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Balance Tour

{{Short description|1995 concert tour by Van Halen}}

{{Infobox concert

|concert_tour_name = Balance Tour

|image =

|artist = Van Halen

|start_date = January 27, 1995

|end_date = November 5, 1995

|number_of_legs = 7

|number_of_shows = 135

|last_tour = Right Here Right Now Tour
(1993)

|this_tour = Balance Tour
(1995)

|next_tour = III Tour
(1998)

}}

The Balance Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their tenth studio album Balance.

Background

The tour was dubbed the "Ambulance" Tour by Eddie Van Halen due to his hip injury caused by avascular necrosis, and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen wearing a neck brace for most of the tour, due to rupturing three vertebrae in his neck.{{cite news |last1=Wilkening |first1=Matthew |title=25 Years Ago: Van Halen Chronicle Balance Tour With Pay-Per-View |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-1995-toronto-pay-per-view/ |access-date=April 18, 2022 |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=August 22, 2020 |language=en}} Consequently, Eddie was a lot more static on stage.{{cite news |last1=Ehrbar |first1=Joe |title=Van Halen energized |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4RXAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen+concert+review&pg=PA43&article_id=2109,5165900 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |issue=102 |publisher=The Spokesman-Review |date=September 18, 1995 |location=Spokane, Washington |page=D3 |language=en}} This would be the group's last tour with Sammy Hagar on vocals until 2004.{{cite news |last1=Giles |first1=Jeff |title=The Day Sammy Hagar Split From Van Halen |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-splits-van-halen/ |access-date=April 18, 2022 |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=June 16, 2016 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Whiting |first1=Sam |title=Sammy Hagar quits Van Halen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MORNAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen+sammy+hagar&pg=PA2&article_id=6455,4623336 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Lakeland Ledger |date=June 28, 1996 |location=Lakeland, Florida |page=A2 |language=en}} The opening night in Pensacola, and a combination of footage from the two Toronto shows were broadcast on Pay-Per-View.{{cite magazine |title=Van Halen Dives In With Canadian PPV |magazine=Billboard |date=October 21, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=42 |page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+toronto&pg=PA24 |access-date=April 16, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |location=Washington, D.C. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

The band had not performed any shows as an opening act in over a decade, but on this tour they opened for veteran act Bon Jovi for several sold-out dates at stadiums due to Bon Jovi's huge appeal overseas. Collective Soul, Skid Row, Our Lady Peace, and Brother Cane opened for Van Halen on the North American legs of the tour.

Reception

Joe Ehrbar, a correspondent from the Spokesman Review, gave the performance he attended at The Gorge a positive review. He opened his review, talking about the state of the band with their injuries, suggesting that it be renamed "Van Handicapped", adding that Alex Van Halen didn't seem so enthusiastic about performing that night. After acknowledging the state of the band, he noted that the band gave an amazing performance with youthful energy and a steady stream of their hit songs, with the show getting better and more climactic. While he stated that the band was notorious over the years for delivering sloppy concerts, they had performed impeccably tight that night.

Setlists

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North America

  1. "Right Now"
  2. "Big Fat Money"
  3. "Why Can't This Be Love"
  4. "Top Of The World"
  5. "Not Enough"
  6. "Bass Solo"
  7. "The Seventh Seal"
  8. "Amsterdam"
  9. "Mine All Mine"
  10. "Drum solo"
  11. "Can't Stop Loving You"
  12. "Feelin"
  13. "I Can't Drive 55"
  14. "Eagles Fly"
  15. "Ain't Talkin Bout Love"
  16. "Guitar Solo"
  17. "You Really Got Me"
  18. "Jump"
  19. "There's Only One Way To Rock"
  20. "Dreams"
  21. "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)"
  22. "Panama"

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Europe

  1. "The Seventh Seal"
  2. "Runaround"
  3. "Best Of Both Worlds"
  4. "Ain't Talkin Bout Love"
  5. "When It's Love"
  6. "Panama"
  7. "Feelin"
  8. "Guitar Solo"
  9. "You Really Got Me"
  10. "Dreams"
  11. "Why Can't This Be Love"
  12. "There's Only One Way To Rock"
  13. "Jump"
  14. "Right Now"

