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Van Halen rocks Greensboro, NC

Van Halen took the stage in Greensboro, NC, last night for the second show of their 2007 tour. Here’s some video footage: Runnin’ With The Devil: Somebody Get Me A Doctor: Panama: A review of last night’s show is available here.

Van Halen 2007 Tour Opening Night Video

Ah, technology. Below is a slew of video footage from Van Halen’s Sept. 27 concert in Charlotte, NC, which kicked off the group’s 2007 tour. (Click on the “Read the rest” link below the first video to see all of the clips.)

Intro/You Really Got Me:

The first Van Halen 2007 concert review and pix

Van Halen 2007 Tour setlist

UPDATE: Some more great photos are turning up on the Getty Images website. (They have been uploading new images all morning, so you’ll probably continue to see additional shots if you periodically revisit the link.) NOTE: We’ll continue adding to the bottom of this post links to additional reviews and images. * * * Van [...]

New Van Halen 2007 Tour rehearsal video

“Everybody Wants Some” OK, we admit it: this video makes us want some, too. (To our newest visitors: We also have more great rehearsal footage here, here and here, as well as links to some great rehearsal photos here.)

New Van Halen books hitting the shelves

The Van Halen Saga, by Ian Christe

Two books we’re sure you guys are gonna want to know about: First up is “Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga,” by Ian Christe, a noted rock writer who also penned “Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal.” Pictured above, the book is a hardcover that tells the band’s story [...]

Still more Van Halen 2007 Tour rehearsal video

Van Halen 2007 Tour & Ticket Update

Here’s the latest email from the Van Halen camp:

Hello…Hello…Hello……..Hello!

(LOS ANGELES, CA) September 19, 2007 In just a little more than one week, Van Halen kick off their eagerly awaited 2007 Fall tour in Charlotte, NC! The band are making final preparations and are just as eagerly looking forward to taking the stage and rocking your asses off!

While you’re counting down the days, here are this week’s concert and ticket updates. Note: All times listed below are local times.

Sammy: “I wouldn’t do it without Mike.”

Sammy Hagar spoke with KNAC.com‘s Jeff Kerby today, and had a thing or two to say about Van Halen’s decision to head out on tour without founding bassist Michael Anthony. Sammy’s remarks included his recollection of the Van Halen brothers wanting to mount 2004′s Sammy Hagar-fronted Van Halen tour without Mike: “I don’t know what [...]

More Van Halen 2007 Tour rehearsal video

Ice Cream Man, Jump, Hot for Teacher, (Oh) Pretty Woman, Drum solo And more shitty cellphone footage here and here.

Van Halen 2007 Tour rehearsal video

There’s also some really shitty cellphone footage here, here and here.

Van Halen 2007 Tour rehearsal photos & review

David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen on stage rehearsing for Van Halen's 2007 tour, courtesy of Jeff Findley Photography (jfindley.com)