Van Halen completed their Japan tour with two shows at the City Central Gymnasium in Osaka on June 24th and 26th, 2013. Thanks to Alex's son, Malcolm, we have some great backstage photos. Set List for both nights: 1. Unchained 2. Runnin' With The Devil 3. She’s The Woman 4. I'm The One 5. Tattoo 6. Everybody Wants Some!! 7. Somebody Get Me A Doctor 8. China … [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...]
Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony!
Happy Birthday to Michael Anthony! You can wish Michael a "Happy Birthday" on our Facebook page like thousands of his fans have already done. Note to people in southern California: In celebration of Michael Anthony's birthday, the band ROTUS (with the release of the debut single "Daddy's Home")...will be playing the Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, CA, this Saturday, June … [Read more...]
‘My prayers had to be altered’: Gregg Bissonette never played with Van Halen, but he got close
From SomethingElseReviews: For drummer Gregg Bissonette, as a youngster, Van Halen was the pinnacle. There was one problem, of course. “My dream was always to play in a rock back — and to me,” Bissonette says in the Vic Firth video below, “there was no other rock band than Van Halen. I loved Van Halen.” The problem, of course, was that Van Halen already had a drummer — … [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...]