VAN HALEN: Breaking The Band TV Special To Premier This Sunday; Video Trailer
June 15, 2018, 6 years ago
This Sunday, June 17th, will see the premier Van Halen: Breaking The Band, at 10 PM, ET on the Reelz TV Network. The special will repeat on Monday, June 18th (12 AM), and Thursday, June 21st (8 PM & 11 PM). Check out a preview below.
A show description reads: At the height of their success they were the biggest rock band in the world infamous for their excess and raucous live performances. With their strutting frontmen, wild hair and penchant for spandex they are often portrayed as the archetypal 80's American rock band. The band went through two 'break ups' covered by our timeline owing to a variety of factors but most prominently conflicts over the Van Halen brother's desire for total control and the destructive impacts of substance/alcohol abuse. By 1984 they were the biggest band in the world but, behind the scenes, all was not well and a battle for control raged between the brothers at the heart of the band and it’s lead singer, David Lee Roth. Years of touring, drugs and personality clashes had left them on the brink. When Roth’s ambitions grew beyond the band, the brothers moved quickly to force him out. Their millions of fans were left devastated, but rising from the ashes the they would regroup with a new front man, Sammy Hagar. Against the odds they reached even greater heights with a string of four consecutive #1 albums. Apparently vindicated by their decision the band appeared harmonious. But as the success grew, new tensions emerged and in 1995 the tale of ten years earlier was repeated when Hagar too was ousted for his apparent disloyalty.
Have you ever wondered what actually broke up some of the biggest bands in history? You might think you know the real story, but you have no idea. Watch Breaking The Band, Sundays at 10 PM, ET.