III Tour
Tour by Van Halen
Start dateMarch 12, 1998
End dateNovember 2, 1998
Legs6
No. of shows86
Van Halen concert chronology

The III Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen, in support of their eleventh studio album, Van Halen III. It is the only concert tour to feature vocalist Gary Cherone.

Background

Despite positive critical reviews,[1] the tour underperformed commercially by Van Halen standards, and capped the band's general decline after the early 1990s.[2] It would be their last tour until 2004.

In a change from Sammy Hagar-era tours, Gary Cherone – who had grown up a big fan of the band – was willing to include material from both previous Van Halen vocalists. Due to both differing vocal styles and personal animus between himself and David Lee Roth, Hagar had allowed only a few Roth-era classics into the set lists while he sang for Van Halen. Cherone's voice was deeper than Hagar's, making it more suited to Roth songs, yet he possessed enough vocal range to perform Hagar songs as well. Thus, of the 19 full songs performed on the tour, 10 were from the Roth era, and 4 from the Hagar era, the remaining 5 pertaining to III (since Roth rejoined Van Halen in 2007, no Hagar-era material ever graced the setlists again). "It may have looked odd on paper but it actually worked live," Cherone told KNAC. "I made a concerted effort to do the old Van Halen tunes that Sammy was not doing. I wanted to do the deep cuts… we did songs their fans had not heard in years."[3]

However, dissatisfaction with the new album[4] and the band's troubles in 1996 (arguments over Hagar's sudden departure, followed by a brief reunion with Roth that also ended abruptly) led to the tour's low popularity. Grunge had changed the face of rock music, and Van Halen's fame – which had endured due to their heritage – took a big hit with Hagar's departure.

A 15-date European tour planned for the end of May and June had to be cancelled after four shows only due to Alex Van Halen's injury. The band also cancelled all of their 4 September dates in Brazil and Puerto Rico.[5]

The April 20 show in Sydney, Australia was recorded live for an MTV special, Live from the 10 Spot. It aired on May 1, 1998.[6]

Setlist

  1. "Unchained"
  2. "Without You"
  3. "One I Want"
  4. "Mean Street"
  5. "When It's Love"
  6. "Fire in the Hole"
  7. "Why Can't This Be Love"
  8. "Romeo Delight"
  9. "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo"
  10. "Dance the Night Away"
  11. "Feel Your Love Tonight"
  12. "Humans Being"
  13. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
  14. "Year to the Day"
  15. "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo"
  16. "Right Now"
  17. "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love"

Encore 1

  2. "Josephina"
  3. "Panama"
  4. "Jump"

Encore 2

  2. "I'm the One"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
Date City Country Venue
Warm Up
March 12, 1998 Hollywood United States Billboard Live
March 18, 1998 Toronto Canada Sam the Record Man
Oceania
April 10, 1998 Wellington New Zealand Queens Wharf Events Centre
April 11, 1998 Auckland North Harbour Stadium
April 14, 1998 Launceston Australia Silverdome
April 17, 1998 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
April 18, 1998 Canberra AIS Arena
April 20, 1998 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
April 23, 1998 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
April 24, 1998 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
April 27, 1998 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 29, 1998 Perth Perth Entertainment Centre
North America
May 13, 1998[7] The Woodlands United States Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 14, 1998 Dallas Starplex Amphitheater
May 16, 1998 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
May 17, 1998[8] Cleveland Gund Arena
May 19, 1998[9] Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 21, 1998 Boston FleetCenter
May 22, 1998[10] New York City Madison Square Garden
May 24, 1998 Philadelphia CoreStates Spectrum
Europe
May 27, 1998 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
May 29, 1998 Nuremberg Germany Rock Im Park
May 30, 1998 Halle Eissporthalle
May 31, 1998 Nürburgring Rock Am Ring
June 2, 1998 Berlin Huxley's Neue Welt
North America
July 1, 1998 Phoenix United States Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
July 3, 1998 Del Mar Del Mar Fairgrounds
July 4, 1998 San Bernardino Blockbuster Pavilion
July 5, 1998 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 7, 1998 Concord Concord Pavilion
July 8, 1998 Sacramento ARCO Arena
July 10, 1998 Portland Rose Garden Arena
July 11, 1998[11] George The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 14, 1998[12] Park City The Canyons
July 16, 1998 Greenwood Village Coors Amphitheatre
July 18, 1998 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater
July 19, 1998 Maryland Heights Riverport Amphitheater
July 21, 1998 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 22, 1998 Noblesville Deer Creek Music Center
July 24, 1998[13] Burgettstown Starlake Amphitheater
July 25, 1998 Columbus Polaris Amphitheater
July 26, 1998[14] Hershey Star Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium
July 28, 1998 Scranton Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 30, 1998 Charlotte Blockbuster Pavilion
July 31, 1998 Atlanta Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 2, 1998 Antioch Starwood Amphitheatre
August 4, 1998 Paso Robles California Mid-State Fair
August 12, 1998 Boston Hard Rock Cafe
August 13, 1998 Mansfield Great Woods Center
August 14, 1998
August 15, 1998 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
August 16, 1998 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
August 18, 1998 Raleigh Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
August 19, 1998 Virginia Beach GTE Amphitheatre
August 21, 1998[15] Bristow Nissan Pavilion
August 22, 1998 Atlantic City Trump Marina
August 23, 1998 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 25, 1998 Darien Center Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 26, 1998 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre
August 28, 1998 Richmond United States Classic Amphitheater
August 29, 1998 Hartford Meadows Music Theater
August 31, 1998 Syracuse State Fair Grandstand
September 2, 1998 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
September 3, 1998 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 5, 1998 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
September 15, 1998 North Myrtle Beach House of Blues
September 16, 1998 Lake Buena Vista House of Blues
September 17, 1998 Sunrise Sunrise Musical Theater
October 2, 1998 Las Vegas The Joint
October 3, 1998
October 13, 1998 Anchorage Sullivan Sports Arena
October 16, 1998 Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
Japan
October 20, 1998 Hiroshima Japan Hiroshima Sun Plaza
October 21, 1998 Fukuoka Fukuoka Kokusai Center
October 23, 1998 Osaka Osaka-jo Hall
October 24, 1998 Nagoya Rainbow Hall
October 26, 1998 Kawasaki Sangyo Bunka Kaikan
October 28, 1998 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
October 29, 1998
October 30, 1998
November 2, 1998 Yokohama Yokohama Arena

