For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour
The For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour (often abbreviated as the F.U.C.K. Tour or simply The Fuck Tour) was a North American concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. It was one of the band's longer tours, divided into 99 dates. It featured shows in Hawaii and Mexico, places Van Halen rarely played in their history.
Tour by Van Halen | |
Associated album | For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge |
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Start date | August 16, 1991 |
End date | May 31, 1992 |
Legs | 7 |
No. of shows | 99 played, 2 postponed or rescheduled |
Van Halen concert chronology |
Sammy Hagar chose Alice in Chains to be the opening act after seeing the music video for their hit single "Man In The Box" on MTV.[1][2]
At the two Fresno, California, shows, the band filmed and recorded material for the live double album Live: Right Here, Right Now and live VHS Van Halen: Right Here, Right Now – Live (later also released on DVD). Promotion for these live works was the foundation of the band's next tour.
This tour included the song "Jump" in the set list. This song from 1984 had been the band's only US Hot 100 number 1, but in his attempt to 'forget' the band's past, Sammy Hagar had refused to sing it at every show when he joined the band in 1985. Now an established member of the line-up, he agreed to sing it more often. This tour also marked the first time that keyboards were not performed live on stage by Eddie Van Halen. Keyboard and piano parts were performed off stage by Night Ranger keyboardist Alan Fitzgerald.[3]
The tour was managed by touring veteran Scotty Ross, who has also managed the tours of Poison, Dio, Saliva and Celtic Woman.
Setlist
Typical Setlist: August–December 1991
- "Poundcake"
- "Judgement Day"
- "Spanked"
- "Runaround"
- "When It's Love"
- "There's Only One Way To Rock" (Sammy Hagar song)
- Bass Solo
- Drum Solo
- "A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)"
- "Panama"
- "Why Can't This Be Love"
- "Finish What Ya Started"
- "Eagles Fly" (Sammy Hagar song)
- Guitar Solo
- "Best Of Both Worlds"
- "I Can't Drive 55" (Sammy Hagar song)
- "The Dream Is Over"
- Jump
- "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks cover)
- "Top Of The World"
Typical Setlist: January–May 1992
- Poundcake
- Judgement Day
- Runaround
- When It's Love
- There's Only One Way To Rock
- Bass Solo
- Pleasure Dome
- Drum Solo
- Panama
- Right Now
- Why Can't This Be Love
- Finish What Ya Started
- Give To Live
- Guitar Solo
- You Really Got Me
- I Can't Drive 55
- Best Of Both Worlds
- Top Of The World
- "Jump"
- "The Dream Is Over"
Tour dates
References
- de Sola, David (August 4, 2015). Alice in Chains: The Untold Story. Thomas Dunne Books. p. 152. ISBN 978-1250048073.
- "Sammy Hagar Admits Alice in Chains Made Him Insecure in Van Halen". Loudwire. April 16, 2019.
- Renoff, Greg. "The History of Eddie Van Halen and Keyboards". Ultimate Classic Rock. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2007-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Accessed on 20 October 2007