THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN 1978-1984

Start Date: 3/3/1978 - End Date: 12/3/1978Locations: North America, Europe, Japan Van Halen's first tour was in support of the debut album in 1978. The...

1978 – Van Halen debut goes platinum! (Photos)

1978 - Van Halen I Oct 6, 1978 0

Van Halen's debut album was released on Feb 10, 1978 and was certified 1x platinum on Oct 10, 1978. They had a party at...

8/19/1978 – Bay City, MI @ Summer Celebration (Photos)

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Date: 8/19/1978 Location: Bay City, MI Venue: Summer Celebration / Bay City Central High School's Elmer Engel Stadium Lineup: Bandit, Van Halen, Bob Segar (Cheap...

1979 - Van Halen II

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4/8/1979 – Los Angeles, CA @ Califfornia World Music Festival

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Footage from 4/8/1979 synced with audio bootleg by fasterpdiddy. Light Up The Sky 3:18 Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:48 Runnin' With The Devil 4:21 Dance The Night...

1979 Tour Dates – World Vacation Tour

1979 - Van Halen II Mar 25, 1979 16

Start Date: 3/25/1979End Date: 10/7/1979Locations: North America, Europe, JapanVan Halen's 1979 World Vacation Tour was the band's first headline tour taking them...

10/6/1979 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena

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The 2nd to last show on the Van Halen II World Vacation Tour. Some great photos from Mike Romano and Colleen Bracken. Date: 10/6/1979 Location: San...

1980 - Women and Children First

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8/27/1980 – San Antonio, TX

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Brand new Aug. 2024 release from 1st Gen master cassette! Van Halen live in San Antonio, TX on the 1980 World Invasion Tour. Pretty...

1980 Tour Dates – World Invasion Tour

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Start Date: Mar 19, 1980 – End Date: Nov 15, 1980 Locations: North America, Europe The tour for Women and Children First, 1980 World Invasion Tour...

1980 – Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Arena

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Van Halen live in Milwaukee, WI on their 1980 World Invasion Tour (4/14/1980). Decent quality bootleg especially from that year. Date: 4/14/1980 Location: Milwaukee, WI Venue: Milwaukee...

1981 - Fair Warning

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1981 Tour Dates – Fair Warning Tour

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Start Date: May 12, 1981End Date: Oct 25, 1981Locations: North America (US, Canada)Promo Tour: Nov 1981 (Germany, Italy, Spain, France) Van Halen's 1981 tour, dubbed...

7/17/1981 – NYC, NY @ Madison Square Garden

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Van Halen live in NYC, July 17, 1981. Their first time headlining at Madison Square Garden. This is decent quality and gets a little better...

5/18/1981 – Rochester, NY (Photos)

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1982 - Diver Down

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1/30/1982 – “Pretty Woman” @ San Remo Festival Italy

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Van Halen TV performance in Italy at the Sanremo Music Festival. Info seems like they filmed this on 1/30/1982 and it aired around 3/16/1982. Broadcaster Rai...

1983 Interview: Dave with Felicia Jeter

1982 - Diver Down Mar 5, 1983 0

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11/15/1982 – East Rutherford, NJ @ Meadowlands

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Eddie fractured his wrist on 10/15 and they had to postpone the next (3) shows giving them a full week off. The (2) New...

1984 - 1984

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4/2/1984 – East Rutherford @ Meadowlands Arena

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Van Halen live for the 1st of two nights in East Rutherford, NJ. Good quality bootleg (Grade B+). Date: 4/2/1984 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue:...

5/1/1984 – Vancouver, Canada

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Date: 5/1/1984 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Venue: Pacific Coliseum Source: Audience bootleg (Quality: C/B) Audio Bootleg Quality: C/B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkF5U1bBWm0

1984 – Cincinnati, OH @ Cincinnati Gardens

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Van Halen live in Cincinnati, OH on March 9th, 1984. This one is kinda funny because Eddie is playing loose in several spots. Hot...

Tour Date Archive 1978-1984

Radio Ads

Van Halen 1984 San Francisco radio ads (May 9-11, 1984) Cow Palace