ROTH, SHEEHAN, VAI & BISSONETTE live 1986

[@defryche]

THIS VIDEO WAS RECENTLY REPORTED FOR SEXUAL CONTENT AND VIOLATING NUDITY POLICIES. I don't know if it was a complaint or an error from KZbin's automatic censorship. The claim has already been made and put back online since KZbin recognized that there was no such infringement. ENJOY IT!!

[@tinkersailorhead4360]

You tube better put up a SPANDEX Warning on this.

[@waitindelaney]

The algorithm picked up on Dave's little dicky-doo

[@Circuit7Active]

YT is getting very bad lately with all of their censoring

[@IvanRx76]

Well, there's some kind of porn in this😂

[@theonlyjamiebourgeois9703]

Hilarious!! Yeah, I can imagine spandex confusing the AI. AI just wasn't made for the '80s.... 😆🤣😂

[@brian_nirvana]

Culturally significant. The future generations will thank you for putting this on KZbin.

[@ugaais]

I just turned 16 on 9/13/1986….I remember slapping this tape into the Pioneer Super Tuner cassette player with a 10 band graphic equalizer and turning up Yankee Rose to peak volume….driving with my new license with my friends….good times…

[@TheBdomijan]

cool!!! 👍😎 i turned 16 on 09-06-1986!!! what a time to be a teenager man!!!!!

[@johndonny443]

For those who said Dave was never a good singer live...shut up. Sounds great, band sounds great. An underrated powerhouse

[@sportsbank8428]

He was good live... a lot of it depended on how much he ran around. Dave always been ADHD to the extreme. If he was in that run around like he is at a track meet mode, he could sound pretty bad lol.

[@rr1pro]

That's what I said too. I saw them in Minneapolis/St. Paul,MN. And they were loud & Awesome, as was Cinderella. Roth was making sure he was going to blow Van Halen away! That's why he got Vai & Sheehan. The first 3-4 tours with Van Halen he was good too! (Singing all the words) but Dave has always been a showman fitst!!! All the running around, jumping, all the kicks he does and tbe big split he does at the beginning off the drum riser. If he was even remotely drunk he would break a leg or tear an ACL or hamstring. I spent many years doing martial arts i know. He was awesome on stage. I wish I would've seen him in Van Halen, especially like the Women & Children or Fair Warning tours.

[@DTmaster]

sounds awesome ❤

[@Patriot-x8y]

Underrated? Really ? DLR is in guiness for the most money ever made on a single gig in history, and he's Underrated? I bet you think velcro is underrated, drinking straws, and surely your father thought condoms were.

[@djmylesmatisse]

See everybody...DAVID LEE ROTH COULD SING BACK THEN..ABSOLUTELY!!!!!

[@Malama_Ki]

Kids today in an arena watching a DJ or a band with backing tracks will never understand how great the pinnacle of the 80’s was. This was LIVE, analog; you had one shot to do it and get it right and these hitmen delivered big time!!!!

[@Top-Jimmy]

100% man..Wish we could flick a switch and go back there!

[@soeffingwhat]

@@Top-Jimmy But then you wouldn't have youtube to watch these vids.

[@soeffingwhat]

80s bands used backing reacks too, just on tape.

[@Top-Jimmy]

@@soeffingwhat

[@jakelee7639]

@@soeffingwhatwho exactly did?

[@cbilan34]

I would just like to take a moment to thank whoever managed to sneak a video camera into the venue to record this. I can only imagine the logistics... There is a reason why stuff like this from the '80s is so rare!

[@thenewyorkpauls]

Yeah one of those camcorders that takes a full size VHS tape, viewfinder and lens hanging off either end... crazy that people were filming rock concerts back then. Of course, security weren't necessarily looking for video cameras since they were new and most people at these shoes didn't have them or wouldn't risk breaking one by taking it to a concert.

[@iplayloud2]

Reminds me of the obnoxious uncle who brought his to every Christmas Eve party lol

[@johnhallam4714]

cbilan34 I know. It’s legendary.

