Yeah for real. Now MTV is nothing but Teen Mom and shit. "Mom's being a bitch and won't watch my sissy, so now I can't go to the Ke$ha concert". - MTV 2019
I really believe there will never be a decade as wonderful as the 80's again --- it was America truly peaking both economically and culturally --- we didnt harbor hate and resentment back then --- we all just wanted to crank some Van Halen on the boom box and PARTY --- what's wrong with that ??
Yes, massive inflation, insane interest rates, cold war, threat of nuclear attack, the rise of the stock market boys of excess, and violent major cities like New York. There is a reason bands like this, and feel good movies proliferated the decade. People needed an escape from the suck.
I miss living in that world so much. But as they say - it's better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all. I'm just glad I got to be there in the 80's: the ultimate decade where actual human-interaction and pop culture became one.
lmao enough ya delirious twat, everybody feels like that about the time period they grew up in/experienced important life events during. granted the 80s was pretty lit, but you don’t have to sound so smugly self-satisfied about it.
@@chaoshuffer I doubt anyone will be able to say that about this last decade!!! Lol, seriously every decade you could say this about. Except from 2000 and up! Thats when everything went to shit including most music. What do you have to look back on from this past decade? Justin Bieber, lady gaga???? LMAO! Yea, youre right, lol. It will definately be remembered as the worst and most unforgettable decade in history! Long live the 80s and VH. One of the greatest decades that will always be remembered! Thats just fact buddy!
Dude could command the stage in shrink wrap tight brighr neon lycra pants too. If that isnt the absolute epitome of swagger, man I dont know what would be. Really picked up the torch from Led Zep and Robert Plants TOIGHT bell bottoms Then cranked to 11 with the gymnastics and lycra Sadly, i was born late 1982. But thank the powers that be my dad has some widely varying and fantastic taste for stone cold jamming bands. Van Halen literally is the reason I just melted a 1200watt Alpine 4 channel amp. Poor little guy But damn if Hot For Teacher don't just grab ya hand and make the volume go straight to clipping/distortion and back a small touch. Gotta wince just the tiniest amount when the songs are THIS damn good
Wow, you can actually see what it was like to be up there on stage from Daves perspective. Looking into that audience from up there, and being as big of a band as the mighty VH. It was up close and clear too! Ive never really seen it from this angle before. Classic!
Same here --- being a kid in the 80's was truly wonderful --- none of the hate and anxiety of the Interwebs --- just crank some VH on your boom box and grab a cold one (when your parents werent around) and PARTY
I was here at that concert! Only time I ever saw Van Halen. I think Roth twisted his ankle and went off stage for a little while, probably to get a steroid shot so he could walk back out. He didn't do anything like his usual gymnastics for the rest of the show. A few months later I was at Sammy Hagar's I can't drive 55 concert on his birthday also here at Cobo. It was on October 12, 1984. He was celebrating big time at that concert. It was a couple nights before the Detroit Tigers won the world Series against the Padre's. Detroit was crazy fun on those nights. He kept announcing the score and we sang Happy Birthday to him. I'll never forget 1984, it was the best! I never did see Van Halen with Hagar but I've always remained a loyal fan of both bands.
It's not possible that Van Halen Roth golden era we dont have a show on dvd ! I want to know the reason until im alive. No dvd , no cd live from 78/84.... only pieces take from You tube.
I wonder if they knew they were Kings. There is a fantastic video of Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover. Glover says "W hh an you re on top of the w world, you don't know it as it's album after album, gig after gig, spend a few days at home for Christmas and your off again. It's only after its all over and people say " no man, you re the greatest/the best etc, do you realise that you were in fact the world's biggest band.
Man, Michael Anthony was such a huge part to VH. Who ever says bass players should just stand there and play bass, have never seen Mad Anthony Bassman in action 🤘
He played the bass player cliche to a T --- slink into the background and let the egomaniac lead singer and guitarist grab all the attention --- but in the meantime, hold down a funky rhythm and chug a lot of Jack !!
