VAN HALEN ON THE ROAD, SETLIST CLEAR

VAN HALEN ON THE ROAD, SETLIST CLEAR

VAN HALEN is officially on the road for the first time in 22 years with original singer David Lee Roth.

The tour kicked off in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday night.

The setlist, as expected, was all sourced from the Roth era albums from the self-titled debut in 1978 through to his final album with the band, 1984's '1984'.

Putting the albums back to back, the band performed:

Van Halen (1978) 8 tracks
Van Halen II (1979) 3 tracks
Women and Children First (1980) 3 tracks
Fair Warning (1981) 3 tracks
Diver Down (1982) 2 tracks
1984 (1984) 5 tracks

01. You Really Got Me (from Van Halen, 1978)
02. I'm the One (from Van Halen, 1978)
03. Runnin' With the Devil (from Van Halen, 1978)
04. Romeo Delight (from Women and Children First, 1980)
05. Somebody Get Me a Doctor (from Van Halen II, 1979)
06. Beautiful Girls (from Van Halen II, 1979)
07. Dance the Night Away (from Van Halen II, 1979)
08. Atomic Punk (from Van Halen, 1978)
09. Everybody Wants Some (from Women and Children First, 1980)
10. So This Is Love? (from Fair Warning, 1981)
11. Mean Street (from Fair Warning, 1981)
12. Pretty Woman (from Diver Down, 1982)
13. Drum Solo
14. Unchained (from Fair Warning, 1981)
15. I'll Wait (from 1984, 1984)
16. And the Cradle Will Rock (from Women and Children First, 1980)
17. Hot for Teacher (from 1984, 1984)
18. Little Dreamer (from Van Halen, 1978)
19. Little Guitars (from Diver Down, 1982)
20. Jamie's Cryin' (from Van Halen, 1978)
21. Ice Cream Man (from Van Halen, 1978)
22. Panama (from 1984, 1984)
23. Guitar Solo (incl. "Women in Love" intro, "Cathedral", "Eruption")
24. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (from Van Halen, 1978)
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25. 1984 (from 1984, 1984)
26. Jump (from 1984, 1984)

The next show is tonight in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Dates for the Van Halen tour are:

Thu 09.27 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena ?
Sat 09.29 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum ?
Mon 10.01 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center ?
Wed 10.03 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center ?
Fri 10.05 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena ?
Sun 10.07 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre ?
Wed 10.10 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
?Fri 10.12 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre ?
Sun 10.14 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Field House ?
Tue 10.16 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
Thu 10.18 Chicago, IL United Center ?
Sat 10.20 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena ?
Mon 10.22 Auburn Hills, MI Palace of Auburn Hills ?
Wed 10.24 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Fri 10.26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center ?
Sun 10.28 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center ?
Tue 10.30 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden?
Thu 11.01 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center ?
Sat 11.03 E. Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena ?
Thu 11.08 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum ?
Sat 11.10 Montreal, QC Bell Centre ?
Tue 11.13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden ?
Tue 11.20 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Fri 11.23 Glendale, AZ Jobing.Com Arena?
Sun 11.25 San Diego, CA Cox Arena ?
Tue 11.27 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena ?
Sat 12.01 Portland, OR Rose Garden?
Mon 12.03 Seattle, WA Key Arena ?
Wed 12.05 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place ?
Fri 12.07 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome ?
Sun 12.09 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place?
Sun 12.16 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose