{"id":22480,"date":"2007-10-11T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-11T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=22480"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:13:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:13:19","slug":"happy-birthday-dave-van-halen-concert-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2007\/10\/11\/happy-birthday-dave-van-halen-concert-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Dave!!:  Van Halen Concert Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22480\" class=\"elementor elementor-22480\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26268c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"26268c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f56a6a\" data-id=\"3f56a6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3c39b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2b3c39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-music\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Date of Concert:  October 10, 2007<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-music\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Location of Concert;  Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfb6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cfb6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I never thought this would happen.<\/p><p>David Lee Roth was singing in Van Halen again!!!!<\/p><p>Aside from two new songs in 1996 and a few failed attempts after that, it finally happened in 2007.<\/p><p>He was back with Guitarist Edward Van Halen, Drummer Alex Van Halen (Eddie&#8217;s brother) and Eddie&#8217;s son Wolfgang, who had just joined the band at this point, taking Michael Anthony&#8217;s place.<\/p><p>Since it took FOREVER for them to reunite with Dave, I was not sure this would last very long.\u00a0 So, my brother Christopher and I went to their Cleveland show, which was early in the tour.<\/p><p>It also happened to be Dave&#8217;s birthday too!!<\/p><p>Luckily, it did last until 2015 (although some of the later dates of this tour got pushed back because I think Eddie went into rehab but don&#8217;t quote me on that).<\/p><p>The show was AWESOME!!!!<\/p><p>Lots of classic VH songs.<\/p><p>Dave is forever the showman and the band are one of the best bands ever.<\/p><p>Eddie is one of the best guitarists of all time.\u00a0 During his solo, he played &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221; on guitar for Dave, which was awesome.<\/p><p>Alex is always a great drummer.<\/p><p>And Wolfgang was getting started, although he was already a child prodigy, basically (as I type this in 2023,\u00a0 he is now a phenomenal solo artist).<\/p><p>Sadly, Eddie passed away in 2020.<\/p><p>There will never be another one like him.<\/p><p>And because of his passing, VH is no more, but thank goodness the music will live forever.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82bd0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82bd0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Set List:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9441a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9441a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover)<\/li><li>I&#8217;m The One<\/li><li>Runnin&#8217; With The Devil<\/li><li>Romeo Delight<\/li><li>Somebody Get Me A Doctor<\/li><li>Beautiful Girls<\/li><li>Dance The Night Away<\/li><li>Atomic Punk<\/li><li>Everybody Wants Some!<\/li><li>So This Is Love?<\/li><li>Mean Street<\/li><li>Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)<\/li><li>Drum Solo<\/li><li>Unchained<\/li><li>I&#8217;ll Wait<\/li><li>And The Cradle Will Rock&#8230;<\/li><li>Hot For Teacher<\/li><li>Little Dreamer<\/li><li>Little Guitars<\/li><li>Jamie&#8217;s Cryin&#8217;<\/li><li>Ice Cream Man<\/li><li>Panama<\/li><li>Guitar Solo<\/li><li>Ain&#8217;t Talkin&#8217; &#8216;Bout Love<\/li><li>Encore:\u00a0 1984 (Tape)<\/li><li>Jump<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96936cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96936cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo Gallery (click on thumbnail to view larger image)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ff8b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ff8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view\n\t\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-184517f82d08e771b9ec1e32e0b2fb32-1\"\n\tdata-nextgen-gallery-id=\"249\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"249\"\n\t\tdata-gallery-name=\"Van Halen 2007\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tngg-3-columns\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/van-halen-2007\/379631707_291603073649217_8451857174998969679_n.jpg?t=1695841991\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/van-halen-2007\/379631707_291603073649217_8451857174998969679_n.jpg?t=1695841991\"\n\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/van-halen-2007\/thumbs\/thumbs_379631707_291603073649217_8451857174998969679_n.jpg?t=1695841991\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12986\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"379631707_291603073649217_8451857174998969679_n.jpg\"\n\t\t\tdata-title=\"379631707_291603073649217_8451857174998969679_n\"\n\t\t\tdata-description=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"379631707_291603073649217_8451857174998969679_n\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"184517f82d08e771b9ec1e32e0b2fb32\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"379631707_291603073649217_8451857174998969679_n\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"379631707_291603073649217_8451857174998969679_n\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/van-halen-2007\/cache\/379631707_291603073649217_8451857174998969679_n.jpg-nggid0512986-ngg0dyn-300x300x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg?t=1695841991\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"300\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"300\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\n\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Concert: October 10, 2007 Location of Concert; Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH I never thought this would happen. David Lee Roth was singing in Van Halen again!!!! Aside from two new songs in 1996 and a few failed attempts after that, it finally happened in 2007. He was back with Guitarist Edward Van Halen, Drummer Alex Van Halen (Eddie&#8217;s brother) and Eddie&#8217;s son Wolfgang, who had just joined the band at this point, taking Michael Anthony&#8217;s place. Since it took FOREVER for them to reunite with Dave, I was not sure this would last very long.\u00a0 So, my brother Christopher and I went to their Cleveland show, which was early in the tour. It also happened to be Dave&#8217;s birthday too!! Luckily, it did last until 2015 (although some of the later dates of this tour got pushed back because I think Eddie went into rehab but don&#8217;t quote me on that). The show was AWESOME!!!! Lots of classic VH songs. Dave is forever the showman and the band are one of the best bands ever. Eddie is one of the best guitarists of all time.\u00a0 During his solo, he played &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221; on guitar for Dave, which was awesome. Alex is always a great drummer. And Wolfgang was getting started, although he was already a child prodigy, basically (as I type this in 2023,\u00a0 he is now a phenomenal solo artist). Sadly, Eddie passed away in 2020. There will never be another one like him. And because of his passing, VH is no more, but thank goodness the music will live forever. Set List: You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover) I&#8217;m The One Runnin&#8217; With The Devil Romeo Delight Somebody Get Me A Doctor Beautiful Girls Dance The Night Away Atomic Punk Everybody Wants Some! So This Is Love? 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