I heard him sing lead on the (ugh) VH3 tour. He played bass and took lead vocals on "Somebody Get Me a Doctor", and nailed it. I said they should just like Mike sing, and be a three-piece.
I wish they would have video' d the entire concert like that, the camera right on stage with them. Really gives the perspective of the band and what its really like on stage. Those early VH concerts were just giant massive parties.
I could live summer of '84 over and over like Groundhog Day and I'd die happy --- VH on the radio, girls with feathered hair and thick bushes, and no Interwebs to make us bitter
If I ever get that damned time machine built, 1984 is a pretty good starting point to go back too. I was 14, and young and dumb,lol. I'm sure they'll be room for a couple more PalmVegas and Jerry Bulger!
I may be pushing 50 soon, but I am so thankful to of had so much fun at Cobo,JLA,Pine Knob,Silverdome,and later The Palace back in the 80s in Detroit Rock City 🤘😉
I'm 53 also a Michigander. I was at this show ! RIP SILVERDOME and the Palace. saw the Stones in 81 at Silverdome. The WHO also there. GREAT TIMES , GREAT MEMORIES !
@@rodentcafeteria not sure who your comment was directed at. Never been to the Grande Ballroom. You're right I was too young but I've heard great stories about it. I saw KISS at Olympia in January of 1978. Great show. I've also heard of great shows at Ford Auditorium which used to be next to Cobo never been there either. I saw a Robin Trower at the Masonic temple in 1979 fantastic show. Beautiful venue. I saw Bryan Adams and Honeymoon Suite in the mid-80s at the Fox Theater. Another fantastic place. Can't forget the Michigan Palace either. Detroit has such a rich history of a fantastic venues and concerts. Have you been to the new arena LCA?
You guys in America don't know how lucky you were. I was an Aussie teenager aged 14 in '82 when I found a tape (only people aged 50 and over would remember those ) and had VH 1 and 2 on it. Went home and played it and was blown away and hooked. Told the kids and school and I was laughed at. Van Halen were UNHEARD off in Australia pre their 1984 album. Like many American fans, A few of us were devastated when Diamond Dave left.
OMG! Eddie Van Halen is dead! I was at this show. It was the lost weekend! Attended two of the three nights that weekend (Friday & Saturday). 2020 sucks!!!!
I can't believe these huge bands back then didn't have more official live video footage. It's mostly just people filming in the crowds. Would love to see more while concerts with legit footage
Michael Anthony talked about that in an interview, he was asked why didn't Van Halen put out any live in concert videos. The reason being it was a pain in the ass with all the equipment, it was expensive, you had to have a whole crew, and they didn't have the money. MTV filmed them playing live in Oakland in 81, but it was JUST those 3 songs. Being the way Dave was I'm surprised they didn't, but during the Dave years they were on a very limited budget.
Van Halen ruled back then and I’m so happy to have gotten to enjoy their concerts , I actually jumped on stage at the Pittsburgh show - My 15 mins of Fame 😀.
Seeing this video brought all the memories rushing back of all the fun I had in the 80s. When music was really music. When you didn't have to take out a loan to go to a concert. Facebook, the Internet none of that was around but you didn't care because you really had a lot of fun without all that crap. I was 16 in 1984 and God do I miss the 80s........................................................................
Plus lots of high school girls in tight jeans and horny as hell --- Dave had 20 or 30 of them backstage every night and could choose which 3 or 4 he wanted to fuck at the hotel
Can't help but notice how close the fans were to the performers on stage back in the day. Nowadays, its -F the fans, we need room for our video camera track, and our vip area. How's 20 feet away for first row sound?
