1986 Van Halen 5150 Concert Tour Ticket Stub + Michael Anthony Bass Guitar Pick

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1 - Van Halen 5150 concert tour ticket stub from May 23, 1986 at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy Wisconsin.
1 - Michael Anthony Bass Guitar Pick - from this concert!  I was in row C, and was lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time!
5150 Tour
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5150 Tour
Tour
by
Van Halen
Location
North America
Associated album
5150
Start date
March 27, 1986
End date
November 3, 1986
Legs
3
No.
of shows
111
Van Halen
concert chronology
1984 Tour
(1984)
5150 Tour
(1986)
OU812 Tour
(1989)
The
5150 Tour
was a
concert tour
by
hard rock
band
Van Halen
.
Contents
1
History
2
Setlist
3
Tour dates
4
References
5
External links
History
[
edit
]
This was the band's first tour with
Sammy Hagar
on
lead vocals
(and second
electric guitar
), following the acrimonious departure of original singer
David Lee Roth
. It promoted the band's first album with Hagar,
5150
.
Like many Van Halen tours, the routing took the band across North America only, as traveling internationally was hard for the band's complicated and heavy stage set. Furthermore, Hagar wanted to establish himself as the new singer in their homeland. The first leg of the tour was entirely United States dates, though Canadian ones slipped into the second and third legs.
The tour took place in the aftermath of the David Lee Roth-Van Halen split, with the fanbase being split too. Those who had joined the new Van Halen's side used the concerts as an opportunity to voice their stance, frequently via unison chants of "F*** Dave!"
[1]
The tour set a trend later Hagar-era ones would follow: the number of pre-Hagar Van Halen songs was kept to a minimum, with the singer willing only to play that era's best-known songs. An Eddie Van Halen/Hagar guitar duel was also a usual part of the concerts. "Rock and Roll" by
Led Zeppelin
was the closing song every night. Canadian rock legends
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
,
[2]
Loverboy
and
Kim Mitchell
opened a few dates in
Rochester
and
Buffalo
, and were support acts on many of the outdoor stadium gigs in North America.
The tour was supposed to start with dates in
Hawaii
and
Alaska
, but they were cancelled at the last minute, due to the band finishing the mixing of the album.
The group's biggest hit, "
Jump
", was usually omitted from the
set list
, or sung by the audience instead of Hagar. Almost all the songs from
5150
were played, as well as covers and some of Hagar's pre-Van Halen work. The latter included his recent
MTV
hit "I Can't Drive 55" and
Montrose
songs. The addition of Hagar's guitar gave
Eddie Van Halen
more room to move, or to play
keyboards
on certain songs.
The tour was a major high for the band, albeit with a couple of low points. The first was when their new manager
Ed Leffler
was hospitalized in Texas after an altercation in a hotel elevator. The second was when Eddie's wife
Valerie Bertinelli
suffered a
miscarriage
; she didn't reveal to Eddie that she was pregnant at the time, until it was too late.
"We were selling records faster than they could print them and we were selling out every show," recalled Hagar. "We felt invincible."
[3]
The second concert at
New Haven Coliseum
was filmed and shown live on television and released on
VHS
as
Live Without a Net
; it has subsequently been released on
DVD
.
