How many of you actually have seen Van Halen live?

[NeilDiamondDave]

Saw them....

At the "Wistah Centrum" 1982.. Diver down. I was only 12 at the time, but had already been going to concerts for a few years( tom Petty, ZZ top, Ac/Dc, Kinks and Ozzy. At the time this was HUGE. VH were like ZEP or the Stones, they were the Biggest band on the planet. I waited in line and got tix. The show was as good as you could imagine. The thing I remember most is is that Roth said at one point " and the hits just keep on commin" and it was true... every song you knew by heart. Since that day, I saw Van hagar 3 times(I know, I know) on the 5150 tour, Monsters of rock tour, F.U.C.K. tour, VH3 tour(best post roth show) and this new Drunken sloppy Eddie tour. Each time trying to recapture the feeling of that 12 yr old boy being overwhelmed by the sheer force of the mighty VH, but sadly like a junkie, never quite getting there. Also saw Eat em' and smile(great), Skyscraper(o.k.) and believe it or not, the closest to the Real VH- the Sam n' Dave tour... That was the closest ive been to that feeling!.

[Terry]

Originally posted by Bill Lumbergh
Let's see, I've only posted this about 700 times .........San Francisco 1984.........like Terry said, one of my endurining memories is that it seemed like the band was hardly all on stage together at one time.

1984 tour was definitely an odd experience. Great show, but they'd do about three tunes as a band, start building up a little steam, then Mike would do a bass solo, Al would take a drum break, Dave would tell a few jokes, etc.

Another thing that stands out in memory is when they did Jump and Ed futzed around on the keyboard in lieu of the guitar solo. Granted, would have been a bitch to do the guitar solo and then go straight into the keyboard break, but I remember looking forward to seeing how he was going to pull that off live.

[ZahZoo]

Originally posted by DLRoswegony
you are a lucky man!! there are probably not to many who can say that.

Yeah I have to count my blessings and remind myself that I grew up in a time to remember the Beatles before they broke up... was lucky enough to see Hendrix at Monterey Pop in 67 (age 9... my parents worked some Arts'n'Crafts show) and all of the great rock bands of the 70's and 80's before a good portion of the Rock world went to shit...

[Samsonite]

Saw Dave last September and saw Van Hagar in Cleveland.

[franksters]

i saw vh with dave a few time in montreal
1980
27 oct 1982 diver down
april 19 1984

Dave era!!!

eat em n smile tour
sky scraper tour
philadelphia 1999
burlington 2002
and now i am going to see dave in orillia ontario nov 4th 2004

can't wait..

being in montreal is easy for me to travel a little bit ..

[guwapo_rocker]

Originally posted by franksters
i saw vh with dave a few time in montreal
1980
27 oct 1982 diver down
april 19 1984

Dave era!!!

eat em n smile tour
sky scraper tour
philadelphia 1999
burlington 2002
and now i am going to see dave in orillia ontario nov 4th 2004

can't wait..

being in montreal is easy for me to travel a little bit ..

Where are you seats in Orillia, I'll put you on our chart.

[Diamondjimi]

M.L.G. not C.N.E. !

Originally posted by moose
Hey Diamond if memory serves me correct they played C.N.E. Stadium on July 18th 1980.
Saw all the shows at the Gardens and more than a few in Buff/Detroit/Montreal.
And yeah "THE GOOD OLE'DAYS"

I have seen it listed as @ The C.N.E. on a VH tour history list. They may have been scheduled to play there but they obviously did'nt.
Although i've been to a few @ the X , I'm glad they did'nt .M.L.G. ruled!
I have the ticket stub in front of me . I paid $ 9.55 + .95c. service charge . $ 10.50 well spent !! I sat in row MM seat 17 Floors.
I still have a bootleg shirt from that show ,cost me 10 bucks from some dude selling them out of his trunk . Not 30 seconds later I hear a lot of yelling,I turn around to see a couple of VH's finest tearing this guy a new one.. Hollering shit lie "You motherfucker ,you're takin food from their fuckin tables!!!" These fuckers were big. I noticed one of them confiscate a couple of these shirts off a fan so I took it as my cue to make tracks. The shirt could'nt have been made from cheaper material. The shirt is black with EVH cut out from the back cover of W.A.C.F. with a bubble next to him "Have you seen juniors grades", the back is a picture of Earth with " Van Halen world Invasion tour 1980".

New story : Got my Roth tickets today in the mail.
First time for a show at Casino Rama. I hear it's a sweet venue , not a bad seat in the house.........
Let the countdown begin....

[Nitro Express]

My backstage experience in 1984 was I got to meet Mike and Eddie. Both of those guys were actually real friendly to the fans. I was hoping to meet Dave but he was nowhere to be found and niether was Alex.

The Van Halen road crew were great and fun to hang around but as far as the band goes, it seemed real segrigated. Eddie seemed pretty happy backstage but during the show he never smiled and didn't interact with anybody.

I have no Soddom and Gamorah tales to tell. It was surprisingly sane but of course Mike and Eddie were P-Whipped by their wives by then.

[Cato]

I have.

but I don't boast of that unlike Wayne Fag.

[Cato]

Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
May 20, 1984... San Diego Sports Arena....

Night BEFORE the "Sundown in San Diego" bootleg.....

Va, Sundown In San Diego includes the show you attended on disc 1 & 2. it's a 4 CD set.

[dstanzler]

I JUST WANT TO SEE FUCKING DAVE

VH WISE:

I sucked it up and saw them -------------> 2004.

I payed something like $250 for 2 shity seats for my girlfriend and I, then we hopped a whole bunch of rails, ran into a near-blind security gaurd and ended up in the front row.

NOW WAIT! -- BEFORE YOU SLICE MY HEAD OFF -- I was born two years AFTER 1984 -- and only started listening to Van Halen this october -- so seeing them no matter what was important to me. I love DAVE...he > spammy.

Now, the review:

Never seen anything like it, though. Sammy signed my converse [when I had shouted at Eddie to sign them] but it's cool =D.

Really energetic show. You know, Sammy fucked up some GOOD songs like Jump and Panama...but he made up for it but drinking and toking on stage [i guess]. He let the guy next to me sing the part in Panama:

"Reach down between my legs...and ease the seat back...VROOM!"

They guy fucked it up =/, but I was shouting "EASE THE SEAT BACK!"

My girlfriend and I got on the big stadium cam too. Pretty cool.


BACKSTAGE WISE:

I've met the Blue Oyster Cult - they rule.

I've stood about 10 feet away from KISS. They just got onstage.

OTHER SHIT I'VE SEEN:

Iron Maiden - Fucking Amazing.

Neil Young/Pearl Jam/Willie Nelson/CSNY - Bridge School...shitiest show ever.

Rush - I still don't get why people like them. Peart is wicked though.

Slayer - Decent - I guess.

The Priest - Fucking amazing.

OZZY/Sabbath - Fucking amazing.

[frenchie]

pearl jam and neil young are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dstanzler]

It was all acoustic. Veder was off key, and Neil Young played for about 2 minutes.

DAVE>spammy

Dave

[gary191265]

Saw Van Halen supporting Sabbath in 1978, at Birmingham Odeon around 1980/81 and at Donington in 1984

[secrets]

I envy you. I would've loved to have see Van Halen with Roth.

Unfortunatey that was just slightly before my time.

I saw Dave live for the ALAE tour, which was great.

Anyone who's seen Van Halen with Dave consider yourself very lucky.