# 5150 Tour

The 5150 Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their seventh studio album, 5150.

## Background

This was the band's first tour with Sammy Hagar on lead vocals (and second electric guitar), following the acrimonious departure of original singer David Lee Roth.
Like many Van Halen tours, the routing took the band across North America only, as traveling internationally was hard for the band's complicated and heavy stage set. Furthermore, Hagar wanted to establish himself as the new singer in their homeland. The first leg of the tour was entirely United States dates, though Canadian ones slipped into the second and third legs.
The tour took place in the aftermath of the David Lee Roth-Van Halen split, with the fanbase being split too. Those who had joined the new Van Halen's side used the concerts as an opportunity to voice their stance, frequently via unison chants of "Fuck Dave!" The tour set a trend later Hagar-era ones would follow: the number of pre-Hagar Van Halen songs was kept to a minimum, with the singer willing only to play that era's best-known songs. An Eddie Van Halen/Hagar guitar duel was also a usual part of the concerts. "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin was the closing song every night. Canadian rock legends Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Loverboy and Kim Mitchell opened a few dates in Rochester and Niagara Falls, and were support acts on many of the outdoor stadium gigs in North America.
The tour was supposed to start with dates in Hawaii and Alaska, but they were cancelled at the last minute, due to the band finishing the mixing of the album.
The group's biggest hit, "Jump", was usually omitted from the set list, or sung by the audience instead of Hagar. Almost all the songs from 5150 were played, as well as covers and some of Hagar's pre-Van Halen work. The latter included his recent MTV hit "I Can't Drive 55" and Montrose songs. The addition of Hagar's guitar gave Eddie Van Halen more room to move, or to play keyboards on certain songs.
The tour was a major high for the band, albeit with a couple of low points. The first was when their new manager Ed Leffler was hospitalized in Texas after an altercation in a hotel elevator. The second was when Eddie's wife Valerie Bertinelli suffered a miscarriage; she didn't reveal to Eddie that she was pregnant at the time, until it was too late.
"We were selling records faster than they could print them and we were selling out every show," recalled Hagar. "We felt invincible."
The second concert at New Haven Coliseum was filmed and shown live on television and released on VHS as Live Without a Net; it has subsequently been released on DVD.
Before the last show of the tour on November 3, 1986 at the Cow Palace, Eddie cut his hair into a braided rat tail, while Alex shaved his head bald. The story was that supposedly at the end of the tour, everyone would have their heads shaved (Sammy chose not to for maintaining his look for a photo shoot soon to come, Michael chose not to in fear of not knowing how long it would take to grow back as his hair was thinning at the time.

## Reception

Moira McCormick from Billboard who attended the Chicago performance at Rosemont Horizon, gave the performance a positive review. She opened her review stating that the band's concert that night was further testimony to the band's previous success with both David Lee Roth and the popularity of the guitarist Eddie Van Halen who she claimed can triumph in speed contests and praised him for performing with "incredible finesse". Regarding the vocalist Sammy Hagar, she said that the audience had welcomed him as the band's lead singer, being supportive of his vocal work especially on the band's older material. She concluded her review, stating that the band was still one of America's leading rock forces, judging by the record sales and audience reactions.

## Setlist

* "You Really Got Me"
* "There's Only One Way to Rock"
* "Summer Nights"
* "Get Up"
* "Drum solo"
* "Dreams"
* "5150"
* "Bass Solo"
* "Panama"
* "Best of Both Worlds"
* "Love Walks In"
* "Good Enough"
* "Guitar Solo"
* "I Can't Drive 55"
* "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
Encore
* "Why Can't This Be Love"
* "Jump"
* "Rock and Roll" (Led Zeppelin cover)
* "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream cover)
* "Wild Thing" (The Troggs cover)

