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Podcast: The Johnny Beane Podcast
Episode: Exclusively Van Halen: 1983 US Festival Rehearsal Soundboard Released! 🔥🎸 #VanHalen 2/28/26
Description: On this episode of Exclusively Van Halen on Johnny Beane TV, we’re diving into a brand new, just-released, uncirculated soundboard recording capturing US Festival rehearsals — and this is HUGE.
This is the rehearsal performance before Van Halen took the stage on May 29, 1983… recorded on May 21 in front of a small private audience at A&M Studios on the A&M Soundstage. 🔥
Originally labeled simply “Rehearsal US Fest” by front-of-house engineer Roy Snyder, this tape gives us a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the band fine-tuning what would become one of the most legendary festival performances in rock history.
And the vibe?
It’s ba...