The Official Indianapolis 10/14 Meetup/Review Thread

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Please use this thread to discuss any preshow meetups, show reviews, setlists, debauchery with farm animals, and anything else related to the Indianapolis show.


Thanks,
VA

[rocknrolldork]

As long as this show happens, I will definitely be there. There are some good places within walking distance of the fieldhouse to drink affordably.

If I can get a sitter, I may even have a party the night before the show.

[jasons9745]

Definitely there....if they ever start selling tickets!

J

[1980Invasion]

i'm certainly gonna be there IF I can secure kick ass seats like I have for the United Center on the 18th.I have some seats for DLRs birthday extravaganza in Cleveland that may be available as well if I can score big for Indy.I was fotrunate =nuff to see the originals july 30 ,1980 Jult ( 1981 and July 5th 1984 in the old Market Square Arena .......can testify the CVH always rocked Nap town big fucking time and we'll certainly be ready to judge harshly as Dave invited.

[astroman30]

Does anyone know when they will start selling the tickets? What's the hold-up?

[Mulattothrasher]

I plan on being there, being in nose bleed section if that is what it takes. Is the Canseco place hard to get in/out of? Is it located close to the inner city as in total gridlock when theres an event there?

[amadeus]

I will be definitely be there!! Just wish I knew when they were putting the tickets on sale!!

[1980Invasion]

got my 5 stars 3 seconds after the start of sales hoping for pretty decent seats

[rocknrolldork]

Hell yeah!!!!! Got my tix! Can't wait!

[rocknrolldork]

Anyone from the army rolling to Indy for the show? You all want to meet up for food, beverages and maybe a big smoke out before the show?

[astroman30]

I'm in...some of us are meeting at "Hard Rock Cafe" around 4.

[rocknrolldork]

Originally posted by astroman30
I'm in...some of us are meeting at "Hard Rock Cafe" around 4.

Drinks are a little pricey there but it's gotta be cheaper than in the fieldhouse..

[amadeus]

Got mine!!! Section 6, Row J, seats 16 & 17. Not too bad I don't think. Who is all going to meet up at The Hard Rock??

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Bump

[rocknrolldork]

Originally posted by amadeus
Got mine!!! Section 6, Row J, seats 16 & 17. Not too bad I don't think. Who is all going to meet up at The Hard Rock??

Happy Birthday amadeus!

My wife and I are going to the Hard Rock before the show if everyone else is still down with it. There is a small place about a block from the Fieldhouse too. I'll try to find out about that as well.

In other news....... Friends of mine had a family emergency and cannot make the Indy show. They have a set of lower level tickets they are selling for under face value. They paid $330 and are willing to sell for $300.

If anyone is interested in these tickets, please PM me.

[Dave Roth]

Is there an official meet up place in Indy yet? I am rolling up from Louisville with 5 of my friends all die hard VH fans and would love to meet some fellow roth army fanatics!

[rocknrolldork]

Originally posted by Dave Roth
Is there an official meet up place in Indy yet? I am rolling up from Louisville with 5 of my friends all die hard VH fans and would love to meet some fellow roth army fanatics!

As of right now I think we are going with the original idea of meeting at the Hard Rock Cafe downtown around 4:00.

Where are all of you sitting? I'm in F2 row 10.

[snakeskincowboy]

gettin' closer. uh hard rock is ok but pretty corporate and pricey. cool bar west of the fieldhouse by the rca dome- ugly monkey or there is always the slippery noodle (oldest bar in indy) which is cool, but a blues bar. however, it would be early and there probably wouldn't be a band playin'. also walking distance to red garter strip club and white castle! Viva Van Halen!

[snakeskincowboy]

keep in mind all Indy bars close at 12:30 on sundays at the latest, so not much drinkin' time after the show

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Sticky: T minus one week....

[rocknrolldork]

Beer, shots, weedz and Van Halen w/Dave at the helm. Hell yeah!

[Douglas T.]

