Van Halen

Just one year after its first release, the band followed with “Van Halen II,” armed with the hit single “Dance the Night Away” and a roster of instant rock radio classics including “Beautiful Girls” and “Somebody Get Me A Doctor.” Subsequent discs “Women and Children First” (1980), “Fair Warning” (1981) and “Diver Down” (1982), along with worldwide touring, solidified the band’s reputation for innovative and unparalleled live performances. And the definitive cuts kept coming including “Everybody Wants Some,” “Unchained,” “And The Cradle Will Rock,” “Little Guitars” and “Mean Street,” to name a few.
With their sixth album, released in and titled “1984,” VAN HALEN rose to stratospheric heights. Recorded at Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 Studios, the multiplatinum smash yielded Van Halen’s #1 single and biggest hit, “Jump,” which remained #1 on the Billboard charts for an astounding five weeks straight. Other hits from the album include “Panama,” “Hot For Teacher” and “I’ll Wait.”

The band’s record of achievement is hard to top. Presented with two Diamond Award RIAA Certified Status’ for their albums “Van Halen” and “1984,” VAN HALEN joins an elite short list of two-time Diamond Award honorees in the history of the music industry. The Diamond Award is presented to an artist for album sales of 10 million or more units. They are also in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the most #1 hits on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart than any other band in history. And VAN HALEN was inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame in March of 2007.

As new generations discover VAN HALEN, the youthful exuberance found within the music continues to serve as a rock ‘n’ roll right of passage. The proof lies within the latest era of VAN HALEN, which includes Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang on bass.

A 17-year old Wolfgang Van Halen joined Eddie, Dave and Alex on the band’s acclaimed 2007/2008 North American tour. Sold-out crowds and charmed critics helped make it one of the most successful tours of the year. It also found VAN HALEN raking in accolades including a People’s Choice Award nomination and an invitation to headline the exclusive Tiger Jam benefit for the Tiger Woods Foundation in Las Vegas, Nevada.

VAN HALEN continues embarking on its new beginning, and the fans are sure to be listening to the band’s treasured body of work for decades to come.