Van Halen World Vacation Tour

Van Halen World Vacation Tour

Promotional tour by Van Halen
Location	North America • United States • Canada Europe • United Kingdom • Germany • France • Netherlands • Belgium Japan
Associated album	Van Halen II
Start date	March 25, 1979
End date	October 7, 1979
Legs	North America (3) • North America (2) • United States (1) Europe (1) Japan (1) Total: 5
Number of shows	North America (89) • United States (82) • Canada (7) Europe (12) • England (5) • Germany (3) • France (2) • Netherlands (1) • Belgium (1) Japan (7) Total: 108 Cancelled (2) Overall Total: 110
Van Halen concert chronology

The World Vacation Tour' was a 1979 concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen to support their second album Van Halen II. It was the band's first world tour as a headliner, previously having been a support act for Black Sabbath for that band's 1978 Never Say Die! 10th Anniversary World Tour.

Personnel

• Eddie Van Halen – Guitar & Background Vocals
• David Lee Roth – Lead Vocals + Acoustic Guitar ["Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" Cover)]
• Michael Anthony – Bass & Background Vocals
• Alex Van Halen – Drums

Setlist

Songs Played Overall

1. "Light Up the Sky"
2. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
3. "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo"
4. "Runnin' with the Devil"
5. "Dance the Night Away"
6. "Beautiful Girls"
7. "On Fire"
8. "Michael Anthony Bass Solo"
9. "You're No Good" ("Dee Dee Warwick" Cover)
10. "Jamie's Cryin'"
11. "Fools" (Intro) + "Eyes of the Night"
12. "Feel Your Love Tonight"
13. "Outta Love Again"
14. "Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" Cover)
15. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
16. "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo"
    [+ "Spanish Fly" & "Eruption"]
17. "Dead or Alive"
18. "You Really Got Me" ("The Kinks" Cover) [1st Encore]
19. "Bottoms Up!" [2nd Encore]
20. "Growth" + "Atomic Punk" [Final Encore]

Typical Setlist

1. "Light Up the Sky"
2. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
3. "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo"
4. "Runnin' with the Devil"
5. "Dance the Night Away"
6. "Beautiful Girls"
7. "On Fire"
8. "Michael Anthony Bass Solo"
9. "You're No Good" ("Dee Dee Warwick" Cover)
10. "Jamie's Cryin'"
11. "Fools" (Intro) + "Feel Your Love Tonight"
12. "Outta Love Again"
13. "Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" Cover)
14. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
15. "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo"
    [+ "Spanish Fly" & "Eruption"]
16. "You Really Got Me" ("The Kinks" Cover)
17. "Bottoms Up!" [1st Encore]
18. "Growth" + "Atomic Punk" [Final Encore]

Information

Light Up the Sky
• Set Opener
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Somebody Get Me a Doctor
• Performed before Alex Van Halen's Drum Solo
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until the "World Invasion Tour" (1980)

Runnin' with the Devil
• Performed after Alex Van Halen's Drum Solo
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Dance the Night Away
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Beautiful Girls
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "Club Days" (1977-1978)
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until September 27, 2007 during the David Lee Roth Reunion Tour

On Fire
• Performed before Michael Anthony's Bass Solo
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until July 10, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

You're No Good
• "Dee Dee Warwick" Cover
• Performed after Michael Anthony's Bass Solo
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "Club Days" (1975-1978)
• October 7, 1979: Last Ever Live Performance during the Tour

Jamie's Cryin'
• April 8, 1979: Earliest Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Eyes of the Night
• Performed as an Intro to "Feel Your Love Tonight"
• September 18, 1979: Only Known Live Performance during the Tour
   • Earliest Known Live Performance since the "Club Days" (1976-1978)
   • Last Ever Known Live Performance during the Tour

Feel Your Love Tonight
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until the "World Invasion Tour" (1980)

