Van Halen Fair Warning Tour art director

Came to Los Angeles in 1981 as Art Director for Van Halen's Fair Warning Tour.

Wikipedia places the Fair Warning Tour art-direction job as the hinge into Los Angeles life.

After the tour he designed for Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, Doolittle Theatre, and Pasadena Playhouse.

The West Coast move resets geography for the Advocate, studio partnership, and Warner Bros. chapters.

Chapter placement: Los Angeles arrival (1981). This internal article expands the timeline card so “Read full article” never dead-ends on a teaser.

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Sources used for this article: Wikipedia: Move to Los Angeles; Playbill.

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