Van Halen is the second highest grossing band (and third highest grossing act, overall) in North America during the first half of 2012 The stats: Van Halen played 49 shows in 47 cities. Average number of tickets sold per show: 9,513 Average ticket price: $100.11 Total number of tickets sold: 448,506 Average gate per show: $955,319 Tour gross: … [Read more...]
Ross Hogarth Discusses Mixing Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’
Freelance writer Alison Richter interviewed Ross Hogarth, who played an integral part in the recording of Van Halen’s A Different Kind Of Truth. All the Van Halen content is below. (For the entire interview, see Examiner.com). Grammy-winning producer and engineer Ross Hogarth has a simple yet effective philosophy about recording: “Whatever works.” It served him well during … [Read more...]
50 Rides On The Love Train
In David lee Roth's scrapbook video, in the beginning it mentions that DLR warms up to "Love Train". Sometimes when he's warming up they actually record him singing along with "Love Train". VHND presents "50 Rides On The Love Train," which is 50 completely different versions of DLR singing "Love Train" accompanied with video of him dancing at various places. … [Read more...]
Soundcheck Video: “Unchained”, “Runnin’ With The Devil”, “She’s The Woman”, “Tattoo” (Soundboard Audio)
Last week we featured a video of a Van Halen Soundcheck in Greensboro where the band performed “As Is” and “Light Up the Sky." The video below is "part 1" of that soundcheck, where the band first performed "Unchained", "Runnin' With The Devil", "She's The Woman" and "Tattoo." The fan-filmed footage is now synched with a separate IEM (inner ear monitor) audio recording, which is … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo, #6
Here’s a Van Halen photo from 1982. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. … [Read more...]