For Real: Van Halen Actually Takes The Stage
After more than a decade of trying, Van Halen finally took the stage with David Lee Roth last night at Charlotte Bobcats Arena in North Carolina. Van Halen played 26 songs, all of which came from the six albums they recorded before Sammy Hagar came along in 1986, none of which came from men with 1980s teased hairdos.
Photos via Yahoo! News
Reports say 16-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen handled both the bass playing and background vocals extremely well. It’s also nice to hear that David Lee Roth’s vocals are sounding good, and that Eddie Van Halen is still tearing it up. We just hope that Eddie and David Lee can continue to put the music above their petty bickering (at least until they hit the NYC area in early November). Van Halen plays their second show on Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. Read on for the setlist from Charlotte…
Set: You Really Got Me, I’m The One, Runnin’ With The Devil, Romeo Delight, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, Beautiful Girls, Dance The Night Away, Atomic Punk, Everybody Wants Some, So This Is Love?, Mean Street, (Oh) Pretty Woman, Drum Solo, Unchained, I’ll Wait, And The Cradle Will Rock, Hot For Teacher, Little Dreamer, Little Guitars, Jamie’s Cryin’, Ice Cream Man, Panama, Guitar Solo, Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love
Encore: 1984, Jump
May 20th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Guitarman wolfgang is way better than mike. Havent you ever noticed after DLR the bass lines? Study more because EVH wrote all the bass lines after DLR. Mike aint worth it
September 30th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
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September 28th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
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September 28th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Damn, sounds awesome! Now I gotta get my tix for NYC…great recap, Scott.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:39 am
I guess it’s time to get a ticket to MSG. The setlist looks pretty much perfect.
BTW, has there ever been a better name than Wolfgang Van Halen?
September 28th, 2007 at 8:57 am
[...] I pulled that stuck out to me. The setlist — warning: spoiler — can be found at the end of the post here. Sounds like 26 nostalgic tracks, all from the pre Van Hagar days as [...]
September 28th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Without Mike it ain’t worth going to see. Some little punk kid can never replace him!
September 28th, 2007 at 1:44 am
just got home THEY ROCKED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!