6:20 – Mighty John The Record Guy
7:00 – Francine Coughlin, Inventor of “The Original Blow Out”
7:30 – Tom the Weekly Ornament
8:00 – Joe Linta
6:20 – Mighty John The Record Guy
7:00 – Francine Coughlin, Inventor of “The Original Blow Out”
7:30 – Tom the Weekly Ornament
8:00 – Joe Linta
Rest In Peace Eddie Van Halen. Eddie passed away this week at age 65.
Today we look back at Van Halen’s last ever Connecticut concert: 2015 at The XFINITY Theatre in Hartford. In total, Van Halen played Connecticut 20 times, dating back to 1978 when they opened up for Black Sabbath at the New Haven Coliseum. We thank Eddie and the rest of Van Halen for all the great shows and memories over the years.
Van Halen
Tour: North American Tour 2015
Special Guest: Kenny Wayne Shepherd
August 11, 2015
The XFINITY Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut
Setlist*
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these live performances (thanks to “Steve”)
Photos from the show (photo credit: Drew Carrano)
Chaz and AJ were teasing the Governor for being so excited about libraries opening up for phase 3, when a real librarian called in to school them on why libraries are so important. (0:00)
AJ takes us all on a mock tour of his house, if he were to put it up for sale on a real estate website. (5:56)
Dennis House was on to explain his departure from Channel 3 after 28 years, and hint at what might come next for him. (9:48)
Jimmy Koplik was on to talk to the Tribe about their favorite CT concerts, but first we all got to listen to a reporter interview Jimmy about Eddie Van Halen. Jimmy said he felt closer to Eddie than any other member of the band as he got to know them all. (24:49)
Dumb Ass News – AJ sounded like he had something stuck in his throat, so of course the sound byte was played and replayed a whole bunch. (45:13)
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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
Night Two: August 27, 1986
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these live performances from New Haven Coliseum
Dumb Ass News – Chaz’s wife, Jennifer was on the phone to share with the rest of us the “so bad but I can’t look away” Instagram account she found accidentally, while looking up Wolfgang Van Halen last night. (0:00)
Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik was on the phone to remember Eddie Van Halen. Jimmy booked the band for a total of 19 different shows, and explained the truth behind the infamous brown M&M’s tour rider request. (15:04)
Alex held for over an hour to share his Van Halen memories with Chaz and AJ. Then, Joe Meyers the movie critic was on to talk about Van Halen’s concert movie filmed in New Haven, “Live Without a Net.” (32:10)
Chaz couldn’t find the full interview, so instead he played select sound clips from an interview with Alex Van Halen, and then some isolated vocals from David Lee Roth. (40:09)
Our tribute to Eddie Van Halen.
6:00 – He failed at drums so he grabbed his brothers guitar. How it all started for Eddie Van Halen.
Stamford firefighter Tom G talked about how intense and precise the rescue operation is when window washers get stuck in their harnesses, while dozens of stories above the city. (0:00)
Phil had to disappear for a while yesterday while the show was on the air, because he had a bathroom emergency. (7:42)
Allie from the Ridgefield Playhouse was on to play the Tour Rider Game with the Tribe. Shockingly, no one was able to pick the correct comic that needs a stack of bobby pins. (11:56)
Captain Benecchi from the Plymouth Police called in an update on the beefalo steakout, and AJ had a LOT of thoughts about how to help. Then, a pizza fight broke out between Jeremy, who writes for NJ.com and Gorman Bechard, who directed a movie about “the only three pizza places that matter.” (32:03)
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