And don't drink don't smoke don't dance and leave The condmens at home ‼️ In 21st century they are considered weapons of mass destruction and will be confiscated after Body search and electrical scan ♦️♦️♦️✌️
@Gary Williams thank U /4 the complement , , Considering the condition of things in America Failed, Latino Socialist invasion from the Southern Border, ( 11 Billion dollar wall, ) I could of stopped it with a 30.06 REMINGTON rifile and a couple boxes of ammo , and a sisor lift platform 4 elevation, But this is about the Freedom 2 R😎 CK AND ROLL ‼️ PLEASE watch my stand in 🎺 trumpet gig with the Band Chicago at TANGLEWOOD, Rest in peace Terry Kath , , we did 3:jams on stage, and Yes the song 25 to 6 or 4 was about staying up snorting coke for 3 days on end, We had the absolute best party in Florida when we wrote that , A BORG with a trumpet, 😃👍 I'm also playing with the outsider's in Time won't let me ( I wrote ) 4 Patrick Swazy , Or check out Radar Love 1973 Disco Verizon when nobody moved a muscle out of Respect for me, ( facial shots next to drums ) So please learn respect 4 your elders, you"LL go farther in the grand scheme of it, And thanks for the response 👌👍. As Always DiamonDave.com
The book “I want my MTV” has a chapter on this contest and an interview with the then kid who won the contest. Hilarious. I highly recommend the book for anyone who grew up during the best decade ever.
I was blessed to be growing up in that time I just wish I could remember more of it because I party too hard and today's music just sucks completely they don't even know how good it was my first Rock and Roll concert was 1977 Song Remains the Same and I'm still going to concerts today
My first concert 25 days later, April 30th, at the Seattle Center Coliseum as a pimply faced 14 year old kid. God damn I loved these guys. Spent a lot of time in junior high drawing VH wherever I could.
I remember MTV running this contest. I was only 13 or 14 at the time. I remember the special they did on the winner. I remember wishing I were 18 so I could enter. I miss those days.
Rock was a hell of a lot funner in 70s and 80s ....I am 54 now, hard to believe I have been out of hs for 36 years. Enjoy your life because it goes by fast
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Just listen to the crowd ERUPT when Dave mentions MTV. That's how cool MTV used to be.
MTV WAS COOL I WAS THERE FALL 1981 till marriage June 1992
I was thinking the same damn thing.
Before they stop playing rock
Yup..was cool for the 1st 8- 10 years then turned into a pile of shit.
Yeah for real. Now MTV is nothing but Teen Mom and shit.
"Mom's being a bitch and won't watch my sissy, so now I can't go to the Ke$ha concert". - MTV 2019
I miss being a kid during this period. We were lucky
Yeah we were.
Agree 100%
Well said! I think that all the time.
I really believe there will never be a decade as wonderful as the 80's again --- it was America truly peaking both economically and culturally --- we didnt harbor hate and resentment back then --- we all just wanted to crank some Van Halen on the boom box and PARTY --- what's wrong with that ??
Yes, massive inflation, insane interest rates, cold war, threat of nuclear attack, the rise of the stock market boys of excess, and violent major cities like New York. There is a reason bands like this, and feel good movies proliferated the decade. People needed an escape from the suck.
I miss living in that world so much. But as they say - it's better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all. I'm just glad I got to be there in the 80's: the ultimate decade where actual human-interaction and pop culture became one.
True --- we can hope all day but those 80's glory days are never coming back --- just glad we got to live them
lmao enough ya delirious twat, everybody feels like that about the time period they grew up in/experienced important life events during. granted the 80s was pretty lit, but you don’t have to sound so smugly self-satisfied about it.
good times for sure!!
That was really nicely put.
@@chaoshuffer I doubt anyone will be able to say that about this last decade!!! Lol, seriously every decade you could say this about. Except from 2000 and up! Thats when everything went to shit including most music. What do you have to look back on from this past decade? Justin Bieber, lady gaga???? LMAO! Yea, youre right, lol. It will definately be remembered as the worst and most unforgettable decade in history! Long live the 80s and VH. One of the greatest decades that will always be remembered! Thats just fact buddy!
This video is the closest you can feel to being onstage with those Legends, at that magical time.
That was my first year out of high school. MTV, big hair, hot chicks, and real rock and roll! Those days rocked man!
