New Eddie Van Halen Shirts

September 23, 2010 40 Comments

Van Halen Store has two unique Eddie Van Halen shirts just added to their selection.

5150 Army Shirt (Small – 2XL, Slim-Fit, $24.95)

Join the Van Halen Army, Code 5*1*5*0!! The front text is red with black and white stripes, just like Eddie Van Halen’s legendary original guitar.

The back of the tee has a small red “EVH” logo and the slogan, PLAY FAST, WEAR STRIPES.

Striped Skull & Crossbones Shirt (Small – 2XL, Slim-Fit, $24.95)

Danger, Van Halen ahead! Back in the early days when Van Halen were on the road, they would come into town like a band of WILD PIRATES – ravaging & pillaging the townspeople, eating & drinking everything in sight, and leaving a path of destroyed hotels and awestruck concertgoers. This striped skull & crossbones tee is a uniquely themed shirt for your collection. Officially licensed.

Both tees are Slim-fit, 100% cotton, and are made with a higher thread count than most tees, making them softer, sheerer, and a bit more form-fitting than typical t-shirts. Officially licensed.

View all Van Halen shirts at Van Halen Store.

phil

these are really cool shirts!!!
oneshare

SWEET!! could only be better if i saw’em at the merch stand at a vh show!
RA 8 1 2

I dig the 5150 shirt. Not too sure about the scull.
AJ5150

Damnit. These shirts fit small. A 2XL here is actually a 1XL. Why the eff is it so hard to have “3XL” on here? I want that 5150 shirt!
DK69

These are mine now!
Adam

I really like both of these. Both look “very Van Halen” and the skull one is really different and unexpected! I think I need to get that one for the gym…
ben

really cool!
J5150C

Bad ass! Both of them!
Travis

that is the coolest thing I have ever seen, i need a life.
Keith

Now THESE shirts are cool, unlike most of the previous ones. What’s next ? Everything but new music right ? If they ever do tour again, they’ll need a second stage just for the merch !!! Hey, anyone got one of the Wolfgang Specials yet ? wondering what your thoughts are. Be nice if VHND did a piece on it.
Girl Gone Bad

Cool shirts, I wish they would release songs as often as they are releasing t-shirts these days
phillster

These are way cooler than the last bunch.
Edgy & original just like the music.
thumbs-up
aaronindm

Slim Fit?!?!?

Hey Van Halen….take another look at your fan base….
jeff adams

hmmmmmm, now if I was to design a VH t-shirt it would go something like this – VH logo, front left pocket, and on the back would be the album cover of any of the first 6 albums.
anythingleftinthatbottle

Skull and cross-bones don’t fit Van Halen! That’s why I never got into mettallica and the like. Always angry! Hell, anger is the easiest emotion to achieve. It takes work to stay happy, and VH w/Dave makes me happy. Skull and X-bones aren’t party symbols and Dave IS the party!
J5150C

I’d like to see the celebs wear these puppies.
sean

Just wait, soon the celebrities will be wearing these.
jeff adams

Agreed anythingleftinthatbottle, skull and x-bones is not VH. Goodtimes and laughter is. VH is all about goodtimes, not evil.
Adam

Umm, I don’t think the skull one looks “evil.” It’s a cartoon drawing of a skull & crossbones which has the VH stripes. Nothing more, nothing less, LOL. I love it!

Of course, people like or dislike designs for all kinds of reasons. I’m glad they make a lot of designs for us to choose from.
Rob Newell

Hahaha.

aaronindm says:
SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2010 AT 2:50 PM
Slim Fit?!?!?

Hey Van Halen….take another look at your fan base….

I think in fact what he needs to do is just have a look at his son. That’s the clue to sizing right there : ) I’m with you aaronindm. Normal 2XL is good for me. I haven’t worn slim fit since I was about 12. 3XL slim fit I’d have a gamble on as I want that 5150 shirt. Nice.
mac vh

I hate the slim fit shirts. Some of us VH fans can not wear them due to age and girth. I feel like girth brooks in one of those
JWHII

These two shirts in succession are a message to modern rock: 5150 being Van Halen’s code for going nuts, and the skull and crossbones telling all the popular trash that it’s about to die.
DJ

Damn….lay off the cheeseburgers, people! Runnin a couple miles a week wouldn’t hurt ya either.
Fear of a Sparkless Horizon

Who’s gettin’ all sissy about skulls? My Skyscraper tour shirt was a fanged skull. Thought it was cool in a “I’m a seventeen year old rocker wanna be” kind of way. Not all designs are for every age group this band encompasses. Especially now.

Anyone keeping count on how much time has passed since Dave told that guy 7,8 months? A watched red kettle with black and white stripes does not boil fast enough!!!!
http://heavymellowmusic.com johnny beane

@anythingleftinthatbottle

I agree.

The scull isn’t VH to me.

But remember they had a “guns n roses” scull style shirt during OU812.
the joker

wait , what the hell does a skull and crossbones have to do with anything Van Halen related?
Roth-A-Holic

Dudes, where can I get that t-shirt that Dave wears in the “Panama” video — the one with his face on the front. If I wear that around town……I will get so many chicks.
Travis

hey Roth-a-holic, I have a shirt like that, except it’s with my own face and I get tons of chicks with it.
Roth-A-Holic

Travis…..you got swagger and “charasma” just like the Diamond One…..that’s rare in this world.
Fear of a Sparkless Horizon

Those put off by the “skull and cross bones” need to rethink their wine. The “good times party band” selected the art of an extemely tormented soul for the cover of Fair Warning. Let me hear you cry about the bully beating the crap out of the (artist) while others looked on and laughed. Stop finding reasons to complain over nothing!! It’s a shirt! Don’t like it? Don’t by it!!!
Fear of a Sparkless Horizon

Whine
SCAR

Fear of a Sparkless Horizion, this bong bowl is for you!!! Remember folks lighten up, it’s another party weekend!!!!!!
anythingleftinthatbottle

Good point about the ‘Fair Warning’ album cover. And, I wasn’t being a “sissy” or thinking the wrong “wine”. Just expressing my opinion brothers! FYI, the ‘Fair Warning’ album was their darkest, but one of my favorites. Wasn’t all dark. ‘So This is Love’ was a great song and upbeat and makes me vewy vewy happy! “Got myselg a brand new Oakland scarf right here eeeaaaayyeehehhaa”! I like the old Iron Maiden stuff and old Dio was great, so it’s not that I tremble at the sight of skull and cross bones, just don’t see it as representative of what VH is to me. So thanx for the direction correction there buddy! And I won’t buy it. But, then I never buy that kinda stuff.
SCAR

Skulls are fucking cool!!!!!
VH2008

I love the description of the skulls shirt:

“Danger, Van Halen ahead! Back in the early days when Van Halen were on the road, the band would come into town like a band of WILD PIRATES – ravaging & pillaging the townspeople, eating & drinking everything in sight, and leaving a path of destroyed hotels and awestruck concertgoers. This striped skull & crossbones tee is a uniquely themed shirt for your collection.”

Seems like a Van Halen shirt to me!
BD

These are great! I’m getting both. I love the slim-fit, but I agree that they should make some more regular-fit shirts for people…
CV

NO SKULL AND CROSSBONES NON NO NO NO NO

WE NEED A REISSUE OF THE 1981 TOUR SHIRT
BigVanVader

These are GREAT! I’m going to buy them all! Wow!
BigVanVader

Wonder why VHND does not make t-shirts for the site.
Neil

Where do I find the No Bozos t-shirt? That was very cool.