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{{Short description|1978 concert tour by Van Halen}}
{{Infobox concert
|concert_tour_name = Van Halen 1978 World Tour
|image =
|image_caption =
|artist = [[Van Halen]]
|location = {{hlist|North America|Europe|Asia}}
|type = Promotional
|album = ''[[Van Halen (album)|Van Halen]]''
|start_date = {{Start date|1978|03|03}}
|end_date = {{End date|1978|12|03}}
|number_of_legs = 8
|number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|132 in North America|39 in Europe|9 in Asia|180 total}}
|this_tour = '''Van Halen 1st World Tour'''<br />(1978)
|next_tour = [[Van Halen World Vacation Tour|World Vacation Tour]]<br />(1979)
}}
The '''1978 World Tour''' was the first [[concert tour]] by American [[hard rock]] band [[Van Halen]]. The world tour, which was in support of [[Van Halen (album)|their debut album]], covered mainly North America with 125 shows in the United States and two shows in Canada, 38 shows in Europe, and seven shows in Japan. At 172 shows total over a 10-month period, the tour was one of the band's most extensive overall. Throughout the tour Van Halen was mostly a supporting act for bands such as [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Journey (band)|Journey]], however, Van Halen headlined shows in Europe and Japan.
==Background==
=== First North American leg ===
::''See also [[Infinity Tour]]''
Van Halen started their first leg opening for acts [[Montrose (band)|Montrose]] and [[Journey (band)|Journey]]. Herbie Herbert, the manager for Journey at the time, recalled bringing guitarist [[Neal Schon]] of Journey along with him to go see the band in New York to a sold out audience of 3,500 people.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Daniels |first1=Neil |title=Don't Stop Believin': The Untold Story of Journey |date=2011 |publisher=Omnibus Press |location=New York |isbn=978-1-84938-657-9 |pages=33–34}}</ref>
=== Opening for Black Sabbath ===
::''See also [[Never Say Die! Tour (Black Sabbath)]]''
"We did 23 shows in 25 days," recalled [[Eddie Van Halen]] regarding the European leg. "I didn't know they had that many places! But to meet [[Tony Iommi]] when I was so into him was really incredible." [[David Lee Roth]] summed up the experience as "a real shot in the ass". The [[Liverpool Empire Theatre]] date was attended by future members of [[Apollo 440]] – who, in 1997, issued an adaptation of Van Halen's '[[Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love]]' as '[[Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub]]'.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Heatley|author-link=Michael Heatley|title=The story behind the album|magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |issue=12|date=March 2000|page=30}}</ref>
"We had a great time with the Sabbath guys…" recalled [[Alex Van Halen]]. "It was really special because Ed and I were big fans of the band. Every time they came to LA, I was out there in the audience, fighting tooth and nail to get to the front so I could get my eardrums destroyed. But I learned a lot from them about audience participation… One time, we were up near Leicester, about half an hour before showtime, and Ozzy and [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]] were out there on the front lawn with the punters, having a beer. I thought, 'Fuck me, none of this star-type shit.' I was really impressed."<ref>unsourced clipping, reproduced in Sabbath [[fanzine]] ''Southern Cross'' #12, January 1994, p6</ref>
"Ozzy used to tell a funny story…" recalled onetime Osbourne sidekick [[Don Airey]]. "Sabbath had done [[Sabotage Tour|a tour]] for a year ''[sic]'' with [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]… and it nearly killed him because Kiss had been so good. And he said, 'We're never doing that again. Next tour, we just want a bar band from LA. That's all we want.' And then he got to the first gig. Ozzy said they walked in as '[[Eruption (instrumental)|Eruption]]' was going on. Ozzy said, 'We just went into the dressing room. We sat there going, That was incredible… and then it finished, and we were just too stunned to speak. Then there was a knock on the door and the best-looking man in the world walked in and said, Hello' – you know, [[David Lee Roth]]. I think they only lasted about two months on that tour. Then [[Van Halen (album)|the record]] broke… I went to see them at [[Rainbow Theatre|the Rainbow]] when they supported Sabbath. By the time they played the Rainbow again a month later, they were headlining. Incredible!"
Of the North American leg of the tour, [[Ozzy Osbourne]] said: "Van Halen are so good they ought to be headlining the tour."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Cathy|last=Napierala|title=The Crowds Are Wild|magazine=[[Circus (magazine)|Circus]] |issue=193|date=10 October 1978}}</ref>
==Setlist==
{{col-begin}}
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'''Songs played overall'''
#"On Fire"
#"I'm the One"
#[[Michael Anthony (musician)|Michael Anthony]] bass solo
#"[[Runnin' with the Devil]]"
#"Atomic Punk"
#[[Alex Van Halen]] drum solo
#"Jamie's Cryin'"
#"Little Dreamer"
#"Last Night"
#"[[Tattoo (Van Halen song)|Down in Flames]]"
#"Feel Your Love Tonight"
#"[[Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love]]"
#"Voodoo Queen"
#"Ice Cream Man" ("[[John Brim]]" cover)
#"Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
#[[Eddie Van Halen]] guitar solo featuring "[[Eruption (instrumental)|Eruption]]"
#"[[You Really Got Me#Van Halen version|You Really Got Me]]" ("[[The Kinks]]" cover)
'''Encore'''
#<li value=18>"D.O.A."