Diamond Dave owning a stage.
now I'm Diamond Dave ♦️ ♦️♦️😎
Dude could command the stage in shrink wrap tight brighr neon lycra pants too.
If that isnt the absolute epitome of swagger, man I dont know what would be.
Really picked up the torch from Led Zep and Robert Plants TOIGHT bell bottoms
Then cranked to 11 with the gymnastics and lycra
Sadly, i was born late 1982.
But thank the powers that be my dad has some widely varying and fantastic taste for stone cold jamming bands.
Van Halen literally is the reason I just melted a 1200watt Alpine 4 channel amp.
Poor little guy
But damn if Hot For Teacher don't just grab ya hand and make the volume go straight to clipping/distortion and back a small touch.
Gotta wince just the tiniest amount when the songs are THIS damn good
Wow, you can actually see what it was like to be up there on stage from Daves perspective. Looking into that audience from up there, and being as big of a band as the mighty VH. It was up close and clear too! Ive never really seen it from this angle before. Classic!
Now thats a f n rock/ROLL party.. God how i miss those days
Same here --- being a kid in the 80's was truly wonderful --- none of the hate and anxiety of the Interwebs --- just crank some VH on your boom box and grab a cold one (when your parents werent around) and PARTY
Van Halen as they were meant to be seen.
I was here at that concert! Only time I ever saw Van Halen. I think Roth twisted his ankle and went off stage for a little while, probably to get a steroid shot so he could walk back out. He didn't do anything like his usual gymnastics for the rest of the show. A few months later I was at Sammy Hagar's I can't drive 55 concert on his birthday also here at Cobo. It was on October 12, 1984. He was celebrating big time at that concert. It was a couple nights before the Detroit Tigers won the world Series against the Padre's. Detroit was crazy fun on those nights. He kept announcing the score and we sang Happy Birthday to him. I'll never forget 1984, it was the best! I never did see Van Halen with Hagar but I've always remained a loyal fan of both bands.
Wow, Van Halen in their prime. This concert should be released on Blu Ray
You are right sir, thank you.... info is corrected
It's not possible that Van Halen Roth golden era we dont have a show on dvd ! I want to know the reason until im alive. No dvd , no cd live from 78/84.... only pieces take from You tube.
@@joepipe1010 Records / LP's / Vinyl EXCISTS..... WANT SOME ???
What needs to be made into a DVD is their '83 US Festival show
Ya @ 64 years young these were the good old days when you could smoke and drink at concerts ,As Always ♦️♦️♦️
For anyone that's ever wanted to see what a Van Halen show looks like backstage and on stage, this is absolutely awesome!
You can get a sense of how he felt standing in front of all those people.
When they were kings.
Both MTV and Roth Van Halen ---- when the world actually made sense
I wonder if they knew they were Kings. There is a fantastic video of Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover. Glover says "W hh an you re on top of the w world, you don't know it as it's album after album, gig after gig, spend a few days at home for Christmas and your off again. It's only after its all over and people say " no man, you re the greatest/the best etc, do you realise that you were in fact the world's biggest band.
@@FrostedSeagull That's a good point Frosted.
Nobody could touch them live!!!
Always they'll be the Kings for me. 💓💓💓💓💓
There is no number of videos that will ever convey how fun the 80' actually were.
Imagine living that every night. Amazing.
Man, Michael Anthony was such a huge part to VH. Who ever says bass players should just stand there and play bass, have never seen Mad Anthony Bassman in action 🤘
jordansilvernail As long as you don't start complimenting those ridiculously long bass solos.
Seen live 84 Cincinnati trust me Mikey was and still is a TANK carried that VH logo loud and proud those were the days thank you all.
He played the bass player cliche to a T --- slink into the background and let the egomaniac lead singer and guitarist grab all the attention --- but in the meantime, hold down a funky rhythm and chug a lot of Jack !!
I heard him sing lead on the (ugh) VH3 tour. He played bass and took lead vocals on "Somebody Get Me a Doctor", and nailed it. I said they should just like Mike sing, and be a three-piece.
