REPORT: =vh = to headline australian festival april 20-21

[jhale667]

A band that has 2 diamond records were not a 'hits' band? Van Halen didn't have MTV hits? Come on, dude.

As for 'corporate thinking', it's a sad fact of life that bands become businesses and as far as live music is concerned, big festivals are where the $$$ are right now (outside of the US where I sense festivals aren't quite as big). Hearing the same setlists maybe tiring for us, but the average person in that crowd is probably not stood there thinking 'I really wish they'd bust out Sunday Afternoon In the Park'. If you play a festival, you play the songs you're best known for, for better or for worse.

And as far as set times go, if you want the big $$$ paycheck, you abide by the festival organizer's rules, which could include a significant deduction if you go over even by a minute (to offset union overtime pay, etc.). I don't think Ed was cutting the breaks and mentioning "time" so he could make an early flight back to L.A.

[ZahZoo]

Wow y'all made the monkey dance for about half the show...

[DLR Bridge]

Dave's voice sounds great. Maybe he should chew gum on stage more often!

[78/84 guy]

Great ? No. Better sure. They were good. Love that freight train sound ! It was a good album cover idea.

[FORD]

Extended video on YouTube of Aerosmith and VH. (not the full sets from either, but probably the longest piece of footage out there....

VH starts at 43:45 in.....

[DLR Bridge]

Great compared to '12. I think the little bit of reverb works in his favor for sure. The vocals were bone dry on the last tour.

He did that "hello!" in Ice Cream Man that he did all during the Jay Mohr show. Funny.

[Hardrock69]

It's really quite simple. We misunderstood one another and condescension was his choice flavor of retort. By all means, continue where he left off. I love being spoken down to. It's how I've come to accept my role in middle management!

You must identify nicely with certain people in the movie "Office Space", eh?

[Hardrock69]

So, we can nitpick the setlist and talk about whether they should have played Pretty Woman and You Really Got Me. Or China Town. Or whether they didn't play Drop Dead Legs or Jamie's Cryin'. I don't care. I'm still on a high. My hearing is only coming back now. I got to see fuckin' Van Halen.

Dude...that is all that matters. Congrats on getting to see them.

[DLR Bridge]

You must identify nicely with certain people in the movie "Office Space", eh?

I live inside of that movie.

[Hardrock69]

Hmmmmm.....I just realized...Bill Lumbergh has not been around here for quite sometime. He used to post quite a bit back in the day.....

[DLR Bridge]

I'm a little closer to Ron Livingston's character. Perpetually fed up and scheming to improve my situation.

[Mushroom]

Rebuttal

KICKING ASS and TAKING NAMES!!

[katina]

The gig, in its entirety with different camera angles.

Thanks Silexxx, congratulations to the people who made this vid.

[fryingdutchman]

Extended video on YouTube of Aerosmith and VH. (not the full sets from either, but probably the longest piece of footage out there....

VH starts at 43:45 in.....

I gotta say that "She's the Woman" sounded pretty darn good.

Dave keeps his voice in check and keeps up with the rest of the band. That's all I'm askin' for....

[VHscraps]

Excellent. Amazing job someone has done putting that together.