# Van Halen World Invasion Tour

The World Invasion Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their third studio album, Women and Children First.

## Background

The tour was dubbed the "Party 'til You Die Tour" by the band. The tour is notable for being the first time the band played keyboards live during their shows, which would later play a role on the band's next three studio albums. The band skipped Japan on the tour, focused on playing in other smaller cities in North America, with a month of performances in Europe. Unlike the previous tours, this tour had ended up more successful. During the performance in Cincinnati, Roth was accused of inciting others to violate the fire code when he told the crowd to "light 'em up!", urging them to smoke with the audience lighting both matches and lighters during the song "Light Up the Sky". He was written up and later charged for violating fire codes. He would later break his nose during a television appearance in Italy when he did his famous leap, hitting a light fixture.
During the tour, the band had carried 50 tons of equipment, and 850,000 watts of lighting which Alex Van Halen stated would be in the Guinness Book of World Records. The extensive stage itself featured a plane of multi-colored lights, choreographed with each song performed, with multi-platform stage to the right side where Eddie Van Halen would perform a guitar solo with seven lights pointing at him from behind to create a silhouette effect. Before every show, Van Halen demanded that in their dressing rooms that they'd have two pounds of M&M's with all the brown ones removed.

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| March 19, 1980 | Victoria | Canada | Victoria Memorial Arena |
| March 21, 1980 | Central Point | United States | Compton Arena |
| March 22, 1980 | Eugene | United States | McArthur Court |
| March 24, 1980 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Coliseum |
| March 25, 1980 | Great Falls | United States | Four Seasons Arena |
| March 26, 1980 | Missoula | United States | Adams Field House |
| March 29, 1980 | Fort Collins | United States | Moby Gym |
| March 30, 1980 | Pueblo | United States | Massari Gym |
| April 2, 1980 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| April 3, 1980 | Portland | United States | Portland Memorial Coliseum |
| April 4, 1980 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| April 5, 1980 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| April 7, 1980 | Calgary | Canada | Stampede Corral |
| April 8, 1980 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum |
| April 11, 1980 | Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena |
| April 13, 1980 | Saint Paul | United States | St. Paul Civic Center |
| April 14, 1980 | Milwaukee | United States | MECCA Arena |
| April 15, 1980 | Madison | United States | Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| April 24, 1980 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverfront Coliseum |
| April 26, 1980 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Arena |
| April 27, 1980 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Arena |
| April 29, 1980 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| April 30, 1980 | Pittsburgh | United States | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
| May 1, 1980 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| May 2, 1980 | Binghamton | United States | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena |
| May 3, 1980 | South Yarmouth | United States | Cape Cod Coliseum |
| May 5, 1980 | Buffalo | United States | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| May 6, 1980 | Rochester | United States | Rochester Community War Memorial Arena |
| May 7, 1980 | Philadelphia | United States | Spectrum |
| May 8, 1980 | Philadelphia | United States | Spectrum |
| May 9, 1980 | New Haven | United States | New Haven Coliseum |
| Europe ||||
| May 26, 1980 | Geleen | Netherlands | Burgemeester Damen Sportpark (Pinkpop Festival) |
| May 27, 1980 | Ludwigshafen | West Germany | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle |
| May 29, 1980 | Essen | West Germany | Grugahalle |
| May 30, 1980 | Hamburg | West Germany | Ernst-Merck-Halle |
| May 31, 1980 | Cambrai | France | Grottos Palace |
| June 1, 1980 | Caen | France | Caen Expo Hall |
| June 3, 1980 | Paris | France | Palais des Sports |
| June 4, 1980 | Lyon | France | Palais des Sports de Gerland |
| June 6, 1980 | Reims | France | Reims Sports Palace |
| June 7, 1980 | Würzburg | West Germany | Carl Diem Hall |
| June 8, 1980 | Neunkirchen | West Germany | Hemmerleinhalle |
| June 10, 1980 | Düsseldorf | West Germany | Philips Hall |
| June 11, 1980 | Sindelfingen | West Germany | Messehalle |
| June 14, 1980 | Munich | West Germany | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle |
| June 17, 1980 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall |
| June 18, 1980 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
| June 19, 1980 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
| June 20, 1980 | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall |
| June 22, 1980 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Odeon |
| June 23, 1980 | London | England | Rainbow Theatre |
| June 24, 1980 | London | England | Rainbow Theatre |
| North America ||||
| July 10, 1980 | Kalamazoo | United States | Wings Stadium |
| July 11, 1980 | Toledo | United States | Toledo Sports Arena |
| July 12, 1980 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| July 13, 1980 | Huntington | United States | Huntington Civic Center |
| July 15, 1980 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
| July 16, 1980 | Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa Civic Center |
| July 17, 1980 | London | Canada | London Gardens |
| July 18, 1980 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| July 21, 1980 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| July 22, 1980 | Baltimore | United States | Baltimore Civic Center |
| July 24, 1980 | Hartford | United States | Hartford Civic Center |
| July 25, 1980 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| July 26, 1980 | Hempstead | United States | Nassau Coliseum |
