The
5150-1986 Tour was a concert tour by
hard rockHard rock or heavy rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music...
band
Van HalenVan Halen is a hard rock band formed in , USA in 1974. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
.
History
This was the band's first concert with
Sammy HagarSamuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an American rock singer, guitarist, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a...
on lead vocals (and second
electric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker. The signal that comes from the guitar is sometimes electronically altered with guitar effects such as...
), following the acrimonious departure of original singer
David Lee RothDavid Lee Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality, best known as the original and current lead singer of Van Halen. In addition to his work with Van Halen, Roth is a successful solo artist, having released several platinum and gold solo albums...
. It was also a tour to promote the band's first album with Hagar,
51505150 is the seventh album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1986. This was the first album recorded with new lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth....
.
Like many Van Halen tours, the routing only took the band across North America, as travelling internationally was hard for the band's complicated and heavy stage set. Furthermore, Hagar wanted to establish himself as the band's new singer in their homeland. The first leg of the tour was entirely USA dates, though a few Canadian ones slipped into the second and third legs.
The 1986 Tour took place in the context of the great David Lee Roth-Van Halen split, with former Van Halen fan base being split as well. Those who had gone onto the new Van Halen's side of the split used the concerts as an opportunity to voice their stance, frequently via unison chants of "Fuck Dave!" The tour set a trend later Hagar-era ones would follow: the number of pre-Hagar Van Halen songs was kept to a minimum, with Hagar only being willing to play that era's best-known songs. An Eddie/Sammy guitar duel was also a frequent part of the concerts. "Rock and Roll", by
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands, helping to pioneer the genre...
was the closing song every night.
The group's biggest hit, "
Jump"Jump" is a song recorded by the rock group Van Halen. It is the only single the group released in their career to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was released in 1984 as the second track on the album 1984...
", was usually omitted from the
set listA set list, or setlist, is a document that lists the songs that a band or musical artist intends to play during a specific concert performance...
, or sung by the audience instead of Hagar. To fill in the set list almost all the songs from the
5150 album were used, as well as covers and some of Sammy's pre-Van Halen work. This included solo work like his recent
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hit "I Can't Drive 55" and
MontroseMontrose was a Californian hard rock/heavy metal band. The band originally featured Ronnie Montrose on guitar and future solo artist and former Van Halen member Sammy Hagar.-History:...
songs. Indeed, the addition of Hagar's guitar gave
Eddie Van HalenEdward Lodewijkz "Eddie" Van Halen , is a Dutch-born American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Van Halen is widely known for his rapid guitar playing, tapping, and high frequency feedback...
more room to move, or to play
keyboardsA keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
on certain songs.
The second concert at
New Haven ColiseumThe New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972...
was filmed and shown live on television and released on
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with the title
Van Halen - Live Without a NetLive Without a Net is a live concert video of Van Halen recorded in New Haven, CT in 1986, and released the following year. "Live Without A Net" was of Van Halen performance on August 27th 1986 at New Haven's Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The 90-minute release removed a few songs from the full...
; it has subsequently been released on
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.
US leg
27 March 1986: Shreveport, LA -
Hirsch Memorial ColiseumThe Hirsch Memorial Coliseum is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was built in 1954. It was home to the Shreveport Mudbugs ice hockey team...
28 March 1986: Little Rock, AR -
Barton ColiseumT. H. Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is the former home of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans basketball team, the defunct Arkansas GlacierCats ice hockey team of the WPHL T. H. Barton...
29 March 1986: Memphis, TN -
Mid-South ColiseumThe Mid-South Coliseum, also known as "The Entertainment Capital of the Mid-South", was a multipurpose arena that seated 10,085 people in Memphis, Tennessee. It was built in 1963.-Rock concerts:...
31 March 1986: Birmingham, AL - Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 01 April 1986: Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Civic Center 03 April 1986: Jackson, MS -
Mississippi ColiseumThe Mississippi Coliseum is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Jackson, Mississippi, located on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Complex. It was home to the Jackson Bandits minor league ice hockey team from 1999-2003....
04 April 1986: Baton Rouge, LA -
River Center ArenaRiver Center Arena is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the United States. The arena opened in 1978. It was home to the Baton Rouge Kingfish ice hockey team....
05 April 1986: Biloxi, MS -
Mississippi Coast ColiseumThe Mississippi Coast Coliseum is a 9,150-seat multi-purpose arena in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was built in 1977. It hosted WCW Beach Blast 1993 and the Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball tournament in 1992 and 1993...
07 April 1986: Hollywood, FL Sportatorium 08 April 1986: Ft. Myers, FL -
Lee County Civic CenterThe Lee County Civic Center is a 7,800-seat multi-purpose arena in North Fort Myers, Florida, USA. It hosts local sporting events and concerts. It was opened in 1978. It has been the home of the Winternats since 1992, one of the oldest major R/C car racing events in the world....
