The official Boston thread!

[Bostonian]

Okay here it is the *official* Boston show thread the night before Halloween! I say drinking at the grand canal and then off to the show!

[Mikel_5150]

Can't wait !!! see you there ... just waiting for the tix go on sale ... any idea when that will be ?? I've already got more then 12 saying they are going. Boston love's VH always huge support.

[mike zack]

Sounds good to me. Would love to meet some of you guys.

[jeffbug]

Let's drink at Sully's Tap across the street.

[Bostonian]

Let's drink at Sully's Tap across the street.]
Sounds like a plan too!

Sounds good to me. Would love to meet some of you guys.

hell yeah... I have been waiting for this since I was 9 years old back in 84!

[Eddymon]

Let's drink at Sully's Tap across the street.

Yeah, nobody will be there.:rolleyes::D

[Bostonian]

Yeah, nobody will be there.:rolleyes::D

Are you coming out to this one bro?? :)

[J3FST1]

anyword on second shows in MA? I noticed the dcu center along with bank north have open dates before and after.

on another note ozzfest today. just going to see lamb of god and ozzy.
halen took away any cares about this show.
i just hope theres some news on ticket sales soon.

[mike zack]

Just got this e-mail for premium seats. Expensive!


In what is no doubt one of the most anticipated moments in rock and roll, American hard-rock band and top selling artist, Van Halen, officially announces their 2007 North American tour. They will make a stop in Boston on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.

The tour will mark the first time since 1984 that original Van Halen front man David Lee Roth will perform with Eddie and Alex Van Halen along with new bassist Wolfgang Van Halen for 40 shows. Van Halen fans can look forward to legendary high intensity performances, featuring a set list of the most iconic hits ever produced by America's premiere rock band.

Eddie Van Halen states, "I am very excited to get back to the core of what made Van Halen."

Having enjoyed immediate popularity and influence in 1978 with the release of their self-titled debut album, Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. The band is #19 on the list of top selling artists of all time and is one of only five rock groups that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the U.S.

Tickets are $202.50 each and are in the Club. There is a $6.00 service charge per ticket. Your ticket ordering deadline is Friday, August 24th at 5:00pm. Parking is also available at $28.75 per parking pass.



Sincerely,
The Premium Club Box Office

[Eddymon]

Are you coming out to this one bro?? :)

No I won't be. Its either 11-27 in Sacramento, 11-29 in San Jose or 12-22 in Oakland. But likely just one since its so close to the holidays unless someone is very good to me this year.:D

[jrk5150]

I'm there.

One problem. Tickets go on sale Saturday (8/25) at 10 am. I will be at Gillette Stadium on the Pat's practice fields coaching my Pop Warner football team against Brookline, starts at 10am.

FUCK!!!!!!!

This one I may be going to solo so I'd be happy to hook up before at a bar or whatever. Ben - you going with anyone or cruising there by yourself? Anyone know any pre-sale shit? What's the premium club that you refer to Zack?

NEED SOME FUCKING INSIDE INFO! :yell: :cool:

And I'm not going to go shuffling through threads, but it looks like they're adding dates based on sales. Pretty sure there weren't two dates in a couple of those cities that now have two dates.

Also may cruise down to NJ and catch them there, my bro still lives there. Did that in '04 as well.

[Bostonian]

I'm there.

One problem. Tickets go on sale Saturday (8/25) at 10 am. I will be at Gillette Stadium on the Pat's practice fields coaching my Pop Warner football team against Brookline, starts at 10am.

FUCK!!!!!!!

This one I may be going to solo so I'd be happy to hook up before at a bar or whatever. Ben - you going with anyone or cruising there by yourself? Anyone know any pre-sale shit? What's the premium club that you refer to Zack?

NEED SOME FUCKING INSIDE INFO! :yell: :cool:

And I'm not going to go shuffling through threads, but it looks like they're adding dates based on sales. Pretty sure there weren't two dates in a couple of those cities that now have two dates.

Also may cruise down to NJ and catch them there, my bro still lives there. Did that in '04 as well.

I am not sure if I am going to be bringing anyone or not at this point. Tickets are on sale though you said this Saturday? When I get home later I will figure it out.

[J3FST1]

Any one know presale news ?

[mike zack]

[QUOTE=jrk5150;837964]I'm there.



This one I may be going to solo so I'd be happy to hook up before at a bar or whatever. Ben - you going with anyone or cruising there by yourself? Anyone know any pre-sale shit? What's the premium club that you refer to Zack?

NEED SOME FUCKING INSIDE INFO! :yell: :cool:

QUOTE]

This is just a promotion that is availble if your a premium club memeber through the Garden. Im not personally but my company is.

[J3FST1]

Im gonna be searching the net etc all week for any presale news ill post as soon as I find anythng.
any pricing news?
Im torn between 5 star or the cheapest.
save the ca$h and get a another ebay wolfgang.

[EUX4Life]

ILAA says tickets go on sale tomorrow at 3pm for Bawston

[empyre44]

anyone know pricing for the ILAA packages for the boston show? jsut tried to hit that site but it was down for me.

[jrk5150]

I ain't doing the ILAA shit this time. 4 star wasn't worth it, and I'm sure the 5 star will be crazy expensive. Didn't look like any guarantee of a sound check. Besides, part of the magic of '04's soundcheck was them dipping into the past and playing some classics. That's what this tour is, so not as much attraction for me there.

Well, I'm outta ideas for tickets. Ben - if you're going to be online trying for tickets right at 10, let me know, maybe you can hook me up. Otherwise, I guess I'll try for a single ticket when I get home and cross my fingers that I can get a good one.

Got a buddy who's company has a package at the Garden, trying to get him to hook me up, but that's pretty unlikely.

[mannyroth]

Looks like the 5 stars are going for $795, and the 4 stars are $425.

[mike zack]

Can anyone direct me to a seating chart which list exactly what sections will be priced at what cost. Ticketmaster jus has a range of $47-$147. Im guessing all of the floor and lodge will be $147.

[JMJ]

wish i had the money to fly back for this one

got a bunch of friends in mass

[voivod]

Looks like the 5 stars are going for $795, and the 4 stars are $425.

:wtf:

[EVHWolf]

Holy Fuck!
I was kinda counting on $350.00 and was ready to jump on at 3:00-$425 is kinda a reach for what you get with a 4 Star.

[EUX4Life]

I got the 5 Star package right at 3:00. After I completed the order (3:02), tried to get in again but they said no tickets were available due to inventory control. Did anyone else get in?

[EVHWolf]

I'm just keeping my eye on them...
5 star sold out fast...can't get into 4 star.

[EVHWolf]

...still can't get in.

[DLRoth]

I got the 5 Star package right at 3:00. After I completed the order (3:02), tried to get in again but they said no tickets were available due to inventory control. Did anyone else get in?



I tried at 3:00, but could not get in. Then they were sold out by 3:25!
How many did U buy?

[EUX4Life]

I only bought 1 ticket. At $795, there's no way any of my "casual VH fan" friends would've gone.

[DLRoth]

I only bought 1 ticket. At $795, there's no way any of my "casual VH fan" friends would've gone.



