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The Early Days of Van Halen

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Location
  
North America

End date
  
February 25, 1978

Start date
  
1971 (1971)

No. of shows
  
1971 (1 known) 1972 (1 known) 1973 (3 known) 1974 (66 known) 1975 (60 known) 1976 (93 known) 1977 (51 known) 1978 (5 known) Total: 280 known

Information

Take Your Whiskey Home
• January 1, 1974: Earliest Ever Known Performance
• February 8, 1975: Only Ever & Last Known Live Performance until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


In a Simple Rhyme
• January 1, 1974: Earliest Ever Known Performance
• May 29, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 8, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until July 5, 2015 during the "Summer/Fall North America Tour (2015)"


House of Pain
• November 22, 1975: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 8, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until January 18, 1984 during the "1984 Tour"


She's the Woman
• January 2, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Performance
• May 9, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• June 30, 1976: Last Known Live Performance
• January 1, 1977: Last Known Performance until January 5, 2012 during "A Different Kind of Truth Tour"


Last Night (Hang 'Em High)
• May 9, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 8, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"


Somebody Get Me a Doctor
• May 9, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 18, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"


Eyes of the Night
• May 29, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• June 30, 1976: Last Known Live Performance until the "World Vacation Tour" (1979)


Dead or Alive
• June 1, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 25, 1978: Last Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"


Voodoo Queen (Mean Street)
• January 1, 1977: Earliest Ever Known Performance as "Voodoo Queen"
• June 10, 1977: Only Ever & Last Known Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"


Bottoms Up!
• June 10, 1977: Earliest Ever, Only, & Last Known Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"


Tora! Tora!/Loss of Control
• October 1, 1977: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• February 25, 1978: Last Known Live Performance until March 19, 1980 during the "World Invasion Tour"


Down in Flames (Tattoo)
• December 31, 1977: Earliest Ever, Only, & Last Known Live Performance as "Down in Flames" until the "1978 World Tour"


Summertime Blues ("Eddie Cochran" Cover)
• May 27, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• October 1, 1977: Last Known Live Performance until the "1978 World Tour"


Happy Trails ("Roy Rogers" & "Dales Evans" Cover)
• September 18, 1976: Earliest Ever Known Live Performance
• December 31, 1977: Last Known Live Performance until July 14, 1982 during the "Hide Your Sheep Tour"

References

The Early Days of Van Halen Wikipedia