While the outside world watched them soar to dazzling new heights, Van Halen secretly knew they were doomed. As the band kicked off their massive 1984 tour on January 18, 1984 in Jacksonville, Florida, everything seemed to be going their way. Earlier in the month they had released their sixth studio album, also named 1984, which found the group breaking new creative ground by fully incorporating keyboards into their sound. The album’s first single, “Jump,” was well on its way to becoming Van Halen’s first-ever No. 1 single, and 1984 would go on to sell over 10 million copies.