PieterMC 24.09.2007 18:23 |
The trick of waiting until the last minute worked. We just got tickets on Eddie's side of the stage virtually right at the circular catwalk!! 11'th row!! KICK ASS!! |
Music Man 24.09.2007 18:27 |
I'm going to see them at Wachovia in Philly, although the seats will be mediocre. |
PieterMC 24.09.2007 18:29 |
We were just hoping to get any seat. As nothing was coming up on ticketbastard until this afternoon. |
Music Man 24.09.2007 19:00 |
That is so lucky. How much did you spend on it? |
PieterMC 24.09.2007 19:05 |
The tickets were $125 each. |
Matias Merçeauroix 24.09.2007 20:28 |
Lucky bastard :'( |
QueenMercury46 25.09.2007 21:48 |
I wanted to go really bad but my mom didn't want to pay 265$. I don't have any money of my own either. |
.DeaconJohn. 26.09.2007 13:21 |
Congratulations - it's great to see real fans getting the tickets instead of them all going to touts. I hope you enjoy the gig! |
Micrówave 26.09.2007 14:04 |
QueenMercury46 wrote: I wanted to go really bad but my mom didn't want to pay 265$. I don't have any money of my own either.I'll take your Mom. I'll even buy her ticket. |
QueenMercury46 26.09.2007 22:07 |
Micrówave wrote:That's okay....QueenMercury46 wrote: I wanted to go really bad but my mom didn't want to pay 265$. I don't have any money of my own either.I'll take your Mom. I'll even buy her ticket. haha.... |
Lisser 27.09.2007 14:29 |
PieterMC wrote: The trick of waiting until the last minute worked. We just got tickets on Eddie's side of the stage virtually right at the circular catwalk!! 11'th row!! KICK ASS!!And who's little trick was that??!!! ;) Congrats! |
iron eagle 27.09.2007 15:31 |
enjoy tonight i will wave to you from our skybox woooooooo hoooooooooooooooo |
Joeker 27.09.2007 15:34 |
PANAMA! PANA MA HAH! |
Music Man 27.09.2007 15:57 |
The question on my mind is whether Dave will do any of Sammy's songs. Any idea? |
PieterMC 28.09.2007 08:30 |
Fucking awesome... The only downside is that Eddie does not come out on the catwalk. I can't complain though because we were right beside the catwalk. We had clear line of site to the stage, so no heads to look over. Here is the setlist: 01. You Really Got Me 02. I'm the One 03. Runnin' With the Devil 04. Romeo Delight 05. Somebody Get Me a Doctor 06. Beautiful Girls 07. Dance the Night Away 08. Atomic Punk 09. Everybody Wants Some 10. So This Is Love? 11. Mean Street 12. Pretty Woman 13. Drum Solo 14. Unchained 15. I'll Wait 16. And the Cradle Will Rock 17. Hot for Teacher 18. Little Dreamer 19. Little Guitars 20. Jamie's Cryin' 21. Ice Cream Man 22. Panama 23. Guitar Solo (incl. "Women in Love" intro, "Cathedral", "Eruption") 24. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love ------------------------ 25. 1984 26. Jump |
Erin 28.09.2007 10:01 |
iron eagle wrote: enjoy tonight i will wave to you from our skybox woooooooo hooooooooooooooooYou were there?? :-) It was awesome, except for the fact that I had a teeerrible stomach ache for about half the show. I bit my lip and made it through, though. LOL |
Micrówave 28.09.2007 11:43 |
Well, since no one has really given us an idea about how good the show was, leave it to me to fill you in and I wasn't even there!!!
