(Updated with "Light Up The Sky,""You Really Got Me," "Ice Cream Man" & "Jump") Heres the recap (so far) of Van Halen's second show of 2015, which was Tuesday, July 7th, at the Amphitheater Northwest in Portland, OR. Featured here are videos of Eddie's complete guitar solo filmed from the front row, and the band performing "Women In Love." Also below are the setlist, videos … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Van Halen Summer Tour Kickoff!
Van Halen kicked off their 2015 summer tour in Seattle last night (July 5th). Their setlist was packed with essential classics, as well as long-lost gems that fans have been wishing for. Here's video: UP NEXT: PHOTOS: Van Halen Summer Tour Kickoff! … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s Summer Tour Begins Tonight! (Updated w/ Set List)
Today's the day! Van Halen's Summer tour kicks off tonight in Seattle. Here's an update from our friend Leslie Feffer at Examiner.com: As Van Halen’s 41-date North American Tour is about to kick off in Seattle tonight, expectations run high. Bob Roux, co-president of North American Concerts for tour promoter Live Nation, told“Billboard” magazine that despite the … [Read more...]
Short Rehearsal Video: Eddie Jammin’!
=VH= A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Jun 27, 2015 at 5:20pm PDT A short rehearsal video posted by Wolf today. More to come! … [Read more...]
Video: How Eddie Van Halen Switched From Classical Pianist to Shredding Axeman
The legendary guitarist talks to Billboard about his rock 'n' roll start as a kid and how a good guitar riff "engulfs you." … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Marks ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’ Anniversary with Retrospective Video
On the anniversary of the release of the Van Halen album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Sammy takes you back to 1990 and 1991 when it was being written, recorded, and released and what was going on in his personal life, how songs like "Right Now" came together, and the goose bumps shared with producer/engineer Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin, Cream, Rolling Stones, etc) during … [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...]
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...]
Video Proof That Eddie Van Halen Is A Human Being
I love making fun of him when he can't remember how to play something. He didn't know I was filming till he looked up. A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Apr 20, 2015 at 2:35pm PDT Wolfgang Van Halen posted a funny video of his dad (via Instagram) rehearsing for the upcoming summer tour. "I love making fun of him when he can't remember how to play … [Read more...]
The Eddie Van Halen Tremolo Mechanic — Video
From Guitar World: Van Halen’s recent Jimmy Kimmel Live performance affords an almost perfect glimpse of Eddie Van Halen’s legendarily unique approach to tremolo picking. The incredible speed and consistency of his take on this technique has been a source of fascination for 35 years. In Van Halen’s approach, the picking hand hangs suspended in mid-air, with no anchoring or … [Read more...]
Video: Van Halen Performs “UNCHAINED” & “AIN’T TALKIN’ ‘BOUT LOVE”
Here’s THE BEST Van Halen footage this week! Watch "UNCHAINED" & "AIN'T TALKIN' 'BOUT LOVE" from Jimmy Kimmel Live. EPIC! Van Halen shut down part of Hollywood Blvd. to perform on Kimmel’s show to support their new live album, “Tokyo Dome Live in Concert,” and a recently announced summer tour (tickets go on sale this Saturday). Over 6,000 die-hard fans turned up for the … [Read more...]
Video: Van Halen Performs on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’!
Watch Van Halen perform "Jump" and "Dance The Night Away" on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'! Roth: “This is the most auspicious way of starting the tour. We’ve never played American television before, and it was our idea that you couldn’t possibly pick a better audience than this here. This is our Ed Sullivan Show! This is James Brown on The Ed Sullivan Show. This is the Beatles. … [Read more...]