[@hsatin20]

This must have taken so much Polaroid film to splice together.

[@coachsaldana5708]

Dave went solo and went big! Great band. Great music. I just wished they lasted longer then a couple of albums .

[@snfu6574]

One of the last great front man vocalist that deliverd every show. Great performer who gives his all every night

[@ecstasteve]

you don't get to see this anymore.. indelibly etched into my brain at 16 seeing this in lakeland FL

[@OriginalJud]

Lakeland Civic Center in the 80's dominated the FL concert scene.

[@kureleksrevenge7935]

Vai and Sheehan are freaking amazing.

[@jamesmoore4320]

Kurelek's Revenge don’t forget Greg!

[@taperlewlew6725]

I was at the Cow Palace in S.F. Amazing !!!

[@markdaniels7174]

Monster chops. They obviously had a ball, each having an equal counterpart.

[@chrisvaughn6381]

Tit for Tat OneGlove GrounddBraking MasterPunch right in the Nuts 86Forever

[@RobertSmith-p8w]

This band was awesome. I saw them live a couple times and they really had a magic together. I could do without the solo spots because its kinda goofy

[@Shooter_FPV]

I bet half of the crowd never knew how great Vai, Sheehan and Bissonette were at the time... got to be one of the best lineups in 80's rock...

[@entropybentwhistle]

Some crossover Frank Zappa fans knew, and the 16 and a half fans of Alcatrazz.

[@mikemessermusickids693]

That was the time of great musical athletes, and appreciation for them was really pronounced. I’m old enough to have seen these early tours live and we were all deeeep into how insane these players were/are! This band was, for me, a real gateway into Frank Zappa and (obviously) Steve’s solo career. I remember discovering Flex-able and never being the same again

[@michaelmiglino6512]

Actually, I remember seeing so many Guitar for the practicing musician shirts people were wearing when I saw them in this tour at The Nassau Veterans Coliseum back in 1987. Many where literally there for Vai and Sheehan.

[@jironthunder7519]

I nicknamed this band Half Halen! It was all star ⭐✨

[@jamesragsdale8202]

Uh...everyone knew. The Van Halen breakup saga was in the news all the time. The movie Crossroads was a big deal. Even Grandma and Grandpa's who would go to the movie theater once-a-week knew who Steve Vai was.

[@patton303]

I don’t think I could adequately articulate how hard it was to take a video camera into a venue in the 80’s and record. Next to impossible. Thanks to whoever captured this great moment in time.

[@kerzytibok3211]

I sorta got the impression Dave allowed this to happen --- seems like the video footage was too stable to be a pure amateur recording it

[@daviddigital6887]

This was somebody working for them or the arena

[@patton303]

@@daviddigital6887 How do you know that?

[@ugaais]

I just turned 16 on 9/13/1986….I remember slapping this tape into the Pioneer Super Tuner cassette player with a 10 band graphic equalizer and turning up Yankee Rose to peak volume….driving with my new license with my friends….good times

[@patton303]

@@ugaais I’m 6 months older than you. Lol.

[@photographervideographer2697]

Another note......Roth gets some credit for pushing the band to what we see here. One thing Vai has always mentioned about what he learned from Dave, was that he needed to be in shape. At first he didn't understand why that would be such a big deal to Dave. but he worked for Dave, so he listened. Dave got him running, biking, and eating good. He said playing live, if doing it right, and to respect the audience, is like a sport, and you have to be in shape. Watch Vai and Billy, and you can see how important fitness was to their performance. And of course Greg is arguably putting in the most work.

[@markdaniels7174]

Vai was already a vegetarian, and he had some influence on Sheehan eating better. And neither did drugs.

[@williamroark]

I suppose to WIGGLE HIS “ASS” & HIPS ON STAGE 🙄 (I know….. it’s a “SHOW”!!)

[@badmonkey2222]

Considering Dave's live performances he actually was killing it here was hitting the higher ranges no problem.

