Love him or hate him, you gotta admit, Dave always entertains.

I knew there was a reason why I liked David Lee Roth. He always surprises me.

These last two weeks since Eddie's passing, I've been listening to Van Halen a lot, more than I ever did before, and man, I used to think it was all Eddie, but they were all exceptionally good. Growing older, it's much harder to keep your voice in shape than it is to keep up with any other instrument, but DLR is still a true frontman. Gotta give him credits for that. 😊

Man , I never knew Dave was this soulful. This is awesome.

Great performance, good times... sad to see an era starting to end... sucks when your childhood hero’s start passing,... mortality.

Got to love Diamond Dave throughout his career he has sung and played with a smile on his face and his tongue firmly in his cheek, they are looking and sounding great into their 60's, Van Halen always make me smile thinking back to those Summer days of my youth and like he says a song takes you right back there

I knew Diamond Dave played acoustic guitar but I didn’t know that he played a mean blues harmonica. Well, damn.

as everyone here already knows - you’re looking at the greatest frontman in live music history … you’ll never see anyone who’s more fully comfortable and confident thinking on his feet (or seated 😉) in front of thousands of attentive eyes & ears.

I could listen to dave talk for ever

Rest in Paradise EVH my heart is broken...

Dave reminiscing about some awesome times and Mr. Van Halen is 100% spot on about a song taking you back to a particular moment in time. God bless you Dave.

Man dave still rockin. Love this guy and his energy for his audience and for life.

I don't care how much he talks. I could listen all day long. Love him, his voice and his stories!

That was an awesome performance!!! Dave is such a great story teller!!!

Diamond Dave is still Diamond Dave, the Ice Cream Man !

Saw them on last tour was the best show I've seen of them 5 times with dave since 1984. Dave was good on point eddie better than ever smiling the whole time at wolfie great memories!!!!

I’m sorry, but that was AWESOME! Holy shit, goddamn and pass the biscuits, this is why Van Halen will be relevant for years to come. Eddie May be gone (May God rest his soul) but his music and influence will forever be etched into our ever music loving souls. This is Roth being the frontman we love, Alex being the driving force of the rhythm section, and Wolf showing that musicianship is alive in the family.

Dave was the smarts in the band...he made sure contracts were followed thoroughly and their stages were electrically safe and sound. Dave is no dummy...he made sure vh never got ripped by the music industry.

Dave's guitar and harmonica work is great !

It is a rock n roll vaudeville show!!! Dave is the showman, and Edward is the music.....it is kinda like Louis Prima meets Les Paul!!! These two were born to be on stage together.....Period.

I'm now a fan. This guy's ego always put me off but him getting 'down' to basics playing slide shows alot of heart and soul.

Let's just celebrate this guy and every note he's given us..first heard van Halen when my friend played me 1984... You'll miss him when he's done...i guarantee you that!

Glad I got to see this show. I was only 14 and barely remember it but thank god I got to catch Van Halen on their last run. Rip

You sound amazing on that guitar Dave. Love to you sir.

I remember reading an interview with DD when he put his first solo album out in the 80s. He talked about vaudeville and burlesque even then. He may not be the rocker that Sammy is but he sure is a showman!

Dave always measures time in "Summers."

Wow. He’s exactly right !!! Thus I wanted it to be 1987, 18 years old waiting for my ice cream man and found this lil gem of a video !!! Classic !

Diamond Dave is a National Treasure ✊🏾🇺🇲

didn't realize how talented Dave is, plays and sings (sometimes).....

Well....wasn't expecting this. The most beautiful, thought-provoking, haunting, "what the...", "I'll never hear the song the same way again" rendition of a fun rock classic I've ever experienced. Wow.

This guy can absolutely kill it on a guitar. Great blues musician /artist. Thanks Diamond Dave for writing one of my favorite songs ever. I put this up there with live Hallowed be thy name, 157 Riverside Avenue, I could go on. He's not just an excellent front man he's a great entertainer.

You should have seen them in 82-83 was so loud So EPIC😄 My ears were ringing till Monday after noon After the last of 2 concerts. We were so very lucky back then🙏🤘😎

Eddie said it...many people think the ice cream man intro is me playing...but its all Dave....

