Van Halen Tour 2007 - Anyone going?

[Crazy Larry]

My money is that Eddie and David lee Roth get on each other's nerves (again) and break up (again) somewhere around Missouri.....

...anyone going?

9 / 27 / 2007   Charlotte Bobcats Arena   Charlotte, NC
9 / 29 / 2007   Greensboro Coliseum Complex   Greensboro, NC
10 / 1 / 2007   Wachovia Center   Philadelphia, PA
10 / 7 / 2007   Air Canada Center   Toronto, ON
10 / 10 / 2007   Quicken Loans Arena   Cleveland, OH
10 / 14 / 2007   Conseco Fieldhouse   Indianapolis, IN
10 / 16 / 2007   Allstate Arena   Rosemont, IL
10 / 18 / 2007   United Center   Chicago, IL
10 / 22 / 2007   Palace of Auburn Hills   Auburn Hills, MI
10 / 24 / 2007   Target Center   Minneapolis, MI
10 / 26 / 2007   Sprint Center   Kansas City, MO
10 / 28 / 2007   Scottrade Center   Saint Louis, MO
10 / 30 / 2007   TD Banknorth Garden   Boston,MA
11 / 3 / 2007   Continental Airlines Arena   East Rutherford, NJ
11 / 13 / 2007   Madison Square Garden   New York, NY
11 / 20 / 2007   Staples Center   Los Angeles, CA
11 / 23 / 2007   Jobing.com Arena   Glendale, AZ
11 / 25 / 2007   Cox Arena   San Diego, CA
11 / 27 / 2007   Arco Arena   Sacramento, CA
11 / 29 / 2007   HP Pavilion   San Jose, CA
12 / 1 / 2007   Rose Garden   Portland, OR
12 / 3 / 2007   Key Arena   Seattle, WA
12 / 5 / 2007   General Motors Place   Vancouver, BC
12 / 9 / 2007   Rexall Place   Edmonton, AB
12 / 11 / 2007   Pengrowth Saddledome   Calgary, AB

notes from the ticket advertisement:

The original lineup of Van Halen is reuniting. So, lace up your leather pants, mousse your hair, and get ready for the Van Halen Reunion Tour! David Lee Roth is back with the band after a 22-year absence, and this show promises to be filled with mayhem and over-the-top showmanship. With 25 dates planned on their tour so far, Van Halen tickets are sure to be some of the hottest seats around. Whether you rocked out to these legends during their heyday or came to appreciate their hard rock anthems in more recent years, you won't want to miss Van Halen in concert when they make their way to your city.

[BrianShaughnessy]

no.

[Charger1973]

Id like to see em but preferably with Sammy than Dave.   Plus they arent coming to Iowa.  Im not going to pay out the ass for tickets to a concert I have to drive to Chicago to see.  Sorry VH aint gonna happen this time. 

[BB1]

YES!!!!! 

[Ponch ®]

yep....and i might be getting hooked up with front row tickets/backstage passes.

[chargerboy69]

I might try Indy. It also depends on how much ticket prices are.

I have seen Dave a couple times in concert, and he was great.

[Crazy Larry]

yep....and i might be getting hooked up with front row tickets/backstage passes.

we expect pictures of that crazy night posted here if that happens, Ponch.   

What city?

[bull]

I bet they're going to try charging around $100 a piece for that. I'd consider going for less than 1/3 of that because at least one of them is going to be too drunk to function.

[Mudhawg]

The original lineup is not together, fyi.  Wolfgang is taking Michael Anthony's spot.  I think he and Sammy are the only sane ones left of the whole bunch.

[68chrgrwife]

wow they are going to be right up the highway from me...hmmmm NOPE not going......

[Ponch ®]

yep....and i might be getting hooked up with front row tickets/backstage passes.

we expect pictures of that crazy night posted here if that happens, Ponch.   

What city?

will do...if it happens.

Gonna see them at the Staples Center (L.A.)

