III Tour

1998 concert tour by Van Halen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The III Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen, in support of their eleventh studio album, Van Halen III. It is the only concert tour to feature vocalist Gary Cherone.

Start dateMarch 12, 1998

End dateNovember 2, 1998

Legs6

No. of shows86

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III Tour
Van Halen concert chronology
Tour by Van Halen
Start date	March 12, 1998
End date	November 2, 1998
Legs	6
No. of shows	86
Balance Tour (1995) III Tour (1998) Summer Tour (2004)

Background

Despite positive critical reviews,^[1] the tour underperformed commercially by Van Halen standards, and capped the band's general decline after the early 1990s.^[2] It would be their last tour until 2004.

In a change from Sammy Hagar-era tours, Gary Cherone – who had grown up a big fan of the band – was willing to include material from both previous Van Halen vocalists. Due to both differing vocal styles and personal animus between himself and David Lee Roth, Hagar had allowed only a few Roth-era classics into the set lists while he sang for Van Halen. Cherone's voice was deeper than Hagar's, making it more suited to Roth songs, yet he possessed enough vocal range to perform Hagar songs as well. Thus, of the 19 full songs performed on the tour, 10 were from the Roth era, and 4 from the Hagar era, the remaining 5 pertaining to III (since Roth rejoined Van Halen in 2007, no Hagar-era material ever graced the setlists again). "It may have looked odd on paper but it actually worked live," Cherone told KNAC. "I made a concerted effort to do the old Van Halen tunes that Sammy was not doing. I wanted to do the deep cuts… we did songs their fans had not heard in years."^[3]

However, dissatisfaction with the new album^[4] and the band's troubles in 1996 (arguments over Hagar's sudden departure, followed by a brief reunion with Roth that also ended abruptly) led to the tour's low popularity. Grunge had changed the face of rock music, and Van Halen's fame – which had endured due to their heritage – took a big hit with Hagar's departure.

A 15-date European tour planned for the end of May and June had to be cancelled after four shows only due to Alex Van Halen's injury. The band also cancelled all of their 4 September dates in Brazil and Puerto Rico.^[5]

The April 20 show in Sydney, Australia was recorded live for an MTV special, Live from the 10 Spot. It aired on May 1, 1998.^[6]

Tour dates

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List of 1998 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
Date	City	Country	Venue
March 12, 1998	Hollywood	United States	Billboard Live
March 18, 1998	Toronto	Canada	Sam the Record Man
April 10, 1998	Wellington	New Zealand	Queens Wharf Events Centre
April 11, 1998	Auckland	New Zealand	North Harbour Stadium
April 14, 1998	Launceston	Australia	Silverdome
April 17, 1998	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
April 18, 1998	Canberra		AIS Arena
April 20, 1998	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
April 23, 1998	Newcastle		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
April 24, 1998	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
April 27, 1998	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 29, 1998	Perth		Perth Entertainment Centre
May 13, 1998^[7]	The Woodlands	United States	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 14, 1998	Dallas		Starplex Amphitheater
May 16, 1998	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
May 17, 1998^[8]	Cleveland		Gund Arena
May 19, 1998^[9]	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 21, 1998	Boston		FleetCenter
May 22, 1998^[10]	New York City		Madison Square Garden
May 24, 1998	Philadelphia		CoreStates Spectrum
May 27, 1998	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
May 29, 1998	Nuremberg	Germany	Rock Im Park
May 30, 1998	Halle		Eissporthalle
May 31, 1998	Nürburgring		Rock Am Ring
June 2, 1998	Berlin		Huxley's Neue Welt
July 1, 1998	Phoenix	United States	Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
July 3, 1998	Del Mar		Del Mar Fairgrounds
July 4, 1998	San Bernardino		Blockbuster Pavilion
July 5, 1998	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 7, 1998	Concord		Concord Pavilion
July 8, 1998	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
July 10, 1998	Portland		Rose Garden Arena
July 11, 1998^[11]	George		The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 14, 1998^[12]	Park City		The Canyons
July 16, 1998	Greenwood Village		Coors Amphitheatre
July 18, 1998	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
July 19, 1998	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheater
July 21, 1998	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
July 22, 1998	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
July 24, 1998^[13]	Burgettstown		Starlake Amphitheater
July 25, 1998	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
July 26, 1998^[14]	Hershey		Star Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium
July 28, 1998	Scranton		Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 30, 1998	Charlotte		Blockbuster Pavilion
July 31, 1998	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 2, 1998	Antioch		Starwood Amphitheatre
August 4, 1998	Paso Robles		California Mid-State Fair
August 12, 1998	Boston		Hard Rock Cafe
August 13, 1998	Mansfield		Great Woods Center
August 14, 1998	Mansfield		Great Woods Center
August 15, 1998	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater
August 16, 1998	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 18, 1998	Raleigh		Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
August 19, 1998	Virginia Beach		GTE Amphitheatre
August 21, 1998^[15]	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion
August 22, 1998	Atlantic City		Trump Marina
August 23, 1998	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 25, 1998	Darien Center		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 26, 1998	Toronto	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
August 28, 1998	Richmond	United States	Classic Amphitheater
August 29, 1998	Hartford		Meadows Music Theater
August 31, 1998	Syracuse		State Fair Grandstand
September 2, 1998	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
September 3, 1998	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 5, 1998	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
September 15, 1998	North Myrtle Beach		House of Blues
September 16, 1998	Lake Buena Vista		House of Blues
September 17, 1998	Sunrise		Sunrise Musical Theater
October 2, 1998	Las Vegas		The Joint
October 3, 1998	Las Vegas		The Joint
October 13, 1998	Anchorage		Sullivan Sports Arena
October 16, 1998	Honolulu		Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
October 20, 1998	Hiroshima	Japan	Hiroshima Sun Plaza
October 21, 1998	Fukuoka		Fukuoka Kokusai Center
October 23, 1998	Osaka		Osaka-jo Hall
October 24, 1998	Nagoya		Rainbow Hall
October 26, 1998	Kawasaki		Sangyo Bunka Kaikan
October 28, 1998	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
October 29, 1998
October 30, 1998
November 2, 1998	Yokohama		Yokohama Arena

