From MASSlive.com: UNCASVILLE, Conn. Van Halen would like you to forget about what happened between 1985 and 1996. Really. Forget the other guys who tried to fill “Diamond Dave’s” shoes. (It’s not that hard to do). Reunited once again with original lead singer David Lee Roth, Van Halen performed a nearly two-hour set on Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Casino. The … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
Concert Review: Van Halen Still Has Kick
From The Sun Chronicle: UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Believe it or not it has been 28 years since Van Halen came out with a studio album with flamboyant frontman David Lee Roth. The hard rockers, who last month issued their 12th studio album and have reunited with Roth for the first time since 2007, took center stage at the Mohegan Sun Arena Saturday night for a stop on their … [Read more...]
Van Halen Conquers The Garden
By David J. Criblez “This is a good one tonight….best night of the tour!“ announced frontman David Lee Roth four songs into Van Halen’s second sold out show at Madison Square Garden on March 1st. The energy was high and the band was simply elated, as their chemistry on stage has never been better. Opening with “Unchained,” the mighty VH set the tone that this evening was … [Read more...]
Van Halen Displays Old Chemistry at the Garden
From NJ.com: NEW YORK — A grinning David Lee Roth stood at center stage at Madison Square Garden, his red handkerchief aflutter. He was the matador and guitarist Eddie Van Halen was the raging bull. Moments later, he was peering over Eddie’s shoulder as if he were a schoolroom cheat and the answers to the science test were printed on Van Halen’s fretboard. Then he spun away, … [Read more...]