Today in Rock History
May 11, 2024
Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters played a prank on the audience at Welcome to Rockville. Grohl claimed he never gets the chance to play guitar solos, then launched into a rendition of Van Halen’s “Eruption,” complete with all the hammer-ons and EVH techniques. Just as the crowd got into it, the giant screen revealed Wolfgang Van Halen shredding the song side stage.