Rest In Peace Eddie Van Halen. Eddie passed away on Tuesday at age 65.
Today we look back at when Van Halen, then with new singer Sammy Hagar, came to New Haven (or “New Halen” as they called it) in 1986. Van Halen played back-to-back nights at New Haven Coliseum on their 5150 Tour. You may recall the second show of the two nights at The Coliseum was filmed for their Live Without a Net Video, which you can still buy on Amazon!
Van Halen
Tour: 5150
Special Guest: Bachman-Turner Overdrive
August 26 & 27, 1986
New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Setlists*
Night One: August 26, 1986
- There’s Only One Way To Rock (Sammy Hagar song)
- Summer Nights
- Get Up
- Drum Solo
- Dreams
- 5150
- Bass Solo
- Panama
- Best of Both Worlds
- Love Walks In
- Good Enough
- Guitar Solo
- I Can’t Drive 55 (Sammy Hagar song)
- Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
- You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover)
- Why Can’t This Be Love (encore)
- Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin cover / encore)
Night Two: August 27, 1986
- You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover)
- There’s Only One Way To Rock (Sammy Hagar song)
- Summer Nights
- Get Up
- Drum Solo
- Dreams
- 5150
- Bass Solo
- Panama
- Best of Both Worlds
- Addicted To Love (Robert Palmer cover)
- Love Walks In
- Good Enough
- Guitar Solo
- I Can’t Drive 55 (Sammy Hagar song)
- Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
- Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran cover / encore #1)
- Wild Thing (Chip Taylor cover / encore #1)
- Why Can’t This Be Love (encore #2)
- Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin cover / encore)
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these live performances from New Haven Coliseum