{"id":919,"date":"1992-02-02T22:22:49","date_gmt":"1992-02-03T05:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaeledwardbrowning.com\/meb\/?p=919"},"modified":"2017-10-06T16:11:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T22:11:49","slug":"van-halen-at-the-tacoma-dome-in-concert-city-heat-february-1992","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/michaeledwardbrowning.com\/meb\/van-halen-at-the-tacoma-dome-in-concert-city-heat-february-1992\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Halen at The Tacoma Dome: In Concert [City Heat – February 1992]"},"content":{"rendered":"

VAN HALEN at The Tacoma Dome\"\"<\/a>
\nWed.Jan.22<\/h1>\n

Well. first off, the miserable drive down to the Tacky Dome is always enough to get a rainy winter evening off to a foul start. This night was no exception. Couple that with typical TicketMaster annoyances and a mighty ensemble of over zealous south end security and you’ve got a fairly representational Tacoma Dome event.<\/p>\n

Due to the distance, we completely missed Alice In Chain’s set, which, opening for Van Halen, was something we’d looked forward to. Due to the wet cattle run\/reptilian maze that stood between the tickets and the entrance, we missed the first half of Poundcake<\/em>. No biggee, but we still gotta find our seats. On the other side.<\/p>\n

By the time Judgement Day<\/em> had started we were set. Runaround<\/em> completed the initial greet from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge<\/strong> then they went into several Sammy tunes, One Way To Rock<\/em> and the solo acoustic Give To Live<\/em>.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For me, the highlight of the evening by far was when they spontaneously launched into Rock Candy<\/em> (from Sammy’s early days in Montrose) after picking up a local [RKCNDY nightclub] flyer thrown onstage.<\/p>\n