[@kamranahmad4592]

Good thing Vai didn't also take cocaine lessons from Dave, lol!

[@MrOctober44]

He also said that Dave taught him how to be a force on stage. He said before Dave that he was gawky, had no charisma or stage presence

[@wizard5637]

I saw them on tour supporting the Skyscraper album and it was phenomenal

[@StorytellerMatt]

I was at the show for this tour in Wichita, KS. I love Eddie and the boys, and I saw them four times with Dave. On this tour, Dave seemed committed to outdoing his old band mates, and he was more focused, more energetic, more entertaining, just more of a rock star than he had ever been. None of the drunken blathering and "I forgot the fucking words" shit. Just a hardcore rocker with a kick-ass band pouring every ounce of himself into entertaining us. This was one of the best concert experiences I have ever had, and I have had a lot.

[@syarbrough8510]

good post Mat!

[@elvis316]

Dave went and got the three best rock musicians imaginable. One of the most apt, incredible sets of musicians ever assembled. Oddly, Dave on vocals is the weak link in this band, haha. Saw this tour also--amazing. Once with Tesla opening, the other Cinderella. Great shows.

[@StorytellerMatt]

I saw the tour with Cinderella opening, and then later with Poison. Yeah, Dave was weak on vocals but he made up for it in stage presence and energy.

[@stratomanyjm3725]

was this at cobo or palace??

[@stratomanyjm3725]

***** he just talks not sing Lol...

[@billmurphy9921]

I was at the Atlanta show with Cinderella opening up. One of the best show I saw of the 80s & 90s.

[@UFOROX]

What a decade to be young. It was a blast.. 🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

This was a great concert, the next tour didn't have Billy and I missed him

[@143Chippy143]

Dave was a great entertainer back in the day, He definitely holds a place in history as one of the best.

[@hiterss]

+143Chippy fuck yes! fuckin love dave!

[@dantedlane2]

Who else deserves that top 10 spot

[@johncruz1811]

I don’t no guys.. forgetting words make them up on the spot....

[@Wadzillia]

One of the best Front man of all time.

[@poppyhimbo]

@@johncruz1811 ive seen so many bad performances by Dave, drunk, forgetting lyrics, upstaging Eddie id put him low on my list for front men. I love the music; hate that he did not take it serious like the rest of the band. VH

[@Zaaxun]

That was '86. Damn I'm old. But at least I was there....

[@hobbyable1]

No two ways about it, DLR put together one of the greatest line ups rock has ever seen. These guys were shit hot.

[@johnnyutah482]

If they had a better singer they would have ben amazing!!

[@hobbyable1]

@@johnnyutah482 I know, but DLR was never a singer, more the complete showman.

[@mikebuttry9904]

@@johnnyutah482 imagine Geoff Tate with this lineup. Or Bruce Dickinson.

[@johnnyutah482]

@@mikebuttry9904 Bruce Dickinson already has the perfect line up...even though Janick is a clown

[@mikebuttry9904]

@@johnnyutah482 I like maiden but I was thinking his voice put with the song writing of Vai and Billy. It would have been stellar.

[@arrygunawan8503]

It was 86...when Rock was on the top era... Dave, Vai and Billy they were amazing

[@shanecochran1969]

Back when you got your dollars worth in a concert !! Miss those damn 1980's dude :-)

[@andrewgallant9837]

So true! I have my ticket stub from this show in 1986...it was 17 bucks!

[@massapower]

EXACTLY. Bands today have no freakn' charisma or Coolness. DIAMOND DAVE BaBy!!😁👍🏻

[@JustK009]

Frank M So damn true

[@robertcosta394]

I was there for this show! Great memory!

[@MrPercussionPete]

Killer band. All four of them. A pure rock 'n roll machine.

[@jamiecarter5083]

Saw this show in Hampton, Va.....Cinderella opened....FANTASTIC SHOW!!!