I wonder if they are going to pass out birthday cake tonight?

[rocknrolldork]

I just got an email from another friend who has to go out of town on business this weekend. His tix are in Section F1 and he wants $75/each for the tickets. If anyone wants them please let me know and I will forward the info to you.

Also.....

It is still on for the Hard Rock @ 4:00 pm Sunday!

[rocknrolldork]

Here is what he had to say in the email.

I actually have a handful of them in various rows. They're around 8 rows back from the stage extention in F1. I can sell for $75 instead of the $149.

This could be a good time for someone who hasn't been able to afford the full price or wanted to see more than one show.

[Dave Roth]

Wow less than 72 hours until the Roth led Van Halen invade Indy.. Section 6 here and pumped as hell!

[saint]

Originally posted by Mulattothrasher
I plan on being there, being in nose bleed section if that is what it takes.

What is the “nose bleed section” anyway

[astroman30]

See you guys at Hard Rock. I'll buy the first round. I'll be wearing the VH 1984 T-Shirt with a beautiful blonde.

[rocknrolldork]

Originally posted by astroman30
See you guys at Hard Rock. I'll buy the first round. I'll be wearing the VH 1984 T-Shirt with a beautiful blonde.

Awesome. See you there!

Look for the white guy with a shaved head wearing an 82 Hide Your Sheep jersey. I'm pretty sure Shenika (my wife) and I will not be hard to spot.

Our pics are in this thread: http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/showt...ght=last+vegas

[Dave Roth]

Im heading up from the Louisville area today but was wondering if VH takes the stage at our around 8:30 or has it been earlier than that? Thanks.

[SparkieD]

Got Rocknrolldork live on the line right now from the Indy show! Fuckin' A, I wish I was there.

They're on RWtD and it sounds fantastic!!!!!!!

OWWW!

[SparkieD]

"I want it, I want it, I want it......"

Dave's in fine form tonight. Sounds like a hell of a crowd, too, and we all know how much Dave thrives on that!

[SparkieD]

Dave's working that harmonica a lot more than the previous shows.

[SparkieD]

Dave just said "Why don't you take a picture of that, Hot Stuff?" There was more, but I couldn't make it out. I could be wrong here, but it sounded like he got kinda pissed at someone in the audience.

[chi-town324]

you go Dave!!

[SparkieD]

Five stars to Rocknrolldork for allowing Tiki and me to enjoy tonight's show from afar. Way cool, Man! Thanks!

[BALLYJUNKIE]

if dave is playing harmonica more ,they need to play full bug ......... god dame it !!!

[DLR'sCock]

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...344/-1/LOCAL17


October 15, 2007

Sound Effect
Van Halen, Roth still the ones

Sixteen-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen played bass guitar and vocalist David Lee Roth had a new lease on celebrity life, but neither were the embodiment of youth during Sunday's Van Halen concert at Conseco Fieldhouse.