#"Bottoms Up!"
#"[[Summertime Blues]]" ("[[Eddie Cochran]]" cover)
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'''Typical set list'''
#"On Fire"
#"I'm the One"
#Michael Anthony bass solo
#"Runnin' with the Devil"
#"Atomic Punk"
#Alex Van Halen drum solo
#"Jamie's Cryin'"
#"Little Dreamer"
#"Feel Your Love Tonight"
#"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
#"Ice Cream Man" ("John Brim" cover)
#Eddie Van Halen guitar solo featuring "Eruption"
#"You Really Got Me" ("The Kinks" cover)
'''Encore'''
#<li value=14>"D.O.A."
#"Bottoms Up!"
{{col-end}}
==Tour dates==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!width="150"|Date<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vharchives.com/vhtour1978 |title=Van Halen Tour: 1978 |publisher=Vharchives.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/threads/44424-VH-1978-TOURDATES |title=VH 1978 TOURDATES |publisher=Vhlinks.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cruise |first=Jay |url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/03/03/1978-tour-dates/ |title=1978 – Tour Dates – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-03-03 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rotharmy.com/forums/showthread.php?61450-Van-Halen-Joint-Tour-With-Black-Sabbath-In-1978-%28Matter-Dates-Reviews-Photos%29 |title=Van Halen: Joint Tour With Black Sabbath In 1978 (Matter+Dates+Reviews+Photos) |publisher=Rotharmy.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-61450.html |title=Van Halen: Joint Tour With Black Sabbath In 1978 (Matter+Dates+Reviews+Photos) [Archive&#93; – The Diamond David Lee Roth Army |publisher=Rotharmy.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lookatstubs.com/bands/van_halen.htm |title=Van Halen Concert Ticket Stubs |publisher=Lookatstubs.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Van.Halen_1978.htm |title=Van Halen Tour Dates |publisher=Chmetal.info |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xtrememusician.com/info/artists/tours/3.html |title=Van Halen Tour (1978) |publisher=Xtreme Musician |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://van-halen5150.blogspot.com/2011/01/van-halen-turne-conjunta-com-o-black.html |title=Van Halen: Van Halen: Turnê Conjunta Com o Black Sabbath em 1978 |publisher=Van-halen5150.blogspot.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
!width="125"|City
!width="125"|Country
!width="400"|Venue
!width="175"|Support Act(s)
|-
!colspan="5"|North America
|-
|March 3, 1978
|[[Chicago]]
| rowspan="8" |United States
|[[Aragon Ballroom (Chicago)|Aragon Ballroom]] (Live premiere){{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2013/03/03/35-years-ago-van-halen-kicks-off/ |title=Van Halen Kicks Off First World Tour! |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2013-03-03 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|rowspan="45"|[[Journey (band)|Journey]]<br>[[Montrose (band)|Montrose]]
|-
|March 4, 1978
|[[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
|[[Nelson Center]]
|-
|<s>March 5, 1978</s>
|[[Indianapolis]]
|[[Indiana Convention Center]]
|-
|March 7, 1978
|[[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]
|Shuffle Inn
|-
|March 9, 1978
|[[Milwaukee]]
|[[Riverside Theater (Milwaukee)|Riverside Theater]]
|-
|March 10, 1978
|[[Detroit]]
|[[Detroit Masonic Temple|Masonic Temple Theater]]
|-
|March 11, 1978
|[[Trotwood, Ohio|Trotwood]]
|[[Hara Arena]]
|-
|March 12, 1978
|[[Homestead, Pennsylvania|Homestead]]
|[[Leona Theater]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2008/04/29/Van-Halen-has-had-ups-and-downs-and-complete-turnarounds-but-keeps-on-trucking/stories/200804290269/ |title=Van Halen has had ups and downs and complete turnarounds but keeps on trucking |author=Scott Mervis |publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=April 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/16491/photos/107049/ |title=Cinema Treasures: Leona Theater, 232 E. 8th Avenue, 1,800 seats |date=August 25, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|<s>March 14, 1978</s>
|[[Toronto]]
|Canada
|[[Massey Hall]]
|-
|March 15, 1978
|[[Cleveland]]
| rowspan="40" |United States
|[[Cleveland Music Hall]]
|-
|March 16, 1978
|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
|Columbus Veterans Memorial Auditorium{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/05/13/1978-review-columbus-oh/ |title=1978 Review – Sounds magazine – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-05-13 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|March 17, 1978
|[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]
|[[Louisville Gardens]]
|-
|March 18, 1978
|[[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]]
|[[Evansville Coliseum]]
|-
|March 19, 1978
|[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]
|[[Morris Civic Auditorium]]
|-
|March 20, 1978
|[[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]]
|B'Ginnings
|-
|<s>March 21, 1978</s>
|<s>Utica</s>
|<s>Utica Memorial Auditorium</s>
|-
|March 22, 1978
|[[Albany, New York|Albany]]
|[[Palace Theatre (Albany, New York)|Palace Theatre]]
|-
|March 23, 1978
|[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
|[[Century Theatre (Buffalo, New York)|New Century Theatre]]
|-
|March 24, 1978