[@SmackWaterJack001]

I SAW THIS TOUR at Reunion Arena in Dallas Texas when I was 23yrs old… now I’m 61 and can’t believe it’s nearly all over…

[@timcarter3439]

Saw Billie In a band called Talas in 1978 when they opened for Van Halen at the Lakeland Civic Center , Lakeland Fl. Then again on this tour , he’s a great musician....

[@GrampsD63]

Got to see this show 3rd row at the Forum in LA. Completely blown away!

[@paulsimmons5726]

Why did a live LP not get released with this lineup??? As far as 80’s rock super groups went, this iteration of the DLR Band was top tier, period!

[@travismegale6796]

They wouldn’t have been able to get the rights to the VH stuff which would have been nearly half the setlist in this tour.

[@puppaman]

You don´t need to obtain rights to release a cover version. @@travismegale6796

[@hermanhelmich]

Good question

[@johnthebassist2028]

Finally, a concert video that I can say 'I was there!' Totally blown away by the musicianship. Dave had something to prove, and he found the way to do it.

[@whitsundaydreaming]

That he had a sack? That part I could go without seeing.

[@phoenixthedevourer1716]

Jealousss bRo

[@markdaniels7174]

It really was an “eff you” to the old act. In Vai, he found a guitarist who could out-Eddie Sir Edward. Vai would play Eddie’s “Eruption” with his teeth. And Sheehan is just killer - the Eddie VH of the bass, and light years ahead of Michael Anthony.

[@williamroark]

@@markdaniels7174 with out an “Eddie”, there wouldn’t be “Steve” “OUT” EDDIE??….. I DON’T THINK SO 🙄

[@RobertSmith-p8w]

@@markdaniels7174 yeah just want I want to hear....a 20 minute goofy bass solo. Do musicians get an award ? Is it like the Olympics ?

[@jjjb9098]

Roth hired BADASSES! Billy Sheehan, Steve Vsi, and Greg Bissonette are (and were) absolute monsters!!!

[@MGMNTmjn]

jjjb9098 they really were.

[@IslandDigital]

Yes , THATS the best F U. to them ever. Just like when Ozzy released “Speak Of The Devil Live” with Sarzo, Aldridge, Gillis. !!!! The WAY TO GO !!!

[@gclark8228]

Oh no doubt..Vai and Sheehan were just monsters on their instruments... and "Eat em and Smile" kicked "5150's" a*s...hands down!

[@nicolassosolic5928]

@@gclark8228 No,no,no...EVH ruled and still do...Vai would tell you that as well!!!

[@jaimerodriguez8045]

It was an All Star band. DLR was committed to keep playing, performing, and entertaining and he found the best bunch to do it with. This was truly an amazing band.

[@noahthedrummer12345]

I saw this tour twice. Amazing show

[@ligamentpull1]

Out of all the Powerhouse players of the 80's Hard Rock/ Metal Era, nobody had the Humor, chops, diversity, and all-around virtuousness like Mr. Steve Vai!

[@slowemm]

Saw these guys on this tour. Cinderella was opening act. Roth asked Vai to say "Chicago kicks ass" on the guitar, crowd went apeshit!

[@1leech]

Did it the next night too in Kookamunga.....😮

[@bryani2449]

Swear to god, David Roth is one of the luckiest men to ever be in a band having some of the greatest guitar players of all time. Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Jason Becker, Joe Holmes, and then John 5.

[@kerzytibok3211]

I actually think Becker was more talented than Vai --- he sounded like Eddie on that "Little Aint Enough" album

[@brian-ld4vd]

John 5 is way overrated. I'm glad he works but I've seen guys in bar bands that play better than that.

[@perihequis3773]

Please don't forget Billy Sheehan.

[@schaef6o]

I think Hagar has him beat,montrose,Eddie,Neal schon, Satriani

[@hek8ay]

@@kerzytibok3211 little aint enough is the most boring album ever, huge drop in quality from 1 and 2. witness the resulting drop in sales and empty theatres during the tour.

