Skyscraper Tour

The Skyscraper Tour was a North American, European, Japanese, and Australian concert tour by hard rock singer David Lee Roth. It was his second ever solo concert tour, and is the only tour to have featured the line-up of Roth, Steve Vai, Matt Bissonette, Gregg Bissonette, and Brett Tuggle.

Skyscraper Tour
Tour by David Lee Roth
Tourbook cover
Start dateMarch 4, 1988
End dateDecember 13, 1988
Legs2
No. of shows146 played
David Lee Roth concert chronology

History

With the success of the Skyscraper album and "Just Like Paradise" single, an even more extensive tour than its predecessor (the Eat 'Em and Smile Tour) was embarked upon – this time visiting outside of just the United States and Canada, and including dates in Europe, Japan, and Australia. Like the prior tour, the setlist featured Van Halen classics ("Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", "Hot for Teacher", "Jump", etc.), solo hits ("Goin' Crazy", "Yankee Rose", the aforementioned "Just Like Paradise", etc.), and cover tunes ("Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody", "California Girls", "You Really Got Me", etc.).

Some of the concert highlights included Roth lowering himself onto the stage via rope (a la a mountain climber) for the song "Skyscraper,"[1] the entire band playing a steel drum solo together, the singer climbing up a ladder and singing the song "Panama" from a boxing ring located at the other end of the venue,[2] and riding a surfboard back to the stage during "California Girls."[3] The stage set can be viewed in the performance footage included in the "Just Like Paradise" music video.[4]

The tour included a performance at the Monsters of Rock festival in England, which also included performances by Iron Maiden, Kiss, Megadeth, and Guns N' Roses, among others. This would be the last Roth solo tour to feature Vai in its line-up. The opening acts on the North American leg of the tour included Faster Pussycat and Poison at various points. Guns N' Roses was originally supposed to open the first month of the U.S. leg of the tour, but cancelled and was replaced by Faster Pussycat.[5] On the European tour, Poison was announced as opener but cancelled. Among the replacements were Great White and Dutch AOR band Zinatra.

Set list
  1. "The Bottom Line"
  2. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen song)
  3. "Just Like Paradise"
  4. "Knucklebones"
  5. "Goin' Crazy!"
  6. "Hot for Teacher" (Van Halen song)
  7. "Easy Street" (Edgar Winter cover)
  8. "Skyscraper"
  9. "Hot Dog and a Shake"
  10. "Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" (Louis Prima cover)
  11. "Yankee Rose"
  12. "Panama" (Van Halen song)
  13. "California Girls" (The Beach Boys cover)
  14. "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks cover)
  15. "Jump" (Van Halen song)[6]

