Van Halen rocked the L.A. Forum Wednesday night at the band’s ‘family and friends’ final dress rehearsal for their 2012 tour.
The 70-minute set featured classic VH tracks and four songs from the new album, “A Different Kind Of Truth,” including “China Town,” “Blood And Fire,” “She’s The Woman” and the first single, “Tattoo.”
David Lee Roth recently spoke about the band’s live performance, telling The Guardian, “The Van Halens went to Ridgemont High,” began Dave. “Ever see the movie? That was their high school – 98% Jeff Spiccoli and home of the monster riff and every ending to every song should sound like world war nine or just the end of the world. Who does endings better than Van Halen live? I'll send you a ticket. I'm ready to argue this. Unarguably the best endings ever, right? They sound like the end of everything. Biblical.”
The Van Halen North American tour starts February 18 in Louisville, Kentucky, with openers Kool & The Gang.
Van Halen
Final dress rehearsal
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012
01 - You Really Got Me
02 - Runnin' With the Devil
03 - She's The Woman
04 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor
05 - Tattoo
06 - Everybody Wants Some!!
07 - Beautiful Girls
08 - Ice Cream Man
09 - China Town
10 - Dance The Night Away
11 - Hot For Teacher
12 - Blood and Fire
13 - Eruption
14 - Panama
15 - Jump
Van Halen Van Halen – You Really Got Me
2012 tour dress rehearsal
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012
Van Halen – Runnin’ With The Devil
2012 tour dress rehearsal
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012
Van Halen – Somebody Get Me A Doctor (partial)
2012 tour dress rehearsal
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012
Van Halen – Everybody Wants Some
2012 tour dress rehearsal
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012
Van Halen – Tattoo
2012 tour dress rehearsal
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012
Van Halen – Ice Cream Man
2012 tour dress rehearsal
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012
Van Halen – Dance The Night Away
2012 tour dress rehearsal
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012
Van Halen – Eddie’s solo
2012 tour dress rehearsal
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012
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