The Balance "Ambulance" Tour

The Balance "Ambulance" Tour 1995

Tour by Van Halen
Start date	March 11, 1995
End date	November 5, 1995
Legs	7
No. of shows	131 played
Van Halen concert chronology

The Balance Tour was a concert tour by hard rock Van Halen promoting their album Balance. It was dubbed the "Ambulance" Tour by Eddie Van Halen due to his hip injury caused by avascular necrosis, and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen wearing a neck brace for most of the tour, due to rupturing three vertebrae in his neck. Consequently, Eddie was a lot more static on stage. This would be the group's last tour with Sammy Hagar on vocals until 2004, when he briefly rejoined the band for a summer tour. The opening night in Pensacola, and a combination of footage from the two Toronto shows were broadcast on Pay-Per-View.

The band had not performed any shows as an opening act in over a decade, but opened for veteran act Bon Jovi for several dates at stadiums on this tour due to Bon Jovi's huge appeal overseas. Skid Row, Our Lady Peace,and Collective Soul opened for Van Halen on the North American leg of the tour.

Setlists

Typical North American Setlist

1. Right Now
2. Big Fat Money
3. Why Can't This Be Love
4. Top Of The World
5. Not Enough
6. Bass Solo
7. The Seventh Seal
8. Amsterdam
9. Mine All Mine
10. Drum Solo
11. Can't Stop Loving You
12. Feelin
13. I Can't Drive 55
14. Eagles Fly
15. Ain't Talkin Bout Love
16. Guitar Solo
17. You Really Got Me
18. Jump
19. There's Only One Way To Rock
20. Dreams
21. Dont Tell Me (What Love Can Do)
22. Panama

Typical European Setlist (Opening For Bon Jovi)

1. The Seventh Seal
2. Runaround
3. Best Of Both Worlds
4. Ain't Talkin Bout Love
5. When It's Love
6. Panama
7. Feelin
8. Guitar Solo
9. You Really Got Me
10. Dreams
11. Why Can't This Be Love
12. There's Only One Way To Rock
13. Jump
14. Right Now