I'd go with you, if I lived closer- money is meant to be spent!:headbang:

Question, if you bought both of them, would you be able to give 1 to someone else since they require photo ID? or only the person buying it can use it?

[EUX4Life]

I hear that. I had to do some serious talking to my wallet for this one. But hell, it's VH with DLR. If the tour makes it to Boston without getting cancelled, it'll be worth it

Not sure about your question though. This whole ILAA thing is pretty confusing

[DoHalen5150]

Damn, I got on before 3, and up until about 10 minutes after 3, and I couldn't get anything...I guess I'm glad, becuase I didn't want to pay 800 bucks. I'm guessing though on saturday, I won't be able to get through and i'll end up paying about 500 bucks a tix through some asshole scalper for shitty seats anyways.

Man, I wish it were 2004 again, when the tickets were easy to come by.

[J3FST1]

OK so I guess my hopes of some sort of pre sale besides the citi bank BS aint gonna happen.
I got my fingers crossed I can score at least 2 cheap tickets .
I ll save the 5 star cash for another wolfgang.
they gotta be adding a show around here.what was it the balance tour they played Prov boston and came back for the tweeter center 2 dates.
Good luck tommorow just leave me something .
J

[mannyroth]

OK so I guess my hopes of some sort of pre sale besides the citi bank BS aint gonna happen.
I got my fingers crossed I can score at least 2 cheap tickets .
I ll save the 5 star cash for another wolfgang.
they gotta be adding a show around here.what was it the balance tour they played Prov boston and came back for the tweeter center 2 dates.
Good luck tommorow just leave me something .
J

Yeah, good luck to all.

[gageroo]

if anyone gets tickets, let me know how. it's 10:03 EST and I can't get in via Ticketmaster website. thanks

[Double Down]

Holy shit those went fast!! :eek:


I was in right at the bell and had 2 tickets in the far end of the balcony but turned them down. I then went back in and got balcony seats again but they're not bad at all. They're right along the side towards the front in the 6th row. I took 'em for $77 each.

I went back in a minute later after the order was complete just to see what else was available and there were none left! I tried several times and kept getting "Sorry, no tickets available at this time." That REALLY surprised me.

It looks like all of New England is trying to cram into one show.

[M.C.]

I got in right at 10 - my connection isn't that fast, and ended up with Section E Row 3. And of course, like an idiot, I had that moment where I was like "'Damn, that was easy....I bet I could do better!"

Thankfully, my friend in Philly who I was on the phone with at the time who couldn't get in at all hit me with common sense and I got them. Woooo!

[DaveB]

Holy shit those went fast!! :eek:


I was in right at the bell and had 2 tickets in the far end of the balcony but turned them down.

Sasme thing happened to me, only when I went back in, I got shut out!!:brickwall

[mike zack]

I cant get tickets. No f'n way they sold out this fast. Somethings up

[mannyroth]

Looks like all you can get now is single seats.

I lucked out- Section 3 Loge, Row 8.

Hope everybody gets there one way or another.

[BigRock]

holy crap, those went fast - it gave me 4 tickets in section 330 which doesn't exist on the seating chart so i passed them up. ended up getting 2 in loge 5, so 2 of my buds are screwed.

[Mikel_5150]

Ticket selection was bad ... but we are there and thats all that matters ... we are in sec 306 for me and my friends ... Sold out really fast

[ExtraVeryHappy]

Passed up on section 12 because it was the wrong side of the stage...

5 minutes later, more tickets 30 feet further back in 139. :brickwall

Didn't want to roll the dice any further.

A couple of times it said "sorry, no more tickets matching your request", but I just kept trying.

Maybe they'll do a second show and I'll do better.

[EVHWolf]

gotta have a 2nd show now. I was in right at 10:00...only wanted two together and went for 147.00...nothing was avail. Went back with best avail and was shut out. I was on the phone with a buddy and my sister (who is going and a huge VH fan at 21..because of me), they were both getting the same shit. I finally scored 2 in the Bal section 316 (go figure) my buddy got 2 in 328. There is a 330 (up on Ed's side). Can't believe that moved that fast. Then you have to deal with that timed shit with filling out the order form. I'm in though...

[gageroo]

yeah i couldn't even get 2 so i just got one...there are sets of 2 and 4 seats available in the "auction" section though....not sure how long those auctions are open, i think it's for days or weeks cuz one for charlotte just closed today

[Miss Atomic Punk CC]

Because I am so happy to have gotten my nosebleed seats. We had (3) of us on a telephone conference call, and (3) computers, we had this all planned in advance and refreshed the bejeezes out of the systems starting at 9:59am...Im going to go and lay down and have my heart attack now.

Have a VH day all!!!!!!!!!

WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO

Im going with mikel_5150:headbang:

[mike zack]

My goal was to get (6) $77.00 balcony seats for me and my friends. I never came close. If anyone knows of 6 available please let me know. My friends don't want to pay anymore. If I can't get these I'll probably be paying through the nose for a single for myself.

Thanks

[EVHWolf]

Just for fun I wanted to see what else was there.
Can't even get 1 now.

[Eddierulez4eva]

OK. I am still numb. Cant believe today was the day we got VH tickets. Ok, no Mike but at this point I will take what we can get! All I know is price of tickets 92.75....price of internet conncection....megabuck......price of tickets to VH in 2007 PRICELESS BABY.
So, it is a pretty good bet our date being 10/30 that the show will NOT be cancelled, we WILL BE THERE.
To my bro, your too cool beer on me....thanks for getting the connection.....Ms Atomic punk I will buy you a beer too!
:bounce:
Let the countdown begin!

[DLRoth]

Anyone interested in Boston tickets pm me. I have several in lodge 10 (lower level). I just found out I can't go!!

[gunsnmotley]

i bet they add a 2nd date when this sells out

[panache]

I got club 109, row BB! Eddie's side, WOO!

[J3FST1]

307 row 2 managed to get them while working a detail.

at least im in the building .

[jrk5150]

Yeah, I got shut out, not even single tickets available by the time I got to a computer.

Looks like Ebay for me!

Got a buddy from work who wants to go, so at least I have the option to get a single or a pair of tickets. Or a second date.

Damn it...:irked:

[EVHWolf]

Some one from the Army is saying that the show sold out in 4 mins and that a 2nd show would be added today. While I think a 2nd show will be added, it wouldn't go on sale the same day...would it? Also, I thought the 1st Philly show was sold out...now they're saying tix available? Any ideas?

[sickman]

They did that with the free ozzfest here in ct this year. Announced the show was sold out and then days before all of a sudden had tickets for sale.

[Double Down]

Someone needs to remind the VH camp that we kinda sorta like Van Halen in these parts, regardless of the lineup. In 1986 we sold out 4 shows at the Worcester Centrum in the same week.....if I remember correctly they played on Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri. I remember I went to the middle two shows.

Yeah, I think another show in Boston is a necessity.

[voivod]

Ebay RAPERS in full force... (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=van+halen+boston&category0=) :rolleyes:

[JMJ]

wow!

not even 1 damn ticket left on ticketmaster

holy shit! :eek:

[VH RightNow]

I got 5 tickets sec 15.... 4th in line, took under 10 min to get them.....i think they are almost behind the stage...

