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.
| Tour by Van Halen | |
| Associated album | A Different Kind of Truth |
|---|---|
| Start date | January 5, 2012 |
| End date | July 24, 2013 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows |
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| Van Halen concert chronology | |
History
editOn 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 – Cafe Wha? in New York City on January 5, 2012, Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, California on February 1, and The Forum in Inglewood, California on February 8 – before kicking off the North American leg of the tour in Louisville at KFC Yum! Center on February 18. This leg ended on June 26 at New Orleans Arena. Kool & the Gang opened each show (except Uncasville), through the end of June.[1]
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.[3] The band was scheduled to visit Japan for the first time since their 1998 III Tour with Gary Cherone/since 1979 during their "World Vacation Tour" with David Lee Roth,[4] however, due to Eddie Van Halen's emergency surgery for diverticulitis in August 2012, the Asian tour was rescheduled for June 2013, preceded by the band's first Australia show since 1998 at Stadium Australia in Sydney on April 20, 2013.
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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Tour dates
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edit- 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
editShows
| March 26, 2012 | University Park, Pennsylvania | Bryce Jordan Center | Event cancelled by promoter for undisclosed reasons[12] |
Legs
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| North America | |||
Personnel
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Accessed on 16 November 2007 - ^ "Top 200 North American Tours 2012" (PDF). Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ "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
edit- Van-Halen.com – The official Van Halen website
- Van Halen NewsDesk
- A Different Kind of Truth Tour website