Seems like old times: Van Halen rocks arena Opening night of Van Halen's long-awaited reunion with David Lee Roth literally kicked off with several of Roth's highflying kicks at Charlotte Bobcats Arena on Thursday, although Eddie Van Halen was the first to appear on stage with one of his own signature hurky-style jumps. The last time Van Halen performed in Charlotte with Roth as its frontman, he had just turned 30, gas was $1.21 a gallon and tickets to the show at the old Charlotte Coliseum were $12.50. Twenty-three years later, the band's original members are all over 50 and guitarist Eddie Van Halen's 16-year-old son Wolfgang has replaced original bassist Michael Anthony. The show sold out in a matter of minutes in August, and the arena was packed when the band hit the stage around 8:30 p.m., following a short but sweet set of pop and reggae-tinged R&B by Kymani Marley. Fans assumed after well-publicized fighting, ill will and a couple of false starts over the past 11 years that the group would never reunite. But earlier this year the Van Halen brothers announced that Roth would rejoin the fold. If the group can keep egos and tempers in check (sources say the three original members arrived on separate buses for rehearsals), the reunion could be the biggest tour of the decade. Any animosity wasn't apparent on stage as Roth and Eddie Van Halen saddled up next to each other, smiling, during "Everybody Wants Some" and "Dance the Night Away." Roth and Wolfgang Van Halen even sang "Oh Pretty Woman" side by side. The younger Van Halen proved to be a showy player and spot-on backing vocalist, although he didn't yet prowl the stage like a seasoned vet. His post rehab father looked skinny, but cut, as did his brother. In fact, the original members all looked fit, though none ran around the stage like they did 25 years ago. "You Really Got Me" started things off with the band sticking to the set list that was leaked on the internet last week. Highlights included "Beautiful Girls," "Unchained," and "Hot For Teacher." The group saved its biggest single and only #1 pop song, "Jump," for the encore. Roth left the band in 1985, scoring several pop hits on his own. His former band outlasted his solo success, topping the mainstream rock charts 11 times without him. But to many fans it just wasn't the same without the flamboyant, larger-than-life Roth jumping and posing out front like an uber-charismatic game show host. One fan compared him to Liberace strutting in his embroidered jackets and skintight leather striped pants. What might be overlooked in favor of his over-the-top persona is his voice, which was in peak form Thursday. He easily met and held notes that younger singers like Jon Bon Jovi just can't reach anymore. -COURTNEY DEVORES, Charlotte Observeranother:
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Micrówave 28.09.2007 11:44 |
...and of course the one we dread:
Gods of Rock Deliver the Goods: Van Halen Kick Off Reunion Tour “You’re going to see some tears when they hit that stage,” said Modesto, California’s Matt Caramella as he waited for Van Halen with David Lee Roth to hit the stage for the first time since 1984 in Charlotte, North Carolina, last night. Sure enough, tears streamed down his face as the lights went down and Eddie Van Halen appeared on the darkened stage, shirtless and wearing faded green Army fatigue shorts and white sneakers, cranking out the first few riffs of the band’s reconstituted Kinks cover “You Really Got Me.” By the time Roth came out, wearing tight black leather pants, a polka-dotted shirt and white sports jacket with gaudy black embroidery, Caramella was in fist-pumping ecstasy. “These guys are my heroes,” he shouted over the din, “the gods of rock & roll.” And for more than two hours, the gods delivered. From “You Really Got Me” to “Runnin’ with the Devil,” “Dance the Night Away,” “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Unchained,” “Hot for Teacher,” “Ice Cream Man,” “Panama,” guitar-god solo “Eruption,” “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,” “Jump” and about thirteen more classic Van Halen tunes, the band was in top form for their long-overdue reunion. “I’m not going to waste time BS-ing around tonight,” Roth told the delighted, sold-out crowd of predominantly middle-aged guys in white- and blue-collar work clothes and gals who’d retrieved their Eighties bustiers for a night of original hair-metal nostalgia. But he was lying: Roth was at his BS best. His hair may be shorter and crow’s feet longer, but Diamond Dave is every bit the Vegas showman that he was two decades ago, when he left Van Halen for an ill-fated solo career that took him from cheesy bad to train-wreck worse. He showed his gift for gab — and flamboyant duds — from the get-go, imitating Mick Jagger and martial arts moves, smiling like a clown, riding a giant microphone. And despite old wounds, his bandmates seemed charmed by their new old lead singer. Eddie Van Halen, switching from his signature Peavey “Wolfgang” guitar to his old, red- and white-striped “Frankenstein,” nuzzled up to Roth several times. And drummer Alex Van Halen, sporting his trademark white headband, pounded his kit with a constant smile. If original bassist Michael Anthony was missed at first, it wasn’t long before Eddie’s sixteen-year-old son, Wolfgang Van Halen, had the crowd in the palm of his hands. The teenaged slap-style bass player held his own with style, grace and grit, throwing out picks to the audience as he walked