10 April 1986: Lakeland, FL - Lakeland Civic Center 11 April 1986: Lakeland, FL - Lakeland Civic Center 12 April 1986: Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Coliseum 14 April 1986: Atlanta, GA - The Omni 15 April 1986: Columbia, SC -
Carolina ColiseumThe Carolina Coliseum is a 12,401 seat multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina. It was the home of the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams and Columbia's main events venue until 2002, when the Colonial Center opened...
19 April 1986: Evansville, IN -
Roberts StadiumRoberts Stadium is the name of several stadiums in the United States.*M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as part of the The University of Southern Mississippi's campus. It seats 33,000....
20 April 1986: Nashville, TN -
Nashville Municipal AuditoriumThe Nashville Municipal Auditorium is an indoor sports and concert venue in Nashville, Tennessee...
22 April 1986: Rosemont, IL -
Rosemont HorizonThe Allstate Arena is a sports arena in Rosemont, Illinois, which is home to the Chicago Wolves hockey club, DePaul University men's basketball, Chicago Sky basketball organization and was the home of the defunct Chicago Rush Arena football team...
23 April 1986: Rosemont, IL Rosemont Horizon 24 April 1986: Rockford, IL - Rockford Metro Centre 26 April 1986: Carbondale, IL -
SIU ArenaThe SIU Arena is a 9,628 seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. It was built in 1964, and is the home of the SIU Salukis basketball team. It has hosted some of the biggest names in music during its 40+ years including Elvis, Led Zeppelin,...
27 April 1986: Peoria, IL -
Peoria Civic CenterPeoria Civic Center is a convention center located next to Peoria City Hall in downtown Peoria, Illinois. USA. It has an arena, a theater, an exhibit hall, and meeting rooms...
28 April 1986: St. Paul, MN - St. Paul Civic Center 30 April 1986: Cedar Rapids, IA - Five Seasons Center 02 May 1986: Ft. Wayne, IN - War Memorial Coliseum 03 May 1986: Indianapolis, IN Market Square Arena 06 May 1986: Cincinnati, OH -
Cincinnati GardensThe Cincinnati Gardens is an indoor sports and entertainment arena located in Cincinnati, Ohio, that opened in 1949. The 25,000 square foot brick and limestone building, whose entrance is decorated with six three-dimensional carved athletic figures, was modeled after Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto,...
07 May 1986: Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Gardens 09 May 1986: Detroit, MI -
Joe Louis ArenaJoe Louis Arena, nicknamed The Joe and JLA is a hockey arena located at 600 Civic Center Drive in Detroit, Michigan. It is the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Completed in 1979 at a cost of $57 million, Joe Louis Arena is named after boxer and former heavyweight...
10 May 1986: Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena 11 May 1986: Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena 13 May 1986: Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena 14 May 1986: Charleston, WV -
Charleston Civic CenterThe Charleston Civic Center is a municipal complex located in the downtown area of Charleston, West Virginia. Originally completed in 1959 at the cost of $2.5 million, the Charleston Civic Center has undergone numerous renovations and expansions...
16 May 1986: Greensboro, NC -
Greensboro ColiseumThe Greensboro Coliseum complex is an indoor arena in Greensboro, North Carolina. The arena was the home of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League from 1997–1999, and was the long-time home of the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The coliseum also hosted...
17 May 1986: Hampton, VA -
Hampton ColiseumLocated in Hampton, Virginia, the Hampton Coliseum, commonly referred to as "the mothership" or "cosmic cupcake" due to its unique architecture, is a multi-use facility owned by the City of Hampton. It is used to host concerts, and is a regular stop on the World Wrestling Entertainment tour...
18 May 1986: Roanoke, VA -
Roanoke Civic CenterRoanoke Civic Center is a 9,828-seat multi-purpose arena located in the Williamson Road neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1971. It was the former home to the Roanoke Dazzle basketball team, as well as the Roanoke Express and Roanoke Valley Vipers ice hockey teams. Currently, it is...
20 May 1986: Atlanta, GA - The Omni 21 May 1986: Knoxville, TN -
Thompson-Boling ArenaThompson-Boling Arena is a 21,000 seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The arena opened in 1987. It is home to the Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols basketball teams. It is named after B. Ray Thompson and former university president Dr....
23 May 1986: East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theater 24 May 1986: East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theater 26 May 1986: Des Moines, IA -
Veterans Memorial AuditoriumVeterans Memorial Auditorium is an arena in Des Moines, Iowa, that is part of the Iowa Events Center complex. It opened on February 1, 1955, and was named to honor the World War II veterans of Polk County. It has 7,227 permanent seats, with the capacity to add an additional 4,000 seats for concerts...
