Van Halen to Perform Live at Mellon Arena March 21

Van Halen will be performing live at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 21 at 8:00 pm.

A hard rock band from Pasadena California, Van Halen was formed in 1972 and released their self titled debut album in 1978. The band sold over 80 million albums worldwide by the year 2007 and has had several number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
Although the Recording Industry Association of America reports that the band is the 19th best selling band of all time, with salves of over 56 million albums in the US, Van Halen may be better known for the dramatic exits of its former band members. Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth left the band several times and were constantly surrounded by controversy and mass press coverage. Michael Anthony, the founding bassist, was recent kicked off of the band for controversial reasons. Yet despite the band’s inner turmoil, Van Halen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12, 2007.

Formerly Civic Arena, Mellon Arena was first opened in 1961 and became the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins in December of 1999 which spurred the $18 million, 10 year agreement to change the name.
The facility was originally built for the Civic Light Opera, however the building is now used for a wide variety of shows with the likes of legends such as Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead.
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