Incredible....Just a time capsule..RIP Ediie...
I saw this tour in San Francisco, at the Cow Palace, when I was 12. One of the most epic experiences of my life.
IBELIEVE
No you didn't.
@@TDL-xg5nn Yeah man, that was too fantastic of a story to believe. Tried to pull a fast one on ya! Haha.
Nice comment ‼️ I went to the Cow palace to See the Dead Heads play , I wish I could remember the concert , I'm sure I had fun ❓❓❓
Yep, they played at the Cow Palace in 84 and 86 with Sammy
I wish they would have video' d the entire concert like that, the camera right on stage with them. Really gives the perspective of the band and what its really like on stage. Those early VH concerts were just giant massive parties.
To be able to live those years again......1 more time......
amen to that! the best!
I could live summer of '84 over and over like Groundhog Day and I'd die happy --- VH on the radio, girls with feathered hair and thick bushes, and no Interwebs to make us bitter
If I ever get that damned time machine built, 1984 is a pretty good starting point to go back too. I was 14, and young and dumb,lol. I'm sure they'll be room for a couple more PalmVegas and Jerry Bulger!
John Hobbs *raises glass* keep working on it man and save that seat, ill be there!
That was the HEIGHT of this Nation's GREATNESS \m/\m/
I may be pushing 50 soon, but I am so thankful to of had so much fun at Cobo,JLA,Pine Knob,Silverdome,and later The Palace back in the 80s in Detroit Rock City 🤘😉
Many a great concerts and times at all the venues you mentioned👍👍👍
I'm 53 also a Michigander. I was at this show ! RIP SILVERDOME and the Palace. saw the Stones in 81 at Silverdome. The WHO also there. GREAT TIMES , GREAT MEMORIES !
You're probably too young to remember the Grande Ballroom and Olympia Stadium in Detroit. Good times there, as well.
@@rodentcafeteria not sure who your comment was directed at. Never been to the Grande Ballroom. You're right I was too young but I've heard great stories about it. I saw KISS at Olympia in January of 1978. Great show. I've also heard of great shows at Ford Auditorium which used to be next to Cobo never been there either. I saw a Robin Trower at the Masonic temple in 1979 fantastic show. Beautiful venue. I saw Bryan Adams and Honeymoon Suite in the mid-80s at the Fox Theater. Another fantastic place. Can't forget the Michigan Palace either. Detroit has such a rich history of a fantastic venues and concerts. Have you been to the new arena LCA?
@@robertschaffer1598 yea
You guys in America don't know how lucky you were.
I was an Aussie teenager aged 14 in '82 when I found a tape (only people aged 50 and over would remember those ) and had VH 1 and 2 on it. Went home and played it and was blown away and hooked. Told the kids and school and I was laughed at.
Van Halen were UNHEARD off in Australia pre their 1984 album.
Like many American fans, A few of us were devastated when Diamond Dave left.
I was there...!!!.7th grade... Autograph opened the show...
OMG! Eddie Van Halen is dead! I was at this show. It was the lost weekend! Attended two of the three nights that weekend (Friday & Saturday). 2020 sucks!!!!
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🤘This was such a cool time of my life, I really miss these days, does anybody want to go back in time?🤘
Saw them live in Florida. Best show. Hands down! The Best
I remember that lost weekend contest.. I wanted to be that guy so bad.. LOL.. I entered my name 100 times I think...
Me too
I only entered 10 postcards and then my Mom got mad I was using all the stamps LOL
I can't believe these huge bands back then didn't have more official live video footage. It's mostly just people filming in the crowds. Would love to see more while concerts with legit footage
Back then they would kick u out if you were caught filming.
Michael Anthony talked about that in an interview, he was asked why didn't Van Halen put out any live in concert videos. The reason being it was a pain in the ass with all the equipment, it was expensive, you had to have a whole crew, and they didn't have the money. MTV filmed them playing live in Oakland in 81, but it was JUST those 3 songs. Being the way Dave was I'm surprised they didn't, but during the Dave years they were on a very limited budget.