27 May 1986: Omaha, NE -
Omaha Civic AuditoriumThe Omaha Civic Auditorium is a multi-purpose convention center in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 1954, it surpassed the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum as the largest convention/entertainment complex in the city, until the completion of Qwest Center Omaha in 2003....
28 May 1986: Wichita, KS -
Kansas ColiseumThe Kansas Coliseum is a complex in the Wichita suburb of Park City, Kansas that hosts sporting events, concerts, and shows. It consists of two pavilions and the 9,686-seat Britt Brown Arena, named for Harry Britton Brown Jr., of Wichita, the former owner of The Wichita Eagle newspaper...
30 May 1986: Kansas City, MO -
Kemper ArenaKemper Arena American Royal Center is a 19,500 seat indoor arena in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, that has hosted NCAA Final Four basketball games, professional basketball and hockey teams, the 1976 Republican National Convention, a 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings concert, and is the ongoing host of the...
31 May 1986: Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena 02 June 1986: Indianapolis, IN -
Market Square ArenaMarket Square Arena was an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The arena, completed in 1974 at a cost of $23 million, seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey.-History:...
11 June 1986: Oakland, CA - Oakland Coliseum
First North American leg (USA/Canada - inc. second US leg)
26 June 1986: San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena 28 June 1986: San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena 29 June 1986: San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena 02 July 1986: Inglewood, CA -
Inglewood ForumThe Forum, known for a 15-year period as the Great Western Forum, is an indoor arena in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles...
03 July 1986: Inglewood, CA - Inglewood Forum 05 July 1986: Inglewood, CA - Inglewood Forum 08 July 1986: Phoenix, AZ - Compton Terrace 10 July 1986: Las Vegas, NV -
Thomas & Mack CenterThe Thomas & Mack Center is an arena on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The facility was first opened in the summer of 1983. Its primary tenant is the UNLV men's basketball team. It also hosts the National Finals Rodeo annually. Since 1999, it also hosts...
12 July 1986: Boulder, CO -
Folsom FieldFolsom Field is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. It is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big 12 Conference. The horseshoe-shaped stadium runs in the traditional north-south configuration, opening to the north...
14 July 1986: Albuquerque, NM -
Tingley ColiseumThe Tingley Coliseum is an 11,571-seat multi-purpose arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is located at 300 San Pedro Dr NE Albuquerque, NM 87108. It is the former home to the New Mexico Scorpions Ice hockey team, which has relocated to the new Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, a...
16 July 1986: Oklahoma City, OK - Myriad Convention Center 19 July 1986: Dallas, TX -
Cotton BowlThe Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,...
21 July 1986: St. Louis, MO -
St. Louis ArenaThe St. Louis Arena was an indoor arena located in St. Louis, Missouri, that stood from 1929 to 1999...
22 July 1986: St. Louis, MO - St. Louis Arena 23 July 1986: St. Louis, MO - St. Louis Arena 25 July 1986: Cleveland, OH - Richfield Coliseum 26 July 1986: Cleveland, OH - Richfield Coliseum 28 July 1986: East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands Arena 29 July 1986: East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands Arena 31 July 1986: East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands Arena 01 August 1986: East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands Arena 02 August 1986: Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum 04 August 1986: Philadelphia, PA -
The SpectrumThe Wachovia Spectrum The Wachovia Spectrum The Wachovia Spectrum (formerly known as the Spectrum (1967–1994), CoreStates Spectrum (1994–1998) and First Union Spectrum (1998–2003) is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as part of the South Philadelphia Sports...
05 August 1986: Philadelphia, PA - The Spectrum 06 August 1986: Philadelphia, PA - The Spectrum 08 August 1986: Largo, MD -
Capital CentreThe Capital Centre was an indoor arena located in Mitchellville CDP, unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey...
09 August 1986: Largo, MD - Capital Centre 11 August 1986: Worcester, MA - Worcester Centrum 12 August 1986: Worcester, MA - Worcester Centrum 14 August 1986: Worcester, MA - Worcester Centrum 15 August 1986: Worcester, MA - Worcester Centrum 18 August 1986: Toronto, ON - CNE Stadium 20 August 1986: Montreal, QE -
Montreal ForumThe Montreal Forum was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by Sporting News, it was home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Maroons from 1924 to 1938 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1926 to 1996...
22 August 1986: Providence, RI - Providence Civic Center 23 August 1986: Providence, RI - Providence Civic Center 24 August 1986: Portland, ME -
Cumberland County Civic CenterThe Cumberland County Civic Center is a 6,733-seat multi-purpose arena in Portland, Maine. Built in 1977 at a cost of $8 million, it is home to the Portland Pirates ice hockey team, various trade shows and the Maine Principals' Association high school basketball tournament.The arena's official name...