[@WhizMitchell]

Vai & Sheehan are both equals. That's why they worked so well together.

[@MAGAMAN]

They are also massive show offs.

[@bang4urbux888]

​@@MAGAMANObviously some people are Borat style retarded..the guys are virtuoso's

[@m00nracer]

Whoever recorded this is a golden god. Thank you for uploading!! David Lee Roth the greatest front man ever with the greatest band ever assembled.!!

[@reubensane5539]

It’s crazy hearing that audience,so loud w pure enthusiasm. I never hear crowds w this much joy today,everyone is too concentrating on recording the show on their phones so they can upload it instead of totally getting crazy about a show

[@evilkabab]

What a crazy performance by Billy and Steve!

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Play bass with Roth, must sing extremely high backing vocals. Just a given. Nice work Billy!

[@RockNRoller66]

I noticed that too. He broke glass on Yankee Rose.

[@carterhurt1910]

Holy shit, Billy Sheehan shreds. And he's got awesome chemistry on-stage with Steve Vai.

[@randywissler9923]

Steve and Billy were and still are like 2 brothers that were the absolute best of friends and just absolutely loved playing with each other on stage!!!

[@freedomination2]

EVH and VAI are friends! Both great guitarists!

[@tedcabana]

Lots of people thought Vai was ripping off Van Halen but he was tossed into a position where he had to fill Davids style, like when he had to jump into Yngwie's roll with Alcatraz and Other masters parts with Zappa. He did a lot of emulating, but it also seeded his own style in the process. A style that rivaled all others. But then came Billy, and blew our fucking minds! Billy fucking rules!!!!

[@josephrivera3219]

This was really a DREAM TEAM!!!

[@kurtrohlman]

I saw Kiss and the honorable Mr. David Lee Roth in concert in Wichita, Ks..... I just about jumped out of my seat when Diamond Dave sang "Just Like Paridise " and he jammed on and on with it.

[@billpotter5056]

Do I dare say this tour was better than any tour Dave did with VH ??? HE HAD SOMETHING TO PROVE HERE and servedit up with class !!!!!!!!!!

[@j.reveille6815]

Poppycock

[@Quinn37]

Class is not a word I would use about all the musicians constantly thrusting their penises at the audience. But a great performance nonetheless

[@edwarddickerson5494]

Got to see them in Savannah, Ga. And they put on a hell of good show.

[@charliepastrami2813]

Seen diver down tour it was pretty awesome Dave knows how to entertain the crowd.

[@bradbury1971]

I saw Van Hagar twice and saw Dave on this tour. Wish I had seen them together in their prime.

[@RSTI191]

Billy Sheehan brought the bass guitar to new heights never imaginable. That aside- I saw this tour, I remember leaving the arena as if I just witnessed aliens landing on Earth for the first time..

[@cheaptrickfanatic3496]

The fact that this tour was not captured on pro audio/video is nothing short of a sin. A great moment in rock history, lost. Damn.

[@mhitson7483]

@@Plisken65 supposedly the only pro shot video in existence

[@supermantra3437]

I made a full crystal clear audio of Dec 6th 1986 Vancouver. Gave it to Vai.

[@inspectrgajit]

Roth was trying to make a movie of this tour, but Vai said it fell apart in the making.

[@cheaptrickfanatic3496]

@@inspectrgajit travesty

[@comajoebuck999]

Did these guys think up Lululemon?

[@321CatDaddy]

If Dave wouldn't have tried to top 5150 with Skyscraper and kept this lineup and the Eat 'Em And Smile writing, he would have had a string of platinum albums. I saw this tour and they were f*ckin' amazing! How incredible it was to see Sheehan and Vai with the throttle wide open! And Dave was Dave - he sang more this show than he ever did in VH! Never see anything like this ever again. What a time to be alive!

[@mkp3824]

I noticed he was actually singing these songs. He never really sang with Van Halen. As Eddie Trunk said, back in the day, the elephant in the room was always "Dave can't sing," and no one would say it. But he actually tries to sing on his solo stuff. Van Halen, he was pretty much just talking.

