Van Halen

[Taterbug]

Love'em or hate'em,  DLR is nuttier than squirell shit but the man could put on one hell of a show.  They just released tour dates.  Lets see how long they get into the tour before Eddie and Dave kill each other.  No Michael Anthony to keep the peace. I hope DLR doesnt try to squeeze into his old unitards or assless chaps.


February 18 - Louisville, Ky. - KFC Yum! Center
February 20 - Detroit, Mich. - The Palace of Auburn Hills
February 22 - Indianapolis, Ind. - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
February 24 - Chicago, Ill. - United Center
February 28 - New York, N.Y. - Madison Square Garden
March 1 - New York, N.Y. - Madison Square Garden
March 3 - Uncasville, Conn. - Mohegan Sun Arena
March 5 - Philadelphia, Pa. - Wells Fargo Center
March 9 - Buffalo, N.Y. - First Niagara Center
March 11 - Boston, Mass. - TD Garden
March 15 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
March 17 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
March 21 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
March 24 - Atlantic City, N.J. - Boardwalk Hall
March 28 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
March 30 - Pittsburgh, Pa. - Consol Energy Center
April 1 - Rosemont, Ill. - Allstate Arena
April 10 - Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - BankAtlantic Center
April 12 - Tampa, Fla. - St. Pete Times Forum
April 14 - Orlando, Fla. - Amway Arena
April 16 - Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville Arena
April 19 - Atlanta, Ga. - Philips Arena
April 21 - Greensboro, N.C. - Greensboro Coliseum
April 25 - Charlotte, N.C. - Time Warner Cable Arena
April 27 - Nashville, Tenn. - Bridgestone Arena
May 1 - Tulsa, Okla. - BOK Center
May 5 - Tacoma, Wash. - Tacoma Dome
May 7 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
May 9 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
May 11 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
May 17 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
May 19 - St. Paul, Minn. - Xcel Energy Center
May 22 - Kansas City, Mo. - Sprint Center
May 24 - Denver, Colo. - Pepsi Center
May 27 - Las Vegas, Nev. - MGM Grand Garden Arena
June 1 - Los Angeles, Cali. - Staples Center
June 3 - Oakland, Cali. - Oracle Arena
June 5 - San Jose, Cali. - HP Pavilion
June 12 - Anaheim, Cali. - Honda Center
June 14 - San Diego, Cali. - Viejas Arena
June 16 - Phoenix, Ariz. - U.S. Airways Center
June 20 - Dallas, Texas - American Airlines Center
June 22 - San Antonio, Texas - AT&T Center
June 24 - Houston, Texas - Toyota Center
June 26 - New Orleans, La. - New Orleans Arena

[pawpaw]

I work with a Panamanian guy, probably in his mid-50s, and I asked him if the song Panama was big back home. He'd never even heard it. I was pretty dissapointed, was hoping it was something close to a national anthem for them.  ;D

[mjk73]

I find it funny they are skipping St Louis (Horrible crowds if I remember hearing the last 2 times they came) as this town is way too in love with "classic" rock and that they are playing Chicago twice but a month apart. Come one, United Center and the Rosemont Horizon are not that far apart. Same could be said for LA and Anaheim.

Everything up to and including 1984 is brilliant. I hated Van Hagar.

[ALady]

I hope DLR doesnt try to squeeze into his old unitards or assless chaps.

I kinda hope he does  ;D ;D ;D

If you thought this tour announcement couldn't get funnier...Kool and the Gang to open "select dates". 

[Taterbug]

I find it funny they are skipping St Louis (Horrible crowds if I remember hearing the last 2 times they came) as this town is way too in love with "classic" rock and that they are playing Chicago twice but a month apart. Come one, United Center and the Rosemont Horizon are not that far apart. Same could be said for LA and Anaheim.

Everything up to and including 1984 is brilliant. I hated Van Hagar.

Chicago is probably getting 2 shows because we have more mullets per square mile.  C,mon .. Friggin Kool and the Gang  :D

[Taterbug]

I hope DLR doesnt try to squeeze into his old unitards or assless chaps.

I kinda hope he does  ;D ;D ;D

If you thought this tour announcement couldn't get funnier...Kool and the Gang to open "select dates".

I bet you do  :o   ,  so on the dates that Kool and the gang ar not playing is KC and the sunshine band filling in ?

[subinai]

i am def going to try to get tix for one of the MSG shows.

[ALady]

I hope DLR doesnt try to squeeze into his old unitards or assless chaps.

I kinda hope he does  ;D ;D ;D

If you thought this tour announcement couldn't get funnier...Kool and the Gang to open "select dates".

I bet you do  :o   ,  so on the dates that Kool and the gang ar not playing is KC and the sunshine band filling in ?

We can only hope! 

[Jaimoe]

If Mike Anthony came back, I'd be all over this. His contributions to their sound and overall vibe was underrated to say the least. If Wolfgang starts playing a JD bass, I'll hire a hitman.

[Fully]

I hope DLR doesnt try to squeeze into his old unitards or assless chaps.

I kinda hope he does  ;D ;D ;D

If you thought this tour announcement couldn't get funnier...Kool and the Gang to open "select dates".

