Van Halen live in Newcastle, 1978

[Jérôme Frenchise]

I've just come across this. The sound is amazingly great.
Maybe it's already been shared before, if so then I'm sorry.


https://youtu.be/AGqaYZPbLog

[Nickdfresh]

It's been out there, maybe not this particular YT. It's from a boot sourced from a diseased roadie's father that found boxes of cassette tapes of shows he worked in his attic after his son had died. He worked in London, not sure if he was a tech for Black Sabbath or not...

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Thank you for precising.
Well it's nothing new then, safe for me. Sorry.

[Nickdfresh]

I haven't seen the YouTube...

[Jérôme Frenchise]

I still have a CD of the Pasadena gig recorded in December 1977 which I'll listen to again for comparison.
The big difference is, they were their first world tour after the release of the first album when they played in Newcastle of course...

[Rikk]

I got this maybe a year or so ago.

There's another amazing one from '79 (that I could search for a link for right now...but considering how rarely I post these years, I'll put more time into typing).

These new leaked gigs sound amazing. The closest we'll get to an official-sounding live album from the classic days.

[Funkmonkey]

Bop boda shooby do wah!