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Tour dates

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! width="200"| Date

! width="200"| City

! width="200"| Country

! width="250"| Venue

colspan="4"| Warm Up
January 27, 1995ArnhemNetherlandsLuxor
January 30, 1995rowspan="2"|Milanrowspan="2"|Italyrowspan="2"|The Factory
January 31, 1995
colspan="4"| North America
March 11, 1995Pensacolarowspan="31" |United StatesPensacola Civic Center
March 12, 1995JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
March 14, 1995St. PetersburgThunderDome
March 17, 1995MiamiMiami Arena
March 20, 1995OrlandoOrlando Arena
March 22, 1995New OrleansLakefront Arena
March 24, 1995DallasReunion Arena
March 25, 1995San AntonioHemisFair Arena
March 26, 1995HoustonThe Summit
March 28, 1995El PasoSpecial Events Center
March 29, 1995AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
March 31, 1995Las VegasThomas and Mack Center
April 1, 1995PhoenixAmerica West Arena
April 2, 1995San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
April 4, 1995rowspan="2"|Inglewoodrowspan="2"|Great Western Forum
April 5, 1995
April 14, 1995RosemontRosemont Horizon
April 15, 1995rowspan="2"|Auburn Hillsrowspan="2"|The Palace of Auburn Hills
April 16, 1995
April 18, 1995Fort WayneAllen County Memorial Coliseum
April 19, 1995LexingtonRupp Arena
April 21, 1995FairbornErvin J. Nutter Center
April 22, 1995ClevelandGund Arena
April 23, 1995CharlestonCharleston Civic Center
April 25, 1995East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
April 26, 1995UniondaleNassau Coliseum
April 28, 1995PhiladelphiaCoreStates Spectrum
April 29, 1995WorcesterWorcester Centrum
April 30, 1995ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
May 2, 1995BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 3, 1995RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
May 5, 1995Quebec Cityrowspan="2"|CanadaColisée de Québec
May 6, 1995MontrealMontreal Forum
May 7, 1995Albanyrowspan="4"|United StatesKnickerbocker Arena
May 13, 1995OaklandOakland Coliseum Arena
May 14, 1995San JoseSan Jose Arena
May 15, 1995SacramentoARCO Arena
colspan="4"| Europe
May 24, 1995ParisFranceLe Zénith
May 26, 1995rowspan="2"|Bremenrowspan="2"|Germanyrowspan="2"|Weserstadion{{ref|1|1}}
May 27, 1995
May 28, 1995NijmegenNetherlandsGoffertpark{{ref|1|1}}
May 30, 1995Essenrowspan="6"|GermanyGeorg-Melches-Stadion{{ref|1|1}}
June 1, 1995ChemnitzSportforum{{ref|1|1}}
June 3, 1995MunichOlympiastadion
(Rock im Park)
June 4, 1995NürburgNürburgring
(Rock am Ring)
June 6, 1995rowspan="2"|Berlinrowspan="2"|Waldbühne{{ref|1|1}}
June 7, 1995
June 10, 1995BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob Stadium{{ref|1|1}}
June 11, 1995ZeltwegAustriaWaldstadion{{ref|1|1}}
June 13, 1995Barcelonarowspan="2"|SpainEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc{{ref|1|1}}
June 14, 1995MadridPalacio de Los Deportes
June 15, 1995LisbonPortugalEstadio Jose Alvalade{{ref|1|1}}
June 17, 1995RoeselareBelgiumRock Werchter{{ref|1|1}}
June 18, 1995LahrGermanyFlughafen Lahr{{ref|1|1}}
June 20, 1995ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy{{ref|1|1}}
June 21, 1995CardiffWalesArms Park{{ref|1|1}}
June 23, 1995rowspan="3"|Londonrowspan="5"|Englandrowspan="3"|Wembley Stadium{{ref|1|1}}
June 24, 1995
June 25, 1995
June 27, 1995NewcastleGateshead International Stadium{{ref|1|1}}
June 28, 1995SheffieldDon Valley Stadium{{ref|1|1}}
June 30, 1995RoskildeDenmarkDarupvej
(Roskilde Festival)
colspan="4"|North America{{cite magazine |title="Not Enough": The Next Single from Balance |magazine=Billboard |date=August 19, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=33 |page=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xgsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+toronto&pg=PA2 |access-date=April 16, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}
July 15, 1995rowspan="2"|Holmdelrowspan="24"|United Statesrowspan="2"|Garden State Arts Center
July 16, 1995
July 18, 1995Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
July 19, 1995NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center
July 21, 1995Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
July 22, 1995rowspan="2"|Maryland Heightsrowspan="2"|Riverport Amphitheatre
July 23, 1995
July 25, 1995TupeloTupelo Coliseum
July 26, 1995AntiochStarwood Amphitheater
July 28, 1995Tinley ParkNew World Music Theatre
July 29, 1995East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theater
July 30, 1995MinneapolisTarget Center
August 1, 1995rowspan="2"|Clarkstonrowspan="2"|Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 2, 1995
August 4, 1995BristowNissan Pavilion
August 5, 1995CamdenBlockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
August 6, 1995Old Orchard BeachThe Ballpark
August 8, 1995rowspan="2"|Mansfieldrowspan="2"|Great Woods
August 9, 1995
August 11, 1995BurgettstownCoca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
August 12, 1995ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater
August 13, 1995CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
August 14, 1995rowspan="2"|Uniondalerowspan="2"|Nassau Coliseum
August 15, 1995
August 18, 1995rowspan="2"|Torontorowspan="3"|Canadarowspan="2"|Molson Amphitheatre
August 19, 1995
August 20, 1995OttawaFrank Clair Stadium
August 22, 1995rowspan="3"|Wantaghrowspan="10"|United Statesrowspan="3"|Jones Beach Theater
August 23, 1995
August 25, 1995
August 26, 1995HartfordMeadows Music Theatre
August 27, 1995ScrantonMontage Mountain Performing Arts Center
August 29, 1995ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion
August 30, 1995RichmondClassic Amphitheatre
September 1, 1995RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheater
September 2, 1995CharlotteBlockbuster Pavilion
September 3, 1995AtlantaCoca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
September 11, 1995Edmontonrowspan="2"|CanadaNorthlands Coliseum
September 13, 1995VancouverPacific Coliseum
September 15, 1995Portlandrowspan="22"|United StatesCivic Stadium
September 16, 1995GeorgeThe Gorge Amphitheatre
September 17, 1995BoiseBSU Pavilion
September 19, 1995Salt Lake CityDelta Center
September 20, 1995Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 22, 1995Valley CenterKansas Coliseum
September 23, 1995AmesHilton Coliseum
September 24, 1995MolineMARK of the Quad Cities
September 26, 1995MemphisPyramid Arena
September 27, 1995BirminghamJefferson Civic Center
September 29, 1995The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 30, 1995AustinSouth Park Meadows
October 1, 1995DallasCoca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
October 3, 1995rowspan="2"|Oklahoma Cityrowspan="2"|Myriad Convention Center
October 4, 1995
October 6, 1995PhoenixDesert Sky Pavilion
October 7, 1995DevoreBlockbuster Pavilion
October 8, 1995FresnoSelland Arena
October 11, 1995RenoLawlor Events Center
October 13, 1995SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre
October 14, 1995Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
October 15, 1995IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
colspan="4"|Asia
October 25, 1995rowspan="3"|Tokyorowspan="7"|Japanrowspan="3"|Yoyogi National Gymnasium
October 26, 1995
October 27, 1995
October 29, 1995FukuokaKokusai Center
October 30, 1995OsakaOsaka Castle Hall
November 1, 1995rowspan="2"|Tokyorowspan="2"|Nippon Budokan
November 2, 1995
colspan="4"|North America
November 4, 1995rowspan="2"|Honolulurowspan="2"|United Statesrowspan="2"|Neal S. Blaisdell Center
November 5, 1995

