# Right Here Right Now Tour

The Right Here Right Now Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their live double album and the accompanying video Live: Right Here, Right Now.

## Background

Following a European tour in support of the live album's release, the band went out on a summer-long tour in North America. Approximately 31 of its 41 shows were sold out, and was in support of the anti-hunger organization USA Harvest. Groton had the only show not sold out by the end of the tour, as the state at the time had a shaky economy. The Groton show was almost cancelled because of a thunderstorm, but the band continued to perform, despite the danger.
The tour was the shortest ever promotion undertaken by the band, if previous tours that were promoting the same album were combined and the 2007 reunion tour's lack of actual promotion are taken into account. This was possibly since all the other tours were in promotion of albums of new material to advertise. This made for a more varied setlist than any previous tour and was the band's only 'greatest hits' tour until the 2004 and 2007 reunion tours.

## Reception

The tour was met with positive reviews, with the Detroit Free Press stating that the concerts were "blessedly devoid of the usual hard rock glitz and gimmickry" while Cleveland Plain Dealer had said that the band consistently delivered one of the most energetic and entertaining rock 'n' roll shows.
Scott Iwasaki, a staff writer from the Deseret News gave the performance in Park City a positive review. He opened his statement, saying that rock 'n' roll was meant to be played live when the band pushed the "arena sound" into heavy metal while performing to an audience of 14,000 that were singing along and full of adrenaline and enthusiasm. He praised the dynamics of the songs, which were noted as magical and energetic, as well as acknowledging the individual solo acts done by the band members. He claimed that Anthony had performed a powerful bass solo, pushing his bass guitar to the limits while the notes rumbled throughout. He also added on Alex Van Halen's drum solo, who he stated had plastered his drum set with neck-breaking speed and precision, with each hit of the snare and roll of the toms shaking the venue, with cheers from the audience when he performed a latin-rhythm interlude to prevent his solo from being drawn out.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Europe ||||
| March 30, 1993 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle |
| April 1, 1993 | Rome | Italy | Palaghiaccio |
| April 2, 1993 | Milan | Italy | Palatrussardi |
| April 4, 1993 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt |
| April 5, 1993 | Nuremberg | Germany | Frankenhalle |
| April 7, 1993 | Hamburg | Germany | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle |
| April 9, 1993 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena |
| April 10, 1993 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
| April 11, 1993 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Copenhagen Forum |
| April 13, 1993 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy Rotterdam |
| April 14, 1993 | Ghent | Belgium | Flanders Expo |
| April 16, 1993 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| April 17, 1993 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
| April 19, 1993 | Essen | Germany | Grugahalle |
| April 21, 1993 | Paris | France | Le Zénith |
| April 25, 1993 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre |
| April 27, 1993 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena |
| April 29, 1993 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| North America ||||
| June 25, 1993 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| June 26, 1993 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| June 28, 1993 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| June 29, 1993 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center |
| July 1, 1993 | Barrie | Canada | Molson Park |
| July 3, 1993 | Corfu | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| July 4, 1993 | Weedsport | United States | Cayuga County Fair Speedway |
| July 6, 1993 | Middletown | United States | Orange County Fair Speedway |
| July 7, 1993 | Groton | United States | Thames Music Theater |
| July 9, 1993 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods Performing Arts Center |
| July 10, 1993 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods Performing Arts Center |
| July 11, 1993 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theater |
| July 13, 1993 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theater |
| July 14, 1993 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theater |
| July 16, 1993 | Burgettstown | United States | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater |
| July 17, 1993 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| July 18, 1993 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| July 20, 1993 | Charlotte | United States | Blockbuster Pavilion |
| July 21, 1993 | Raleigh | United States | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre |
| July 23, 1993 | Atlanta | United States | Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre |
| July 24, 1993 | Antioch | United States | Starwood Amphitheatre |
| July 25, 1993 | Noblesville | United States | Deer Creek Music Center |
| July 27, 1993 | Bonner Springs | United States | Sandstone Amphitheater |
| July 28, 1993 | Maryland Heights | United States | Riverport Amphitheatre |
| July 30, 1993 | Tinley Park | United States | New World Music Theatre |
| July 31, 1993 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
| August 2, 1993 | Thornville | United States | Buckeye Lake Music Center |
| August 5, 1993 | Dallas | United States | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre |
| August 6, 1993 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| August 7, 1993 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| August 10, 1993 | Greenwood Village | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
| August 12, 1993 | Oklahoma City | United States | Oklahoma State Fairgrounds |
| August 14, 1993 | Phoenix | United States | Desert Sky Pavilion |
| August 16, 1993 | Park City | United States | Park West Amphitheater |
| August 18, 1993 | Portland | United States | Portland Meadows |
| August 20, 1993 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| August 21, 1993 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| August 22, 1993 | Sacramento | United States | Cal Expo Amphitheatre |
| August 24, 1993 | Sacramento | United States | Cal Expo Amphitheatre |
| August 27, 1993 | Costa Mesa | United States | Pacific Amphitheatre |
| August 28, 1993 | Costa Mesa | United States | Pacific Amphitheatre |

### Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references :
| Date (1993) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| June 25–26 | Clarkston, United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre | 30,506 | $773,370 |
| July 28 | Maryland Heights, United States | Riverport Amphitheatre | 19,996 | $428,137 |
| July 30 | Tinley Park, United States | World Music Theatre | 24,610 | $569,075 |

## Personnel

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