A Different Kind of Truth (or Viva La Van Halen Tour) was a 2012–13 concert tour for hard rock band Van Halen. It was Van Halen's tour in support of their 2012 album, A Different Kind of Truth.
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A Different Kind of Truth Tour|
Associated album | A Different Kind of Truth |
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Start date | January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05) |
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End date | July 24, 2013 (2013-07-24) |
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Legs | 2 |
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No. of shows | - 55 in North America
- 1 in Oceania
- 4 in Asia
- 60 total
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On December 26, 2011, the official Van Halen website was updated, announcing that tickets for the 2012 tour would be available starting January 10, 2012. On January 10, the single "Tattoo" premiered on radio stations. The band's new album from Interscope Records, entitled A Different Kind of Truth, was released on February 7.
The band did three warm-up shows – Cafe Wha? in New York City on January 5, 2012, Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, California on February 1, and The Forum in Inglewood, California on February 8 – before kicking off the North American leg of the tour in Louisville at KFC Yum! Center on February 18. This leg ended on June 26 at New Orleans Arena. Kool & the Gang opened each show (except Uncasville), through the end of June.[1]
Another North American leg was scheduled to begin July 7 and last until September 25, but was postponed and then cancelled due to the band feeling overworked. Ky-Mani Marley was to open each North American show, starting with the July dates.[2]
By mid year 2012, the tour had grossed $44.9 million with 448,506 total tickets sold. This put Van Halen as the number three tour of the year at that point.[3] The band was scheduled to visit Japan for the first time since their 1998 III Tour with Gary Cherone/since 1979 during their "World Vacation Tour" with David Lee Roth,[4] however, due to Eddie Van Halen's emergency surgery for diverticulitis in August 2012, the Asian tour was rescheduled for June 2013, preceded by the band's first Australia show since 1998 at Stadium Australia in Sydney on April 20, 2013.
The band kicked off the Asian leg at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on June 18, followed by a show at the Tokyo Dome on June 21 (released as Tokyo Dome Live in Concert) and ending with two shows at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on June 24 and 26. The band finished the tour with two shows at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the "Rock USA Festival" on July 20 and at Chumash Grandstand Arena in Paso Robles, California for the "California Mid-State Fair" on July 24.
"I'm happy now when somebody sends me a video of those guys in concert," remarked former singer Sammy Hagar, "and I see Eddie's playing good again. I wish that would have been the guy that did the 2004 tour. If it was, we probably still would have been together."[5]
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Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
Warm Up |
January 5, 2012 |
New York City |
United States |
Cafe Wha? |
February 1, 2012 |
Los Angeles |
Henson Recording Studios |
February 8, 2012 |
Inglewood |
The Forum |
North America |
February 18, 2012 |
Louisville |
United States |
KFC Yum! Center |
February 20, 2012 |
Auburn Hills |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
February 22, 2012 |
Indianapolis |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
February 24, 2012 |
Chicago |
United Center |
February 26, 2012 |
Rosemont |
Allstate Arena |
February 28, 2012 |
New York City |
Madison Square Garden |
March 1, 2012 |
March 3, 2012 |
Uncasville |
Mohegan Sun Arena |
March 5, 2012 |
Philadelphia |
Wells Fargo Center |
March 7, 2012 |
Rochester |
Blue Cross Arena |
March 9, 2012 |
Buffalo |
First Niagara Center |
March 11, 2012 |
Boston |
TD Garden |
March 13, 2012 |
Manchester |
Verizon Wireless Arena |
March 15, 2012 |
Montreal |
Canada |
Centre Bell |
March 17, 2012 |
Toronto |
Air Canada Centre |
March 19, 2012 |
London |
John Labatt Centre |
March 21, 2012 |
Ottawa |
Scotiabank Place |
March 24, 2012 |
Atlantic City |
United States |
Boardwalk Hall |
March 26, 2012 |
University Park |
Bryce Jordan Center |
Reading |
Sovereign Center |
March 28, 2012 |
Washington, D.C. |
Verizon Center |
March 30, 2012 |
Pittsburgh |
Consol Energy Center |
April 1, 2012 |
Rosemont |
Allstate Arena |
North America |
April 10, 2012 |
Sunrise |
United States |
BankAtlantic Center |
April 12, 2012 |
Orlando |
Amway Center |
April 14, 2012 |
Tampa |
Tampa Bay Times Forum |
April 16, 2012 |
Jacksonville |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
