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A Different Kind of Truth Tour

2012–13 concert tour by Van Halen

2012–13 concert tour by Van Halen

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albumA Different Kind of Truth
artistVan Halen
start_date
end_date
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last_tourNorth American Tour
(2007–2008)
this_tourA Different Kind of Truth Tour
(2012–2013)
next_tourNorth American Tour
(2015)

(2007–2008) (2012–2013) (2015) 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 – 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.

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.

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 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, 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."

Setlist

;Songs played overall

  1. "Unchained"
  2. "Runnin' with the Devil"
  3. "She's the Woman"
  4. "I'm the One"
  5. "Romeo Delight"
  6. "The Full Bug"
  7. "Tattoo"
  8. "Everybody Wants Some!!"
  9. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
  10. "China Town"
  11. "Mean Street"
  12. "Jamie's Cryin'"
  13. "Hear About It Later"
  14. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison cover)
  15. Alex Van Halen drum solo ["Drumstruck"]
  16. "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks cover)
  17. "The Trouble with Never"
  18. "Blood & Fire"
  19. "Bottoms Up!"
  20. "Dance the Night Away"
  21. "I'll Wait"
  22. "And the Cradle Will Rock..."
  23. "Hot for Teacher"
  24. "Women in Love..."
  25. "Outta Love Again"
  26. "Girl Gone Bad"
  27. "Hang 'Em High"
  28. "Atomic Punk"
  29. "Beautiful Girls"
  30. "Ice Cream Man" (John Brim cover)
  31. "Panama"
  32. Eddie Van Halen guitar solo and "Spanish Fly", "Cathedral" and "Eruption"]
  33. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" Encore
  34. "Jump" ;Typical setlist
  35. "Unchained"
  36. "Runnin' with the Devil"
  37. "She's the Woman"
  38. "Romeo Delight"
  39. "Tattoo"
  40. "Everybody Wants Some!!"
  41. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
  42. "China Town"
  43. "Hear About It Later"
  44. "Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison over)
  45. Alex Van Halen drum solo ["Drumstruck"]
  46. "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks cover)
  47. "The Trouble with Never"
  48. "Dance the Night Away"
  49. "I'll Wait"
  50. "Hot for Teacher"
  51. "Women in Love..."
  52. "Beautiful Girls"
  53. "Ice Cream Man" (John Brim cover)
  54. "Panama"
  55. Eddie Van Halen guitar solo" [and "Spanish Fly", "Cathedral" and "Eruption"]
  56. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" Encore
  57. "Jump"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueWarm UpNorth AmericaNorth AmericaAustraliaAsiaNorth America
January 5, 2012New York CityUnited StatesCafe Wha?
February 1, 2012Los AngelesHenson Recording Studios
February 8, 2012InglewoodThe Forum
February 18, 2012LouisvilleUnited StatesKFC Yum! Center
February 20, 2012Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
February 22, 2012IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse
February 24, 2012ChicagoUnited Center
February 26, 2012RosemontAllstate Arena
February 28, 2012New York CityMadison Square Garden
March 1, 2012
March 3, 2012UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
March 5, 2012PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
March 7, 2012RochesterBlue Cross Arena
March 9, 2012BuffaloFirst Niagara Center
March 11, 2012BostonTD Garden
March 13, 2012ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena
March 15, 2012MontrealCanadaCentre Bell
March 17, 2012TorontoAir Canada Centre
March 19, 2012LondonJohn Labatt Centre
March 21, 2012OttawaScotiabank Place
March 24, 2012Atlantic CityUnited StatesBoardwalk Hall
March 26, 2012University ParkBryce Jordan Center
ReadingSovereign Center
March 28, 2012Washington, D.C.Verizon Center
March 30, 2012PittsburghConsol Energy Center
April 1, 2012RosemontAllstate Arena
April 10, 2012SunriseUnited StatesBankAtlantic Center
April 12, 2012OrlandoAmway Center
April 14, 2012TampaTampa Bay Times Forum
April 16, 2012JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 19, 2012AtlantaPhilips Arena
April 21, 2012GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
April 23, 2012Baltimore1st Mariner Arena
April 25, 2012CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena
April 27, 2012NashvilleBridgestone Arena
April 29, 2012St. LouisScottrade Center
May 1, 2012TulsaBOK Center
May 3, 2012Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions Arena
May 5, 2012TacomaTacoma Dome
May 7, 2012VancouverCanadaRogers Arena
May 9, 2012CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
May 11, 2012EdmontonRexall Place
May 13, 2012WinnipegMTS Centre
May 16, 2012OrlandoUnited StatesAmway Center (Private SAP show)
May 19, 2012Saint PaulXcel Energy Center
May 22, 2012Kansas CitySprint Center
May 24, 2012DenverPepsi Center
May 27, 2012Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
May 29, 2012RenoReno Events Center
June 1, 2012Los AngelesStaples Center
June 3, 2012OaklandOracle Arena
June 5, 2012San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose
June 7, 2012FresnoSave Mart Center
June 9, 2012Los AngelesStaples Center
June 12, 2012AnaheimHonda Center
June 14, 2012San DiegoViejas Arena
June 16, 2012PhoenixUS Airways Center
June 18, 2012AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
June 20, 2012DallasAmerican Airlines Center
June 22, 2012San AntonioAT&T Center
June 24, 2012HoustonToyota Center
June 26, 2012New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
April 20, 2013SydneyAustraliaStadium Australia
June 18, 2013NagoyaJapanAichi Prefectural Gymnasium
June 21, 2013TokyoTokyo Dome (Tokyo Dome Live in Concert)
June 24, 2013OsakaOsaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
June 26, 2013
July 20, 2013OshkoshUnited StatesFord Festival Park
(Rock USA Festival)
July 24, 2013Paso RoblesChumash Grandstand Arena
(California Mid-State Fair)

