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David Lee Roth cleared to perform so Van Halen show at Darien Lake will go on
By Jeff Miers
Updated 5:17 PM August 24, 2015

For now, Van Halen’s Darien Lake concert is still on despite an illness suffered by David Lee Roth, pictured second from left. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Tuesday’s local Van Halen concert is on.

A source from Live Nation confirmed late Monday that lead singer David Lee Roth has been cleared by doctors to perform at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on Tuesday.

The rock legends canceled a scheduled Sunday appearance in Pennsylvania because lead singer Roth was sick. A post on the band’s Facebook page said Roth was “suffering from the flu” and a doctor recommended he rest his throat.

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Lousy weather, illness can’t hold Van Halen back
By Jeff Miers
Updated 7:27 AM
August 26, 2015

Van Halen — David Lee Roth (vocals), Eddie Van Halen (guitar), Wolfgang Van Halen (bass) and Alex Van Halen (drums) — performs at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on Tuesday.
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It was up in the air for a while, whether David Lee Roth was going to be ready for Tuesday’s Van Halen concert at Darien Lake. The band canceled Sunday’s show in Pennsylvania, and announced no intention of rescheduling. The reason was Roth’s flu, and a doctor’s recommendation to give the voice a break for a bit. The internet, which has neither conscience nor need to cite sources, suggested that the band was fighting again, and that poor ticket sales had urged the band to kill the show and run.

Hmmm. Maybe.

But on Tuesday, in lousy weather and with a reported flu still haunting him, Roth one-upped his 2014 performance at First Niagara Center rather handily, before a crowd that filled the entire arena and a bit more than half of the lawn.

Van Halen arrived at Darien loaded for bear. In an incredibly tight performance spanning the entirety of the band’s tenure with Roth, the group reminded us why we considered them one of the most significant guitar-based bands ever. Roth wasn’t what he once was, but he was calm most of the time, and on point.

What’s different about the band? Attention to harmony vocals, always a strength that set Van Halen apart from its hard rock peers, had an awful lot to do with it. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his son Wolfgang Van Halen — who replaced original bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony several years back, much to annoyance of old school Van Halen fans — sang such powerful and in-tune vocal harmonies on Tuesday that Roth’s occasional wanderings away from the script didn’t really matter much.

Roth, to his immense credit, toned down his tendency toward incredible acrobatics — the guy is still in incredible shape, and has always been eager to prove it — and sang in a lower key much of the time, allowing his band mates to do the heavy lifting when it came to the big hooks that made Van Halen the finest group to ever marry hard and heavy rock to legitimate pop smarts. Yes, we were all there to hear Eddie Van Halen kill it — he did — but those songs were always so smart, so able to marry an Earth Wind & Fire-style hook to a massive hard rock riff, that it has always also been about the band, even if we didn’t realize it.

The set list should’ve disappointed no one. Opening with a deep cut was smart — “Light Up the Sky” let everyone know that the band was here to deliver the goods. “Running With the Devil,” “Romeo Delight,” and ” Everybody Wants Some” followed, and by that point, it seemed that the crowd had accepted Roth’s role as more MC of the proceedings, than line-by-line singer of the songs. Sure, it wasn’t what it once was, but it was what it was, and what it was kicked butt.

So many Van Halen fans have decried Eddie’s choice to fire bassist Anthony and replace him with his son, Wolfgang. Anthony’s harmony vocals were a major part of the Van Halen sound from the beginning, but truth be told, the young Wolfgang had no trouble handling Anthony’s parts, proved himself to be a more inventive bassist than his predecessor, and absolutely nailed the vocal harmonies with his father, whether the tune was the Latin-flavored “Dance the Night Away,” or the pop-inflected “I’ll Wait.”

Oh, and that guitar player wasn’t so bad either. In fact, the Van Halen namesake offered the finest display of his immense and groundbreaking talent. Hearing Eddie play with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, is pretty much the reason you go to a Van Halen show. And on that front, man, we were given much more than enough.

Gallery: Van Halen performs at Darien Lake

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Three WNYers charged with trespass at Van Halen concert
on August 26, 2015 – 7:31 AM

BATAVIA — Three Western New York residents were charged with misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass at Tuesday’s performance by Van Halen at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Genesee County sheriff’s deputies reported.

Deputies said Michael L. Mawk Jr., 22, and Codie J. Taylor, 21, both of Angola, were arrested after allegedly climbing over a fence and entering the conference venue. James H. Munt, 37, of North Tonawanda, is accused of re-entering the venue after having been ejected and told not to return.

The three were issued tickets to appear Sept. 17 in Darien Town Court.

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Five arrests announced at Van Halen concert
posted by Howard B. Owens
August 26, 2015 – 9:00am

The following people were arrested by the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office during the Van Halen Concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on Tuesday.

Michael L. Mawk Jr. age 22 of Stellane Drive, Angola, is charged with criminal trespass 3rd after allegedly climbing over a fence and entering the concert venue.

James H. Munt age 37 of Robinson Street, N. Tonawanda, is charged with criminal trespass 3rd after allegedly re-entering the concert venue after being ejected and told not to return.

Codie J. Taylor age 21 of Greenwood Place, Angola, is charged with criminal trespass 3rd after allegedly climbing over a fence and entering the concert venue.

Donald H. Gardener age 29 of Briggs Avenue, Bronx, is charged with criminal trespass 3rd after allegedly reentering Darien Lake property after being ejected and told not to return.

Thomas J. Scheurlein age 25 of Chili Avenue, Rochester, is charged with trespass after allegedly reentering the concert venue after being ejected and told not to return.

What should have been an awesome show at Darien Lake sucked because of the venue and staff. We bought VIP tickets. In the past we were moved up and the rest were sold at face. Not this time. Everyone in front of us paid face. We had a camera (non-professional). Security pulled us and said card or we are gone. We told them the policy, they did not want to hear it. Loved the 50+ Iphones around us. Security kept clearing the isles of people, but nice ass / rack, you could stay, and even be escorted to row 1 for pictures and video. Parking – SUCKS!!!

We still got the audio (and the conversation with security) – coming soon. I will never do Darien Lake again.
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Photos: Van Halen concert at Darien Lake PAC
posted by Steve Ognibene
August 26, 2015 – 8:00am

Van Halen performed last night at Darien Lakes PAC and lead singer David Lee Roth was back in action on stage with some entertaining moves. Roth missed the first show from the bands second leg of their US tour in Hershey PA this past Sunday night due to illness.

The crowd of approximately 9,000 people were listening to classics like “Dance the Night Away”, “Ain’t talkin bout Love”, “Panama”, Running with the Devil”

This is the bands first time back to WNY since the played the north american tour in 2012 at the First Niagara Center, Buffalo NY. Van Halen did not disappoint the crowd and still packed a punch to thier lineup with additional tunes like “Hot for Teacher”, “Jump”, “Unchained” and “You Really Got Me”

Two solos were performed through the show, Alex Van Halen on drums and Eddie Van Halen with guitar near the end.

The opening act was the Kenny Wayne Shepherd band pictured in the last two photos below. Next stop for Van Halen is tomorrow night at Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ

Some photos below Kenny Wayne Shepherd band

Hey Kaloway, that sucks about the venue kinda ruining your VIP experience. That would be my biggest fear with going the VIP route – the security or venue messing it up. You’d think for $900 or whatever you’d get the experience of a lifetime and be treated like royalty. Not reality of course.

Good thing I’m too poor/cheap to ever try it!