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1986–87 concert tour by David Lee Roth
Eat 'Em and Smile Tour File:Eat 'Em and Smile World Tour.jpg Tourbook cover (for tour in support of Eat 'Em and Smile )
Start date August 16, 1986 End date February 22, 1987 Legs 2 No. of shows105 played
The Eat 'Em and Smile Tour was a North American concert tour by David Lee Roth . It was his first tour since leaving Van Halen in 1985, and is the only tour to have featured the line-up of Roth, Steve Vai , Billy Sheehan , and Gregg Bissonette (as well as touring keyboardist Brett Tuggle).
Overview
With the success of the Eat 'Em and Smile album in North America, Roth embarked upon an extensive tour. The setlist was almost evenly split between Van Halen classics ("Unchained", "Panama", "Jump", etc.) and Roth solo hits ("California Girls", "Yankee Rose", "Goin' Crazy", etc.). As with past Van Halen tours, Roth once again incorporated a concert trademark in which he sang a song ("Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love") from a mini stage in the middle of the venue at each performance, while the rest of the band continued to perform on the main stage.[ 1] Another concert highlight was an extended guitar and bass solo "battle" (often lasting over ten minutes), which saw Vai and Sheehan try to top each other on their respective instrument.[ 2] No professionally filmed or recorded video or audio footage has ever been released from this tour, but its massive stage set can be seen in the performance section of the "Yankee Rose" video.[ 3] The opening acts on this tour included Cinderella and Tesla at various points.
A video shoot took place on February 17, 1987 in Lakeland, Florida.[ 4]
Setlist
"Shy Boy" (Talas cover)
"Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk cover)
"Unchained" (Van Halen song)
"Panama" (Van Halen song)
Drum solo
"Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison cover)
"Ladies' Nite in Buffalo?"
"Everybody Wants Some!!" (Van Halen song)
"On Fire" (Van Halen song)
"Bump and Grind"
"Ice Cream Man" (John Brim cover)
"Big Trouble"
"Yankee Rose"
Bass/Guitar Solos
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen song)
"Goin' Crazy!"
"Jump" (Van Halen song)
"California Girls" (The Beach Boys cover)[ 5]
Tour dates
Date
City
Venue
First North American Leg
August 16, 1986
Hampton
Hampton Coliseum
August 18, 1986
Charlotte
Charlotte Coliseum
August 19, 1986
Columbia
Carolina Coliseum
August 21, 1986
Roanoke
Roanoke Civic Center
August 22, 1986
Knoxville
Knoxville Civic Coliseum
August 23, 1986
Nashville
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
August 25, 1986
Huntsville
Von Braun Civic Center
August 26, 1986
Memphis
Mid-South Coliseum
August 27, 1986
Little Rock
Barton Coliseum
August 29, 1986
Norman
Lloyd Noble Center
August 30, 1986
Valley Center
Britt Brown Arena
September 2, 1986
Bloomington
Met Center
September 3, 1986
Omaha
Omaha Civic Auditorium
September 5, 1986
La Crosse
La Crosse Center
September 6, 1986
Bonner Springs
Sandstone Amphitheater
September 7, 1986
Carbondale
SIU Arena
September 9, 1986
Evansville
Roberts Municipal Stadium
September 12, 1986
Madison
Dane County Coliseum
September 13, 1986
Ames
Hilton Coliseum
September 14, 1986
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Center
September 17, 1986
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Gardens
September 18, 1986
Battle Creek
Kellogg Arena
September 19, 1986
Rosemont
Rosemont Horizon
September 20, 1986
Peoria
Peoria Civic Center
September 22, 1986
Fort Wayne
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
September 23, 1986
Indianapolis
Market Square Arena
September 25, 1986
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
September 26, 1986
Detroit
Cobo Arena
September 27, 1986
September 29, 1986
Richfield
Richfield Coliseum
September 30, 1986
Buffalo
