Early Van Halen concert tours


Overview

Background

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

Personnel

;Genesis/Mammoth
;Mammoth
;Mammoth/Van Halen
;Van Halen

Information

Take Your Whiskey Home
January 1, 1974: Earliest Ever Known Performance
• February 8, 1975: Only Ever & Last Known Live Performance until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"
In a Simple Rhyme
• January 1, 1974: Earliest Ever Known Performance
• May 29, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 8, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until July 5, 2015 during the "Summer/Fall North America Tour "
House of Pain
November 22, 1975: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 8, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until January 18, 1984 during the "1984 Tour"
She's the Woman
January 2, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Performance
• May 9, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
June 30, 1976: Last Known Live Performance
• January 1, 1977: Last Known Performance until January 5, 2012 during "A Different Kind of Truth Tour"
Last Night
• May 9, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 8, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"
Somebody Get Me a Doctor
• May 9, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
February 18, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"
Eyes of the Night
• May 29, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• June 30, 1976: Last Known Live Performance until the "World Vacation Tour"
Dead or Alive
June 1, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 25, 1978: Last Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"
Voodoo Queen
• January 1, 1977: Earliest Ever Known Performance as "Voodoo Queen"
June 10, 1977: also played at Le Theatre Mogado, Paris, France, May 10, 1978"
Bottoms Up!
• June 10, 1977: Earliest Ever, Only, & Last Known Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"
Tora! Tora!/Loss of Control
October 1, 1977: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 25, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"
Down in Flames
• December 31, 1977: Earliest Ever, Only, & Last Known Live Performance as "Down in Flames" until the "1978 World Tour"
Summertime Blues
May 27, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• October 1, 1977: Last Known Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"
Happy Trails
September 18, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• December 31, 1977: Last Known Live Performance until July 14, 1982 during the "Hide Your Sheep Tour"

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