Tour dates
Date City Venue
North American Leg
March 4, 1988Lakeland, FloridaLakeland Civic Center
March 5, 1988
March 6, 1988Hollywood, FloridaHollywood Sportatorium
March 9, 1988Cedar Rapids, IowaFive Seasons Center
March 11, 1988Madison, WisconsinDane County Coliseum
March 12, 1988Peoria, IllinoisPeoria Civic Center
March 13, 1988Battle Creek, MichiganKellogg Arena
March 15, 1988Fort Wayne, IndianaAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
March 16, 1988Saginaw, MichiganWendler Arena
March 18, 1988Niagara Falls, New YorkNiagara Falls Civic Center
March 19, 1988Toledo, OhioToledo Sports Arena
March 20, 1988Columbus, OhioOhio Center
March 22, 1988Dayton, OhioHara Arena
March 24, 1988Johnstown, PennsylvaniaCambria County War Memorial Arena
March 25, 1988Hampton, VirginiaHampton Coliseum
March 26, 1988Salisbury, MarylandWicomico Civic Center
March 28, 1988Glens Falls, New YorkGlens Falls Civic Center
March 29, 1988Portland, MaineCumberland County Civic Center
March 30, 1988Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence Civic Center
April 1, 1988Utica, New YorkUtica Memorial Auditorium
April 2, 1988Rochester, New YorkRochester War Memorial
April 3, 1988Binghamton, New YorkBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
April 5, 1988Erie, PennsylvaniaErie Civic Center
April 7, 1988East Rutherford, New JerseyBrendan Byrne Arena
April 8, 1988Hartford, ConnecticutHartford Civic Center
April 9, 1988Richmond, VirginiaRichmond Coliseum
April 11, 1988Hershey, PennsylvaniaHersheypark Arena
April 13, 1988TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
April 14, 1988Richfield, OhioRichfield Coliseum
April 15, 1988Washington, D.C.Capital Centre
April 17, 1988PhiladelphiaSpectrum
April 18, 1988Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaStabler Arena
April 19, 1988Syracuse, New YorkOnondaga County War Memorial
April 21, 1988Uniondale, New YorkNassau Coliseum
April 22, 1988Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester Centrum
April 23, 1988Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester Centrum
April 26, 1988Minneapolis, MinnesotaMet Center
April 27, 1988Milwaukee, WisconsinMECCA Arena
April 29, 1988Kansas City, MissouriKemper Arena
April 30, 1988St Louis, MissouriThe Arena
May 1, 1988CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
May 3, 1988Memphis, TennesseeMid-South Coliseum
May 4, 1988Nashville, TennesseeMunicipal Auditorium
May 5, 1988AtlantaThe Omni
May 7, 1988Dallas, TexasReunion Arena
May 9, 1988Houston, TexasSummit
May 10, 1988Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center
May 12, 1988El Paso, TexasEl Paso County Coliseum
May 13, 1988Albuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum
May 14, 1988Denver, ColoradoMcNichols Arena
May 15, 1988Casper, WyomingCasper Events Center
May 17, 1988Billings, MontanaMetraPark Arena
May 18, 1988Spokane, WashingtonSpokane Coliseum
May 20, 1988Seattle, WashingtonSeattle Center Coliseum
May 21, 1988Vancouver, British ColumbiaPNE Coliseum
May 22, 1988Portland, OregonMemorial Coliseum
May 24, 1988Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Palace
May 25, 1988Reno, NevadaLawlor Events Center
May 27, 1988Oakland, CaliforniaOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
May 28, 1988
June 10, 1988Los AngelesForum
June 11, 1988Laguna Hills, CaliforniaIrvine Meadows
June 14, 1988Sacramento, CaliforniaCal Expo Amphitheater
June 16, 1988Fresno, CaliforniaSelland Arena
June 17, 1988San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
June 18, 1988Phoenix, ArizonaVeterans Memorial Coliseum
June 20, 1988Odessa, TexasEctor County Coliseum
June 21, 1988San Antonio, TexasConvention Center
June 22, 1988Lake Charles, LouisianaCivic Center
June 24, 1988Shreveport, LouisianaHirsch Memorial Coliseum
June 25, 1988Jackson, MississippiMississippi Coliseum
June 26, 1988Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
June 28, 1988Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum
June 29, 1988Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro Coliseum
July 1, 1988Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Coliseum
July 2, 1988Albany, GeorgiaAlbany Civic Center
July 3, 1988Biloxi, MississippiMississippi Coast Coliseum
July 6, 1988Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah Civic Center
July 8, 1988Columbia, South CarolinaCarolina Coliseum