|[[Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]]
|[[Tower Theater (Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania)|Tower Theater]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/03/24/1978-upper-darby-pa-tower-theater/ |title=1978 – Upper Darby, Pennsylvania @ Tower Theater – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-03-24 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/24march1978.html |title=March 24, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-03-24 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|March 25, 1978
|New York City
|[[Palladium (New York City)|Palladium]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/25march1978.html |title=March 25, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-03-25 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/03/25/1978-new-york-city-ny-palladium/ |title=1978 – New York City, New York @ The Palladium – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-03-25 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|March 26, 1978
|[[Hempstead, New York|Hempstead]]
|[[Calderone Concert Hall]]
|-
|March 27, 1978
|[[Boston]]
|[[Paradise Rock Club|Paradise Theater]]
|-
|March 29, 1978
|[[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]
|[[Duluth Auditorium]]
|-
|March 30, 1978
|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]
|[[St. Paul Civic Center Theater]]
|-
|March 31, 1978
|[[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]]
|[[Memorial Hall (Kansas City, Kansas)|Memorial Hall]]
|-
|April 1, 1978
|[[St. Louis]]
|[[Stifel Theatre|Kiel Opera House]]
|-
|April 2, 1978
|[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
|[[Omaha Music Hall]]
|-
|April 3, 1978
|[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
|Pogo's
|-
|April 4, 1978
|[[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]]
|[[Cain's Ballroom]]
|-
|April 5, 1978
|[[Indianapolis]]
|[[Murat Shrine|Murat Temple Theater]]
|-
|April 6, 1978
|[[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]
|[[IMA Auditorium]]
|-
|April 7, 1978
|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
|[[War Memorial Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee)|War Memorial Auditorium]]
|-
|April 8, 1978
|[[Murray, Kentucky|Murray]]
|[[Racer Arena|MSU Field House]]
|-
|April 9, 1978
|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
|[[Boutwell Memorial Auditorium]]
|-
|April 11, 1978
|[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]]
|[[Memorial Coliseum (Corpus Christi)|Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|April 12, 1978
|[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|[[Austin Municipal Auditorium]]
|-
|April 13, 1978
|[[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]
|[[Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium|Shreveport Memorial Auditorium]]
|-
|April 14, 1978
|[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]
|[[Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium]]
|-
|April 15, 1978
|[[Houston]]
|[[Houston Music Hall]]
|-
|April 16, 1978
|[[New Orleans]]
|[[The Warehouse (New Orleans)|The Warehouse]]
|-
|April 18, 1978
|[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
|[[Ellis Auditorium|Ellis Memorial Auditorium]]
|-
|April 20, 1978
|[[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]]
|[[Ruby Diamond Auditorium]]
|-
|April 21, 1978
|[[Pembroke Pines, Florida|Pembroke Pines]]
|[[Hollywood Sportatorium]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2013/10/05/vhnds-all-access-photo-atomic-punk/ |title=VHND's All Access Photo: Atomic Punk &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2013-10-05 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|April 22, 1978
|[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]
|[[Curtis Hixon Hall]]
|-
|April 23, 1978
|[[Atlanta]]
|[[Fox Theatre (Atlanta)|Fox Theatre]]
|-
|April 25, 1978
|rowspan="2"|[[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]]
|rowspan="2"|Rogues' Gallery
|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}
|-
|April 26, 1978
|-
|April 27, 1978
|[[Norfolk]]
|[[Norfolk Scope|The Scope]]
|-
|April 28, 1978
|New York City
|Palladium{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/28april1978.html |title=April 28, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-04-28 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="5"|Europe
|-
|May 4, 1978
|[[Poperinge]]
|Belgium
|Zaal Maeckeblijde
|rowspan="7" {{n/a}}
|-
|May 5, 1978
|[[Delft]]
|rowspan="2"|Netherlands
|De Stads Doelen
|-
|May 6, 1978
|[[Amsterdam]]
|[[Paradiso (Amsterdam)|Paradiso]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/burningblood.html |title=Burning Blood – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-05-06 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|May 8, 1978
|rowspan="3"|[[Hamburg]]
|rowspan="3"|West Germany
|rowspan="3"|[[Markthalle Hamburg]]
|-
|May 9, 1978
|-
|May 10, 1978
|-
|May 12, 1978
|Paris
|France
|[[Théâtre Mogador]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/standbyside.html |title=Stand By Your Side – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-05-10 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/10may1978.html |title=May 10, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-05-10 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|May 16, 1978
