Tokyo Dome Live in Concert

Tokyo Dome Live in Concert is a live album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released on March 31, 2015. It is their first live album with original lead vocalist David Lee Roth, and second live album overall, after 1993's Live: Right Here, Right Now.

Tokyo Dome Live in Concert
Live album by Van Halen
Released	March 31, 2015
Recorded	June 21, 2013 at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	119:52
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Van Halen
Van Halen chronology
A Different Kind of Truth (2012) Tokyo Dome Live in Concert (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Collector	[2]

This album is the final recorded appearance of Eddie Van Halen before his death on October 6, 2020.

History

The official press release announcing the album arrived on February 5, 2015. This was only after the information leaked a couple days earlier and after months of speculation.[3]

The album is Van Halen's first live album with their original lead singer David Lee Roth and current bassist Wolfgang Van Halen. The album features songs from every Roth-fronted Van Halen album, including their 2012 release, A Different Kind of Truth. However, the album has been criticized for Roth's vocal performance.[4]

According to Eddie Van Halen, the band originally wanted to remix 25 original song demos that Van Halen had done before they were signed to a major label, however, the original tapes could not be found. They then considered releasing recordings of their early club performances, but the sound quality was deemed too poor. As a result, it was decided to choose a concert recording from their A Different Kind of Truth Tour. According to Eddie, they had a Pro Tools workstation attached to their mixing board each night of that tour.[5]

The cover artwork is an update of an existing 1935 painting of the SS Normandie by Cassandre.[6]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Unchained"	Fair Warning (1981)	4:56
2.	"Runnin' with the Devil"	Van Halen (1978)	3:44
3.	"She's the Woman"	A Different Kind of Truth (2012)	2:57
4.	"I'm the One"	Van Halen	4:12
5.	"Tattoo"	A Different Kind of Truth	4:32
6.	"Everybody Wants Some!!"	Women and Children First (1980)	8:30
7.	"Somebody Get Me a Doctor"	Van Halen II (1979)	3:22
8.	"China Town"	A Different Kind of Truth	3:22
9.	"Hear About It Later"	Fair Warning	5:11
10.	"(Oh) Pretty Woman"	Diver Down (1982)	3:08
11.	"Me & You (Drum Solo)" (titled "Drum Struck" on digital releases)		2:54
12.	"You Really Got Me"	Van Halen	5:34
Total length:			52:22

Disc two

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Dance the Night Away"	Van Halen II	4:27
2.	"I'll Wait"	1984 (1984)	5:03
3.	"And the Cradle Will Rock..."	Women and Children First	3:44
4.	"Hot for Teacher"	1984	5:44
5.	"Women in Love..."	Van Halen II	4:25
6.	"Romeo Delight"	Women and Children First	5:47
7.	"Mean Street"	Fair Warning	5:11
8.	"Beautiful Girls"	Van Halen II	3:36
9.	"Ice Cream Man"	Van Halen	5:10
10.	"Panama"	1984	4:20
11.	"Eruption"	Van Halen	8:08
12.	"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"	Van Halen	6:07
13.	"Jump"	1984	5:48
Total length:			1:07:30

Personnel

• David Lee Roth – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Ice Cream Man"
• Alex Van Halen – drums
• Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals
• Wolfgang Van Halen – bass, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	115
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	71
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	48
French Albums (SNEP)[11]	87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	64
Japan (Oricon)[13]	19
Scotland (Official)[14]	57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	59
US (Billboard 200)[16]	20
US (Billboard Rock Chart)[17]	5

References

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6. "Normandie by Cassandre, 1935". Victoria & Albert Museum Online Collection. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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