Start Date: Jan 18, 1984 – End Date: Sep 2, 1984
Locations: North America, Europe (Monsters of Rock)
Van Halen’s massive 1984 tour took them thru the US and Canada selling out multiple nights in a row in most cities and sold-out all 99 shows. They concluded the tour cycle joining AC/DC for the Monsters of Rock tour in Europe from Aug 18 thru Sep 2, 1984.
// TOUR ITINERARY
Note: Dates below in red are links to content posted on this site. Just click to view a specific date. Or you can view all posts from 1984 here.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| First North American Leg | |||
| January 18, 1984 | Jacksonville, Florida | United States | Jacksonville Coliseum |
| January 20, 1984 | Pembroke Pines, Florida | Hollywood Sportatorium | |
| January 21, 1984 | |||
| January 22, 1984 | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland Civic Center | |
| January 24, 1984 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Barton Coliseum | |
| January 25, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Mid-South Coliseum | |
| January 26, 1984 | Jackson, Mississippi | Mississippi Coliseum | |
| January 28, 1984 | Biloxi, Mississippi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | |
| January 29, 1984 | Birmingham, Alabama | Birmingham Jefferson Civic Complex | |
| January 31, 1984 | Savannah, Georgia | Savannah Civic Center | |
| January 31, 1984 | Johnson City, TN | Freedom Hall Civic Center *Cancelled equipment/technical issues | |
| February 1, 1984 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | |
| February 3, 1984 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| February 4, 1984 | Roanoke, Virginia | Roanoke Civic Center | |
| February 5, 1984 | Charleston, West Virginia | Charleston Civic Center | |
| February 7, 1984 | Trotwood, Ohio | Hara Arena | |
| February 9, 1984 | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | |
| February 10, 1984 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | |
| February 11, 1984 | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | |
| February 13, 1984 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Coliseum | |
| February 14, 1984 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | |
| February 15, 1984 | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton Coliseum | |
| February 17, 1984 | Columbia, South Carolina | Carolina Coliseum | |
| February 18, 1984 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Reynolds Coliseum | |
| February 19, 1984 | Augusta, Georgia | Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center | |
| February 20, 1984 | Radio Interview | Rockline with Bob Coburn | |
| February 22, 1984 | Atlanta, Georgia | The Omni | |
| February 23, 1984 | |||
| Second North American Leg | |||
| March 7, 1984 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | United States | Civic Arena |
| March 8, 1984 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Cincinnati Gardens | |
| March 9, 1984 | |||
| March 11, 1984 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | St. Paul Civic Center | |
| March 13, 1984 | Rosemont, Illinois | Rosemont Horizon | |
| March 14, 1984 | Richfield, Ohio | Richfield Coliseum | |
| March 16, 1984 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Worcester Centrum | |
| March 17, 1984 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center | |
| March 18, 1984 | |||
| March 20, 1984 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Spectrum | |
| March 21, 1984 | |||
| March 22, 1984 | Buffalo, New York | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | |
| March 24, 1984 | New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven Coliseum | |
| March 25, 1984 | Landover, Maryland | Capital Centre | |
| March 26, 1984 | |||
| March 29, 1984 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford Civic Center | |
| March 30, 1984 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | |
| March 31, 1984 | |||
| East Rutherford, New Jersey | Meadowlands Arena | ||
| April 2, 1984 | |||
| April 3, 1984 | |||
| April 5, 1984 | Detroit, Michigan | Cobo Hall | |
| April 6, 1984 | |||
| Third North American Leg | |||
| April 14, 1984 | Uniondale, New York | United States | Nassau Coliseum |
| April 17, 1984 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| April 19, 1984 | Montreal, Quebec | Montreal Forum | |
| April 21, 1984 | Quebec City, Quebec | Colisée Pepsi | |
| April 25, 1984 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Winnipeg Arena | |
| April 27, 1984 | Calgary, Alberta | Olympic Saddledome | |
| April 28, 1984 | Edmonton, Alberta | Northlands Coliseum | |
| April 30, 1984 | Seattle, Washington | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| May 1, 1984 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| May 2, 1984 | Portland, Oregon | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| May 4, 1984 | Boise, Idaho | BSU Pavilion | |