|[[Sheffield]]
|rowspan="2"|England
|[[Sheffield City Hall]]
|rowspan="22"|[[Black Sabbath]]
|-
|May 17, 1978
|[[Southport]]
|[[Southport Theatre]]
|-
|May 18, 1978
|[[Glasgow]]
|rowspan ="2"|Scotland
|[[The Apollo (Glasgow)|Glasgow Apollo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/18may1978.html |title=May 18, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-05-18 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|May 19, 1978
|[[Aberdeen]]
|[[Capitol Theatre, Aberdeen|Capitol Theatre]]
|-
|May 21, 1978
|[[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]
|rowspan="18"|England
|[[Newcastle City Hall]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/05/21/1978-newcastle-england-city-hall |title=1978 – Newcastle, England @ City Hall – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-05-21 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|May 22, 1978
|[[Manchester]]
|[[O2 Apollo Manchester|Manchester Apollo]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/05/22/1978-manchester-england-manchester-apollo/ |title=1978 – Manchester, England @ Manchester Apollo – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-05-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/22may1978.html |title=May 22, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-05-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|May 23, 1978
|[[Stoke-on-Trent|Stoke]]
|[[Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent|Victoria Hall]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/23may1978.html |title=May 23, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-05-23 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|May 25, 1978
|[[Portsmouth]]
|[[Portsmouth Guildhall]]
|-
|May 26, 1978
|[[Bristol]]
|[[Colston Hall]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/26may1978.html |title=May 26, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-05-26 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|May 27, 1978
|London
|[[Lewisham Odeon]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2014/03/15/aap56/ |title=VHND's All Access Photo: Men Only &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2014-03-15 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|May 28, 1978
|[[Ipswich]]
|[[Ipswich Gaumont Theatre]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/ipswich1978.html |title=Ipswich 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-05-28 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/05/28/1978-ipswich-uk-gaumont-theatre/ |title=1978 – Ipswich, UK @ Gaumont Theatre – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-05-28 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|May 30, 1978
|[[Coventry]]
|[[Coventry Theatre]]
|-
|May 31, 1978
|[[Leicester]]
|[[De Montfort Hall]]
|-
|June 1, 1978
|London
|[[Hammersmith Odeon]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/06/01/1978-london-england-hammersmith-odeon/ |title=1978 – London, England @ Hammersmith Odeon – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-06-01 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/01june1978.html |title=June 1, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|June 2, 1978
|[[Oxford]]
|[[Apollo Theatre Oxford]]
|-
|June 3, 1978
|[[Southampton]]
|[[Southampton Gaumont Theatre]]
|-
|June 5, 1978
|rowspan="2"|[[Birmingham]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Birmingham Odeon]]
|-
|<s>June 6, 1978</s>
|-
|June 7, 1978
|[[Bradford]]
|[[St George's Hall, Bradford|St George's Hall]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/06/07/1978-interview-w-david-lee-roth-alex-van-halen-bradford-uk/ |title=1978 – Interview w David Lee Roth & Alex Van Halen – Bradford, UK – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-06-07 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|June 8, 1978
|[[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]
|[[Preston Guild Hall]]
|-
|June 10, 1978
|rowspan="2"|London
|rowspan="2"|Hammersmith Odeon {{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/10june1978.html |title=June 10, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-06-10 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|<s>June 11, 1978</s>
|-
!colspan="5"|Asia
|-
|June 17, 1978
| rowspan="4" |Tokyo
| rowspan="7" |Japan
| rowspan="2" |[[Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan|Tokyo Cultural Hall]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/liveintokyo78.html |title=Live in Tokyo 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-06-17 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/shinjuku78.html |title=Shinjuku 78 the Other Show – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|rowspan="7" {{n/a}}
|-
|June 19, 1978
|-
|June 21, 1978
|rowspan="2"|[[Nakano Sun Plaza Hall]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/22june1978.html |title=June 22, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-06-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/sonictokyo.html |title=Sonic Tokyo – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/setmefree.html |title=Don't Ever Set Me Free – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-06-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/easterneruption.html |title=Eastern Eruption – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-06-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|June 22, 1978