Setlist
[
edit
]
You Really Got Me
There's Only One Way To Rock
Summer Nights
Get Up
Drum solo
Dreams (Not included until May 16)
5150
Bass Solo
Panama
Best Of Both Worlds
Love Walks In
Good Enough
Guitar Solo
I Can't Drive 55
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Why Can't This Be Love (Played after drum solo before May 16)
Jump (Cut from setlist after May 14)
Rock and Roll
(Led Zeppelin cover)
Tour dates
[
edit
]
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America (1st Leg)
March 27, 1986
Shreveport
United States
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
March 28, 1986
Little Rock
Barton Coliseum
March 29, 1986
Memphis
Mid-South Coliseum
March 31, 1986
Birmingham
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
April 1, 1986
Huntsville
Von Braun Civic Center
April 3, 1986
Jackson
Mississippi Coliseum
April 4, 1986
Baton Rouge
Riverside Centroplex
April 5, 1986
Biloxi
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
April 7, 1986
Pembroke Pines
Hollywood Sportatorium
April 8, 1986
North Fort Myers
Lee County Civic Center
April 10, 1986
Lakeland
Lakeland Civic Center
April 11, 1986
April 12, 1986
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Coliseum
April 14, 1986
Atlanta
Omni Coliseum
April 16, 1986
Columbia
Carolina Coliseum
April 18, 1986
Louisville
Freedom Hall
April 19, 1986
Evansville
Roberts Municipal Stadium
April 20, 1986
Nashville
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
April 22, 1986
Rosemont
Rosemont Horizon
April 23, 1986
[4]
April 24, 1986
Rockford
Rockford MetroCentre
April 26, 1986
Carbondale
SIU Arena
April 27, 1986
Peoria
Peoria Civic Center
April 29, 1986
Saint Paul
St. Paul Civic Center
April 30, 1986
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Center
May 2, 1986
Fort Wayne
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
May 3, 1986
Indianapolis
Market Square Arena
May 4, 1986
May 5, 1986
Milwaukee
MECCA Arena
May 6, 1986
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Gardens
May 7, 1986
May 9, 1986
Detroit
Joe Louis Arena
May 10, 1986
May 11, 1986
May 13, 1986
Pittsburgh
Civic Arena
May 14, 1986
Charleston
Charleston Civic Center
May 16, 1986
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
May 17, 1986
Hampton
Hampton Coliseum
May 18, 1986
Roanoke
Roanoke Civic Center
May 20, 1986 ?
Atlanta ?
Omni Coliseum ?
May 21, 1986
Knoxville
Knoxville Civic Coliseum
May 23, 1986
East Troy
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
May 24, 1986
May 26, 1986
Des Moines
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
May 27, 1986
Omaha
Omaha Civic Auditorium
May 28, 1986
Valley Center
Kansas Coliseum
May 30, 1986
Kansas City
Kemper Arena
May 31, 1986
North America (2nd leg)
June 28, 1986
San Diego
United States
San Diego Sports Arena
June 29, 1986
July 2, 1986
Inglewood
The Forum
July 3, 1986
July 5, 1986
July 8, 1986
Chandler
Compton Terrace
July 10, 1986
Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center
July 12, 1986
Boulder
Folsom Field
(
Colorado Sun-Day
)
July 14, 1986
Albuquerque
Tingley Coliseum
July 16, 1986
Oklahoma City
Myriad Convention Center
July 19, 1986
Dallas
Cotton Bowl
(
Texxas Jam
)
July 21, 1986
St. Louis
St. Louis Arena
July 22, 1986
July 23, 1986
July 25, 1986
Richfield
Richfield Coliseum
July 26, 1986
July 28, 1986
East Rutherford
Brendan Byrne Arena
July 29, 1986
July 31, 1986
August 1, 1986
August 2, 1986
Uniondale
Nassau Coliseum
August 4, 1986
Philadelphia
Spectrum
August 5, 1986
August 6, 1986
August 8, 1986
Landover
Capital Centre
August 9, 1986
August 11, 1986
Worcester
Worcester Centrum
August 12, 1986
August 14, 1986
August 15, 1986
August 18, 1986
Toronto
Canada
CNE Grandstand
August 20, 1986
Montreal
Montreal Forum
August 22, 1986
Providence
United States
Providence Civic Center
August 23, 1986
Portland
Cumberland County Civic Center
August 24, 1986
August 26, 1986
New Haven
New Haven Coliseum
(
Live Without a Net
)
August 27, 1986
August 29, 1986
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center
August 30, 1986
September 1, 1986
Rochester
Silver Stadium
1986 MTV Video Music Awards
September 5, 1986
Los Angeles
United States
Universal Amphitheatre
("Best of Both Worlds" and "
Love Walks In
")
North America (Final leg)
September 27, 1986
Lafayette
United States
Cajundome
September 29, 1986
Houston
The Summit
September 30, 1986
Fort Worth
Tarrant County Convention Center Arena
October 1, 1986
October 3, 1986
San Antonio
San Antonio Convention Center Arena
October 4, 1986
Austin
Frank Erwin Center
October 6, 1986
Las Cruces
Pan American Center
October 8, 1986
Salt Lake City
Salt Palace
October 10, 1986
Casper
Casper Events Center
October 11, 1986
Rapid City
Don Barnett Arena
October 14, 1986
Billings
Yellowstone Metra
October 16, 1986
Pullman
Beasley Coliseum
October 18, 1986
Pocatello
Minidome
October 19, 1986
Boise
BSU Pavilion
October 21, 1986
Seattle
Seattle Center Coliseum
October 22, 1986
October 23, 1986
Vancouver
Canada
BC Place
October 25, 1986
Portland
United States
Memorial Coliseum
October 26, 1986
October 29, 1986
Reno
Lawlor Events Center
October 31, 1986
Daly City
Cow Palace
November 1, 1986
November 2, 1986
November 3, 1986
Michael Anthony (musician)
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Michael Anthony
Anthony performing in 2013
Background information
Birth name
Michael Anthony Sobolewski
Born
June 20, 1954
(age 66)
Chicago
,
Illinois
, U.S.