[Bostonian]

Yeah, I got shut out, not even single tickets available by the time I got to a computer.

Looks like Ebay for me!

Got a buddy from work who wants to go, so at least I have the option to get a single or a pair of tickets. Or a second date.

Damn it...:irked:

Likewise here, not too happy about it. I am sure a second show will be added or EBay....

[empyre44]

ticketmaster was releasing them in waves, so that is why tickets were available sometimes and sometimes they were not. its a pain in the ass. I was trying to get two but was getting shut out and got one ticket before trying again for my original pair...so I have an extra if anyone is interested, they can PM me and I'll sell it to them for face value.

Here is the ticket info
Seat location: section LOGE11, row 5, seat 15
Total Charge: US $ 167.40

[Eddierulez4eva]

I am glad you got tickets, btw 330 does exits....not bad either...it is on Eddies side. They probably would have been good. But it is so stressful trying to get tickets online, never knowing what is the best and can you do better. There should be a better way. Fairer way......oh well. At least we will be there!!!! Whooohooooooo!

[M.C.]

They did that with the free ozzfest here in ct this year. Announced the show was sold out and then days before all of a sudden had tickets for sale.

That's hardly anything new - it happens with EVERY big show. The venue holds a certain amount of seats in case of production issues, leaving an extension of space. Then, when the schematics of everything is official, anywhere from a few dozen to a few hundred are made available shortly before the show.

It's been that way for as long as I can remember.

[scorpio]

I got one ticket for 250 Dollars loge 20 row 21 does anyone know how good these seats are at all? for 250 im hoping they are real good, also I tried to get in early but I didnt start looking till 10:10am and most of the cheap and good tickets were already gone. Hope you all have a great time at the show. I know I will.

[jrk5150]

Well, maybe they can get back here in November - there's an 11 day period (11/3 to 11/13) where they only have the 3 NYC area shows and nothing else, and then another 6 days between NYC and heading home to LA. Maybe they add another NY/NJ show or something, but that also gives plenty of time to run up to New England for an additional show or even two somewhere like Boston, Worcester, Hartford, Manchester, and/or Providence - you have to believe there's an open date in ONE of those venues in that time frame...

So, here's to hoping...

[Bostonian]

Just managed to get one ticket from ticketmaster

Van Halen
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
Tue, Oct 30, 2007 07:30 PM


Seat location: section LOGE1, row 14, seat 19
Total Charge: US $ 167.40



:) I am happy!

[jrk5150]

First, congrats, that's good news! Nice section, too.

Second, WTF?!?!?!?!?! I've been on there off and on today searching for one seat, and still getting nothing. Wonder how the fuck THAT happened?

You dick!


Joking man. :headbang:

[Bostonian]

First, congrats, that's good news! Nice section, too.

Second, WTF?!?!?!?!?! I've been on there off and on today searching for one seat, and still getting nothing. Wonder how the fuck THAT happened?

You dick!


Joking man. :headbang:

LOL that's what I would like to know! I was just screwing around with ticketmaster at work and lo and behold that appeared. Needless to say I had to take it... I am $167 in the hole, but it is worth it. So this year I will have seen the Police, Aerosmith and now VH... All in all good summer/fall concert season!

[J3FST1]

Its F'd up that its still not officailly sold out yet.
I wonder if it is becuase of the ticketmaster auction tickets.

[noraa]

we are the seat in front of you, Bostonian...lodge 1, row 13/18-19. We are flying in from Texas so we could enjoy the fall colors as a small bonus...been waiting for this day since 1984...it still seems surreal

[Bostonian]

we are the seat in front of you, Bostonian...lodge 1, row 13/18-19. We are flying in from Texas so we could enjoy the fall colors as a small bonus...been waiting for this day since 1984...it still seems surreal

Very cool, although the foliage I believe just is about peak or past peak that week. Also check out New Hampshire for some great leaf peeping! I will be in my management class until about 5:00pm but will be back in time to do some drinking before hand.

[sasquatch]

I was online at 10 am Sat. morning. My downfall was that I wanted five (5) tickets at the $77 price point, so we're in section 301, row 14. I don't think there are many more rows past 14 in the 300s, so I think I'm close to the top. We're at center ice, with the stage to our right.

See you all there.

[noraa]

we will be flying in Mon after lunch and flying out Wed evening...anything locally you recommend to enjoy while there...

[jrk5150]

we will be flying in Mon after lunch and flying out Wed evening...anything locally you recommend to enjoy while there...

If you've never been, then do the tourist stuff in Boston. Walk the freedom trail, eat dinner in the North End if you like Italian food, then walk back to Fanuel Hall for a few drinks. Eat lunch Wed in Fanuel Hall. Go to the top of the Prudential Building, they have an observation floor. Hell - eat there - it's expensive, but the view is incredible. Take a duck boat tour. Frankly, no reason to leave the city on that short of a trip.

[sasquatch]

If you've never been, then do the tourist stuff in Boston. Walk the freedom trail, eat dinner in the North End if you like Italian food, then walk back to Fanuel Hall for a few drinks. Eat lunch Wed in Fanuel Hall. Go to the top of the Prudential Building, they have an observation floor. Hell - eat there - it's expensive, but the view is incredible. Take a duck boat tour. Frankly, no reason to leave the city on that short of a trip.

That's pretty good advice. And if you're a baseball fan, a tour of Fenway Park is always nice. Don't know if they're given off season.

[noraa]

i will take your advice, thanks

[scorpio]

Does anyoone have any extra tickets to Boston that they would be willing to sell at a not so expensive price please let me know.

[empyre44]

Scorpio, I have an extra that I can sell you for what I paid...
Seat location: section LOGE11, row 5, seat 15
Total Charge: US $ 167.40

[mike zack]

I just got 1 ticket in the Lodge 12 off ticketmaster. There are single seats available right now. So if you don't have a ticket yet give it a try.

PS-I F'n pumped!

[gunsnmotley]

so, what happened to the rumor of them adding a 2nd boston date?

[scorpio]

Thank you empyre44 for the offer but I managed to pay for my original tickets, Thank you for you generous offer.

[J3FST1]

My tickets arrived in the mail yesterday.

[mannyroth]

My tickets arrived in the mail yesterday.

Me too! :)

[dart93]

For what it's worth, I e-mailed High Profile Media and asked whether there would be a 2nd Boston show. Dead silence in response.

[hatchetforce]

Don't forget a few days before the show is the Beer Advocate Belgium Beer Fest in Boston

http://beeradvocate.com/events/info/13592

* I have no affiliation with this, nor am I a subject matter expert. I am a power end-user and will be there en force to ramp up for the concert a few days later :thumb:

[jbrltmd]

Don't forget a few days before the show is the Beer Advocate Belgium Beer Fest in Boston

http://beeradvocate.com/events/info/13592

* I have no affiliation with this, nor am I a subject matter expert. I am a power end-user and will be there en force to ramp up for the concert a few days later :thumb:
Hey, first time post. many years of lurking. got my two to Boston in mail yesterday! seen them w Sam, Gary, Dave solo, Sam & Dave....waiting over 20 years for this...

