III Tour
{{Short description|1998 concert tour by Van Halen}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = III Tour
| image =
| image_caption =
| artist = Van Halen
| start_date = March 12, 1998
| end_date = November 2, 1998
| number_of_legs = 6
| number_of_shows = 86
| last_tour = Balance Tour
(1995)
| this_tour = III Tour
(1998)
| next_tour = Summer Tour
(2004)
}}
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,{{cite news |last1=Iwasaki |first1=Scott |title=Van Halen silences the skeptics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gTtOAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen+concert+review&pg=PA17&article_id=6504,6596307 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |issue=31 |publisher=The Deseret News |date=July 15, 1998 |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |page=C3 |language=en}} the tour underperformed commercially by Van Halen standards, and capped the band's general decline after the early 1990s.{{cite web |last1=Wilkening |first1=Matthew |last2=Wardlaw |first2=Matt |title=The Troubled History of Van Halen's 'III' With Gary Cherone |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/15-years-ago-van-halen-release-iii/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=April 19, 2022 |language=en |date=March 18, 2016}} 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."Carr, David; KNAC.com; July 16, 2009
However, dissatisfaction with the new album{{cite news |last1=Bartos |first1=Colin |title=Right Now, Van Halen is Failing on 'III' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-glbAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen&pg=PA9&article_id=1334,3006879 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |issue=93 |publisher=The Michigan Daily |date=March 17, 1998 |location=Ann Arbor, Michigan |page=9 |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Van Halen Tour: 1998 |url=https://www.vharchives.com/vhtour1998 |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=www.vharchives.com}}
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.{{cite magazine |title=Wanted: Would-Be MTV VJs To Become Viewers' Choice |magazine=Billboard |date=April 11, 1998 |volume=110 |issue=15 |page=98 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=van+halen+live+from+the+10+spot&pg=PA98 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}
Setlist
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- "Unchained"
- "Without You"
- "One I Want"
- "Mean Street"
- "When It's Love"
- "Fire in the Hole"
- "Why Can't This Be Love"
- "Romeo Delight"
- "Alex Van Halen Drum Solo"
- "Dance the Night Away"
- "Feel Your Love Tonight"
- "Humans Being"
- "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
- "Year to the Day"
- "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo"
- "Right Now"
- "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love"
Encore 1
Encore 2
- "I'm the One"
{{Div col end}}
Tour dates
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue |
| scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Venue |
|---|
| style="background:#dde;" colspan="4"|Warm Up |
| March 12, 1998
|Hollywood |United States |Billboard Live |
| March 18, 1998
|Toronto |Canada |
| style="background:#dde;" colspan="4"|Oceania |
| April 10, 1998
|Wellington |rowspan="2"|New Zealand |Queens Wharf Events Centre |
| April 11, 1998
|Auckland |North Harbour Stadium |
| April 14, 1998
|Launceston |rowspan="8"|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 |
| style="background:#dde;" colspan="4"|North America |
| May 13, 1998{{cite news |title=Concerts in Houston |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8olaAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen&pg=PA23&article_id=4571,640084 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |publisher=The Victoria Advocate |date=May 3, 1998 |location=Victoria, Texas |page=8D |language=en |quote=Woodlands: May 13 - Van Halen}}
|The Woodlands |rowspan="8"|United States |Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| May 14, 1998
|Dallas |Starplex Amphitheater |
| May 16, 1998
|Rosemont |Rosemont Horizon |
| May 17, 1998{{cite news |title=Where To Go/What To Do: Pop, Rock, Jazz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jHRIAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen&pg=PA26&article_id=1332,8494663 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |publisher=The Vindicator |date=May 14, 1998 |location=Youngstown, Ohio |page=C2 |language=en |quote=Van Halen and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.}}
|Cleveland |Gund Arena |
| May 19, 1998{{cite news |title=What's Happening |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_pOAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen&pg=PA3&article_id=2281,4341986 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |publisher=Ludington Daily News |date=May 15, 1998 |location=Ludington, Michigan |page=5 |language=en |quote=Van Halen with guest Creed will perform at the Palace of Auburn Hills May 19 at 8 p.m.}}