| May 5, 1984 | Pocatello, Idaho | Holt Arena | |
| May 7, 1984 | Reno, Nevada | Lawlor Events Center | |
| May 9, 1984 | Daly City, California | Cow Palace | |
| May 10, 1984 | |||
| May 11, 1984 | |||
| May 13, 1984 | Inglewood, California | The Forum | |
| May 14, 1984 | |||
| May 15, 1984 | Paradise, Nevada | Thomas & Mack Center | |
| May 17, 1984 | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
| May 19, 1984 | |||
| May 20, 1984 | San Diego, California | San Diego Sports Arena | |
| May 21, 1984 | |||
| Fourth North American Leg | |||
| June 2, 1984 | Denver, Colorado | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
| June 3, 1984 | |||
| June 5, 1984 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Salt Palace | |
| June 7, 1984 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tingley Coliseum | |
| June 8, 1984 | |||
| June 10, 1984 | Austin, Texas | Frank Erwin Center | |
| June 11, 1984 | San Antonio, Texas | HemisFair Arena | |
| June 13, 1984 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | River Center Arena | |
| June 15, 1984 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Myriad Convention Center | |
| June 16, 1984 | |||
| June 17, 1984 | Valley Center, Kansas | Kansas Coliseum | |
| June 20, 1984 | Kansas City, Missouri | Kemper Arena | |
| June 21, 1984 | |||
| June 23, 1984 | Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |
| June 24, 1984 | |||
| June 26, 1984 | St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Arena | |
| June 27, 1984 | |||
| June 29, 1984 | Peoria, Illinois | Peoria Civic Center | |
| June 30, 1984 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | War Memorial Coliseum | |
| July 1, 1984 | Rockford, Illinois | Rockford Metro Center | |
| July 3, 1984 | Madison, Wisconsin | Dane County Coliseum | |
| July 5, 1984 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Market Square Arena | |
| July 6, 1984 | |||
| July 7, 1984 | Evansville, Indiana | Roberts Municipal Stadium | |
| July 10, 1984 | Houston, Texas | The Summit | |
| July 11, 1984 | |||
| July 12, 1984 | |||
| July 14, 1984 | Dallas, Texas | Reunion Arena | |
| July 15, 1984 | |||
| July 16, 1984 | |||
Monsters of Rock Tour
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates with Van Halen on the bill[1] | |||
| August 18, 1984 | Castle Donington | England | Donington Park |
| August 25, 1984 | Stockholm | Sweden | RÃ¥sunda Stadium |
| August 31, 1984 | Winterthur | Switzerland | Schützenwiese |
| September 1, 1984 | Karlsruhe | Germany | Wildparkstadion |
| September 2, 1984 | Nuremberg | Zeppelinfeld | |
| Following Van Halen’s exit | |||
| September 5, 1984 | Rome | Italy | Nettuno Stadio |
| September 7, 1984 | Turin | Stadio Comunale | |
*Source: Wikipedia and VHarchives.com
Most of the shows in my town were at the very beginning of the month.
April, 2, 1980, June, 2 1981, September 3, 1982, & May 1, 1984.
Must be an unusual coincidence.
I was at this show too, right up front by the extended stage for the first 5 or 6 songs. Clearly remember Dave doing the kick over Mikes head about 5 feet away from me. I dont recall Eddie going right up on the extension stage while I was there. He was about 15 to 20 feet away at the closest. The volume was mindblowing, to say the least.
It was exhilerating to be up front so close, but the heat of the lights and overbearing pressure of being squished like a sardine in a can by the crowd up against the barrier was too uncomfortable for me, so I retreated back about 7 or 8 rows and actually had enjoyed it much more from that viewpoint.
DLR’s sword routine was amazing. Very impressive. The athletic physicalities of stretching himself like an olympic gymnist while quickly twirling the sword around was truly a surprising sight to behold.
Here is a retro write-up from Classic Rock magazine written by Malcome Dome. Not much of a review really. He states they played ” Ice Cream Man “, but I am 99.99 % certain they didn’t on this night.
The band Krokus was in town at the time recording an album with Bruce Fairburn and evidently some of the guys went to this VH show and hung out backstage.
( Not sure if this will turn out readable or not. Copy image & then zoom in to read. )
I remember that show in 1984. I was backstage with Alex (no joke) and we had become so tired so early on the tour he asked me what day it was.
“I said I don’t know”.
He said, “What city is this?”
I said, “I don’t know.”
We asked a local and she told us, so we repeated the conversation for comic effect.
He asked, “What day is today?”
“Show day, Tuesday first of May…I am guessing by the angle of the sun and the birds flying by”
(Yes, we were inside.)
“What city are we in?”
“Vancouver…I think? Everyone is so polite. It must be somewhere in Canada.”
Good times!