REPORT: =vh = to headline australian festival april 20-21

[VHscraps]

It's Australia, not some third world county. You think they don't know Van Halen? If they know Aerosmith and loved them so much, they sure as hell know Van Halen. But with only a couple shows on the docket at places they haven't been in forever (except for WI) do you really think they are going to plan a whole new set and learn new [old] songs?

Also there are only a small percentage of us "die-hards" left that would know the more obscure. Do you really think they are going to gear an entire show for us? That would just be stupid!

Look at how many regulars there are at this site and the others? Are we going to fill the stadiums? Of course not! You are going to get the corporate yahoos that know nothing about the band, the casual fans that think it would be cool to say they saw the legendary Van Halen even if they only know Jump and Panama, and those that loved them way back when, then went away as they got older with different priorities but just want to relive their youth for one night. That's who's filling the seats these days. The band knows that and that's who they are going to play for. Us "die-hards" aren't going to pay their bills.

Well, I'd check the chart stats on that. OK, I haven't but Aerosmith are just more well-known. I think when I say 'hits' I am thinking chart hits, whereas for you folks in the US / Canada, radio hits are HITS. In Van Halen's heyday a hit in this part of the world could only have one meaning - Top 40. That's all I am saying - you can count their Australian 'hits' on the fingers of one hand.

And that has zero to do with Australia being a 'backward country'.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

And that has zero to do with Australia being a 'backward country'.

upside down

[VHscraps]

upside down

Indeed! I used to dig holes in my back garden when I was a kid because I thought if I did it for long enough I'd reach Australia - as did many other kids, I'm sure ...

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Indeed! I used to dig holes in my back garden when I was a kid because I thought if I did it for long enough I'd reach Australia - as did many other kids, I'm sure ...

we finally got the hole done and a burnt up kangaroo carcass came up on it's head

[78/84 guy]

we finally got the hole done and a burnt up kangaroo carcass came up on it's head

what the ?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

what the ?

[chefcraig]

what the ?

It's caused by the center of the Earth being full of molten lava. Some folks claim it to be hell, but many of us believe that hell is merely other people.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

It's caused by the center of the Earth being full of molten lava. Some folks claim it to be hell, but many of us believe that hell is merely other people.

it makes a good roo roaster

[Silexxx]

Tattoo.

[Silexxx]

Doctor and China Town.

[Zing!]

Just an FYI to Aerosmith fans - don't know if this has been posted elsewhere - if so, apologies...

Aerosmith Bassist Tom Hamilton Forced to Leave Australian Tour

By Jon Wiederhorn

Aerosmith will play the last two shows of their Australian tour without bassist Tom Hamilton, who has gone back home to recover from a chest infection. In his place, the band flew in Dirty Angels founder David Hull to Melbourne for last night’s show at the Melbourne Myer Music Bowl.

Hull is expected to remain with Aerosmith for at least the final two dates of their Australian tour, May 1 in Brisbane and May 4 in Melbourne. It is unclear whether Hamilton will be ready to rejoin the band in time for their May 8 show in Manila, Philippines or their May 11 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. After that, the band will take a two month breaking after the Jakarta show, leaving Hamilton plenty of time to recover. Aerosmith is currently touring for its latest album Music From Another Dimension, which came out November 6, 2012 and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart.

Hull is no stranger to the Aerosmith camp. He is a member of guitarist Joe Perry’s side band The Joe Perry Project and filled in for Hamilton during Aerosmith’s entire Root of All Evil Tour in 2006 while the bassist was recovering from throat cancer. Hull stood in for Hamilton again for several shows three years later during the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Presents tour while Hamilton recuperated from minor surgery. Hull is also a solo artist who released the album Soul in Motion in 2010 and has written music for films and TV shows, including NCIS.

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Tattoo.

"Tattoo"'s still one of my fave ADKOT songs - they really rendered it, though the screamed vocal parts were tough for Dave
who sounded a bit "asthmatic"...
That's how it goes on stage when you've sung your lungs and guts out in the studio, it's hard to get close to it.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

hey clara!!!! this is the aussie space program for easy upskirt views...

aussie rocket.jpg

[clarathecarrot]

hey clara!!!! this is the aussie space program for easy upskirt views...

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I haz me some new pics from, Vacation Cat!©®™
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