40 years ago today, Van Halen kicked off their first headlining tour. And now, finally, ALL of of the audience-filmed footage from the first night is available online, for the first time! Watch this footage below, some of which has never been seen before! On March 25th 1979, two days after the release of their second album, Van Halen kicked off their very first headlining … [Read more...]
Classic Video: Van Halen LIVE at the Capitol Centre, 10/12/82
On this day in 1982, Van Halen performed the second of two sold-out performances at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. The lucky crowd witnessed The Mighty Van Halen at the height of its powers. This particular show is historic, simply because it's the only pro-shot concert to ever surface from the 1982 North American tour. The only reason this footage exists is that … [Read more...]
Concert Video: Van Halen Live in Memphis, 1981
Enjoy this audience shot concert footage of Van Halen live at the Mid South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, September 1, 1981! This is a nearly complete Fair Warning show. Sure, it's one camera, and distorted sound, but beggars can't be choosers - it's some of the only Fair Warning concert footage we have. This upgrade from 2012 is from a better source than what's circulated … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen Cover ZZ Top in Europe, 1993
On this day in 1993, Van Halen kicked off the Right Here Right Now Tour in München, Germany (Munich in English) in support of their live double album Live: Right Here, Right Now and the accompanying video Van Halen: Right Here, Right Now – Live. It was the very first time the band played European dates with Sammy Hagar. We just discovered the above video, and it kicks so … [Read more...]
Van Halen in West Palm Beach — Tons of Exclusive Photos!
The Mighty Van Halen performed at the Coral Sky Amphitheatrein West Palm Beach Tuesday night, Sept 15th. Photos and videos below. SPECIAL THANKS to the six VHND readers who sent in their live photos from this show! David Rodriguez supplied the first 7 photos, and Sara Neff, Robert DeVore, Craig Barnett, Mel Feliciano, and Derek Rice supplied their … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks Hartford! (Video, Photos, Review)
Van Halen played the Xfinity Center Tuesday night in Hartford, CT. Video and photo galleries are below. UPDATED 8/14/15 with Fan Review: To All At VHND, I took in the show last night with my brother in law who, got to see Van Halen blow Sabbath off the stage back in the day. We were fortunate to have two great seats in the fourth row on Eddie’s side which was fantastic! … [Read more...]
35 Years Ago: Van Halen Plays Monsters of Rock Festival, Castle Donington, England
Updated 8/18/19 with more photos 35 years ago today, Van Halen performed for 65,000 sweaty heavy metal fans at the 'Monsters of Rock' Festival at Donington Park in Castle, Donington, Leicestershire, England. This show was the first Monsters of Rock show out of five the band played to wrap up the 1984 tour. This was also Van Halen’s first U.K. appearance since 1980. The bill … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks California (Photos, Videos, Setlist)
Van Halen played the California Mid-State Fair last night in Paso Robles, CA. Below are a few of the best YouTube videos that have surfaced (including part of soundcheck!), along with some photos from junebug5150 on Photobucket). During Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love, David Lee Roth told the audience, "This is our last show for awhile here in the United States." He also gave a … [Read more...]
Video Upgrade: 1978 Japanese TV Appearance – “You Really Got Me” & Interview
The video above is yet another great addition to the Van Halen News Desk's new YouTube channel, the Van Halen Vault! This is a video of a Van Halen's lip-sync performance of "You Really Got Me" - followed by a quick interview - that was broadcast during their first visit to Japan to promote the Japanese leg. 35 years later, this is still a rarely seen video. Even if you've seen … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks the Tokyo Dome! (Videos, Photos, Setlist)
Today, Van Halen played the Tokyo Dome, the second stop on their 2013 Japan Tour. Van Halen rocked the house of 50,000 fans and put on a superb show. The setlist was the same as Tuesday's show in Nagoya, but they swapped out "Jamie's Cryin'" for another song from Van Halen, "I'm The One", which hasn't been played since the 2007-08 Reunion Tour. Setlist: 1. … [Read more...]
Van Halen Kicks Off Japan Tour in Nagoya! (Videos, Photos & Setlist)
Updated with the two pre-show Eddie photos below: Today (June 18th) Van Halen kicked off their Japan 2013 tour at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan! (Showtime was 7PM in Japan, which was 3AM Pacific time) This morning, Wolf tweeted, "Show day in Nagoya", followed by "We're almost ready for ya, Nagoya. Just gotta tune up real quick... " with … [Read more...]
30th Anniversary of the 1983 US Festival
On this day in 1983, Van Halen headlined the US Festival, a music festival held from 5/28/83 through 5/30/83 at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, CA. Van Halen performed on "Heavy Metal Day" (5/29/83) as headliners for the record-setting fee of $1.5 million. The 1984 Guinness Book of World Records created a new category based upon the price of this performance. For … [Read more...]