Information

  • Top 200 North American Tours 2012: #8
  • Total Gross: US $49.9 million
  • Total Attendance: 485,172
  • No. of concerts: 50

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

:This concert is a part of the Stone Music Festival :This concert is a part of the Rock USA Festival :This concert is a part of the California Mid-State Fair A full private show for SAP was played at Orlando Amway Center on May 16, 2012.

Cancellations

Shows

March 26, 2012University Park, PennsylvaniaBryce Jordan CenterEvent cancelled by promoter for undisclosed reasons

Legs

DateCityCountryVenueNorth AmericaAsia
July 7, 2012UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena
July 9, 2012HamptonHampton Coliseum
July 11, 2012PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
July 13, 2012East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena
July 15, 2012Baltimore1st Mariner Arena
July 17, 2012RochesterBlue Cross Arena
July 19, 2012DetroitJoe Louis Arena
July 21, 2012LondonCanadaJohn Labatt Centre
July 24, 2012ToledoUnited StatesHuntington Center
July 26, 2012Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
July 28, 2012ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena
July 31, 2012Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
August 2, 2012ColumbusValue City Arena
August 4, 2012KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena
August 6, 2012MemphisFedExForum
August 8, 2012BirminghamLegacy Arena
August 10, 2012GreenvilleBI-LO Center
August 12, 2012CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena
August 21, 2012SpokaneUnited StatesSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena
August 23, 2012PortlandRose Garden
August 25, 2012SacramentoPower Balance Pavilion
August 28, 2012FresnoSave Mart Center
August 30, 2012RenoReno Events Center
September 1, 2012Las VegasMandalay Bay Events Center
September 4, 2012Salt Lake CityEnergy Solutions Arena
September 6, 2012TucsonTucson Arena
September 8, 2012AlbuquerqueTingleu Coliseum
September 11, 2012El PasoDon Haskins Center
September 13, 2012AustinFrank Erwin Center
September 15, 2012Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena
September 17, 2012WichitaIntrust Bank Arena
September 19, 2012OmahaCentury Link Arena
September 21, 2012MolineiWireless Center
September 23, 2012AshwaubenonResch Center
September 25, 2012MilwaukeeBMO Harris Bradley Center
November 20, 2012OsakaJapanOsaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
November 22, 2012
November 25, 2012NagoyaAichi Prefectural Gymnasium
November 27, 2012TokyoTokyo Dome

Personnel

  • David Lee Roth – lead vocals, guitar
  • Eddie Van Halen – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Wolfgang Van Halen – electric bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex Van Halen – drums, percussion Additional musician
  • Alan Fitzgerald - keyboards/synthesizers (offstage)

References

References

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  2. (2012-04-17). "Van Halen Extends North American Tour". PRNewswire.
  3. "Pollstar's Mid-Year Charts & Figures". Pollstar.
  4. (2012-06-15). "Van Halen Official Japan 2012 Tour Dates!". Van Halen News Desk.
  5. Elliott, Paul. (October 2013). "What do you do with $80 million? Anything you want!".
  6. "Archived copy".
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  9. (4 March 2013). "'Rock USA' Festival Snags Van Halen". [[Pollstar]].
  10. (8 May 2013). "Van Halen To Play California's Mid-State Fair!". Van Halen News Desk.
  11. (2012-05-07). "SAPPHIRE NOW: Get Ready to Rock with SAP Media ... | SCN". Scn.sap.com.
  12. (2012-02-10). "Van Halen cancels Bryce Jordan Center show". CentreDaily.com.
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