VAN HALEN NEWS DESK

Preview Van Halen’s New Song “Blood and Fire”!

From Rolling Stone.com: By Andy Greene of Rolling Stone anuary 25, 2012 11:00 AM ET Van Halen’s new album A Different Kind of Truth will be released in less than two weeks. In the meantime, here’s an exclusive 90-second preview of the “Blood and Fire” from the album. The disc’s first single “Tattoo” was based [...]

Van Halen’s “Stay Frosty” and “Tattoo” and To Be Featured on CSI Tomorrow

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Here’s another exclusive bit from VHND… those watching the CBS hit show CSI tomorrow night (Wednesday) will get to hear clips of two songs off Van Halen’s forthcoming album, A Different Kind Of Truth! The songs featured in the episode will be “TATTOO” (the first single) and “STAY FROSTY” (as yet UNHEARD!).

Van Halen’s 2012 Tour: Second Leg Ticket Info

The presale for regular tickets and VIP tickets for the second leg of Van Halen’s tour begins NOW. The presale is ONLY for American Express Preferred Seating card members. General Tickets for the second leg of the tour go on sale this Saturday, Jan. 28th, at 10AM. See our Tour page for more info.  

“Tattoo” #1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Singles chart

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Van Halen’s “Tattoo”: #1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Singles chart #1 Most Played Song at Classic Rock Radio in its first week #1 Most Added song at Mainstream and Active Rock Radio UPDATE: “Tattoo” is also the #1 most-streamed video clip on Yahoo! Music. Van Halen’s new single, “Tattoo” has been played on more than [...]

Exclusive Video: David Lee Roth Talks Tattoos

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David Lee Roth sent the Van Halen News Desk a new video about the lyrics to “Tattoo”, the first single off Van Halen’s forthcoming album, “A Different Kind Of Truth”, due Feb 7th.

Never-Before-Seen Van Halen! “You Really Got Me” Acoustic

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UPDATED with Vimeo Video – try again if the video didn’t play before! Here’s a first!  Van Halen has released video of an off-the-cuff acoustic performance, just for their fans online. It’s the band performing “You Really Got Me”is from Van Halen’s “Downtown Sessions” footage, shot at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Very cool [...]

Must-See Fan-Made Video for Van Halen’s “Tattoo”

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Here’s a fan-made video of “Tattoo” that people are raving about. It really brings the song to life… Van Halen – Tattoo (Fan Video) from Michael Wood on Vimeo. This was made by Michael Wood from San Ramon, CA. His website is mediaworksvideo.com. “Lots of people have videos on YouTube of themselves playing guitar and [...]

Jim Florentine’s Van Halen Cafe Wha? Podcast – Part Two

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Comedian Jim Florentine has released Part Two of his Van Halen Cafe Wha? Podcast, featuring more of his account of attending the exclusive Van Halen show at the Cafe Wha?. This part also features more of his amateur recording of the concert. Jim is the co-host of VH1′s ‘That Metal Show’ and Special Ed from [...]

Van Halen General Tickets Go On Sale TODAY

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Purchase your tickets for the hottest concert tour of the year today! GENERAL TICKETS: General ticket sales for the 2012 Van Halen tour go live TODAY – Saturday at 10AM in each local market! Tickets can also be purchased at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. General ticket prices for most venues are priced from $29.50 to $149.50. [...]

Van Halen’s “TATTOO” Song & Video Released!

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Van Halen – Tattoo from Van Halen on Vimeo. Van Halen’s first single from their forthcoming album, “A Different Kind Of Truth”, due February 7th. Van Halen producer Ross Hogarth says, in a new post on his website: “Here they come 2012!” “I can finally say that for the last 18 months on and off [...]

Review Collection: Van Halen Live at Cafe Wha?

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. It’s unanimous – Van Halen is BACK and they blew the roof off that tiny cafe in New York! We’ve compiled a bunch of reviews right here, and they’re all glowing! MTV might have said it best… “It felt like seeing Santa in the flesh after years of being told that no Santa exists. [...]

Jim Florentine’s Van Halen Cafe Wha? Podcast (Includes LIVE Concert Audio)

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Comedian Jim Florentine is the co-host of VH1′s ‘That Metal Show’ and Special Ed from Comedy Central’s ‘Crank Yankers’. He’s also a huge Van Halen fan who had the privilege of attending the band’s private Cafe Wha? show last week, calling it “a dream come true.” His first episode of his “Comedy Metal Midgets” podcast [...]