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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 hard rock singer 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, an extensive tour was embarked upon. 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
Rehearsal
August 12, 1986
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton Coliseum
August 13, 1986
August 14, 1986
August 15, 1986
First North American Leg
August 16, 1986
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton Coliseum
August 18, 1986
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte Coliseum
August 19, 1986
Columbia, South Carolina
Carolina Coliseum
August 21, 1986
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Civic Center
August 22, 1986
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville Civic Coliseum
August 23, 1986
Nashville, Tennessee
Municipal Auditorium
August 25, 1986
Huntsville, Alabama
Von Braun Civic Center
August 26, 1986
Memphis, Tennessee
Mid-South Coliseum
August 27, 1986
Little Rock, Arkansas
Barton Coliseum
August 29, 1986
Norman, Oklahoma
Lloyd Noble Center
September 2, 1986
Bloomington, Minnesota
Met Center
September 3, 1986
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha Civic Auditorium
September 5, 1986
La Crosse, Wisconsin
The Center
September 6, 1986
Kansas City, Missouri
Sandstone Amphitheater
September 7, 1986
Carbondale, Illinois
SIU Arena
September 9, 1986
Evansville, Indiana
Roberts Municipal Stadium
September 12, 1986
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County Coliseum
September 13, 1986
Ames, Iowa
Hilton Coliseum
September 14, 1986
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Five Seasons Center
September 17, 1986
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Gardens
September 18, 1986
Battle Creek, Michigan
Kellogg Arena
September 19, 1986
Chicago
Rosemont Horizon
September 20, 1986
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria Civic Center
September 22, 1986
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
September 23, 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana
Market Square Arena
September 25, 1986
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
September 26, 1986
Detroit Michigan
Cobo Arena
September 27, 1986
Detroit Michigan
Cobo Arena
September 29, 1986
Cleveland, Ohio
Richfield Coliseum
September 30, 1986
Buffalo, New York
Memorial Auditorium
October 2, 1986
Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls Civic Center
October 3, 1986
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford Civic Center
October 4, 1986
New York City
Madison Square Garden
October 5, 1986
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester Centrum
October 6, 1986
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester Centrum
October 7, 1986
Landover, Maryland
Capital Center
October 10, 1986
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Brendan Byrne Arena
October 11, 1986
Philadelphia
The Spectrum
October 23, 1986
Atlanta
The Omni
October 24, 1986
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
October 25, 1986
Clemson, South Carolina
Littlejohn Coliseum
October 26, 1986
Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington Civic Center
October 28, 1986
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Coliseum
October 30, 1986
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Sports Arena
October 31, 1986
Toronto
Maple Leaf Gardens
November 1, 1986
Montreal
Montreal Forum
November 2, 1986
Portland, Maine
Cumberland County Civic Center
November 6, 1986
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah Civic Center
November 7, 1986
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta Civic Center
November 8, 1986
Biloxi, Mississippi
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
November 9, 1986
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
November 12, 1986
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland Civic Center
November 13, 1986
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland Civic Center
November 14, 1986
Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood Sportatorium
November 15, 1986
Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood Sportatorium
November 18, 1986
Jackson, Mississippi
Mississippi Coliseum
November 20, 1986
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa Convention Center
November 21, 1986
Dallas, Texas
Reunion Arena
November 22, 1986
Shreveport, Louisiana
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
November 23, 1986
Houston
The Summit
November 26, 1986
Austin, Texas
Frank Erwin Center
November 28, 1986
El Paso, Texas
El Paso County Coliseum
November 29, 1986
Phoenix, Arizona
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 30, 1986
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tingley Coliseum
December 2, 1986
Salt Lake City
Salt Palace
December 3, 1986
Boise, Idaho
Boise State University Pavilion
December 7, 1986
Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
December 8, 1986
Portland, Oregon
Portland Coliseum
December 9, 1986
Spokane, Washington
Spokane Coliseum
December 10, 1986
Seattle
Seattle Center Coliseum
December 12, 1986
San Francisco
The Cow Palace
December 13, 1986
San Francisco
The Cow Palace
December 14, 1986
Fresno, California
Selland Arena
December 16, 1986
Las Vegas
Thomas and Mack Center
December 18, 1986
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
December 19, 1986
Los Angeles
The Forum
Rehearsal
January 6, 1987
Calgary
location unknown
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, Connecticut
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
January 15, 1987
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Brendan Byrne Arena
January 16, 1987
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence Civic Center
January 17, 1987
Augusta, Maine
Augusta Civic Center
January 19, 1987
Utica, New York
Utica Memorial Auditorium
January 20, 1987
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield Civic Center
January 21, 1987
Binghamton, New York
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
January 23, 1987
Uniondale, New York
Nassau Coliseum
January 24, 1987
Rochester, New York
Rochester War Memorial
January 26, 1987
Syracuse, New York
Onondaga County War Memorial
January 28, 1987
Baltimore
Baltimore Civic Center
January 30, 1987
Saginaw, Michigan
Wendler Arena
January 31, 1987
Dayton, Ohio
Hara Arena
February 1, 1987
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Crisler Arena
February 3, 1987
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie Civic Center
February 5, 1987
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford Metro Center
February 6, 1987
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Brown County Arena
February 7, 1987
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
February 9, 1987
Milwaukee
MECCA Arena
February 11, 1987
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Center
February 12, 1987
Chattanooga, Tennessee
University of Tennessee Arena
February 13, 1987
Montgomery, Alabama
Garrett Coliseum
February 14, 1987
Albany, Georgia
Albany Civic Center
February 18, 1987
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland Civic Center
February 22, 1987
Denver
McNichols Arena
[ 6]
References
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