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Van Halen Tour Kicks Off In Louisville

by Paul Cashmere on February 20, 2012

in Live,News

The Van Halen machine is back on the road with a few surprises in the setlist.

David Lee Roth with Van Halen

David Lee Roth with Van Halen

On opening night in Louisville, Kentucky, Van Halen dug back into 1979 to perform the rarely played Van Halen II tracks ‘Women In Love’ and ‘Outta Love Again’. ‘Women In Love’ had not been played live since 1980, ‘Outta Love Again’ was only ever played a handful of times in 1979.

Four songs from the new album ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ made the setlist. They were ‘She’s The Woman’, ‘Tattoo’, ‘China Town’ and ‘The Trouble With Never’.

The show is ending with the usual … ‘Jump’. VH closed the shows in the 2007 tour with the song.

The remainder of the tour is the stock standard VH set including the ones they cannot not do ‘You Really Got Me’, ‘Hot For Teacher’, ‘Panama’ etc.

Here is the setlist from opening night (February 18, 2012) in Lousiville:

You Really Got Me (from Van Halen, 1978)
Runnin With The Devil (from Van Halen, 1978)
She’s The Woman (from A Different Kind of Truth, 2012)
Romeo Delight (from Women and Children First, 1980)
Tattoo (from A Different Kind of Truth, 2012)
Everybody Wants Some (from Women and Children First, 1980)
Somebody Get Me A Doctor (from Van Halen II, 1979)
China Town (from A Different Kind of Truth, 2012)
Mean Street (From Fair Warning, 1981)
Oh Pretty Woman (from Diver Down, 1982)
Drum solo
Unchained (From Fair Warning, 1981)
The Trouble With Never (from A Different Kind of Truth, 2012)
I’ll Wait (from 1984, 1984)
Dance The Night Away (from Van Halen II, 1979)
Hot For Teacher (from 1984, 1984)
Women In Love (from Van Halen II, 1979)
Outta Love Again (from Van Halen II, 1979)
Beautiful Girls (from Van Halen II, 1979)
Ice Cream Man (from Van Halen, 1978)
Panama (from 1984, 1984)
Guitar Solo
Ain’t Talkin About Love (from Van Halen, 1978)
Jump (from 1984, 1984)

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