| July 28, 1980 | Louisville | United States | Freedom Hall |
| July 29, 1980 | Chicago | United States | International Amphitheatre |
| July 30, 1980 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena |
| July 31, 1980 | St. Louis | United States | Checkerdome |
| August 1, 1980 | Memphis | United States | Mid-South Coliseum |
| August 2, 1980 | Little Rock | United States | Barton Coliseum |
| August 4, 1980 | Birmingham | United States | Jefferson Civic Center |
| August 5, 1980 | Nashville | United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| August 6, 1980 | Atlanta | United States | Omni Coliseum |
| August 8, 1980 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center |
| August 9, 1980 | Pembroke Pines | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium |
| August 10, 1980 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Coliseum |
| August 11, 1980 | North Fort Myers | United States | Lee County Civic Center |
| August 15, 1980 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| August 16, 1980 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| August 22, 1980 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena |
| August 23, 1980 | Omaha | United States | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| August 24, 1980 | Salina | United States | Bicentennial Center |
| August 26, 1980 | Corpus Christi | United States | Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum |
| August 27, 1980 | San Antonio | United States | San Antonio Convention Center |
| August 28, 1980 | Houston | United States | Sam Houston Coliseum |
| August 29, 1980 | Shreveport | United States | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum |
| August 30, 1980 | Baton Rouge | United States | Riverside Centroplex |
| September 1, 1980 | Mobile | United States | Mobile Municipal Auditorium |
| September 2, 1980 | Jackson | United States | Mississippi Coliseum |
| September 3, 1980 | Beaumont | United States | Fair Park Coliseum |
| September 4, 1980 | Dallas | United States | Reunion Arena |
| September 6, 1980 | Norman | United States | Owen Field (Roklahoma) |
| September 7, 1980 | Amarillo | United States | Amarillo Civic Center |
| September 8, 1980 | Amarillo | United States | Amarillo Civic Center |
| September 9, 1980 | Lubbock | United States | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum |
| September 10, 1980 | Albuquerque | United States | University of New Mexico Arena |
| September 12, 1980 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
| September 13, 1980 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
| September 15, 1980 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| September 16, 1980 | Tucson | United States | Tucson Community Center |
| September 18, 1980 | Fresno | United States | Selland Arena |
| September 19, 1980 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Sports Arena |
| September 20, 1980 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Sports Arena |
| October 3, 1980 | Rapid City | United States | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center |
| October 4, 1980 | Bismarck | United States | Bismarck Civic Center |
| October 6, 1980 | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace |
| October 9, 1980 | Oakland | United States | Oakland Arena |
| October 10, 1980 | Oakland | United States | Oakland Arena |
| October 12, 1980 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| October 15, 1980 | Sioux Falls | United States | Sioux Falls Arena |
| October 16, 1980 | Des Moines | United States | Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
| October 17, 1980 | Lincoln | United States | Pershing Memorial Auditorium |
| October 19, 1980 | Macomb | United States | Western Hall |
| October 21, 1980 | Terre Haute | United States | Hulman Arena |
| October 22, 1980 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena |
| October 24, 1980 | Knoxville | United States | Knoxville Civic Coliseum |
| October 25, 1980 | Johnson City | United States | Freedom Hall |
| October 31, 1980 | Macon | United States | Macon Coliseum |
| November 1, 1980 | Augusta | United States | Augusta Civic Center |
| November 2, 1980 | Asheville | United States | Asheville Civic Center |
| November 5, 1980 | Champaign | United States | Assembly Hall |
| November 6, 1980 | Notre Dame | United States | Notre Dame Athletics and Convocation Center |
| November 7, 1980 | Evansville | United States | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
| November 8, 1980 | Huntsville | United States | Von Braun Civic Center |
| November 11, 1980 | Winston-Salem | United States | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum |
| November 12, 1980 | Savannah | United States | Savannah Civic Center |
| November 14, 1980 | St. Petersburg | United States | Bayfront Center |
| November 15, 1980 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center |

### Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references :
| Date (1980) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| July 18 | Toronto, Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | 14,955 | $150,706 |
| July 24 | Hartford, United States | Civic Center | 13,300 | $119,151 |
| July 25 | Boston, United States | Boston Gardens | 12,000 | $118,104 |
| July 28 | Louisville, United States | Freedom Hall | 13,436 | $105,038 |
| July 30 | Indianapolis, United States | Market Square Arena | 14,000 | $104,209 |
| July 31 | St. Louis, United States | Checkerdome Theatre | 13,320 | $117,451 |
| August 1 | Memphis, United States | South Coliseum | 10,154 | $83,608 |
| August 4 | Birmingham, United States | Jefferson Civic Center | 11,146 | $93,790 |
| September 4 | Dallas, United States | Reunion Arena | 14,177 | $127,593 |
| September 6 | Norman, United States | Owen Field | 31,611 | $410,652 |
| September 18 | Fresno, United States | Selland Arena | 7,030 | $61,161 |
| October 9–10 | Oakland, United States | Coliseum | 23,178 | $210,669 |

## Personnel

* Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
* David Lee Roth – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
* Michael Anthony – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
* Alex Van Halen – drums