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, 1986Hampton, VirginiaHampton Coliseum
August 18, 1986Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum
August 19, 1986Columbia, South CarolinaCarolina Coliseum
August 21, 1986Roanoke, VirginiaRoanoke Civic Center
August 22, 1986Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville Civic Coliseum
August 23, 1986Nashville, TennesseeMunicipal Auditorium
August 25, 1986Huntsville, AlabamaVon Braun Civic Center
August 26, 1986Memphis, TennesseeMid-South Coliseum
August 27, 1986Little Rock, ArkansasBarton Coliseum
August 29, 1986Norman, OklahomaLloyd Noble Center
September 2, 1986Bloomington, MinnesotaMet Center
September 3, 1986Omaha, NebraskaOmaha Civic Auditorium
September 5, 1986La Crosse, WisconsinThe Center
September 6, 1986Kansas City, MissouriSandstone Amphitheater
September 7, 1986Carbondale, IllinoisSIU Arena
September 9, 1986Evansville, IndianaRoberts Municipal Stadium
September 12, 1986Madison, WisconsinDane County Coliseum
September 13, 1986Ames, IowaHilton Coliseum
September 14, 1986Cedar Rapids, IowaFive Seasons Center
September 17, 1986CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
September 18, 1986Battle Creek, MichiganKellogg Arena
September 19, 1986ChicagoRosemont Horizon
September 20, 1986Peoria, IllinoisPeoria Civic Center
September 22, 1986Fort Wayne, IndianaAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
September 23, 1986Indianapolis, IndianaMarket Square Arena
September 25, 1986Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Civic Arena
September 26, 1986Detroit MichiganCobo Arena
September 27, 1986Detroit MichiganCobo Arena
September 29, 1986Cleveland, OhioRichfield Coliseum
September 30, 1986Buffalo, New YorkMemorial Auditorium
October 2, 1986Glens Falls, New YorkGlens Falls Civic Center
October 3, 1986Hartford, ConnecticutHartford Civic Center
October 4, 1986New York CityMadison Square Garden
October 5, 1986Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester Centrum
October 6, 1986Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester Centrum
October 7, 1986Landover, MarylandCapital Center
October 10, 1986East Rutherford, New JerseyBrendan Byrne Arena
October 11, 1986PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
October 23, 1986AtlantaThe Omni
October 24, 1986Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro Coliseum
October 25, 1986Clemson, South CarolinaLittlejohn Coliseum
October 26, 1986Huntington, West VirginiaHuntington Civic Center
October 28, 1986Richmond, VirginiaRichmond Coliseum
October 30, 1986Toledo, OhioToledo Sports Arena
October 31, 1986TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
November 1, 1986MontrealMontreal Forum
November 2, 1986Portland, MaineCumberland County Civic Center
November 6, 1986Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah Civic Center
November 7, 1986Augusta, GeorgiaAugusta Civic Center
November 8, 1986Biloxi, MississippiMississippi Coast Coliseum
November 9, 1986Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
November 12, 1986Lakeland, FloridaLakeland Civic Center
November 13, 1986Lakeland, FloridaLakeland Civic Center
November 14, 1986Hollywood, FloridaHollywood Sportatorium
November 15, 1986Hollywood, FloridaHollywood Sportatorium
November 18, 1986Jackson, MississippiMississippi Coliseum
November 20, 1986Tulsa, OklahomaTulsa Convention Center
November 21, 1986Dallas, TexasReunion Arena
November 22, 1986Shreveport, LouisianaHirsch Memorial Coliseum
November 23, 1986HoustonThe Summit
November 26, 1986Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center
November 28, 1986El Paso, TexasEl Paso County Coliseum
November 29, 1986Phoenix, ArizonaVeterans Memorial Coliseum
November 30, 1986Albuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum
December 2, 1986Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
December 3, 1986Boise, IdahoBoise State University Pavilion
December 7, 1986VancouverPacific Coliseum
December 8, 1986Portland, OregonPortland Coliseum
December 9, 1986Spokane, WashingtonSpokane Coliseum
December 10, 1986SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
December 12, 1986San FranciscoThe Cow Palace
December 13, 1986San FranciscoThe Cow Palace
December 14, 1986Fresno, CaliforniaSelland Arena
December 16, 1986Las VegasThomas and Mack Center
December 18, 1986San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
December 19, 1986Los AngelesThe Forum
December 20, 1986Los AngelesThe Forum
Second North American leg
January 7, 1987CalgaryOlympic Saddledome
January 8, 1987EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
January 10, 1987WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
January 14, 1987New Haven, ConnecticutVeterans Memorial Coliseum
January 15, 1987East Rutherford, New JerseyBrendan Byrne Arena
January 16, 1987Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence Civic Center
January 17, 1987Augusta, MaineAugusta Civic Center
January 19, 1987Utica, New YorkUtica Memorial Auditorium
January 20, 1987Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield Civic Center
January 21, 1987Binghamton, New YorkBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
January 23, 1987Uniondale, New YorkNassau Coliseum
January 24, 1987Rochester, New YorkRochester War Memorial
January 26, 1987Syracuse, New YorkOnondaga County War Memorial
January 28, 1987BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center
January 30, 1987Saginaw, MichiganWendler Arena
January 31, 1987Dayton, OhioHara Arena
February 1, 1987Ann Arbor, MichiganCrisler Arena
February 3, 1987Erie, PennsylvaniaErie Civic Center
February 5, 1987Rockford, IllinoisRockford Metro Center
February 6, 1987Green Bay, WisconsinBrown County Arena
February 7, 1987Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth Entertainment Convention Center
February 9, 1987MilwaukeeMECCA Arena
February 11, 1987Columbus, OhioOhio Center
February 12, 1987Chattanooga, TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee Arena
February 13, 1987Montgomery, AlabamaGarrett Coliseum
February 14, 1987Albany, GeorgiaAlbany Civic Center
February 18, 1987Lakeland, FloridaLakeland Civic Center
February 22, 1987DenverMcNichols 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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