|-
|June 24, 1978
|[[Nagoya]]
|[[Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/24june1978.html |title=June 24, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-06-24 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/doadreamer.html |title=DOA Dreamer – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-06-24 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|June 25, 1978
|rowspan="2"|[[Osaka]]
|[[Festival Hall, Osaka|Festival Hall]]
|-
|June 27, 1978
|[[Orix Theater|Osaka Cultural Hall]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/cantsleep.html |title=Can't Sleep at Night – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-06-27 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/rockin.html |title=Rockin' Into The Night – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/fireinosaka.html |title=Fire In Osaka – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/firsteruptioninosaka.html |title=First Eruption in Osaka 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="5"|North America
|-
|July 1, 1978
|[[Dallas]]
| rowspan="54" |United States
|[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] (''[[Texxas Jam]]''){{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2014/07/01/van-halen-conquers-the-texxas-jam/ |title=37 Years Ago: Van Halen Conquers the Texxas Jam (Photos & Video) &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2014-07-01 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|rowspan="7" {{n/a}}
|-
|July 2, 1978
|[[San Antonio]]
|[[San Antonio Municipal Auditorium]]
|-
|July 3, 1978
|Austin
|[[Armadillo World Headquarters]]
|-
|July 6, 1978
|rowspan="2"|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Celebrity Theatre]]
|-
|July 7, 1978
|-
|July 8, 1978
|[[San Diego]]
|[[San Diego Sports Arena]]
|-
|July 9, 1978
|[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]
|[[Long Beach Arena]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2013/12/06/flashback-homecoming-for-van-halen/ |title=Flashback: Homecoming for Van Halen &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2013-12-06 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/09july1978.html |title=July 9, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-07-09 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|July 13, 1978
|New Orleans
|[[The Superdome]]
|[[The Rolling Stones]]<br>[[The Doobie Brothers]]
|-
|July 15, 1978
|[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]
|[[Royals Stadium]] (''Summer Jam'')
|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]<br>[[Steve Miller Band]]<br>[[Eddie Money]]
|-
|July 16, 1978
|[[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]]
|[[Credit Island]] Park (''Mississippi River Jam''){{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/07/16/1978-van-halen-mississippi-river-jam/ |title=1978 – Van Halen at Mississippi River Jam (Photos) – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-07-16 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2014/04/22/van-halen-at-mississippi-river-jam-july-16-1978/ |title=This Day in '78: Van Halen at Mississippi River Jam — July 16, 1978 &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2014-04-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|rowspan="1"|The Doobie Brothers<BR>[[Atlanta Rhythm Section]]<BR>Journey
|-
|July 17, 1978
|[[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]]
|Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
|rowspan="3"|Journey<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vharchives.com/vhtour1978/ |title=1978 Van Halen Tour Dates |publisher=VH Archives |date=January 8, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|July 18, 1978
|[[Seymour, Wisconsin|Seymour]]
|[[Seymour Speedway]]
|-
|<s>July 21, 1978</s>
|[[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]]
|Carl Perkins Civic Auditorium
|-
|July 23, 1978
|[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]
|[[Oakland Coliseum]] (''[[Day on the Green#1978|Day on the Green 1978]]'' #3){{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2014/07/23/live-photos-1978-day-on-the-green-festival/ |title=Live Photos: Van Halen at the 1978 "Day on the Green" Festival &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2014-07-23 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2014/07/23/van-halen-day-on-the-green_backstage-photos/ |title=Backstage Photos from this Day in 1978: Van Halen at Oakland's "Day on the Green" Festival &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2014-07-23 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2010/06/04/how-eddie-van-halen-got-his-first-interview/ |title=How Eddie Van Halen got his first interview &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2010-06-04 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|rowspan="1"|[[Aerosmith]]<BR>[[Foreigner_(band)|Foreigner]]<BR>[[Pat Travers]]<BR>[[AC/DC]]
|-
|July 24, 1978
|[[Redding, California|Redding]]
|Redding Civic Center
|rowspan="11" {{n/a}}
|-
|July 25, 1978
|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]
|Washoe County Fairgrounds
|-
