DDE: Filming At The Van Halen Shows

[sadaist]

.... She said, "I'll tell DLR".....

Fucking crazy cool. Doesn't seem real after all this time.

[SNIPER]

The cool thing is we will have plenty of cool VH vids on you tube to sift through. I can handle that.

[BITEYOASS]

Well if that's the case, then I'm gonna bring a big-ass Canon SLR camera with a zoom lens.

[SNIPER]

I am just hoping they add Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Spokane, and maybe Boise. I saw Reno in 08, That was a killer show.

[Terry]

As long as the venues are made aware of this we are golden. The last tour gave us a ton of exceptional DVDs, some with multi-cam no less.. If there's no sneaking around I imagine we'll get professional quality shit in the coming weeks!

It's funny watching the youtube videos of the Cafe Wha?, Henson and LA Forum warmup shows, where there are different videos from at least a half dozen angles.

The only downside is some of the people shooting the videos felt compelled to sing along with the band, like, real loud, so the audio bleed of the crowd singing (badly) drowns out the band vocals at times.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Brett had some real nice videos at the Forum show, but the idiot to our left drowned the audio out in a lot of it.....

[Brett]

Brett had some real nice videos at the Forum show, but the idiot to our left drowned the audio out in a lot of it.....

That fucking asshole.

Funny a week earlier in the same situation basically, none of the crowd singing was picked up. It was mostly that shithead next to us that fucked up my audio at the Forum. He finally got tired later in the show and didn't know the new songs at all (gee big fan), so those songs are better.

[sadaist]

I am just hoping they add Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Spokane, and maybe Boise. I saw Reno in 08, That was a killer show.

Me too. I am currently in between LA & San Diego. But i am seriously considering moving up to southern Oregon very soon. I don't want to have to drive 8 hours to Oakland.......but I will of course.

If a road trip is needed Sniper, be sure we hook up & caravan. Ford could probably use some Army company as well.

[twonabomber]

i'm too high up in the stands to bother shooting, so i am counting on everyone else to make good videos.

[BITEYOASS]

Just don't use a cell phone or an smartphone to record a video, because it will always sound like shit.

[Zing!]

WTF is PETA protesting there? Those dogs in the shows are treated better than most people I know.

That's what I was thinking. Is there a sinister side to dog shows that we don't know about? Jayzuuusss.... Don't kick dogs. Kick PETA.

[Carmine]

I've told DDE about making sure Security knows about the videos, etc.... She said, "I'll tell DLR".....

"I'll tell Dave", she said...

How fuckin' cool is that?

[Va Beach VH Fan]

"I'll tell Dave", she said...

How fuckin' cool is that?

It's still quite fucking surreal, honestly Ragu....

But in reference to the videos, just be smart about it....

I know the band's "it's cool to take video" statement is quite vague, but of course that can mean different things to different people.... And yeah, that includes the venue's security.....

Don't try to bring in any fancy equipment, and I think you'll be fine....

[BITEYOASS]

I think I'll try to be Neil Zlozower for a day and buy a Pentax before the show.

[BITEYOASS]

I'm not against people recording video or audios during a concert, but most of the time they sound/look poorly. Fan photos turn out a lot better.

[Romeo Delight]

That fucking asshole.

Funny a week earlier in the same situation basically, none of the crowd singing was picked up. It was mostly that shithead next to us that fucked up my audio at the Forum. He finally got tired later in the show and didn't know the new songs at all (gee big fan), so those songs are better.

Listen to you guys!! Its a Van Halen show! Not a Peter gabriel concert.

I can't wait for someone to tell me to be quiet at the next show because they are "recording".

I live in a fairly popular tourist city and you wouldn't believe the license people (visitors and locals alike) think they have because they are toting a camera with them...ushering you away from whatever you are looking at.

Thankfully my "contributions" to Jeff's and Brett's fantastic videos are limited to when VH is not actually playing, so I know what you mean, but lets not take this too far

[chi-town324]

as much as i want to bring my camcorder is just seems like it will be a pain in the ass to carry around...i want enjoy every note not worry about where i stand or put it down or what the people next to me are doing

[BITEYOASS]

You know what, fuck it! I'll just enjoy the show and not worry about if my $200+ camera gets smashed.

[DavidLeeNatra]

You know what, fuck it! I'll just enjoy the show and not worry about if my $200+ camera gets smashed.

when I see all these morons front row holding a cellphone up instead of a pumping fist I always wonder what this world turned into...

[BITEYOASS]

when I see all these morons front row holding a cellphone up instead of a pumping fist I always wonder what this world turned into...

Yeah, don't they know they could just download pics from the concert made by photographers which are far superior to them and their shitty iphone cam?