[nh_mopar_fan]

I would say that lots of people will be going.

[Guns N Rotors]

10 / 10 / 2007   Quicken Loans Arena   Cleveland, OH

Hmmm... Let me think about this. Go see Van Halen in Cleveland.
Or go grouse hunting in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?

I think I'll go kill some birds.

[Manfred318]

They are gonna be around here on 9-29 but I wont be there...nope not at all. I think I have to get a prostate exam that night, and I would hate to miss that.

[Ponch ®]

They are gonna be around here on 9-29 but I wont be there...nope not at all. I think I have to get a prostate exam that night, and I would hate to miss that.

how much is the hooker charging you?

[69bronzeT5]

...anyone going?

12 / 5 / 2007   General Motors Place   Vancouver, BC

[dkn1997]

I am going to:

-pay too much for tickets
-find my denim jacket
-find my work boots and jeans (wait...I am still wearing that shit every day)
-get on the LIRR and catch a nice buzz before I walk into the Garden with my arms raised and fists clenched yelling "FIRE!!"

and If they don't play Panama, I am going to wreck that f'ing place!!!

[Manfred318]

They are gonna be around here on 9-29 but I wont be there...nope not at all. I think I have to get a prostate exam that night, and I would hate to miss that.

how much is the hooker charging you?

Way to damn much, but shes throwin in the VD for free

[Lowprofile]

I'll give them 3 weeks before they self destruct. 

[4cruzin]

I'm thinking about the Aurburn Hills, Mi show and I have ticket prices US $59.50 - US $149.50.  So the good seats are $150 bucks before additional charges.  Man I remember when these guys came to detroit and did 5 shows . . . and I went to 4 of them.  If I remember right, it cost about 20 bucks a show at that time.   


Dammn with gas and refreshment, dinner and parking, ticket for the girlfriend . . . this is gonna be an expensive night.  I could almost take a 3 day cruise for what I'll be paying.   

[bull]

I am going to:

-pay too much for tickets
-find my denim jacket
-find my work boots and jeans (wait...I am still wearing that shit every day)
-get on the LIRR and catch a nice buzz before I walk into the Garden with my arms raised and fists clenched yelling "FIRE!!"

and If they don't play Panama, I am going to wreck that f'ing place!!!

The instructions in the first post say you have to lace up your leather pants and mousse your hair.

[69bronzeT5]

Im going the concert in Vancouver...minus the leather pants and hair gel

[dkn1997]

I am going to:

-pay too much for tickets
-find my denim jacket
-find my work boots and jeans (wait...I am still wearing that shit every day)
-get on the LIRR and catch a nice buzz before I walk into the Garden with my arms raised and fists clenched yelling "FIRE!!"

and If they don't play Panama, I am going to wreck that f'ing place!!!

The instruction in the first post say you have to lace up your leather pants and mousse your hair.

I would love to Curtis, but I turned in my hair after the 80's.  I sport the  mr clean look now.

[rav440]

I'll give them 3 weeks before they self destruct. 

[69bronzeT5]

I'm going to see em TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ponch ®]

I'm going to see em TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome!

I was supposed to see them on Nov 20, but my hook-up connection got an even better hook-up for the 12/14 "homecoming" show at the Staples Center.

[69bronzeT5]

sweet!!! I'll try to get pics of tomorrow nights show

[4cruzin]

Yep I went to the show in Detroit at Joe Lewis arena. . . it was pretty good but I thought Eddie was alittle sloppy.   

[BB1]

In Kansas City, Eddie was on fire! 

[moparstuart]

In Kansas City, Eddie was on fire! 

wolfie sucked

[RT DAVE]

I'm saving my money to see Led Zep and the Cult... 

[bull]

How much did you guys pay for tickets? They were in Portland last weekend but I had no interest. Sammy and Michael were smart to get the he11 out and stay out IMO. The whole thing is a train wreck waiting to happen.

