VAN HALEN Tattoo You And Your Blues With A Different Kind Of Truth

You better call up the ambulance I'm, deep in shock.
Overloaded baby, I can hardly walk...

VAN HALEN, Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees and one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time, announced their return to the live stage during a once-in-a-lifetime performance on January 5 at the intimate 250-person capacity Café Wha? in New York City.

Picking up where they left off in 2008, the 3/4 Van Halen, one-part Roth ripped through a 13-song set.

Here's a multi-camera montage of the first three songs, "You Really Got Me," "Runnin' With The Devil," and "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" (Roth ad libs for five minutes before Doctor including some thoughts about Lady Gaga):


VAN HALEN
CAFE WHA?
JANUARY 5, 2012
SET LIST:
01. You Really Got Me
02. Runnin' With The Devil
03. Somebody Get Me A Doctor
04. Everybody Wants Some
05. She's The Woman
06. Dance The Night Away
07. Panama
08. Hot For Teacher
09. Ice Cream Man
10. Ain't Talkin Bout Love
11. Jump
12. Beautiful Girls
13. Unchained



The Wha? show previewed "She's The Woman," a 35-year old song that's been updated for inclusion on the band's new album A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH.

The original "She's The Woman" appeared on the infamous Gene Simmons produced Van Halen Zero demo in 1976:

A Different Kind Of Truth, which will be released in the U.S. by Interscope Records on February 7, is Van Halen’s first original studio album with singer David Lee Roth since the band’s classic multi-platinum album 1984.

VAN HALEN
A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH
1) Tattoo
2) She’s The Woman
3) You and Your Blues
4) China Town
5) Blood and Fire
6) Bullethead
7) As Is
8) Honeybabysweetiedoll
9) The Trouble With Never
10) Outta Space
11) Stay Frosty
12) Big River
13) Beats Workin’

"The Downtown Sessions" DVD Track Listing:
1) Panama (Acoustic)
2) You and Your Blues (Intro, Acoustic)
3) You and Your Blues (Acoustic)
4) Beautiful Girls (Acoustic)

The first single from ADKOT is “TATTOO” with its "Dance The Night Away" vibe eschewing its "sexy dragon magic":



On the Tour of TRUTH, fans can expect Van Halen to perform selections from their arsenal of epic hits that include: “Eruption,” “Running with the Devil,” “Jamie’s Cryin’,” “You Really Got Me,” “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,” “Everybody Wants Some,” “Unchained,” “And The Cradle Will Rock,” “Beautiful Girls,” “Mean Street,” “Somebody Get Me A Doctor,” “Jump,” “Panama,” “Hot For Teacher” and more from classic albums Van Halen, Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning, Diver Down and 1984.

Van Halen – who the Los Angeles Times recently called “a force of nature” and “one of the flat-out greatest rock bands on the planet” – were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in March of 2007.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1974, Van Halen changed the rock and roll landscape forever with the release of their self-titled, 1978 debut album displaying unparalleled stage presence, revolutionary musicianship, and extraordinary songwriting abilities.

Amen. Looking forward to Runnin' with a different kind of Devil...

Somebody, please get me a Doctor.
Somebody give me a SHOT!

VAN HALEN
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
2/18/12 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
2/20/12 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
2/22/12 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
2/24/12 Chicago, IL United Center
2/28/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
3/01/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
3/03/12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
3/05/12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
3/09/12 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
3/11/12 Boston, MA TD Garden
3/15/12 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
3/17/12 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
3/21/12 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
3/24/12 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
3/28/12 Washington, DC Verizon Center
3/30/12 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
4/01/12 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
4/10/12 Fort Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
4/12/12 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
4/14/12 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
4/16/12 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Arena
4/19/12 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
4/21/12 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
4/25/12 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
4/27/12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
5/01/12 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
5/05/12 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
5/07/12 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
5/09/12 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
5/11/12 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
5/17/12 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
5/19/12 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
5/22/12 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
5/24/12 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
5/27/12 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
6/1/12 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
6/3/12 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
6/5/12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
6/12/12 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
6/14/12 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
6/16/12 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center
6/20/12 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
6/22/12 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
6/24/12 Houston, TX Toyota Center
6/26/12 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

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