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For over 10 years and fueled by a passion for great music and good times, WILDSIDE has become the nation’s premiere Motley Crue tribute band. WILDSIDE performs…
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Van Halen Nation is the most authentic Van Halen tribute both visually and sonically. Our tribute transports you back to the 80s with the explosive guitar and stage antics along with the David Lee Roth / Eddie Van Halen chemistry reincarnated. Performing all the hits such as Jump. Panama, Unchained, Hot For Teacher, You Really Got Me and so on, VHN delivers them with the same intensity as the real VH. Van Halen Nation is a must see, must experience tribute to the one and only Mighty Van Halen !
New Hope PA was rocking with Van Halen Nation this weekend. Holy cow, this band is amazing in every way. Marc's vocals, stage presence and energy is that of a 20 something...and damn if he doesn't sound and act exactly like David Lee Roth! The guitarists are off the hook. Highly recommend seeing this band. You will not regret it. Most definitely, you will not forget it!
Response from Van Halen Nation:
Thank you, Stephanie ! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your trip back to the 80s ! Hope to see at the next =VHN= show, Rock On !
Saw the group at Rose Tree Park ; incredibly entertaining !! Sounded / looked/ acted like good old Dave & the boys back in the day. Would highly recommend them for hire / would definitely go see see them again.
Response from Van Halen Nation:
Wow, thanks so much for the awesome review John, glad you enjoyed the trip back in time !
Catch our new and improved line up on Facebook @ Van Halen Nation to see our new videos, updates and up coming shows at a theatre near you ! VHN is the premier 80s Van Halen tribute that is an IN YOUR FACE good time ! All the classic VH hits and deep cuts with the same flamboyance and pants soooo tight, you can tell what religion we are ! Satisfaction ggggggguaranteed ! =VHN=
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Van Halen Nation was formed by lead vocalist, Marc Moore in the early 90s but his tribute to "the Mighty Van Halen" started well before then. In 1979 he attended VHs show in Philadelphia, was blown away and made it a quest to become the next Van Halen. In search of like minded musicians Marc weeded through local musicians trying to find members who were torn from the same cloth all the while honing his craft and stage chops.
In 1985, just after David Lee Roth left Van Halen Marc was picked up by a talent agency that featured look-a-likes and sound-a-likes. He traveled throughout the states performing David's solo material and Van Halen's hits. The agency also booked internationally and so, he performed in Canada, Japan, South America and New Jersey, still wanting to form the ultimate band.
While bartending at a local Rock club Marc caught a set of a local band that featured a guitar phenom named Danny Danzi. Danny not only resembled Eddie Van Halen but he also wowed the crowd with his amazing guitar playing. Though it took some years for the two of them to unite, they did in the late 80s and reincarnated the David / Eddie stage chemistry. Marc and Danny set out to find the rest of the missing pieces to add to this dynamic duo. It took years of playing the local circuit to find a drummer who, not only could handle playing the music but also lived it. Chris Nerone was that very drummer, he is the thunder to Danny's lightning and fit perfectly as a brother. Now they needed one more member that fit the mold of great bass player, performer and vocalist with a high range.
A long time friend of Marc's named Peter Kamenakis reached out to him looking to start a new project. He is a well respected bass player in an original and cover band who was taught by David Lee Roth's solo bassist Billy Sheehan. This was a no brainer folks, Marc said "how about our band" and Pete said Hell Yeah !
So that was the making of what we and many others that have seen this tribute consider, the "Greatest" Van Halen tribute to hit the stage since the real VH.
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For over 10 years and fueled by a passion for great music and good times, WILDSIDE has become the nation’s premiere Motley Crue tribute band. WILDSIDE performs…
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