Balance Tour

The Balance Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen in support of their tenth studio album Balance.

Balance Tour

Tour by Van Halen
Location	Asia Europe North America
Start date	January 27, 1995
End date	November 5, 1995
Legs	7
No. of shows	135
Van Halen concert chronology

Background

The tour was dubbed the "Ambulance" Tour by Eddie Van Halen due to his hip injury caused by avascular necrosis, and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen wearing a neck brace for most of the tour, due to rupturing three vertebrae in his neck.^[1] Consequently, Eddie was a lot more static on stage.^[2] This would be the group's last tour with Sammy Hagar on vocals until 2004.^[3][4] The opening night in Pensacola, and a combination of footage from the two Toronto shows were broadcast on Pay-Per-View.^[5]

The band had not performed any shows as an opening act in over a decade, but on this tour they opened for veteran act Bon Jovi for several sold-out dates at stadiums due to Bon Jovi's huge appeal overseas. Collective Soul, Skid Row, Our Lady Peace,^[5] and Brother Cane opened for Van Halen on the North American legs of the tour.

Reception

Joe Ehrbar, a correspondent from the Spokesman Review, gave the performance he attended at The Gorge a positive review. He opened his review, talking about the state of the band with their injuries, suggesting that it be renamed "Van Handicapped", adding that Alex Van Halen didn't seem so enthusiastic about performing that night. After acknowledging the state of the band, he noted that the band gave an amazing performance with youthful energy and a steady stream of their hit songs, with the show getting better and more climactic. While he stated that the band was notorious over the years for delivering sloppy concerts, they had performed impeccably tight that night.^[2]

Setlists

North America "Right Now" "Big Fat Money" "Why Can't This Be Love" "Top Of The World" "Not Enough" "Bass Solo" "The Seventh Seal" "Amsterdam" "Mine All Mine" "Drum solo" "Can't Stop Loving You" "Feelin" "I Can't Drive 55" "Eagles Fly" "Ain't Talkin Bout Love" "Guitar Solo" "You Really Got Me" "Jump" "There's Only One Way To Rock" "Dreams" "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" "Panama"