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| March 27, 1986 | Shreveport | United States | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum |
| March 28, 1986 | Little Rock | United States | Barton Coliseum |
| March 29, 1986 | Memphis | United States | Mid-South Coliseum |
| March 31, 1986 | Birmingham | United States | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center |
| April 1, 1986 | Huntsville | United States | Von Braun Civic Center |
| April 3, 1986 | Jackson | United States | Mississippi Coliseum |
| April 4, 1986 | Baton Rouge | United States | Riverside Centroplex |
| April 5, 1986 | Biloxi | United States | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| April 7, 1986 | Pembroke Pines | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium |
| April 8, 1986 | North Fort Myers | United States | Lee County Civic Center |
| April 10, 1986 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center |
| April 11, 1986 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center |
| April 12, 1986 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Coliseum |
| April 14, 1986 | Atlanta | United States | Omni Coliseum |
| April 16, 1986 | Columbia | United States | Carolina Coliseum |
| April 18, 1986 | Louisville | United States | Freedom Hall |
| April 19, 1986 | Evansville | United States | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
| April 20, 1986 | Nashville | United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| April 22, 1986 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| April 23, 1986 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| April 24, 1986 | Rockford | United States | Rockford MetroCentre |
| April 26, 1986 | Carbondale | United States | SIU Arena |
| April 27, 1986 | Peoria | United States | Peoria Civic Center |
| April 29, 1986 | Saint Paul | United States | St. Paul Civic Center |
| April 30, 1986 | Cedar Rapids | United States | Five Seasons Center |
| May 2, 1986 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| May 3, 1986 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena |
| May 6, 1986 | Cincinnati | United States | Cincinnati Gardens |
| May 7, 1986 | Cincinnati | United States | Cincinnati Gardens |
| May 9, 1986 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena |
| May 10, 1986 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena |
| May 11, 1986 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena |
| May 13, 1986 | Pittsburgh | United States | Civic Arena |
| May 14, 1986 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Center |
| May 16, 1986 | Greensboro | United States | Greensboro Coliseum |
| May 17, 1986 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| May 18, 1986 | Roanoke | United States | Roanoke Civic Center |
| May 20, 1986 | Atlanta | United States | Omni Coliseum |
| May 21, 1986 | Knoxville | United States | Knoxville Civic Coliseum |
| May 23, 1986 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
| May 24, 1986 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
| May 26, 1986 | Des Moines | United States | Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
| May 27, 1986 | Omaha | United States | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| May 28, 1986 | Valley Center | United States | Kansas Coliseum |
| May 30, 1986 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena |
| May 31, 1986 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena |
| June 2, 1986 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena |
| June 28, 1986 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| June 29, 1986 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| July 2, 1986 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| July 3, 1986 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| July 5, 1986 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| July 8, 1986 | Chandler | United States | Compton Terrace |
| July 10, 1986 | Las Vegas | United States | Thomas & Mack Center |
| July 12, 1986 | Boulder | United States | Folsom Field (Colorado Sun-Day) |
| July 14, 1986 | Albuquerque | United States | Tingley Coliseum |
| July 16, 1986 | Oklahoma City | United States | Myriad Convention Center |
| July 19, 1986 | Dallas | United States | Cotton Bowl (Texxas Jam) |
| July 21, 1986 | St. Louis | United States | St. Louis Arena |
| July 22, 1986 | St. Louis | United States | St. Louis Arena |
| July 23, 1986 | St. Louis | United States | St. Louis Arena |
| July 25, 1986 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| July 26, 1986 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| July 28, 1986 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| July 29, 1986 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| July 31, 1986 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| August 1, 1986 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| August 2, 1986 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Coliseum |
| August 4, 1986 | Philadelphia | United States | Spectrum |
| August 5, 1986 | Philadelphia | United States | Spectrum |
| August 6, 1986 | Philadelphia | United States | Spectrum |
| August 8, 1986 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| August 9, 1986 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| August 11, 1986 | Worcester | United States | Worcester Centrum |
| August 12, 1986 | Worcester | United States | Worcester Centrum |
| August 14, 1986 | Worcester | United States | Worcester Centrum |
| August 15, 1986 | Worcester | United States | Worcester Centrum |
| August 18, 1986 | Toronto | Canada | CNE Grandstand |
| August 20, 1986 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
| August 22, 1986 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
| August 23, 1986 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| August 24, 1986 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| August 26, 1986 | New Haven | United States | New Haven Coliseum (Live Without a Net) |
| August 27, 1986 | New Haven | United States | New Haven Coliseum (Live Without a Net) |
| August 29, 1986 | Niagara Falls | United States | Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center |
| August 30, 1986 | Niagara Falls | United States | Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center |
| September 1, 1986 | Rochester | United States | Silver Stadium |
| September 27, 1986 | Lafayette | United States | Cajundome |
| September 29, 1986 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| September 30, 1986 | Fort Worth | United States | Tarrant County Convention Center Arena |
| October 1, 1986 | Fort Worth | United States | Tarrant County Convention Center Arena |
| October 3, 1986 | San Antonio | United States | San Antonio Convention Center Arena |
| October 4, 1986 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| October 6, 1986 | Las Cruces | United States | Pan American Center |
| October 8, 1986 | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace |
| October 10, 1986 | Casper | United States | Casper Events Center |
| October 11, 1986 | Rapid City | United States | Don Barnett Arena |
| October 14, 1986 | Billings | United States | Yellowstone Metra |
| October 16, 1986 | Pullman | United States | Beasley Coliseum |
| October 18, 1986 | Pocatello | United States | Minidome |
| October 19, 1986 | Boise | United States | BSU Pavilion |
| October 21, 1986 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| October 22, 1986 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| October 23, 1986 | Vancouver | Canada | BC Place |
| October 25, 1986 | Portland | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| October 26, 1986 | Portland | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| October 29, 1986 | Reno | United States | Lawlor Events Center |
| October 31, 1986 | Daly City | United States | Cow Palace |
| November 1, 1986 | Daly City | United States | Cow Palace |
| November 2, 1986 | Daly City | United States | Cow Palace |
| November 3, 1986 | Daly City | United States | Cow Palace |

### Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references :
| Date (1986) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| April 18 | Louisville, United States | Freedom Hall | 10,616 | $149,640 |
| April 19 | Evansville, United States | Roberts Stadium | 10,953 | $158,818 |
| April 20 | Nashville, United States | Municipal Auditorium | 9,900 | $148,500 |
| May 13 | Pittsburgh, United States | Civic Arena | 15,899 | $235,265 |
| June 28–29 | San Diego, United States | Sports Arena | 23,825 | $355,260 |
| July 28–August 1 | East Rutherford, United States | Meadowlands Arena | 78,172 | $1,284,659 |
| September 27 | Lafayette, United States | Cajundome | 9,434 | $135,360 |
| September 29 | Houston, United States | The Summit | 13,977 | $220,137 |
| September 30–October 1 | Fort Worth, United States | Tarrant County Convention Center | 20,170 | $302,550 |
| October 25–26 | Portland, United States | Memorial Coliseum Complex | 20,412 | $326,592 |
| October 29 | Reno, United States | Lawlor Events Center | 9,581 | $158,087 |
| October 31–November 3 | San Francisco, United States | Cow Palace | 57,270 | $950,745 |

## Personnel

* Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals, lead keyboards
* Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
* Alex Van Halen – drums
* Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar