{"id":3729,"date":"2015-07-25T01:59:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T06:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=3729"},"modified":"2015-07-26T17:07:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T22:07:26","slug":"van-halen-in-tinley-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=3729","title":{"rendered":"Van Halen Fans Danced the Night Away in Tinley Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Terence Wenslow<\/p>\n

Van Halen\u2019s fans had a lot of treats Friday night at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park. Their set list included a lot of rarities and songs that have not been played in over thirty years. They opened the show with \u201cLight Up the Sky\u201d from the second album, a song that has not been played live in over 35 years. They then went into a string of their popular songs like, \u201cRunnin\u2019 With the Devil\u201d, \u201cRomeo Delight\u201d and \u201cEverybody Wants Some!!\u201d They then played a few rare songs which included, \u201cDrop Dead Legs\u201d and a live debut song, \u201cFeel Your Love Tonight\u201d which was last played live in 1998. Those were followed by \u201cSomebody Get Me a Doctor\u201d, another song that has not been played much. \u00a0Other\u00a0classic Van Halen songs from the first Roth era were rolled out including a \u201cIn a Simple Rhyme\u201d which was last played live in 1978 and\u00a0\u201cDirty Movies\u201d was another live debut song.<\/p>\n

Roth and the Van Halen boys also\u00a0played some newer material, \u201cShe\u2019s the Woman\u201d and \u201cChina Town\u201d from A Different Kind of Truth <\/strong>but soon returned\u00a0the\u00a0classics like, \u201cI\u2019ll Wait\u201d from the 1984<\/strong> album. Eddie’s son Wolfgang held down the bottom end throughout the classics and proved he’s a true musician on the new tracks.<\/p>\n

Alex Van Halen still doesn\u2019t miss a beat as he went into his drum solo which had a latin electronic-techno kind of rhythm. Although I miss the days of his spinning drum cage solos, it was still very impressive and lasted about 3\u00a0minutes. (check\u00a0out the video of this<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Even though Roth, a little “wiser” than his 80’s heyday self, may not be able to\u00a0hit the notes like he used to, he still proves to be the great showman. He broke out his trademark rock star poses, ran all over the place, engaged in audience banter and mugged for the cameras. \u00a0His version of \u201cIce Cream Man\u201d was very different than I have seen before. He had a more bluesy intro with harmonica and told a story\u00a0about the most expensive food he ever ate – a $60,000 chili\u00a0dog. Apparently on the 1984<\/strong> tour, he had a craving for a hot dog from this landmark place called “Pink’s” in Hollywood. \u00a0He told the driver to stop off there before going to the airport because he had a craving. \u00a0He also explained this was during his “I was like a guy who won the rock n roll lotto days” and didn’t have a care in the world, especially for being very responsible or on time for things. \u00a0So, when he finally did arrive at the airport, he missed his flight which was supposed to be taking him to the next stop on the tour. He had to charter a private jet to get there on time and when he got the bill it was for $60,000. Roth said, \u201c I don\u2019t even know what the $60,000 hot tasted like, cause I just wolfed the fucker down\u201d!<\/p>\n

Van Halen continued with the\u00a0classics like, \u201cUnchained\u201d and \u201cAin\u2019t Talkin\u2019 \u2019Bout Love\u201d before Eddie got the center stage spotlight for his guitar solo. Eddie can still shread on his solo which contained \u201cEruption\u201d and \u201cCathedral\u201d. His solo’s are still a highlight of the show. \u00a0The crowd went crazy as he teased notes back and forth.<\/p>\n

Wrapping down the night\u00a0was their cover of The Kink\u2019s \u201cYou Really Got Me\u201d. \u00a0This seemed to be the end. \u00a0I guessing due to time constraints, they did not do a proper encore and just continued the set by ending the show with Roth asking the audience, “Do you want an encore?!” \u00a0the crowd erupted back and they continued with \u201cPanama\u201d and \u201cJump\u201d.<\/p>\n

Overall, it was a great show to hear a lot of rare songs from the early catalogue as well as some songs that have never played played live before.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for Photo Gallery<\/p>\n

The Band:<\/strong>
\nDavid Lee Roth – vocals
\nEddie Van Halen – guitars
\nAlex Van Halen – drums
\nWolfgang Van Halen – bass<\/p>\n

Set List:<\/strong>
\n1. Light Up the Sky
\n2. Runnin\u2019 With the Devil
\n3. Romeo Delight
\n4. Everybody Wants Some!!
\n5. Drop Dead Legs
\n6. Feel Your Love Tonight
\n7. Somebody Get Me a Doctor
\n8. She\u2019s the Woman
\n9. China Town
\n10. I\u2019ll Wait
\n11. Drum solo
\n12. Little Guitars
\n13. Dance the Night Away
\n14. Women in Love
\n15. Beautiful Girls
\n16. Hot for Teacher
\n17. In a Simple Rhyme
\n18. Dirty Movies
\n19. Ice Cream Man (John Brim cover)
\n20. Unchained
\n21. Ain\u2019t Talkin\u2019 \u2019Bout Love
\n22. Guitar solo
\n23. You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover)
\n24. Panama
\n25. Jump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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