
April 8, 1986 | North Fort Myers | Lee County Civic Center | |
April 10, 1986 | Lakeland | Lakeland Civic Center | |
April 11, 1986 | |||
April 12, 1986 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Coliseum | |
April 14, 1986 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
April 16, 1986 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | |
April 18, 1986 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | |
April 19, 1986 | Evansville | Roberts Municipal Stadium | |
April 20, 1986 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | |
April 22, 1986 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |
April 23, 1986 [8] | |||
April 24, 1986 | Rockford | Rockford MetroCentre | |
April 26, 1986 | Carbondale | SIU Arena | |
April 27, 1986 | Peoria | Peoria Civic Center | |
April 29, 1986 | Saint Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | |
April 30, 1986 | Cedar Rapids | Five Seasons Center | |
May 2, 1986 | Fort Wayne | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | |
May 3, 1986 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
May 6, 1986 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati Gardens | |
May 7, 1986 | |||
May 9, 1986 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | |
May 10, 1986 | |||
May 11, 1986 | |||
May 13, 1986 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |
May 14, 1986 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | |
May 16, 1986 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
May 17, 1986 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
May 18, 1986 | Roanoke | Roanoke Civic Center | |
May 20, 1986 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
May 21, 1986 | Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | |
May 23, 1986 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | |
May 24, 1986 | |||
May 26, 1986 | Des Moines | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | |
May 27, 1986 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |
May 28, 1986 | Valley Center | Kansas Coliseum | |
May 30, 1986 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |
May 31, 1986 | |||
June 2, 1986 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
June 28, 1986 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
June 29, 1986 | |||
July 2, 1986 | Inglewood | The Forum | |
July 3, 1986 | |||
July 5, 1986 | |||
July 8, 1986 | Chandler | Compton Terrace | |
July 10, 1986 | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center | |
July 12, 1986 | Boulder | Folsom Field (Colorado Sun-Day) | |
July 14, 1986 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | |
July 16, 1986 | Oklahoma City | Myriad Convention Center | |
July 19, 1986 | Dallas | Cotton Bowl (Texxas Jam) | |
July 21, 1986 | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | |
July 22, 1986 | |||
July 23, 1986 | |||
July 25, 1986 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | |
July 26, 1986 | |||
July 28, 1986 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | |
July 29, 1986 | |||
July 31, 1986 | |||
August 1, 1986 | |||
August 2, 1986 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | |
August 4, 1986 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | |
August 5, 1986 | |||
August 6, 1986 | |||
August 8, 1986 | Landover | Capital Centre | |
August 9, 1986 | |||
August 11, 1986 | Worcester | Worcester Centrum | |
August 12, 1986 | |||
August 14, 1986 | |||
August 15, 1986 | |||
August 18, 1986 | Toronto | Canada | CNE Grandstand |
August 20, 1986 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | |
August 22, 1986 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
August 23, 1986 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | |
August 24, 1986 | |||
August 26, 1986 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum (Live Without a Net) | |
August 27, 1986 | |||
August 29, 1986 | Niagara Falls | Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center | |
August 30, 1986 | |||
September 1, 1986 | Rochester | Silver Stadium | |
September 27, 1986 | Lafayette | Cajundome | |
September 29, 1986 | Houston | The Summit | |
September 30, 1986 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center Arena | |
October 1, 1986 | |||
October 3, 1986 | San Antonio | San Antonio Convention Center Arena | |
October 4, 1986 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | |
October 6, 1986 | Las Cruces | Pan American Center | |
October 8, 1986 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | |
October 10, 1986 | Casper | Casper Events Center | |
October 11, 1986 | Rapid City | Don Barnett Arena | |
October 14, 1986 | Billings | Yellowstone Metra | |
October 16, 1986 | Pullman | Beasley Coliseum | |
October 18, 1986 | Pocatello | Minidome | |
October 19, 1986 | Boise | BSU Pavilion | |
October 21, 1986 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | |
October 22, 1986 | |||
October 23, 1986 | Vancouver | Canada | BC Place |
October 25, 1986 | Portland | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
October 26, 1986 | |||
October 29, 1986 | Reno | Lawlor Events Center | |
October 31, 1986 | Daly City | Cow Palace | |
November 1, 1986 | |||
November 2, 1986 | |||
November 3, 1986 |
Box office score data
Date (1986) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 18 | Louisville, United States | Freedom Hall | 10,616 | $149,640 | [9] |
April 19 | Evansville, United States | Roberts Stadium | 10,953 | $158,818 | |
April 20 | Nashville, United States | Municipal Auditorium | 9,900 | $148,500 | |
May 13 | Pittsburgh, United States | Civic Arena | 15,899 | $235,265 | [10] |
June 28–29 | San Diego, United States | Sports Arena | 23,825 | $355,260 | [11] |
July 28–August 1 | East Rutherford, United States | Meadowlands Arena | 78,172 | $1,284,659 | [12] |
September 27 | Lafayette, United States | Cajundome | 9,434 | $135,360 | [13] |
September 29 | Houston, United States | The Summit | 13,977 | $220,137 | |
September 30–October 1 | Fort Worth, United States | Tarrant County Convention Center | 20,170 | $302,550 | [14] |
October 25–26 | Portland, United States | Memorial Coliseum Complex | 20,412 | $326,592 | [15] |
October 29 | Reno, United States | Lawlor Events Center | 9,581 | $158,087 | |
October 31–November 3 | San Francisco, United States | Cow Palace | 57,270 | $950,745 | [12] |
Personnel
- Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals, lead keyboards
- Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
- Alex Van Halen – drums
- Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar
References
- ^ Giles, Jeff (March 24, 2016). "When Van Halen Started the Sammy Hagar Era With '5150'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Dodds, Kevin (12 October 2011). Edward Van Halen: a Definitive Biography. iUniverse. ISBN 9781462054817 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bachman, Randy (6 September 2011). Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap Stories. Penguin Canada. ISBN 9780143185772 – via Google Books.
- ^ Elliott, Paul (March 2014). "The best of both worlds". Classic Rock. No. 194. p. 49.
- ^ Wardlaw, Matt (August 27, 2021). "35 Years Ago: Van Halen Shoot Their 'Live Without a Net' Video". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Eddie Van Halen - Solo 5150 tour (San Francisco) - Filmed by @Willlll D'Beats". YouTube.
- ^ McCormick, Moira (May 17, 1986). "Talent in Action: Van Halen". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 20. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Billboard, Vol. 98, Num. 20, 17 may 1986. 17 May 1986.
- ^ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 18. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 3, 1986. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 22. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 31, 1986. p. 21. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 29. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 19, 1986. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Top Boxscores". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 27, 1986. p. Y-39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 11, 1986. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 18, 1986. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 46. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 15, 1986. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
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