Van Halen In Sacramento

[Shibs]

Well, the wife and I went to the Van Halen show in Sacramento last night! I don't care what others are saying.... they were great! I've heard some people say that they are terrible, not last night, Eddie was on his game... Dave's voice was great and Wolfie can play bass well. BTW Eddie played two Charvies.... he's signing and dating them for eBay again. Do a search on EVH and you'll see them, Way different paint schemes this time!

[VinceV]

He plays 2 Charvels to sell from every show.

[horns666]

He plays 2 Charvels to sell from every show.

it appears something like that..

He should sell his geetar pics too..

[skorb]

He plays 2 Charvels to sell from every show.

he's also bottling his ass-crack sweat from each show and those have a pretty high BIN on them.

:ROTF:

[Robert Burns]

"i dont care what everyone else is saying"? Every review ive read
has been like yours! I remember 1 post that he felt the show was
So/So.. I would guess that 90% of Charvel/Jackson member who
have went...give it 2 thumbs up. :-)

[Cygnus X1]

"i dont care what everyone else is saying"? Every review ive read
has been like yours! I remember 1 post that he felt the show was
So/So.. I would guess that 90% of Charvel/Jackson member who
have went...give it 2 thumbs up. :-)

Seems to me pre-tour talk was quite negative, so the impression was that it
wouldn't live up to the hype. You're correct about the actual reviews here, though...positive for the most part.

[jrnic]

I saw them in New York, and I read some not-so-good reviews also, but the show I was at kicked A$$!! I had a smile on my face the entire show. I saw them many times back in the early 80's and I honestly had a "deja-vu" feeling while seeing this new show. I agree, it was a great show. Eddie did NOT play his solos "note-for-note," but's what's the fun in that. I love it when a guitar player improvises during a concert, makes it fun to see. Also, my 14 yr old son was there with me, and he is an 80's metal head (wonder where he got that from!) He sat there and all he could say after the show was "AWESOME!"

Glad you had a great time, just like me. And to make it even sweeter (for me), VH just anounced more concert dates and they are coming back to NY! Just might have to get myself some tickets to their Madison Sq Garden show. I can't wait!!!

[khabibissell]

I think you guys are being WAY too easy on them, but hey if you enjoyed the show, that's all that counts.

...Especially since you won't hear from them again unless there is a lure of big money. Its all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for EVH these days.

[Endrik]

I think you guys are being WAY too easy on them

[Grumpy]

Its all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for EVH these days.

And it wouldn't be for you?......... Please.

[Endrik]

It was one of the best shows ever when I saw 'em in LA, they were fucking ON!!! even Jerry Cantrell looked truly amazed. I don't care how much money they want... they deliver!

[Bengal65]

Good report! They are coming to Houston. I hope I can get a ticket. They won't go on sale till this weekend.

[jwoods986]

I hadn't heard of new dates until reading this, so I just checked vanhalen.com and these are the new dates:
1/22 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
1/24 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
1/26 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
1/28 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
2/4 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha
2/8 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
2/12 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
2/22 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
3/13 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
3/17 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden Arena
3/19 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
3/28 - Atlantic City, NJ - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
3/30 - Saint Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
Still nothing close to Atlanta and yet they are going to Charlottesville, VA?? When they've already played in DC. WTF?
Although it does say this after the dates - We will post more details this weekend! Please check back.

They better come to Atlanta!

[jwoods986]

Anyone else notice that none of the shows so far (including these new ones) are on consecutive nights? I'm guessing it's so Dave can rest and doesn't blow his voice out. Just an observation.

[åron]

Anyone else notice that none of the shows so far (including these new ones) are on consecutive nights? I'm guessing it's so Dave can rest and doesn't blow his voice out. Just an observation.

Dave's voice, Alex's neck and back, Eddie's fingers and Wolfie's muffin top all need a good rest! :ROTF: Sounds like the way to do it. If only everyone could schedule touring like this, I'm sure we'd see better shows. I know me and my mates do our best playing every other day.