The Eat 'Em and Smile Tour was a North American concert tour by 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 session musicians that appeared on Eat 'Em Smile: Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Gregg Bissonette (joined by keyboardist Brett Tuggle).
With the success of the Eat 'Em and Smile album in North America, Roth embarked upon an extensive tour. The setlist was almost evenly split between Van Halen songs ("Unchained", "Panama", "Jump") and Roth solo hits ("California Girls", "Yankee Rose", "Goin' Crazy").
As with past Van Halen tours,[citation needed] 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]
^Ain´t Talkin' 'Bout Love, Detroit 1986. Retrieved 19 October 2015 – via YouTube.
^"Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan Solos, Detroit 1986". YouTube.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^"Yankee Rose music video". Dailymotion.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^"David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile Tour Dates - 1986-1987". Jamtothis.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^"David Lee Roth Setlist at Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, September 26, 1986". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^"David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile Tour Dates - 1986-1987". Jamtothis.com. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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The Eat Em and Smile Tour was a North American concert tour by 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 session musicians that appeared on Eat Em Smile Steve Vai Billy Sheehan and Gregg Bissonette joined by keyboardist Brett Tuggle Eat Em and Smile TourTour by David Lee RothTourbook cover for tour in support of Eat Em and Smile Start dateAugust 16 1986End dateFebruary 22 1987Legs2No of shows105 playedDavid Lee Roth concert chronologyEat Em and Smile Tour 1986 1987 Skyscraper Tour 1988 Contents 1 Overview 2 Setlist 3 Tour dates 4 ReferencesOverview EditWith the success of the Eat Em and Smile album in North America Roth embarked upon an extensive tour The setlist was almost evenly split between Van Halen songs Unchained Panama Jump and Roth solo hits California Girls Yankee Rose Goin Crazy As with past Van Halen tours citation needed 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 Edit Shy Boy Talas Tobacco Road John D Loudermilk Unchained Van Halen Panama Van Halen Drum solo Gregg Bissonette Oh Pretty Woman Roy Orbison Ladies Nite in Buffalo Everybody Wants Some Van Halen On Fire Van Halen Bump and Grind Ice Cream Man John Brim Big Trouble Yankee Rose Bass Guitar solos Billy Sheehan Steve Vai Ain t Talkin bout Love Van Halen Goin Crazy Jump Van Halen California Girls The Beach Boys 5 Tour dates EditDate City VenueAugust 16 1986 Hampton Hampton ColiseumAugust 18 1986 Charlotte Charlotte ColiseumAugust 19 1986 Columbia Carolina ColiseumAugust 21 1986 Roanoke Roanoke Civic CenterAugust 22 1986 Knoxville Knoxville Civic ColiseumAugust 23 1986 Nashville Nashville Municipal AuditoriumAugust 25 1986 Huntsville Von Braun Civic CenterAugust 26 1986 Memphis Mid South ColiseumAugust 27 1986 Little Rock Barton ColiseumAugust 29 1986 Norman Lloyd Noble CenterAugust 30 1986 Valley Center Britt Brown ArenaSeptember 2 1986 Bloomington Met CenterSeptember 3 1986 Omaha Omaha Civic AuditoriumSeptember 5 1986 La Crosse La Crosse CenterSeptember 6 1986 Bonner Springs Sandstone AmphitheaterSeptember 7 1986 Carbondale SIU ArenaSeptember 9 1986 Evansville Roberts Municipal StadiumSeptember 12 1986 Madison Dane County ColiseumSeptember 13 1986 Ames Hilton ColiseumSeptember 14 1986 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons CenterSeptember 17 1986 Cincinnati Cincinnati GardensSeptember 18 1986 Battle Creek Kellogg ArenaSeptember 19 1986 Rosemont Rosemont HorizonSeptember 20 1986 Peoria Peoria Civic CenterSeptember 22 1986 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial ColiseumSeptember 23 1986 Indianapolis Market Square ArenaSeptember 25 1986 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic ArenaSeptember 26 1986 Detroit Cobo ArenaSeptember 27 