Do you care that Ky-Mani Marley is the opener for the second leg of the tour?

[fryingdutchman]

Maybe Dave wants to have a close supply of smoke?

Just what his voice needs.....more smoke.

[DLR Bridge]

Hands down ---- they should get Steel Panther to be the opening act on the 2nd leg ---- Ralph Saenz does a better old-school Dave than anyone alive.

No offense, but why on Earth would you want to see a clone of "Old School Dave" just before seeing the present day real deal? That just strikes me as odd.

[Zempi]

Just curious where did you hear or read that?

Ky-Mani Marley was boring and forgettable in the '07-'08 tour, and he'll be boring and forgettable this time around, too.

They should have fulfilled one of the earlier rumors and grabbed Triumph.

[chefcraig]

Cheap Trick are old and tired sounding...

Cheap Trick should be opening for no-one, as they deserve to headline any show they are performing at. The only one old and tired sounding here is you, along with the predictability of your posting as of late. For crying out loud King, drink a can of Red Bull or even some Gatorade, crack open a package of those bizarrely orange colored peanut butter crackers and get back on your game.

[ZahZoo]

I have to agree with Lou... Marley Jr is really hitting the bottom of the barrel and a total mismatch from a music genre perspective.

It was somewhat novel having K&TG knowing Dave's obsession with R&B and a recognizable historic band. But still the choice didn't help or hurt attendance either way... but clearly didn't enhance or add much to the overall experience.

Given VH's legacy and stature today... there's no reasonable cause for being insecure over an opening act upstaging them. They are Van Fucking Halen... nuff said.

I'd rather they had a young rising newer rock act or hell if they wanted to add a cross-genre draw to easily fill seats there's a huge pool of younger rising country bands that are far more Rock and Southern Rock oriented than old school tears-in-yer-beers cuntry...

[DLR Bridge]

I've seen CT rip it up at clubs a handful of times in the past 20 years. They no doubt still kill it live. I just don't think they could do an arena as headliner anymore. They are immensely important to the history of rock, but their current show is best seen headlining in a packed club or as an opener on an arena tour. Their my second all time favorite band so if they went out with VH, that would absolutely work for me!

[hambon4lif]

Cheap Trick are old and tired sounding...

That has to be the dumbest fucking thing I've ever read on this site!
Your parents must sit together and cry over their epic life-FAIL...

...what a goddamn idiot.

[jhale667]

Cheap Trick still rocks - ELBOW's not liking them is actually a compliment; with the exception of being a VH fan, he's otherwise ALL ABOUT THE SUCK.


As for Marley, skipped the majority of his set in '07, would probably do the same this time...no worries, more time to drink.

[fourthcoming]

Honestly, I wouldn't care if VH didn't even have an opening act. 2 hours at a show is enough for me. I don't need to get in early to sit through two bands when the only one I'm there to see is VH.

[DLR'sCock]

This is a non issue......

[mh5150]

They sucked in 07'
They will suck in 12'

[fourthcoming]

DLR are you going to the show at IZOD?

[DLR'sCock]

I don't have a ticket yet but I will hit either Philly or the Izod[i'm in central jerz not far from new brunswick]..........the odds are that i will most likely hit the izod....a few friends want to go........you going?

[fourthcoming]

Gotcha.....I was thinking about it.....the show is a day before my birthday...might have to treat myself....saw em 3 times this tour and i didn't win powerball this week so we will see what the cash flow looks like.

[ZahZoo]

This is a non issue......

I don't necessarily agree... certainly the primary element is seeing Van Halen perform. But... if we're putting out $100+ per butt in seat there's nothing unreasonable about wanting or expressing our desire to have a decent opening act. That Son of a Bob really doesn't cut it... Van Halen and their promoters can do damn better for their fan demographics.

Compare a few other 2012 tours in play... Aerosmith & Cheap Trick. Allman Bros & Santana, Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw, etc... all playing similar or even the same venues and ticket prices in the $65 -$85 range.

I know it's Van Halen with Diamond Dave... Whoo Yaaa!! But come on... you don't serve Beanie Weenies as an damn appetizer for fuckin Prime Rib and Lobster...