Van Halen World Vacation Tour

The World Vacation Tour was a 1979 concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen to support their second album Van Halen II. It was the band's first world tour as a headliner, previously having been a support act for Black Sabbath for that band's 1978 Never Say Die! 10th Anniversary World Tour.

Van Halen World Vacation Tour

Promotional tour by Van Halen
Location	North America Europe Asia
Associated album	Van Halen II
Start date	March 25, 1979 (1979-03-25)
End date	October 7, 1979 (1979-10-07)
Legs	3 in North America 1 in Europe 1 in Asia 5 total
No. of shows	89 in North America 12 in Europe 7 in Asia 108 total
Van Halen concert chronology

Personnel

• Eddie Van Halen – guitar and background vocals
• David Lee Roth – lead vocals and acoustic guitar ["Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" cover)]
• Michael Anthony – bass and background vocals
• Alex Van Halen – drums

Set list

Songs played overall "Light Up the Sky" "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" Alex Van Halen drum solo "Runnin' with the Devil" "Dance the Night Away" "Beautiful Girls" "On Fire" Michael Anthony bass solo "You're No Good" ("Dee Dee Warwick" cover) "Jamie's Cryin'" "Fools" (Intro) and "Eyes of the Night" "Feel Your Love Tonight" "Outta Love Again" "Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" cover) "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" Eddie Van Halen guitar solo, "Spanish Fly" and "Eruption" "Dead or Alive" Encores "You Really Got Me" ("The Kinks" cover) "Bottoms Up!" "Growth" and "Atomic Punk"

