Eat 'Em and Smile Tour

The Eat 'Em and Smile Tour was a North American concert tour by hard rock singer David Lee Roth. It was his first tour since leaving Van Halen in 1985, and is the only tour to have featured the line-up of Roth, Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Gregg Bissonette (as well as touring keyboardist Brett Tuggle).

Eat 'Em and Smile Tour
Tour by David Lee Roth
Tourbook cover (for tour in support of Eat 'Em and Smile)
Start dateAugust 16, 1986
End dateFebruary 22, 1987
Legs2
No. of shows105 played
David Lee Roth concert chronology

Overview

With the success of the Eat 'Em and Smile album in North America, an extensive tour was embarked upon. The setlist was almost evenly split between Van Halen classics ("Unchained", "Panama", "Jump", etc.) and Roth solo hits ("California Girls", "Yankee Rose", "Goin' Crazy", etc.). As with past Van Halen tours, Roth once again incorporated a concert trademark in which he sang a song ("Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love") from a mini stage in the middle of the venue at each performance, while the rest of the band continued to perform on the main stage.[1] Another concert highlight was an extended guitar and bass solo "battle" (often lasting over ten minutes), which saw Vai and Sheehan try to top each other on their respective instrument.[2] No professionally filmed or recorded video or audio footage has ever been released from this tour, but its massive stage set can be seen in the performance section of the "Yankee Rose" video.[3] The opening acts on this tour included Cinderella and Tesla at various points.

A video shoot took place on February 17, 1987 in Lakeland, Florida.[4]

Setlist
  1. "Shy Boy" (Talas cover)
  2. "Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk cover)
  3. "Unchained" (Van Halen song)
  4. "Panama" (Van Halen song)
  5. Drum solo
  6. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison cover)
  7. "Ladies' Nite in Buffalo?"
  8. "Everybody Wants Some!!" (Van Halen song)
  9. "On Fire" (Van Halen song)
  10. "Bump and Grind"
  11. "Ice Cream Man" (John Brim cover)
  12. "Big Trouble"
  13. "Yankee Rose"
  14. Bass/Guitar Solos
  15. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen song)
  16. "Goin' Crazy!"
  17. "Jump" (Van Halen song)
  18. "California Girls" (The Beach Boys cover)[5]

Tour dates
Date City Venue
First North American Leg
August 16, 1986HamptonHampton Coliseum
August 18, 1986CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
August 19, 1986ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
August 21, 1986RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center
August 22, 1986KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum
August 23, 1986NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
August 25, 1986HuntsvilleVon Braun Civic Center
August 26, 1986MemphisMid-South Coliseum
August 27, 1986Little RockBarton Coliseum
August 29, 1986NormanLloyd Noble Center
August 30, 1986Valley CenterBritt Brown Arena
September 2, 1986BloomingtonMet Center
September 3, 1986OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium
September 5, 1986La CrosseLa Crosse Center
September 6, 1986Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
September 7, 1986CarbondaleSIU Arena
September 9, 1986EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
September 12, 1986MadisonDane County Coliseum
September 13, 1986AmesHilton Coliseum
September 14, 1986Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
September 17, 1986CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
September 18, 1986Battle CreekKellogg Arena
September 19, 1986RosemontRosemont Horizon
September 20, 1986PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
September 22, 1986Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
September 23, 1986IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
September 25, 1986PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
September 26, 1986DetroitCobo Arena
September 27, 1986
September 29, 1986RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
September 30, 1986BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
October 2, 1986Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center
October 3, 1986HartfordHartford Civic Center
October 4, 1986New York CityMadison Square Garden
October 5, 1986WorcesterCentrum in Worcester
October 6, 1986
October 7, 1986LandoverCapital Centre
October 10, 1986East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
October 11, 1986PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
October 23, 1986AtlantaThe Omni Coliseum
October 24, 1986GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
October 25, 1986ClemsonLittlejohn Coliseum
October 26, 1986HuntingtonHuntington Civic Center
October 28, 1986RichmondRichmond Coliseum
October 30, 1986ToledoToledo Sports Arena
October 31, 1986TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
November 1, 1986MontrealMontreal Forum
November 2, 1986PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
November 6, 1986SavannahSavannah Civic Center
November 7, 1986AugustaAugusta-Richmond County Civic Center
November 8, 1986BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
November 9, 1986BirminghamBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
November 12, 1986LakelandLakeland Civic Center
November 13, 1986
November 14, 1986Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
November 15, 1986
November 18, 1986JacksonMississippi Coliseum
November 20, 1986TulsaTulsa Convention Center
November 21, 1986DallasReunion Arena
November 22, 1986ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum
November 23, 1986HoustonThe Summit
November 26, 1986AustinFrank Erwin Center
November 28, 1986El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
November 29, 1986PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 30, 1986AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
December 2, 1986Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
December 3, 1986BoiseBSU Pavilion
December 7, 1986VancouverPacific Coliseum
December 8, 1986PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum
December 9, 1986SpokaneSpokane Coliseum
December 10, 1986SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
December 12, 1986Daly CityCow Palace
December 13, 1986
December 14, 1986FresnoSelland Arena
December 16, 1986Las VegasThomas & Mack Center
December 18, 1986San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
December 19, 1986InglewoodThe Forum
December 20, 1986
Second North American leg
January 7, 1987CalgaryOlympic Saddledome
January 8, 1987EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
January 10, 1987WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
January 14, 1987New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
January 15, 1987East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
January 16, 1987ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
January 17, 1987AugustaAugusta Civic Center
January 19, 1987UticaUtica Memorial Auditorium
January 20, 1987SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center
January 21, 1987BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
January 23, 1987UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
January 24, 1987RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
January 26, 1987SyracuseOnondaga County War Memorial
January 28, 1987BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center
January 30, 1987SaginawWendler Arena
January 31, 1987TrotwoodHara Arena
February 1, 1987Ann ArborCrisler Arena
February 3, 1987ErieErie Civic Center
February 5, 1987RockfordRockford MetroCentre
February 6, 1987Green BayBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
February 7, 1987DuluthDuluth Arena Auditorium
February 9, 1987MilwaukeeMECCA Arena
February 11, 1987ColumbusOhio Center
February 12, 1987ChattanoogaUTC Arena
February 13, 1987MontgomeryGarrett Coliseum
February 14, 1987AlbanyAlbany Civic Center
February 18, 1987LakelandLakeland Civic Center
February 22, 1987DenverMcNichols Sports Arena

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References
  1. Ain´t Talkin' 'Bout Love, Detroit 1986. Retrieved 19 October 2015 – via YouTube.
  2. "Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan Solos, Detroit 1986". YouTube.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. "Yankee Rose music video". Dailymotion.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. "David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile Tour Dates - 1986-1987". Jamtothis.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. "David Lee Roth Setlist at Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, September 26, 1986". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. "David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile Tour Dates - 1986-1987". Jamtothis.com. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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