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 1978 super 8mm footage that has been upgraded over the years. Most recent upgrade here from 2019 where each frame was painstakingly cleaned up and scanned in frame-by-frame thanks to Fresno Media Restoration. The mighty Van Halen opening for Black Sabbath on their first tour!
Date: 9/22/1978
Location: Fresno, CA
Venue: Selland Arena
Headliner: Black Sabbath
Source: Audience bootleg (Quality: A)
was lucky enough to see them On this tour a month earlier opening for Sabbath at the Chicago amphitheater. The show and some purple microdot blew my mind. What a way to go.
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: 8/19/1978
Location: Bay City, MI
Venue: Summer Celebration / Bay City Central High School's Elmer Engel Stadium
Lineup: Bandit, Van Halen, Bob Segar (Cheap...
Van Halen on the 2nd night of their first tour in 1978 with Ronnie Montrose and Journey.
Date: 3/4/1978
Location: Springfield, IL
Venue: Nelson Center
Lineup: Van Halen,...
Photos of Van Halen on the first show of their very first tour with Montrose and Journey.
Date: 3/3/1978
Location: Chicago, IL
Venue: Aragon Ballroom
Lineup: Van Halen...
Date: 8/25/1978
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Venue: Hulman Civic University Center
Headliner: Black Sabbath
*No known bootleg for this show
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This is a great one!
was lucky enough to see them On this tour a month earlier opening for Sabbath at the Chicago amphitheater. The show and some purple microdot blew my mind. What a way to go.
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