A great meeting of musical style, Eddie’s guitar struts and screams like some sort of deranged playboy while Holdsworth glides through the musical ether on a rocket fueled firework of sound. It’s fantastic stuff. Jeff Berlin and Gary Husband on bass and drums respectively, holding it all together.
Best Bootlegs
1979 – Fresno, CA @ Selland Arena
Opening night of Van Halen II World Vacation Tour. Doesn't get much better than this!
Date: 3/23/1979Location: Fresno, CAVenue: Selland ArenaBootleg Source: Audience (Quality B+)Attendance...
1979 – Vancouver, Canada @ Pacific Coliseum
The quality on this bootleg is pretty GREAT. The first song starts a bit crappy, but couple minutes in taper must have changed mic...
9/22/1978 – Fresno, CA @ Selland Arena
Van Halen live bootleg from 9/22/1978 in Fresno, CA at the Selland Arena. Solid A quality on this audio. The video is the infamous...
1982 – Dallas, TX @ Reunion Arena
Pro soundboard from the Diver Down / Hide Your Sheep Tour in 1982.
Date: 11/18/1982
Location: Dallas, TX
Venue: Reunion Arena
Source: Soundboard
Audio Bootleg Quality: Soundboard A+
Romeo...
9/15/1982 – San Francisco, CA @ The Cow Palace
Van Halen live on 9/15/1982 for their first shows in San Francisco, CA at The Cow Palace.
Date: 9/15/1982Location: San Francisco, CAVenue: The Cow PalaceSource:...
1984 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena
Van Halen live on 5/20/1984 in San Diego, CA @ The San Diego Sports Arena. This is a great sounding bootleg.
Audio Bootleg Quality:...
8/6/1978 – Oklahoma Jam
Van Halen live on 8/6/1978 at the Oklahoma Jam. Great quality although a little fuzzy at times.
Date: 8/6/1978
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Venue: Super...
Tour Archive
1978 – Tour Dates
Start Date: 3/3/1978 - End Date: 12/3/1978Locations: North America, Europe, Japan
Van Halen's first tour was in support of the debut album in 1978. The...
1979 Tour Dates – World Vacation Tour
Start Date: 3/25/1979End Date: 10/7/1979Locations: North America, Europe, JapanVan Halen's 1979 World Vacation Tour was the band's first headline tour taking them...
1980 Tour Dates – World Invasion Tour
Start Date: Mar 19, 1980 – End Date: Nov 15, 1980
Locations: North America, Europe
The tour for Women and Children First, 1980 World Invasion Tour...
1981 Tour Dates – Fair Warning Tour
Start Date: May 12, 1981End Date: Oct 25, 1981Locations: North America (US, Canada)Promo Tour: Nov 1981 (Germany, Italy, Spain, France)
Van Halen's 1981 tour, dubbed...
1982 Tour Dates – Hide Your Sheep Tour
Start Date: Jul 14, 1982 - End Date: May 29, 1983Locations: North America, South America
The tour kicked off July...
1984 Tour Dates
Start Date: Jan 18, 1984 - End Date: Sep 2, 1984Locations: North America, Europe (Monsters of Rock)
Van Halen's...
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