Outta Love Again
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "Club Days" (1972-1978)
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until February 18, 2012 during "A Different Kind of Truth Tour"

Ice Cream Man
• "John Brim" Cover
• David Lee Roth Performs the Acoustic Guitar Introduction
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
• Performed during Eddie Van Halen's Live Spotlight Guitar Solo
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Spanish Fly
• Performed by Eddie Van Halen during his Live Spotlight Guitar Solo before "Eruption"
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Eruption
• Performed by Eddie Van Halen during his Live Spotlight Guitar Solo after "Spanish Fly"
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Dead or Alive
• Performed after Eddie Van Halen's Live Spotlight Guitar Solo before "You Really Got Me"
• March 25, 1979: Only Known Live Performance during the Tour
   • Live Premiere & 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
   • Last Known Live Performance during the Tour until September 1, 1982 during the "Hide Your Sheep Tour"

You Really Got Me
• Main Set Closer
• "The Kinks" Cover
• March 25, 1979: 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Bottoms Up!
• Performed as the 1st Encore
• March 25, 1979: Live Premiere & 1st Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Growth
• Hidden Track (Short Instrumental at the End of "In a Simple Rhyme")
• Performed Live as the Encore Introduction to "Atomic Punk"
• March 25, 1979: 1st Ever Live Performance during the Tour
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"

Atomic Punk
• Performed as the Final Encore
• May 18, 1979: Earliest Known Live Performance during the Tour since the "1978 World Tour"
• June 14, 1979: Officially Added to the Setlist as the Final Encore
• October 7, 1979: Last Live Performance during the Tour until March 19, 1980 the "World Invasion Tour"

