Last night Van Halen returned to the stage for the first time since 2008 at the 250-capacity Cafe Wha? in New York City’s Greenwich Village, a club owned by front man David Lee Roth’s Uncle Manny, and won a glowing review from Rolling Stone’s Andy Greene. The group tore through songs from their heyday, ignoring anything they put out after the release of 1984. Van Halen did debut one new song, She’s The Woman, though the original was written back in 1976.
Here’s the setlist from last night’s show…
Set: You Really Got Me, Runnin’ With The Devil, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, Everybody Wants Some, She’s The Woman, Dance The Night Away, Panama, Hot For Teacher, Ice Cream Man, Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love, Jump
[via Van Halen News Desk]
In other Van Halen news, the band finally released the itinerary for their long-awaited tour. The tour kicks off in Louisville on February 18 and runs through (or should we say “is scheduled to run through”) June 26 in New Orleans. Here’s the complete list of Van Halen tour dates…
2/18 – Louisville, KY, KFC Yum! Center
2/20 – Auburn Hills, MI, The Palace of Auburn Hills
2/22 – Indianapolis, IN, Bankers Life Fieldhouse
2/24 – Chicago, IL, United Center
2/28 – New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
3/1 – New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
3/3 – Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena
3/5 – Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
3/9 – Buffalo, NY, First Niagara Center
3/11 – Boston, MA, TD Garden
3/15 – Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
3/17 – Toronto, ON, Air Canada Centre
3/21 – Ottawa, ON, Scotiabank Place
3/24 – Atlantic City, NJ, Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
3/28 – Washington, DC, Verizon Center
3/30 – Pittsburgh, PA, Consol Energy Center
4/1 – Rosemont, IL, Allstate Arena
4/10 – Sunrise, FL, BankAtlantic Center
4/12 – Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay Times Forum
4/14 – Orlando, FL, Amway Center
4/16 – Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
4/19 – Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena
4/21 – Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
4/25 – Charlotte, NC, Time Warner Cable Arena
4/27 – Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena
5/1 – Tulsa, OK, BOK Center
5/5 – Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Dome
5/7 – Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena
5/9 – Calgary, AB, Scotiabank Saddledome
5/11 – Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
5/17 – Winnipeg, MB, MTS Centre
5/19 – St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
5/22 – Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
5/24 – Denver, CO, Pepsi Center
5/27 – Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena
6/1 – Los Angeles, CA, Staples Center
6/3 – Oakland, CA, Oracle Arena
6/5 – San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion
6/12 – Anaheim, CA, Honda Center
6/14 – San Diego, CA, Viejas Arena
6/16 – Phoenix, AZ, US Airways Center
6/20 – Dallas, TX, American Airways Center
6/22 – San Antonio, TX, AT&T Center
6/24 – Houston, TX, Toyota Center
6/26 – New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Arena
