VAN HALEN Perform “Eruption”, “You Really Got Me”, “Hot For Teacher” On Jimmy Kimmel Live, DAVID LEE ROTH’s Nose Injury Explained; Video

April 1, 2015, 9 years ago

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VAN HALEN Perform “Eruption”, “You Really Got Me”, “Hot For Teacher” On Jimmy Kimmel Live, DAVID LEE ROTH’s Nose Injury Explained; Video

In celebration of their upcoming North American Tour, Van Halen performed a special concert for Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight on March 30th on Hollywood Boulevard. Featuring some of the band’s essential rock and roll classics, the concert was broadcast over two nights (March 30th and March 31st) on the late night talk show and marks Van Halen's first US television performance with original lead singer David Lee Roth.

Last night’s broadcast saw performances of "Eruption", "You Really Got Me" and "Hot For Teacher”, as well as an explanation from Jimmy on what happened the night of filming when David Lee Roth suffered an injury to his nose. See footage below:

Footage from Monday night’s broadcast, of Van Halen performing “Panama” and “Runnin’ With The Devil”, as well a a false start clip (David Lee Roth’s microphone mishap), can be seen below:

False start footage:

A portion of Hollywood Boulevard between Highland and Orange was closed gearing up for the special performance. Brief rehearsal footage can be viewed below:

Jimmy Kimmel Live airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. / 10:35 p.m. Central time on ABC.

Van Halen is touring North America beginning July 5th in Seattle, Washington at the White River Amphitheatre, with concerts scheduled through October 2nd in Los Angeles, California at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. Special guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will support all dates along the tour. Tickets for the Live Nation-promoted tour go on sale beginning April 4th with special pre-sale information being announced locally. A complete list of tour dates can be found at Van-halen.com.

The special Hollywood Boulevard concert was a hit-heavy set of songs featured on Tokyo Dome Live In Concert, the first-ever live album to feature original singer David Lee Roth. Recorded on June 21, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Dome Live In Concert includes 23 songs spanning all seven of the band’s albums with Roth. It is being released as a double CD, four-LP set on 180-gram vinyl and digitally beginning today, March 31st.

Also being released today are remastered versions of Van Halen and 1984, with remastered versions of Diver Down, Women and Children First, Van Halen II and Fair Warning due out later this spring. Each album has been cut straight from the quarter-inch tapes for CD, 180-gram vinyl and for the digital version by mastering engineer Chris Bellman, who remastered the original albums for Bernie Grundman Studios, Hollywood, CA.

Go to Van-halen.com for all dates and more information.

 


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