Guitarist Eddie Van Halen -- Wolfgang's dad -- radiated the most vim and vigor through a feel-good overview of the band's work spanning 1978 to 1984.
After opening number "You Really Got Me," Eddie rode herd during "I'm the One" -- daring Roth, Wolfgang and drumming brother Alex Van Halen to match the pace of his peeling licks and furious changes.
Left to answer for the forgettable experiment of Gary Cherone as the band's third vocalist and 2004's disjointed tour with second vocalist Sammy Hagar, Eddie is driven to succeed.
With feet planted firmly at the intersection of tenacity and technology, Eddie used his six-string companion to accomplish so many things.
He abused chords, pinched single notes with finesse, coaxed growling low tones, tapped fingertips on his fretboard, set grooves to strut and captured feedback to be repurposed any number of ways.
Unfolding roughly in chronological order, the program celebrated power and melody as constants of the Roth era.
The sweetest side of Van Halen was evident during a pairing of "Beautiful Girls" and "Dance the Night Away." "Everybody Wants Some" sounded adventurous 27 years later, thanks to Alex's tropical-forest thump and 3-D sonic spacing.
Strong suits of innuendo and laughs blended perfectly during "Hot for Teacher," which earned surging waves of adoration for Eddie Van Halen and Roth.
The guitarist and vocalist even embraced during "I'm the One," a somewhat convincing sign of reconciliation for musicians who last shared a stage in 1984. Nine dates into their 2007 tour, Eddie appears geared for the long haul.
Wolfgang is filling in for original bass player Michael Anthony, who has been ostracized because of ongoing work with Hagar. Wolfgang made the most of limited spotlights, most notably during the throbbing intro to "Running With the Devil."
Instead of singing lyrics, Roth implies more than his share. Meanwhile, his vaudeville flourishes aren't all that entertaining when restricted to brandishing top hats and sticking an audience member's cell phone down the front of his pants.
Roth was funniest when he kneeled down to pick up a cord and then followed it to its end as if he were a curious Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.
The payoff arrived with an astonished look when Roth found the cord ended at Eddie's guitar -- but the entire audience of 12,000 knew that was the evening's prime source of power.

[wiseguy]

Well obviously this fag has a hard on for EVH

[Jim Shetterlini]

Well

Originally posted by wiseguy
Well obviously this fag has a hard on for EVH

Good!! better than no hard on at all!

[David Lee Rocks]

Originally posted by DLR'sCock
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...344/-1/LOCAL17


October 15, 2007

Sound Effect
Van Halen, Roth still the ones

Sixteen-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen played bass guitar and vocalist David Lee Roth had a new lease on celebrity life, but neither were the embodiment of youth during Sunday's Van Halen concert at Conseco Fieldhouse.


Guitarist Eddie Van Halen -- Wolfgang's dad -- radiated the most vim and vigor through a feel-good overview of the band's work spanning 1978 to 1984.
After opening number "You Really Got Me," Eddie rode herd during "I'm the One" -- daring Roth, Wolfgang and drumming brother Alex Van Halen to match the pace of his peeling licks and furious changes.
Left to answer for the forgettable experiment of Gary Cherone as the band's third vocalist and 2004's disjointed tour with second vocalist Sammy Hagar, Eddie is driven to succeed.
With feet planted firmly at the intersection of tenacity and technology, Eddie used his six-string companion to accomplish so many things.
He abused chords, pinched single notes with finesse, coaxed growling low tones, tapped fingertips on his fretboard, set grooves to strut and captured feedback to be repurposed any number of ways.
Unfolding roughly in chronological order, the program celebrated power and melody as constants of the Roth era.
The sweetest side of Van Halen was evident during a pairing of "Beautiful Girls" and "Dance the Night Away." "Everybody Wants Some" sounded adventurous 27 years later, thanks to Alex's tropical-forest thump and 3-D sonic spacing.
Strong suits of innuendo and laughs blended perfectly during "Hot for Teacher," which earned surging waves of adoration for Eddie Van Halen and Roth.
The guitarist and vocalist even embraced during "I'm the One," a somewhat convincing sign of reconciliation for musicians who last shared a stage in 1984. Nine dates into their 2007 tour, Eddie appears geared for the long haul.
Wolfgang is filling in for original bass player Michael Anthony, who has been ostracized because of ongoing work with Hagar. Wolfgang made the most of limited spotlights, most notably during the throbbing intro to "Running With the Devil."
Instead of singing lyrics, Roth implies more than his share. Meanwhile, his vaudeville flourishes aren't all that entertaining when restricted to brandishing top hats and sticking an audience member's cell phone down the front of his pants.
Roth was funniest when he kneeled down to pick up a cord and then followed it to its end as if he were a curious Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.
The payoff arrived with an astonished look when Roth found the cord ended at Eddie's guitar -- but the entire audience of 12,000 knew that was the evening's prime source of power.

kinda looks like Eddie has put on a little weight since the start of the tour eh? LOL, but its good, he needed to