Van Halen World Vacation Tour

Van Halen World Vacation Tour
Promotional tour by Van Halen
Location North America
• United States
• Canada
Europe
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• France
• Netherlands
• Belgium
Japan
Associated album Van Halen II
Start date March 25, 1979
End date October 7, 1979
Legs North America
(2 Major & Individual Legs)
• United States
(1 Major/3 Individual Legs)
Europe (1)
Japan (1)
Total of Major Legs: 5
Total of Indiviual Legs: 7
Number of shows North America (89)
• United States (82)
• Canada (7)
Europe (12)
• England (5)
• Germany (3)
• France (2)
• Netherlands (1)
• Belgium (1)
Japan (7)
Total: 108
Cancelled (2)
Overall Total: 110
Van Halen concert chronology

The World Vacation Tour was a 1979 concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen to support their second album Van Halen II. It was the band's first world tour as a headliner, previously having been a support act for Black Sabbath for that band's 1978 Never Say Die! 10th Anniversary World Tour.

Personnel

Setlist

Songs Played Overall
  1. "Light Up the Sky"
  2. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
  3. "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo"
  4. "Runnin' with the Devil"
  5. "Dance the Night Away"
  6. "Beautiful Girls"
  7. "On Fire"
  8. "Michael Anthony Bass Solo"
  9. "You're No Good" ("Dee Dee Warwick" Cover)
  10. "Jamie's Cryin'"
  11. "Fools" (Intro) + "Eyes of the Night"
  12. "Feel Your Love Tonight"
  13. "Outta Love Again"
  14. "Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" Cover)
  15. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
  16. "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo"
    [+ "Spanish Fly" & "Eruption"]
  17. "Dead or Alive"
  18. "You Really Got Me" ("The Kinks" Cover) [1st Encore]
  19. "Bottoms Up!" [2nd Encore]
  20. "Growth" + "Atomic Punk" [Final Encore]
Typical Setlist
  1. "Light Up the Sky"
  2. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
  3. "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo"
  4. "Runnin' with the Devil"
  5. "Dance the Night Away"
  6. "Beautiful Girls"
  7. "On Fire"
  8. "Michael Anthony Bass Solo"
  9. "You're No Good" ("Dee Dee Warwick" Cover)
  10. "Jamie's Cryin'"
  11. "Fools" (Intro) + "Feel Your Love Tonight"
  12. "Outta Love Again"
  13. "Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" Cover)
  14. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
  15. "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo"
    [+ "Spanish Fly" & "Eruption"]
  16. "You Really Got Me" ("The Kinks" Cover)
  17. "Bottoms Up!" [1st Encore]
  18. "Growth" + "Atomic Punk" [Final Encore]

Information

Light Up the Sky
• Set Opener
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Somebody Get Me a Doctor
• Performed before Alex Van Halen's Drum Solo
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until the "World Invasion Tour" (1980)


Runnin' with the Devil
• Performed after Alex Van Halen's Drum Solo
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Dance the Night Away
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Beautiful Girls
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "Club Days" (1977-1978)
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until September 27, 2007 during the David Lee Roth Reunion Tour


On Fire
• Performed before Michael Anthony's Bass Solo
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until July 10, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


You're No Good
• "Dee Dee Warwick" Cover
• Performed after Michael Anthony's Bass Solo
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "Club Days" (1975-1978)
• October 7, 1979: Last Ever Live Performance during the Tour


Jamie's Cryin'
• April 8, 1979: Earliest Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Eyes of the Night
• Performed as an Intro to "Feel Your Love Tonight"
• September 18, 1979: Only Known Live Performance during the Tour
   • Earliest Known Live Performance since the "Club Days" (1976-1978)
   • Last Ever Known Live Performance during the Tour


Feel Your Love Tonight
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until the "World Invasion Tour" (1980)


Outta Love Again
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "Club Days" (1972-1978)
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until February 18, 2012 during "A Different Kind of Truth Tour"


Ice Cream Man
• "John Brim" Cover
• David Lee Roth Performs the Acoustic Guitar Introduction
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
• Performed during Eddie Van Halen's Live Spotlight Guitar Solo
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Spanish Fly
• Performed by Eddie Van Halen during his Live Spotlight Guitar Solo before "Eruption"
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Eruption
• Performed by Eddie Van Halen during his Live Spotlight Guitar Solo after "Spanish Fly"
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Dead or Alive
• Performed after Eddie Van Halen's Live Spotlight Guitar Solo before "You Really Got Me"
• March 25, 1979: Only Known Live Performance during the Tour
   • Live Premiere & 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
   • Last Known Live Performance during the Tour until September 1, 1982 during the "Hide Your Sheep Tour"


You Really Got Me
• Main Set Closer
• "The Kinks" Cover
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Bottoms Up!
• Performed as the 1st Encore
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Growth
• Hidden Track (Short Instrumental at the End of "In a Simple Rhyme")
• Performed Live as the Encore Introduction to "Atomic Punk"
• March 25, 1979: 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Atomic Punk
• Performed as the Final Encore
• May 18, 1979: Earliest Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• June 14, 1979: Officially Added to the Setlist as the Final Encore
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 the "World Invasion Tour"