July 9, 1988Roanoke, VirginiaRoanoke Civic Center
July 10, 1988Huntington, West VirginiaHuntington Civic Center
July 12, 1988PhiladelphiaSpectrum
July 13, 1988New York CityMadison Square Garden
July 15, 1988New Haven, ConnecticutVeterans Memorial Coliseum
July 16, 1988Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield Civic Center
July 17, 1988Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Civic Arena
July 20, 1988Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville Civic Coliseum
July 22, 1988Huntsville, AlabamaVon Braun Civic Center
July 23, 1988Little Rock, ArkansasBarton Coliseum
July 24, 1988Oklahoma City, OklahomaThe Myriad
July 26, 1988Wichita, KansasKansas Coliseum
July 27, 1988Omaha, NebraskaOmaha Civic Auditorium
July 29, 1988Lexington, KentuckyRupp Arena
July 30, 1988Indianapolis, IndianaMarket Square Arena
August 1, 1988Cuyahoga Falls, OhioBlossom Music Center
August 3, 1988Vaughan, OntarioKingswood Music Theatre
August 4, 1988Columbia, MarylandMerriweather Post Pavilion
August 6, 1988Ionia, MichiganIonia Free Fair
August 7, 1988East Troy, WisconsinAlpine Valley Music Theater
August 9, 1988MontrealMontreal Forum
August 10, 1988OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
August 11, 1988Manchester, New HampshireRiverfront Park
August 13, 1988Charlevoix, MichiganCastle Farms
August 14, 1988Auburn Hills, MichiganThe Palace of Auburn Hills
European/Japanese/Australian Leg
August 20, 1988Leicestershire, EnglandCastle Donington
August 24, 1988Helsinki, FinlandIcehall
August 27, 1988Schweinfurt, GermanyMainwiesen
August 28, 1988Bochum, GermanyRuhrstadion
August 30, 1988London, EnglandHammersmith Odeon
August 31, 1988
September 2, 1988Paris, FranceLe Zénith[7]
September 3, 1988
September 4, 1988Tilburg, NetherlandsGemeentelijk Sportpark Stadion
September 20, 1988Sapporo, JapanMakomanai Ice Arena
September 22, 1988Sendai, JapanSendai Gym
September 23, 1988Yokohama, JapanYokohama Bunka Gym
September 24, 1988
September 26, 1988Nagoya, JapanNagoya Rainbow Hall
September 27, 1988Osaka, JapanOsaka Castle Hall
September 28, 1988
September 30, 1988Tokyo, JapanYoyogi National Gymnasium
October 1, 1988
October 3, 1988Budokan
October 4, 1988
October 12, 1988MelbourneNational Tennis Centre
October 15, 1988Adelaide, AustraliaThebarton Theatre
October 17, 1988Canberra, AustraliaBruce Stadium
October 18, 1988SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
October 22, 1988Brisbane, AustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
November 14, 1988Birmingham, EnglandNational Exhibition Centre
November 15, 1988London, EnglandWembley Arena
November 17, 1988Edinburgh, ScotlandPlayhouse Theatre
November 18, 1988Edinburgh, ScotlandPlayhouse Theatre
November 21, 1988Toulouse, FranceLe Gymnase
November 22, 1988Barcelona, SpainPalacio Municipal De Deportes
November 24, 1988Madrid, SpainSports City of Real Madrid Pavilion
November 26, 1988San Sebastian, SpainVelódromo de Anoeta
November 28, 1988Milan, ItalyPalatrussardi
November 29, 1988Turin, ItalyPalasport
December 2, 1988Stockholm, SwedenIsstadion
December 3, 1988Gothenburg, SwedenScandinavium
December 5, 1988Oslo, NorwaySkedsmohallen
December 7, 1988Lund, SwedenOlympen
December 8, 1988Copenhagen, DenmarkK.B. Hallen
December 10, 1988Brussels, BelgiumForest National
December 13, 1988Rotterdam, HollandRotterdam Ahoy

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References
  1. "Skyscraper, Toronto 1988". YouTube.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. "Panama, Toronto 1988". YouTube.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  3. "California Girls, Toronto 1988". YouTube.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. "Just Like Paradise Music Video". YouTube.com. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. "G n' R 1988 Setlist Almanac". gnrontour.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  6. "David Lee Roth Setlist at Kingswood Music Theatre, Vaughan, ON, Canada , August 3, 1988". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  7. "David Lee Roth HUGE 46x62 1988 Paris France Concert Tour Poster 100% Real RARE". www.collectors.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  8. "David Lee Roth – Skyscraper Tour Dates – 1988". Jamtothis.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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