Balance Tour

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Balance Tour
Tour by Van Halen
Start dateJanuary 27, 1995
End dateNovember 5, 1995
Legs7
No. of shows135
Van Halen concert chronology

The Balance Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their tenth studio album Balance .

Contents

Background

The tour was dubbed the "Ambulance" Tour by Eddie Van Halen due to his hip injury caused by avascular necrosis, and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen wearing a neck brace for most of the tour, due to rupturing three vertebrae in his neck. [1] Consequently, Eddie was a lot more static on stage. [2] This would be the group's last tour with Sammy Hagar on vocals until 2004. [3] [4] The opening night in Pensacola, and a combination of footage from the two Toronto shows were broadcast on Pay-Per-View. [5]

The band had not performed any shows as an opening act in over a decade, but on this tour they opened for veteran act Bon Jovi for several sold-out dates at stadiums due to Bon Jovi's huge appeal overseas. Collective Soul, Skid Row, Our Lady Peace, [5] and Brother Cane opened for Van Halen on the North American legs of the tour.

Reception

Joe Ehrbar, a correspondent from the Spokesman Review, gave the performance he attended at The Gorge a positive review. He opened his review, talking about the state of the band with their injuries, suggesting that it be renamed "Van Handicapped", adding that Alex Van Halen didn't seem so enthusiastic about performing that night. After acknowledging the state of the band, he noted that the band gave an amazing performance with youthful energy and a steady stream of their hit songs, with the show getting better and more climactic. While he stated that the band was notorious over the years for delivering sloppy concerts, they had performed impeccably tight that night. [2]