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
October 2, 1986
Glens Falls
Glens Falls Civic Center
October 3, 1986
Hartford
Hartford Civic Center
October 4, 1986
New York City
Madison Square Garden
October 5, 1986
Worcester
Centrum in Worcester
October 6, 1986
October 7, 1986
Landover
Capital Centre
October 10, 1986
East Rutherford
Brendan Byrne Arena
October 11, 1986
Philadelphia
The Spectrum
October 23, 1986
Atlanta
The Omni Coliseum
October 24, 1986
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
October 25, 1986
Clemson
Littlejohn Coliseum
October 26, 1986
Huntington
Huntington Civic Center
October 28, 1986
Richmond
Richmond Coliseum
October 30, 1986
Toledo
Toledo Sports Arena
October 31, 1986
Toronto
Maple Leaf Gardens
November 1, 1986
Montreal
Montreal Forum
November 2, 1986
Portland
Cumberland County Civic Center
November 6, 1986
Savannah
Savannah Civic Center
November 7, 1986
Augusta
Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center
November 8, 1986
Biloxi
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
November 9, 1986
Birmingham
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
November 12, 1986
Lakeland
Lakeland Civic Center
November 13, 1986
November 14, 1986
Pembroke Pines
Hollywood Sportatorium
November 15, 1986
November 18, 1986
Jackson
Mississippi Coliseum
November 20, 1986
Tulsa
Tulsa Convention Center
November 21, 1986
Dallas
Reunion Arena
November 22, 1986
Shreveport
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
November 23, 1986
Houston
The Summit
November 26, 1986
Austin
Frank Erwin Center
November 28, 1986
El Paso
El Paso County Coliseum
November 29, 1986
Phoenix
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 30, 1986
Albuquerque
Tingley Coliseum
December 2, 1986
Salt Lake City
Salt Palace
December 3, 1986
Boise
BSU Pavilion
December 7, 1986
Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
December 8, 1986
Portland
Portland Memorial Coliseum
December 9, 1986
Spokane
Spokane Coliseum
December 10, 1986
Seattle
Seattle Center Coliseum
December 12, 1986
Daly City
Cow Palace
December 13, 1986
December 14, 1986
Fresno
Selland Arena
December 16, 1986
Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center
December 18, 1986
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
December 19, 1986
Inglewood
The Forum
December 20, 1986
Second North American leg
January 7, 1987
Calgary
Olympic Saddledome
January 8, 1987
Edmonton
Northlands Coliseum
January 10, 1987
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Arena
January 14, 1987
New Haven
New Haven Coliseum
January 15, 1987
East Rutherford
Brendan Byrne Arena
January 16, 1987
Providence
Providence Civic Center
January 17, 1987
Augusta
Augusta Civic Center
January 19, 1987
Utica
Utica Memorial Auditorium
January 20, 1987
Springfield
Springfield Civic Center
January 21, 1987
Binghamton
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
January 23, 1987
Uniondale
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
January 24, 1987
Rochester
Rochester Community War Memorial
January 26, 1987
Syracuse
Onondaga County War Memorial
January 28, 1987
Baltimore
Baltimore Civic Center
January 30, 1987
Saginaw
Wendler Arena
January 31, 1987
Trotwood
Hara Arena
February 1, 1987
Ann Arbor
Crisler Arena
February 3, 1987
Erie
Erie Civic Center
February 5, 1987
Rockford
Rockford MetroCentre
February 6, 1987
Green Bay
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
February 7, 1987
Duluth
Duluth Arena Auditorium
February 9, 1987
Milwaukee
MECCA Arena
February 11, 1987
Columbus
Ohio Center
February 12, 1987
Chattanooga
UTC Arena
February 13, 1987
Montgomery
Garrett Coliseum
February 14, 1987
Albany
Albany Civic Center
February 18, 1987
Lakeland
Lakeland Civic Center
February 22, 1987
Denver
McNichols Sports Arena
[ 6]
References
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