Van Halen - OU812

Band: Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen
Produced By Donn Landee, Van Halen
Engineered By Ken Deane


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Personnel

Production
Eika Aoshima – photography
Bobby Hata – mastering
Jeri Heiden – art direction
Maura P. McLaughlin – art direction
Stuart Watson – photography

Details
Released May 24, 1988
Recorded September 1987 – April 1988
Studio 5150 Studios, Studio City, California
Hard rock
Length 50:09
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Van Halen, Donn Landee
Van Halen chronology

Singles from OU812
"Black and Blue"
Released: May 1988
"When It's Love"
Released: June 1988
"Finish What Ya Started"
Released: September 1988

1988–1989 Monsters of Rock 1988
OU812
Tour bill

Van Halen (closing act, 100 minutes)
Scorpions (75 minutes)
Dokken (60 minutes)
Metallica (60 minutes)
Kingdom Come (45 minutes)

Setlists
Typical Van Halen Setlist

A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)
Summer Nights
There's Only One Way To Rock
Panama
Bass Solo
Runnin With the Devil
Why Can't This Be Love
Mine All Mine
Drum Solo
You Really Got Me
Sucker In A 3 Piece
When It's Love
Eagles Fly
I Can't Drive 55
Best Of Both Worlds
Guitar Solo
Black And Blue
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Superstition
Rock And Roll

Typical Scorpions Setlist

Blackout
Big City Nights
Every Minute Every Day
Rhythm Of Love
Bad Boys Running Wild
Make It Real
Coast To Coast
Still Loving You
Don't Stop At The Top
Can't Live Without You
Coming Home
The Zoo
No One Like You
Rock You Like A Hurricane
Dynamite

Typical Dokken Setlist

Tooth And Nail
Just Got Lucky
Burning Like A Flame
Into The Fire
Heaven Sent
It's Not Love
Guitar Solo
Mr. Scary
Standing In The Shadows
Alone Again
Turn On The Action
In My Dreams

Typical Metallica Setlist

Creeping Death
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Harvester Of Sorrow
Whiplash
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy
Master Of Puppets
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Battery

Tour
May 27, 1988 East Troy, Wisconsin United States Alpine Valley Music Theatre
May 28, 1988
May 29, 1988
June 4, 1988 Miami, Florida Orange Bowl
June 5, 1988 Tampa, Florida Tampa Stadium
June 10, 1988 Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium
June 11, 1988 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania John F. Kennedy Stadium
June 12, 1988 Foxborough, Massachusetts Sullivan Stadium
June 15, 1988 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Three Rivers Stadium
June 17, 1988 Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome
June 18, 1988
June 19, 1988 Orchard Park, New York Rich Stadium
June 22, 1988 Akron, Ohio Rubber Bowl
June 23, 1988
June 25, 1988 Oxford, Maine Oxford Plains Speedway
June 26, 1988 East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium
June 27, 1988
July 2, 1988 Houston, Texas Rice Stadium
July 3, 1988 Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl
July 6, 1988 Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome
July 9, 1988 Memphis, Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
July 10, 1988 Kansas City, Missouri Arrowhead Stadium
July 13, 1988 Minneapolis, Minnesota Metrodome
July 17, 1988 San Francisco, California Candlestick Park
July 20, 1988 Spokane, Washington Joe Albi Stadium
July 24, 1988 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 27, 1988 Seattle, Washington Kingdome
July 30, 1988 Denver, Colorado Mile High Stadium

Setlist
Typical Setlist

There's Only One Way To Rock
Summer Nights
Panama
A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)
Bass Solo
Runnin With The Devil
Why Can't This Be Love
Mine All Mine
Drum Solo
Cabo Wabo
Finish What Ya Started
5150
When It's Love
Eagles Fly
I Can't Drive 55
Best Of Both Worlds
Guitar Solo
Black And Blue
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
You Really Got Me
Rock And Roll
Tour dates

North America
September 30, 1988 Lexington, Kentucky United States Rupp Arena
October 1, 1988 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
October 3, 1988 Atlanta Omni Coliseum
October 4, 1988 Antioch, Tennessee Starwood Amphitheatre
October 6, 1988 Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum
October 7, 1988 Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum
October 8, 1988 Knoxville, Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena
October 11, 1988 New York City Madison Square Garden
October 12, 1988 Uniondale, New York Nassau Coliseum
October 14, 1988 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center
October 15, 1988 Syracuse, New York Carrier Dome
October 17, 1988 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center
October 18, 1988 Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester Centrum
October 20, 1988 Richmond, Virginia Richmond Coliseum
October 21, 1988 Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Scope
October 22, 1988 Philadelphia Spectrum
October 25, 1988 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon
October 26, 1988 Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
October 27, 1988
October 28, 1988 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center
October 30, 1988 Notre Dame, Indiana Joyce Center
October 31, 1988 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Five Seasons Center
November 1, 1988 Ames, Iowa Hilton Coliseum
November 4, 1988 Valley Center, Kansas Kansas Coliseum
November 5, 1988 Lincoln, Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center
November 7, 1988 Peoria, Illinois Peoria Civic Center
November 8, 1988 St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena
November 9, 1988
November 11, 1988 New Orleans, Louisiana Lakefront Arena
November 13, 1988 Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center
November 15, 1988 El Paso, Texas El Paso County Coliseum
November 16, 1988 Tucson, Arizona Tucson Convention Center
November 17, 1988 Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 19, 1988 San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena
November 21, 1988 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena
November 22, 1988 Reno, Nevada Lawlor Events Center
November 24, 1988 Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum
November 26, 1988 Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace

Asia
January 19, 1989 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome
January 23, 1989 Kyoto Pulse Plaza Hall
January 24, 1989 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
January 25, 1989
January 27, 1989 Hiroshima Hiroshima Sun Plaza
January 30, 1989 Kyoto Pulse Plaza Hall
January 31, 1989 Nagoya Nagoya Rainbow Hall
February 1, 1989 Tokyo Tokyo Dome
February 2, 1989
Hawaii Concerts
February 4, 1989 Honolulu, Hawaii United States Neal S. Blaisdell Center
February 5, 1989