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1998) 		City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s)
May 14 Dallas, United States Starplex Amphitheatre 13,789 $400,825 [16]
May 21 Boston, United States FleetCenter 12,073 $363,730

Personnel

Additional musician

References

  1. ^ Iwasaki, Scott (July 15, 1998). "Van Halen silences the skeptics". No. 31. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p. C3. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Wilkening, Matthew; Wardlaw, Matt (March 18, 2016). "The Troubled History of Van Halen's 'III' With Gary Cherone". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Carr, David; KNAC.com; July 16, 2009
  4. ^ Bartos, Colin (March 17, 1998). "Right Now, Van Halen is Failing on 'III'". No. 93. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Michigan Daily. p. 9. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Van Halen Tour: 1998". www.vharchives.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  6. ^ "Wanted: Would-Be MTV VJs To Become Viewers' Choice". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 15. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 11, 1998. p. 98. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Concerts in Houston". Victoria, Texas: The Victoria Advocate. May 3, 1998. p. 8D. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Woodlands: May 13 - Van Halen
  8. ^ "Where To Go/What To Do: Pop, Rock, Jazz". Youngstown, Ohio: The Vindicator. May 14, 1998. p. C2. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Van Halen and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
  9. ^ "What's Happening". Ludington, Michigan: Ludington Daily News. May 15, 1998. p. 5. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Van Halen with guest Creed will perform at the Palace of Auburn Hills May 19 at 8 p.m.
  10. ^ "Concert information". No. 92. Meriden, Connecticut: Record-Journal. April 2, 1998. p. A3. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Van Halen concert with special guest Creed, at Madison Square Garden on May 22 at 8 p.m.
  11. ^ "Gorge summer lineup keeps expanding". Lewiston, Idaho: Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 15, 1998. p. 4D. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Van Halen with special guest TBA, 8 p.m. July 11.
  12. ^ "Concerts". No. 349. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. May 29, 1998. p. W3. Retrieved April 19, 2022. 14 - Van Halen, The Canyons
  13. ^ "Tickets on sale: Rock on". Beaver, Pennsylvania: Beaver County Times. June 5, 1998. p. A2. Retrieved April 19, 2022. July 24 Van Halen concert with special guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre.
  14. ^ "Calendar of Events". No. 126. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Gettysburg Times. May 28, 1998. p. C4. Retrieved April 19, 2022. July 26, 8 p.m. Van Halen with guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd, will perform at Hersheypark Stadium.
  15. ^ "Sounds: Tough Tickets". No. 146. Fredericksburg, Virginia: The Free Lance-Star. June 18, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for an Aug. 21 Van Halen concert at Nissan Pavilion.
  16. ^ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 6, 1998. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

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