[@diegoportentoso5507]

​@@mkp3824 Que que?????? "Nunca canto en VH?????🤡

[@marleyhatesyouall8394]

​@@mkp3824not true..I saw Van Halen with Dave and ha sang everything...pretty much as recorded..saw this tour as well. Dave was awesome in the 80s

[@TheRoseCityRockers]

Wow simply FIRE, Dave was at the top of his game with the baddest players on the planet. #DamnGoodTimes

[@mattg5978]

He’s singing more here because he’s not running around wildly like he did with Van Halen. Plus the partying he did In 82 to 84 was probably a bigger reason why the Van Halen shows were what they were. A lot of those 1984 shows weren’t that great, in the bootlegs you can hear them playing too fast and Eddie and Alex had bad timing.

[@TMac-Attack]

Seems like yesterday, wow what a time to be alive, the 80s were the best!!

[@martintruther5808]

Saw them at the Capitol Center in 1986. Just like I remembered 👍

[@scissors656]

billy sheehan is basically a lead guitarist with a bass.

[@darrinros1177]

Yep, like a great white shark swimming with seals.

[@scissors656]

or a lion running with the house cats.

[@thenewyorkpauls]

He's like bobbing for apples with a mouthful of killer bees

[@kevincommerford7177]

fuck yes

[@4004010]

At these time’s. Did he already used two jacks? One for clean channel and other for dirty?

[@ericbogumil4305]

I saw this tour wow great memories

[@ddonahue3436]

The crazy thing about this video is that Dave was actually singing the correct words and melody.

[@turkovich530]

He was in top form here with a supergroup.

[@keithmcclellan4350]

'Bout 4/5 of a 5th ahead

[@mikefrank6319]

@@keithmcclellan4350 And as always a little off key.

[@keithmcclellan4350]

@@mikefrank6319 1/5 of vodka

[@colinrgage]

He sounds good here

[@d.anthonymiles1948]

True musicianship! That is how music is supposed to be played: having fun and showing musicality:)😀

[@paulsimmons5726]

I saw these guys twice on this tour... Jaw dropping, that band was tight! And Vai vs Sheehan? Unbelievable!!!

[@XoseGuitar]

This band is off the charts, talent-wise.

[@jeffrojacobs8094]

David Lee Roth put together a hella' good album and squad. This a Gem forever. Thank you for preserving and sharing it!

[@cor8388]

I saw the show at the cow Palace in San Francisco and yes, the guitar and base solo was epic

[@teacake4922]

Incredible! In 2020 we could really do with some 80s energy! What a joy to see Vai and Sheehan tearing it up.

[@michaelmiglino6512]

Amazing, I saw this ultimate Supergroup Supporting ‘ Eat’ ‘‘em and Smile” at the Nassau Coliseum back in 1987. The Guitar and Bass acrobatics of Sheehan and Vai remain legendary!

[@Sickofsociety1]

I remember when Dave did the interview after leaving VH and saying when he heard the VH camp critizing Dave and insulting him then the gloves were off. He said he will eat VH for breakfast. (I believe this is where the title Eat'em and Smile came from) I also remember reading and hearing about this tour and it was the band to see. Hugely successful and kept the promise Dave made to VH about having them for breakfast. Pretty amazing feat considering VH halen was hugely successful with Sammy. But what an incredible show DLR put on. This is how I will always remember him.

[@hek8ay]

sadly it was ultimately just a pointless battle of egos, entirely without point. In the end, it's clear Eddie and Van Halen came out 'on top' whilst Dave, after Vai quit the band, was cast into the wilderness, with ever decreasing sales and interest, whereas VH had 4 big albums before Sammy walked / was fired.

[@staciepaul]

Remember when music was fun. This is great.

