VAN HALEN!

radstocker · December 20, 2009

Where the hell has this rumour come from!

I wouldn't have thought it's feasable for them to play Download without a ton of extra euro dates to subsidise their production. (Unless they come over on EasyJet and do an acoustic show)

Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE to hear EVH shredding Eruption around the Derbyshire countryside but can't see it.

Stranger things have happened though..

wilcox · December 20, 2009

Where the hell has this rumour come from!

I wouldn't have thought it's feasable for them to play Download without a ton of extra euro dates to subsidise their production. (Unless they come over on EasyJet and do an acoustic show)

Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE to hear EVH shredding Eruption around the Derbyshire countryside but can't see it.

Stranger things have happened though..

tweemo freak · December 21, 2009

Where the hell has this rumour come from!

I wouldn't have thought it's feasable for them to play Download without a ton of extra euro dates to subsidise their production. (Unless they come over on EasyJet and do an acoustic show)

Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE to hear EVH shredding Eruption around the Derbyshire countryside but can't see it.

Stranger things have happened though..

irons · December 27, 2009

It's just rumoursthat are going around. I heard it from a roadie at the Public Image gig. But for all I know he may have got it from here. Makes sense thou, AC/DC would have cost a fair bit.

Lithium05 · December 27, 2009

Apparently Van Halen are extremely expensive for a band who are not as popular on these shores as in the states. Andy Copping said a few months ago that he didn't feel they were popular enough over here to headline, and that they are too expensive to play a support slot.

I think it's incredibly unlikely that they would be booked after he's made comments like that. But this rumour is still persisting, so there must be something to it!

Edited December 27, 2009 by Lithium05

radstocker · December 27, 2009

I'm no band manager/agent/booker/promoter etc but I think Van Halen are popular enough to fill all the arenas over here in the UK.

Therefore Van Halen could lower their fee for a Special Guests slot at Download in exchange for not being tied to an exclusive deal allowing them to play these dates alongside their appearance making it a profitable jaunt for the band.

luckysalt · December 27, 2009

Apparently Van Halen are extremely expensive for a band who are not as popular on these shores as in the states. Andy Copping said a few months ago that he didn't feel they were popular enough over here to headline, and that they are too expensive to play a support slot.

I think it's incredibly unlikely that they would be booked after he's made comments like that. But this rumour is still persisting, so there must be something to it!