[mannyroth]

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jrk5150]

Scored my Worcester tix, so I'm not as desperate, can be picky for this show. If anyone's got any extras, I'm looking for 1 or 2, but am going to be a prissy bitch and hold out for sections BB, A, B, C, or lower half of 13, 14, 21, 22. Maybe 1 or 12 too, we'll see.

Figure I'll wait until last minute otherwise, see if they do a ticket dump or I can get someone desperate to unload.

[noraa]

nineteen days and counting for a show 22 years in the waiting....

[Danimal]

so, what happened to the rumor of them adding a 2nd boston date?

2nd date is in Worcester. It is not yet sold out. They probably figure the market is saturated here.

I would not plan on a second Boston date, unless it is several months after this upcoming show!

[dg5150]

Flying over from Scotland for the Boston show !! Got 5 star tckts ! The return flight was nearly as exspensive as the tickts for the show !!

Doug

[Miss Atomic Punk CC]

OK, so as I witnessed...the Boston tickets so-called sold out in 3-4 minutes...but people....~SOMEBODY~ has got to have bought tickets and are from this site!! WHERE ARE YOU EVERYONE?!!!

LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!
As I see it its only 12 days left to seeing this awesome concert....
Arouse from your slumber!!:sleep:

LOL
Miss Atomic Punk:headbang:

[noraa]

is it really only 12 days...sweet!!!!!
we are coming from Texas...are the tree colors coming out yet?

[mike zack]

By my count 17 days 10/30

[noraa]

when i finally awoke out of my daze and counted the days, that is what i came up with too...oh well, waited 22 years, what is another couple of days

[Miss Atomic Punk CC]

well im pretty new here and you wouldnt believe how long it just took to find out how to post a reply....:rolleyes:

yes noraa the colors are starting to turn, so it should be beautiful here by the end of the month. Are you planning to stay for a bit? It would be nice to drive up to New Hampshire even if not for an overnight stay.

Does anyone have any plans from this board to grab anything to eat/drink (aka :spit: ) before heading into the show?

I have been doing good at avoiding reading much about the show as I would like the element of surprise (set list etc) But I have talked a bit to someone who went to the Philly show and they were simply blown away and state this is the best VH yet.....I am getting such butterflies as is why I prob am miscalculating the days wait! LOL!!!!

Miss Atomic Punk

[noraa]

that is great to hear about the colors and funny about your miscalculation...we will arrive Mon about 1p and head out Wed about 4p. he has booked us in a hotel about 20 min north of town. I would like to head to NH, thanks for the input

[DLRoth]

I have several tickets in lodge 10 I need to sell::bounce:

2 in row 1
singles in row 1,3,6 & 8- I'm just looking for face value- PM please.:thumb:

[JSparrow]

Question, from past reviews , is the band using side video screens, and if not, will we see the back one

[voivod]

The only side screen I've seen is the flat screen video monitor on the right side of Eddie's closet...

[sasquatch]

If you're in the 300s on the sides, I suspect you'll have trouble seeing the screen because of the speakers and light rigs.

[mike zack]

There is some behind the stage tickets available on ticketmaster right now.

[EDubreuil]

I'll be there, Section 317. I don't think I'll be there for Marley because I will probably still be at Sully's slamming down the beers. Thank God the Sox have a travel night on 10/30 and won't be in town. Anyway they will have won the World Series in Colorado by then. ;)

[mike zack]

I'll be there, Section 317. I don't think I'll be there for Marley because I will probably still be at Sully's slamming down the beers. Thank God the Sox have a travel night on 10/30 and won't be in town. Anyway they will have won the World Series in Colorado by then. ;)

Lets hope there is no weather problems in Colorado that would move a game to 10/30.

[Danimal]

Lets hope there is no weather problems in Colorado that would move a game to 10/30.

Yeah, like snow!!!

[Danimal]

TM has front row balcony right now on the side, may be a good vantage point. The tickets are the $50 ones too!!! Good way to get in cheap and move if you do not like.

[sasquatch]

I heard Joe Buck say in game one that the forecast for the weekend in Colorado looked good.

[noraa]

the friend traveling with me from Tx for the show said he heard that this will be the first show that Valerie will be at...hadn't heard this anywhere else and it may just be secondhand times ten...in any case, if so, it would seem to have a positive effect on Wolf and even Ed...

[Bostonian]

Alright less the a week away!

Let's do some vhlinks planning here! Where do people want to meet up before the show? I think the Grand Canal on Canal street is a good spot for people to hang out with. Let's get the ball rolling!

[mike zack]

Alright less the a week away!

Let's do some vhlinks planning here! Where do people want to meet up before the show? I think the Grand Canal on Canal street is a good spot for people to hang out with. Let's get the ball rolling!

Sounds good. Hopefully we can celebrate another World Series Title!

[jrk5150]

I'd have to get rid of the extra Worcester ticket I have to afford to get to this one too.

Anyone know anybody looking to get out to Worcester? I'll unload it for face value, it's better than what you can pick up now on TM.

[mike zack]

We got next! Tuesday can't wait!

[mike zack]

Red Sox World Series Champs and Van Halen in the same week.

Life is Good!

[sasquatch]

Thank goodness we can get one night of decent sleep on Monday!

[Double Down]

This has probably been asked, but does anyone know when VH hits the stage? I could care less about an opening band.


Also, this sucks with the Sox parade tomorrow. Traffic and parking will be an all-time cluster fuck.

[sasquatch]

This has probably been asked, but does anyone know when VH hits the stage? I could care less about an opening band.


Also, this sucks with the Sox parade tomorrow. Traffic and parking will be an all-time cluster fuck.

Good question. The Mohegan show started at 8 pm and VH went on a few minutes after 9 pm. So, since this show starts at 7:30 pm, I plan on being in my seat for 8:30 pm.

[mike zack]

This has probably been asked, but does anyone know when VH hits the stage? I could care less about an opening band.


Also, this sucks with the Sox parade tomorrow. Traffic and parking will be an all-time cluster fuck.

The parade is at noon so everyone should be cleared out by 4-5

[crazy levi]

This has probably been asked, but does anyone know when VH hits the stage? I could care less about an opening band.


Also, this sucks with the Sox parade tomorrow. Traffic and parking will be an all-time cluster fuck.

Why yes, it has been asked, and about 50 times at that. As always, the answer is the same: Be in your seat by 8:30 sharp or you are going to miss some songs.

[sickman]

Keeping a reunion tour from becoming a broken record

By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff | October 29, 2007

So Van Halen, you've decided to get the old band back together. Good for you. Maybe you're seeking some of that old glory, need a little cash to fill the retirement coffers, or just want to play one more time.
Whatever the motivation, this year has seen a rash of reunions big and not so big, and the results have been - receding and graying hairlines notwithstanding - surprisingly pretty. The Police, the Stooges, Genesis, Crowded House, Squeeze, and the Smashing Pumpkins have hit the Hub and offered up pop, punk, and prog pleasures.