Genres
Hard rock
heavy metal
glam metal
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer
entrepreneur
Instruments
Bass
vocals
keyboards
guitar
Years active
1967–present
Labels
Warner
Redline
Associated acts
Van Halen
Chickenfoot
Sammy Hagar
Planet Us
Sammy Hagar and the Circle
The Other Half
Mad Anthony Xpress
Michael Anthony Sobolewski
(born June 20, 1954) is an American musician who is currently the
bassist
and backing vocalist for the
rock
supergroups
Chickenfoot
and
Sammy Hagar and the Circle
. Anthony was previously the bassist and backing vocalist for
Van Halen
from 1974 to 2006. In addition to his musical career, Anthony markets a line of
hot sauces
and related products named Mad Anthony.
Contents
1
Early years
2
Music career
2.1
(1967–1974) Early musical endeavors
2.2
(1974–1996) Van Halen
2.3
(1996–2003) Diminishing role with Van Halen and side projects
2.4
(2003–2005) Van Halen reunion
2.5
(2006–present) Departure from Van Halen and formation of Chickenfoot
3
Personal life
4
Discography
4.1
with Van Halen
4.2
with Chickenfoot
4.3
with the Circle
5
Commercial ventures
6
Notes
7
References
8
External links
Early years
Anthony got his interest in music from his father, who played trumpet. Anthony began by playing trumpet.
[1]
Anthony was partly raised in Chicago.
[2]
The family moved to California twice in Anthony's early years, settling in 1966 in Arcadia, California.
[3]
(Arcadia is the city in Southern California right next-door to Pasadena, where the Van Halen brothers, Eddie and Alex, with whom he would play in the band, Van Halen, were raised.) Anthony attended Dana Junior High School, in Arcadia, California, from 1967 to 1969.
[4]
Anthony was in the marching band at the school.
[5]
He ran track in junior high and also showed promise in baseball, as a catcher, but by the time he started high school he had ceased doing athletics to concentrate on music.
[6]
Anthony graduated from Arcadia High in 1972.
[7]
Music career
(1967–1974) Early musical endeavors
Snake, a three-piece group featuring Anthony on lead vocals and bass guitar, was the last band in which Anthony played before joining
Van Halen
. Snake played covers of
ZZ Top
,
Lynyrd Skynyrd
, and
Foghat
, along with some original songs. They played several of the same types of gigs as did the Van Halen brothers' band Mammoth. Snake even once opened for Mammoth at a show at
Pasadena High School
. Mammoth's
PA
failed that night, so Anthony lent them Snake's PA.
Anthony took an interest in guitar as a teenager, but picked up the bass instead since most of his other friends already played guitar or drums. Anthony's friend Mike Hershey gave him a
Fender Mustang
electric guitar that Anthony converted by removing the two highest strings and playing it as a bass guitar. Eventually, his father bought him a Victoria copy of a
Fender Precision Bass
and a
Gibson
amplifier. Anthony mostly modelled his bass playing after
Jack Bruce
of
Cream
, but also admired
Led Zeppelin
's
John Paul Jones
and
Harvey Brooks
of
Electric Flag
. His first band was called Poverty's Children. Other bands he played in included Black Opal, Balls, and Snake. Although Anthony is naturally left-handed, he plays right-handed.