Diamond Dave !! Love You

Having recently seen an interview with Eddie in which he talks about his dad, I found myself really appreciating Dave's story about him here. Best place / audience he ever played for, indeed. Imagining that audience huddled underground, not knowing if the next bomb dropped by Hitler's goons would be their end, brought a tear to my eye. Because fear is one of the most destructive emotions on Earth. And even in the face of this horror, Mr. Van Halen's audience chose to laugh, sing and dance like there was no tomorrow. Which ties in with my other favorite bit from Dave's monologue here- "Listen to as many songs as you possibly can (so that) 10, 20 or 40 Summers from now, when you hear that song, it will take you RIGHT BACK'. David Lee Roth has done and experienced more in his time here on Earth than some folks would if they had TWENTY lifetimes. Judging by the fact that he chose to share these particular bits of story / wisdom with the audience, it sounds to me as if he is VERY conscious of his own mortality. He KNOWS we only get one shot at this, so he has chosen to LIVE. Okay, so he still drinks. But if you pay attention, he does NOT down the whole bottle in one shot, as he might have in his younger days. Instead, he takes a few small sips, ENJOYS them, screws the top back on & puts the bottle down. Is the harmonica playing awful? Well, maybe not "Bob Dylan awful", but not the greatest representation of his talent, to be fair. It honestly sounds like he might even be trying it out for the first time. But it is better to try and fail than to NOT try and succeed. Does he talk too much? Not if you pay attention to what he is saying. I get the sense that, while his mannerisms APPEAR to be those of a typical "burned out rock god", he is anything but that. He seems to not have an "off" switch for his brain, which is absolutely SWAMPED with an incredible volume of thoughts and EXPERIENCES. Because he has always paid attention to what he sees and hears, and has a NEED to unload it. This can be mistaken for "someone who loves to hear himself talk"- he very well might have a bit of that, but I don't think ego is the driving force in his case. I find him fascinating, and I believe if others could re-think their perception of him, they might, too.

I'm flabbergasted. I had no idea Dave could play anytbing but a microphone!

Ever the showman gotta love him , ya know the other thing on the live shows he really loves watching eddie play, then again who doesnt lol LONG LIVE VAN HALEN 🤘🤘🤘🤘

What an education we had. Wild nights . Mispent youth. RIP.EDDIE V H.

Watch the documentary on him he's something else,no dummy that's for sure ✌🏻🎸🇺🇸

Dave..Knew how to be a Rock Star!

I missed Van Halen when they came to Cleveland on this tour because I couldn't make it the night they played here. I remember thinking "I'll just see them the next time they come". Same thing happened with Tom Petty. They came to Cleveland a month before he died. I am so disgusted with myself. Proof that life is precious and we should never take a second of it for granted.

Give DLR a slide guitar and a harmonica, and he's Howlin' Wolf's bastard child all of the sudden! LOL!

I live in St. Louis and was at this show. I almost didn't go because I was unemployed at the time. I'm sure glad I went. That was the last time I saw Van Halen live. I'm so happy to have all the memories of concerts and seeing the band when they came through town. A many great summers! Eddie you always brought joy to me and my friends. RIP sir!

Dave has a vast knowledge and understanding of American music history from way back. He brought a lot to the band.

Sweet! Diamond Dave back on the stage! Awesome.

"Dedicate one to the ladies!", was lucky enough to have seen them twice, this tour with DLR, and front row for the Balance tour! 😀😀😀

Thanks for saving it Eddie!! Love listening to DLR interviews and stories, but the stage is for the music!!

How can you not Love this band ? VH has touched us all.

This man is incredibly intelligent. He constantly blows my mind how deep he is.

Wow, that’s amazing harmonica and blues guitar. It’s easy forget that behind all the flamboyance and showmanship Dave is actually a damn good musician.

Seen Van Hallen in Motreal city in1984.....Roth blew my mind apart....now its 2020 still remember to this day friends.....RIP Eddy.

Thanks for sharing this! 👍👍

Never knew he played any instruments that's a first

I had a poster above my hed. I went to bed dreaming of DLR, and woke to DLR. I still adore this man! 💕🍦🤓💋🥋💕

During the *Van Hagar" era, I bought into the hype that Sammy was the better of the two. As I've gotten older and looking at the whole setup, now sadly from start to finish, I now realize I didn't give Diamond Dave his due. #respect #atrueshowman RiP Eddie ❤️

DLR, will always love to hear himself talk. ;) Great story about Mr VH...

