November 13, 2007 - Madison Square Garden From Rolling Stone: There were plenty of reasons to be skeptical walking into last night's Van Halen concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. In no particular order: founding bassist Michael Anthony has been kicked to the curb in favor of Eddie Van Halen's sixteen-year-old son Wolfgang, David Lee Roth's vocals have sounded … [Read more...]
Archives for 2007
More 2008 tour dates popping up
UPDATED 11/15: Tour promoter LiveNation originally listed 11/17 as the on-sale date for all four of the newly added shows; that has since changed, and the new on-sale dates are shown below. --- As expected, Van Halen is adding another leg to its current tour, and, after wrapping up the current '07 leg next month, will return to the road in January for a new batch of … [Read more...]
Video footage & Review of Van Halen in Kansas City
From Pitch: A crowd roughly the size (and appearance) of Independence, Missouri, poured into the Sprint Center last Friday night to worship at the altar of once-lusty '80s guitar rock kings Van Halen, fronted this time around by original bitch-on-the-mic David Lee Roth. Side note: I would not go see Van Halen unless Diamond Dave was there. I'm pretty sure that man was the … [Read more...]
Worcester Review: Rocking Like It’s 1984
From Telegram: WORCESTER — Van Halen’s return to the concert stage with singer David Lee Roth back in the lineup after a 22-year separation proved to be not so much a reunion show, but rather a redemption show. In a crisp two-hour performance last night at the DCU Center, Van Halen reclaimed and restored a catalog of arena-rocking gems perilously close to being lost to … [Read more...]
Washington Reviews: Van Halen Alive and Riffing
From The Washington Post: By Dave McKenna Special to The Washington Post Saturday, November 3, 2007 As sure as the rivers will flow and the sun will rise, David Lee Roth will get canned from Van Halen. Again, that is -- just as he was canned in 1985.But for more than two hours at Verizon Center on Thursday, Roth was in the fold, and the giggles were back. By the time … [Read more...]
Boston Review: Van Halen Returns to the Party
Review of the October 30, 2007 show at the TD Garden From Boston.com: "We're baaaaack!" was the battle cry. "Hot for Teacher" was the song. David Lee Roth was the singer - a man no one expected to see high-fiving Eddie Van Halen on a concert stage in this lifetime. But Van Halen, in near-original formation, has returned from the land of acrimonious break-ups and … [Read more...]
Van Halen reschedules St. Louis show; tour spills into 2008
Looks like Van Halen will continue to work the road next year, as evidenced by the just-announced make-up date for the recently postponed Oct. 28 tour stop in St. Louis. From the Scottrade Center's website:All tickets for the previously scheduled show on October 28, 2007 will be honored at the new show date on March 30, 2008. For fans unable to attend the new date, refunds … [Read more...]
Video footage of Van Halen in Minneapolis
Video footage from Van Halen's Oct. 24, 2007 show in Minneapolis. I'm The One: Unchained: Romeo Delight, Part 1: Romeo Delight, Part 2: Mean Street: Everybody Wants Some: 1984: … [Read more...]
Video footage of Van Halen in Auburn Hills
Video footage from Van Halen's Oct. 22, 2007 show in Auburn Hills. You Really Got Me / I'm The One: Romeo Delight, Part 1: Romeo Delight, Part 2: Romeo Delight, Part 3: Romeo Delight, Part 4 / Somebody Get Me A Doctor: Everybody Wants Some / So This Is Love: Mean Street, Part 1: Mean Street, Part 2: Mean Street, Part 3: Jamie's … [Read more...]
VH Contest: Tickets & Cash
New York City's Q104.3 is holding a huge Van Halen contest for the next 10 days. Contestants can win by listening to the station, as well as by entering for a chance online, and winners will score tickets to a sold-out VH show, along with $1,000 cash. Click here for all the details. … [Read more...]
Video footage of Van Halen in Detroit
Video footage from Van Halen's Oct. 20, 2007 show in Detroit. Band Introductions: I'm The One: Runnin' With The Devil: Romeo Delight: Beautiful Girls: … [Read more...]
Video footage of Van Halen in Chicago
Video footage from Van Halen's Oct. 18, 2007 show in Chicago. Intro/You Really Got Me: I'm The One: Runnin' With The Devil: Romeo Delight: Beautiful Girls: Somebody Get Me A Doctor, Part 1: Somebody Get Me A Doctor, Part 2: Guitar Solo: Jump: … [Read more...]