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Today in Rock History
June 11, 1981
During the Fair Warning tour, Van Halen performed three sold-out nights (June 11–13) at Oakland Coliseum. The June 11 show yielded some of their most celebrated audio bootlegs and footage — later used in promotional videos for Fair Warning — capturing classics like “Unchained” and “So This is Love?” The June 11 performance, in particular, has circulated widely as one of the best-sounding bootlegs from the Fair Warning era, showcasing the band at a creative and commercial peak with David Lee Roth on vocals.
Life doesn’t hit soft. It hits hard—again and again. Some people fold under pressure. Others adapt, endure, and conquer.
This hat is a badge of honor for those who refuse to tap out.
Metallica has sold more than 150 million albums worldwide.
They have played more than 1,600 concerts throughout their career, performing on every continent and ranking among the most profitable live bands.
Among their records, they stand out as the first and only band to have performed on all 7 continents, including a historic show in Antarctica in 2013 that earned them a Guinness World Record. They have won 10 Grammy Awards, have six consecutive number-one albums on the Billboard charts, and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. They are the most commercially successful metal band in history.