Van Halen World Invasion Tour

Van Halen World Invasion Tour
Promotional tour by Van Halen
Location North America
• United States
• Canada
• Puerto Rico
Europe
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• France
• Netherlands
• Italy
• Spain
Start date March 19, 1980
End date November 15, 1980
Legs North America (5)
Europe (1)
Total: 6
Number of shows North America (102)
• United States (91)
• Canada (9)
• Puerto Rico (2)
Europe (22)
• Germany (9)
• United Kingdom (7)
• France (4)
• Netherlands (1)
• Spain (1)
Total: 124
Cancelled (6)
Overall Total: 130
Van Halen concert chronology

The World Invasion Tour was a 1980 concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen to support their third album "Women and Children First". It was dubbed the "Party 'til You Die Tour" by the band. The tour is notable for being the first time the band played keyboards live during their shows, as Michael Anthony would play the keyboard parts of "And the Cradle Will Rock...."

Personnel

Setlist

Songs Played Overall
  1. "Romeo Delight"
  2. "Bottoms Up!"
  3. "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo"
  4. "Runnin' with the Devil"
  5. "Tora! Tora! + Loss of Control"
  6. "Take Your Whiskey Home"
  7. "Dance the Night Away"
  8. "Women in Love..."
  9. "Jaime's Cryin'"
  10. "Feel Your Love Tonight"
  11. "Bright Lights, Big City" ("Jimmy Reed" Cover)
  12. "Atomic Punk"
  13. "Everybody Wants Some!!"
  14. "And the Cradle Will Rock..."
  15. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
  16. "Light Up the Sky"
  17. "On Fire"
  18. "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo"
    [+ "Eruption," "Spanish Fly," & "Cathedral"]
  19. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
  20. "Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" Cover) [1st Encore]
  21. "Growth" + "You Really Got Me" ("The Kinks" Cover) [Final Encore]
Typical Setlist
  1. "Romeo Delight"
  2. "Bottoms Up!"
  3. "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo"
  4. "Runnin' with the Devil"
  5. "Tora! Tora! + Loss of Control"
  6. "Take Your Whiskey Home"
  7. "Dance the Night Away"
  8. "Women in Love..."
  9. "Jaime's Cryin'"
  10. "Bright Lights, Big City" ("Jimmy Reed" Cover)
  11. "Everybody Wants Some!!"
  12. "And the Cradle Will Rock..."
  13. "On Fire"
  14. "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo"
    [+ "Eruption," "Spanish Fly," & "Cathedral"]
  15. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
  16. "Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" Cover) [1st Encore]
  17. "Growth" + "You Really Got Me" ("The Kinks" Cover) [Final Encore]

Information

Romeo Delight
• Set Opener
• March 19, 1980: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Bottoms Up!
• Performed before Alex Van Halen's Drum Solo
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until July 14, 1982 during the "Hide Your Sheep Tour"


Runnin' with the Devil
• Performed after Alex Van Halen's Drum Solo
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Tora! Tora!/Loss of Control
• March 19, 1980: Live Premiere & 1st Live Performance during the Tour since February 25, 1978 during the "Club Days"
• November 15, 1980: Last Ever Live Performance during the Tour


Take Your Whiskey Home
• March 19, 1980: Live Premiere & 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "Club Days" (1975-1978)
• November 15, 1980: Last Ever Live Performance during the Tour


Dance the Night Away
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Women in Love...
• April 13, 1980: Earliest Known Live Performance during the Tour
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until February 18, 2012 during "A Different Kind of Truth Tour"


Jamie's Cryin'
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Feel Your Love Tonight
• April 13, 1980: Earliest Known Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• May 9, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Bright Lights, Big City
• "Jimmy Reed" Cover
• March 19, 1980: Earliest Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "Club Days" (1972-1978)
• November 15, 1980: Last Ever Live Performance during the Tour


Atomic Punk
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• June 24, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until September 27, 2007 during the "David Lee Roth Reunion Tour"


Everybody Wants Some!!
• March 19, 1980: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


And the Cradle Will Rock...
• Michael Anthony Performs Keyboards
• March 19, 1980: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour
                                    until September 27, 2007 during the "David Lee Roth Reunion Tour"


Somebody Get Me a Doctor
• March 24, 1980: Only Known Live Performance during the Tour
   • Earliest Known Live Performance since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
   • Last Known Live Performance until July 14, 1982 during the "Hide Your Sheep Tour"


Light Up the Sky
• Performed Live before Eddie Van Halen's Live Spotlight Guitar Solo
• Replaced by "On Fire"
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• June 24, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until July 5, 2015 during the "Summer/Fall North America Tour (2015)"


