Concert Tour Name: | A Different Kind of Truth Tour |
Album: | A Different Kind of Truth |
Artist: | Van Halen |
Number Of Legs: | 2 |
Last Tour: | North American Tour (2007–2008) |
This Tour: | A Different Kind of Truth Tour (2012–2013) |
Next Tour: | North American Tour (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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] 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,[4] 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."[5]
Encore
Encore
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Warm Up | |||
January 5, 2012 | New York City | United States | Cafe Wha? |
February 1, 2012 | Los Angeles | Henson Recording Studios | |
February 8, 2012 | The Forum | ||
North America | |||
February 18, 2012 | United States | KFC Yum! Center | |
February 20, 2012 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
February 22, 2012 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | ||
February 24, 2012 | Chicago | United Center | |
February 28, 2012 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
March 1, 2012 | |||
March 3, 2012 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | |
March 5, 2012 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | |
March 9, 2012 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center | |
March 11, 2012 | TD Garden | ||
March 13, 2012 | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||
March 15, 2012 | Montreal | Canada | Centre Bell |
March 17, 2012 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | |
March 21, 2012 | Ottawa | Scotiabank Place | |
March 24, 2012 | Atlantic City | United States | Boardwalk Hall |
March 26, 2012 | |||
Reading | Sovereign Center | ||
March 28, 2012 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | |
March 30, 2012 | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center | |
April 1, 2012 | Allstate Arena | ||
North America | |||
April 10, 2012 | Sunrise | United States | BankAtlantic Center |
April 12, 2012 | Orlando | Amway Center | |
April 14, 2012 | Tampa | Tampa Bay Times Forum | |
April 16, 2012 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
April 19, 2012 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | |
April 21, 2012 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
April 25, 2012 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | |
April 27, 2012 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | |
April 29, 2012 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | |
May 1, 2012 | Tulsa | BOK Center | |
May 5, 2012 | Tacoma Dome | ||
May 7, 2012 | Canada | Rogers Arena | |
May 9, 2012 | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||
May 11, 2012 | Rexall Place | ||
May 13, 2012 | MTS Centre | ||
May 16, 2012 | Orlando | United States | Amway Center (Private SAP show) |
May 19, 2012 | Xcel Energy Center | ||
May 22, 2012 | Sprint Center | ||
May 24, 2012 | Pepsi Center | ||
May 27, 2012 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ||
June 1, 2012 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | |
June 3, 2012 | Oracle Arena | ||
June 5, 2012 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | ||
June 9, 2012 | Los Angeles | Staples Center[6] | |
June 12, 2012 | Honda Center | ||
June 14, 2012 | Viejas Arena | ||
June 16, 2012 | US Airways Center | ||
June 20, 2012 | American Airlines Center | ||
June 22, 2012 | AT&T Center | ||
June 24, 2012 | Toyota Center | ||
June 26, 2012 | New Orleans Arena | ||
Australia | |||
April 20, 2013 | Sydney | Australia | Stadium Australia |
Asia | |||
June 18, 2013 | Nagoya | Japan | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium |
June 21, 2013 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome (Tokyo Dome Live in Concert) | |
June 24, 2013 | Osaka | Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium | |
June 26, 2013 | |||
North America | |||
July 20, 2013 | United States | Ford Festival Park (Rock USA Festival) | |
July 24, 2013 | Paso Robles | Chumash Grandstand Arena (California Mid-State Fair) |
This concert is a part of the Stone Music Festival[8]
This concert is a part of the Rock USA Festival[9]
This concert is a part of the California Mid-State Fair[10] A full private show for SAP was played at Orlando Amway Center on May 16, 2012.[11]
Shows
LegsDate | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||