Setlists

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Warm Up
January 27, 1995 Arnhem NetherlandsLuxor
January 30, 1995 Milan ItalyThe Factory
January 31, 1995
North America
March 11, 1995 Pensacola United States Pensacola Civic Center
March 12, 1995 Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum
March 14, 1995 St. Petersburg ThunderDome
March 17, 1995 Miami Miami Arena
March 20, 1995 Orlando Orlando Arena
March 22, 1995 New Orleans Lakefront Arena
March 24, 1995 Dallas Reunion Arena
March 25, 1995 San Antonio HemisFair Arena
March 26, 1995 Houston The Summit
March 28, 1995 El Paso Special Events Center
March 29, 1995 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
March 31, 1995 Las Vegas Thomas and Mack Center
April 1, 1995 Phoenix America West Arena
April 2, 1995 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
April 4, 1995 Inglewood Great Western Forum
April 5, 1995
April 14, 1995 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
April 15, 1995 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
April 16, 1995
April 18, 1995 Fort Wayne Allen County Memorial Coliseum
April 19, 1995 Lexington Rupp Arena
April 21, 1995 Fairborn Ervin J. Nutter Center
April 22, 1995 Cleveland Gund Arena
April 23, 1995 Charleston Charleston Civic Center
April 25, 1995 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
April 26, 1995 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
April 28, 1995 Philadelphia CoreStates Spectrum
April 29, 1995 Worcester Worcester Centrum
April 30, 1995 Providence Providence Civic Center
May 2, 1995 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 3, 1995 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial
May 5, 1995 Quebec City Canada Colisée de Québec
May 6, 1995 Montreal Montreal Forum
May 7, 1995 Albany United States Knickerbocker Arena
May 13, 1995 Oakland Oakland Coliseum Arena
May 14, 1995 San Jose San Jose Arena
May 15, 1995 Sacramento ARCO Arena
Europe
May 24, 1995ParisFrance Le Zénith
May 26, 1995 Bremen Germany Weserstadion 1
May 27, 1995
May 28, 1995 Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertpark 1
May 30, 1995 Essen Germany Georg-Melches-Stadion 1
June 1, 1995 Chemnitz Sportforum 1
June 3, 1995 Munich Olympiastadion
( Rock im Park )
June 4, 1995 Nürburg Nürburgring
( Rock am Ring )
June 6, 1995Berlin Waldbühne 1
June 7, 1995
June 10, 1995 Basel Switzerland St. Jakob Stadium 1
June 11, 1995 Zeltweg AustriaWaldstadion 1
June 13, 1995 Barcelona Spain Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 1
June 14, 1995 Madrid Palacio de Los Deportes
June 15, 1995 Lisbon Portugal Estadio Jose Alvalade 1
June 17, 1995 Roeselare Belgium Rock Werchter 1
June 18, 1995 Lahr Germany Flughafen Lahr 1
June 20, 1995ParisFrance Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 1
June 21, 1995 Cardiff Wales Arms Park 1
June 23, 1995LondonEngland Wembley Stadium 1
June 24, 1995
June 25, 1995
June 27, 1995 Newcastle Gateshead International Stadium 1
June 28, 1995 Sheffield Don Valley Stadium 1
June 30, 1995 Roskilde DenmarkDarupvej
( Roskilde Festival )
North America [6]
July 15, 1995 Holmdel United States Garden State Arts Center
July 16, 1995
July 18, 1995 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
July 19, 1995 Noblesville Deer Creek Music Center
July 21, 1995 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater
July 22, 1995 Maryland Heights Riverport Amphitheatre
July 23, 1995
July 25, 1995 Tupelo Tupelo Coliseum
July 26, 1995 Antioch Starwood Amphitheater
July 28, 1995 Chicago New World Music Theatre
July 29, 1995 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theater
July 30, 1995 Minneapolis Target Center
August 1, 1995 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 2, 1995
August 4, 1995 Bristow Nissan Pavilion
August 5, 1995 Camden Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
August 6, 1995 Old Orchard Beach The Ballpark
August 8, 1995 Mansfield Great Woods
August 9, 1995
August 11, 1995 Burgettstown Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
August 12, 1995 Columbus Polaris Amphitheater
August 13, 1995 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
August 14, 1995 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
August 15, 1995
August 18, 1995 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre
August 19, 1995
August 20, 1995 Ottawa Frank Clair Stadium
August 22, 1995 Wantagh United States Jones Beach Theater
August 23, 1995
August 25, 1995
August 26, 1995 Hartford Meadows Music Theatre
August 27, 1995 Scranton Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center
August 29, 1995 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 30, 1995 Richmond Classic Amphitheatre
September 1, 1995 Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphitheater
September 2, 1995 Charlotte Blockbuster Pavilion
September 3, 1995 Atlanta Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
September 11, 1995 Edmonton Canada Northlands Coliseum
September 13, 1995 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
September 15, 1995 Portland United States Civic Stadium
September 16, 1995 George The Gorge Amphitheatre
September 17, 1995 Boise BSU Pavilion
September 19, 1995 Salt Lake City Delta Center
September 20, 1995 Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 22, 1995 Valley Center Kansas Coliseum
September 23, 1995 Ames Hilton Coliseum
September 24, 1995 Moline MARK of the Quad Cities
September 26, 1995 Memphis Pyramid Arena
September 27, 1995 Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center
September 29, 1995 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 30, 1995 Austin South Park Meadows
October 1, 1995 Dallas Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
October 3, 1995 Oklahoma City Myriad Convention Center
October 4, 1995
October 6, 1995 Phoenix Desert Sky Pavilion
October 7, 1995 Devore Blockbuster Pavilion
October 8, 1995 Fresno Selland Arena
October 11, 1995 Reno Lawlor Events Center
October 13, 1995 Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheatre
October 14, 1995 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 15, 1995 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Asia
October 25, 1995TokyoJapan Yoyogi National Gymnasium
October 26, 1995
October 27, 1995
October 29, 1995 Fukuoka Kokusai Center
October 30, 1995 Osaka Osaka Castle Hall
November 1, 1995Tokyo Nippon Budokan
November 2, 1995
North America
November 4, 1995 Honolulu United States Neal S. Blaisdell Center
November 5, 1995

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1995)		CityVenueAttendanceGrossRef(s)
March 17Miami, United StatesArena11,748$331,231 [7]
March 24Dallas, United StatesReunion Arena15,367$414,160 [8]
April 22Cleveland, United StatesGund Arena16,406$477,710 [9]
April 25East Rutherford, United StatesBryne Meadowlands Arena17,628$491,780 [10]
April 26Uniondale, United StatesNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum15,323$444,930
April 28Philadelphia, United StatesCoreStates Spectrum15,846$453,738 [9]
May 6Montreal, CanadaForum12,689$339,225 [10]
July 21Bonner Springs, United StatesSandstone Amphitheatre18,000$461,651 [11]
July 22–23Maryland Heights, United StatesRiverport Amphitheatre39,898$971,866
July 28Tinley Park, United StatesWorld Music Theatre20,543$609,880
July 29East Troy, United StatesAlpine Valley Music Theatre24,572$722,315
August 11Burgettstown, United StatesCoca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre23,250$528,920 [12]
August 18–19Toronto, CanadaMolson Amphitheatre30,215$735,661
August 20Ottawa, CanadaCivic Center Arena14,327$356,859 [13]
September 11Edmonton, CanadaNorthlands Coliseum13,987$376,878 [14]
September 16George, United StatesThe Gorge18,500$518,350 [15]
September 24Moline, United StatesMark of the Quad Cities9,967$362,346 [16]
September 29The Woodlands, United StatesCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion13,007$373,940 [14]

Personnel

Additional musician

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