Van Hagar (Australian Tribute Band)

**Zahzoo** · 02.18.03, 12:23 PM

Was surfing around and stumbled on tributecity.com... bunch of VH tribute bands listed... Saw this one...

This ain't rothtard bait but what's up with the name and the set-list...

Any of our friend from down-under ever see/hear these guys?

Van Hagar

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Tribute To: Van Halen
Hometown: sydney, AUSTRALIA
Website:
Email: hummelvan@yahoo.com
Phone:
Description: Van Hagar Australia’s premiere Van Halen Show has rocked Sydney’s audiences with its spectacular sound and lighting extravaganza for quite some time now... The most authentic Van Halen Show ever to grace our Pubs, Clubs and R.S.L’s. Preforming all their hits that crowds like to hear and some. A great night out... with a great rock show to go...!!! JUMP * dreams * why can’t this be love? * panama * you really got me * hot for teacher * just like paradise * pretty woman * california girls * ain’t talkin’ about love * running with the devil * i’ve done everything for you * finish what you started * poundcake * summer nights * best of both worlds * unchained * eagles fly * without you * one way to rock * when it’s love * right now * can’t stop loving you * don’t tell me what love can do * judgement day * humans being * top of the world * eruption * can’t drive 55*mas tequila eastwood hotel * dapto leagues * toukley rsl * wenty leagues * st.marys band club *castle hill tavern * sth.hurstville rsl * rydalmere bowling club * hornsby inn * wests leagues * blacktown soccer club * bull’n’bush hotel * ingleburn hotel * quakers inn * high bar penrith * collector tavern * blacktown rsl * arncliffe hotel

**Goo** · 02.18.03, 01:35 PM

I've seen their posters round, haven't bothered going to a show though.

**tphitmen** · 02.18.03, 01:47 PM

Is there a VH tribute band worth seeing in the South East?

**AVH Blues** · 02.18.03, 01:52 PM

Nice to see a tribute band play both Hagar and Roth. I've seen two other tributes that seem to think Van Halen didn't do anything worth playing after 1984 which is leaving out 10 years of great music. Then again, as I have posted earlier it takes some balls to try and sing Hagar. Regardless it sounds like they play some good songs, I would like to see what goes into one set.

I doubt I know what I'm talking about but seems to me that a VH Tribute band would make a killing doing a Sam and Dave Tour type show but that would require one guy that can act both or two seperate fronts altogether.

**loser** · 02.18.03, 02:36 PM

There used to be a another one called Van Roth

**BrandoKool** · 02.18.03, 06:03 PM

Originally posted by loser:
There used to be a another one called Van Roth

that doesn't sound right

**Ian Sane** · 02.18.03, 09:20 PM

Originally posted by Goo:
I've seen their posters round, haven't bothered going to a show though.

I've seen their posters too, not for a while though.

I've seen ads in "The Drum Media" too.

I know they've done some shows with a Baby Animals tribute band in the past.

I've never seen "Van Hagar" live though...

**kenny5150** · 02.19.03, 01:02 AM

Would like 'em to come to the west coast in the absence of the real thing...........

**BEZEK KNOWS BEST** · 02.19.03, 01:08 AM

I have seen them a few times. Without their guitar player who actually looks like eddie they aint that good, Novemeber Rain the Gunners show out here is magic !!!

**dwalsh5150** · 02.19.03, 01:39 AM

i've seen them a few times too, the guitarist did look like eddie and he had a striped wolfgang. Has he left? Are they still playing?

There was another vh band years ago that had a crazy head banging keyboard player , he was cool.

**boss351** · 02.19.03, 04:11 AM

did anyone ever see aussie tribute band Hans Valen?, was made up of the members of 80s Aussie rock band Southern Sons, they were sposed to be pretty good for a tribute band

**EVHBRENDO** · 02.19.03, 04:35 AM

Hans Valen were great as were the southern sons ... only slightly talented guys .. might have heard of there drummer.. Virgil Donati .. enuff said ...

**dwalsh5150** · 02.19.03, 08:56 PM

was jack jones doing lead vocals or just guitars for hans valen

**VHND** · 02.20.03, 02:40 AM

Originally posted by dwalsh5150:
was jack jones doing lead vocals or just guitars for hans valen

Hans Valen - the memories of 1990!!!

Jack just played guitar. I think he did vocals on YRGM but that was it. I saw them a few times at a place called the Spyhole in Melbourne. Virgil Donati on drums - enough said (Virgil did the G3 tour with Vai & Sheehan). He did a perfect rendition of "Hot For Teacher".

The freaky thing was that as good as Jack was on guitar, we later learned that he was an unbelievable singer as well. Apparently they were recording the Southern Sons debut album during the day and moonlighting as a VH cover band to "pay the bills".

Waaaay too much talent to be playing covers. I was glad they had so much success as Southern Sons.

I saw another VH cover band around 1996 in a pub in Richmond (Melbourne) but they weren't in the same league as Hans Valen. Can't remember what they were called, but the guitarist was an asian guy who must have stood in front of a mirror all day with an EVH cutout because he had the "shit-eating grin" perfected. He played a striped Kramer and was the highlight of the show.