From The Orange County Register: “You’re getting a good show tonight!” David Lee Roth declared early during the Anaheim set. It wasn’t an empty boast: Roth was very much on his game here. Yes, he’ll fiddle with the meter of a line or switch up a lyric here and there, but he takes no more liberties than Mick Jagger does with Stones staples or Steven Tyler would with … [Read more...]
Video: Eddie and Wolfgang at 5150
CNN caught up with Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen at home in their infamous 5150 recording studio while on a two day break in Los Angeles. First, they talk about their decision, after completing 50 shows, to postpone most of the Summer dates on Van Halen's current tour. They insist there are no tensions within the band. When asked about their legendary frontman David Lee Roth, … [Read more...]
Van Halen – Honda Center Review – 6/12/12
It only takes milliseconds to recognize Eddie Van Halen's ferocious guitar tone. Like sonic bullets from a gun, "Unchained" riddled into the audience with its runaway freight train guitar riff as the Honda Center exploded with Van Halen's triumphant stop in Anaheim for a sold out show. Wolfgang Van Halen led the charge for "Runnin' With The Devil" by thumping his bass at the … [Read more...]
Van Halen To Tour JAPAN in November! Tour To Extend into 2013!
In a revealing new interview with USA Today, Edward and Wolfgang Van Halen had a lot to say. Highlights: Van Halen will tour JAPAN In November! Eddie implies that the tour will extend into 2013! The postponed dates were due to scheduling and not band infighting. Eddie And Wolf have some funny and kind remarks about DLR. Wolfgang was integral to the rebirth of the … [Read more...]
Video: Eddie & Wolfgang Van Halen Talk Music
New 4-minute video from USA today featuring Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen talking about playing music together, the best musical advice they ever got, natural musical ability, and AC/DC. This interview was taped a week ago, on June 4th. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Van Halen Brings It For Second L.A. Show
Van Halen's second show in Los Angeles (this past Saturday night) was unquestionably one of the very best of the tour. Some fans are saying it was even better than Vegas and the first L.A .show, on June 1st. Dave was funnier than ever. Ed, Al, and Wolf were amazing as usual. The crowd was wild and was extra loud all night, and even gave Alex Van Halen an extended ovation after … [Read more...]
“Light Up The Sky” Recorded During Soundcheck
As a bonus for fans who have purchased VIP tickets, Van Halen has occasionally been letting VIP ticketholders into the venue early to watch Al, Ed and Wolf soundcheck. During a recent soundcheck in St. Paul, the band suddenly launched into "Light Up The Sky" a fan favorite from Van Halen II hasn't been performed in concert since 1980. Recognizing this rare opportunity, one … [Read more...]
Van Halen Fans Invade Staples Center (Photos)
20 photos of Van Halen fans partying it up before last Friday's show in Los Angeles. Photos courtesy of The Orange County Register. Van Halen fans arrive at Staples Center for Friday night's concert, the band's first of four Southern California shows this month, including June 12 at Honda Center in Anaheim. … [Read more...]
“Bottoms Up” and Other Highlights From San Jose
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...]
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...]