Van Halen 1978-1984 Archive

1978 Interview – Eddie Guitar Player Magazine

Eddie's 1st Guitar Player magazine interview for the November 1978 issue. ___ Edward Van Halen's clean, powerful lead playing was first recorded earlier this year on...

11/17/1978 – Austin, TX (Photos)

Date: 11/17/1978 Location: Austin, TX Venue: Austin Municipal Auditorium Headliner: Black Sabbath *No known bootleg for this show Photos and Media {"copyRProtection":true,"copyRAlert":"Van Halen","sliderScrollNavi":true,"sliderNextPrevAnimation":"animation","galleryScrollPositionControll":false,"sliderItemCounterEnable":true,"sliderCaptionSrc":"caption","sliderItemTitleEnable":true,"sliderItemTitleFontSize":15,"sliderItemTitleTextColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","itemCounterColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbBarEnable":true,"sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"rgba(240,240,240,1)","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","sliderPreloaderColor":"rgba(240,240,240,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.4)","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderSlideshow":true,"sliderSlideshowDelay":8,"slideshowIndicatorColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","slideshowIndicatorColorBg":"rgba(255,255,255,0.5)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(255,255,255,0)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderSocialShareEnabled":true,"sliderZoomEnable":true,"sliderFullscreenEnabled":true,"modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.8)","modalIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalIconColorHover":"rgba(255,255,255,0.8)","shareFacebook":true,"shareTwitter":false,"sharePinterest":true,"sliderItemDownload":false,"shareCopyLink":false,"deepLinking":false,"useLightbox":"true","lazyLoading":true,"contentNoPadding":false,"galleryPreloaderColor":"rgba(230,230,230,1)","galleryBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0)","galleryBorderRadius":0,"lastRowFill":false,"collectionThumbRecomendedHeight":300,"thumbSpacing":10,"externalLink":true,"externalLinkDefName":"Read More","externalLinkTextColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","externalLinkBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","externalLinkFontSize":18,"captions":false,"captionSrc":"caption","captionHAlign":"top","collectionthumbHoverTitleFontSize":18,"collectionthumbRoundedCorners":10,"collectionthumbHoverTitleTextColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionthumbHoverTitleTextBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.8)","collectionthumbHoverBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.4)","collectionThumbSubMenuDownload":false,"collectionThumbSubMenuShare":false,"collectionThumbSubMenuBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.4)","collectionThumbSubMenuBgColorHover":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColorHover":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","galleryType":"pgc_sgb_justified","galleryId":"d1f6fb3d_1596351452060","images":,"itemsMetaDataCollection":,"useClobalSettings":true}

11/28/1978 – Denver, CO @ McNichols Sports Arena (Photos)

Date: 11/28/1978 Location: Denver, CO Venue: McNichols Sports Arena Headliner: Black Sabbath *No known bootleg for this show Photos and Media {"copyRProtection":true,"copyRAlert":"Van Halen","sliderScrollNavi":true,"sliderNextPrevAnimation":"animation","galleryScrollPositionControll":false,"sliderItemCounterEnable":true,"sliderCaptionSrc":"caption","sliderItemTitleEnable":true,"sliderItemTitleFontSize":15,"sliderItemTitleTextColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","itemCounterColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbBarEnable":true,"sliderThumbBarHoverColor":"rgba(240,240,240,1)","sliderBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)","sliderPreloaderColor":"rgba(240,240,240,1)","sliderHeaderFooterBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.4)","sliderNavigationColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderNavigationIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderSlideshow":true,"sliderSlideshowDelay":8,"slideshowIndicatorColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","slideshowIndicatorColorBg":"rgba(255,255,255,0.5)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor":"rgba(255,255,255,0)","sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","sliderSocialShareEnabled":true,"sliderZoomEnable":true,"sliderFullscreenEnabled":true,"modaBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.8)","modalIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","modalIconColorHover":"rgba(255,255,255,0.8)","shareFacebook":true,"shareTwitter":false,"sharePinterest":true,"sliderItemDownload":false,"shareCopyLink":false,"deepLinking":false,"useLightbox":"true","lazyLoading":true,"contentNoPadding":false,"galleryPreloaderColor":"rgba(230,230,230,1)","galleryBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0)","galleryBorderRadius":0,"lastRowFill":false,"collectionThumbRecomendedHeight":300,"thumbSpacing":10,"externalLink":true,"externalLinkDefName":"Read More","externalLinkTextColor":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","externalLinkBgColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","externalLinkFontSize":18,"captions":false,"captionSrc":"caption","captionHAlign":"top","collectionthumbHoverTitleFontSize":18,"collectionthumbRoundedCorners":10,"collectionthumbHoverTitleTextColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionthumbHoverTitleTextBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.8)","collectionthumbHoverBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.4)","collectionThumbSubMenuDownload":false,"collectionThumbSubMenuShare":false,"collectionThumbSubMenuBgColor":"rgba(0,0,0,0.4)","collectionThumbSubMenuBgColorHover":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColor":"rgba(255,255,255,1)","collectionThumbSubMenuIconColorHover":"rgba(0,0,0,1)","galleryType":"pgc_sgb_justified","galleryId":"d1f6fb3d_1596351452060","images":,"itemsMetaDataCollection":,"useClobalSettings":true}

1979 – Van Halen II (album)

David Lee Roth & Edward Van Halen's Guide To Van Halen II 'YOU'RE NO GOOD' Dave: "Linda Ronstadt's doing all these other people's tunes so we...

1979 Tour Dates – World Vacation Tour

Start Date: 3/25/1979End Date: 10/7/1979Locations: North America, Europe, JapanVan Halen's 1979 World Vacation Tour was the band's first headline tour taking them...

1979 – Fresno, CA @ Selland Arena

Opening night of Van Halen II World Vacation Tour. Doesn't get much better than this! Date: 3/23/1979Location: Fresno, CAVenue: Selland ArenaBootleg Source: Audience (Quality B+)Attendance...

4/8/1979 – Los Angeles, CA @ Califfornia World Music Festival

Footage from 4/8/1979 synced with audio bootleg by fasterpdiddy. Light Up The Sky 3:18 Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:48 Runnin' With The Devil 4:21 Dance The Night...

1979 – David Lee Roth Interview

* 4/9 date is loose approximation. Interview with David Lee Roth shortly after Van Halen II was released. Audio Interview David Lee Roth Interview...

1979 – Seattle, WA @ Center Coliseum

Van Halen play Seattle on their 1979 World Vacation Tour.  This show is either 4/12 or 4/13.  Decent quality bootleg.  On April 13th they...

1979 – Vancouver, Canada @ Pacific Coliseum

The quality on this bootleg is pretty GREAT. The first song starts a bit crappy, but couple minutes in taper must have changed mic...

4/22/1979 – Boulder, CO @ Balch Fieldhouse (Photos)

Date: 4/22/1979 Location: Boulder, CO Venue: Balch Fieldhouse * No known bootleg exists for this show Photos and Media Photos: © Bill O’Leary...

4/28/1979 – St. Louis, MO @ The Checkerdome (Photos)

Date: 4/28/1979 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: The Checkerdome Opening band: Robert Fleischman * No known bootleg exists for this show Photos and Media

5/9/1979 – Buffalo, NY

Bootleg Video Fan footage of this show synced to different bootleg audio from another show. Filmed by Dave Gullberg, shared by...

5/13/1979 – Boston, MA

Not the greatest quality, but any video footage from the early tours is still pure gold. You sorta get to see...

5/15/1979 – Toronto, Canada @ Maple Leaf Gardens

Van Halen in Toronto on the World Vacation Tour. Some pretty rare live video footage (although dark and not great quality bootleg). Date: 5/15/1979 Location: Toronto,...

1979 – Rochester, NY @ War Memorial Coliseum

Van Halen in Rochester, NY on the tour for Van Halen II. This is the show where the 3 live music videos were filmed...