Dweezil Zappa is busting out a Van Halen rarity during his current tour – “Push Comes To Shove”.
During a recent interview, Zappa discussed the setlist for his current Rox(Postroph)y Tour. Dubbed the “Rox-Postrophy Tour”, Zappa is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his father Frank Zappa’s albums Roxy & Elsewhere and Apostrophe while adding a few surprises, including “Push Comes To Shove”.
Below is an excerpt from an article written by Ultimate Guitar’s Greg Prato:
For those attending Dweezil Zappa’s Rox(postroph)y Tour, you are in for a special evening of tunes from two classic Frank Zappa LPs that are celebrating 50 years since their original release: ‘Apostrophe’ and ‘Roxy & Elsewhere.’ However, there are also some special surprises included in these performances.
During a chat with KLPX, Dweezil unveiled a somewhat obscure Van Halen tune that he and his band are performing at these shows. And also, how it was his favorite Eddie Van Halen solo as a youngster.
“One of the other things that’s a complete detour is I’m playing the song ‘Push Comes to Shove’ from Van Halen’s ‘Fair Warning’ album,” Zappa said (transcribed by Ultimate Guitar). “Because as a 12-year-old kid, it was my favorite guitar solo that I had ever heard, and Van Halen never played that song live.”
“So I thought, ‘Well, we’re doing these other things that are kind of a first, why not just play something that I really enjoy and have people get a chance to hear it in a live situation?'”
Zappa’s next show will be in Tucson, AZ tomorrow night (January 12th) at the Rialto Theatre. More upcoming dates at his official website DweezilZappa.com.