1982 Tour Files

The section includes items related to Van Halen's 1982 Diver Down "Hide Your Sheep" Tour. Click on the thumbnail images below to view a fullsize image.

Letter outlining 1982 rehearsal costs and structure	Letter from Showlites Lighting and Production Services regarding the 1982 Rehearsals
Zoethrope Studios Rehearsal Costs	Larry Mostlers Budget Figures, 1982 Tour

1982 Tour Contracts

Below are scans of the first pages of contracts between Van Halen Touring, Inc. (the name the band's organization went by on the road) and the promoter/venue. While most of these are almost indentical, each one gives a good indication of profits, audience attendance (the "Hide Your Sheep" tour sold out all 80 of it's US concerts), etc.

Greensboro, NC 7/16/82	Charlotte, NC 7/17/82
Columbia, SC 7/18/82	Birmingham, AL 7/22/82
Jackson, MS 7/23/82	Louisville, KY 7/30/82
Rockford, IL 8/03/82	St. Louis, MO 8/06/82
Omaha, NE 8/08/82	St. Paul, MN 8/10/82
Madison, WI 8/11/82	Milwaukee, WI 8/16/82
Green Bay, WI 8/18/82	Chicago, IL 8/19/82
Portland, OR 9/01/82	Seattle, WA 9/02/82
Fresno, CA 9/05/82	Phoenix, AZ 9/07/82
Omaha, NE 9/08/82	Las Vegas, NV 9/17/82
El Paso, TX 9/19/82	Oklahoma City, OK 9/21/82
Shreveport, LA 9/25/82	New Haven, CT 10/07/82
Largo, MD 10/11/82 and 10/12/82	Pittsburgh, PA 10/14/82
East Rutherford, NJ 10/15/82 and 10/16/82	Hempstead, NY 10/18/82
Worcester, MA 10/22/82, 10/23/82, and 10/24/82	Roanoke, VA 10/30/82
Hampton, VA 10/30/82	Pittsburgh, PA 11/01/82
Cincinnati, OH 11/05/82	Lexington, KY 11/06/82
Chattanooga, TN 11/07/82	San Antonio, TX 11/22/82
Wichita, KS 11/24/82	Mobile, AL 11/28/82
Huntsville, AL 11/29/82	Memphis, TN 12/02/82
Johnson City, TN 12/04/82	Raleigh, NC 12/05/82
Hollywood, FL 12/09/82 and 12/10/82