On Fire
• Performed Live before Eddie Van Halen's Live Spotlight Guitar Solo
• Replaced "Light Up the Sky"
• July 10, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 the "Fair Warning Tour"


Spanish Fly
• Performed by Eddie Van Halen during His Live Spotlight Guitar Solo before "Cathedral" & "Eruption"
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Cathedral
• Performed by Eddie Van Halen during His Live Spotlight Guitar Solo after "Spanish Fly" & before "Eruption"
• March 19, 1980: 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Eruption
• Performed by Eddie Van Halen during His Live Spotlight Guitar Solo after "Cathedral" & "Eruption"
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Aint Talkin' 'Bout Love
• Performed after Eddie Van Halen's Live Spotlight Guitar Solo
• Main Set Closer
• March 19, 1980: 1st Known Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Ice Cream Man
• "John Brim" Cover
• Performed as the 1st Encore
• David Lee Roth Performs the Acoustic Guitar Introduction
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


Growth
• Hidden Track (Short Instrumental at the End of "In a Simple Rhyme")
• Performed Live as the Encore Introduction to "You Really Got Me"
• March 19, 1980: Live Premiere & 1st Live Performance during the Tour
                             since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"


You Really Got Me
• "The Kinks" Cover
• Performed as the Final Encore
• March 19, 1980: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since October 7, 1979 during the "World Vacation Tour"
• November 15, 1980: Last Live Performance during the Tour until May 12, 1981 during the "Fair Warning Tour"

