15,000 In Attendance Last Night

[BIGBADZERO]

Originally posted by Vanstonica
Ok...let's see. You're 36 years old, you can't speak English, you've posted over 130 times in the past 4 days and you're calling us losers? Take a break from the computer and meet a woman, dude.

Typical Spammy fan.

I met your mom last night.

[weesfreewheelin]

Originally posted by evhfan
HAHAHAHAHA!
dave was playing all VH on the sam and dave tour and couldn't friggin fill sheds...

Sambo was there too, of coarse I had split by that time. Anyhows, the last time I saw Van Halen, the real Van Halen (1984) they sold out my local coliseum twice in the same month. Where are all the sold out shows everyone said would happen? Hell they started the tour in Greensboro with tarps in the upper deck. How pathetic. Aerosmith and Kiss own Van Hagar. Hell, Jessica Simpsons sister owns Van Hagar

[Matt White]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BIGBADZERO
You're fucking insane. OTHER metal bands? Only the top bands of the day..Ozzy, Judas Priest, The Scorpions & Triumph were ALL at the height of their careers at the time & Motley Crue & Quiet Riot had a huge local buzz going on. There were TONS of people there early just to see them & that RARELY happens here in L.A..

Not too mention the US Festival was HUGELY promoted. Like I said. I WAS THERE. [/QUOTE


Guess what genius, I WAS THERE TOO! TAKE A FUCKING BOW!!!
Lets see...82
Ozzy-starting to break, not yet huge as solo artrist
Judas Priest-Screaming for vengence out, not yet huge, that would be 1984
Scorpions-another couple of years to superstardom
Triumph-NEVER huge
Quiet Riot-had Metal Health out, riding the wave, NEVER GOT HUGE 'cause that was it for them!
Crue-? No way, just getting started

THIS WAS A VAN FUCKING HALEN CONCERT! when the national media got pissed about the "swearing" live on the radio, WHO DID THEY POINT THE FINGER AT? Ozzy? The Crue? NO! VAN FUCKING HALEN, and specificly DAVID LEE ROTH!!!
Save the revisionist history Bro! Remeber, since YOU WHERE THERE, the previous year THERE WAS NO HEAVY METAL DAY!

[ALinChainz]

Originally posted by BIGBADZERO
You don't know what you're talking about. I was at the US Festival. Of course people wanted to see Van Halen but they were there for the whole days acts. You mean to tell me Van Halen could draw even 1/10th of that crowd by themselves?

Guess again.

Who else got $1.5 million?

They were the HEADLINE act of the heavy metal day.

[BIGBADZERO]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Matt White

Originally posted by BIGBADZERO
You're fucking insane. OTHER metal bands? Only the top bands of the day..Ozzy, Judas Priest, The Scorpions & Triumph were ALL at the height of their careers at the time & Motley Crue & Quiet Riot had a huge local buzz going on. There were TONS of people there early just to see them & that RARELY happens here in L.A..

Not too mention the US Festival was HUGELY promoted. Like I said. I WAS THERE. [/QUOTE


Guess what genius, I WAS THERE TOO! TAKE A FUCKING BOW!!!
Lets see...82
Ozzy-starting to break, not yet huge as solo artrist
Judas Priest-Screaming for vengence out, not yet huge, that would be 1984
Scorpions-another couple of years to superstardom
Triumph-NEVER huge
Quiet Riot-had Metal Health out, riding the wave, NEVER GOT HUGE 'cause that was it for them!
Crue-? No way, just getting started

THIS WAS A VAN FUCKING HALEN CONCERT! when the national media got pissed about the "swearing" live on the radio, WHO DID THEY POINT THE FINGER AT? Ozzy? The Crue? NO! VAN FUCKING HALEN, and specificly DAVID LEE ROTH!!!
Save the revisionist history Bro! Remeber, since YOU WHERE THERE, the previous year THERE WAS NO HEAVY METAL DAY!

Dude, you're a total fucking dipshit. Firstly it was 1983, not '82 moron. Ozzy not huge yet? He had just sold 6 million copies of Blizzard Of Ozz
and Diary Of A Madman and had two sold out tours under his belt.Plus he was already a star being he WAS THE SINGER FOR SABBATH, an already established legendary band at that point.

The Scorpions were red fucking hot after the Blackout album. Yes they did get commercially more popular but I'm talking heavy metal status here dough boy. Screaming For Vengeance was JP's most succesful album at that point. They didn't get that much bigger after that.

As for Triumph I said at the top of their game. NOT HUGE. Take a reading comprehension class genius.

As for Quiet Riot never being huge that statement obviously proves you weren't around back then. Plus try reading a little more carefully, I said there was LOCAL BUZZ about QR & MC and that brought ALOT of people there early.

Nice try loser.

[BIGBADZERO]

Originally posted by ALinChainz
Who else got $1.5 million?

They were the HEADLINE act of the heavy metal day.

David Bowie got paid $1.5 million for New Wave day. How many people did that draw? Van Halen does not get the credit for the 350,000.00 people that came that day. Heavy Metal/Hard Rock gets the credit.

