Tour by Van Halen | |
Start date | March 12, 1998 |
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End date | November 2, 1998 |
Legs | 6 |
No. of shows | 86 |
Van Halen concert chronology |
The III Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen, in support of their eleventh studio album, Van Halen III . It is the only concert tour to feature vocalist Gary Cherone.
Despite positive critical reviews, [1] the tour underperformed commercially by Van Halen standards, and capped the band's general decline after the early 1990s. [2] It would be their last tour until 2004.
In a change from Sammy Hagar-era tours, Gary Cherone – who had grown up a big fan of the band – was willing to include material from both previous Van Halen vocalists. Due to both differing vocal styles and personal animus between himself and David Lee Roth, Hagar had allowed only a few Roth-era classics into the set lists while he sang for Van Halen. Cherone's voice was deeper than Hagar's, making it more suited to Roth songs, yet he possessed enough vocal range to perform Hagar songs as well. Thus, of the 19 full songs performed on the tour, 10 were from the Roth era, and 4 from the Hagar era, the remaining 5 pertaining to III (since Roth rejoined Van Halen in 2007, no Hagar-era material ever graced the setlists again). "It may have looked odd on paper but it actually worked live," Cherone told KNAC. "I made a concerted effort to do the old Van Halen tunes that Sammy was not doing. I wanted to do the deep cuts… we did songs their fans had not heard in years." [3]
However, dissatisfaction with the new album [4] and the band's troubles in 1996 (arguments over Hagar's sudden departure, followed by a brief reunion with Roth that also ended abruptly) led to the tour's low popularity. Grunge had changed the face of rock music, and Van Halen's fame – which had endured due to their heritage – took a big hit with Hagar's departure.
A 15-date European tour planned for the end of May and June had to be cancelled after four shows only due to Alex Van Halen's injury. The band also cancelled all of their 4 September dates in Brazil and Puerto Rico. [5]
The April 20 show in Sydney, Australia was recorded live for an MTV special, Live from the 10 Spot. It aired on May 1, 1998. [6]
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Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Warm Up | |||
March 12, 1998 | Hollywood | United States | Billboard Live |
March 18, 1998 | Toronto | Canada | Sam the Record Man |
Oceania | |||
April 10, 1998 | Wellington | New Zealand | Queens Wharf Events Centre |
April 11, 1998 | Auckland | North Harbour Stadium | |
April 14, 1998 | Launceston | Australia | Silverdome |
April 17, 1998 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | |
April 18, 1998 | Canberra | AIS Arena | |
April 20, 1998 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
April 23, 1998 | Newcastle | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | |
April 24, 1998 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
April 27, 1998 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
April 29, 1998 | Perth | Perth Entertainment Centre | |
North America | |||
May 13, 1998 [7] | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
May 14, 1998 | Dallas | Starplex Amphitheater | |
May 16, 1998 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |
May 17, 1998 [8] | Cleveland | Gund Arena | |
May 19, 1998 [9] | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
May 21, 1998 | Boston | FleetCenter | |
May 22, 1998 [10] | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
May 24, 1998 | Philadelphia | CoreStates Spectrum | |
Europe | |||
May 27, 1998 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall |
May 29, 1998 | Nuremberg | Germany | Rock Im Park |
May 30, 1998 | Halle | Eissporthalle | |
May 31, 1998 | Nürburgring | Rock Am Ring | |
June 2, 1998 | Berlin | Huxley's Neue Welt | |
North America | |||
July 1, 1998 | Phoenix | United States | Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion |
July 3, 1998 | Del Mar | Del Mar Fairgrounds | |
July 4, 1998 | San Bernardino | Blockbuster Pavilion | |
July 5, 1998 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
July 7, 1998 | Concord | Concord Pavilion | |
July 8, 1998 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | |
July 10, 1998 | Portland | Rose Garden Arena | |
July 11, 1998 [11] | George | The Gorge Amphitheatre | |
July 14, 1998 [12] | Park City | The Canyons | |
July 16, 1998 | Greenwood Village | Coors Amphitheatre | |
July 18, 1998 | Bonner Springs | Sandstone Amphitheater | |
July 19, 1998 | Maryland Heights | Riverport Amphitheater | |
July 21, 1998 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | |
July 22, 1998 | Noblesville | Deer Creek Music Center | |
July 24, 1998 [13] | Burgettstown | Starlake Amphitheater | |
July 25, 1998 | Columbus | Polaris Amphitheater | |
July 26, 1998 [14] | Hershey | Star Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium | |
July 28, 1998 | Scranton | Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain | |
July 30, 1998 | Charlotte | Blockbuster Pavilion | |
July 31, 1998 | Atlanta | Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre | |
August 2, 1998 | Antioch | Starwood Amphitheatre | |
August 4, 1998 | Paso Robles | California Mid-State Fair | |
August 12, 1998 | Boston | Hard Rock Cafe | |
August 13, 1998 | Mansfield | Great Woods Center | |
August 14, 1998 | |||
August 15, 1998 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Theater | |
August 16, 1998 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | |
August 18, 1998 | Raleigh | Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre | |
August 19, 1998 | Virginia Beach | GTE Amphitheatre | |
August 21, 1998 [15] | Bristow | Nissan Pavilion | |
August 22, 1998 | Atlantic City | Trump Marina | |
August 23, 1998 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |
August 25, 1998 | Darien Center | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | |
August 26, 1998 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre |
August 28, 1998 | Richmond | United States | Classic Amphitheater |
August 29, 1998 | Hartford | Meadows Music Theater | |
August 31, 1998 | Syracuse | State Fair Grandstand | |
September 2, 1998 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | |
September 3, 1998 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | |
September 5, 1998 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | |
September 15, 1998 | North Myrtle Beach | House of Blues | |
September 16, 1998 | Lake Buena Vista | House of Blues | |
September 17, 1998 | Sunrise | Sunrise Musical Theater | |
October 2, 1998 | Las Vegas | The Joint | |
October 3, 1998 | |||
October 13, 1998 | Anchorage | Sullivan Sports Arena | |
October 16, 1998 | Honolulu | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | |
Japan | |||
October 20, 1998 | Hiroshima | Japan | Hiroshima Sun Plaza |
October 21, 1998 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Kokusai Center | |
October 23, 1998 | Osaka | Osaka-jo Hall | |
October 24, 1998 | Nagoya | Rainbow Hall | |
October 26, 1998 | Kawasaki | Sangyo Bunka Kaikan | |
October 28, 1998 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |
October 29, 1998 | |||
October 30, 1998 | |||
November 2, 1998 | Yokohama | Yokohama Arena |
Date (1998) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | Ref(s) |
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May 14 | Dallas, United States | Starplex Amphitheatre | 13,789 | $400,825 | [16] |
May 21 | Boston, United States | FleetCenter | 12,073 | $363,730 |
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Woodlands: May 13 - Van Halen
Van Halen and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Van Halen with guest Creed will perform at the Palace of Auburn Hills May 19 at 8 p.m.
Van Halen concert with special guest Creed, at Madison Square Garden on May 22 at 8 p.m.
Van Halen with special guest TBA, 8 p.m. July 11.
14 - Van Halen, The Canyons
July 24 Van Halen concert with special guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre.
July 26, 8 p.m. Van Halen with guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd, will perform at Hersheypark Stadium.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for an Aug. 21 Van Halen concert at Nissan Pavilion.