Hide Your Sheep Tour

Hide Your Sheep Tour

Tour by Van Halen
Location	North America South America
Associated album	Diver Down
Start date	July 14, 1982 (1982-07-14)
End date	May 29, 1983 (1983-05-29)
Legs	3
No. of shows	97
Van Halen concert chronology
Fair Warning Tour (1981) Hide Your Sheep Tour (1982–1983) 1984 Tour (1984)

The Hide Your Sheep Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their fifth studio album Diver Down .

Background

When the North American leg of the tour had concluded, the band accepted an offer to perform in South America as they had never performed there. The South American leg was dubbed the "No Problems Tour" when they performed there for a month. ^[1] After performing in South America, the band concluded the tour with a performance in San Bernardino, performing as a headliner for "Heavy Metal Day" on May 29, 1983 as part of the US Festival alongside headliners Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Quiet Riot, Triumph and Mötley Crüe. ^[2] They were reportedly paid $1.5 million for their performance at the US Festival despite the disappointment of the festival's organizers. ^{[3] [4]} During this tour, Eddie Van Halen began to use Kramer guitars which had been endorsed in early 1982, notably with a custom double neck. ^[5] Relations between the members of the band were beginning to hit an all-time low due to the constant partying, which resulted in the band arguing with one another, and creating grudges. ^[6]

Reception

Pete Bishop from the Pittsburgh Press gave Van Halen's performance a mixed review. He opened by stating that the reader should forget the show for a moment, and note the aspect of the show being David Lee Roth who Bishop wrote was giving an "obnoxious, disgusting exhibition" which the band did not need. He added about the fan response when they threw things on stage and jumped on stage only to get tossed back off while also noting problems that happened before the show. When going to the show, he praised the entertainment and the lighting such as the strobe lights at the base of Alex Van Halen's drum platform. Adding to the term 'entertainment', Bishop stated that they were in the best physical rock 'n' roll tradition too - adding praise to Roth's vocals. He, however, criticized that the volume had ruled too often, drowning out Roth's vocals in a muddle of bass and drums, making it almost impossible to recognize songs. ^[7]

Dave Stuckrath from the Lakeland Ledger gave the performance he attended in Lakeland a poor rating, opening his review by stating that the band was more spectacle than music. He criticized the set as being poorly paced and uneven - only to be saved by their pyrotechnic lighting effects. He also added about the deafening wall of sound which rendered the music and lyrics meaningless than their records. He noted that a Van Halen concert was flashy but was musically and emotionally empty, having to rely on gimmicks and Roth's usage of obscene words and gestures. According to Stuckrath, they did nothing but "degrade rock 'n' roll's past, including that there was nothing original about their music and behavior. He concluded his review, saying that the audience had missed the opening acts which he said were the most entertaining part of the evening. ^[8] The paper later published a letter by Candy Blank, a fan at the concert, who slammed Stuckrath's criticism, said the crowd was hardly bored, and called the music "fantastic". ^[9]

Setlist

Songs played overall "Romeo Delight" "Unchained" Alex Van Halen drum solo "The Full Bug" "Runnin' with the Devil" "Jamie's Cryin'" "Little Guitars" "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" (The Kinks cover) Michael Anthony bass solo [and "1984"] "Hang 'Em High" "Dancing in the Street" (Martha and the Vandellas cover) "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" (ZZ Top cover) "Little Dreamer" "Mean Street" "So This Is Love?" "Cathedral" and "Secrets" "Everybody Wants Some!!" "Dance the Night Away" "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" [and "Girl Gone Bad" (Instrumental band jam), "Woman in Love..." (Intro) and "I'm So Glad" (Cream cover)] "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran cover) "Ice Cream Man" (John Brim cover) "Heartbreak Hotel" (Elvis Presley cover) "Intruder" and "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison cover) Eddie Van Halen guitar solo [and "Little Guitars" and "Mean Street" (Intros), "Spanish Fly" and "Eruption"] "D.O.A." "79th & Sunset" (Humble Pie cover) "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" "Bottoms Up!" Encore "Growth" and "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks cover) "Happy Trails" (Roy Rogers and Dale Evans cover)