|July 31, 1978
|[[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]
|[[Rapides Parish Coliseum]]
|-
|August 2, 1978
|[[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]
|Wichita Falls Memorial Auditorium
|-
|August 3, 1978
|[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]
|[[Lubbock Municipal Auditorium]]
|-
|August 4, 1978
|Amarillo
|Hollywood Bowl (''West Texas Jam 1978'')<ref>Concert [http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/3s0AAOSwzhVWsLUt/s-l225.jpg poster] distributed by Hastings Books and Records</ref><ref>[http://www.vhnd.com/2011/12/09/unearthed-photos-van-halen-1978-in-store-appearance/ Article] with photos taken of Van Halen at Hastings Books and Records in Amarillo before the concert.</ref>
|-
|August 5, 1978
|[[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]]
|SRCA Raceway (''Summer Jam'')
|-
|August 6, 1978
|[[Oklahoma City]]
|Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Grandstand<br />(''Oklahoma Jam 1978''){{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/08/06/1978-oklahoma-jam/ |title=Van Halen Live @ the 1978 Oklahoma Jam |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-08-06 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/ainttalkin.html |title=ain't talkin' 'bout love – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-08-06 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/oklahomacity.html |title=Oklahoma City 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/06august1978.html |title=August 6, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-08-06 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|August 7, 1978
|[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
|Pogo's
|-
|August 9, 1978
|[[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]
|Second Chance
|-
|August 10, 1978
|[[Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Salem]]
|Hooker Lake Inn{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2014/08/10/van-halen-plays-a-converted-barn-on-this-day-in-78/ |title=Van Halen Plays a Converted Barn on This Day in '78! &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2014-08-10 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|August 12, 1978
|[[Landover, Maryland|Landover]]
|[[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|Capital Centre]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Ted Nugent]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/08/14/the-ted-nugent-sellout/b4085407-3904-42c9-894d-09e3105c725d/ |title=The Ted Nugent Sellout |author=Jennefer Hirshberg |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 14, 1978 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a13718/eddie-van-halen-profile-0512/ |title=Eddie Van Halen: The Esquire Interview |author=David Curcurito |publisher=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |date=April 17, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vharchives.com/vhtour1978/ |title=1978 Van Halen Tour Dates |publisher=VH Archives |date=January 8, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|August 13, 1978
|[[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]]
|[[Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena|Broome County Arena]]
|-
|August 19, 1978
|[[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]]
|[[Bay City Central High School|Engel Stadium]] (''Summer Celebration'')
|[[Bob Seger]]<br>[[Bandit (band)|Bandit]]
|-
|August 22, 1978
|Milwaukee
|[[MECCA Arena]]
|rowspan="31"|Black Sabbath
|-
|August 23, 1978
|rowspan="2"|Chicago
|rowspan="2"|[[International Amphitheatre]]
|-
|August 24, 1978
|-
|August 25, 1978
|[[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]]
|[[Hulman Arena]]
|-
|August 27, 1978
|New York City
|[[Madison Square Garden]]
|-
|August 28, 1978
|Uniondale NY
|[[Nassau Coliseum]]
|-
|August 29, 1978
|[[Philadelphia]]
|[[Spectrum (arena)|Spectrum]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2014/08/29/photos-van-halen-at-the-philadelphia-spectrum-aug-29-1978/ |title=Photos: Van Halen at the Philadelphia Spectrum, Aug 29, 1978 &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2014-08-29 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/29august1978.html |title=August 29, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-08-29 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|<s>August 30, 1978</s>
|[[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]]
|[[Mid-Hudson Civic Center]]
|-
|August 31, 1978
|[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
|[[Erie County Field House]]
|-
|September 1, 1978
|[[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]]
|[[Hampton Coliseum]]
|-
|September 2, 1978
|[[Pittsburgh]]
|[[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Pittsburgh Civic Arena]]
|-
|September 4, 1978
|[[South Yarmouth, Massachusetts|South Yarmouth]]
|[[Cape Cod Coliseum]]
|-
|September 5, 1978
|[[Portland, Maine|Portland]]
|[[Cumberland County Civic Arena|Cumberland County Civic Center]]
|-
|September 7, 1978
|[[Utica, New York|Utica]]
|[[Utica Memorial Auditorium]]
|-
|September 8, 1978
|[[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]]
|[[Niagara Falls Civic Arena|Niagara Falls Convention Center]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/09september1978.html |title=September 9, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|September 9, 1978