1986September 29 1986 Richfield Richfield ColiseumSeptember 30 1986 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial AuditoriumOctober 2 1986 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic CenterOctober 3 1986 Hartford Hartford Civic CenterOctober 4 1986 New York City Madison Square GardenOctober 5 1986 Worcester Centrum in WorcesterOctober 6 1986October 7 1986 Landover Capital CentreOctober 10 1986 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne ArenaOctober 11 1986 Philadelphia The SpectrumOctober 23 1986 Atlanta The Omni ColiseumOctober 24 1986 Greensboro Greensboro ColiseumOctober 25 1986 Clemson Littlejohn ColiseumOctober 26 1986 Huntington Huntington Civic CenterOctober 28 1986 Richmond Richmond ColiseumOctober 30 1986 Toledo Toledo Sports ArenaOctober 31 1986 Toronto Maple Leaf GardensNovember 1 1986 Montreal Montreal ForumNovember 2 1986 Portland Cumberland County Civic CenterNovember 6 1986 Savannah Savannah Civic CenterNovember 7 1986 Augusta Augusta Richmond County Civic CenterNovember 8 1986 Biloxi Mississippi Coast ColiseumNovember 9 1986 Birmingham Birmingham Jefferson Civic CenterNovember 12 1986 Lakeland Lakeland Civic CenterNovember 13 1986November 14 1986 Pembroke Pines Hollywood SportatoriumNovember 15 1986November 18 1986 Jackson Mississippi ColiseumNovember 20 1986 Tulsa Tulsa Convention CenterNovember 21 1986 Dallas Reunion ArenaNovember 22 1986 Shreveport Hirsch Memorial ColiseumNovember 23 1986 Houston The SummitNovember 26 1986 Austin Frank Erwin CenterNovember 28 1986 El Paso El Paso County ColiseumNovember 29 1986 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumNovember 30 1986 Albuquerque Tingley ColiseumDecember 2 1986 Salt Lake City Salt PalaceDecember 3 1986 Boise BSU PavilionDecember 7 1986 Vancouver Pacific ColiseumDecember 8 1986 Portland Portland Memorial ColiseumDecember 9 1986 Spokane Spokane ColiseumDecember 10 1986 Seattle Seattle Center ColiseumDecember 12 1986 Daly City Cow PalaceDecember 13 1986December 14 1986 Fresno Selland ArenaDecember 16 1986 Las Vegas Thomas amp Mack CenterDecember 18 1986 San Diego San Diego Sports ArenaDecember 19 1986 Inglewood The ForumDecember 20 1986January 7 1987 Calgary Olympic SaddledomeJanuary 8 1987 Edmonton Northlands ColiseumJanuary 10 1987 Winnipeg Winnipeg ArenaJanuary 14 1987 New Haven New Haven ColiseumJanuary 15 1987 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne ArenaJanuary 16 1987 Providence Providence Civic CenterJanuary 17 1987 Augusta Augusta Civic CenterJanuary 19 1987 Utica Utica Memorial AuditoriumJanuary 20 1987 Springfield Springfield Civic CenterJanuary 21 1987 Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial ArenaJanuary 23 1987 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumJanuary 24 1987 Rochester Rochester Community War MemorialJanuary 26 1987 Syracuse Onondaga County War MemorialJanuary 28 1987 Baltimore Baltimore Civic CenterJanuary 30 1987 Saginaw Wendler ArenaJanuary 31 1987 Trotwood Hara ArenaFebruary 1 1987 Ann Arbor Crisler ArenaFebruary 3 1987 Erie Erie Civic CenterFebruary 5 1987 Rockford Rockford MetroCentreFebruary 6 1987 Green Bay Brown County Veterans Memorial ArenaFebruary 7 1987 Duluth Duluth Arena AuditoriumFebruary 9 1987 Milwaukee MECCA ArenaFebruary 11 1987 Columbus Ohio CenterFebruary 12 1987 Chattanooga UTC ArenaFebruary 13 1987 Montgomery Garrett ColiseumFebruary 14 1987 Albany Albany Civic CenterFebruary 18 1987 Lakeland Lakeland Civic CenterFebruary 22 1987 Denver McNichols Sports Arena 6 References Edit Ain t Talkin Bout Love Detroit 1986 Retrieved 19 October 2015 via YouTube Steve Vai Billy Sheehan Solos Detroit 1986 YouTube com Retrieved 19 October 2015 Yankee Rose music video Dailymotion com Retrieved 19 October 2015 David Lee Roth Eat Em And Smile Tour Dates 1986 1987 Jamtothis com Retrieved 19 October 2015 David Lee Roth Setlist at Cobo Arena Detroit MI September 26 1986 Setlist fm Retrieved 17 October 2015 David Lee Roth Eat Em And Smile Tour Dates 1986 1987 Jamtothis com Retrieved 17 October 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eat 27Em and Smile Tour amp oldid 1148238819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
