1981 - Fair Warning

Eddie Van Halen made his first Guitar World cover appearance with the January 1981 issue. The cover asked readers if the young EVH was the...

Released: Apr. 29, 1981 Source: WikipediaFair Warning is the fourth studio album by Van Halen. Released in 1981, it sold more than two million copies, but was...

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...

Van Halen kick off the 1981 Fair Warning Tour.  Here are fan-shot photos from the opening night and the likely setlist. Setlist On Fire Sinner’s Swing Drum Solo Hear...

photo unknown location First US date on Van Halen's 1981 Fair Warning Tour.  Quality is solid B+ on this one.

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Full concert audio Van Halen Oakland '81. Recorded at the Oakland Arena on June 11, 1981. This is a decent *audience* recorded bootleg (Grade...

The holy grail. Pro-shot Van Halen at the peak of greatness. The infamous 1981 Oakland shows where Van Halen filmed their 3 classic music...

Van Halen live on June 19, 1981 at the LA Sports Arena. This is one of the better quality bootlegs from 1981. Photo above...

^ Photo Credit: Mike Romy Van Halen live on 6/20/1981 at The Forum in Inglewood, CA on Michael Anthony's 27th birthday. Audio BootlegQuality: B   On...

Van Halen: Fair Warning Cynthia Rose, NME, 20 June 1981 The worst thing about labels is their sticky side. But the next worst thing about them is that...

Rare and elusive live footage of The Mighty Van Halen at the height of greatness.  Even though we have 3 great pro-shot music videos...

Van Halen live for the 2nd night in Chicago on the Fair Warning tour. Photos from this show below plus bootleg video clips from...

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...

Van Halen live on 7/20/1981 at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. Decent quality bootleg (B) and gets better after a few songs. This is...

Van Halen live at the Boston Garden on July 25, 1981. Not the best quality, but listenable (B/C). Audio Bootleg Quality: B/C On Fire (Missing)...

Van Halen live in Landover, MD at the Capital Centre.  This is pretty good quality (Grade B) (2015 Remaster). Audio Bootleg Quality: B (2015 Remaster) On...

Van Halen live on 8/2/1981 in Cleveland, OH. This is a 2015 remaster. Decent quality (B) bootleg missing a few songs though. ...

Van Halen finish the 2nd leg of the Fair Warning tour at the Montreal Forum.  The would resume the 3rd leg a couple weeks...

Van Halen live on 8/25/1981 in Greensboro, NC. MUST LISTEN, excellent audio bootleg and is the #1 best quality from the Fair Warning tour....

Rare and elusive video from Van Halen's 1981 Fair Warning tour. Finding any video footage from 1978-81 is tough and even though this is...

Van Halen live on 9/28/1981 at The Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, AZ. Decent quality bootleg (C) 2014 Remaster. Audio Bootleg Quality: C (2014 Remaster)   On...

The only known song that's surfaced from this show, thanks to VHND!  Excellent quality recording with a pretty unique middle jam that wasn't commonly...

Van Halen live in El Paso, TX.  The last known recorded bootleg from the 1981 Fair Warning tour. Audio Bootleg Quality: C On Fire Sinner's Swing Drum...