|Auburn Hills |The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| May 21, 1998
|Boston |FleetCenter |
| May 22, 1998{{cite news |title=Concert information |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X-lIAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen+concert&pg=PA20&article_id=4906,307207 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |issue=92 |publisher=Record-Journal |date=April 2, 1998 |location=Meriden, Connecticut |page=A3 |language=en |quote=Van Halen concert with special guest Creed, at Madison Square Garden on May 22 at 8 p.m.}}
|New York City |Madison Square Garden |
| May 24, 1998
|Philadelphia |CoreStates Spectrum |
| style="background:#dde;" colspan="4"|Europe |
| May 27, 1998
|Helsinki |Finland |Helsinki Ice Hall |
| May 29, 1998
|Nuremberg |rowspan="4"|Germany |Rock Im Park |
| May 30, 1998
|Halle |Eissporthalle |
| May 31, 1998
|Nürburgring |Rock Am Ring |
| June 2, 1998
|Berlin |Huxley's Neue Welt |
| style="background:#dde;" colspan="4"|North America |
| July 1, 1998
|Phoenix |rowspan="33"|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{{cite news |title=Gorge summer lineup keeps expanding |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jH9fAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen&pg=PA24&article_id=3853,4042058 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |publisher=Lewiston Morning Tribune |date=May 15, 1998 |location=Lewiston, Idaho |page=4D |language=en |quote=Van Halen with special guest TBA, 8 p.m. July 11.}}
|George |The Gorge Amphitheatre |
| July 14, 1998{{cite news |title=Concerts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_h4qAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen&pg=PA38&article_id=6664,7313439 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |issue=349 |publisher=The Deseret News |date=May 29, 1998 |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |page=W3 |language=en |quote=14 - Van Halen, The Canyons}}
|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{{cite news |title=Tickets on sale: Rock on |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yRNWAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen+concert&pg=PA23&article_id=3441,1042191 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |publisher=Beaver County Times |date=June 5, 1998 |location=Beaver, Pennsylvania |page=A2 |language=en |quote=July 24 Van Halen concert with special guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre.}}
|Burgettstown |Starlake Amphitheater |
| July 25, 1998
|Columbus |Polaris Amphitheater |
| July 26, 1998{{cite news |title=Calendar of Events |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iSMyAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen&pg=PA12&article_id=4568,2981747 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |issue=126 |publisher=Gettysburg Times |date=May 28, 1998 |location=Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |page=C4 |language=en |quote=July 26, 8 p.m. Van Halen with guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd, will perform at Hersheypark Stadium.}}
|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
|rowspan="2"|Mansfield |rowspan="2"|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{{cite news |title=Sounds: Tough Tickets |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PAQzAAAAIBAJ&dq=van+halen+concert&pg=PA22&article_id=3828,4048383 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |issue=146 |publisher=The Free Lance-Star |date=June 18, 1998 |location=Fredericksburg, Virginia |page=6 |language=en |quote=Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for an Aug. 21 Van Halen concert at Nissan Pavilion.}}
|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 |rowspan="13"|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
|rowspan="2"|Las Vegas |rowspan="2"|The Joint |
| October 3, 1998 |
| October 13, 1998
|Anchorage |Sullivan Sports Arena |
| October 16, 1998
|Honolulu |Neal S. Blaisdell Arena |
| style="background:#dde;" colspan="4"|Japan |
| October 20, 1998
|Hiroshima |rowspan="9"|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
|rowspan="3"|Tokyo |rowspan="3"|Nippon Budokan |
| October 29, 1998 |
| October 30, 1998 |
| November 2, 1998
|Yokohama |Yokohama Arena |
= 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 ! 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}} |
| May 14
|Dallas, United States |Starplex Amphitheatre |13,789 |$400,825 |
| May 21
|Boston, United States |FleetCenter |12,073 |$363,730 |
Personnel
- Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
- Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
- Alex Van Halen – drums
- Gary Cherone – lead vocals
Additional musician
- Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.van-halen.com/ Van-Halen.com] – The official Van Halen website
- [http://vhnd.com Van Halen NewsDesk]
{{Van Halen}}