Europe "The Seventh Seal" "Runaround" "Best Of Both Worlds" "Ain't Talkin Bout Love" "When It's Love" "Panama" "Feelin" "Guitar Solo" "You Really Got Me" "Dreams" "Why Can't This Be Love" "There's Only One Way To Rock" "Jump" "Right Now"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Warm Up
January 27, 1995	Arnhem	Netherlands	Luxor
January 30, 1995	Milan	Italy	The Factory
January 31, 1995
North America
March 11, 1995	Pensacola	United States	Pensacola Civic Center
March 12, 1995	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum
March 14, 1995	St. Petersburg		ThunderDome
March 17, 1995	Miami		Miami Arena
March 20, 1995	Orlando		Orlando Arena
March 22, 1995	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
March 24, 1995	Dallas		Reunion Arena
March 25, 1995	San Antonio		HemisFair Arena
March 26, 1995	Houston		The Summit
March 28, 1995	El Paso		Special Events Center
March 29, 1995	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
March 31, 1995	Las Vegas		Thomas and Mack Center
April 1, 1995	Phoenix		America West Arena
April 2, 1995	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
April 4, 1995	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
April 5, 1995
April 14, 1995	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
April 15, 1995	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
April 16, 1995
April 18, 1995	Fort Wayne		Allen County Memorial Coliseum
April 19, 1995	Lexington		Rupp Arena
April 21, 1995	Fairborn		Ervin J. Nutter Center
April 22, 1995	Cleveland		Gund Arena
April 23, 1995	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
April 25, 1995	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
April 26, 1995	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
April 28, 1995	Philadelphia		CoreStates Spectrum
April 29, 1995	Worcester		Worcester Centrum
April 30, 1995	Providence		Providence Civic Center
May 2, 1995	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 3, 1995	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial
May 5, 1995	Quebec City	Canada	Colisée de Québec
May 6, 1995	Montreal		Montreal Forum
May 7, 1995	Albany	United States	Knickerbocker Arena
May 13, 1995	Oakland		Oakland Coliseum Arena
May 14, 1995	San Jose		San Jose Arena
May 15, 1995	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
Europe
May 24, 1995	Paris	France	Le Zénith
May 26, 1995	Bremen	Germany	Weserstadion1
May 27, 1995
May 28, 1995	Nijmegen	Netherlands	Goffertpark1
May 30, 1995	Essen	Germany	Georg-Melches-Stadion1
June 1, 1995	Chemnitz		Sportforum1
June 3, 1995	Munich		Olympiastadion (Rock im Park)
June 4, 1995	Nürburg		Nürburgring (Rock am Ring)
June 6, 1995	Berlin		Waldbühne1
June 7, 1995
June 10, 1995	Basel	Switzerland	St. Jakob Stadium1
June 11, 1995	Zeltweg	Austria	Waldstadion1
June 13, 1995	Barcelona	Spain	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc1
June 14, 1995	Madrid		Palacio de Los Deportes
June 15, 1995	Lisbon	Portugal	Estadio Jose Alvalade1
June 17, 1995	Roeselare	Belgium	Rock Werchter1
June 18, 1995	Lahr	Germany	Flughafen Lahr1
June 20, 1995	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy1
June 21, 1995	Cardiff	Wales	Arms Park1
June 23, 1995	London	England	Wembley Stadium1
June 24, 1995
June 25, 1995
June 27, 1995	Newcastle		Gateshead International Stadium1
June 28, 1995	Sheffield		Don Valley Stadium1
June 30, 1995	Roskilde	Denmark	Darupvej (Roskilde Festival)
North America[6]
July 15, 1995	Holmdel	United States	Garden State Arts Center
July 16, 1995
July 18, 1995	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
July 19, 1995	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
July 21, 1995	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
July 22, 1995	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
July 23, 1995
July 25, 1995	Tupelo		Tupelo Coliseum
July 26, 1995	Antioch		Starwood Amphitheater
July 28, 1995	Tinley Park		New World Music Theatre
July 29, 1995	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theater
July 30, 1995	Minneapolis		Target Center
August 1, 1995	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 2, 1995
August 4, 1995	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion
August 5, 1995	Camden		Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
August 6, 1995	Old Orchard Beach		The Ballpark
August 8, 1995	Mansfield		Great Woods
August 9, 1995
August 11, 1995	Burgettstown		Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
August 12, 1995	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
August 13, 1995	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
August 14, 1995	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
August 15, 1995
August 18, 1995	Toronto	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
August 19, 1995
August 20, 1995	Ottawa		Frank Clair Stadium
August 22, 1995	Wantagh	United States	Jones Beach Theater
August 23, 1995
August 25, 1995
August 26, 1995	Hartford		Meadows Music Theatre
August 27, 1995	Scranton		Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center
August 29, 1995	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 30, 1995	Richmond		Classic Amphitheatre
September 1, 1995	Raleigh		Walnut Creek Amphitheater
September 2, 1995	Charlotte		Blockbuster Pavilion
September 3, 1995	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
September 11, 1995	Edmonton	Canada	Northlands Coliseum
September 13, 1995	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
September 15, 1995	Portland	United States	Civic Stadium
September 16, 1995	George		The Gorge Amphitheatre
September 17, 1995	Boise		BSU Pavilion
September 19, 1995	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
September 20, 1995	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 22, 1995	Valley Center		Kansas Coliseum
September 23, 1995	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
September 24, 1995	Moline		MARK of the Quad Cities
September 26, 1995	Memphis		Pyramid Arena
September 27, 1995	Birmingham		Jefferson Civic Center
September 29, 1995	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 30, 1995	Austin		South Park Meadows
October 1, 1995	Dallas		Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
October 3, 1995	Oklahoma City		Myriad Convention Center
October 4, 1995
October 6, 1995	Phoenix		Desert Sky Pavilion
October 7, 1995	Devore		Blockbuster Pavilion
October 8, 1995	Fresno		Selland Arena
October 11, 1995	Reno		Lawlor Events Center
October 13, 1995	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
October 14, 1995	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 15, 1995	Irvine		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Asia
October 25, 1995	Tokyo	Japan	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
October 26, 1995
October 27, 1995
October 29, 1995	Fukuoka		Kokusai Center
October 30, 1995	Osaka		Osaka Castle Hall
November 1, 1995	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
November 2, 1995
North America
November 4, 1995	Honolulu	United States	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
November 5, 1995

• ^Note 1 The band opened for Bon Jovi at these shows.

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references

Date (1995)	City	Venue	Attendance	Gross	Ref(s)
March 17	Miami, United States	Arena	11,748	$331,231	[7]
March 24	Dallas, United States	Reunion Arena	15,367	$414,160	[8]
April 22	Cleveland, United States	Gund Arena	16,406	$477,710	[9]
April 25	East Rutherford, United States	Bryne Meadowlands Arena	17,628	$491,780	[10]
April 26	Uniondale, United States	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	15,323	$444,930
April 28	Philadelphia, United States	CoreStates Spectrum	15,846	$453,738	[9]
May 6	Montreal, Canada	Forum	12,689	$339,225	[10]
July 21	Bonner Springs, United States	Sandstone Amphitheatre	18,000	$461,651	[11]
July 22–23	Maryland Heights, United States	Riverport Amphitheatre	39,898	$971,866
July 28	Tinley Park, United States	World Music Theatre	20,543	$609,880
July 29	East Troy, United States	Alpine Valley Music Theatre	24,572	$722,315
August 11	Burgettstown, United States	Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre	23,250	$528,920	[12]
August 18–19	Toronto, Canada	Molson Amphitheatre	30,215	$735,661
August 20	Ottawa, Canada	Civic Center Arena	14,327	$356,859	[13]
September 11	Edmonton, Canada	Northlands Coliseum	13,987	$376,878	[14]
September 16	George, United States	The Gorge	18,500	$518,350	[15]
September 24	Moline, United States	Mark of the Quad Cities	9,967	$362,346	[16]
September 29	The Woodlands, United States	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	13,007	$373,940	[14]

Personnel

• Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
• Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
• Alex Van Halen – drums
• Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar

Additional musician

• Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards