Van Halen

All Along The Watchtower Voted Best Cover Song Of All Time

UK rock station, Planet Rock has found that Bob Dylan’s song ‘All along the Watchtower’ covered by Jimi Hendrix Experience is the greatest rock cover song of all time.

Tagged as: 1960s, 1970s, All Along The Watchtower, Bob Dylan, Guns'n' Roses, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, Metallica, Peter Frampton, pop, rock, The Beatles, Thin Lizzy, U.K., U.S.A., Van Halen

Read the full article →

Kings Of Chaos Were Stone Music Festival Highlight SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen and Aerosmith may have been yesterday’s draw card for the Stone Music Festival in Sydney on Saturday but the highlight was Kings of Chaos.

Tagged as: Aerosmith, Deep Purple, Glenn Hughes, Guns n Roses, Kings of Chaos, live, rock, Sebastian Bach, Stone Music Festival, Van Halen

Read the full article →

David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Stone Music Festival, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Van Halen Play First Ever Australian Show With David Lee Roth For Stone Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The Van Halen show with David Lee Roth for Stone Music Festival at Homebush in Sydney last night was the first and only time Roth and Van Halen have ever performed in Australia.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Lee Roth, Homebush, live, rock, Stone Music Festival, USA, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Van Halen, Aerosmith Arrive For Day One Of Stone Fest In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen will headline day one the first ever Stone Festival in Sydney today with a line-up also featuring Aerosmith, Jimmy Barnes and supergroup Kings of Chaos.

Tagged as: Aerosmith, Australia, Buckcherry, concerts, Diesel, Guy Sebastian, Icehouse, Jimmy Barnes, Kings of Chaos, Lifehouse, live, Mark Seymour, Noiseworks, Richie Ramone, Shannon Noll, Stone Festival, The Living End, The Superjesus, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Van Halen To Play Full Set At Stone Fest

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen will play their first show since June, 2012 at Stone Fest in Sydney this weekend.

Tagged as: Aerosmith, Australia, Billy Joel, classic rock, Jimmy Barnes, live, Noiseworks, rock, Stone Fest, The Living End, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Aerosmith To Play First Show Of 2013 In Sydney This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Aerosmith’s first show of 2013 will be a Stone Fest in Sydney this coming Saturday.

Tagged as: 10s, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, live, Stone Music Festival, Sydney, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Stone Music Festival Times Released

by Paul Cashmere

Playing times for the Stone Music Festival in Sydney have been revealed.

Tagged as: Aerosmith, Australia, Billy Joel, concert, live, Stone Music Festival, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Aerosmith Cancel Sydney Show For Stone Fest

by Paul Cashmere

Aerosmith has cancelled their one and only stand alone concert in Sydney and will now perform on the Stone Music Festival instead.

Tagged as: Aerosmith, Australia, classic rock, festival, live, rock, Stone Music Festival, Sydney, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Eddie Van Halen Is Working With LL Cool J

by Paul Cashmere

Eddie Van Halen is going hip-hop. Van Halen is working on new music for LL Cool J.

Tagged as: Eddie Van Halen, hip-hop, LL Cool J, SXSW, USA, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Irving Azoff Confirms No European Tour For Van Halen

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Oh, here we go. It’s like the Rolling Stones all last year with “We’re playing live”/”No we’re not” back and forth between group members.

Tagged as: David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Europe, Irving Azoff, Michael Anthony, Opie and Anthony show, rock, U.S.A., Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen

Read the full article →

Icehouse and Guy Sebastian Join Stone Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney’s inaugural Stone Music Festival has added Icehouse and Guy Sebastian but subtract Baby Animals.

Tagged as: Billy Joel, Guy Sebastian, Icehouse, Stone Music Festival, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Illumination Road To Make Live World Premiere At Stone Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

L.A. band Illumination Road will make their live concert debut at the Stone Music Festival on the other side of the planet in Sydney in April.

Tagged as: Billy Joel, Chad Shlosser, Illumination Road, Stone Music Festival, Van Halen

Read the full article →

The Superjesus, Baby Animals And The Living End Added To Stone Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

One day after coming out of nowhere and announcing at line-up featuring Van Halen and Billy Joel, Sydney’s newest music festival Stone has added some Australian acts.

Tagged as: Billy Joel, Stone Music Festival, The Living End, The Superjesus, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Van Halen And Billy Joel To Play Sydney Stone Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen and Billy Joel will headline the new Stone Music Festival in Sydney in April.

Tagged as: Billy Joel, Buckcherry, Lifehouse, Stone Music Festival, Van Halen

Read the full article →

David Lee Roth Wants Michael Anthony To Return To Van Halen

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

This may not sit well with the rest of the group, but David Lee Roth is advocating for Michael Anthony’s return to Van Halen.

Tagged as: Chad Smith, Chickenfoot, David Lee Roth, Earth Wind & Fire, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sammy Hagar, The Beach Boys, Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen

Read the full article →

Where Is My Bloody HIT In The End of the Year Chart

by Gavin Ryan

With the release of the 2012 End of Year charts this week, I noticed for the first time that a few high charting hits did not make the biggest selling songs for last year.

Tagged as: Adele, Guy Sebastian, Reece Mastin, Skyfall, The Voice, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Adele Tops Billboard Artist And Album Charts For 2012

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

As we come to the end of 2012, it’s time to look back at the biggest records and artists of the year and the authority on all such things is Billboard.

Tagged as: Adele, Billboard, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Michael Buble, One Direction, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Extreme And Richie Kotzen To Tour Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Extreme will tour Australia for Lennard Promotions in April, 2013 and bring along former Poison guitarist Richie Kotzen as special guest.

Tagged as: Baby Animals, Ex'Treme, Gary Cerone, Lennard Promotions, Nuno Bettencourt, Suze DeMarchi, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Is Cheap Trick’s Drummer To Be Replaced By Guitarist’s Son?

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cheap Trick may be the second major group to replace a long-time member with the son of another.

Tagged as: Bun E. Carlos, Cheap Trick, Daxx Neilsen, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Rick Nielsen, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Eddie Van Halen Undergoes Emergency Surgery

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Van Halen’s official site announced tonight that Eddie Van Halen has undergone emergency surgery for a severe bout of diverticulitis and it will take four-to-six months for him to recover from the surgery.

Tagged as: Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Sammy Hagar Rare Unreleased Track To Surface On Melodicrock Compilation

by Paul Cashmere

A previously unreleased and rare Sammy Hagar song has surfaced on a new compilation album from MelodicRock.com.

Tagged as: Melodic Rock, Melodicrock.com, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Michael Jackson Is Top Ticket Seller 3 Years After Death

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Three years after his untimely death, Michael Jackson is still a huge concert draw, at least as portrayed by the Cirque du Soleil.

Tagged as: Michael Jackson, Roger Waters, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Van Halen Drop America But Pick Up Japan

by Paul Cashmere

Days after Van Halen cancelled 31 upcoming shows on their North American tour a Japanese tour has been announced.

Tagged as: A Different Kind Of Truth, America, Australia, Japan, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Van Halen Tour Officially Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The Van Halen dates postponed last month have now been officially cancelled.

Tagged as: A Different Kind Of Truth, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Rolling Stone Eddie Van Halen cover image photo noise11.com

Eddie Van Halen Takes A Slam At Sammy Hagar And Michael Anthony

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Here’s a quote that won’t be making Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony’s days.

Tagged as: Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Van Halen Rumoured For Super Bowl Halftime Show

by Andrew Tijs

The Super Bowl Halftime entertainment rumour mill has already begun, and NBC Sports suggest it might be Van Halen’s turn.

Tagged as: Entertainment, Halftime, NFL, rumour, Super Bowl, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Van Halen Coming To Australia In August?

by Andrew Tijs

After postponing their US tour, David Lee Roth has let it slip that Van Halen’s next plans are for Japan and Australia.

Tagged as: 2012, Australian, David Lee Roth, Japan, metal, postpone, reunion, rock, tour, US, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Van Halen Postpone Another Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Here we go again … Van Halen has dropped all dates on their current tour after June 26.

Tagged as: Chickenfoot, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Sammy Hagar Reforms With Montrose Members For Ronnie Tribute

by Paul Cashmere

Last Friday Sammy Hagar was back with Bill Church and Denny Carmassi from the original Montrose to perform a tribute gig for the late Ronnie Montrose, who took his life on March 3.

Tagged as: Joe Satriani, Montrose, Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen

Read the full article →

Van Halen Add 18 US Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen’s US tour has been extended with 18 more dates added. This brings a total of 61 North American dates for Van Halen on this current tour.

Tagged as: David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen Add 18 US Dates

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →

David Lee Roth Plays His First Show in Five Years

David Lee Roth has performed for the first time in five years at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland.

May 5, 2025

David Lee Roth Takes A Tour Of Thailand On A Pushbike

Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is holidaying in Thailand and has put together an 11-minute travel video bicycling through the region.

February 4, 2025

David Lee Roth Covers Gerry Rafferty’s ‘Baker Street’

David Lee Roth has officially released his cover of Gerry Rafferty’s 70s classic ‘Baker Street’.

July 25, 2024

David Lee Roth Posts Incohesive 25 Minute Rant About Sammy Hagar

Original Van Halen singer David Lee Roth has posted an unhinged 25 minute rant about Sammy Hagar singing a song or two on his upcoming tour.

January 22, 2024

David Lee Roth Says Love Affair With Eddie Van Halen Was The Best He Ever Had

David Lee Roth says working with Eddie Van Halen was "better than any love affair".

January 2, 2023

David Lee Roth Releases Yet Another Re-Recording Of A Van Halen Song

In 2022 David Lee Roth has been working his way through the Van Halen catalogue, knocking out solo versions of some Van Halen classics. The latest is ‘Everybody Wants Some’.

December 27, 2022

David Lee Roth Releases A Song About This Time In Van Halen

David Lee Roth has shared an emotional song about his time Van Halen.

July 29, 2022