They’ll be playing arenas when they tour next month, but on Thursday night, a regrouped Van Halen provided thrills in a tiny club where a VIP crowd stood elbow to elbow as the storied band played some of their greatest hits including “Jump” and “Panama.”
바카라 보드 along with Eddie’s brother and drummer Alex were all on hand as the reconstituted group played a warm-up of sorts before their nationwide tour, their first together in almost four years.
“This has been a really long time coming,” Roth told the audience.
The band hardly seemed rusty. Though his mic was weak, Roth’s voice wasn’t, as his signature screech was in top form, as was Eddie Van Halen’s scorching guitar play on songs like “Hot for Teacher” and “Dance the Night Away.”
Roth joked about the small size of the club: “The last time I stood on a stage this low, I had to get the car home by midnight.”
Later, he talked about how he used to wander through the club as a kid, dreaming of a chance to play on its stage.
“It took us 50 years to get this gig. It was easier to get in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame than to get this gig,” he said.
Roth’s uncle Manny, now 92, was in the audience, sitting next to John McEnroe, one of several luminaries in the crowd.
“It’s come full circle,” said a beaming David Lee Roth amid the audience’s cheers.
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