[Carmine]

It's still quite fucking surreal, honestly Ragu....

I can imagine. When I got on Dave's radio show back in 2006, I was so nervous and talked so fast, I didn't let Dave get a word in!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Lookie at what came in the mail today !!





Just kidding, the dude from KATG took a pic of it.....

[Romeo Delight]

Notice it says "World Tour"!!! Hmmm....

[Romeo Delight]

Lookie at what came in the mail today !!

So we are getting one of those for each tour stop?? ;-) Awesome. great work VA!!

[Sensible Shoes]

I can't wait for someone to tell me to be quiet at the next show because they are "recording".

I don't know, I apparently stood next to somebody in Cleveland 2007 and screamed the entire concert. I discovered this later when I got the Cleveland bootleg and recognized myself screaming the whole way through. BOy I wanted to smack myself.

[Romeo Delight]

"Please don't yell...Can you sit down please?...Can you hold the camera while I get a beer?" ...where does it end?? lol

[VAiN]

Listen to you guys!! Its a Van Halen show! Not a Peter gabriel concert.

I can't wait for someone to tell me to be quiet at the next show because they are "recording".

Agree with you 100% here.. I had some idiot next to me at the first 07 show say I was being too loud - the nerve!!!

[VAiN]

I don't know, I apparently stood next to somebody in Cleveland 2007 and screamed the entire concert. I discovered this later when I got the Cleveland bootleg and recognized myself screaming the whole way through. BOy I wanted to smack myself.

Thats so awesome! You should be proud! you're immortalized!

[Angel]

Haha, the kids beside me in '07 were all excited to be sitting beside "one of those Roth fans". They'd high five me every time I let out a whoop. I think they had sore hands by the end of the night. There was a guy taping in the row in front of us, I've had numerous people comment that they can hear me throughout Hot For Teacher.

[GreenEyedMurder]

Oh and it figures that back in 1988 when Dave pulled me up onstage and dipped me over that year, they apparently didn't shoot videos. I had gone to a record show many years later and at a bootleg table I asked the guy if he had any videos of that particular show and that's what he said, "They didn't video tape in 1988." I was like, "WHAT?" But yet I got some bootleg Van Halen tapes from the early 80's that day. It didn't make an ounce of sense to me...After all 1988 seemed to be the height of the video era. Or was it really fading by then? I should still try to find it somewhere out there on internetland. That would be so cool to have that! I remember it as if it were yesterday....especially since I had a dream of it the week before it actually happened! I've got witnesses to my testimony who were at the show that night. Dreams do come true every now and then.

I feel your pain! I had some interaction with him at the Cafe Wha? show last month, and have yet to find footage or even pics of any of it.

[GreenEyedMurder]

Lookie at what came in the mail today !!





Just kidding, the dude from KATG took a pic of it.....

Hopefully, you'll get one for real, considering all that you do!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Hopefully, you'll get one for real, considering all that you do!

Nah, ain't gonna happen....

Perfectly happy with my experience at The Forum....

[Antman]

I'm glad we have permission, but I was going to anyway.

[ELVIS]

My tix say no cameras and all of that bullshit...

[kwame k]

My tix say no cameras and all of that bullshit...

Well of course your tickets say that....they don't want you getting video proof that Wolfie is playing piped in bass that his dad recorded

[ELVIS]

I wonder how they make it look like he's really playing this time...

[kwame k]

Smoke and mirrors

[VAiN]

I'm looking forward to the 'Wolf isn't really ________ ' conversations coming up. Wolf is the real deal and he killed it in Louisville.

[kwame k]

I'm looking forward to the 'Wolf isn't really ________ ' conversations coming up. Wolf is the real deal and he killed it in Louisville.

I know, bro....and my tickets are his side of the stage tomorrow!

[m_dixon1984]

Not sure why no one has posted the VHND link to this article:
http://www.vhnd.com/2012/02/16/van-h...ideo-at-shows/

David Lee Roth has just informed VHND.com that the band is “totally okay with” fans shooting photos or video at the shows during their 2012 tour, which kicks off this Saturday, Feb. 18th, in Louisville, KY. So knock yourselves out and take all the pictures and videos you want! Just keep in mind that we are talking cell phones or small cameras only. Professional cameras or video equipment wouldn’t be allowed into venues. (Of course, this might not be quite as easy as it sounds…venue security people might not all be on the same page. For example, at the Van Halen rehearsal held at the Forum last week, outdoor security were adamant that no cameras are allowed, but security inside had no problem with people filming or shooting).

So just be cautious...pro style equipment and video cameras may not be allowed (saw some folks here talking about handycams and zoom lens). OR, just leave them at home and Roth Out old school style.
M