  • {{note|1|Note 1}}The band opened for Bon Jovi at these shows.

= Box office score data =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references

! scope="col" style="width:9em;"|Date
(1995)

! scope="col" style="width:13em;"|City

! scope="col" style="width:19em;"|Venue

! scope="col" style="width:9em;"|Attendance

! scope="col" style="width:7em;"|Gross

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}

March 17

|Miami, United States

|Arena

|11,748

|$331,231

|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=April 1, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=13 |page=17 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6gsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+amusement+business&pg=PA44 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

March 24

|Dallas, United States

|Reunion Arena

|15,367

|$414,160

|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=April 22, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=16 |page=12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5QsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+amusement+business&pg=PA12 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

April 22

|Cleveland, United States

|Gund Arena

|16,406

|$477,710

|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=May 13, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=19 |page=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vAsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+amusement+business&pg=PA20 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

April 25

|East Rutherford, United States

|Bryne Meadowlands Arena

|17,628

|$491,780

|rowspan="2"|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=May 20, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=20 |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+amusement+business&pg=PA14 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

April 26

|Uniondale, United States

|Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

|15,323

|$444,930

April 28

|Philadelphia, United States

|CoreStates Spectrum

|15,846

|$453,738

|

May 6

|Montreal, Canada

|Forum

|12,689

|$339,225

|

July 21

|Bonner Springs, United States

|Sandstone Amphitheatre

|18,000

|$461,651

|rowspan="4"|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=August 12, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=32 |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xAsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+amusement+business&pg=PA14 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

July 22–23

|Maryland Heights, United States

|Riverport Amphitheatre

|39,898

|$971,866

July 28

|Tinley Park, United States

|World Music Theatre

|20,543

|$609,880

July 29

|East Troy, United States

|Alpine Valley Music Theatre

|24,572

|$722,315

August 11

|Burgettstown, United States

|Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre

|23,250

|$528,920

|rowspan="2"|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=September 9, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=36 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1g0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+amusement+business&pg=PA19 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

August 18–19

|Toronto, Canada

|Molson Amphitheatre

|30,215

|$735,661

August 20

|Ottawa, Canada

|Civic Center Arena

|14,327

|$356,859

|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=September 16, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=37 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Q0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+amusement+business&pg=PA19 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

September 11

|Edmonton, Canada

|Northlands Coliseum

|13,987

|$376,878

|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=October 21, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=42 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+toronto&pg=PA24 |access-date=April 16, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

September 16

|George, United States

|The Gorge

|18,500

|$518,350

|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=September 30, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=39 |page=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ag4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+amusement+business&pg=PA20 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

September 24

|Moline, United States

|Mark of the Quad Cities

|9,967

|$362,346

|{{cite magazine |title=Amusement Business Boxscore |magazine=Billboard |date=October 14, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=41 |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iA4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+amusement+business&pg=PA16 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}

September 29

|The Woodlands, United States

|Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

|13,007

|$373,940

|

Personnel

Additional musician

References

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