|[[Baltimore]]
|[[Baltimore Civic Arena|Baltimore Civic Center]]
|-
|September 10, 1978
|[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]
|[[New Haven Coliseum]]
|-
|September 12, 1978
|Indianapolis
|[[Indianapolis Convention Center Arena|Indianapolis Convention Center]]
|-
|September 14, 1978
|Detroit
|[[Cobo Arena]]
|-
|September 15, 1978
|[[Richfield, Ohio|Richfield]]
|[[Richfield Coliseum]]
|-
|September 16, 1978
|St. Louis
|[[Checkerdome]]
|-
|September 17, 1978
|Kansas City
|[[Kansas City Municipal Arena|Kansas City Municipal Auditorium]]
|-
|September 18, 1978
|Tulsa
|[[Tulsa Assembly Center Arena|Tulsa Assembly Center]]
|-
|September 21, 1978
|[[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]
|[[Bakersfield Civic Auditorium]]
|-
|September 22, 1978
|[[Fresno, California|Fresno]]
|[[Selland Arena]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2010/04/09/video-van-halen-unleashed-in-fresno-1978/ |title=Video: Van Halen Unleashed in Fresno, 1978! &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2010-04-09 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2014/03/29/unearthed-van-halen-video-fresno/ |title=Unearthed: Van Halen Video – Fresno 1978 & 1979 (2014 Upgrade From Master Reels) &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2014-03-29 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/09/22/1978-fresno-ca-selland-arena/ |title=1978 – Fresno, California @ Selland Arena – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-09-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyvanhalen.net/1978/09/22/1978-fresno-ca-selland-arena-video/ |title=1978 – Fresno, California @ Selland Arena – Van Halen |publisher=Themightyvanhalen.net |date=1978-09-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/hellooooofresno.html |title=Hellooooo Fresno! – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-09-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/neverfear.html |title=Never Fear – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-09-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/22september1978.html |title=September 22, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|September 23, 1978
|[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]]
|[[Anaheim Stadium]] (''Summerfest 1978''){{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/suspiciousperformance.html |title=Suspicious Performance – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2014/09/23/van-halen-parachutes-into-anaheim-stadium-eddie-meets-sammy-hagar/ |title=Short Video of Van Halen at Anaheim Stadium in 1978! |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2014-09-23 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|<s>September 26, 1978</s>
|[[Vancouver]]
|rowspan="1"|Canada
|[[Pacific Coliseum]]
|-
|September 27, 1978
|[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]
|rowspan="4"|United States
|[[Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Portland Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|September 28, 1978
|[[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]]
|[[Spokane Coliseum]]
|-
|September 29, 1978
|rowspan="2"|[[Seattle]]
|rowspan="2"|[[KeyArena|Seattle Center Arena]]
|-
|September 30, 1978
|-
!colspan="5"|Europe
|-
|October 9, 1978
|Hamburg
| rowspan="8"|West Germany
|Audimax Theatre
|rowspan="9"|Black Sabbath
|-
|October 10, 1978
|[[Essen]]
|[[Grugahalle]]
|-
|October 11, 1978
|[[Offenbach am Main|Offenbach]]
|[[Stadthalle Offenbach]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/simplerhymes.html |title=Simple Rhymes – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|October 13, 1978
|[[Uhingen]]
|Haldenberg Hall
|-
|October 14, 1978
|[[Ludwigshafen]]
|[[Friedrich-Ebert-Halle]]
|-
|October 15, 1978
|[[Kürnach|Kuernach]]
|Kuernach Hall
|-
|October 17, 1978
|[[Neunkirchen am Brand|Neunkirchen]]
|[[Hemmerleinhalle]]
|-
|October 18, 1978
|[[Bad Rappenau]]
|Bad Rappenau Sports Hall
|-
|October 20, 1978
|[[Cambrai]]
|France
|Grottos Palace
|-
|October 22, 1978
|London
|England
|[[Rainbow Theatre]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/rainbowtheater78.html |title=Rainbow Theater – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-10-22 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
|October 27, 1978
|[[Koekelare]]
|Belgium
|Koekelare Sports Hall
|-
!colspan="5"|United States
|-
|November 3, 1978
|[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]
|rowspan="32"|United States
|[[Bayfront Arena|Bayfront Center]]
|rowspan="26"|Black Sabbath
|-
|November 4, 1978
|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
|[[Jacksonville Coliseum]]
|-
|November 5, 1978
|Pembroke Pines
|Hollywood Sportatorium
|-
|<s>November 7, 1978</s>
|<s>[[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]</s>
|<s>[[Municipal Auditorium (Columbus, Georgia)|Municipal Auditorium]]</s>
|-
|November 8, 1978
|Birmingham
|Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
|-
|<s>November 9, 1978</s>
|<s>Nashville</s>
|<s>Nashville Municipal Auditorium</s>
|-
|November 10, 1978
|Memphis
|[[Mid-South Coliseum]]
|-
|November 11, 1978
|[[Cincinnati]]
|[[Riverfront Coliseum]]
|-
|November 12, 1978
|Nashville
