A Different Kind of Truth Tour
Tour by Van Halen | |
Associated album | A Different Kind of Truth |
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Start date | January 5, 2012 |
End date | July 24, 2013 |
Legs | 2 |
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Van Halen concert chronology |
A Different Kind of Truth (or Viva La Van Halen Tour) was a 2012–13 concert tour for hard rock band Van Halen. It was Van Halen's tour in support of their 2012 album, A Different Kind of Truth.
History
On December 26, 2011, the official Van Halen website was updated, announcing that tickets for the 2012 tour would be available starting January 10, 2012. On January 10, the single "Tattoo" premiered on radio stations. The band's new album from Interscope Records, entitled A Different Kind of Truth, was released on February 7.
The band did three warm-up shows –
Another North American leg was scheduled to begin July 7 and last until September 25, but was postponed and then cancelled due to the band feeling overworked. Ky-Mani Marley was to open each North American show, starting with the July dates.[2]
By mid year 2012, the tour had grossed $44.9 million with 448,506 total tickets sold. This put Van Halen as the number three tour of the year at that point.
The band kicked off the Asian leg at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on June 18, followed by a show at the Tokyo Dome on June 21 (released as Tokyo Dome Live in Concert) and ending with two shows at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on June 24 and 26. The band finished the tour with two shows at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the "Rock USA Festival" on July 20 and at Chumash Grandstand Arena in Paso Robles, California for the "California Mid-State Fair" on July 24.
"I'm happy now when somebody sends me a video of those guys in concert," remarked former singer Sammy Hagar, "and I see Eddie's playing good again. I wish that would have been the guy that did the 2004 tour. If it was, we probably still would have been together."[5]
Setlist
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Encore
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Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Warm Up | |||
January 5, 2012 | New York City | United States | Cafe Wha? |
February 1, 2012 | Los Angeles | Henson Recording Studios
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February 8, 2012 | Inglewood | The Forum
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North America | |||
February 18, 2012 | Louisville | United States | KFC Yum! Center |
February 20, 2012 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
February 22, 2012 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
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February 24, 2012 | Chicago | United Center | |
February 28, 2012 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
March 1, 2012 | |||
March 3, 2012 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | |
March 5, 2012 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | |
March 9, 2012 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center
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March 11, 2012 | Boston | TD Garden | |
March 13, 2012 | Manchester | Verizon Wireless Arena
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March 15, 2012 | Montreal | Canada | Centre Bell
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March 17, 2012 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre
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John Labatt Centre | |||
March 21, 2012 | Ottawa | Scotiabank Place
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March 24, 2012 | Atlantic City | United States | Boardwalk Hall |
March 26, 2012 | University Park |
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Reading | Sovereign Center
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March 28, 2012 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | |
March 30, 2012 | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center
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April 1, 2012 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | |
North America | |||
April 10, 2012 | Sunrise | United States | BankAtlantic Center
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April 12, 2012 | Orlando | Amway Center
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April 14, 2012 | Tampa | Tampa Bay Times Forum
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April 16, 2012 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
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April 19, 2012 | Atlanta | Philips Arena
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April 21, 2012 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum
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1st Mariner Arena | |||
April 25, 2012 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena
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April 27, 2012 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | |
April 29, 2012 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center
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May 1, 2012 | Tulsa | BOK Center | |
EnergySolutions Arena | |||
May 5, 2012 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | |
May 7, 2012 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena |
May 9, 2012 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | |
May 11, 2012 | Edmonton | Rexall Place
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May 13, 2012 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre
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May 16, 2012 | Orlando | United States | Amway Center (Private SAP show) |
May 19, 2012 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | |
May 22, 2012 | Kansas City | Sprint Center
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May 24, 2012 | Denver | Pepsi Center
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May 27, 2012 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
June 1, 2012 | Los Angeles | Staples Center
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June 3, 2012 | Oakland | Oracle Arena
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June 5, 2012 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose
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June 9, 2012 | Los Angeles | Staples Center[6] | |
June 12, 2012 | Anaheim | Honda Center | |
June 14, 2012 | San Diego | Viejas Arena | |
June 16, 2012 | Phoenix | US Airways Center
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June 20, 2012 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |
June 22, 2012 | San Antonio | AT&T Center
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June 24, 2012 | Houston | Toyota Center | |
June 26, 2012 | New Orleans | New Orleans Arena
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Australia | |||
April 20, 2013 [A] | Sydney | Australia | Stadium Australia |
Asia | |||
June 18, 2013 | Nagoya | Japan | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium |
June 21, 2013 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome (Tokyo Dome Live in Concert) | |
June 24, 2013 | Osaka | Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium | |
June 26, 2013 | |||
North America | |||
July 20, 2013 [B] | Oshkosh | United States | Ford Festival Park (Rock USA Festival) |
July 24, 2013 [C] | Paso Robles | Chumash Grandstand Arena (California Mid-State Fair) |
Information
- Top 200 North American Tours 2012: #8[7]
- Total Gross: US $49.9 million
- Total Attendance: 485,172
- No. of concerts: 50
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
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A full private show for SAP was played at Orlando Amway Center on May 16, 2012.[11]
Cancellations
Shows
March 26, 2012 | University Park, Pennsylvania
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Bryce Jordan Center | Event cancelled by promoter for undisclosed reasons[12] |
Legs
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
Huntington Center | |||
Quicken Loans Arena | |||
BI-LO Center | |||
U.S. Bank Arena | |||
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |||
Rose Garden | |||
Power Balance Pavilion | |||
Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
Tucson Arena | |||
Chesapeake Energy Arena | |||
Century Link Arena | |||
iWireless Center | |||
BMO Harris Bradley Center | |||
Personnel
- David Lee Roth – lead vocals, guitar
- Eddie Van Halen – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Wolfgang Van Halen – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Alex Van Halen – drums, percussion
References
- ^ "Van Halen Enlists Kool & the Gang As Tour Openers". Pastemagazine.com. 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Van Halen Extends North American Tour". PRNewswire. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ^ "Pollstar's Mid-Year Charts & Figures". Pollstar. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Van Halen Official Japan 2012 Tour Dates!". Van Halen News Desk. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ Elliott, Paul (October 2013). "What do you do with $80 million? Anything you want!". Classic Rock #189. p. 48.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
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- ^ "Van Halen, Billy Joel heading Down Under r". Herald Sun. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "'Rock USA' Festival Snags Van Halen". Pollstar. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Van Halen To Play California's Mid-State Fair!". Van Halen News Desk. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "SAPPHIRE NOW: Get Ready to Rock with SAP Media ... | SCN". Scn.sap.com. 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Van Halen cancels Bryce Jordan Center show". CentreDaily.com. 2012-02-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
External links
- Van-Halen.com – The official Van Halen website
- Van Halen NewsDesk
- A Different Kind of Truth Tour website