I never really listened too much to the band van halen.
When I was in high school I actually went to see them.  David Lee Roth rode a surfboard over the crowd!
Thats super cool, concerts can be a great place to have fun.
We actually went to see a band that was opening for them, Poison.  But they put on an awesome show, my favorite was their song Jump
Oh thats interesting, how old is the band exactly? Its an American band right?
They started in 1974 wiht Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony
Are they a metal band or rock or what exactly?
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen is known for its energetic live shows and for the work of its acclaimed lead guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
From 1974 until 1985, Van Halen consisted of Eddie Van Halen; Eddie's brother, drummer Alex Van Halen; vocalist David Lee Roth;
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Their recent show was on October 2011 and the band went inactive. In a Breathecast.com interview, vocalist Josh Kemble told that band never called it quits. He stated, "I think we just never really did an official farewell tour or breakup and we also haven't played in a really long time. Some people said it's over but we never actually declared that. It's kind of an unspoken, rode off into the sunset type of thing. There's that mystery of reunion or another show