Tour dates

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Date	City	Country	Venue
First North American leg
March 11, 1995	Pensacola, Florida	United States	Pensacola Civic Center
March 12, 1995	Jacksonville, Florida		Jacksonville Coliseum
March 14, 1995	St. Petersburg, Florida		The Thunderdome
March 17, 1995	Miami, Florida		Miami Arena
March 20, 1995	Orlando, Florida		Amway Arena
March 22, 1995	New Orleans, Louisiana		Lakefront Arena
March 24, 1995	Dallas, Texas		Reunion Arena
March 25, 1995	San Antonio, Texas		HemisFair Arena
March 26, 1995	Houston, Texas		The Summit
March 28, 1995	El Paso, Texas		Don Haskins Center
March 29, 1995	Albuquerque, New Mexico		Tingley Coliseum
March 31, 1995	Las Vegas, Nevada		Thomas and Mack Center
April 1, 1995	Phoenix, Arizona		America West Arena
April 2, 1995	San Diego, California		San Diego Sports Arena
April 4, 1995	Inglewood, California		The Forum
April 5, 1995
Second North American leg
April 14, 1995	Rosemont, Illinois	United States	Rosemont Horizon
April 15, 1995	Auburn Hills, Michigan		The Palace of Auburn Hills
April 16, 1995
April 18, 1995	Fort Wayne, Indiana		War Memorial Coliseum
April 19, 1995	Lexington, Kentucky		Rupp Arena
April 21, 1995	Fairborn, Ohio		Ervin J. Nutter Center
April 22, 1995	Cleveland, Ohio		Gund Arena
April 23, 1995	Charleston, West Virginia		Charleston Civic Center
April 25, 1995	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Brendan Byrne Arena
April 26, 1995	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Coliseum
April 28, 1995	Philadelphia		CoreStates Spectrum
April 29, 1995	Worcester, Massachusetts		The Centrum
April 30, 1995	Providence, Rhode Island		Providence Civic Center
May 2, 1995	Buffalo, New York		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
May 3, 1995	Rochester, New York		Rochester Community War Memorial
May 5, 1995	Quebec City, Quebec	Canada	Colisée de Québec
May 6, 1995	Montreal		Montreal Forum
May 7, 1995	Albany, New York	United States	Knickerbocker Arena
May 13, 1995	Oakland, California		Oakland Coliseum
May 14, 1995	San Jose, California		San Jose Arena
May 15, 1995	Sacramento, California		ARCO Arena
European leg
May 24, 1995	Paris	France	Le Zénith
May 26, 1995	Bremen	Germany	Weserstadion (opening for Bon Jovi)
May 27, 1995
May 28, 1995	Nijmegen	Netherlands	Goffertpark (opening for Bon Jovi)
May 30, 1995	Essen	Germany	Georg Melcher Stadium (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 1, 1995	Chemnitz		Sportforum (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 3, 1995	Munich		Olympiastadion
June 4, 1995	Nürburgring		Nürburgring Race Track
June 6, 1995	Berlin		Waldbühne (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 7, 1995
June 10, 1995	Basel	Switzerland	Football Stadium (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 11, 1995	Zeltweg	Austria	Waldstadion (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 13, 1995	Barcelona	Spain	Estadio Olímpico Montjuic (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 14, 1995	Madrid		Palacio de Los Deportes
June 15, 1995	Lisbon	Portugal	Estadio Jose Alvalade (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 17, 1995	Roeselare	Belgium	Rock Werchter (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 18, 1995	Lahr	Germany	Lahr Airfield (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 20, 1995	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 21, 1995	Cardiff	Wales	Arms Park (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 23, 1995	London	England	Wembley Stadium (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 24, 1995
June 25, 1995
June 27, 1995	Newcastle		Gateshead International Stadium (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 28, 1995	Sheffield		Don Valley Stadium (opening for Bon Jovi)
June 30, 1995	Roskilde	Denmark	Roskilde Festival
Third North American leg
July 15, 1995	Holmdel, New Jersey	United States	Garden State Arts Center
July 16, 1995
July 18, 1995	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio		Blossom Music Center
July 19, 1995	Noblesville, Indiana		Deer Creek Music Center
July 21, 1995	Bonner Springs, Kansas		Sandstone Amphitheater
July 22, 1995	Maryland Heights, Missouri		Riverport Amphitheater
July 25, 1995	Tupelo, Mississippi		Tupelo Coliseum
July 26, 1995	Antioch, Tennessee		Starwood Amphitheater
July 28, 1995	Chicago		New World Music Theatre
July 29, 1995	East Troy, Wisconsin		Alpine Valley Music Theater
July 30, 1995	Minneapolis, Minnesota		Target Center
August 1, 1995	Clarkston, Michigan		Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 2, 1995
August 4, 1995	Bristow, Virginia		Nissan Pavilion
August 5, 1995	Camden, New Jersey		Tweeter Waterfront Centre
August 6, 1995	Old Orchard Beach, Maine		The Ball Park
August 8, 1995	Mansfield, Massachusetts		Great Woods
August 9, 1995
August 11, 1995	Burgettstown, Pennsylvania		Starlake Amphitheater
August 12, 1995	Columbus, Ohio		Polaris Amphitheater
August 13, 1995	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
August 14, 1995	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Coliseum
August 15, 1995
August 18, 1995	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
August 19, 1995
August 20, 1995	Ottawa, Ontario		Frank Clair Stadium
August 22, 1995	Wantagh, New York	United States	Jones Beach Amphitheater
August 23, 1995
August 24, 1995
August 26, 1995	Hartford, Connecticut		Meadows Music Theater
August 27, 1995	Scranton, Pennsylvania		Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
August 29, 1995	Columbia, Maryland		Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 30, 1995	Richmond, Virginia		Classic Amphitheatre at Strawberry Hill
September 1, 1995	Raleigh, North Carolina		Alltel Pavilion
September 2, 1995	Charlotte, North Carolina		Blockbuster Pavilion
September 3, 1995	Atlanta		Lakewood Amphitheater
Fourth North American leg
September 11, 1995	Edmonton, Alberta	Canada	Northlands Coliseum
September 13, 1995	Vancouver, British Columbia		Pacific Coliseum
September 15, 1995	Portland, Oregon	United States	Civic Stadium
September 16, 1995	George, Washington		Gorge Amphitheater
September 17, 1995	Boise, Idaho		BSU Pavilion
September 19, 1995	Salt Lake City, Utah		Delta Center
September 20, 1995	Greenwood Village, Colorado		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 22, 1995	Valley Center, Kansas		Kansas Coliseum
September 23, 1995	Ames, Iowa		Hilton Coliseum
September 24, 1995	Moline, Illinois		MARK of the Quad Cities
September 26, 1995	Memphis, Tennessee		Pyramid Arena
September 27, 1995	Birmingham, Alabama		Birmingham Jefferson Civic Complex
September 29, 1995	The Woodlands, Texas		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 30, 1995	Austin, Texas		Frank Erwin Center - actually at Southpark Meadows
October 1, 1995	Dallas, Texas		Starplex Amphitheater
October 3, 1995	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		Myriad Convention Center
October 4, 1995
October 6, 1995	Phoenix, Arizona		Desert Sky Pavilion
October 7, 1995	Devore, California		Hyundai Pavilion
October 8, 1995	Fresno, California		Selland Arena
October 11, 1995	Reno, Nevada		Lawlor Events Center
October 13, 1995	Sacramento, California		Cal Expo Amphitheater
October 14, 1995	Mountain View, California		Shoreline Amphitheater
October 15, 1995	Irvine, California		Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
Asia
October 25, 1995	Tokyo	Japan	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
October 26, 1995
October 27, 1995
October 29, 1995	Fukuoka		Kokusai Center
October 30, 1995	Osaka		Osaka Castle Hall
November 1, 1995	Tokyo		Budokan Hall
November 2, 1995
Hawaii concerts
November 4, 1995	Honolulu, Hawaii	United States	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
November 5, 1995

References

1. Van Halen Past to present Tour Info Archived January 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.