Tour Dates

Date City Country Venue
NORTH AMERICA (1ST LEG)
North America (1st Leg)
March 25, 1979 Fresno United States Selland Arena
March 26, 1979 Redding Redding Civic Auditorium
March 27, 1979 Central Point Compton Arena
March 29, 1979 Missoula Adams Field House
March 30, 1979 Caldwell O'Connor Field House
March 31, 1979 Logan The Spectrum
April 3, 1979 Tacoma UPS Memorial Field House
April 5, 1979 San Rafael Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium
April 6, 1979 San Jose San Jose Performing Arts Theater
April 7, 1979
April 8, 1979 Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
(California World Music Festival 1979 (#2))
April 10, 1979 Reno Centennial Coliseum
April 12, 1979 Seattle Seattle Arena
April 13, 1979
April 14, 1979 Spokane Spokane Coliseum
April 16, 1979 Portland Jantzen Beach Ice Arena
April 17, 1979
April 18, 1979 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
April 19, 1979 Spokane United States Spokane Coliseum
April 21, 1979 Boulder Balch Field House
April 22, 1979
April 24, 1979 Kansas City Kansas City Music Hall
April 26, 1979 Chicago "The Aragon" Ballroom
April 27, 1979
April 28, 1979 St. Louis The Checkerdome
April 29, 1979 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
May 1, 1979 Detroit Detroit Masonic Temple Theater
May 2, 1979
May 3, 1979 Kalamazoo Wings Stadium
May 5, 1979 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
May 6, 1979 Louisville Louisville Gardens
May 7, 1979 Pittsburgh Stanley Theater
May 8, 1979 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena
May 9, 1979 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 11, 1979 Washington, D.C. Warner Theater
May 12, 1979 New York City The Palladium
May 13, 1979 Boston Boston Orpheum Theater
May 15, 1979 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
May 16, 1979 London London Gardens
May 17, 1979 Syracuse United States Manley Field House
May 18, 1979 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial Arena
("Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 1979")
(Promo-Vids of "Dance the Night Away," "You're No Good," & "Bottoms Up!")
May 19, 1979 Philadelphia The Spectrum
United States (2nd Leg)
May 30, 1979 Atlanta United States The Fox Theater
May 31, 1979 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
June 1, 1979 Norfolk "The Scope" Arena
June 2, 1979 Raleigh Carter–Finley Stadium (June Jam 1979)
June 4, 1979 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Coliseum
June 5, 1979 Birmingham Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
June 7, 1979 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
June 8, 1979 Little Rock Barton Coliseum
June 9, 1979 Dallas The Cotton Bowl (Texxas Jam 1979)
June 10, 1979 New Orleans The Superdome (A Day of Rock 'N' Roll 1979)
EUROPE LEG
June 14, 1979 Brussels Belgium Brussels National Forest Arena
June 15, 1979 Amsterdam Netherlands Jaap Eden Hall
June 17, 1979 Düsseldorf Germany Philips Hall
June 18, 1979 Offenbach Offenbach City Hall
June 19, 1979 Munich Crown Circus Building
June 21, 1979 Lyon France Gerland Sports Palace
June 22, 1979 Paris Paris Pavilion
June 25, 1979 Birmingham England "Birmingham Odeon" Theatre
June 26, 1979 Newcastle Newcastle City Hall
June 27, 1979 Manchester "Manchester Apollo" Theatre
June 28, 1979 London The Rainbow Theatre
June 29, 1979
UNITED STATES (2ND LEG)
United States (3rd Leg)
July 5, 1979 Jacksonville United States Jacksonville Exhibition Hall
July 6, 1979 West Palm Beach West Palm Beach Auditorium
July 7, 1979 Miami Miami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena
July 8, 1979 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Arena
July 10, 1979 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
July 11, 1979 Houston Houston Music Hall
July 12, 1979
July 14, 1979 Amarillo Amarillo Civic Coliseum
July 15, 1979 Midland Chaparral Center
July 16, 1979 Austin Austin Municipal Auditorium
July 17, 1979 San Antonio San Antonio Convention Center Arena
July 19, 1979 Wichita Century II Concert Hall
July 20, 1979 Tulsa Tulsa Assembly Center Arena
July 21, 1979 Oklahoma City Gaylord Performing Arts Theater
July 22, 1979 Lincoln Pershing Memorial Auditorium
July 24, 1979 St. Paul St. Paul Civic Auditorium
July 25, 1979
July 26, 1979 Dubuque Five Flags Arena
July 27, 1979 Springfield Illinois State Armory
July 28, 1979 Trotwood Hara Arena
United States (4th Leg)
August 10, 1979 Portland United States Cumberland County Civic Arena
August 11, 1979 Asbury Park Asbury Park Convention Hall
August 12, 1979 New Haven New Haven Coliseum
August 14, 1979 Cleveland Cleveland Music Hall
August 15, 1979
August 17, 1979 Sprinfield Springfield Civic Arena
August 18, 1979 South Yarmouth Cape Cod Coliseum
August 20, 1979 Madison Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 21, 1979 Milwaukee Milwaukee Auditorium
August 25, 1979 Oakland Oakland Civic Arena
August 26, 1979
JAPAN LEG
September 3, 1979 Kyoto Japan Kyoto Cultural Hall
September 5, 1979 Fukuoka Fukuoka Memorial Palace Gymnasium
September 7, 1979 Nagoya Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
September 8, 1979 Kurashiki Kurashiki Civic Cultural Hall
September 10, 1979 Osaka Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
September 11, 1979
September 13, 1979 Tokyo Budokan
NORTH AMERICA (FINAL LEG)
September 18, 1979 Edmonton Canada Northlands Coliseum
September 19, 1979 Calgary "The Stampede Corral" Arena
September 22, 1979 Regina The Agridome
September 23, 1979 Winnipeg Winnipeg Convention Centre (Exhibit Hall)
September 25, 1979 Duluth United States Duluth Arena
September 27, 1979 Bismarck Bismarck Civic Arena
September 28, 1979 Rapid City Don Barnett Arena
September 29, 1979 Billings The Yellowstone METRA
October 2, 1979 Tucson Tucson Community Center Arena
October 3, 1979 Phoenix Phoenix Exhibition Hall
October 6, 1979 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
October 7, 1979 Inglewood The Forum

References

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