Eat 'Em and Smile Tour

Eat 'Em and Smile Tour

Tour by David Lee Roth
Tourbook cover (for tour in support of Eat 'Em and Smile)
Start date	August 16, 1986
End date	February 22, 1987
Legs	2
Number of shows	105 played
David Lee Roth concert chronology

The Eat 'Em and Smile Tour was a North American concert tour by hard rock singer David Lee Roth. It was his first tour since leaving Van Halen in 1985, and is the only tour to have featured the line-up of Roth, Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Gregg Bissonette (as well as touring keyboardist Brett Tuggle).

Overview

With the success of the Eat 'Em and Smile album in North America, an extensive tour was embarked upon. The setlist was almost evenly split between Van Halen classics ("Unchained," "Panama," "Jump," etc.) and Roth solo hits ("California Girls," "Yankee Rose," "Goin' Crazy," etc.). As with past Van Halen tours, Roth once again incorporated a concert trademark in which he sang a song ("Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love") from a mini stage in the middle of the venue at each performance, while the rest of the band continued to perform on the main stage.^[1] Another concert highlight was an extended guitar and bass solo "battle" (often lasting over ten minutes), which saw Vai and Sheehan try to top each other on their respective instrument.^[2] No professionally filmed or recorded video or audio footage has ever been released from this tour, but its massive stage set can be seen in the performance section of the "Yankee Rose" video.^[3] The opening acts on this tour included Cinderella and Tesla at various points.

A video shoot took place on February 17, 1987 in Lakeland, Florida.^[4]

Setlist

1. "Shy Boy" (Talas cover)
2. "Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk cover)
3. "Unchained" (Van Halen song)
4. "Panama" (Van Halen song)
5. Drum Solo
6. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison cover)
7. "Ladies' Nite in Buffalo?"
8. "Everybody Wants Some!!" (Van Halen song)
9. "On Fire" (Van Halen song)
10. "Bump and Grind"
11. "Ice Cream Man" (John Brim cover)
12. "Big Trouble"
13. "Yankee Rose"
14. Bass/Guitar Solos
15. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen song)
16. "Goin' Crazy!"
17. "Jump" (Van Halen song)
18. "California Girls" (The Beach Boys cover)^[5]

