A Different Kind of Truth Tour
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A Different Kind of Truth Tour
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| Tour by Van Halen | ||||
| Associated album | A Different Kind of Truth | |||
| Start date | January 5, 2012 | |||
| End date | ongoing | |||
| Legs | 3 (currently) | |||
| Shows | 52 (currently), 32 postponed, 1 canceled | |||
| Van Halen tour chronology | ||||
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A Different Kind of Truth Tour is a 2012 North American concert tour for hard rock band Van Halen. It is Van Halen's tour in support of their new album, A Different Kind of Truth.
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History
On December 26, 2011, the official Van Halen website was updated announcing that tickets for the 2012 tour would be available starting January 10, 2012. Also on January 10, their first single, titled "Tattoo", premiered on radio stations. The band's new album from Interscope Records entitled A Different Kind of Truth was released on February 7.
Three warm-up shows were played at Cafe Wha? in New York City, Henson Studios in Hollywood, California, and The Forum in Inglewood, California.
The tour is being supported by Kool & the Gang, who is opening each show through the end of June.[1] Ky-Mani Marley was set to open each show starting with the July dates.[2]
Setlist
- "You Really Got Me" / "Unchained"
- "Runnin' with the Devil"
- "She's the Woman"
- "Romeo Delight" / "The Full Bug"
- "Tattoo"
- "Everybody Wants Some!!"
- "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
- "China Town"
- "Mean Street" / "Hear About It Later" / "Jamie's Cryin'"
- "(Oh) Pretty Woman"
- Drum Solo
- "Unchained" / "You Really Got Me"
- "The Trouble with Never" / "Blood and Fire"
- "Dance the Night Away"
- "I'll Wait"
- "Hot for Teacher"
- "Women in Love..."
- "Outta Love Again" / "Girl Gone Bad" / "Hang 'Em High"
- "Beautiful Girls"
- "Ice Cream Man"
- "Panama"
- Guitar Solo (Contains elements of "Eruption", the intro to "Mean Street", "Spanish Fly", and "Cathedral")
- "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
- "Jump"
Tour dates
A full private show for SAP was played at Orlando Amway Center on May 16th 2012.[3]
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
| March 26, 2012 | University Park, Pennsylvania | Bryce Jordan Center | Event cancelled by promoter for undisclosed reasons[4] |
| 32 North American shows spanning all of July, August and September were postponed on May 17th to allow the band to recuperate before the second leg.[5] | |||
List of songs played
| Album | Song | Times |
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| Van Halen (1978) | "You Really Got Me" | 41 |
| Van Halen (1978) | "Runnin' with the Devil" | 41 |
| Van Halen (1978) | "Ice Cream Man" | 41 |
| Van Halen (1978) | "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" | 40 |
| Van Halen (1978) | "Jamie's Cryin'" | 4 |
| Van Halen II (1979) | "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" | 40 |
| Van Halen II (1979) | "Dance the Night Away" | 41 |
| Van Halen II (1979) | "Beautiful Girls" | 38 |
| Van Halen II (1979) | "Women in Love..." | 38 |
| Van Halen II (1979) | "Outta Love Again" | 14 |
| Women and Children First (1980) | "Everybody Wants Some!!" | 41 |
| Women and Children First (1980) | "Romeo Delight" | 22 |
| Women and Children First (1980) | "And the Cradle Will Rock..." | 4 |
| Fair Warning (1981) | "Unchained" | 38 |
| Fair Warning (1981) | "Mean Street" | 3 |
| Fair Warning (1981) | "Hear About It Later" | 31 |
| Diver Down (1982) | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | 38 |
| Diver Down (1982) | "The Full Bug" | 16 |
| Diver Down (1982) | "Hang Em' High" | 2 |
| 1984 (1984) | "Panama" | 41 |
| 1984 (1984) | "Hot for Teacher" | 41 |
| 1984 (1984) | "Jump" | 41 |
| 1984 (1984) | "I'll Wait" | 38 |
| 1984 (1984) | "Girl Gone Bad" | 18 |
| A Different Kind of Truth (2012) | "Tattoo" | 40 |
| A Different Kind of Truth (2012) | "She's the Woman" | 41 |
| A Different Kind of Truth (2012) | "China Town" | 39 |
| A Different Kind of Truth (2012) | "Blood and Fire" | 4 |
| A Different Kind of Truth (2012) | "The Trouble with Never" | 36 |
Personnel
- David Lee Roth – lead vocals
- Eddie Van Halen – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Wolfgang Van Halen – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Alex Van Halen – drums, percussion
References
- ^ "Van Halen Enlists Kool & the Gang As Tour Openers". Pastemagazine.com. 2012-02-09. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/02/van-halen-enlists-kool-the-gang-as-tour-openers.html. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Van Halen Extends North American Tour". PRNewswire. 2012-04-17. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/van-halen-extends-north-american-tour-2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ^ http://scn.sap.com/community/events/sapphire-now/blog/2012/05/07/get-ready-to-rock-with-sap-media-and-van-halen-at-sapphire-now-in-orlando
- ^ "Van Halen cancels Bryce Jordan Center show". CentreDaily.com. 2012-02-10. http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/10/3085829/van-halen-cancels-bryce-jordan.html. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Van Halen postpones summer concert dates". The Denver Post. 2012-05-17. http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_20649510/van-halen-postpones-summer-concert-dates. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
External links
- Van-Halen.com - The official Van Halen website
- Van Halen NewsDesk
- A Different Kind of Truth Tour website
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