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Hide Your Sheep Tour

The Hide Your Sheep Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their fifth studio album Diver Down.

Hide Your Sheep Tour
Tour by Van Halen
Location
  • North America
  • South America
Associated albumDiver Down
Start dateJuly 14, 1982 (1982-07-14)
End dateMay 29, 1983 (1983-05-29)
Legs3
No. of shows97
Van Halen concert chronology

Background

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When the North American leg of the tour had concluded, the band accepted an offer to perform in South America as they had never performed there. The South American leg was dubbed the "No Problems Tour" when they performed there for a month.[1] After performing in South America, the band concluded the tour with a performance in San Bernardino, performing as a headliner for "Heavy Metal Day" on May 29, 1983 as part of the US Festival alongside headliners Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Quiet Riot, Triumph and Mötley Crüe.[2] They were reportedly paid $1.5 million for their performance at the US Festival despite the disappointment of the festival's organizers.[3][4] During this tour, Eddie Van Halen began to use Kramer guitars which had been endorsed in early 1982, notably with a custom double neck.[5] Relations between the members of the band were beginning to hit an all-time low due to the constant partying, which resulted in the band arguing with one another, and creating grudges.[6]

Reception

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Pete Bishop from the Pittsburgh Press gave Van Halen's performance a mixed review. He opened by stating that the reader should forget the show for a moment, and note the aspect of the show being David Lee Roth who Bishop wrote was giving an "obnoxious, disgusting exhibition" which the band did not need. He added about the fan response when they threw things on stage and jumped on stage only to get tossed back off while also noting problems that happened before the show. When going to the show, he praised the entertainment and the lighting such as the strobe lights at the base of Alex Van Halen's drum platform. Adding to the term 'entertainment', Bishop stated that they were in the best physical rock 'n' roll tradition too - adding praise to Roth's vocals. He, however, criticized that the volume had ruled too often, drowning out Roth's vocals in a muddle of bass and drums, making it almost impossible to recognize songs.[7]

Dave Stuckrath from the Lakeland Ledger gave the performance he attended in Lakeland a poor rating, opening his review by stating that the band was more spectacle than music. He criticized the set as being poorly paced and uneven - only to be saved by their pyrotechnic lighting effects. He also added about the deafening wall of sound which rendered the music and lyrics meaningless than their records. He noted that a Van Halen concert was flashy but was musically and emotionally empty, having to rely on gimmicks and Roth's usage of obscene words and gestures. According to Stuckrath, they did nothing but "degrade rock 'n' roll's past, including that there was nothing original about their music and behavior. He concluded his review, saying that the audience had missed the opening acts which he said were the most entertaining part of the evening.[8] The paper later published a letter by Candy Blank, a fan at the concert, who slammed Stuckrath's criticism, said the crowd was hardly bored, and called the music "fantastic".[9]

Setlist

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Tour dates

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Date[10] City Country Venue
North America
July 14, 1982 Augusta United States Augusta Civic Center
July 16, 1982 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
July 17, 1982 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
July 18, 1982 Columbia Carolina Coliseum
July 20, 1982 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Coliseum
July 22, 1982 Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center
July 23, 1982 Jackson Mississippi Coliseum
July 24, 1982 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum
July 27, 1982 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium
July 29, 1982 Trotwood Hara Arena
July 30, 1982 Louisville Freedom Hall
July 31, 1982 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
August 3, 1982 Rockford Rockford MetroCenter
August 4, 1982 Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
August 6, 1982 St. Louis Checkerdome
August 7, 1982 Kansas City Kemper Arena
August 8, 1982 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium
August 10, 1982 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center
August 11, 1982 Madison Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 13, 1982 Detroit Cobo Arena
August 14, 1982
August 15, 1982
August 17, 1982 Milwaukee MECCA Arena
August 18, 1982 Green Bay Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
August 19, 1982 Chicago UIC Pavilion
August 21, 1982 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
September 1, 1982 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum
September 2, 1982 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum
September 3, 1982 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
September 5, 1982 Fresno United States Selland Arena
September 7, 1982 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 9, 1982 Inglewood The Forum
September 10, 1982
September 11, 1982
September 14, 1982 Daly City Cow Palace
September 15, 1982
September 17, 1982 Las Vegas Aladdin Theatre
September 19, 1982 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
September 21, 1982 Oklahoma City Myriad Convention Center
September 22, 1982 Tulsa Tulsa Assembly Center
September 23, 1982 Houston The Summit
September 24, 1982
September 25, 1982 Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
September 26, 1982 Casper Casper Events Center
October 7, 1982 New Haven New Haven Coliseum
October 8, 1982 New York City Madison Square Garden
October 9, 1982 Syracuse Carrier Dome
October 11, 1982 Landover Capital Centre
October 12, 1982
October 15, 1982 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
October 16, 1982
October 18, 1982 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
October 19, 1982 Philadelphia Spectrum
October 20, 1982
October 22, 1982 Worcester Worcester Centrum
October 23, 1982
October 24, 1982
October 26, 1982 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
October 27, 1982 Montreal Montreal Forum
October 30, 1982 Roanoke United States Roanoke Civic Center
October 31, 1982 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
November 1, 1982 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena
November 3, 1982 Atlanta Omni Coliseum
November 5, 1982 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
November 6, 1982 Lexington Rupp Arena
November 7, 1982 Chattanooga UTC Arena
November 13, 1982 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
November 14, 1982 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
November 15, 1982
November 18, 1982 Dallas Reunion Arena
November 19, 1982
November 20, 1982 Austin Frank Erwin Center
November 22, 1982 San Antonio San Antonio Convention Center
November 24, 1982 Valley Center Kansas Coliseum
November 26, 1982 Baton Rouge Riverside Centroplex
November 28, 1982 Mobile Mobile Municipal Auditorium
November 29, 1982 Huntsville Von Braun Civic Center
November 30, 1982 Asheville Asheville Civic Center
December 2, 1982 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
December 4, 1982 Johnson City Freedom Hall Civic Center
December 5, 1982 Raleigh Reynolds Coliseum
December 7, 1982 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center
December 9, 1982 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium
December 10, 1982
December 11, 1982 Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum
South America
January 16, 1983 Caracas Venezuela Poliedro de Caracas
January 17, 1983
January 18, 1983
January 21, 1983 São Paulo Brazil Ginásio do Ibirapuera
January 22, 1983
January 23, 1983
January 25, 1983 Rio de Janeiro Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
January 26, 1983
January 27, 1983
January 28, 1983 Porto Alegre Gigantinho
January 29, 1983
February 1, 1983
February 5, 1983 Montevideo Uruguay Cilindro Municipal
February 11, 1983 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Obras Sanitarias
February 12, 1983
US Festival
May 29, 1983 Devore United States Glen Helen Pavilion