Typical set list "Light Up the Sky" "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" Alex Van Halen drum solo "Runnin' with the Devil" "Dance the Night Away" "Beautiful Girls" "On Fire" Michael Anthony bass solo "You're No Good" ("Dee Dee Warwick" cover) "Jamie's Cryin'" "Fools" (Intro) and "Feel Your Love Tonight" "Outta Love Again" "Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" cover) "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" Eddie Van Halen guitar solo, "Spanish Fly" and "Eruption" "You Really Got Me" ("The Kinks" cover) Encores "Bottoms Up!" "Growth" + "Atomic Punk"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America (1st leg)
March 25, 1979	Fresno	United States	Selland Arena
March 26, 1979	Redding		Redding Civic Auditorium
March 27, 1979	Central Point		Compton Arena
March 29, 1979	Missoula		Adams Field House
March 30, 1979	Caldwell		O'Connor Field House
March 31, 1979	Logan		Smith Spectrum
April 3, 1979	Tacoma		UPS Memorial Field House
April 5, 1979	San Rafael		Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium
April 6, 1979	San Jose		San Jose Performing Arts Theater
April 7, 1979
April 8, 1979	Los Angeles		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (California World Music Festival #2)
April 10, 1979	Reno		Centennial Coliseum
April 12, 1979	Seattle		Seattle Center Arena
April 13, 1979
April 14, 1979	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum
April 16, 1979	Portland		Jantzen Beach Ice Arena
April 17, 1979
April 18, 1979	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
April 19, 1979	Spokane	United States	Spokane Coliseum
April 21, 1979	Boulder		Balch Fieldhouse
April 22, 1979
April 24, 1979	Kansas City		Kansas City Music Hall
April 26, 1979	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
April 27, 1979
April 28, 1979	St. Louis		Checkerdome
April 29, 1979	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
May 1, 1979	Detroit		Detroit Masonic Temple
May 2, 1979
May 3, 1979	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
May 5, 1979	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
May 6, 1979	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
May 7, 1979	Pittsburgh		Stanley Theatre
May 8, 1979	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
May 9, 1979	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 11, 1979	Washington, D.C.		Warner Theatre
May 12, 1979	New York City		Palladium
May 13, 1979	Boston		Orpheum Theatre
May 15, 1979	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
May 16, 1979	London		London Gardens
May 17, 1979	Syracuse	United States	Manley Field House
May 18, 1979	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial Arena ("Don Kirshner's Rock Concert") (Promo-Vids of "Dance the Night Away", "You're No Good" and "Bottoms Up!")
May 19, 1979	Philadelphia		Spectrum
May 30, 1979	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
May 31, 1979	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
June 1, 1979	Norfolk		Scope Arena
June 2, 1979	Raleigh		Carter–Finley Stadium (June Jam)
June 4, 1979	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
June 5, 1979	Birmingham		Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
June 7, 1979	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
June 8, 1979	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
June 9, 1979	Dallas		Cotton Bowl (Texxas Jam)
June 10, 1979	New Orleans		The Superdome (A Day of Rock 'N' Roll)
Europe
June 14, 1979	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
June 15, 1979	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Jaap Edenhal
June 17, 1979	Düsseldorf	Germany	Philips Hall
June 18, 1979	Offenbach		Stadthalle Offenbach
June 19, 1979	Munich		Circus Krone Building
June 21, 1979	Lyon	France	Palais des Sports de Gerland
June 22, 1979	Paris		Pavillon de Paris
June 25, 1979	Birmingham	England	Birmingham Odeon
June 26, 1979	Newcastle		Newcastle City Hall
June 27, 1979	Manchester		Manchester Apollo Theatre
June 28, 1979	London		Rainbow Theatre
June 29, 1979
North America (2nd leg)
July 5, 1979	Jacksonville	United States	Jacksonville Exhibition Hall
July 6, 1979	West Palm Beach		West Palm Beach Auditorium
July 7, 1979	Miami		Miami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena
July 8, 1979	Lakeland		Lakeland Civic Center
July 10, 1979	Corpus Christi		Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
July 11, 1979	Houston		Houston Music Hall
July 12, 1979
July 14, 1979	Amarillo		Amarillo Civic Center
July 15, 1979	Midland		Chaparral Center
July 16, 1979	Austin		Austin Municipal Auditorium
July 17, 1979	San Antonio		San Antonio Convention Center
July 19, 1979	Wichita		Century II Concert Hall
July 20, 1979	Tulsa		Tulsa Assembly Center
July 21, 1979	Oklahoma City		Gaylord Performing Arts Theater
July 22, 1979	Lincoln		Pershing Memorial Auditorium
July 24, 1979	Saint Paul		St. Paul Civic Auditorium
July 25, 1979
July 26, 1979	Dubuque		Five Flags Arena
July 27, 1979	Springfield		Illinois State Armory
July 28, 1979	Trotwood		Hara Arena
August 10, 1979	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
August 11, 1979	Asbury Park		Asbury Park Convention Hall
August 12, 1979	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
August 14, 1979	Cleveland		Cleveland Music Hall
August 15, 1979
August 17, 1979	Springfield		Springfield Civic Center
August 18, 1979	South Yarmouth		Cape Cod Coliseum
August 20, 1979	Madison		Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 21, 1979	Milwaukee		Milwaukee Auditorium
August 25, 1979	Oakland		Oakland Civic Auditorium
August 26, 1979
Asia
September 3, 1979	Kyoto	Japan	Kyoto Kaikan
September 5, 1979	Fukuoka		Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium
September 7, 1979	Nagoya		Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
September 8, 1979	Kurashiki		Kurashiki Civic Cultural Hall
September 10, 1979	Osaka		Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
September 11, 1979
September 13, 1979	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
North America (Final leg)
September 18, 1979	Edmonton	Canada	Northlands Coliseum
September 19, 1979	Calgary		Stampede Corral
September 22, 1979	Regina		Agridome
September 23, 1979	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Convention Centre
September 25, 1979	Duluth	United States	Duluth Arena
September 27, 1979	Bismarck		Bismarck Civic Center
September 28, 1979	Rapid City		Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
September 29, 1979	Billings		MetraPark Arena
October 2, 1979	Tucson		Tucson Community Center
October 3, 1979	Phoenix		Phoenix Exhibition Hall
October 6, 1979	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
October 7, 1979	Inglewood		The Forum