your dream Kool & the Gang setlist?

[SunisinuS]

who cares! im gonna be in the parking lot drinking

That is Exactly Why Dave Booked them. See, the reason you get the HOUSE listening to House Music is because Van Halen will blow the Roof Off after you are "Nicely" Drunk.

Scheming that Bastard is:

Sorry Dupe of Get Donnait. But gospel truth.









5 of the original band members are on the stage (Kool on bass, Khalim on sax; DT on sax; Charles on guitar; George on drums, percussion on this tune; look for the ones over 50); otherwise, they've hired people to fill the slots. Piano player and trumpet have died (guitarist has also died since this video; RIP, Charles). JT, the singer from the 80s, is still alive, but he left the band a decade ago.

They still workin'.

Nj Kool.

[tod]

I keep imagining EVH and DLR coming out during that song dressed as Jules and Vincent from Pulp Fiction.

[Dan]

Dan, how do you know there names pretty good for a young guy. if i had known that i would have played you some during your visit. They could play a hour set in my mind.

Mug,I'm A Brother From Another Mother.:D

[Dan]

ky mani marley had about 10 members also ??

Yes,He Had 10 Rolled Up Members In His Hat.:D

[gbranton]

I kinda wish they had a really crappy opening act instead. So I can work on my throwing arm.

The first time I saw Van Halen After the Fire was the opening act and they got pelted with beer cups throughout their set, ever during "Der Kamissar". The next time was a local band who had (no shit) won a local competition to open for Van Halen called Chuckwagon. Same result. So history does point toward a lack of stellar double bills on Van Halen tours.

That said, I'll go ahead and rate Kool above Chuckwagon and ATF but below Autograph. I suppose I will enjoy Get Down On It, Jungle Boogie, Too Hot and Misled.

[Johnniebhoy]

They could have fucking Coldplay open for them and I wouldn't care!

It's VH with Dave and new songs!!

I'm sure Kool and the Gang will get the party started just fine!

[IceCreamBlondie]

I would love to see Kool and the Gang perform Jungle Boogie! Pulp Fiction, anyone?

[Panamark]

Interesting choice for support !

For the black man trapped in a white mans body I wonder ?

Better include some reefer in the medication pack for this tour !

Sesh, I would have thought the scottish authorities would have
made " Wet Wet Wet" the compulsory wedding song advocates ?

[Carmine]

I think this is just a great gesture to K@TG on Van Halen's part...to throw a bone like this to these guys...even if they get a 10% take on the tour gross of whats sure to be a 100 million plus....they grab 10 mill at a time in their careers when they couldn't do that kind of gate if they played every night for a year...not only will they have the VH fans dancin in the aisles...like everyone has said before...this is no doubt, Dave's doing.

[So this is love]

I think this is just a great gesture to K@TG on Van Halen's part...to throw a bone like this to these guys...even if they get a 10% take on the tour gross of whats sure to be a 100 million plus....they grab 10 mill at a time in their careers when they couldn't do that kind of gate if they played every night for a year...not only will they have the VH fans dancin in the aisles...like everyone has said before...this is no doubt, Dave's doing.

10 mill????? I think 1 mill plus hotel rooms is the max they get....

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Kool and the Gang definitely looks like Dave's idea. It's a very good one, as it will draw folks from our generation to the VH gigs - but I don't think VH needs any support to fill arenas... Some K&G fans might buy tickets some VH fans won't be able to get, but that's part of the deal...

I could never really stand Kool and the Gang because of one of my high school mates who was a fan of them, it got on my nerves, though it made me think twice, as he would date a little more chicks at week-ends with his dancing skills, the bastard! :D

In his book, Dave wrote that he loved CHIC (too bad Bernard Edwards is dead now, because then Chic would probably open for them this year instead of K&G) - he even said that in his opinion they were the Led Zeppelin of disco!

Earth Wind & Fire were great too IMO.

Anyway, the choice of having K&G as opening act is surprising, funny and bold!

[VHJay]

You know what? I am actually looking forward to Kool & The Gang. Better than Kymani Marley any day. I never would have imagined them as the opener for VH, but what the hell, why not? I'm ready to get my funky soul music on before boogieing down to the brown sound of VH!!!

[BumBahDeeDah]

I thought about EWF, I wonder if Dave/VH did, but they're probably busy and sorta too big for this slot. Besides, Verdine White and Diamond Dave on the same bill?

[John_Downing]

I am kind of Baffled about K&TG myself, but hope to use it to my advantage when I am buying my tickets at 10:00:01 on Saturday. Better Seats.

[Dave's Bitch]

I am finding it really hard to understand why Kool & The Gang are opening for VH.As i see it the two just do not go together.Can anyone enlighten me,even slightly?.They are a jazzy R&B pop funk ensemble and Van Halen are balls to the wall rock.I would guess a complete contrast in audience.The way i understand outfits like Kool & The Gang's following and Van Halen fan's,They are aware of each other,They know where the other one lives but try to avoid each other where possible.Gotta say Im scratching my head on that one