Typical set list "Romeo Delight" "Unchained" Alex Van Halen drum solo "The Full Bug" "Runnin' with the Devil" "Jamie's Cryin'" "Little Guitars" "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" (The Kinks cover) "Michael Anthony bass solo" [and "1984"] "Hang 'Em High" "Cathedral" and "Secrets" "Everybody Wants Some!!" "Dance the Night Away" "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" [and "I'm So Glad" (Cream cover)] "Ice Cream Man" (John Brim Cover) "Intruder" "Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison cover) "Eddie Van Halen guitar solo" ["Little Guitars", "Mean Street" (Intros), "Spanish Fly" and "Eruption"] "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" "Bottoms Up!" Encore: "Growth" and "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks cover) "Happy Trails" (Roy Rogers and Dale Evans cover)

Tour dates

Date [10]	City	Country	Venue
North America
July 14, 1982	Augusta	United States	Augusta Civic Center
July 16, 1982	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
July 17, 1982	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
July 18, 1982	Columbia		Carolina Coliseum
July 20, 1982	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
July 22, 1982	Birmingham		Jefferson Civic Center
July 23, 1982	Jackson		Mississippi Coliseum
July 24, 1982	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
July 27, 1982	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
July 29, 1982	Trotwood		Hara Arena
July 30, 1982	Louisville		Freedom Hall
July 31, 1982	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
August 3, 1982	Rockford		Rockford MetroCenter
August 4, 1982	Des Moines		Veterans Memorial Auditorium
August 6, 1982	St. Louis		Checkerdome
August 7, 1982	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
August 8, 1982	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
August 10, 1982	Saint Paul		St. Paul Civic Center
August 11, 1982	Madison		Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 13, 1982	Detroit		Cobo Arena
August 14, 1982
August 15, 1982
August 17, 1982	Milwaukee		MECCA Arena
August 18, 1982	Green Bay		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
August 19, 1982	Chicago		UIC Pavilion
August 21, 1982	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
September 1, 1982	Portland		Portland Memorial Coliseum
September 2, 1982	Seattle		Seattle Center Coliseum
September 3, 1982	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
September 5, 1982	Fresno	United States	Selland Arena
September 7, 1982	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 9, 1982	Inglewood		The Forum
September 10, 1982
September 11, 1982
September 14, 1982	Daly City		Cow Palace
September 15, 1982
September 17, 1982	Las Vegas		Aladdin Theatre
September 19, 1982	El Paso		El Paso County Coliseum
September 21, 1982	Oklahoma City		Myriad Convention Center
September 22, 1982	Tulsa		Tulsa Assembly Center
September 23, 1982	Houston		The Summit
September 24, 1982
September 25, 1982	Shreveport		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
September 26, 1982	Casper		Casper Events Center
October 7, 1982	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
October 8, 1982	New York City		Madison Square Garden
October 9, 1982	Syracuse		Carrier Dome
October 11, 1982	Landover		Capital Centre
October 12, 1982
October 15, 1982	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
October 16, 1982
October 18, 1982	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
October 19, 1982	Philadelphia		Spectrum
October 20, 1982
October 22, 1982	Worcester		Worcester Centrum
October 23, 1982
October 24, 1982
October 26, 1982	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
October 27, 1982	Montreal		Montreal Forum
October 30, 1982	Roanoke	United States	Roanoke Civic Center
October 31, 1982	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
November 1, 1982	Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh Civic Arena
November 3, 1982	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
November 5, 1982	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
November 6, 1982	Lexington		Rupp Arena
November 7, 1982	Chattanooga		UTC Arena
November 13, 1982	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
November 14, 1982	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
November 15, 1982
November 18, 1982	Dallas		Reunion Arena
November 19, 1982
November 20, 1982	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
November 22, 1982	San Antonio		San Antonio Convention Center
November 24, 1982	Valley Center		Kansas Coliseum
November 26, 1982	Baton Rouge		Riverside Centroplex
November 28, 1982	Mobile		Mobile Municipal Auditorium
November 29, 1982	Huntsville		Von Braun Civic Center
November 30, 1982	Asheville		Asheville Civic Center
December 2, 1982	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
December 4, 1982	Johnson City		Freedom Hall Civic Center
December 5, 1982	Raleigh		Reynolds Coliseum
December 7, 1982	Lakeland		Lakeland Civic Center
December 9, 1982	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
December 10, 1982
December 11, 1982	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum
South America
January 16, 1983	Caracas	Venezuela	Poliedro de Caracas
January 17, 1983
January 18, 1983
January 21, 1983	São Paulo	Brazil	Ginásio do Ibirapuera
January 22, 1983
January 23, 1983
January 25, 1983	Rio de Janeiro		Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
January 26, 1983
January 27, 1983
January 28, 1983	Porto Alegre		Gigantinho
January 29, 1983
February 1, 1983
February 5, 1983	Montevideo	Uruguay	Cilindro Municipal
February 11, 1983	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Estadio Obras Sanitarias
February 12, 1983
US Festival
May 29, 1983	Devore	United States	Glen Helen Pavilion