April 19, 2012 |
Atlanta |
Philips Arena |
April 21, 2012 |
Greensboro |
Greensboro Coliseum |
April 23, 2012 |
Baltimore |
1st Mariner Arena |
April 25, 2012 |
Charlotte |
Time Warner Cable Arena |
April 27, 2012 |
Nashville |
Bridgestone Arena |
April 29, 2012 |
St. Louis |
Scottrade Center |
May 1, 2012 |
Tulsa |
BOK Center |
May 3, 2012 |
Salt Lake City |
EnergySolutions Arena |
May 5, 2012 |
Tacoma |
Tacoma Dome |
May 7, 2012 |
Vancouver |
Canada |
Rogers Arena |
May 9, 2012 |
Calgary |
Scotiabank Saddledome |
May 11, 2012 |
Edmonton |
Rexall Place |
May 13, 2012 |
Winnipeg |
MTS Centre |
May 16, 2012 |
Orlando |
United States |
Amway Center (Private SAP show) |
May 19, 2012 |
Saint Paul |
Xcel Energy Center |
May 22, 2012 |
Kansas City |
Sprint Center |
May 24, 2012 |
Denver |
Pepsi Center |
May 27, 2012 |
Las Vegas |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
May 29, 2012 |
Reno |
Reno Events Center |
June 1, 2012 |
Los Angeles |
Staples Center |
June 3, 2012 |
Oakland |
Oracle Arena |
June 5, 2012 |
San Jose |
HP Pavilion at San Jose |
June 7, 2012 |
Fresno |
Save Mart Center |
June 9, 2012 |
Los Angeles |
Staples Center[6] |
June 12, 2012 |
Anaheim |
Honda Center |
June 14, 2012 |
San Diego |
Viejas Arena |
June 16, 2012 |
Phoenix |
US Airways Center |
June 18, 2012 |
Albuquerque |
Tingley Coliseum |
June 20, 2012 |
Dallas |
American Airlines Center |
June 22, 2012 |
San Antonio |
AT&T Center |
June 24, 2012 |
Houston |
Toyota Center |
June 26, 2012 |
New Orleans |
New Orleans Arena |
Australia |
April 20, 2013 [A] |
Sydney |
Australia |
Stadium Australia |
Asia |
June 18, 2013 |
Nagoya |
Japan |
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium |
June 21, 2013 |
Tokyo |
Tokyo Dome (Tokyo Dome Live in Concert) |
June 24, 2013 |
Osaka |
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium |
June 26, 2013 |
North America |
July 20, 2013 [B] |
Oshkosh |
United States |
Ford Festival Park (Rock USA Festival) |
July 24, 2013 [C] |
Paso Robles |
Chumash Grandstand Arena (California Mid-State Fair) |
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- Top 200 North American Tours 2012: #8[7]
- Total Gross: US $49.9 million
- Total Attendance: 485,172
- No. of concerts: 50
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert is a part of the Stone Music Festival[8]
- B This concert is a part of the Rock USA Festival[9]
- C This concert is a part of the California Mid-State Fair[10]
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A full private show for SAP was played at Orlando Amway Center on May 16, 2012.[11]
Cancellations
Shows
Legs
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Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
North America |
July 7, 2012 |
Uncasville |
United States |
Mohegan Sun Arena |
July 9, 2012 |
Hampton |
Hampton Coliseum |
July 11, 2012 |
Philadelphia |
Wells Fargo Center |
July 13, 2012 |
East Rutherford |
Meadowlands Arena |
July 15, 2012 |
Baltimore |
1st Mariner Arena |
July 17, 2012 |
Rochester |
Blue Cross Arena |
July 19, 2012 |
Detroit |
Joe Louis Arena |
July 21, 2012 |
London |
Canada |
John Labatt Centre |
July 24, 2012 |
Toledo |
United States |
Huntington Center |
July 26, 2012 |
Grand Rapids |
Van Andel Arena |
July 28, 2012 |
Cleveland |
Quicken Loans Arena |
July 31, 2012 |
Fort Wayne |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
August 2, 2012 |
Columbus |
Value City Arena |
August 4, 2012 |
Knoxville |
Thompson–Boling Arena |
August 6, 2012 |
Memphis |
FedExForum |
August 8, 2012 |
Birmingham |
Legacy Arena |
August 10, 2012 |
Greenville |
BI-LO Center |
August 12, 2012 |
Cincinnati |
U.S. Bank Arena |
August 21, 2012 |
Spokane |
United States |
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
August 23, 2012 |
Portland |
Rose Garden |
August 25, 2012 |
Sacramento |
Power Balance Pavilion |
August 28, 2012 |
Fresno |
Save Mart Center |
August 30, 2012 |
Reno |
Reno Events Center |
September 1, 2012 |
Las Vegas |
Mandalay Bay Events Center |
September 4, 2012 |
Salt Lake City |
Energy Solutions Arena |
September 6, 2012 |
Tucson |
Tucson Arena |
September 8, 2012 |
Albuquerque |
Tingleu Coliseum |
September 11, 2012 |
El Paso |
Don Haskins Center |
September 13, 2012 |
Austin |
Frank Erwin Center |
September 15, 2012 |
Oklahoma City |
Chesapeake Energy Arena |
September 17, 2012 |
Wichita |
Intrust Bank Arena |
September 19, 2012 |
Omaha |
Century Link Arena |
September 21, 2012 |
Moline |
iWireless Center |
September 23, 2012 |
Ashwaubenon |
Resch Center |
September 25, 2012 |
Milwaukee |
BMO Harris Bradley Center |
Asia |
November 20, 2012 |
Osaka |
Japan |
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium |
November 22, 2012 |
November 25, 2012 |
Nagoya |
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium |
November 27, 2012 |
Tokyo |
Tokyo Dome |
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