III Tour

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III Tour
Tour by Van Halen
Start dateMarch 12, 1998
End dateNovember 2, 1998
Legs6
No. of shows86
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.

Contents

Background

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]

Setlist

  1. "Unchained"
  2. "Without You"
  3. "One I Want"
  4. "Mean Street"
  5. "When It's Love"
  6. "Fire in the Hole"
  7. "Why Can't This Be Love"
  8. "Romeo Delight"
  9. "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo"
  10. "Dance the Night Away"
  11. "Feel Your Love Tonight"
  12. "Humans Being"
  13. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
  14. "Year to the Day"
  15. "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo"
  16. "Right Now"
  17. "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love"

Encore 1

  1. "Josephina"
  2. "Panama"
  3. "Jump"

Encore 2

  1. "I'm the One"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
Warm Up
March 12, 1998HollywoodUnited StatesBillboard Live
March 18, 1998TorontoCanada Sam the Record Man
Oceania
April 10, 1998WellingtonNew ZealandQueens Wharf Events Centre
April 11, 1998AucklandNorth Harbour Stadium
April 14, 1998LauncestonAustraliaSilverdome
April 17, 1998MelbourneRod Laver Arena
April 18, 1998CanberraAIS Arena
April 20, 1998SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
April 23, 1998NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment Centre
April 24, 1998BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
April 27, 1998AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
April 29, 1998PerthPerth Entertainment Centre
North America
May 13, 1998 [7] The WoodlandsUnited StatesCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 14, 1998DallasStarplex Amphitheater
May 16, 1998RosemontRosemont Horizon
May 17, 1998 [8] ClevelandGund Arena
May 19, 1998 [9] Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
May 21, 1998BostonFleetCenter
May 22, 1998 [10] New York CityMadison Square Garden
May 24, 1998PhiladelphiaCoreStates Spectrum
Europe
May 27, 1998HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
May 29, 1998NurembergGermanyRock Im Park
May 30, 1998HalleEissporthalle
May 31, 1998NürburgringRock Am Ring
June 2, 1998BerlinHuxley's Neue Welt
North America
July 1, 1998PhoenixUnited StatesBlockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
July 3, 1998Del MarDel Mar Fairgrounds
July 4, 1998San BernardinoBlockbuster Pavilion
July 5, 1998Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
July 7, 1998ConcordConcord Pavilion
July 8, 1998SacramentoARCO Arena
July 10, 1998PortlandRose Garden Arena
July 11, 1998 [11] GeorgeThe Gorge Amphitheatre
July 14, 1998 [12] Park CityThe Canyons
July 16, 1998Greenwood VillageCoors Amphitheatre
July 18, 1998Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
July 19, 1998Maryland HeightsRiverport Amphitheater
July 21, 1998CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
July 22, 1998NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center
July 24, 1998 [13] BurgettstownStarlake Amphitheater
July 25, 1998ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater
July 26, 1998 [14] HersheyStar Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium
July 28, 1998ScrantonToyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 30, 1998CharlotteBlockbuster Pavilion
July 31, 1998AtlantaCoca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 2, 1998AntiochStarwood Amphitheatre
August 4, 1998Paso RoblesCalifornia Mid-State Fair
August 12, 1998BostonHard Rock Cafe
August 13, 1998Mansfield Great Woods Center
August 14, 1998
August 15, 1998WantaghJones Beach Theater
August 16, 1998HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center
August 18, 1998RaleighHardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
August 19, 1998Virginia BeachGTE Amphitheatre
August 21, 1998 [15] BristowNissan Pavilion
August 22, 1998Atlantic CityTrump Marina
August 23, 1998Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center
August 25, 1998Darien CenterDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 26, 1998TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
August 28, 1998RichmondUnited StatesClassic Amphitheater
August 29, 1998HartfordMeadows Music Theater
August 31, 1998SyracuseState Fair Grandstand
September 2, 1998Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
September 3, 1998ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatre
September 5, 1998East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
September 15, 1998North Myrtle BeachHouse of Blues
September 16, 1998Lake Buena VistaHouse of Blues
September 17, 1998SunriseSunrise Musical Theater
October 2, 1998Las VegasThe Joint
October 3, 1998
October 13, 1998AnchorageSullivan Sports Arena
October 16, 1998HonoluluNeal S. Blaisdell Arena
Japan
October 20, 1998HiroshimaJapanHiroshima Sun Plaza
October 21, 1998FukuokaFukuoka Kokusai Center
October 23, 1998OsakaOsaka-jo Hall
October 24, 1998NagoyaRainbow Hall
October 26, 1998KawasakiSangyo Bunka Kaikan
October 28, 1998TokyoNippon Budokan
October 29, 1998
October 30, 1998
November 2, 1998YokohamaYokohama Arena

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1998)		CityVenueAttendanceGrossRef(s)
May 14Dallas, United StatesStarplex Amphitheatre13,789$400,825 [16]
May 21Boston, United StatesFleetCenter12,073$363,730

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