Van Halen played "Bottoms Up" Tuesday night in San Jose for the first time onstage since 1983! Check it out, along with an amazing "Unchained" and a funny "Pretty Woman". … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Live Review, 6/3/12: Van Halen Finger-Taps Its Way to Glory at Oracle Arena
From SF Weekly: (Photos by Richard Haick) Van Halen Kool and the Gang Sunday, June 3, 2012 Oracle Arena Better than: Any of the still-touring Sunset Strip hair-farmers from the 1980s that Van Halen inspired. There aren't too many '70s-era hard-rock bands that can inspire the kind of unabashed hedonism -- a "bring me the skull of Sammy Hagar filled with tequila" … [Read more...]
True Van Halen Story – Elvis and the Goo
It's never too late to have a happy childhood. This is a true story of two brothers (Elvis and The Goo) who have waited 28 years to see Van Halen! … [Read more...]
Van Halen Triumphs in Oakland
From the Oakland Tribune Van Halen took the stage on Sunday at the Oracle Arena, where David Lee Roth and crew delivered a thoroughly energetic, cohesive and (gulp!) professional two-hour set. Hopefully, that will again be the case when Van Halen performs Tuesday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. The single most striking aspect about the concert was that the band members … [Read more...]
Photos: Van Halen at Staples Center
Van Halen performs during Friday's Staples Center concert in Los Angeles. Photos from The Orange County Register. … [Read more...]
Van Halen Has A Blast At Staples Center
By GEORGE A. PAUL / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Last month's news that Van Halen would be scrapping a chunk of tour dates this summer without explanation wasn’t too surprising. Controversy always seems to follow the band around. Media outlets cited anonymous sources who claimed the cause was internal strife, but it could simply be a matter of the three original members … [Read more...]
Van Halen at Staples Center: Concert Review
From HollywoodReporter.com: The (mostly) reunited band pleases the hometown crowd with classic songs and vintage David Lee Roth antics. Five years into its reunion with frontman David Lee Roth, the 2012 version of Van Halen can’t simply play off the novelty factor anymore. And despite vocal shortcomings and some dodgy set-list decisions, Friday’s homecoming concert at … [Read more...]
The Cradle Still Rocks (VHND’s L.A. Review)
By Scott Essman The PA system is about half the size of the early 1980s shows. The lighting rig is probably 25% of what it was. The stage setup has fewer platforms and ramps. But Van Halen has lost little of the spunk, energy, and enthusiasm for live performing in the 35 years since the band was first signed to Warner Bros. Records. And despite the fact that the … [Read more...]
Russ Says: This Weekend Is All About Van Halen At The Staples Center
From Russ Weakland at HollywoodLife.com: Van Halen is set to rock the Staples Center on June 1 in what can only be described as breathtaking. Do yourselves a favor and get tickets now! This years Van Halen tour in support of their fantastic album, “A Different Kind Of Truth” hits the Staples Center both on June 1st and the 9th. And if its anything like last week at the MGM … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s Babysitter
The band's record label assigned Ted Cohen to go on tour with them in their glory years. Here's what he saw. From LAweekly.com. By Michael Wilton Thursday, May 31 2012 On the first night of Van Halen's 1978 world tour, in Madison, Wis., the band burst into the hotel room of their artist development director, Ted Cohen, and threw all of the furniture out of the … [Read more...]
Van Halen Interviews, Part 5 (Video)
The fifth and latest in a series of "interview" videos from Van Halen features Ed, Al and Dave sitting on stools around the camera talking about the good old days. This segment, which covers their earliest musical influences, starts off with the guys talking about the first record they ever bought. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
“Stay Frosty” This Summer!
The time will soon come for Van Halen to reach in to their bag of tricks and choose another gem from A Different Kind Of Truth that will become the album's third single. First there was was "Tattoo", then "She's The Woman." That still leaves 11 songs left to pick from. But which song should they choose? Two months ago, the Van Halen News Desk conducted a poll where we … [Read more...]