The ultimate Van Halen archive celebrating the original band from 1978 to 1984. Includes live audio, video, bootlegs, interviews and photos. This site attempts to chronicle those legendary years. [Disclaimer]
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...
Date: 4/26/1980 and 4/27/1980
Location: Detroit, MI
Venue: Cobo Hall
Opening band: Rail
Bootleg: There is a horrible sounding bootleg from this show, you can hardly make out...
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...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Gk79FazKs
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