[@cgoebbert]

Saw this tour at the Rosemont Horizon (Chicago area near Ohare) not sure what it’s called now. Great freaking show! My band mates and I were slack-jawed in amazement. Just incredible musicianship, showmanship and pure energy! 30 years later I had the pleasure of having Greg Bisonnette sit in w/ our cover band (our drummer at the time knows him and his wife) for a rousing version of Grand Funk’s American Band around 2015. Just a great drummer and nice guy.

[@irmasil3]

Holy shit Vai and Sheehan are kicking serious shred ass here...I mean we all know what they are capable of, its just that this is pretty straightforward showing-off!!! And I love it.....

[@ratzshit]

Vai just prowls across the stage, one of the best line ups ever ever ever!

[@aeria369]

I love me some old VH.. But this tour is pure vengeance.. Dave in top form and a savage band primed to kill. The guitar and bass solo were just insane tribute and simultaneous FU to Eddie in one fell swoop..

[@stevedunch581]

Colie Brice DLR was HUNGRY

[@gandhiabad9402]

Steve Vai is a freaking Genius!!!!

[@bradbury1971]

I saw this tour in Augusta, Maine - was right up front against the stage for most of it (back before a gap between the stage and audience was common). I wanted to be a guitar player and idolized Steve Vai at the time - I was literally 10 feet from him when he was doing a lot of his solo. I went to a lot of concerts in the 80s and 90s and this show was absolutely the most entertaining. For sheer pageantry and performance, this was hands down the best.

[@toddweaver2704]

That was probably the best bass solo in the history of rock. Love VAi but I have never herd a bass played that way. Hats off Sheehan.

[@DVSNTHERE]

Great video Thank you for sharing

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

Dave sounds fantastic. I've never heard him do VH live this well. Steve playing the fills and solo perfectly. Killer.

[@charliebrown5790]

RIP Brett Tuggle, keyboards, old bandmate from the mid 70s.

[@spencerthu2956]

That was a hell of a line up and ill say it this album especially this song blew me away when i heard it and at that moment i was a bigger fan of Dave and what he was doing over Van Hagar! How blessed was Dave to perform with Eddie and then Vai! Crazy......from the heat!!!

[@79blackbelt]

I was at this show in Greensboro NC. It was one of the best concerts I've seen, Cinderella opened and they were awesome too. I also saw Van Halen on the 5150 tour the same year and was blown away by that. I never got into the Dave vs Van Halen or the Eddie vs Steve nonsense, different styles. I wish I could go back in time and see both shows again.

[@okjay755]

Damn, this has got to be the pinnacle of Roth's solo career. What an awesome album, and amazing band he assembled... Sheehan and Vai together! Fuck yeah.

[@image30p]

This is the best DLR performance I've ever seen. Thank you very much for sharing it! Dave seems so happy. They all do.

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@2216sammyBullshit. Your fanboying out.

[@MrMrONeill]

I saw this tour in Calgary, AB. Excellent & by far the loudest concert I have ever been to.......Steve Vai's guitar just pierced your ears......I really miss rock n roll :-/

[@eoindoyle9148]

Rick O'Neill I was at the same show in Calgary, awesome. Cheers

[@henry-joemurphy1286]

Rick O'Neill ...WHAT?!?!?!?!?

[@Mississippi_Boomer]

Rick O'Neill I saw it at the Los Angeles Forum. It was EPIC. Made VH at the time look like a joke.

[@ShinobisZ]

ALittleAintEnough Come on dude. I'm a fan of this line DLR line up and as far as I'm concerned it was the best band for Sheehan and Vai, and Dave actually tried to perform again. But Van Halen was coming off of 5150..which was awesome, and Eat Em N Smile was right before Van Halen's next album which was appropriately named OU812 in response to the name of Roth's Album name. Some pretty big songs on both 5150 and OU812...then FUCK came out which was perhaps the best Van Halen line up. This was Dave's best work outside of Van Halen...Eat Em N Smile was/is a bad ass album.