Tour dates

Date	City	Venue
Rehearsal
August 12, 1986	Hampton, Virginia	Hampton Coliseum
August 13, 1986	Hampton, Virginia	Hampton Coliseum
August 14, 1986	Hampton, Virginia	Hampton Coliseum
August 15, 1986	Hampton, Virginia	Hampton Coliseum
First North American Leg
August 16, 1986	Hampton, Virginia	Hampton Coliseum
August 18, 1986	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum
August 19, 1986	Columbia, South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum
August 21, 1986	Roanoke, Virginia	Roanoke Civic Center
August 22, 1986	Knoxville, Tennessee	Knoxville Civic Coliseum
August 23, 1986	Nashville, Tennessee	Municipal Auditorium
August 25, 1986	Huntsville, Alabama	Von Braun Civic Center
August 26, 1986	Memphis, Tennessee	Mid-South Coliseum
August 27, 1986	Little Rock, Arkansas	Barton Coliseum
August 29, 1986	Norman, Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center
September 2, 1986	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Met Center
September 3, 1986	Omaha, Nebraska	Omaha Civic Auditorium
September 5, 1986	La Crosse, Wisconsin	The Center
September 6, 1986	Kansas City, Missouri	Sandstone Amphitheater
September 7, 1986	Carbondale, Illinois	SIU Arena
September 9, 1986	Evansville, Indiana	Roberts Municipal Stadium
September 12, 1986	Madison, Wisconsin	Dane County Coliseum
September 13, 1986	Ames, Iowa	Hilton Coliseum
September 14, 1986	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Five Seasons Center
September 17, 1986	Cincinnati, Ohio	Cincinnati Gardens
September 18, 1986	Battle Creek, Michigan	Kellogg Arena
September 19, 1986	Chicago, Illinois	Rosemont Horizon
September 20, 1986	Peoria, Illinois	Peoria Civic Center
September 22, 1986	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
September 23, 1986	Indianapolis, Indiana	Market Square Arena
September 25, 1986	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
September 26, 1986	Detroit Michigan	Cobo Arena
September 27, 1986	Detroit Michigan	Cobo Arena
September 29, 1986	Cleveland, Ohio	Richfield Coliseum
September 30, 1986	Buffalo, New York	Memorial Auditorium
October 2, 1986	Glens Falls, New York	Glens Falls Civic Center
October 3, 1986	Hartford, Connecticut	Hartford Civic Center
October 4, 1986	New York, New York	Madison Square Garden
October 5, 1986	Worcester, Massachusetts	Worcester Centrum
October 6, 1986	Worcester, Massachusetts	Worcester Centrum
October 7, 1986	Landover, Maryland	Capital Center
October 10, 1986	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Brendan Byrne Arena
October 11, 1986	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	The Spectrum
October 23, 1986	Atlanta, Georgia	The Omni
October 24, 1986	Greensboro, North Carolina	Greensboro Coliseum
October 25, 1986	Clemson, South Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum
October 26, 1986	Huntington, West Virginia	Huntington Civic Center
October 28, 1986	Richmond, Virginia	Richmond Coliseum
October 30, 1986	Toledo, Ohio	Toledo Sports Arena
October 31, 1986	Toronto	Maple Leaf Gardens
November 1, 1986	Montreal	Montreal Forum
November 2, 1986	Portland, Maine	Cumberland County Civic Center
November 6, 1986	Savannah, Georgia	Savannah Civic Center
November 7, 1986	Augusta, Georgia	Augusta Civic Center
November 8, 1986	Biloxi, Mississippi	Mississippi Coast Coliseum
November 9, 1986	Birmingham, Alabama	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
November 12, 1986	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland Civic Center
November 13, 1986	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland Civic Center
November 14, 1986	Hollywood, Florida	Hollywood Sportatorium
November 15, 1986	Hollywood, Florida	Hollywood Sportatorium
November 18, 1986	Jackson, Mississippi	Mississippi Coliseum
November 20, 1986	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Tulsa Convention Center
November 21, 1986	Dallas, Texas	Reunion Arena
November 22, 1986	Shreveport, Louisiana	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
November 23, 1986	Houston, Texas	The Summit
November 26, 1986	Austin, Texas	Frank Erwin Center
November 28, 1986	El Paso, Texas	El Paso County Coliseum
November 29, 1986	Phoenix, Arizona	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 30, 1986	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Tingley Coliseum
December 2, 1986	Salt Lake City, Utah	Salt Palace
December 3, 1986	Boise, Idaho	Boise State University Pavilion
December 7, 1986	Vancouver, British Columbia	Pacific Coliseum
December 8, 1986	Portland, Oregon	Portland Coliseum
December 9, 1986	Spokane, Washington	Spokane Coliseum
December 10, 1986	Seattle, Washington	Seattle Center Coliseum
December 12, 1986	San Francisco, California	The Cow Palace
December 13, 1986	San Francisco, California	The Cow Palace
December 14, 1986	Fresno, California	Selland Arena
December 16, 1986	Las Vegas, Nevada	Thomas and Mack Center
December 18, 1986	San Diego, California	San Diego Sports Arena
December 19, 1986	Los Angeles, California	The Forum
Rehearsal
January 6, 1987	Calgary, Alberta	location unknown
Second North American Leg
January 7, 1987	Calgary, Alberta	Olympic Saddledome
January 8, 1987	Edmonton, Alberta	Northlands Coliseum
January 10, 1987	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Winnipeg Arena
January 14, 1987	New Haven, Connecticut	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
January 15, 1987	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Brendan Byrne Arena
January 16, 1987	Providence, Rhode Island	Providence Civic Center
January 17, 1987	Augusta, Maine	Augusta Civic Center
January 19, 1987	Utica, New York	Utica Memorial Auditorium
January 20, 1987	Springfield, Massachusetts	Springfield Civic Center
January 21, 1987	Binghamton, New York	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
January 23, 1987	Uniondale, New York	Nassau Coliseum
January 24, 1987	Rochester, New York	Rochester War Memorial
January 26, 1987	Syracuse, New York	Onondaga County War Memorial
January 28, 1987	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Civic Center
January 30, 1987	Saginaw, Michigan	Wendler Arena
January 31, 1987	Dayton, Ohio	Hara Arena
February 1, 1987	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Crisler Arena
February 3, 1987	Erie, Pennsylvania	Erie Civic Center
February 5, 1987	Rockford, Illinois	Rockford Metro Center
February 6, 1987	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Brown County Arena
February 7, 1987	Duluth, Minnesota	Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
February 9, 1987	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	MECCA Arena
February 11, 1987	Columbus, Ohio	Ohio Center
February 12, 1987	Chattanooga, Tennessee	University of Tennessee Arena
February 13, 1987	Montgomery, Alabama	Garrett Coliseum
February 14, 1987	Albany, Georgia	Albany Civic Center
February 18, 1987	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland Civic Center
February 22, 1987	Denver, Colorado	McNichols Arena

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References

1. Ain´t Talkin' 'Bout Love, Detroit 1986. Retrieved 19 October 2015 – via Youtube.
2. "Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan Solos, Detroit 1986". Youtube.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
3. "Yankee Rose music video". Dailymotion.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
4. "David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile Tour Dates - 1986-1987". Jamtothis.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
5. "David Lee Roth Setlist at Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, September 26, 1986". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
6. "David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile Tour Dates - 1986-1987". Jamtothis.com. Retrieved 17 October 2015.