While attending
Pasadena City College
, majoring in music,
[8]
Anthony met
Eddie Van Halen
, who also took classes there. During this time, bass player Mark Stone parted ways with Mammoth and the Van Halens auditioned Anthony as a replacement. Anthony was impressed by their skill during subsequent jam sessions even though he had heard the brothers play before. After the session, the Van Halen brothers asked Anthony to join their band. One story claims that he first consulted Snake guitarist Tony Caggiano, who advised Anthony to join up with the guitar prodigy and his brother. However, according to Anthony's web site, he immediately accepted. This has become the accepted version of events.
Anthony had planned to attend college in Santa Barbara after he graduated from Pasadena City College, but instead he dropped out of PCC just before he earned enough credits for a degree so that he could devote all his time to Van Halen.
[9]
(1974–1996) Van Halen
Main article:
Van Halen
In 1974,
Eddie Van Halen
,
Alex Van Halen
,
David Lee Roth
and Anthony became known as Van Halen, dropping the name Mammoth when they discovered another local band using that moniker. After successfully navigating the Los Angeles & West Hollywood club scene and a 29 track demo produced by
Kiss
's
Gene Simmons
, Van Halen was signed to
Warner Bros.
in 1977 and released their self-titled debut album on February 10, 1978. Anthony was a 20% member (manager Noel Monk being the 5th) of all debts and profits, including merchandise, until midway through the 1984 tour, when tensions rose to the point that Roth and the VH brothers insisted one night in their hotel that he sign away all future songwriting credit and royalties, retroactive with the current 1984 LP. Noel Monk later wrote of the event, "If I were Mike, I would have told them to 'f*** off' and not played that night, to show them my worth. Instead Mike didn't say a word and signed away millions of dollars, as the three stood over him, lying on the floor"
[10]
After Roths departure in Aug 1985 this deal was amended to some extent. The band released a total of ten studio albums from 1978 - 1995, a live album in 1993, as well as two greatest hits compilations during Anthony's tenure with the band.
Anthony produced a 1988 demo for his brother (Robert Lee Sobolewski) Bobby Leigh's band Asylum Suite, which was formed in 1984 and featured singer Michael Thomas Fiore.
[11]
[12]
(1996–2003) Diminishing role with Van Halen and side projects
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As early as 1996, rumors periodically surfaced that Anthony had been fired from Van Halen, despite claims to the contrary. Anthony continued working with the band although the rumors persisted until his actual departure following the 2004 reunion tour with Hagar.
Anthony's involvement in recording the 1998 album
Van Halen III
was dramatically less than previous albums. Anthony played bass on three songs, with Eddie playing the bass parts for the remainder. Anthony is credited as a songwriter for the album along with the rest of the band. Anthony performed with the band for the 1998 tour, and was credited on messages from the band thereafter. He participated in the band's three reunion efforts with David Lee Roth in 1996, 2000 and 2001. Anthony's name was also credited in a few band newsletters and appeared in band interviews during this time. Sometime after this, Anthony disappeared from public view until the 2004 reunion.
Anthony began periodic appearances with
Sammy Hagar
during his solo tours. He usually played as part of both
the Waboritas
and Los Tres Gusanos, two of Hagar's bands. During 2002's
Roth/Hagar tour
(otherwise known as the "Sans Halen" or "Sam and Dave" tour), both Anthony and ex-Van Halen vocalist
Gary Cherone
made guest appearances at concerts, sometimes together.
In 2002, Anthony, Hagar,
Neal Schon
,
Deen Castronovo
, and
Joe Satriani
formed the supergroup
Planet Us
and Anthony began making more frequent performances at Hagar concerts. Planet Us recorded two songs, including "Psycho Vertigo," which was intended for the original
Spider-Man
soundtrack but ultimately did not make the album. That and the other Planet Us song written for the band, "Peephole," were later released on the 2008 Hagar solo album
Cosmic Universal Fashion
.
(2003–2005) Van Halen reunion
Initially when Eddie and Alex asked Hagar to rejoin at the end of 2003 for a 2004 tour, the plan was to not invite Anthony back.