With the arrival of the late-'70s, early-'80s lineup of party rockers Van Halen - vocalist David Lee Roth, guitar god Eddie Van Halen, his drummer brother, Alex, and Eddie's son, Wolfgang, replacing bassist Michael Anthony - at the TD Banknorth Garden tomorrow night and the DCU Center next Tuesday, we have high hopes that the streak will continue.

In anticipation, we thought we'd take a look back at 2007's other ghosts of rock 'n' roll past and dispense a little friendly advice about how to ensure fans walk away happy instead of shaking their heads and cryin' like Jamie.

Pay your sound engineer well and don't forget to warm up.

We want to hear every note of the scintillating "Eruption," the cheesy keyboard whomp of "I'll Wait," and every one of "Diamond" Dave's innuendos in "Hot for Teacher." Make sure we can. Generally speaking, reunited bands have the cash to make the mix work for them even in arenas. The Police scored at Fenway. Genesis had some trouble spots early on at the Garden but managed to work out the kinks, and Crowded House and Squeeze both managed to make their harmonies heard at the Bank of America Pavilion.

And now that we've established that we'll be able to hear every note, try to hit them. Just the effort counts. Sting went up for almost all the high bits of "Roxanne" and "Synchronicity II," which made it easier to overlook when he missed a few targets.

If you have fun, we will, too.

In other words, play like it might actually be the last time, not just the last time until you feel like playing again.

The Police sounded great, but sometimes they looked like they were having about as much fun as your average RMV employee. Ditto Genesis. The Stooges, on the other hand, brought their own party; the guys in Crowded House couldn't contain their joy; and, bless his dark heart, even Billy Corgan seemed thrilled to be digging into the Smashing Pumpkins songbook again. Dave, Eddie, if you have to fake it, we won't mind.

Have a sense of humor about how you might look, or conversely, look good.

To lift an era-appropriate phrase from Vidal Sassoon, if you don't look good, we don't look good. Or at the very least we start to obsess that we've aged as badly as you have. Put us to shame, like Sting with his still-bulging biceps or Squeeze frontman Glenn Tilbrook's impressive mane. Or make self-deprecation your friend like Phil Collins, who quipped not only about hair loss, but poor eyesight and drug-addled brain glitches! We are mightily encouraged by the pictures we've seen on the Web of Eddie's wiry, post-rehab physique.

If you're getting the band back together, then, you know, actually get the band back together.

The Police were the only group that managed to get the original lineup on the road. (Clearly, it helps to be a trio.) Special dispensation is given to those who have members who have passed away, such as Zep, Crowded House, the Stooges, and the Sex Pistols. But as strong as Squeeze and the Smashing Pumpkins were, with the creative nuclei on hand to crank out the catalog, a tiny piece went missing without the other familiar faces.

Of course, Van Halen is already operating at a deficit on this score. Although he shares actual genetic connection to the band name, no matter how good Eddie's son Wolfie is on bass - and he won't have to be better than competent, really - Anthony's manic energy and high harmonies are part of the Van Halen DNA.

Involve the fans.

Iggy and the Asheton brothers didn't only play the oldies like they were still loose-limbed garage rockers, they invited half of the audience onstage to help. Bum notes and sloppy licks are a lot harder to hear when crazed people are pogo-dancing around the lead singer.

Don't bore us: Get to the chorus.

You have a new record, Crowded House? You want to play a handful of its best songs? Cool. You want to play almost all of it, Smashing Pumpkins? Not cool. Van Halen, we know you know this, but just in case you thought this might be a good time to premiere that new song of universal love and understanding you guys have cooked up in the wake of putting your rancor behind you, it's not.

[Double Down]

Why yes, it has been asked, and about 50 times at that. As always, the answer is the same: Be in your seat by 8:30 sharp or you are going to miss some songs.

So sorry, your majesty, it'll never happen again. :rolleyes:

[jeffbug]

Some people have said they go at 8:30 and others have said 9:00. Which is it? I don't want to get to my seat at 8:30, only to have to sit there for another half hour. I'd rather keep my buzz going at the bar across the street. I'm 37 years old, married, with an expensive mortagage. I don't get out that often anymore, so I really want to have a good time. I'm so tired from the Sox game last night, and the only thing getting me through this day is I'm just over 24 hours away from the seeing the mighty VH. I hope everybody has a good time tomorrow night. I can't wait!

[Double Down]

TM has front row balcony right now on the side, may be a good vantage point. The tickets are the $50 ones too!!! Good way to get in cheap and move if you do not like.

Holy shit, you went to WSC, didn't you? I was there from '86-'91 and I remember a rocker dude named Danimal who sat near me in one of my classes. I think I even remember taking a flyer from you for one of your shows you were pimping that weekend. Fucking hilarious....small world! :spit: :thumb:

[scoobydooby]

Keeping a reunion tour from becoming a broken record

By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff | October 29, 2007

So Van Halen, you've decided to get the old band back together. Good for you. Maybe you're seeking some of that old glory, need a little cash to fill the retirement coffers, or just want to play one more time.
Whatever the motivation, this year has seen a rash of reunions big and not so big, and the results have been - receding and graying hairlines notwithstanding - surprisingly pretty. The Police, the Stooges, Genesis, Crowded House, Squeeze, and the Smashing Pumpkins have hit the Hub and offered up pop, punk, and prog pleasures.

With the arrival of the late-'70s, early-'80s lineup of party rockers Van Halen - vocalist David Lee Roth, guitar god Eddie Van Halen, his drummer brother, Alex, and Eddie's son, Wolfgang, replacing bassist Michael Anthony - at the TD Banknorth Garden tomorrow night and the DCU Center next Tuesday, we have high hopes that the streak will continue.

In anticipation, we thought we'd take a look back at 2007's other ghosts of rock 'n' roll past and dispense a little friendly advice about how to ensure fans walk away happy instead of shaking their heads and cryin' like Jamie.

Pay your sound engineer well and don't forget to warm up.

We want to hear every note of the scintillating "Eruption," the cheesy keyboard whomp of "I'll Wait," and every one of "Diamond" Dave's innuendos in "Hot for Teacher." Make sure we can. Generally speaking, reunited bands have the cash to make the mix work for them even in arenas. The Police scored at Fenway. Genesis had some trouble spots early on at the Garden but managed to work out the kinks, and Crowded House and Squeeze both managed to make their harmonies heard at the Bank of America Pavilion.

And now that we've established that we'll be able to hear every note, try to hit them. Just the effort counts. Sting went up for almost all the high bits of "Roxanne" and "Synchronicity II," which made it easier to overlook when he missed a few targets.

If you have fun, we will, too.

In other words, play like it might actually be the last time, not just the last time until you feel like playing again.

The Police sounded great, but sometimes they looked like they were having about as much fun as your average RMV employee. Ditto Genesis. The Stooges, on the other hand, brought their own party; the guys in Crowded House couldn't contain their joy; and, bless his dark heart, even Billy Corgan seemed thrilled to be digging into the Smashing Pumpkins songbook again. Dave, Eddie, if you have to fake it, we won't mind.

Have a sense of humor about how you might look, or conversely, look good.