Anyone want to bet on whether Wolfgang will be addicted to some illegal substance by the time the tour is through? Maybe he and Eddie can do a father/son project together next summer. Not Hlpag, I'm thinking rehab.

[RT DAVE]

I'm a fairly big fan, having owned all the DLR & Sammy stuff, but I wouldn't cross the street to see them after what they did to Michael Anthony...

[Ponch ®]

How much did you guys pay for tickets? 

$0 

[moparstuart]

How much did you guys pay for tickets? They were in Portland last weekend but I had no interest. Sammy and Michael were smart to get the he11 out and stay out IMO. The whole thing is a train wreck waiting to happen.

Anyone want to bet on whether Wolfgang will be addicted to some illegal substance by the time the tour is through? Maybe he and Eddie can do a father/son project together next summer. Not Hlpag, I'm thinking rehab.

yeah and throw valerie in that mix being pissed at eddie for getting wolfie addicted , wow train wreck waiting to happen

[bull]

How much did you guys pay for tickets? They were in Portland last weekend but I had no interest. Sammy and Michael were smart to get the he11 out and stay out IMO. The whole thing is a train wreck waiting to happen.

Anyone want to bet on whether Wolfgang will be addicted to some illegal substance by the time the tour is through? Maybe he and Eddie can do a father/son project together next summer. Not Hlpag, I'm thinking rehab.

  yeah and throw valerie in that mix being pissed at eddie for getting wolfie addicted , wow train wreck waiting to happen

I'm guessing she's already pissed about the whole thing. Nobody wants their kid hanging out with a substance-abusing ex, let alone sending them on the road together surrounded by drugs, diseased groopies and booze. Is the kid even old enough to drink yet? Looks like he's getting plenty to eat, way more than the other three anyway.

[BB1]

The man is clean and sober, one of the best shows I've seen. The father son and uncle even with Dave rocked out the new Sprint Center.

You can't play like that and be stoned, the audience was more drunk and druged up, it called Rock N Roll.

Mary Jane was being passed around, not that I took any. 

[moparstuart]

How much did you guys pay for tickets? They were in Portland last weekend but I had no interest. Sammy and Michael were smart to get the he11 out and stay out IMO. The whole thing is a train wreck waiting to happen.

Anyone want to bet on whether Wolfgang will be addicted to some illegal substance by the time the tour is through? Maybe he and Eddie can do a father/son project together next summer. Not Hlpag, I'm thinking rehab.

  yeah and throw valerie in that mix being pissed at eddie for getting wolfie addicted , wow train wreck waiting to happen

I'm guessing she's already pissed about the whole thing. Nobody wants their kid hanging out with a substance-abusing ex, let alone sending them on the road together surrounded by drugs, diseased groopies and booze. Is the kid even old enough to drink yet? Looks like he's getting plenty to eat, way more than the other three anyway.

he's only 15 years old

[bull]

That's too young to be in that kind of environment IMO but hopefully dad is taking a little responsibility in making sure junior is somewhat insulated from the shenanigans. Maybe he's just happy to be playing Gameboy on the tour bus during the off hours and doesn't care about women and booze. I know a lot of guys whose lives have been screwed up by both, like Wolfie's dad for instance.

[SeattleCharger]

I wish I was going.   Saw them back in 84 with roth, I was only in the eight grade, awesome,   
    I saw sammy haggar twice when he was solo, he rocked, but I didn't care a whole lot for van hagar, it was ok, but it definately was a lot different than van halen,  wonder if david lee roth can sing the songs very well anymore,   tell us how the concert is

[69bronzeT5]

HOLY CRAP.....VAN HALEN ROCKED BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CONCERT WAS AMAZING! DAVE STILL SOUNDS AWESOME AND THE VAN HALEN'S WERE AWESOME TOO!!!! EDDIE AND ALEX BOTH DID AMAZING SOLOS! AND WOLFIE DID AN AWESOME JOB TOO! IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS REALLY HAVING FUN!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT VIDS AND LOTS OF PICS!!!!!



sorry for the caps

[69bronzeT5]

 

[69bronzeT5]

 

[BB1]

Thanks for the pics Cody. Good times man Good times.

