It's the end of an era! David Letterman ended his incredible 33-year career in late night on Wednesday, after nearly 20,000 guests! During 1985 through 1995, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, or the entire band were on the show a total of five times. We've assembled all of these classic appearances below for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! 1/1/85: David Lee Roth's Hilarious … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen Hacks a Guitar
From Popular Mechanics: The guitar god is also an inventor and patent holder who has spent the better part of 35 years in this shop, rebuilding guitars and amps, searching for his signature sound I've always been a tinkerer. It comes from my dad. Growing up, we lived in a house in Pasadena that had no driveway. You used an alley that ran through the middle of the block, … [Read more...]
Video & Photos: Van Halen Kicks Off Billboard Music Awards with a Bang!
UPDATED WITH BETTER VIDEO! The 2015 Billboard Music Awards Kicked off with a BANG tonight with Van Halen absolutely knocking it out of the park with their performance of “Panama.” Video above, and photos below. This video is better quality than the others going around right now, but we'll have have better quality video as soon as it's available. Taylor Swift announced … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rehearses for the Billboard Music Awards
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards Kicked off with a BANG tonight with Van Halen absolutely knocking it out of the park with their performance of “Panama.” Check out Video & Photos HERE. Taylor Swift announced them as, "one of the greatest rock bands in the world, The Mighty... VAN HALEN!" Today's Billboard Music Awards show marks the third and final TV appearance before … [Read more...]
Video: Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’ Covered By Nuno Bettencourt & The Atomic Punks
UPDATED with more photos 5/28/15: Guitar legend Nuno Bettencourt jumped onstage unannounced to jam the Van Halen classic "Hot For Teacher' with The AtomicPunks.com on the Beach Stage of the 2015 Monsters Of Rock Cruise. The Atomic Punks — the longest-running and most popular Van Halen tribute band — were thrilled when the Extreme's guitarist jumped onstage for … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rehearsing Deep Track From Debut Album!
Feelings! A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on May 13, 2015 at 2:34pm PDT Good ol’ Wolf posted another teaser from Van Halen rehearsals today! A classic from their debut album. Hopefuly they'll play this one at some of the shows this summer! The band will perform at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards this Sunday, May 17, at 8 p.m. on ABC. The band’s … [Read more...]
Photos: Van Halen Kicks Off ‘Fair Warning’ Tour
Van Halen kicked off their Fair Warning tour on this day in 1981. Here's 5 photos from that very night—at the Halifax Metro Center in Nova Scotia, Canada—along with the local newspaper ad, concert ticket, and backstage pass. Thanks to Eddie Dugan for sharing his photos. This 10-month opus (also dubbed the “W.D.F.A. Tour”, for “We Don’t Fuck Around”) was then considered … [Read more...]
Van Halen Adds Two Concerts Due To Overwhelming Demand
Due to overwhelming demand, Van Halen Concerts Added at the Hollywood Bowl and Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Saturday, August 15 Hollywood Bowl - Sunday, October 4 Tickets On Sale Monday, May 18th at 10AM Due to overwhelming demand, a third New York-area VAN HALEN concert has been added at the Nikon At Jones Beach Theater on Saturday, August … [Read more...]
Van Halen Weekend Rehearsals: ‘Little Guitars’ & ‘Light Up The Sky’
Small ???? A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on May 2, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT Good ol' Wolf posted another two more video teasers from Van Halen rehearsals this weekend! A classic from Diver Down (above) , and another from Van Halen II (below)! This summer is gonna rock!!! The band will perform at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 17, at 8 … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rehearsing A Never-Performed Fan Favorite From ‘1984’
Wow! Wolfgang Van Halen posted another video teaser from Van Halen tour rehearsals— this classic is from 1984, and it's another deep track that has NEVER been played in concert before! We would simply DROP DEAD if they played this fan favorite this summer! The band will perform at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 17, at 8 p.m. on ABC. The band's North … [Read more...]
Van Halen to Perform at 2015 Billboard Music Awards
From Billboard: You might as well “jump” to this news: Van Halen will play the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard and dick clark productions today announced the legendary rock group would join the line-up of performers for the big show later this month. Van Halen’s participation at the annual gala is a real coup, and they’ll give a rock-hard edge to proceedings. The … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rehearsing ‘Women And Children First’ Deep Track!
"Another day, another rehearsal, another tune to try out... " says Wolfgang Van Halen today, while posting a video of the band rehearing an absolute gem from Women And Children First that has not been played in concert since the band's club days in the seventies! Can you name that tune? Watch the video below. Last week Wolfgang tweeted, 'Working on setlist ideas right now… … [Read more...]