Van Halen history

[thome]

I need a little help im trying to find out Dates & Places for
Van Halens First tour And who they toured with is there any Info??
I cant remember who headlined when they came to Kansas City?

[Unchainme]

If I remeber correctly they toured with Aerosmith, AC/DC, Cheap Trick and Ted Nugent for like '78 and '79. BTW Man, those concerts most have kicked ass.

[thome]

thanks

Heres a story i wrote somewre else hope this works

[thome]

posted: Yesterday, at at 11:01 PM
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KP i started looking over this site in the year of its conception
over the years a thought has occured to me and you just reminded me of it again thanks OK heres the deal if this is off subject
forgive me I saw Van Halen on thier fist tour in Kansas City with???
I keep thinking Aerosmith ( I remember a Volkswagon BUG
behind stage right lifted up in the air set to come down) Anyway the
promoters wouldnt let them drop it( I was so stoned back then)
sory about all that heres the question:::How can I find out when i
saw them exactly who they were with 1st tour in KC I remember exectly how BLOW AWAY I WAS BY THE BAND the stuff i was on
blew my memories of time & space??Any Help

[thome]

I think thats how it went most of my bubs i went to concerts w/
have long since dissapeared there must be a record somewere
for such things but it would be a huge archive I could probably call
the concert hall they may have records???

[rustoffa]

Originally posted by thome
I think thats how it went most of my bubs i went to concerts w/
have long since dissapeared there must be a record somewere
for such things but it would be a huge archive I could probably call
the concert hall they may have records???

GO....right now, to VHTRADING.

There's enough statistics there to make algebras seem lame.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Here ya go...

