Van Halen
Pacific Coliseum
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 18, 1979
"Happy B-Day Lighting Guy!"

Gross: $112,195
Attendance: 13,200 (not a sellout)
Average Ticket Price: $8.50
Support: Eddie Money / Robert Fleischman

1stgen>cd-r>SonyTCWE435>PioneerPDR-O4>CDR>EAC>WAV>Trader'sLittleHelper>FLAC

Quality: A-


Light Up the Sky (sound improves at 2:24 mark)
Somebody Get Me a Doctor
Drum solo
Runnin' with the Devil (master tape hiccup at 1:59 mark)
Dance The Night Away
Beautiful Girls
On Fire
Bass Solo
You're No Good
Jamie's Cryin'
Feel Your Love Tonight
Outta Love Again
Ice Cream Man
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Guitar Solo
D.O.A.
You Really Got Me
Bottoms Up!

Notes: Surprise! With the boys playing Vancouver on the current tour a few of us old school traders thought it would be fun to bust this gem out from the same town 32 years ago.
The sound here is really good, and rivals the Fresno 3-25-79 recording. It starts off a bit rought, but it seems the taper turned his mic toward the stage and the sound gets and stays better from the middle of the first song out. There is small master tape issue on "Running With the Devil" but not too bad.
Enjoy this historic analog recording and let's hope the Vancouver May 7 shows up here soon.