[Brock Samson]

thanks for the pics... Dave's pedleboard set up looks like NASA put it togeather...

[69bronzeT5]

No prob guys.


One of the bigger newspaper in Vancouver (The Vancouver Sun) did a review on the concert. They called it a "poor attempt to re-live the 80s). Its stupid though, the newspaper sent a reviewer to the concert to review it. She's 19 and it says right in the review "Im not a fan of Van Halen". I bet you thats why she gave it a bad review because I can tell you, by the sound of the crowd, they were loving the show.

[The70RT]

I wanted to go but didn't want to up the Cash. Did the Sprint center sell out? I know a week after the tickets went on sale you still could get some. I guess if they would have charged less they would have sold a lot more. I guess it's all about money for them cause they probably are running out of it. Since it may be there last they could have gave something back to the fans that got them where they are. Don't get me wrong.....I use to love the band. Garth Brooks tickets were like 30 bucks. He sold out 9 concerts in like three hours. Now that's fan dedication.

[69bronzeT5]

Just for anyone whos wondering, here is Vancouver's 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

Encore

25. 1984
26. Jump

[SeattleCharger]

cool.    In the eighth grade (1982,83?) my friends and I entered the school lipsynce contest, I was michael anthony, we did unchained and aint talkin bout love.  We got third out of maybe eight?    the guy who go first did micheal jackson, can you believe that?     bs

[Ponch ®]

the newspaper sent a reviewer to the concert to review it. She's 19 and it says right in the review "Im not a fan of Van Halen".

HAHA...that's like sending Brock to review a My Chemical Romance.

From what I hear, VH has been owning their concerts....

I'm next...on Friday.

[69bronzeT5]

the newspaper sent a reviewer to the concert to review it. She's 19 and it says right in the review "Im not a fan of Van Halen".

HAHA...that's like sending Brock to review a My Chemical Romance.

From what I hear, VH has been owning their concerts....

I'm next...on Friday.

Haha, I can just picture that!


They did an amazing job at the Vancouver show. You'll love it. HAVE FUN PONCHO!

[dkn1997]

Just for anyone whos wondering, here is Vancouver's 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

Encore

25. 1984
26. Jump

Cody, you have gone from site whipping boy to posting a Van Halen set list.  talk about a rags to riches story!!  Good job, man....good job. 

and you just inspired me load Little Guitars onto my ipod.  shame on me for not having any VH on it in the first place.

[69bronzeT5]

Just for anyone whos wondering, here is Vancouver's 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

Encore

25. 1984
26. Jump

Cody, you have gone from site whipping boy to posting a Van Halen set list.  talk about a rags to riches story!!  Good job, man....good job. 

and you just inspired me load Little Guitars onto my ipod.  shame on me for not having any VH on it in the first place.

Thanks man! Here's one of my videos that I recorded at the Vancouver show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvF223OxjL0

[TeeWJay426]

Have tix to see them in Manchester NH in March of '08. Sounds like it will be a good show, as long as they are still together by then...

[Irisharse]

saw 'em in '81 or was it '82? 10th grade for the Fair Warning tour and I'll be going to NYC Madison Square Garden on St Patty's Day.  I'm giving my brother a ticket for Christmas tonight and he's gonna flip...for anyone who went this time...does Dave change the melody alot?  I saw a video of "Jump" and I hate when he does that, he did it to a few songs at the Fair Warning show too........

[69bronzeT5]

for anyone who went this time...does Dave change the melody alot?

I didn't really notice him changing it. Alot of the songs sounded the same. I had a feeling the backing harmonies would change because Micheal wasn't there but Wolfgang did a good job, the backing harmonies sounded awesome