Tour Dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
NORTH AMERICA (1ST LEG)
March 25, 1979	Fresno	United States	Selland Arena
March 26, 1979	Redding		Redding Civic Auditorium
March 27, 1979	Central Point		Compton Arena
March 29, 1979	Missoula		Adams Field House
March 30, 1979	Caldwell		O'Connor Field House
March 31, 1979	Logan		The Spectrum
April 3, 1979	Tacoma		UPS Memorial Field House
April 5, 1979	San Rafael		Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium
April 6, 1979	San Jose		San Jose Performing Arts Theater
April 7, 1979
April 8, 1979	Los Angeles		LA Coliseum (California World Music Festival 1979 #2)
April 10, 1979	Reno		Centennial Coliseum
April 12, 1979	Seattle		Seattle Arena
April 13, 1979
April 14, 1979	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum
April 16, 1979	Portland		Jantzen Beach Ice Arena
April 17, 1979
April 18, 1979	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
April 19, 1979	Spokane	United States	Spokane Coliseum
April 21, 1979	Boulder		Balch Field House
April 22, 1979
April 24, 1979	Kansas City		Kansas City Music Hall
April 26, 1979	Chicago		"The Aragon" Ballroom
April 27, 1979
April 28, 1979	St. Louis		The Checkerdome
April 29, 1979	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
May 1, 1979	Detroit		Detroit Masonic Temple Theater
May 2, 1979
May 3, 1979	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
May 5, 1979	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
May 6, 1979	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
May 7, 1979	Pittsburgh		Stanley Theater
May 8, 1979	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
May 9, 1979	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 11, 1979	Washington, D.C.		Warner Theater
May 12, 1979	New York City		The Palladium
May 13, 1979	Boston		Boston Orpheum Theater
May 15, 1979	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
May 16, 1979	London		London Gardens
May 17, 1979	Syracuse	United States	Manley Field House
May 18, 1979	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial Arena ("Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 1979") (Promo-Vids of "Dance the Night Away," "You're No Good," & "Bottoms Up!")
May 19, 1979	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
May 30, 1979	Atlanta		The Fox Theater
May 31, 1979	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
June 1, 1979	Norfolk		"The Scope" Arena
June 2, 1979	Raleigh		Carter–Finley Stadium (June Jam 1979)
June 4, 1979	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
June 5, 1979	Birmingham		Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
June 7, 1979	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
June 8, 1979	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
June 9, 1979	Dallas		The Cotton Bowl (Texxas Jam 1979)
June 10, 1979	New Orleans		The Superdome (A Day of Rock 'N' Roll 1979)
EUROPE LEG
June 14, 1979	Brussels	Belgium	Brussels National Forest Arena
June 15, 1979	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Jaap Eden Hall
June 17, 1979	Düsseldorf	Germany	Philips Hall
June 18, 1979	Offenbach		Offenbach City Hall
June 19, 1979	Munich		Crown Circus Building
June 21, 1979	Lyon	France	Gerland Sports Palace
June 22, 1979	Paris		Paris Pavilion
June 25, 1979	Birmingham	England	"Birmingham Odeon" Theatre
June 26, 1979	Newcastle		Newcastle City Hall
June 27, 1979	Manchester		"Manchester Apollo" Theatre
June 28, 1979	London		The Rainbow Theatre
June 29, 1979
UNITED STATES (2ND LEG)
July 5, 1979	Jacksonville	United States	Jacksonville Exhibition Hall
July 6, 1979	West Palm Beach		West Palm Beach Auditorium
July 7, 1979	Miami		Miami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena
July 8, 1979	Lakeland		Lakeland Civic Arena
July 10, 1979	Corpus Christi		Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
July 11, 1979	Houston		Houston Music Hall
July 12, 1979
July 14, 1979	Amarillo		Amarillo Civic Coliseum
July 15, 1979	Midland		Chaparral Center
July 16, 1979	Austin		Austin Municipal Auditorium
July 17, 1979	San Antonio		San Antonio Convention Center Arena
July 19, 1979	Wichita		Century II Concert Hall
July 20, 1979	Tulsa		Tulsa Assembly Center Arena
July 21, 1979	Oklahoma City		Gaylord Performing Arts Theater
July 22, 1979	Lincoln		Pershing Memorial Auditorium
July 24, 1979	St. Paul		St. Paul Civic Auditorium
July 25, 1979
July 26, 1979	Dubuque		Five Flags Arena
July 27, 1979	Springfield		Illinois State Armory
July 28, 1979	Trotwood		Hara Arena
August 10, 1979	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Arena
August 11, 1979	Asbury Park		Asbury Park Convention Hall
August 12, 1979	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
August 14, 1979	Cleveland		Cleveland Music Hall
August 15, 1979
August 17, 1979	Springfield		Springfield Civic Arena
August 18, 1979	South Yarmouth		Cape Cod Coliseum
August 20, 1979	Madison		Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 21, 1979	Milwaukee		Milwaukee Auditorium
August 25, 1979	Oakland		Oakland Civic Arena
August 26, 1979
JAPAN LEG
September 3, 1979	Kyoto	Japan	Kyoto Cultural Hall
September 5, 1979	Fukuoka		Fukuoka Memorial Palace Gymnasium
September 7, 1979	Nagoya		Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
September 8, 1979	Kurashiki		Kurashiki Civic Cultural Hall
September 10, 1979	Osaka		Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
September 11, 1979
September 13, 1979	Tokyo		Budokan
NORTH AMERICA (FINAL LEG)
September 18, 1979	Edmonton	Canada	Northlands Coliseum
September 19, 1979	Calgary		"The Stampede Corral" Arena
September 22, 1979	Regina		The Agridome
September 23, 1979	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Convention Centre Arena
September 25, 1979	Duluth	United States	Duluth Arena
September 27, 1979	Bismarck		Bismarck Civic Arena
September 28, 1979	Rapid City		Don Barnett Arena
September 29, 1979	Billings		The Yellowstone METRA
October 2, 1979	Tucson		Tucson Community Center Arena
October 3, 1979	Phoenix		Phoenix Exhibition Hall
October 6, 1979	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
October 7, 1979	Inglewood		The Forum