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This Day in CVH/DLR History
1954
Michael Anthony Sobolewski is born in Chicago, IL.

1974
Van Halen plays Gazzarri's in West Hollywood, CA.

1979
Van Halen plays in Paris, France.

1980
Van Halen plays the DeMont Fort Hall in Leicester, UK. Van Halen and Rush stay at the same hotel. Geddy Lee plays a tape for Edward and whispers something into the guitarist's ear. Ed in turn pours his beer, glass and all, into Lee's tape recorder. As payback, Van Halen is banned from Rush's show when the two bands performed in Las Vegas, NV, one year later.

1981
Van Halen plays the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, CA. The Fools are the opening act.

1984
Van Halen plays the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO. The Velcros are the opening act.

1988
David Lee Roth plays the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, TX.

2012
Van Halen plays the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. Kool & The Gang is the opening act.

06-20-2023

This Day in CVH/DLR History