Tokyo Dome Live in Concert

Tokyo Dome Live in Concert is a live album by American rock band Van Halen, released on March 31, 2015. It is their first live album with original lead vocalist David Lee Roth and second live album overall after 1993's Live: Right Here, Right Now. It is the final Van Halen album released during Eddie Van Halen's lifetime, as well as their last release as a band.

Tokyo Dome Live in Concert
Live album by Van Halen
Released	March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
Recorded	June 21, 2013
Venue	Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	119:52
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Van Halen
Van Halen chronology
A Different Kind of Truth (2012) Tokyo Dome Live in Concert (2015) The Japanese Singles 1978–1984 (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Collector	[2]

History

The official press release announcing the album arrived on February 5, 2015. This was only after the information leaked a couple days earlier and after months of speculation.^[3]

The album is Van Halen's first live album with their original lead singer David Lee Roth and third bassist Wolfgang Van Halen. The album features songs from every Roth-fronted Van Halen album, including their 2012 release, A Different Kind of Truth. However, the album has been criticized for Roth's vocal performance.^[4]

According to Eddie Van Halen, the band originally wanted to remix 25 original song demos that Van Halen had done before they were signed to a major label; however, the original tapes could not be found. They then considered releasing recordings of their early club performances, but the sound quality was deemed too poor. As a result, it was decided to choose a concert recording from their A Different Kind of Truth Tour. According to Eddie, they had a Pro Tools workstation attached to their mixing board each night of that tour. The rest of the band left it up to Roth to pick what live performance would be released, and he chose the Tokyo Dome show.^[5]

The cover artwork is an update of an existing 1935 painting of the SS Normandie by Cassandre.^[6]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Unchained"		Fair Warning (1981)	4:56
2.	"Runnin' with the Devil"		Van Halen (1978)	3:44
3.	"She's the Woman"	E. Van Halen A. Van Halen Roth Wolfgang Van Halen	A Different Kind of Truth (2012)	2:57
4.	"I'm the One"		Van Halen	4:12
5.	"Tattoo"	E. Van Halen A. Van Halen Roth W. Van Halen	A Different Kind of Truth	4:32
6.	"Everybody Wants Some!!"		Women and Children First (1980)	8:30
7.	"Somebody Get Me a Doctor"		Van Halen II (1979)	3:22
8.	"China Town"	E. Van Halen A. Van Halen Roth W. Van Halen	A Different Kind of Truth	3:22
9.	"Hear About It Later"		Fair Warning	5:11
10.	"(Oh) Pretty Woman"	Roy Orbison Bill Dees	Diver Down (1982)	3:08
11.	"Me & You (Drum Solo)" (titled "Drum Struck" on digital releases)	A. Van Halen		2:54
12.	"You Really Got Me"	Ray Davies	Van Halen	5:34
Total length:				52:22

All tracks are written by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, and Michael Anthony, except where noted.

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Dance the Night Away"		Van Halen II	4:27
2.	"I'll Wait"	E. Van Halen A. Van Halen Roth Anthony Michael McDonald	1984 (1984)	5:03
3.	"And the Cradle Will Rock..."		Women and Children First	3:44
4.	"Hot for Teacher"		1984	5:44
5.	"Women in Love..."		Van Halen II	4:25
6.	"Romeo Delight"		Women and Children First	5:47
7.	"Mean Street"		Fair Warning	5:11
8.	"Beautiful Girls"		Van Halen II	3:36
9.	"Ice Cream Man"	John Brim	Van Halen	5:10
10.	"Panama"		1984	4:20
11.	"Eruption"		Van Halen	8:08
12.	"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"		Van Halen	6:07
13.	"Jump"		1984	5:48
Total length:				67:30

Personnel

• David Lee Roth – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Ice Cream Man"
• Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
• Wolfgang Van Halen – bass, backing vocals
• Alex Van Halen – drums

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	115
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	71
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	48
French Albums (SNEP)[11]	87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	64
Japan (Oricon)[13]	19
Scotland (Official)[14]	57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	59
US (Billboard 200)[16]	20
US (Billboard Rock Chart)[17]	5