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
Start dateJanuary 27, 1995
End dateNovember 5, 1995
Legs7
No. of shows135
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

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
Warm Up
January 27, 1995ArnhemNetherlandsLuxor
January 30, 1995MilanItalyThe Factory
January 31, 1995
North America
March 11, 1995PensacolaUnited StatesPensacola Civic Center
March 12, 1995JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
March 14, 1995St. PetersburgThunderDome
March 17, 1995MiamiMiami Arena
March 20, 1995OrlandoOrlando Arena
March 22, 1995New OrleansLakefront Arena
March 24, 1995DallasReunion Arena
March 25, 1995San AntonioHemisFair Arena
March 26, 1995HoustonThe Summit
March 28, 1995El PasoSpecial Events Center
March 29, 1995AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
March 31, 1995Las VegasThomas and Mack Center
April 1, 1995PhoenixAmerica West Arena
April 2, 1995San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
April 4, 1995InglewoodGreat Western Forum
April 5, 1995
April 14, 1995RosemontRosemont Horizon
April 15, 1995Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
April 16, 1995
April 18, 1995Fort WayneAllen County Memorial Coliseum
April 19, 1995LexingtonRupp Arena
April 21, 1995FairbornErvin J. Nutter Center
April 22, 1995ClevelandGund Arena
April 23, 1995CharlestonCharleston Civic Center
April 25, 1995East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
April 26, 1995UniondaleNassau Coliseum
April 28, 1995PhiladelphiaCoreStates Spectrum
April 29, 1995WorcesterWorcester Centrum
April 30, 1995ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
May 2, 1995BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 3, 1995RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
May 5, 1995Quebec CityCanadaColisée de Québec
May 6, 1995MontrealMontreal Forum
May 7, 1995AlbanyUnited StatesKnickerbocker Arena
May 13, 1995OaklandOakland Coliseum Arena
May 14, 1995San JoseSan Jose Arena
May 15, 1995SacramentoARCO Arena
Europe
May 24, 1995ParisFranceLe Zénith
May 26, 1995BremenGermanyWeserstadion1
May 27, 1995
May 28, 1995NijmegenNetherlandsGoffertpark1
May 30, 1995EssenGermanyGeorg-Melches-Stadion1
June 1, 1995ChemnitzSportforum1
June 3, 1995MunichOlympiastadion
(Rock im Park)
June 4, 1995NürburgNürburgring
(Rock am Ring)
June 6, 1995BerlinWaldbühne1
June 7, 1995
June 10, 1995BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob Stadium1
June 11, 1995ZeltwegAustriaWaldstadion1
June 13, 1995BarcelonaSpainEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc1
June 14, 1995MadridPalacio de Los Deportes
June 15, 1995LisbonPortugalEstadio Jose Alvalade1
June 17, 1995RoeselareBelgiumRock Werchter1
June 18, 1995LahrGermanyFlughafen Lahr1
June 20, 1995ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy1
June 21, 1995CardiffWalesArms Park1
June 23, 1995LondonEnglandWembley Stadium1
June 24, 1995
June 25, 1995
June 27, 1995NewcastleGateshead International Stadium1
June 28, 1995SheffieldDon Valley Stadium1
June 30, 1995RoskildeDenmarkDarupvej
(Roskilde Festival)
North America[6]
July 15, 1995HolmdelUnited StatesGarden State Arts Center
July 16, 1995
July 18, 1995Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
July 19, 1995NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center
July 21, 1995Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
July 22, 1995Maryland HeightsRiverport Amphitheatre
July 23, 1995
July 25, 1995TupeloTupelo Coliseum
July 26, 1995AntiochStarwood Amphitheater
July 28, 1995ChicagoNew World Music Theatre
July 29, 1995East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theater
July 30, 1995MinneapolisTarget Center
August 1, 1995ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatre
August 2, 1995
August 4, 1995BristowNissan Pavilion
August 5, 1995CamdenBlockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
August 6, 1995Old Orchard BeachThe Ballpark
August 8, 1995MansfieldGreat Woods
August 9, 1995
August 11, 1995BurgettstownCoca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
August 12, 1995ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater
August 13, 1995CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
August 14, 1995UniondaleNassau Coliseum
August 15, 1995
August 18, 1995TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
August 19, 1995
August 20, 1995OttawaFrank Clair Stadium
August 22, 1995WantaghUnited StatesJones Beach Theater
August 23, 1995
August 25, 1995
August 26, 1995HartfordMeadows Music Theatre
August 27, 1995ScrantonMontage Mountain Performing Arts Center
August 29, 1995ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion
August 30, 1995RichmondClassic Amphitheatre
September 1, 1995RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheater
September 2, 1995CharlotteBlockbuster Pavilion
September 3, 1995AtlantaCoca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
September 11, 1995EdmontonCanadaNorthlands Coliseum
September 13, 1995VancouverPacific Coliseum
September 15, 1995PortlandUnited StatesCivic Stadium
September 16, 1995GeorgeThe Gorge Amphitheatre
September 17, 1995BoiseBSU Pavilion
September 19, 1995Salt Lake CityDelta Center
September 20, 1995Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 22, 1995Valley CenterKansas Coliseum
September 23, 1995AmesHilton Coliseum
September 24, 1995MolineMARK of the Quad Cities
September 26, 1995MemphisPyramid Arena
September 27, 1995BirminghamJefferson Civic Center
September 29, 1995The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 30, 1995AustinSouth Park Meadows
October 1, 1995DallasCoca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
October 3, 1995Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
October 4, 1995
October 6, 1995PhoenixDesert Sky Pavilion
October 7, 1995DevoreBlockbuster Pavilion
October 8, 1995FresnoSelland Arena
October 11, 1995RenoLawlor Events Center
October 13, 1995SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre
October 14, 1995Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
October 15, 1995IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Asia
October 25, 1995TokyoJapanYoyogi National Gymnasium
October 26, 1995
October 27, 1995
October 29, 1995FukuokaKokusai Center
October 30, 1995OsakaOsaka Castle Hall
November 1, 1995TokyoNippon Budokan
November 2, 1995
North America
November 4, 1995HonoluluUnited StatesNeal 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

Additional musician

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