the catwalk into the crowd, his bass in hand, during “Atomic Punk.” There were some bumps along the way, including a few times when Roth missed his vocal cues, but the audience could not have cared less. All four members looked healthy and fit, particularly Eddie, who has gone from drug-addict weird to middle-age handsome since the original band’s aborted reunion of 1996. Even young Wolfgang seemed to have lost some of the baby fat he showed in earlier photographs with the band. And then there was Diamond Dave, who has evolved from rock & roll cool to old-Vegas hip with style, grace and his eternally smart sense of flamboyant irony. “Did this really happen?” Matt Caramella shouted as the house lights went up following the encore, “Jump.” By then, his tears had mingled with the sweat running down his face from his buzz cut. “Man, that was like a fucking dream.” -Mark Kemp, ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE |
Erin 28.09.2007 12:53 |
Micrówave wrote: Well, since no one has really given us an idea about how good the show was, leave it to me to fill you in and I wasn't even there!!!Oh, sorry... I was waiting to post my in-depth Edward Van Halen review on Queenpedia. ;-D Here's some pics: link |
Micrówave 28.09.2007 13:01 |
Erin wrote:Oh I'm sure millions of fans are waiting on pins and needles for that. You should forget that section, you still haven't got Steve Ferrone done right.Micrówave wrote: Well, since no one has really given us an idea about how good the show was, leave it to me to fill you in and I wasn't even there!!!Oh, sorry... I was waiting to post my in-depth Edward Van Halen review on Queenpedia. ;-D "Steve Ferrone played drums with Brian at the Guitar Expo concert in 1992." That's all he did with Brian? You call yourself an expert? Puhlease!!! |
Erin 28.09.2007 13:07 |
Micrówave wrote: You call yourself an expert? Puhlease!!!Err...I don't recall ever calling myself an expert on anything. "If you are interested in contributing to Queenpedia please send your errors, corrections and submissions to queenpedia@gmail.com" |
Micrówave 28.09.2007 15:29 |
If you are interested in contributing to Queenpedia please read the liner notes to Another World. EDIT Five minutes later the Steve Ferrone page was amended to reflect that he actually played Drums on ANOTHER WORLD. |
iron eagle 28.09.2007 15:48 |
friggin awesome |
PieterMC 28.09.2007 17:52 |
Micrówave wrote: If you are interested in contributing to Queenpedia please read the liner notes to Another World. EDIT Five minutes later the Steve Ferrone page was amended to reflect that he actually played Drums on ANOTHER WORLD.Can't you just give it up? You get the prize of the #1 moaner on QZ. |
Erin 28.09.2007 17:59 |
Micrówave wrote: EDIT Five minutes later the Steve Ferrone page was amended to reflect that he actually played Drums on ANOTHER WORLD.I fixed it to make you happy, dear. :-) |
Erin 28.09.2007 18:00 |
iron eagle wrote: friggin awesomeIndeed! :-) Eddie's solo alone was worth the $300 for tickets! |
PieterMC 28.09.2007 19:53 |
Just found this on youtube. I'm The One: link |
PieterMC 01.10.2007 20:02 |
You can download a great FLAC recording of the show here: link |
MercuryArts 02.10.2007 10:45 |
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!! Just getting around to posting after last nights show in Philly! Un-Friggin-Believable!!!! Start to finish, they hammered the crowd into submission! The set was the same as posted earlier on this thread. I danced my ass off! They played amazingly well! I knew Eddie would deliver but didn't know what to expect from Diamond Dave. He was great! I was with 3 other eople & we all agreed his voice never cracked once! Alex was excellent. He brought an unassuming thunder! Wolfy was great as well. 16 years old & he slid in like a 30 year vet playing on bass & singing all the way through. It was a great night for all. V H vibrated the rafters once again! If you can get a ticket for the gig in your town, Do It!!! Best show of the year by far! Maybe the best show of the decade!!! What a great week, My Phillies won the NL East on Sunday, Van Halen rocked the Wachovia Ctr. Monday night! And exactly one month form today I get married! Wow, things are looking up!! |
Music Man 02.10.2007 18:54 |
Hey, I was there too, and I verify all the above claims. |
MercuryArts 03.10.2007 10:45 |
So tell me this, who played the keyboards during I'll Wait & 1984/Jump? |
PieterMC 03.10.2007 10:53 |
Keyboards were a backing track. |
MercuryArts 04.10.2007 13:14 |
Anyone go to the 2nd night in Philadelphia? My friend was there sitting in almost the same seats I had & he said Dave's vocals were garbled & it was overly distorted, the sound in general. I was surprised since it sounded very clear to me. I wonder if they pushed the volume just a little to much? |
Music Man 04.10.2007 15:59 |
Upstairs the sound quality was mediocre, but when we went downstairs it was pretty good for an arena venue. Either way, it was Van Halen with Diamond Dave, so I'd be satisfied watching them take a nap on stage. |
Mr Faron Hyte 06.10.2007 13:30 |
I'm genuinely curious - how was Dave's hair? |
Erin 06.10.2007 21:43 |
Mr Faron Hyte wrote: I'm genuinely curious - how was Dave's hair?Looked like he had some nice new hair plugs. He must've got the same makeover Paul Rodgers had. ;-) Eddie got some purty new teeth, as well. |
MercuryArts 13.10.2007 19:30 |
Anyone see the show in the last week? How is Dave holding up? Everything still lovey-dovey between he & Eddie? |