Tour Dates

Date [1] City Country Venue
NORTH AMERICA (1ST LEG)
North America (1st Leg)
March 19, 1980 Victoria Canada Victoria Memorial Arena
March 21, 1980 Central Point United States Compton Arena
March 22, 1980 Eugene McArthur Court
March 24, 1980 Spokane Spokane Coliseum
March 25, 1980 Great Falls Four Seasons Arena
March 26, 1980 Missoula Adams Field House
March 29, 1980 Fort Collins Moby Gym
March 30, 1980 Pueblo Massari Gym
April 2, 1980 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
April 3, 1980 Portland United States Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 4, 1980 Seattle Seattle Coliseum
April 5, 1980
April 7, 1980 Calgary Canada "The Stampede Corral" Arena
April 8, 1980 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum
April 11, 1980 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
April 13, 1980 St. Paul United States St. Paul Civic Arena
April 14, 1980 Milwaukee Mecca Arena
April 15, 1980 Madison Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
United States (2nd Leg)
April 24, 1980 Cincinnati United States Riverfront Coliseum
April 26, 1980 Detroit Cobo Arena
April 27, 1980
April 29, 1980 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
April 30, 1980 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena
May 1, 1980 Landover Capital Center
May 2, 1980 Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
May 3, 1980 South Yarmouth Cape Cod Coliseum
May 5, 1980 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 6, 1980 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial Arena
May 7, 1980 Philadelphia The Spectrum
May 8, 1980 New Haven New Haven Coliseum
May 9, 1980 Philadelphia The Spectrum
EUROPE LEG
May 17, 1980 ? Spain (Aplauso (Live TV Broadcast Lip-Sync Performance of
"And the Cradle Will Rock..." & "You Really Got Me"))
May 18, 19, 20, 21, or 22, 1980 Rome Italy The Piper Club
(Live TV Broadcast Lip-Sync Performance)
(David Lee Roth Broke His Nose After Smacked His Face into a Mirror Ball)
May 23, 1980 Copenhagen Denmark Falconer Theatre
May 24, 1980 Bremen Germany Bremen City Hall (#4)
May 26, 1980 Geleen Netherlands Better Women's Sports Park (Pinkpop Festival 1980)
May 27, 1980 Ludwigshafen Germany Friedrich Ebert Hall
May 29, 1980 Essen Grudge Hall
May 30, 1980 Hamburg Ernst Merck Hall
May 31, 1980 Cambrai France Grottos Palace
June 1, 1980 Caen Caen Expo Hall
June 3, 1980 Paris Paris Sports Palace
June 4, 1980 Lyon Gerland Sports Palace
June 5, 1980 Reims Reims Sports Palace
June 7, 1980 Würzburg Germany Carl Diem Hall
June 8, 1980 Neunkirchen Hemmerlein Hall
June 10, 1980 Düsseldorf Philips Hall
June 11, 1980 Sindelfingen Sindelfingen Convention Hall
June 13, 1980 Munich ZDF TV Studios
(ZDF RockPop (Live TV Broadcast Lip-Sync Performance of "And the Cradle Will Rock..." & "You Really Got Me"))
June 14, 1980 Rudi Sedlmayer Hall
June 17, 1980 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
June 18, 1980 Glasgow Scotland "Glasgow Apollo" Theatre
June 19, 1980 Manchester England "Manchester Apollo" Theatre
June 20, 1980 Leicester De Montfort Hall
June 22, 1980 Birmingham "Birmingham Odeon" Theatre
June 23, 1980 London The Rainbow Theatre
June 24, 1980
NORTH AMERICA (2ND LEG)
North America (3rd Leg)
July 10, 1980 Kalamazoo United States Wings Stadium
July 11, 1980 Charleston Charleston Civic Coliseum
July 12, 1980 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
July 13, 1980 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena
July 15, 1980 Montreal Canada Montreal Forum
July 16, 1980 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Arena
July 17, 1980 London London Gardens
July 18, 1980 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens
July 21, 1980 Hampton United States Hampton Coliseum
July 22, 1980 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Arena
July 24, 1980 Hartford Hartford Civic Arena
July 25, 1980 Boston Boston Garden
July 26, 1980 Hempstead Nassau Coliseum
July 28, 1980 Louisville Freedom Hall
July 29, 1980 Chicago Chicago International Amphitheater
July 30, 1980 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
July 31, 1980 St. Louis The Checkerdome
August 1, 1980 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
August 2, 1980 Little Rock Barton Coliseum
August 4, 1980 Birmingham Jefferson Civic Coliseum
August 5, 1980 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium
August 6, 1980 Atlanta "The Omni" Coliseum
August 8, 1980 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Arena
August 9, 1980 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium
August 10, 1980 Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum
August 11, 1980 North Fort Myers Lee County Civic Arena
August 12, 1980 St. Petersburg Bayfront Arena
PUERTO RICO
August 15, 1980 San Juan Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum
August 16, 1980
UNITED STATES (FINAL LEG)
United States (4th Leg)
August 22, 1980 Kansas City United States Kemper Arena
August 23, 1980 Omaha Omaha Civic Arena
August 24, 1980 Salina Bicentennial Arena
August 26, 1980 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
August 27, 1980 San Antonio San Antonio Convention Center Arena
August 28, 1980 Houston Sam Houston Coliseum
August 29, 1980 Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
August 30, 1980 Baton Rouge Baton Rouge River Center Arena
September 1, 1980 Mobile Mobile Municipal Arena
September 2, 1980 Jackson Mississippi Coliseum
September 3, 1980 Beaumont Beaumont Fair Park Coliseum
September 4, 1980 Dallas Dallas Reunion Arena
September 6, 1980 Norman Owen Field (Roklahoma 1980)
September 7, 1980 ? Amarillo Amarillo Civic Coliseum
September 8, 1980 ?
September 9, 1980 Lubbock Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
September 10, 1980 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
September 12, 1980 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
September 13, 1980
September 15, 1980 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 16, 1980 Tucson Tucson Community Center Arena
September 18, 1980 Fresno Selland Arena
September 19, 1980 Los Angeles Los Angeles Sports Arena
September 20, 1980
United States (Final Leg)
October 3, 1980 Rapid City United States Don Barnett Arena
October 4, 1980 Bismarck Bismarck Civic Arena
October 6, 1980 Salt Lake City "The Salt Palace" Arena
October 9, 1980 Oakland Oakland Arena
October 10, 1980
October 12, 1980 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
October 15, 1980 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Arena
October 16, 1980 Des Moines Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
October 17, 1980 Lincoln Pershing Memorial Auditorium
October 19, 1980 Macomb Western Hall (Ufkes Court)
October 21, 1980 Terre Haute Hulman Arena
October 22, 1980 Lexington Rupp Arena
October 24, 1980 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Coliseum
October 25, 1980 Johnson City Freedom Hall
October 31, 1980 Macon Macon Coliseum
November 1, 1980 Augusta Augusta Civic Arena
November 2, 1980 Asheville Asheville Civic Arena
November 5, 1980 Champaign Champaign Assembly Hall
November 6, 1980 Notre Dame Notre Dame Athletics & Convocation Center Arena
November 7, 1980 Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium
November 8, 1980 Huntsville Von Braun Civic Arena
November 11, 1980 Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
November 12, 1980 Savannah Savannah Civic Arena
November 14, 1980 St. Petersburg Bayfront Arena
November 15, 1980 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Arena

References

  1. ↑ Van Halen Tour Dates
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