Everyone is enjoying the moment, not busy trying to capture it, miss those days.
Robert L,
Well said a n d great observation.
Cobo Hall. I was there as teenager. Pretty cool memory!
wow what a killer video! Man Dave the Ham Sandwich one of the best rock front vocalist/performer/athelte. glad I got to actually see this tour.
Van Halen ruled back then and I’m so happy to have gotten to enjoy their concerts , I actually jumped on stage at the Pittsburgh show - My 15 mins of Fame 😀.
Mins? You mean seconds? Lol
@@alanbuhlinger2697 It felt like everything was in slow motion-very surreal.
The crew had a hell of a time keep the 1984 tour going. 10 hours of set up time. They earned their money.
I think that '84 tour set a Guiness record for largest tour production at the time
When music was awesome!!
Saw this tour in 84in Dallas!!!So freaking loud and awesome!!!This song Is my all time fav !!!.🎸🎛️👍
Seeing this video brought all the memories rushing back of all the fun I had in the 80s. When music was really music. When you didn't have to take out a loan to go to a concert. Facebook, the Internet none of that was around but you didn't care because you really had a lot of fun without all that crap. I was 16 in 1984 and God do I miss the 80s........................................................................
Michael Anthony will always be the voice that made VH sound so pure.
He is a back round singer Van Halen would not be who they are with out DLR !
I am blessed to have grown up in that world. No phones, just being and living in the moment.
That was valuable and rare onstage up-close Dave-era Eddie noodling and jumping material there! Good job Mr. Mtv cameraman!
You know what is great about that concert..? No cell phones..... Just having a great time...
Plus lots of high school girls in tight jeans and horny as hell --- Dave had 20 or 30 of them backstage every night and could choose which 3 or 4 he wanted to fuck at the hotel
I was there. It was when concerts were fun and carefree. And the great guitar playing of Eddie. They were at their peak here.
Wow.Thats high energy.
That's drugs.
Moy Musouka he said high energy didn’t he
I miss you forever Eddie 💔😭
2:39 "because Detroit is number 1"
Yes sir, they knew their stuff !
This is so awesome, everyone is genuinely involved and having a blast!!
Notice, at the very end of the video, how Michael tries to grab the guy's hand to raise his arm in celebration...and the guy is oblivious.
That camera shot at the end was as close as one will ever get to getting in to a time machine and going on stage with Van Halen.
Back before when fun was still allowed. #bringbackthe80s
cool to see the show from the stage pov, looking out at the fans. wow!
Watched every time when I miss this footage
Awesome footage.
Van Halen...always kicking ass in America \M/
Man...I wish I could have been there.
Can't help but notice how close the fans were to the performers on stage back in the day. Nowadays, its -F the fans, we need room for our video camera track, and our vip area. How's 20 feet away for first row sound?
And don't drink don't smoke don't dance and leave The condmens at home ‼️ In 21st century they are considered weapons of mass destruction and will be confiscated after Body search and electrical scan ♦️♦️♦️✌️
Agreed Ralph. Better back then! Before health and safety and over the top security took over. Simpler more enjoyable times!
@Gary Williams thank U /4 the complement , , Considering the condition of things in America Failed, Latino Socialist invasion from the Southern Border, ( 11 Billion dollar wall, ) I could of stopped it with a 30.06 REMINGTON rifile and a couple boxes of ammo , and a sisor lift platform 4 elevation, But this is about the Freedom 2 R😎 CK AND ROLL ‼️ PLEASE watch my stand in 🎺 trumpet gig with the Band Chicago at TANGLEWOOD, Rest in peace Terry Kath , , we did 3:jams on stage, and Yes the song 25 to 6 or 4 was about staying up snorting coke for 3 days on end, We had the absolute best party in Florida when we wrote that , A BORG with a trumpet, 😃👍 I'm also playing with the outsider's in Time won't let me ( I wrote ) 4 Patrick Swazy , Or check out Radar Love 1973 Disco Verizon when nobody moved a muscle out of Respect for me, ( facial shots next to drums ) So please learn respect 4 your elders, you"LL go farther in the grand scheme of it, And thanks for the response 👌👍. As Always DiamonDave.com
Interesting, rarely do you get the birds eye view......plus this was back in the day when they let the crowd much closer to the stage
Pure gold
I was at this show!! Best show EVER!!!
