Van Halen will play their first show since June, 2012 at Stone Fest in Sydney this weekend.
Van Halen and Aerosmith will headline the festival on Saturday at Homebush in Sydney’s west with Billy Joel performing his first full concert in three years on Sunday.
Van Halen’s last show was on June 26 in New Orleans.
The setlist was:
Unchained (from Fair Warning, 1981)
Runnin’ With The Devil (Runnin’ With The Devil, 1978)
She’s The Woman (from A Different Kind of Truth, 2012)
Romeo Delight (from Women and Children First, 1980)
Tattoo (from A Different Kind of Truth, 2012)
Everybody Wants Some (from Women and Children First, 1980)
Somebody Get Me A Doctor (from Van Halen II, 1979)
China Town (from A Different Kind of Truth, 2012)
Hear About It Later (from Fair Warning, 1981)
Oh Pretty Woman (from Diver Down, 1982)
Drum solo
You Really Got Me (Runnin’ With The Devil, 1978)
The Trouble With Never (from A Different Kind of Truth, 2012)
Dance The Night Away (from Van Halen II, 1979)
I’ll Wait (from 1984, 1984)
And The Cradle Will Rock (from Women and Children First, 1980)
Hot For Teacher (from 1984, 1984)
Women In Love (from Van Halen II, 1979)
Beautiful Girls (from Van Halen II, 1979)
Ice Cream Man (Runnin’ With The Devil, 1978)
Panama (from 1984, 1984)
Guitar solo
Ain’t Talkin’ About Love (Runnin’ With The Devil, 1978)
Jump (from 1984, 1984)
Stone Fest is on April 20 and 21 in Sydney.
Saturday’s lineup features Van Halen and Aerosmith with Jimmy Barnes, Kings of Chaos, The Living End, Noiseworks, Buckcherry, Richie Ramone and The Superjesus.
Sunday features Billy Joel, Icehouse, Guy Sebastian, Lifehouse, Diesel, Mark Seymour, Shannon Noll and Illumination Road.