I bet you do  :o   ,  so on the dates that Kool and the gang ar not playing is KC and the sunshine band filling in ?

We can only hope!

Kool and the Gang played at my male escort's uncle's wedding. After the wedding, John (male escort - really he just goes places with me that the husband doesn't want to go to) called up one of his aunts pretending to be the bass player. He invited them to come to their hotel. All of the aunts went except presumably the one that had just married into the family. When they got there, they realized that it was a prank. When they got home, all of their husbands wanted to know what they were going to do when they got there. Muscle Shoals, Alabama wedding drama!

Also, why would anyone want to go see Van Halen without Michael Anthony? Just proves that Eddie is a dick just as much as DLR is batshit crazy.

[mahg33ta]

Video is up on facebook for their first single Tattoo.   Meh is my first reaction.

[Ruckus]

Video is up on facebook for their first single Tattoo.   Meh is my first reaction.

It's pretty awful...then I asked myself what did I really expect.  I can't imagine them busting out another Ain't Talkin' Bout Love or Unchained right? 

For all you Van Hagar haters, 5150 was a damn fine 80s record.  I think I was in 7th grade when F.U.C.K. came out.  My brother took me to see them at Nassau Coliseum with Alice in Chains opening.  It was instant middle school lust with Van Hagar.  I used to rock a Van Halen bandana to school...in 1992 :embarassed:

[Fully]

It is horrible. But Ruckus, if you ever find a picture of you with the Van Halen bandana, I really hope there's a mullet underneath it  :embarassed: and maybe an old trans am with the t-tops that you were driving. At least in my imagination, that's how I'll think of you. ;)

[Tracy 2112]

For all you Van Hagar haters, 5150 was a damn fine 80s record.  I think I was in 7th grade when F.U.C.K. came out.  My brother took me to see them at Nassau Coliseum with Alice in Chains opening.  It was instant middle school lust with Van Hagar.  I used to rock a Van Halen bandana to school...in 1992 :embarassed:

As someone who saw the original Van Halen 4x plus their last headlining show ever in North America at Reunion Arena in Dallas in 1984 (For free! snuck in by a dudes dad who took tickets), I can offically say that Van Hagar sux ass.

[Ruckus]

For all you Van Hagar haters, 5150 was a damn fine 80s record.  I think I was in 7th grade when F.U.C.K. came out.  My brother took me to see them at Nassau Coliseum with Alice in Chains opening.  It was instant middle school lust with Van Hagar.  I used to rock a Van Halen bandana to school...in 1992 :embarassed:

As someone who saw the original Van Halen 4x plus their last headlining show ever in North America at Reunion Arena in Dallas in 1984 (For free! snuck in by a dudes dad who took tickets), I can offically say that Van Hagar sux ass.

Looks like Blonde Gerardo.

Van Halen>Van Hagar>Gerardo

I didn't have a mullet then Fully, just a full on braided rat tail

[buaawwww]

My buddy got tickets today for himself and someone else.  I was invited to go and was all set and psyched for it.  That is... until he told me for the MSG shows in order to get a good seat I'd have to pay... wait for it... $180 per ticket (including fees).

I passed...

[Crispy]

Video is up on facebook for their first single Tattoo.   Meh is my first reaction.

For all you Van Hagar haters, 5150 was a damn fine 80s record.  I think I was in 7th grade when F.U.C.K. came out.  My brother took me to see them at Nassau Coliseum with Alice in Chains opening.  It was instant middle school lust with Van Hagar.  I used to rock a Van Halen bandana to school...in 1992 :embarassed:

I never got to see Van Halen (I don't count any iteration without Anthony), as Tracy did, but I did get to live my senior year in high school with the soundtrack of such being that "fine 80's record" that I would prefer not to name, let alone have to hear a single note from again. THAT was awful. Seriously, Love Walks In? Dreams? AGGGHHHH


I will need to spin Fair Warning at top volume when I get home to rid my head of those awful phantom memories.


Did anybody read this (see setlist below)? DAMN, I would pay to have seen that. This arena show? Not so much.

[Tracy 2112]

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[Tracy 2112]

I will need to spin Fair Warning at top volume when I get home to rid my head of those awful phantom memories.

Fair Warning = Strawberry rolling papers   ;)

[Ruckus]

Video is up on facebook for their first single Tattoo.   Meh is my first reaction.

For all you Van Hagar haters, 5150 was a damn fine 80s record.  I think I was in 7th grade when F.U.C.K. came out.  My brother took me to see them at Nassau Coliseum with Alice in Chains opening.  It was instant middle school lust with Van Hagar.  I used to rock a Van Halen bandana to school...in 1992 :embarassed:

I never got to see Van Halen (I don't count any iteration without Anthony), as Tracy did, but I did get to live my senior year in high school with the soundtrack of such being that "fine 80's record" that I would prefer not to name, let alone have to hear a single note from again. THAT was awful. Seriously, Love Walks In? Dreams? AGGGHHHH


I will need to spin Fair Warning at top volume when I get home to rid my head of those awful phantom memories.


Did anybody read this (see setlist below)? DAMN, I would pay to have seen that. This arena show? Not so much.

I see your fellow seniors knew what was up.  Summer Nights, 5150!  C'mon.  That album is unstoppable