To lift an era-appropriate phrase from Vidal Sassoon, if you don't look good, we don't look good. Or at the very least we start to obsess that we've aged as badly as you have. Put us to shame, like Sting with his still-bulging biceps or Squeeze frontman Glenn Tilbrook's impressive mane. Or make self-deprecation your friend like Phil Collins, who quipped not only about hair loss, but poor eyesight and drug-addled brain glitches! We are mightily encouraged by the pictures we've seen on the Web of Eddie's wiry, post-rehab physique.

If you're getting the band back together, then, you know, actually get the band back together.

The Police were the only group that managed to get the original lineup on the road. (Clearly, it helps to be a trio.) Special dispensation is given to those who have members who have passed away, such as Zep, Crowded House, the Stooges, and the Sex Pistols. But as strong as Squeeze and the Smashing Pumpkins were, with the creative nuclei on hand to crank out the catalog, a tiny piece went missing without the other familiar faces.

Of course, Van Halen is already operating at a deficit on this score. Although he shares actual genetic connection to the band name, no matter how good Eddie's son Wolfie is on bass - and he won't have to be better than competent, really - Anthony's manic energy and high harmonies are part of the Van Halen DNA.

Involve the fans.

Iggy and the Asheton brothers didn't only play the oldies like they were still loose-limbed garage rockers, they invited half of the audience onstage to help. Bum notes and sloppy licks are a lot harder to hear when crazed people are pogo-dancing around the lead singer.

Don't bore us: Get to the chorus.

You have a new record, Crowded House? You want to play a handful of its best songs? Cool. You want to play almost all of it, Smashing Pumpkins? Not cool. Van Halen, we know you know this, but just in case you thought this might be a good time to premiere that new song of universal love and understanding you guys have cooked up in the wake of putting your rancor behind you, it's not.


What a fucking LOAD. This broad should be fired. Thats the most ridiculous pre show editorial I've ever read. Useless Twit.

[panache]

Remember, all, the Red Sox parade is in Boston on 10/30 at noon. The city will be a madhouse, so get there early!

[mike zack]

So where is the meetup spot going to be? I know someone said Grand Canal earlier. Hope to meet up with some of you guys.

[crazy levi]

Some people have said they go at 8:30 and others have said 9:00. Which is it? I don't want to get to my seat at 8:30, only to have to sit there for another half hour. I'd rather keep my buzz going at the bar across the street. I'm 37 years old, married, with an expensive mortagage. I don't get out that often anymore, so I really want to have a good time. I'm so tired from the Sox game last night, and the only thing getting me through this day is I'm just over 24 hours away from the seeing the mighty VH. I hope everybody has a good time tomorrow night. I can't wait!

You should DEFINETLY show up at 9 then. I mean, why listen to people who have been to 3 shows already? The risk that you might be sitting around for 20 minutes is simply TOO GREAT. I'd suggest you show up at 9. If you miss 5 songs, hey that's a small price to pay.

Hint - what time does it say on your ticket? VH will hit the stage exactly 1 hour after that time.

Another hint - you can buy drinks at the venue.

[Double Down]

You should DEFINETLY show up at 9 then. I mean, why listen to people who have been to 3 shows already? The risk that you might be sitting around for 20 minutes is simply TOO GREAT. I'd suggest you show up at 9. If you miss 5 songs, hey that's a small price to pay.

Hint - what time does it say on your ticket? VH will hit the stage exactly 1 hour after that time.

Another hint - you can buy drinks at the venue.


Dude, what crawled up your ass? Are all of your posts a smart ass answer?

[OLO]

Crazy Levi you really need to chill. Lighten up a whole bunch.

[okrw]

OK Doubledown, or should I say Dad? I'll be in my seat by 8:30. Everybody come over to Sully's Tap, that's where I'll be. Cheap beers and a working class crowd. Screw those yuppies over at The Harp.

[mike zack]

Loge 5 Row E Seat 1. $150 Pretty much face value.

[EVHWolf]

I'll be over at Sully's with a bunch of Buds (not the beer...Bud is shit).

[Eddymon]

Everyone have fun and be safe and enjoy the show tonight.
And raise a drink for me out there, I will be there in spirit while waiting for the Sacramento show in 29 days.

[sasquatch]

Some people have said they go at 8:30 and others have said 9:00.

The Mohegan Sun show was ticketed for 8 pm, thus the 9 pm start time for VH. Perhaps this is why the confusion stems from.

The Boston show is ticketed for 7:30 pm, thus get ready for the lights around 8:30 pm.

[powerfuryglory]

I sense the Boston show could be the defining show of this tour. It may determine whether their last concert in K.C. was a fluke or not (tempers flared- due to Ed and Dave's egos; Dave being high maintenance; Ed drinking again?). Will they rise to the occasion and right the ship or will it spiral out of control and all be downhill from here? Let's hope they can keep it together. This is a good show to gauge all of that.

[bsbll4]

Yes.

I will be glued to the computer to read the reviews after this one. Especially since they moved my show 6 months away to make this possible :irked:

God I hope KC was a fluke.

[jeffbug]

Thanks for confirmation of the time.

[jrk5150]

Well...I'm goin!!! :D

Friend of a friend scored tickets on AAF, didn't want them, and hooked me up. FREE tickets!!! No idea where they are, but fuck it, they're free.

Where people drinkin?

[Bostonian]

Well...I'm goin!!! :D

Friend of a friend scored tickets on AAF, didn't want them, and hooked me up. FREE tickets!!! No idea where they are, but fuck it, they're free.

Where people drinkin?


Nice!!

I should be at the Grand Canal around 5:30-6:00pmish. Should be a great time. I know some people also said sully's tap.

Should be a blast!

edit: I see people talking about sully's tap, should we all meet there?

[mike zack]

Nice!!

I should be at the Grand Canal around 5:30-6:00pmish. Should be a great time. I know some people also said sully's tap.

Should be a blast!

edit: I see people talking about sully's tap, should we all meet there?

Lets go Sully's

Do they still sell $1.50 Red Dogs! I miss those days!

[jrk5150]

Ben - I just pm'd you, but Sully's is fine too. We'll connect by phone around 6 or so, and go from there. I've got to get my tickets from 6pm to 7:30 from the AAF van, too.

Can't miss me folks - I'm 6'7", glasses, short hair (what I have anyway), bright ass red sweatshirt.

[voivod]

With all the World Series excitement going on in Boston today, you'd almost think VH should have poked their head out of the shell a bit and MAYBE have played one or two songs out in public... With three days time to make arrangements, this could have been easily accomplished by a major headlining band IF they had wanted to do such... But this is clearly not the case here...

[mike zack]

With all the World Series excitement going on in Boston today, you'd almost think VH should have poked their head out of the shell a bit and MAYBE have played one or two songs out in public... With three days time to make arrangements, this could have been easily accomplished by a major headlining band IF they had wanted to do such... But this is clearly not the case here...

Papelbon could have done a few "Flying Eddie's" instead of the usual Jig!

[voivod]

I mean shit, they did play a few Roth-fronted VH classics during these games...

[DoHalen5150]

does anyone think if any of the sox will make a quick appearance on stage with the trophy???

There must be a few vh vans on that team, timilin perhaps?