Excelente banda ótima música perfeita saudades dessa época que não volta mais saudades
That's why it's called Detroit Rock City.
I know you are making a joke but that song has nothing to do with Michigans past with rock music, it's about a guy dying on his way to a KISS concert.
The book “I want my MTV” has a chapter on this contest and an interview with the then kid who won the contest. Hilarious. I highly recommend the book for anyone who grew up during the best decade ever.
Cobo hall,,..my first concert..autograph opened..
Detroit rock city the mighty van Halen loved our town best in the world
I was a mere four years old when this concert happened, but by god would I give anything to experience that night in person!
I was only 9, but 1984 was the best year of the 80's.
THAT'S WHEN DETROIT WAS STILL ALIVE AND ROCKIN! COME ON DETROIT AND BE THAT GREAT ROCK CITY AGAIN!💪🇺🇸
Love that on-stage footage.
I was blessed to be growing up in that time I just wish I could remember more of it because I party too hard and today's music just sucks completely they don't even know how good it was my first Rock and Roll concert was 1977 Song Remains the Same and I'm still going to concerts today
Yeah we all miss the 80's --- wish someone would invent a time machine cuz I'd sell my wife and kids to buy one
Bill Belzek Me too no # tag!
No internet , no cell phones, so much energy on stage and in the crowd.
Wish I got to see them at that time.They were at the top of their biz.
wow ...never seen this !!
Hell yeah so stoked to see this in my recommended
All hail The Mighty Van Halen!
that's the diamond dave we all love
f%^king jumping and kicking
My first concert 25 days later, April 30th, at the Seattle Center Coliseum as a pimply faced 14 year old kid. God damn I loved these guys. Spent a lot of time in junior high drawing VH wherever I could.
I remember MTV running this contest. I was only 13 or 14 at the time. I remember the special they did on the winner. I remember wishing I were 18 so I could enter. I miss those days.
rocker1889 me too, only 11, too young to win, so I never entered!
I was at this concert..7th grade...my 1st concert..i was 14 maybe...? 71to84ish.?? Early teens..
The best years! Class of 1984 My High School Graduation year :)
The BEST sounding and HARDEST WORKING band ever.
Rock was a hell of a lot funner in 70s and 80s ....I am 54 now, hard to believe I have been out of hs for 36 years. Enjoy your life because it goes by fast
Great music
nothing ever like being a teenager at that time....
Cobo Hall was like the Vatican of rock n' roll back then in Detroit (the city itself was the rock capital of the world too). I miss those days.
Awesome era!
How cool was that for the guy
4:50 is one of the best videos of looking at Ed’s playing I’ve ever seen
What artist today can get a crowd reaction like that!
Wow! What a Lucky guy. I remember this contest at the time.
TOTALLY awesome
Incredible
Rock Royalty innovators/geniuses and the saviors of hard rock/Metal music.....thank You Van Halen
Love you Eddie, rest in peace. 1955-2020.
Best place to see a concert is in Detroit!
NO band ever threw the party like Van Halen at their peak. Nobody.
RIP Eddy, this was the last time I saw him
Rock Gods
Wow that looked fun
Eddie Van Halen best guitar 🎸 player everrrrr love you Eddie rock on in heaven with your pops ❤️🎸🎸🎸
I had just turned 7 yrs old on 4/4/1984
In the good old days when you could smoke anything and drink anything at a concert ♦️♦️♦️
Everyone needs to see the 60 sec docs Lost Weekend documentary about this. Amazing.
Eddie Van Halen🎸
" The Goat"🙏