http://www.xtrememusician.com/info/artists/tours/3.html

Van Halen
Van Halen Tour (1978)
March 1978 - December 1978

Date Location Venue
March 03, 1978 Chicago, IL USA Aragon Ballroom
March 04, 1978 Springfield, IL USA Nelson Center
March 05, 1978 Indianapolis, IN USA Convention Center
March 07, 1978 Madison, WI USA Shuffle Inn
March 08, 1978 Madison, WI USA The Orpheum
March 09, 1978 Milwaukee, WI USA Riverside Theater
March 10, 1978 Detroit, MI USA Masonic Auditorium
March 11, 1978 Dayton, OH USA Hara Arena
March 12, 1978 Pittsburgh, PA USA Leona Theater
March 14, 1978 Totonto, ON Canada Massey Hall
March 15, 1978 Cleveland, OH USA Music Hall
March 16, 1978 Columbus, OH USA Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 17, 1978 Louisville, KY USA Commonwealth Convention Center
March 18, 1978 Evansville, IN USA Evansville Coliseum
March 19, 1978 South Bend, IN USA Morris Civic Arena
March 21, 1978 Utica, NY USA Memorial Auditorium
March 22, 1978 Albany, NY USA Palace Theater
March 23, 1978 Buffalo, NY USA Century Theater
March 24, 1978 Philadelphia, PA USA Tower Theater
March 25, 1978 New York, NY USA The Paladium
March 26, 1978 Hampstead, NY USA Calderone Theater
March 28, 1978 New York, NY USA The Palladium
March 29, 1978 Duluth, MN USA Duluth Arena
March 30, 1978 St. Paul, MN USA St. Paul Civic Center
March 31, 1978 Kansas City, MO USA Municipal Auditorium
April 01, 1978 St. Louis, MO USA Kiel Opera House
April 02, 1978 Omaha, NE USA Music Hall
April 04, 1978 Flint, MO USA IMA Auditorium
April 07, 1978 Nashville, TN USA War Memorial
April 08, 1978 Murray, KY USA Murray State University
April 09, 1978 Birmingham, AL USA Boutwell Auditorium
April 11, 1978 Corpus Christi, TX USA Corpus Christi Coliseum
April 12, 1978 Austin, TX USA Austin Municipal Auditorium
April 13, 1978 Shreveport, LA USA Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
April 14, 1978 Fort Worth, TX USA Will Rogers Theater
April 15, 1978 Houston, TX USA Music Hall
April 16, 1978 New Orleans, LA USA The Warehouse
April 18, 1978 Memphis, TN USA Ellis Auditorium
April 20, 1978 Tallahassee, FL USA Ruby Diamond Auditorium
April 21, 1978 Miami, FL USA Sportatorium
April 22, 1978 Tampa, FL USA Curtis Hickson Hall
April 23, 1978 Atlanta, GA USA Fox Theater
April 25, 1978 Virginia Beach, VA USA Rogues
April 26, 1978 Virginia Beach, VA USA Rogues
April 28, 1978 New York, NY USA The Paladium
May 04, 1978 Poperinge, Belgium
May 05, 1978 Delft, Holland Stads Doelen
May 06, 1978 Amsterdam, Netherlands The Paradiso
May 08, 1978 Hamburg, Germany
May 09, 1978 Hamburg, Germany
May 10, 1978 Paris, France Le Theater Mogador
May 16, 1978 Sheffeild, UK Sheffield City Hall
May 17, 1978 Liverpool, UK Liverpool Empire
May 18, 1978 Glasgow, Scotland Apollo Theatre
May 19, 1978 Aberdeen, Scotland Aberdeen Capitol
May 21, 1978 New Castle, UK New Castle City Hall
May 22, 1978 Manchester, UK Manchester Apolla
May 23, 1978 Hanley, UK Victoria Hall
May 25, 1978 Portsmouth, UK Portsmouth Guild Hall
May 26, 1978 Bristol, UK Bristol Hippoorome
May 27, 1978 Lewisham, UK Lewisham Odeon
May 28, 1978 Ipswich, UK Ipswich Gaumont
May 30, 1978 Coventry, UK Coventry Theatre
May 31, 1978 Leicester, UK Leicester de Montfort Hall
June 01, 1978 London, UK Hammersmith Odeon
June 02, 1978 Oxford, UK Oxford New Theatre
June 03, 1978 Southampton, UK Southampton Gaumont
June 05, 1978 Birmingham, UK Birmingham Odeon
June 06, 1978 Birmingham, UK Birmingham Odeon
June 07, 1978 Bradford, UK Bradford St. George Hall
June 08, 1978 Preston, UK Preston Guild Hall
June 10, 1978 London, UK Hammersmith Odeon
June 11, 1978 London, UK Hammersmith Odeon
June 12, 1978 London, UK Hammersmith Odeon
June 14, 1978 Manchester, UK Manchester Apollo
June 15, 1978 Manchester, UK Manchester Apollo
June 16, 1978 Bridlington, UK Bridlington Spa
June 17, 1978 Tokyo, Japan Kosei Nenkin Hall
June 19, 1978 Tokyo, Japan Kosei Nenkin Hall
June 21, 1978 Tokyo, Japan Nakono Sun Plaza Hall
June 22, 1978 Tokyo, Japan Nakono Sun Plaza Hall
June 24, 1978 Nagoya, Japan Nagoya-Shi Kokaido
June 25, 1978 Osaka, Japan Festival Hall
June 26, 1978 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto Kaikan Hall
June 27, 1978 Osaka, Japan Kosei Nenkin Hall
July 01, 1978 Dallas, TX USA Cotton Bowl
July 02, 1978 San Antonio, TX USA Municipal Auditorium
July 03, 1978 Austin, TX USA Armadillo World Headquarters
July 06, 1978 Phoenix, AZ USA Celebrity Theatre
July 07, 1978 Phoenix, AZ USA Celebrity Theatre
July 09, 1978 Long Beach, CA USA Long Beach Arena
July 13, 1978 New Orleans, LA USA Superdome
July 15, 1978 Oklahoma City, OK USA Fairgrounds
July 16, 1978 Davenport, LA USA Credit Island
July 18, 1978 Seymour, WI USA Outagamic County Fairgrounds
July 19, 1978 Bay City, MI USA Engel Stadium
July 20, 1978 Tulsa, OK USA Tulsa Assembly Center
July 23, 1978 Oakland, CA USA Oakland Coliseum
July 31, 1978 Alexandria, LA USA Rapides Parish Coliseum

[thome]

rustoffa

thanks im in over at TRADING allways thought that was a Vanhagar
site seems like i was mistaken. thru it into Fav, for time being,
found set list for 78 still looking for whoever the head liner was
I cant remember if there was a 3rd act played first ..but i remember
after VH set up i was thingking ok ive heard a little of this next
band but just sittin here smok'in scope'in girls waiting for the
head line as soon a VH opened BANG ..POW..... DAVES HAIR FLYIN
I allway sit middle Venue way back for best sound It hit me like
a frggin jet engine . fan ever since..I was HIPPMOTIZE

[thome]

VaBeach VHFan
thank you so much most info so far March 31st 1978 Kansas City
18 years old. Still got good times, they back then, Real good times I mentioned before where they"ve gone I wonder what that sh^&t was?

[DaLeeRo]

Van Halen and Black Sabbath in Great Britain....

what was the year....?

[BALLYJUNKIE]

if you wanna get drunk or stoned ,fine ..... but why at a concert especially van halen .... every concert i went to i never drank .why ? cause i wanted to remmeber the experience . and i remember them all . i remember who opened ,who headline .what song every band i saw live opened up with .... how many can say that . to live the concert experience is to have it in your memory .

[thome]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BALLYJUNKIE
if you wanna get drunk or stoned ,fine ..... but why at a concert especially van halen .... every concert i went to i never drank .why ? cause i wanted to remmeber the experience . and i remember them all . i remember who opened ,who headline .what song every band i saw live opened up with .... how many can say that . to live the concert experience is to have it in your memory . [/QUOTE


WEll,Sonny let me tell ya bout the 1970s..------???????



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