[mannyroth]

I'm hoping Roth comes out waving a giant Red Sox flag.

[voivod]

I'm hoping Roth comes out waving a giant Red Sox flag.

That would require simple acknowledgement of the city they are playing in... Boston fans will be lucky if there's one comment about the Sox...

[crazy levi]

That would require simple acknowledgement of the city they are playing in... Boston fans will be lucky if there's one comment about the Sox...

Are city mentions now how we rank the shows? Hey sometimes it's better not to. Saw Anthrax in Fort Wayne, Indiana last year...the singer kept saying "What's up Flint!!!" he did it like 4 times it was hilarious.

[HissingCobra]

How was the show everyone? I skipped it due to the high ticket prices and I'll be skipping the Worcester show too. However, that does not mean I'm not interested! Let's here how it was!

[voivod]

Boston fans seemed to get lucky tonight!! :D

[Double Down]

Dave made several Red Sox comments which obviously got the crowd pumped up. Also, on two different basses Wolfie played he had Red Sox stickers on them. The first bass had two stickers, the other bass had one.

[mannyroth]

Dave made several Red Sox comments which obviously got the crowd pumped up. Also, on two different basses Wolfie played he had Red Sox stickers on them. The first bass had two stickers, the other bass had one.

Don't forget the red sock he had hanging off his bass.

[Eddierulez4eva]

You were right!!!!!! 8:30 on the dot

[Double Down]

Don't forget the red sock he had hanging off his bass.


Would you believe I never made the connection? I was just thinking it was some skank's stocking....never once connected it to "Red Sox."


Holy shit, I must be getting senile. :wtf:

[Eddierulez4eva]

OK that was the best show EVER. Everything was right on. Two hours 5 minutes of classic VH rockin down the house. My throat is sore. We were up in 306, but the straight on view was awesome. I loved the close ups of Eddies fine fingering. Dave was a good mixture of a humbled but old time Dave. Alex, well what can we say, that guy is a maniac on the drums. That drum set rocked. This was worth the 22 year wait. Wish I could see them again soon. Now, that started the VH juice reving up.... must get tapes out for ride to work tomorrow. Boston signing off......well worth every single penny. THANK YOU VAN HALEN!!!!!!!!

[scorpio]

Hey how was the end of the show I had to leave early as i had to run back to leominster for work, what did they play at the end what did i miss???

[mannyroth]

Would you believe I never made the connection? I was just thinking it was some skank's stocking....never once connected it to "Red Sox."


Holy shit, I must be getting senile. :wtf:

Haha.

Did you notice Wolfie's shirt. It said "DIABLO". As in "Running With ..."

What a fucking show!!!!

[Raldo]

From reading the reviews, it looks like the KC show was just an off-nite. Glad that VH gave Boston another thrill this week.

[jbrltmd]

Hey how was the end of the show I had to leave early as i had to run back to leominster for work, what did they play at the end what did i miss???

after ATBL they left for a minute w the 1984 intro coming back and closing w Jump.

What a show!!!!!!!!!

waited over 20 years and not disappointed. This has set the bar. Could list the tunes, but that has been done. Same as others, but to see them live and nail it on every one...what can you say.

I think the look on Dave's face said it all. He sang his ass off and the VH boys just absolutely wailed.

[jimmyw]

Hey how was the end of the show I had to leave early as i had to run back to leominster for work, what did they play at the end what did i miss???

Nothing special. They ditched "1984" and "Jump" and Ed came out with an old Kramer double-neck and they played "Secrets". Then he put on the original Shark guitar from the WACF cover and Mike Anthony came out and they did "D.O.A" and "Bottoms Up". They finished with "Rock and Roll" by Zep and I think it was...yeah...It was Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck that joined them onstage for one of those corny "all-star jams" that lasted over an hour. I was bored at this point and bummed they didn't do "Jump", so I left before they did their final bows. I'll never go to a Van Halen concert again. Fuckers.

[bsbll4]

Great reviews guys. Good to hear KC must have been a fluke. I'm pumped again!!

[James in New York]

Nothing special. They ditched "1984" and "Jump" and Ed came out with an old Kramer double-neck and they played "Secrets". Then he put on the original Shark guitar from the WACF cover and Mike Anthony came out and they did "D.O.A" and "Bottoms Up". They finished with "Rock and Roll" by Zep and I think it was...yeah...It was Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck that joined them onstage for one of those corny "all-star jams" that lasted over an hour. I was bored at this point and bummed they didn't do "Jump", so I left before they did their final bows. I'll never go to a Van Halen concert again. Fuckers.

:smokin:
LOL

[Miss Atomic Punk CC]