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references

Date (1982)	City	Venue	Attendance	Gross	Ref(s)
July 14	Augusta, United States	Civic Center	7,779	$79,755	[11]
July 16	Greensboro, United States	Coliseum	11,498	$119,443
July 17	Charlotte, United States	Coliseum	12,610	$126,153
July 18	Columbia, United States	Carolina Coliseum	9,940	$98,922
July 20	Knoxville, United States	Coliseum	9,752	$99,531	[12]
July 22	Birmingham, United States	Jefferson Civic Center	16,000	$166,000
July 24	Biloxi, United States	Mississippi Coast Coliseum	14,941	$153,890
July 30	Louisville, United States	Freedom Hall	17,601	$150,602	[13]
July 31	Fort Wayne, United States	Coliseum	9,000	$84,455
August 3	Rockford, United States	Metro Centre	8,110	$99,275
August 4	Des Moines, United States	Memorial Auditorium	10,625	$99,695	[14]
August 11	Madison, United States	Dane County Coliseum	10,100	$94,601
August 17	Milwaukee, United States	MECCA Arena	8,500	$85,293	[15]
September 1	Portland, United States	Coliseum	11,000	$136,275	[16]
September 2	Seattle, United States	Seattle Center Coliseum	14,906	$149,136
September 3	Vancouver, Canada	Pacific Coliseum	11,748	$145,789
September 5	Fresno, United States	Selland Arena	7,200	$69,615
September 7	Phoenix, United States	Coliseum	15,800	$165,900	[17]
September 9–11	Inglewood, United States	Forum	43,212	$520,717	[18]
September 14–15	San Francisco, United States	Cow Palace	29,000	$325,123	[19]
September 23–24	Houston, United States	Summit	34,096	$321,099	[20]
October 7	New Haven, United States	Coliseum	9,900	$111,719	[21]
October 8	New York City, United States	Madison Square Garden	16,258	$206,896	[22]
October 9	Syracuse, United States	Carrier Dome	30,128	$301,280
October 19–20	Philadelphia, United States	Spectrum	29,401	$300,474
October 22–24	Worcester, United States	Centrum	32,636	$364,642
October 26	Toronto, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens	14,399	$173,358	[23]
October 30	Roanoke, United States	Civic Center	11,000	$120,744	[24]
October 31	Hampton, United States	Coliseum	13,800	$144,438
November 5	Cincinnati, United States	Riverfront Coliseum	12,360	$131,383	[25]
November 7	Chattanooga, United States	UTC Arena	9,823	$98,621	[24]
November 13	Uniondale, United States	Nassau Coliseum	13,909	$182,103
November 14–15	East Rutherford, United States	Brendan Byrne Arena	35,888	$454,122
November 20	Austin, United States	Frank Erwin Center	13,232	$131,016	[26]
November 22	San Antonio, United States	Convention Center	13,081	$126,799
December 2	Memphis, United States	Mid-South Coliseum	10,162	$106,115	[27]
December 7	Lakeland, United States	Civic Center	10,000	$107,446	[28]
December 9–10	Miami, United States	Hollywood Sportatorium	21,921	$246,611
December 11	Jacksonville, United States	Memorial Coliseum	11,628	$127,271

Personnel

• Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
• David Lee Roth – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals
• Alex Van Halen – drums

References

Citations

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General sources

• Christopher, Michael (2021). Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock. Lanham, Maryland: Backbeat. ISBN   9781493062102.
• Tolinski, Brad; Gill, Chris (2021). Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen (First ed.). New York, New York: Hachette Books. ISBN   9780306826672.