Fucking Rothtards, can't comprehend simple fucking logic. DLR's done a great job twisting you all around his finger. Fucking losers.

[ALinChainz]

We aren't talking about New Wave Day. Did you go to New Wave Day?

No wonder you're a Van Hagar fan.

Don't get your undies in a bunch dude.

None of those acts were the head line act though. VH was.

Scorpions, I wouldnt go as far to say red hot, but very good. Blackout wasnt the album that put them over the top, so I'll half agree with that statement.

Triumph, Im a big fan, so top of their game is right.

Quiet Riot, big then, but only then. They died as quick as they ascended.

Maybe not a "Van Halen" concert, but they did headline it, and were paid like kings. Bout as close as it gets.

Youre at a Roth site, why? DLR must have done something at some point to get you to register here. And hell, you've been banned, and wanted back in. Chill a little, it's all good.

[Panamark]

Re: 15,000 In Attendance Last Night

Originally posted by evhfan
A Van Halen concert is all about the adrenaline.

FUCKWADS!...15000! AHAHAHAHAAAAA

They need a few more of these if they want to get that
average up to 8000.

Im glad you find 15,000 a large crowd. We consider our
local football games poorly attended if less than 20,000
is there. And this is meant to be some kind of supergroup
reunion ??

Buts its ok, we will add up all the ticket sales at the end
and divide it by the number of concerts. Then see.
Personally if its anything less than 15,000 WHAT A FUCKNG
JOKE !

If its less than 10,000. Major BOMB !!

[tjvhou812]

well i saw 3 shows, on this tour.....
worcester ma. 1st night had about 14,500
2nd night had about 10,000

and the harford show had about 15 or 16000 ...

they do well in the new england area...

i dont think the tour will fail.
it will be one of the big tours of the summer

[Northern Girl]

You have to account for the size of the arena also. Pretty sure it only had some nosebleed seats and behind the stage empty in St. Paul.

[ALinChainz]

In most fans of this version of VH opinion, it won't fail.

But the attendance and the fact they are doing so many 2 for 1's and cutting ticket prices is not the signs of tour success.

In my opinion, way too early to be cutting ticket prices and throwing in free food.

[tjvhou812]

and the winner is

[guwapo_rocker]

I have just spent the better part of five minutes reading

through this thread, and I can't believe I just wasted that

much of my life.

#1. Van Halen with DLR were begged to do stadiums, Dave

said no because it rips off the fans.

#2. Van Hagar toured stadiums for the 5150 album,

and for example in Toronto, despite having three very

popular opening bands, only managed 24,000 in a

STADIUM that ELO played to 72,000 in.

Yawn.

Oh yeah your fucking lucky I'm drained and off to bed sheep!

See ya tomorrow!!!!

BT lives!

[junkband1000]

I'm going to the concert on Sun. but I know it won't compare to the sam and dave show a few years ago, that had everything but eddie's solo.

[Matt White]

Originally posted by BIGBADZERO
Dude, you're a total fucking dipshit. Firstly it was 1983, not '82 moron. Ozzy not huge yet? He had just sold 6 million copies of Blizzard Of Ozz
and Diary Of A Madman and had two sold out tours under his belt.Plus he was already a star being he WAS THE SINGER FOR SABBATH, an already established legendary band at that point.

The Scorpions were red fucking hot after the Blackout album. Yes they did get commercially more popular but I'm talking heavy metal status here dough boy. Screaming For Vengeance was JP's most succesful album at that point. They didn't get that much bigger after that.

As for Triumph I said at the top of their game. NOT HUGE. Take a reading comprehension class genius.

As for Quiet Riot never being huge that statement obviously proves you weren't around back then. Plus try reading a little more carefully, I said there was LOCAL BUZZ about QR & MC and that brought ALOT of people there early.

Nice try loser.

Okay, Copernicus of the Stupid, try and pay attention. Right on US festival being '83, my bad, the rest is utter bullshit and REVISIONIST HISTORY! Typical POSER!
Ozzy had 2 big solo albums, but a HOUSEHOLD NAME? NO FUCKING WAY! It took bitting the head off the BAT to get him any MAINSTREAM MEDIA ATTENTION you delluded PRICK! The Sabbath conection? Ever heard TECNICAL ECSTASCY? NEVER SAY DIE? It wasn't fucking 1974! Sabbath wasn't exactly a huge drawing card!
Scorps "heavy metal status" YOU DICK BUTLER!?! Ever heard of LOVE AT FIRST STING? Its what MADE the! JUDAS PRIEST you dog ball licking pansy? DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH was their HUGE breakthrough!
As for Triumph, did THEY really add to the crowd. THINK ABOUT IT MORON!
NOT aroundf for Quiet Riot? COBO HALL NEW YEARS 1983, QR, NightRanger & Girl School...BITCH!
VAN FUCKING HALEN WAS THE REASON SO MANY PEOPLE TURNED UP IN THE BANDS BACK YARD!!!!
Stop blowing the local used CD store owner for used copies of HIT PARADER!!!! You OBLIVIOUSLY have NO idea what the fuck your talking about.
Get back on the porch 'lil doggy, the BIG DOGS are on the scene!