Box office score data

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List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1982) 		City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s)
July 14 Augusta, United States Civic Center 7,779 $79,755 [11]
July 16 Greensboro, United States Coliseum 11,498 $119,443
July 17 Charlotte, United States Coliseum 12,610 $126,153
July 18 Columbia, United States Carolina Coliseum 9,940 $98,922
July 20 Knoxville, United States Coliseum 9,752 $99,531 [12]
July 22 Birmingham, United States Jefferson Civic Center 16,000 $166,000
July 24 Biloxi, United States Mississippi Coast Coliseum 14,941 $153,890
July 30 Louisville, United States Freedom Hall 17,601 $150,602 [13]
July 31 Fort Wayne, United States Coliseum 9,000 $84,455
August 3 Rockford, United States Metro Centre 8,110 $99,275
August 4 Des Moines, United States Memorial Auditorium 10,625 $99,695 [14]
August 11 Madison, United States Dane County Coliseum 10,100 $94,601
August 17 Milwaukee, United States MECCA Arena 8,500 $85,293 [15]
September 1 Portland, United States Coliseum 11,000 $136,275 [16]
September 2 Seattle, United States Seattle Center Coliseum 14,906 $149,136
September 3 Vancouver, Canada Pacific Coliseum 11,748 $145,789
September 5 Fresno, United States Selland Arena 7,200 $69,615
September 7 Phoenix, United States Coliseum 15,800 $165,900 [17]
September 9–11 Inglewood, United States Forum 43,212 $520,717 [18]
September 14–15 San Francisco, United States Cow Palace 29,000 $325,123 [19]
September 23–24 Houston, United States Summit 34,096 $321,099 [20]
October 7 New Haven, United States Coliseum 9,900 $111,719 [21]
October 8 New York City, United States Madison Square Garden 16,258 $206,896 [22]
October 9 Syracuse, United States Carrier Dome 30,128 $301,280
October 19–20 Philadelphia, United States Spectrum 29,401 $300,474
October 22–24 Worcester, United States Centrum 32,636 $364,642
October 26 Toronto, Canada Maple Leaf Gardens 14,399 $173,358 [23]
October 30 Roanoke, United States Civic Center 11,000 $120,744 [24]
October 31 Hampton, United States Coliseum 13,800 $144,438
November 5 Cincinnati, United States Riverfront Coliseum 12,360 $131,383 [25]
November 7 Chattanooga, United States UTC Arena 9,823 $98,621 [24]
November 13 Uniondale, United States Nassau Coliseum 13,909 $182,103
November 14–15 East Rutherford, United States Brendan Byrne Arena 35,888 $454,122
November 20 Austin, United States Frank Erwin Center 13,232 $131,016 [26]
November 22 San Antonio, United States Convention Center 13,081 $126,799
December 2 Memphis, United States Mid-South Coliseum 10,162 $106,115 [27]
December 7 Lakeland, United States Civic Center 10,000 $107,446 [28]
December 9–10 Miami, United States Hollywood Sportatorium 21,921 $246,611
December 11 Jacksonville, United States Memorial Coliseum 11,628 $127,271

Personnel

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Christopher 2021, p. 81.
  2. ^ Christopher 2021, p. 85.
  3. ^ "Van Halen's 'US Festival' Concert Revisited". May 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bash staged". Devore, California: Ellensburg Daily Record. May 31, 1983. p. 5. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Tolinski & Gill 2021.
  6. ^ Life: Van Halen. Meredith Corporation. 2020. ISBN 9781547856466.
  7. ^ Bishop, Pete (November 1, 1982). "Van Halen concert spoiled by 'vocals' of lead singer". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press. p. A-11. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Stuckrath, Dave (December 9, 1982). "Van Halen gives a loud lesson in what's wrong with rock". Lakeland, Florida: Lakeland Ledger. p. 1C. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Blank, Candy (December 27, 1982). "The crowd loved Van Halen". Lakeland, Florida: Lakeland Ledger. p. 10A. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Van Halen Tour Dates Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 31, 1982. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
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  28. ^ "Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 25, 1982. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

General sources

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  • Christopher, Michael (2021). Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock. Lanham, Maryland: Backbeat. ISBN 9781493062102.
  • Tolinski, Brad; Gill, Chris (2021). Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen (First ed.). New York, New York: Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306826672.
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