Box office score data

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List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date (1998)	City	Venue	Attendance	Gross	Ref(s)
May 14	Dallas, United States	Starplex Amphitheatre	13,789	$400,825	^[16]
May 21	Boston, United States	FleetCenter	12,073	$363,730	^[16]

Personnel

Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
Alex Van Halen – drums
Gary Cherone – lead vocals

Additional musician

Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards

References

[1]
Iwasaki, Scott (July 15, 1998). "Van Halen silences the skeptics". No. 31. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p. C3. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
[2]
Wilkening, Matthew; Wardlaw, Matt (March 18, 2016). "The Troubled History of Van Halen's 'III' With Gary Cherone". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
[3]
Carr, David; KNAC.com; July 16, 2009
[4]
Bartos, Colin (March 17, 1998). "Right Now, Van Halen is Failing on 'III'". No. 93. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Michigan Daily. p. 9. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
[5]
"Van Halen Tour: 1998". www.vharchives.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
[6]
"Wanted: Would-Be MTV VJs To Become Viewers' Choice". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 15. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 11, 1998. p. 98. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
[7]
"Concerts in Houston". Victoria, Texas: The Victoria Advocate. May 3, 1998. p. 8D. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Woodlands: May 13 - Van Halen
[8]
"Where To Go/What To Do: Pop, Rock, Jazz". Youngstown, Ohio: The Vindicator. May 14, 1998. p. C2. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Van Halen and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
[9]
"What's Happening". Ludington, Michigan: Ludington Daily News. May 15, 1998. p. 5. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Van Halen with guest Creed will perform at the Palace of Auburn Hills May 19 at 8 p.m.
[10]
"Concert information". No. 92. Meriden, Connecticut: Record-Journal. April 2, 1998. p. A3. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Van Halen concert with special guest Creed, at Madison Square Garden on May 22 at 8 p.m.
[11]
"Gorge summer lineup keeps expanding". Lewiston, Idaho: Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 15, 1998. p. 4D. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Van Halen with special guest TBA, 8 p.m. July 11.
[12]
"Concerts". No. 349. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. May 29, 1998. p. W3. Retrieved April 19, 2022. 14 - Van Halen, The Canyons
[13]
"Tickets on sale: Rock on". Beaver, Pennsylvania: Beaver County Times. June 5, 1998. p. A2. Retrieved April 19, 2022. July 24 Van Halen concert with special guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre.
[14]
"Calendar of Events". No. 126. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Gettysburg Times. May 28, 1998. p. C4. Retrieved April 19, 2022. July 26, 8 p.m. Van Halen with guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd, will perform at Hersheypark Stadium.
[15]
"Sounds: Tough Tickets". No. 146. Fredericksburg, Virginia: The Free Lance-Star. June 18, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved April 19, 2022. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for an Aug. 21 Van Halen concert at Nissan Pavilion.
[16]
"Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 6, 1998. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

III Tour

Background

Tour dates

Box office score data

Personnel

References

External links

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