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. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
“Tattoo” #1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Singles chart
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 160 stations since its release on January … [Read more...]
Exclusive Video: David Lee Roth Talks Tattoos
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. … [Read more...]
Never-Before-Seen Van Halen! “You Really Got Me” Acoustic
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 to see them loose and having fun, giving us a different flavor of Van Halen! Four other tracks from this … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s Hand-Written Lyrics to Van Halen’s “Tattoo” Revealed
Here's something special that we just received directly from David Lee Roth! These are Roth's hand-written lyrics and graphics for "Tattoo", the first single off Van Halen's forthcoming album, A Different Kind Of Truth. A rare glimpse into the unique style and mind of Diamond Dave! … [Read more...]
Must-See Fan-Made Video for Van Halen’s “Tattoo”
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 totally rocking on some crazy Eddie Van Halen … [Read more...]
Jim Florentine’s Van Halen Cafe Wha? Podcast – Part Two
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 Comedy Central's 'Crank Yankers'. He's also a huge Van Halen fan who … [Read more...]
Van Halen General Tickets Go On Sale TODAY
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. View all tour dates here. VIP TICKETS: … [Read more...]
When Eddie Van Halen Donates 75 Guitars To Los Angeles Schools
Embed from Getty Images . From HuffingtonPost.com: Class is now in session at the school of rock. Eddie Van Halen just donated 75 of his own personal guitars to the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, a national organization that promotes music education for children. In a statement, the guitarist simply explained, "Music kept me off the streets and out of trouble and … [Read more...]
Pre-order Van Halen’s “A Different Kind of Truth” Deluxe Edition CD & DVD
You probably have heard that Van Halen’s new album, “A Different Kind Of Truth” will be released Feb. 7th. But did you know there’s a special Deluxe Edition which includes a Bonus DVD? The “The Downtown Sessions” DVD features live footage of an acoustic performance by the band! You can pre-order it now at Van Halen Store for only $17.98, so we highly recommend getting the … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s “TATTOO” Song & Video Released!
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 I have been working on the new record coming out for Van Halen. A … [Read more...]
Review Collection: Van Halen Live at Cafe Wha?
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. I was reminded that all these years later, it's still possible for music to deliver you back to that … [Read more...]