First 2008 Concert Review
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Van Halen launched their 2008 tour in Oklahoma City last night, and reviewer George Lang of The Oklahoman newspaper had this to say:
Review: Reunited Van Halen jolt classics back to life
From the moment David Lee Roth appeared at the top of a giant runway that snaked through the Ford Center audience Tuesday night, he wore the one thing that told every Van Halen fan that everything was right with the world. It was a maniacal Cheshire cat smile announcing happiness and enthusiasm that cannot be faked. Not only was the old band back together, it was thriving.
Read the rest of the review here.
Filed under: Van Halen
Leave a comment
trackback • RSS 2.0
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I had an opportunity in 1984 to see Van Halen at the ripe age of 15 years old, of all things my Father grounded me so my free ticket went un used. Last night in OKC I didn’t really have any expectations of the band other than I figured they would sound OK. I can tell you contrary to what anyone say’s about Wolfgang or their age etc. they sounded great. It was undescribably cool just be in their presence. I like both Hagar and Roth, but having seen Hagar I can tell you Roth is a showman in the true sense of the word. Still in great shape, his voice given his age of 53 sounds fantastic and keep in mind if you see live footage from the early 80’s he actually may sound a bit better today! Bottom line, go see it, they sound great, the chicks in their late 30’s and early 40’s will be looking hot and you’ll feel young as hell again!