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VH-1 showed the Foo Fighters and the place was packed, are they that good?
In their prime or now if the original line up, could VH fill Wembley Stadium?
In their prime or now if the original line up, could VH fill Wembley Stadium?
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I'm not sure if they could have filled it in 1984. They did the MOR tour with tons of bands but I don't think VH was that huge overseas back in the day.Originally posted by wiseguy -
That should be "The Mighty"...
They also should KISS, but I think that was more for theatrics not the talent.
So the Foo and other bands are more popular over seas than VH?Comment
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Nah - VH could never fill Wembley stadium, not now - and not in '84, their biggest year in the UK.
One way of looking at the popularity angle is in record sales - I just looked on the BPI (British Phonographic industry) certifications website, and the Foo Fighters are a band with a bunch of double platinum UK albums.
Van Halen (and DLR solo) have a few UK Gold certified albums. That's pretty good, considering they ignored the UK.
I think that VH's sales in the rest of the world (taken in total) have always about matched their US sales - North America has always been their only big territory. They seem to be a Gold certification level act in all the other territories that you can get any info on - Europe, anyways.THINK LIKE THE WAVESComment
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They could play gigs like Wembley by advertising a cd release. Doing a proper video ,doing interviews , magazines , tv , radio , interwebble , get a front man who liked to talk , release box sets of collectables to get fans juices flowing . Having a double headline tour with none reggae artists , playing major festivals , not being pompous wankers ,release none wrestling web chats .
What's it called again be right back Gonna check up on it......
It's called band stuff
fuck your fucking framingComment
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They had all of that in the 80's... they could have maaaaaybe pulled it off as a reunion kick-off show in 96 with a push from Mtv, but that's it..They could play gigs like Wembley by advertising a cd release. Doing a proper video ,doing interviews , magazines , tv , radio , interwebble , get a front man who liked to talk , release box sets of collectables to get fans juices flowing . Having a double headline tour with none reggae artists , playing major festivals , not being pompous wankers ,release none wrestling web chats .
What's it called again be right back Gonna check up on it......
It's called band stuffOriginally posted by wiseguyComment
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Wembley Arena yes, Wembley Stadium no.They could play gigs like Wembley by advertising a cd release. Doing a proper video ,doing interviews , magazines , tv , radio , interwebble , get a front man who liked to talk , release box sets of collectables to get fans juices flowing . Having a double headline tour with none reggae artists , playing major festivals , not being pompous wankers ,release none wrestling web chats .
What's it called again be right back Gonna check up on it......
It's called band stuffComment
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BTW...FF had 2 sold out shows at Wembley, not just 1."Hey man, that suit is you!!"Comment
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well ... what's popular is relative! Those tours were either as a support act (in '78) or playing in theatres that held 1500-3000 people ('79 & '80). Vandy is spot on, they were lazy fuckers who never worked the UK. The NWOBHM became a phenomenon from about mid-80, I'd say, and you'd imagine that there would be an audience for VH amongst the people who got into all that. The early 80s would have been a good time to build their audience here, but I guess they weren't that interested.
But the other thing is that before Live Aid, I don't recall any big stadium shows at Wembley, or similar enormo-stadiums, apart from the odd festival kind of situation. I remember in '84 the band Simple Minds did something like a 10 night run at Hammersmith Odeon - then by the late 80s they were doing headlining shows at Wembley stadium. There just weren't a lot of big venues for rock shows pre- the mid-80s - it was mostly the theatre circuit.
VH just never really dented the charts in the UK beyond moderate success, and they never entered the popular consciousness until '84.
I am sure I have said it on here before, but the number of times I have said to someone those two words 'Van' and 'Halen' and it conjures up in their mind 'Bon Jovi' is fucking staggering. And depressing.THINK LIKE THE WAVESComment
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I've never been, I just meant in terms of size.Comment
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