Fair Warning Tour
The Mean Street tour (also dubbed the W.D.F.A. Tour) was a 1981 North American concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their Fair Warning album. Out of the 81 shows, 79 of them were sold out making this one of the most successful Van Halen tours.
Promotional tour by Van Halen | |
Location | North America |
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Associated album | Fair Warning |
Start date | May 12, 1981 |
End date | October 25, 1981 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 81 |
Van Halen concert chronology |
The last two shows in Orlando saw the band opening for The Rolling Stones. This would be the last time the band performed as a support act until The Balance "Ambulance" Tour.
Personnel
- Eddie Van Halen – guitar, background vocals and lead keyboards ["Sunday Afternoon in the Park"]
- David Lee Roth – lead vocals and acoustic guitar ["Ice Cream Man" (John Brim cover)]
- Michael Anthony – bass, background vocals and bass keyboards ["Sunday Afternoon in the Park"]
- Alex Van Halen – drums and percussion
Set list
Songs played overall
Encore
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Typical set list
Encore
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Tour dates
Date [1][2] | City | Country | Venue |
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North America (1st leg) | |||
May 12, 1981 | Halifax | Canada | Halifax Metro Centre |
May 15, 1981 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
May 16, 1981 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | |
May 17, 1981 | Glens Falls | Glens Falls Civic Center | |
May 18, 1981 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial Arena | |
May 20, 1981 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | |
May 22, 1981 | Louisville | ||
May 23, 1981 | Dayton | Hara Arena | |
May 24, 1981 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | |
May 27, 1981 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum |
May 28, 1981 | Calgary | Stampede Corral | |
May 31, 1981 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Coliseum |
June 2, 1981 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
June 4, 1981 ? | Seattle | United States | Seattle Coliseum |
June 5, 1981 | |||
June 6, 1981 ? | |||
June 8, 1981 | Portland | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
June 9, 1981 | |||
June 11, 1981 | Oakland | Oakland Arena (Live promo-videos of "Hear About It Later", "So This Is Love?" and "Unchained" (6/12/1981)) | |
June 12, 1981 | |||
June 13, 1981 | |||
June 16, 1981 | Las Vegas | Aladdin Theatre | |
June 18, 1981 | Fresno | Selland Arena | |
June 19, 1981 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Sports Arena | |
June 20, 1981 | Inglewood | The Forum | |
June 21, 1981 | |||
North America (2nd leg) | |||
July 2, 1981 | Milwaukee | United States | MECCA Arena |
July 3, 1981 | Detroit | Cobo Arena | |
July 4, 1981 | |||
July 5, 1981 | |||
July 7, 1981 | Saint Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | |
July 9, 1981 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
July 10, 1981 | Chicago | International Amphitheatre | |
July 11, 1981 | |||
July 12, 1981 | Madison | Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
July 14, 1981 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | |
July 16, 1981 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | |
July 17, 1981 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
July 18, 1981 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | |
July 20, 1981 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | |
July 21, 1981 | |||
July 22, 1981 | |||
July 24, 1981 | Boston | Boston Garden | |
July 25, 1981 | |||
July 27, 1981 | Roanoake | Roanoke Civic Center | |
July 28, 1981 | Landover | Capital Centre | |
July 29, 1981 | |||
July 31, 1981 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | |
August 2, 1981 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | |
August 3, 1981 | |||
August 4, 1981 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
August 5, 1981 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | |
United States (3rd Leg) | |||
August 18, 1981 | Pembroke Pines | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium |
August 19, 1981 | Lakeland | Lakeland Civic Center | |
August 22, 1981 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
August 23, 1981 | Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | |
August 24, 1981 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | |
August 25, 1981 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
August 27, 1981 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
August 29, 1981 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |
August 30, 1981 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | |
August 31, 1981 | Birmingham | Jefferson Civic Center | |
September 1, 1981 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | |
September 3, 1981 | Huntsville | Von Braun Civic Center | |
September 4, 1981 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | |
September 5, 1981 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | |
September 6, 1981 | Baton Rouge | Riverside Centroplex | |
September 8, 1981 | Shreveport | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | |
September 10, 1981 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |
September 11, 1981 | |||
September 12, 1981 | Houston | Sam Houston Coliseum | |
September 13, 1981 | |||
North America (Final leg) | |||
September 28, 1981 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
September 29, 1981 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
October 2, 1981 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | |
October 3, 1981 | Norman | Lloyd Noble Center | |
October 6, 1981 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | |
October 7, 1981 | El Paso | El Paso County Coliseum | |
October 9, 1981 | San Antonio | San Antonio Convention Center | |
October 15, 1981 | Tulsa | Tulsa Assembly Center | |
October 16, 1981 | Valley Center | Kansas Coliseum | |
October 17, 1981 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |
October 18, 1981 | St. Louis | Checkerdome | |
October 20, 1981 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |
October 21, 1981 | Cedar Rapids | Five Seasons Arena | |
October 24, 1981 | Orlando | Tangerine Bowl (Supported The Rolling Stones) | |
October 25, 1981 |
References
- bootlegvideos.com Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed October 29, 2007
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