I don’t care what anybody says. Dave’s one hell of a performer

I have a new found respect and love for DLR. ❤

After so many years, and memories, how many of us followed the Golden Rule, and steped on the gas pedal ever so slightly when Van Halen came on the radio. STILL THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. VAN HALEN ROCKS!

One true whole front Man... Long live VH, keep going, Mr. Diamond Dave, Sir!!

VanHalen seriously improved my youth. So did Nuge. Loves me some Dave.

Always absolutey loved him

Dave was just the BEST, a true entertainer. He has never been given the credit he deserves.

The more I see and learn the more I learn about van halen the more I lovem even more rip Eddie Van Halen

He's always been a great front man!

I remember him playing decent acoustic in 87 on the "eat 'em" your. What a legend.

The whole band still having fun and Dave still had his voice!

Awesome David, what a talented man. Stay safe David Lee Roth!

Best American front man ever....this is a modern day rock and roller.....hands down everyone....and a great story teller.Bless you David.

Remembering him in his prime all I can say is what a drag it is getting old.

Van Halen 1984 Jump, was my first concert ever. I remember pulling into the place in a Ford Falcon blue metal flake, and looking up at the words, "Van Halen SOLD OUT" All the friends, all three of them are gone now. What electric times. What a learning experience.

He was one of my heroes decades ago, nic e to see he's still a great musician!

My wife’s favorite VH tune. Whenever she’d come see the band perform we had to play it and I had to sing it and dedicate it to her. I’ll be her Ice Cream Man ‘til my last breath! 😷🤘

He still works the crowd!!

TOP OF HIS GAME !! ALWAYS !

Dave playing slide guitar and harmonica at the same time, all while telling stories about his youth and reminiscing on his time with the band is right in his element. Truly a remarkable frontman.

Buddy, how lucky we are to still see these guys doing live shows again, after the lives they've led. Keep it goin, boys! GET SOME MERIKA!

I am amazed he is still alive, all that booze cocaine and hard living. Upper and lower back fusions, ripped his arm out of the socket had to have that re-attached Never be another front man like him. He played Diamond Dave to the fullest and knew a successful band was more than a great guitar player.

These guys are really talented and so fun to watch!

Oh snap !!! I thought this was a one man concert. I remembered watching the infamous " Jimmy Kimmel Incident" when Dave knocked himself in the nose with the metal pipe thing. I had no idea this was part of the tour. Cool! Mr. Van Halen was wise beyond his years. That comment about how a certain song will take you immediately back to the time in your life when you first heard it is absolutely 100% true. 🌹

the man with a 1000% energy...

Mr. Self Actualized Diamond David Lee Roth

This guy has awesome stories I could listen all night

I'm glad that Dave was able to patch things up with Eddie and Alex and do one more album and tour. As much as they didn't get along at times, they were all brothers and made fantastic music together.

we were there. 15th row slight left center. awesome show !!

Dave's still a baller even in his old age! :D

This is tremendous!!! David Lee Roth is our Louis Prima man!!! Even Edward understands Roth's contribution....there is no Love songs, no politics, just pure fun and great musicianship!! There will NEVER be another team Like David and Edward.....PERIOD.

Cool video. I just heard this song played by a cover band in San Jose. So I wanted to see the original and ran into this video. Thanks for sharing!

I give Dave all the props some stars don't even make it to his age like Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison , Prince , and he's still rocking but what I didn't know is that he could get down on guitar and harmonica that's a super plus

I didn't know that David Lee Roth could play guitar or harmonica.

EVH and DLR complete each other artistically. So cool!!

I was at that show. Took my kids. They loved it.

Such a strange man turned into a strange and eccentric old man

Jenny and I did shots with him in early 75 at “My Sweet Lass” in Cherry Creek Colorado. They were Mammoth back then

Great video great song great memories VH for life ✌️

you give me so many of them memories dave

Never knew David Lee could play as well as sing. Nice!

Showed me all his greatness. He is the frontman of this band

Dave speaking some truth on how music is a time capsule of your life.

I love Van Halen ( David l Roth ) first concert 1982 Tulsa Oklahoma. I was 13