Setlist for the 2012 tour

[Big Troubles]

01) Unchained
02) Hang 'Em High
03) Runnin' With the Devil
04) Hot for Teacher
05) *New*
06) Dance the Night Away
07) Everybody Wants Some
08) *New*
09) Mean Street
10) Panama
11) *New*
12) Can't Get This Stuff No More
13) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
14) Somebody Get Me a Doctor
15) House of Pain
16) Ice Cream Man

- Encore -

17) 1984/Jump
18) Eruption/Guitar Solo
19) Light Up the Sky
20) DOA
21) Me Wise Magic

sweet fkn list

[bueno bob]

sweet fkn list

I've had a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time to think it up...

[FORD]

I'd really love to hear "Drop Dead Legs" on the next tour. The fact that Eddie brought that one out for soundchecks during the Velveetapalooza 2004 tour (when Cheddar Man wasn't around) seems to indicate he still has some interest in playing the song - which never got an official live performance, to my knowledge.

Only problem is that the harmonies of one Michael Sobolewski are featured rather prominently in that song. How do they pull it off without him?

Well, the Atomic Punks did alright with it.......

[Antman]

Get MA and do Fair Warning in its entirety for the 30th anniversary.

[diamondsgirl]

1. "Runnin' with the Devil"
2. "Eruption"/"You Really Got Me"
3. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
4. "I'm the One"
5. "Jamie's Cryin'"
6. "Little Dreamer"
7. "Ice Cream Man"
8. New
9. "You're No Good
10. "Dance the Night Away"
11. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor"
12. "Bottoms Up!"
13. "Beautiful Girls"
14. New
15."And the Cradle Will Rock..."
16."Everybody Wants Some!!"
17."Romeo Delight"
18. New
19."Mean Street"
20."Sinner's Swing!"
21."Unchained"
22."So This Is Love?"
23. The Full Bug
24. Hot for Teacher
25. Panama

[Antman]

Here's what I DON'T want to hear: Jump, You Really Got Me and Panama. Sorry, just too played out for me.

[Fairwrning]

They need to do a shit load of new songs..period..or its just another reunion tour..I remember "follow us to the future. not the pasture"
It would be sweet if the older songs were CHANGED NIGHTLY...and record every show...ala Pearl Jam...put out a DVD.

[Terry]

They need to do a shit load of new songs..period..or its just another reunion tour..I remember "follow us to the future. not the pasture"
It would be sweet if the older songs were CHANGED NIGHTLY...and record every show...ala Pearl Jam...put out a DVD.

What I'd like to see them do is stifle whatever personal and business issues exist with Mike Anthony, get him back into the fold, and do a proper reunion tour. Then release the CVH "vaulted" material.

Seriously.

In truth, I can't really say I'm all that interested in any new music from the band anymore. The interviews Ed's given in the last decade, taken as a whole, betray an attitude of being content to rest on his past glories. Truth be told, methinks even as early as the mid 1980s Ed had so many accolades about his playing (deservedly so) heaped upon him to the point where all that success dulled his drive. The man just doesn't have the fire and desire.

I'd agree that any new tour, Anthony or not, should at the very least mix up the setlist a bit from the last tour. The sad reality is that the proposition of a Van Halen tour these days, much like any movement from the band, is no longer a guarantee to be as pleasing as it was by default back in their heyday (1978-1984). A hundred bucks a pop the last time around to see an aging, drunken former guitar hero playing under par was a bit saddening for me to witness, and not something that endears me to get all that psyched up when a wave of internet rumors start making their way around this site. This band has perhaps reached the point where the performance isn't living up to the hype.

[Fairwrning]

I thought Eddie played well the show I saw (Greensboro)..Dave vocals were above par..Agree they will never measure up to their heyday...
But I think they are capable of putting out a cd worthy of listening to without skipping a tune.

As far as a tour..definately lower the ticket prices..honestly..dont give a shit if MA is on board..but if he wants to show up and play a bit..no problem.

[VHscraps]

There's a lot of acts touring whole albums - classic albums. I'd prefer to see that than the usual 'greatest hits' kind of deal. Play WACF and FAIR WARNING top to bottom, then some kind of break and then the new album - if they have one. Might clock in at 100-110 mins.

No solos - not even Eruption. He's played that to death and it'll never have the explosive quality of the recorded version, and playing it again can only show how much his powers have waned. I only ever want to hear it again as cut two on VAN HALEN.

[diamondsgirl]

I only put 3 "new" songs in my preferred set list because rarely does any band have more than 3 good songs on a new album at this stage of the game. I could be wrong, but I am not anticipating the second coming of Fair Warning here.

[ROTH ADDICT]

It's nice that we can even talk about a new setlist, as far as I'm concerned...

But let's critique, shall we ??

- Eruption to START the show ? That dog ain't huntin'..... IMHO, they need to get Unchained back to the top of the show....

- You'll never see On Fire in concert again. Dave simply doesn't have the pipes for that anymore....

Other than that, like the others have said, it's way too long... UNLESS they put an intermission in there, like Rush has done recently..... Then you might see a longer setlist....

I know that they typically play around 90 minutes and it's kinda long but I thought as long as we are dreaming might as well dream big. I also could do without the mega drum and guitar solos. I would rather see Eddie incorporate some of that into the show(Intruder, Cathedral, etc.) and I thought it might be interesting to see Eruption at the start of the show instead of the usual noodling but that is just my opinion. I do like the intermission and entire album ideas that some have mentioned. So, with that in mind I am revising my setlist. Here is another idea...

ERUPTION
LIGHT UP THE SKY
PANAMA
NEW SONG
ON FIRE
CATHEDRAL/SECRETS
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
SHORT DRUM SOLO/HOT FOR TEACHER
NEW SONG
ICE CREAM MAN-DAVE SOLO ACCOUSTIC
TAKE YOUR WHISKEY HOME
LITTLE GUITARS
NEW SONG
RUNNIN WITH THE DEVIL

***INTERMISSION

FAIR WARNING ALBUM-
SHORT EDDIE SOLO/MEAN STREET
DIRTY MOVIES
SINNERS SWING
HEAR ABOUT IT LATER
UNCHAINED
PUSH COMES TO SHOVE
SO THIS IS LOVE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE PARK
ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR
1984/JUMP

ENCORE1
INTRUDER/PRETTY WOMAN
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME

ENCORE2
HOUSE OF PAIN
HAPPY TRAILS
AINT TALKIN BOUT LOVE

[Heater]

Awesome ideas, hard to choose from so many for a dream set. I agree with leaving "jump" out, never enjoyed that song, first time I heard it I thought it was way too pop. House of pain instead!!!!!

[David Lee Rocks]

Really! I doubt they could pull off 30+ songs.

I got more than i expected last tour with what? 21 songs? I cant remember, I was pleased

[howie]

They'll finally put some Fagar tunes in the mix but it'll be a really short set:

Sucker in a 3 Piece
You're No Good
Not Enough ($$$ that is...)
(You Hopefully) Won't Get Fooled Again
ENCORE:
The Dream is Over
Big Fat Money
Happy Trails