[@dankeykang8172]

Rick O'Neill mareslegbanddotcom

[@DonTerhune1200cc]

Saw this line-up 5 times. One of my all time favorites; (#1 Favorite line up of the 80s).

[@YoBroMan]

I saw this tour at the LA Forum in 1986... absolutely terrifying. Yo!

[@AstorSkywalker]

I was 13 at the time, never got to see them in their prime, this is so amazing, so energetic all of them.

[@comfibold]

Now this is a great live band. Coldplay eat your heart out!

[@bufufubu]

This tour stop in Houston is in my top 10 live shows ever. Roth definitely brought out the big guns. 🤘🏻

[@kevzed927]

WOW..... This is FREAKIN' Amazing... I saw this tour in Baltimore and this video just gave me the most phenomenal flashback I have ever had, What a great band DLR had, These boys could play....... They don't make them like they use too. I am so glad I grew up in the 80's.

[@massapower]

That's what's Missing in today's Rock Concerts... Real LIVE and Entertainment BabY !!😁👍

[@1984isnow]

Saw this tour, this was just an unstoppable line up.

[@jt-xg5cu]

dave gave STEVIE VAI & BILLY SHEEHAN TOO AMAZING KICK ASS PLAYERS age 22yrs. enjoy your retirement. dave you gave us amazing showment. gonna miss D DAVID LEE ROTH. wish u couvd done hoolywood jam show--- yankee rose one last time. who told....ahole

[@yabo2424]

This is the best duo to ever take the stage just breathtaking!! Vai & Sheehan and David Lee sounds killer!!!!

[@davismusic3674]

Saw this tour and it kicked ass …..I can’t believe that we all used to dress like that on stage and it was the norm and cool 😂 But, wouldn’t trade those days for anything ! What fun we all had 😎🎸

[@tuomaspietinen1485]

Fantastic. This remains as one of the bands I never saw. I have briefly jammed with Vai onstage, so life is complete anyway!

[@barrymiller2272]

Roth..even when he's not having his best night vocally, is still a fantastic musical story teller...

[@MrMkd1202]

Dave knew how to get a great band together. Billy & Steve are incredible.

[@jakelee7639]

Saw this show about two days later in Chicago……might be my favorite and best concert ever!!!…….you had to be there, the energy from the crowd and the band was otherworldly, fun, intense, intricate, sexy, etc….so happy to often watch this, yet saddened it will never be duplicated or matched….party rock n roll

[@NS1.]

Talk about some hardcore energy in that arena. I like to picture all the DLR and Van Halen fans that went there not knowing who Steve Vai was, being blown away and thinking "who the HELL is this amazing guitar player?" Same goes with Sheehan.

[@sira.scottascot8865]

Vai and Sheehan. Has to be one of the duos that had the most fun on stage. Just constant clowning. So fun to watch.

[@korhansoydan]

How on earth this level of chemistry could be made with such high-class legends but couldn't make for longer?!?

[@kerzytibok3211]

It was strange because EEAS was a stellar rock album but then a couple years later "Skyscraper" came out and was disappointing --- just a mish-mash of poorly writtten songs

[@junserafin5241]

They didn't write any songs. Or couldn't. They were virtuosos but could not write a #1 song or put together a top 10 album. Contrast that with Ed Van Halen who was a virtuoso but also wrote popular songs. Popular songs= money. Jump for example. Hot for Teacher. Look at the songs on the 5150 album. Being a virtuoso does not mean popularity or making money. To the public you are just an oddball. Now if a virtuoso blends that talent with great songwriting that the public loves, also add a touch of partying reputation and you have a winning combo. That's why DLR failed and Van Halen was so popular (succeeded)

[@edwardlair4225]

I have seen guitar solos..bass solos..drum solos..but this tandem bass and guitar solo might be the coolest ever!

[@elliotthalsey2810]

this is great, I love having grown up in the 80's. I remember when this came out. I recall all those days...remember Maiden's World Slavery Tour? Scorpions Love at First Sting Tour? man, those were huge.