Just dumping the Bos Herald/Globe Reviews here to read later...
Yesterday my friends was the best damn day of my life in a long time....
Eddie, Dave team up for VH reunion in harmony
By Jed Gottlieb  |   Wednesday, October 31, 2007  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Music News
It wasn’t what many expected from the David Lee Roth/Van Halen reunion tour, but last night’s sold-out TD Banknorth Garden got to see Diamond Dave and Eddie Van Halen rocking with the bliss of joyous honeymooners.
The band’s nasty 1985 split was a distant memory as Roth, Eddie, Alex and young Wolfgang Van Halen, who has replaced founding bassist Michael Anthony on bass guitar, smiled ear-to-ear, high fived and hugged through a set of standards from the first six Halen records.
During the two-hour set, the formerly acrimonious frontman extraordinaire and guitar god couldn’t stop joking around and trading sincere grins. Whatever problems they once had, or still have, Dave and Eddie are keeping them off the stage.
While the band played a lot of classic rock radio staples, including “You Really Got Me,” “Running With the Devil” and a searing “Panama,” the quartet isn’t purely a nostalgia act.
Except for Eddie’s 16-year-old son, Wolfgang, the baby boomers were in tip-top shape - a chest-baring Roth could have passed for a Navy SEAL, and Eddie bounced around like a Godzilla energizer bunny. While Roth’s voice has lost some range, his ability to frame Eddie’s guitar is intact.
On the histrionic “Atomic Punks,” “Everybody Wants Some!!” and “Mean Streets,” Eddie confirmed he’s the pinnacle post-Jimi-Hendrix hard-rock guitarist. Apologies to Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Steve Vai, but it’s been Eddie who’s reimagined and reinvented the six string since Jimi.
And it wasn’t just last night’s lighting-quick hammer-ons and tremolo dive bombs that shook the 15,000 fans. He pulled out Clapton-like blues licks and feedback echo effects that would have made Tom Morello wet himself.
Wolfgang played his role well. His bass thumped and his harmony vocals worked, even on tough numbers such as “Dance the Night Away” and “Beautiful Girls.”
History tells us this lineup won’t last, so Halen junkies should know the treat they got last night. A few kung fu kicks from Dave, a not-half-bad Alex drum solo and Eddie on fire. It’s almost like Sammy never happened.
Ky-Mani Marley opened the show with some originals and a couple of father Bob’s standards. But he was basically ignored by the few who showed up for his short set.
Van Halen, with Ky-Mani Marley At TD Banknorth Garden, last night
============================
Van Halen returns to the party
By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff  |  October 31, 2007
"We're baaaaack!" was the battle cry. "Hot for Teacher" was the song. David Lee Roth was the singer - a man no one expected to see high-fiving Eddie Van Halen on a concert stage in this lifetime.
But Van Halen, in near-original formation, has returned from the land of acrimonious break-ups and substitute frontmen for a reunion tour that will surely satisfy rock fans hungry for that vacuous '80s feeling.
Variety was never the hallmark of Van Halen's catalog, but they've produced a boatload of lighter-raising grooves and winningly mindless anthems. The band jammed a couple dozen of them into their two-hour set last night at the Garden, starting with the Kinks' "You Really Got Me" and closing with a confetti-splattered sing-along of "Jump."
In between the foursome fell into iconic, if somewhat modified, roles. Founding bassist Michael Anthony was given the boot to make room for Eddie's 16-year-old son Wolfgang, a fine player and harmony singer who filled his predecessor's position with quiet aplomb. Alex kept rhythms rolling and rumbling as reliably as ever. Roth was a sadder version of his old cartoonish self, grinning madly and strutting stupidly and mustering as much enthusiasm as he could in a new, narrower vocal range. His halfhearted leg kicks and awkward twirling of the mike only served as reminders of antics gone by.
The concert stood as a startling statement of who Van Halen really belongs to. Eddie was, and still is, the guitar god whose phenomenal technique and astonishing vocabulary transforms Van Halen into more than a pop-metal party band. While Roth pranced in a red top hat during "Runnin' With the Devil," revved like a motorcycle for "Everybody Wants Some," and changed into his third toreador jacket to sing "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," Eddie played endlessly remarkable rock music. His lengthy guitar solo was one of the night's finest moments.
The other memorable moment arrived an hour and a half in, when Roth was left alone on the stage to reminisce about 1972, rolling joints and playing five sets a night for $150 and a girl named Arlene, who always asked him to play "Ice Cream Man," which he did, for us, on acoustic guitar. It was Roth's single display of real, unforced showmanship.
Ky-Mani Marley's earthy R&B and hip-hop has less than nothing in common with Van Halen. But there he was, dusting off his famous father's most famous songs ("No Woman, No Cry," "Roots, Rock, Reggae") for a pop-metal crowd. Somebody needs to get this talented fellow a slot on the right tour, and advise him to lose the covers if he wants to make his own name.
Van Halen returns to the party
By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff  |  October 31, 2007
"We're baaaaack!" was the battle cry. "Hot for Teacher" was the song. David Lee Roth was the singer - a man no one expected to see high-fiving Eddie Van Halen on a concert stage in this lifetime.
But Van Halen, in near-original formation, has returned from the land of acrimonious break-ups and substitute frontmen for a reunion tour that will surely satisfy rock fans hungry for that vacuous '80s feeling.
Variety was never the hallmark of Van Halen's catalog, but they've produced a boatload of lighter-raising grooves and winningly mindless anthems. The band jammed a couple dozen of them into their two-hour set last night at the Garden, starting with the Kinks' "You Really Got Me" and closing with a confetti-splattered sing-along of "Jump."
In between the foursome fell into iconic, if somewhat modified, roles. Founding bassist Michael Anthony was given the boot to make room for Eddie's 16-year-old son Wolfgang, a fine player and harmony singer who filled his predecessor's position with quiet aplomb. Alex kept rhythms rolling and rumbling as reliably as ever. Roth was a sadder version of his old cartoonish self, grinning madly and strutting stupidly and mustering as much enthusiasm as he could in a new, narrower vocal range. His halfhearted leg kicks and awkward twirling of the mike only served as reminders of antics gone by.
The concert stood as a startling statement of who Van Halen really belongs to. Eddie was, and still is, the guitar god whose phenomenal technique and astonishing vocabulary transforms Van Halen into more than a pop-metal party band. While Roth pranced in a red top hat during "Runnin' With the Devil," revved like a motorcycle for "Everybody Wants Some," and changed into his third toreador jacket to sing "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," Eddie played endlessly remarkable rock music. His lengthy guitar solo was one of the night's finest moments.
The other memorable moment arrived an hour and a half in, when Roth was left alone on the stage to reminisce about 1972, rolling joints and playing five sets a night for $150 and a girl named Arlene, who always asked him to play "Ice Cream Man," which he did, for us, on acoustic guitar. It was Roth's single display of real, unforced showmanship.
Ky-Mani Marley's earthy R&B and hip-hop has less than nothing in common with Van Halen. But there he was, dusting off his famous father's most famous songs ("No Woman, No Cry," "Roots, Rock, Reggae") for a pop-metal crowd. Somebody needs to get this talented fellow a slot on the right tour, and advise him to lose the covers if he wants to make his own name.

[JimmyG]

Nothing special. They ditched "1984" and "Jump" and Ed came out with an old Kramer double-neck and they played "Secrets". Then he put on the original Shark guitar from the WACF cover and Mike Anthony came out and they did "D.O.A" and "Bottoms Up". They finished with "Rock and Roll" by Zep and I think it was...yeah...It was Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck that joined them onstage for one of those corny "all-star jams" that lasted over an hour. I was bored at this point and bummed they didn't do "Jump", so I left before they did their final bows. I'll never go to a Van Halen concert again. Fuckers.

Too Funny ... :funny:

[Hack]

Nothing special. They ditched "1984" and "Jump" and Ed came out with an old Kramer double-neck and they played "Secrets". Then he put on the original Shark guitar from the WACF cover and Mike Anthony came out and they did "D.O.A" and "Bottoms Up". They finished with "Rock and Roll" by Zep and I think it was...yeah...It was Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck that joined them onstage for one of those corny "all-star jams" that lasted over an hour. I was bored at this point and bummed they didn't do "Jump", so I left before they did their final bows. I'll never go to a Van Halen concert again. Fuckers.


That's great comedy. After I was done laughing I got kind of pissed cus I wish they would do/and know they finally could do all the shit you said. Great post.

[jimmyw]

That's great comedy. After I was done laughing I got kind of pissed cus I wish they would do/and know they finally could do all the shit you said. Great post.

Of course, the funniest/saddest thing about it is, if that nearly impossible scenario actually *did* happen, you know for sure there would be at least ONE person who would seriously have a negative review of it.

"Man, I paid to see a Van Halen show, not some old-ass Eric Clapton."

Or:

"Man, I wish they'd have played "The Lemon Song" instead of "Rock and Roll"

Or, last but not least:

"I was watching Wolfie the whole time during that all-star jam and I really don't think he was playing."

[Hack]

Of course, the funniest/saddest thing about it is, if that nearly impossible scenario actually *did* happen, you know for sure there would be at least ONE person who would seriously have a negative review of it.

"Man, I paid to see a Van Halen show, not some old-ass Eric Clapton."

Or:

"Man, I wish they'd have played "The Lemon Song" instead of "Rock and Roll"

Or, last but not least:

"I was watching Wolfie the whole time during that all-star jam and I really don't think he was playing."


I couldn't agree more.

[VH RightNow]

does anyone have the exact order of the set list? just looking to put a playlist together....