Push Comes To Shove... During tonight's Van Halen's show in Manchester, NH, David Lee Roth noticed a vicious fight breaking out between two audience members soon after the band began playing "Pretty Woman". Dave handled the incident perfectly, stopping the show on a dime and verbally laying into the rumblers. The fight instantly stopped, the crowed cheered, and then Roth … [Read more...]
Van Halen Hang’s ‘Em High in Boston
The surprises just keep coming! Van Halen cranked out yet another rare gem in Boston last night. For the first time in 30 years, Diver Down's "Hang 'EM High" was performed, despite it not being included on the printed set list. Boston fans were treated to a killer show. During "Panama" Dave said, " I hope your YouTubing this a particularly good show this evening".... It's … [Read more...]
Van Halen Playing Deep Cuts On Tour! (Updated Video)
(Set List Spoiler alert!) Even though Van Halen's 2012 tour has barely begun, they are already surprising us by pulling out some obscure fan favorites from their bag of tricks! At the opening show Feb. 18th in Louisville, they shocked everyone with "WOMEN IN LOVE" and "OUTTA LOVE AGAIN". Two nights later, the Palace Of Auburn Hills in Michigan got orgasmic with "GIRL GONE … [Read more...]
“Outta Love Again” Resurrected! (Video)
During last night's Van Halen Tour opener in Louisville, Van Halen surprised everyone when they suddenly ripped into "Outta love Again", a deep track and fan favorite from 1979's Van Halen II, which really showcases Alex's powerhouse drumming style. An amature video has surfaced, and it really is quite a treat! The footage is nothing more than a cell phone video, which, … [Read more...]
Videos: Opening Night of Van Halen’s 2012 Tour (Louisville, KY)
Some of the better videos flooding youtube today: … [Read more...]
Front Row Video: Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo Live at the LA Forum
Here's our footage of Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo from the band's "Friends and Family" dress rehearsal on Feb. 8th, 2012. Eddie's absolutely on top of his game! Enjoy... … [Read more...]
Roth’s Ode to Uncle Manny
The Cafe Wha?, located in Greenwich Village, was the perfect location for Van Halen's private press show. This intimate basement club is filled with character and history. Its stage has been graced by early performances of legendary artists including a young Bob Dylan. One of the main reasons the band selected this club is due to the fact that it also holds a very personal … [Read more...]
Van Halen Live 2012: Everybody Wants Some!!
Here's our video of Van Halen having a blast with "Everybody Wants Some!!" from the Cafe Wha? show. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Video: Van Halen’s New Song “She’s The Woman” at Cafe Wha?!
Van Halen played one new song last night, “She’s The Woman”. As die hard fans may know, this song actually came from an old demo made in 1976. Ever since the discovery of this demo, die hard fans have been wanting the band to release this as official material. Although the new song is based on the original demo recording, the song has been tweaked and changes have been made on … [Read more...]
New amateur video: Front row from Van Halen’s 2007 tour
Longtime VHND reader, Craig N., wants to share this with all fellow fans: "After reading the most recent news of the fan meeting DLR on VHND and being told we will be hearing from Van Halen in the next 7-8 months, I could not help but think back to the 5 awesome shows I saw in 2007. I want to share this great video I took in October of 2007 in Toronto from the first row … [Read more...]
Video: Opening night of Van Halen’s 1979 tour!
A look at the upgraded 1979 Fresno footage Posted by Scott Gilbert, VHND’s bootleg connoisseur, 4/20/10 Recently, the VHND brought you the first of two installments on the recently released upgrades of Van Halen’s performances at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California from September 22nd, 1978 (23 total minutes of footage)and March 25th, 1979 (32 minutes). We recounted … [Read more...]
Eddie at NAMM, 1987 (Rare Video)
Here's some little-seen footage of Eddie Van Halen playing at the Anaheim Convention Center during the NAMM show, January 30th, 1987. He's jamming with Steve Stevens, Michael Winslow, and others at the Kramer booth. This was just two months after the 5150 tour wrapped up, and just before he went into the studio to play bass on Sammy's I Never Said Goodbye album. Songs: … [Read more...]