[
citation needed
]
Hagar, however, refused to perform if Anthony did not rejoin, and Anthony agreed to play but on a reduced royalties contract. The contract drawn up was for the duration of the tour only.
[
citation needed
]
In 2004, Van Halen released the compilation album
The Best of Both Worlds
which included three new songs. Anthony did not participate in the writing of nor did he play bass on the new songs and was not credited on the album for the new material, although he did sing backup vocals on all of them.
[13]
Anthony now states in media interviews that he has not spoken to the Van Halen brothers since the 2004 tour, except to Alex at the funeral of Van Halen drum tech Greg Emerson. He has also speculated that since the brothers were not pleased with Hagar's commercial ventures such as the
Cabo Wabo
product line, their similar displeasure with Anthony's hot sauce brand may have caused the rift that ultimately separated Hagar and Anthony from the band.
[14]
(2006–present) Departure from Van Halen and formation of Chickenfoot
Anthony spent the summer of 2006 touring as a member of the Other Half during a segment of the Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas tour. The Other Half featured Anthony and Hagar performing classic Van Halen songs from both the Roth and Hagar periods.
On September 8, 2006,
Eddie Van Halen
announced that his son
Wolfgang
was replacing Anthony as Van Halen's bass player. On February 2, 2007, Van Halen announced that they were reuniting for a tour with original vocalist David Lee Roth. Their tour began on September 27, 2007. Anthony commented that he heard about his replacement "on the Internet" and added, "I'm a little miffed that they're calling it a Van Halen reunion. If I was dead and they needed someone to play, that's one thing, but to me this is not a reunion."
[15]
At the tour press conference David Lee Roth stated "this is not a reunion, this is a revision."
Anthony joined Hagar on live national television on February 25, 2007, during a pre-race performance for the California
NASCAR
race on Fox television. Anthony jumped onstage and joined Hagar during a performance of "
I Can't Drive 55
."
[16]
Anthony and Hagar were the only members, former or current, to appear at Van Halen's induction into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
on March 12, 2007. Eddie Van Halen was in
rehab
at the time, and Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth declined to appear.
[17]
Anthony is a founding member, bassist and backing vocalist for the band
Chickenfoot
with
Sammy Hagar
, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer
Chad Smith
and guitarist
Joe Satriani
. The band released their first studio album in Europe on June 5, 2009, followed by the North American release on June 9. Chickenfoot released their sophomore effort,
Chickenfoot III
, on September 27, 2011.
Anthony is a member of
Sammy Hagar and the Circle
, a
supergroup
that formed in 2014 and features Hagar as well as guitarist
Vic Johnson
and drummer
Jason Bonham
.
[18]
Personal life
Anthony met Sue Hendry when both attended
Arcadia High School
. They married in 1981.
[19]
They have two daughters: Elisha (born 1985) and Taylor (born 1992). Anthony and his family reside in
Newport Beach, California
. He can be seen during televised car shows, often being interviewed regarding his love and knowledge for classic motorcycles and cars.
Anthony mostly stayed on the sidelines of the rockstar "party hard" lifestyle, though he was often seen and photographed with a cigarette and a
Jack Daniel's
(whiskey logo) bass guitar.
[20]
Discography
with Van Halen
Van Halen
(1978)
Van Halen II
(1979)
Women and Children First
(1980)
Fair Warning
(1981)
Diver Down
(1982)
1984
(1984)
5150
(1986)
OU812
(1988)
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
(1991)
Balance
(1995)
Van Halen III
(1998)
with Chickenfoot
Chickenfoot
(2009)
Chickenfoot III
(2011)
with the Circle
Space Between
(2019)
Lockdown 2020
(2021)
Commercial ventures
Anthony maintains a personal website titled "Mad Anthony's Cafe" where he markets and sells a number of signature products including hot sauce, BBQ sauce, and hot mustard. His line of commercial foods is the result of a collaboration with a
San Diego, California
restaurant noted for its hot sauces. His hot sauce brand, "Mad Anthony," has been noted on local news segments and on the
Food Network
for being "high-end" due to the quality of its ingredients and manufacturing process.
[21]
The site also provides information on Anthony's
Schecter Guitar Research
bass guitar series. Chickenfoot bandmate Sammy Hagar carries the bassist's hot sauces at his Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill locations.
[22]