25 August 1986: Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center 26 August 1986: New Haven, CT -
New Haven ColiseumThe New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972...
27 August 1986: New Haven, CT - New Haven Coliseum 29 August 1986: Niagara Falls, NY - Niagara Falls Convention Center 01 September 1986: Rochester, NY - Silver Stadium
Second North American leg (USA/Canada - inc. third US leg)
27 September 1986: Lafayette, LA -
CajundomeThe Cajundome is a 12,068 seat multi-purpose arena in Lafayette, Louisiana. The arena was completed in 1985, during the administration of Mayor William Dudley "Dud" Lastrapes, Jr., at a cost of $64 million...
29 September 1986: Houston, TX -
The SummitThe Lakewood Church Central Campus is a house of worship in Houston, Texas, United States. From 1975 until 1998, it was a multi-purpose sports arena known as The Summit, and from 1998 until 2003 it was known as the Compaq Center...
30 September 1986: Ft. Worth, TX -
Fort Worth Convention CenterThe Fort Worth Convention Center , is a convention center and indoor arena in Fort Worth, Texas. It includes an 11,200-seat multi-purpose arena....
01 October 1986: Ft. Worth, TX - Fort Worth Convention Center 03 October 1986: San Antonio, TX -
Freeman ColiseumThe Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum, built in 1949, has been host to thousands of events including the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, concerts, trade shows, motor sports, circus, professional sports including professional bull riding, basketball, hockey, boxing and wrestling...
04 October 1986: Austin, TX -
Frank Erwin CenterThe Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center — usually just The Frank Erwin Center in common usage — is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin...
06 October 1986: Las Cruces, NM -
Pan American CenterThe Pan American Center is a multi-purpose arena in Las Cruces, New Mexico, located on the campus of New Mexico State University. The arena has a current seating capacity of 12,482 and serves as home of the New Mexico State Aggies Men’s and Women’s Basketball and Women’s Volleyball teams...
08 October 1986: Salt Lake City, UT -
Salt PalaceThis article describes a large building in Utah. A one-story building made of locally mined salt blocks in Grand Saline, Texas is also called the "Salt Palace"....
10 October 1986: Casper, WY -
Casper Events CenterThe Casper Events Center is a 8,395-seat multi-purpose arena in Casper, Wyoming in the United States. It is home to the Wyoming Cavalry arena football team and the Broadway in Casper theatre series. The arena was built in April 1982, and also seats up to 9,700 for concerts and meetings.-External...
11 October 1986: Rapid City, SD -
Rushmore Plaza Civic CenterThe Rushmore Plaza Civic Center is a 150,000 square foot Exhibition center in Rapid City, South Dakota. It contains a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena. It was built in 1977 and the grand opening event was an Elvis Presley concert on June 21st. It was home to the Rapid City Thrillers basketball team...
14 October 1986: Billings, MT -
MetraPark ArenaRimrock Auto Arena is a 12,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Billings, Montana, USA. The arena was completed in 1975 and named Yellowstone METRA. The acronym stood for Montana's Entertainment, Trade and Recreation Arena. Later the entire fairgrounds surrounding the arena was named MetraPark, and the...
16 October 1986: Pullman, WA -
Beasley ColiseumBeasley Performing Arts Coliseum is a 11,566-seat multi-purpose arena on the main campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. The arena opened in 1973 and is named for Wallis Beasley, a WSU professor, vice president and acting president...
18 October 1986: Pocatello, ID -
Holt ArenaHolt Arena is an indoor multi-purpose athletic stadium located on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. It is the home field of the Idaho State Bengals of the Big Sky Conference...
19 October 1986: Boise, ID - BSU Pavilion 21 October 1986: Seattle, WA - Seattle Center Coliseum 22 October 1986: Seattle, WA - Seattle Center Coliseum 23 October 1986: Vancouver, BC -
BC Place StadiumBC Place Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and Canada's first domed arena. BC Place Stadium is the largest air-supported stadium in the world...
25 October 1986: Portland, OR - Portland Memorial Coliseum 26 October 1986: Portland, OR - Portland Memorial Coliseum 29 October 1986: Reno, NV -
Lawlor Events CenterLawlor Events Center is an 11,784-seat multi-purpose arena in Reno, Nevada, located at the intersection of North Virginia Street and 15th Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus...
31 October 1986: San Francisco, CA -
Cow PalaceThe Cow Palace is an indoor arena in Daly City, California, situated on the city's border with neighboring San Francisco.-History:...
01 November 1986: San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace 02 November 1986: San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace 03 November 1986: San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace
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