|[[Nashville Municipal Auditorium]]{{space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2012/11/16/van-halens-crazy-days-with-black-sabbath-is-ozzy-dead/ |title=Is Ozzy Dead? Van Halen's Crazy Tour With Black Sabbath &#124; Van Halen News Desk |publisher=Vhnd.com |date=2012-11-16 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhboots.com/12november1978.html |title=November 12, 1978 – Van Halen Bootleg Discography |publisher=Vhboots.com |date=1978-11-12 |access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
|-
|November 13, 1978
|Atlanta
|[[Omni Coliseum]]
|-
|November 14, 1978
|[[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]]
|[[Mobile Municipal Arena|Mobile Municipal Auditorium]]
|-
|November 15, 1978
|[[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]]
|[[Von Braun Civic Arena|Von Braun Civic Center]]
|-
|November 17, 1978
|Austin
|Austin Municipal Auditorium
|-
|November 18, 1978
|[[Midland, Texas|Midland]]
|[[Chaparral Center]]
|-
|November 19, 1978
|[[Houston]]
|[[Sam Houston Coliseum]]
|-
|November 20, 1978
|Oklahoma City
|[[Myriad Convention Center Arena|Myriad Convention Center]]
|-
|November 22, 1978
|Corpus Christi
|Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
|-
|November 23, 1978
|[[Houston]]
|[[Sam Houston Coliseum]]
|-
|November 24, 1978
|San Antonio
|[[San Antonio Convention Center Arena|San Antonio Convention Center]]
|-
|November 25, 1978
|rowspan="2"|Dallas
|rowspan="2"|[[Dallas Convention Center Arena|Dallas Convention Center]]
|-
|November 26, 1978
|-
|November 28, 1978
|[[Denver]]
|[[McNichols Sports Arena]]
|-
|November 29, 1978
|[[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]]
|[[Dee Events Center]]
|-
|<s>December 1, 1978</s>
|<s>[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]]</s>
|<s>[[Swing Auditorium]]</s>
|-
|December 2, 1978
|Oakland
|[[Oakland Arena]]
|-
|December 3, 1978
|San Diego
|San Diego Sports Arena
|-
|<s>December 4, 1978</s>
|<s>Long Beach</s>
|<s>Long Beach Arena</s>
|rowspan="6" {{n/a}}
|-
|<s>December 5, 1978</s>
|<s>[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]</s>
|<s>[[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]</s>
|-
|<s>December 7, 1978</s>
|<s>[[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]]</s>
|<s>[[Taylor County Expo Center]]</s>
|-
|<s>December 8, 1978</s>
|<s>[[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]]</s>
|<s>[[El Paso County Coliseum]]</s>
|-
|<s>December 10, 1978</s>
|rowspan="2"|<s>[[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]</s>
|rowspan="2"|<s>[[Johnson Gymnasium]]</s>
|-
|<s>December 11, 1978</s>
|}
=== Box office score data ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
! scope="col" style="width:9em;"|Date<br>(1978)
! scope="col" style="width:13em;"|City
! scope="col" style="width:19em;"|Venue
! scope="col" style="width:9em;"|Attendance
! scope="col" style="width:7em;"|Gross
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}
|-
|July 9
|Long Beach
|Long Beach Arena
|8,614
|$51,652
|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top Box Office |magazine=Billboard |date=July 22, 1978 |volume=90 |issue=29 |page=44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kyQEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+top+box+office&pg=PT3 |access-date=March 17, 2021 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
|-
|July 13
|New Orleans
|The Superdome
|80,173
|$1,060,000
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Top Box Office |magazine=Billboard |date=July 29, 1978 |volume=90 |issue=30 |page=42 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hSQEAAAAMBAJ&q=top+box+office+van+halen&pg=PT41 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
|-
|July 15
|Kansas City
|Royals Stadium
|34,541
|$423,904
|-
|August 19
|Bay City
|Engel Stadium
|22,572
|$201,513
|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Top Box Office |magazine=Billboard |date=September 2, 1978 |volume=90 |issue=35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tCQEAAAAMBAJ&q=top+box+office+van+halen&pg=PT45 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
|-
|September 4
|South Yarmouth
|Cape Cod Coliseum
|7,100
|$53,888
|rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Top Box Office |magazine=Billboard |date=September 23, 1978 |volume=90 |issue=38 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MSQEAAAAMBAJ&q=top+box+office+van+halen&pg=PT51 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
|-
|September 5
|Portland
|Cumberland County Civic Center
|7,744
|$57,606
|-
|September 8
|Niagara Falls
|Convention Center
|8,186
|$62,267
|-
|September 9
|Baltimore
|Civic Center
|9,253
|$65,887
|-
|September 10
|New Haven
|Coliseum
|7,438
|$52,289
|}
==Personnel==
*[[Eddie Van Halen]] – [[guitar]] and background vocals
*[[David Lee Roth]] – [[lead vocals]] and acoustic guitar
*[[Michael Anthony (musician)|Michael Anthony]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]] and background vocals
*[[Alex Van Halen]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
===Bibliography===
* {{Cite book
|title=Van Halen Rising
|last=Renoff
|first=Greg
|publisher=ECW Press
|year=2015
|isbn=978-1-77041-263-7
|location=Toronto
}}
{{Van Halen}}
[[Category:Van Halen concert tours]]
[[Category:1978 concert tours]]