2024 Tour

Saturday, June 8th, 2024

thINK Custom Open House Party

We are thrilled to announce our first appearance in 2024 is at the thINK Custom Open House in Elkader, Iowa from 5:00 to 9:00pm. The Vanbulance will be sporting a brand new, custom designed uniform created by our friends at thINK Custom. Wanna know what the new, rockin' exterior of our beloved 1994 ambulance looks like? Then you gotta show up, eat some BBQ, and gawk at the best rolling sound system ever dreamed up by Van Halen and Hawkeye fans.

Event Details

RSVP

thINK Custom Open House Party

Time

5:00 - 9:00pm

Address

713 High Street, Elkader, IA

BYOC

Bring Your Own Chair

A few members of the band will be in attendance playing the Van Halen song catalog through our upgraded sound system. However, this won't be a full performance. We don't want to give you the Runaround, but we are working on a bunch of new songs that will have you standing on Top of the World .

Hope y'all can come out to support our friends at thINK Custom, see the new Vanbulance outfit, and enjoy the kickoff of summer with some BBQ and hopefully a lil' Poundcake.

Friday, July 26th, 2024

Fayette County Fair in West Union, Iowa

It was pre-concert tailgating fun before the Kip Moore Show!

Saturday, June 29th, 2024

Union Land Feed & Supply in West Union, Iowa

What a great time trying out some new songs and testing the upgraded Vanbulance sound system and uniform!

Friday, August 30th at FRYfest in Coralville, Iowa

Performed from 1:00 to 2:00pm

Van Hayden performed at FRYfest from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the Block Party grounds during the Bags Tournament. For a Hayden Fry and Van Halen tribute band, it was the biggest gig we've ever been invited to play. Everyone was so excited to celebrate Hayden Fry and Hawkeye fans of all ages were rockin' the lots!

FRYfest is an annual, one-day event held at the Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center. The event is named after one of the greatest Hawkeyes of all time and the man who is responsible for bringing the Tigerhawk to the University of Iowa: Hayden Fry. With over 15,000 wild Hawkeye fans in attendance, FRYfest is an unique experience and tradition in Iowa City.

Washed Up Walkons Podcast

Van Hayden also performed their world premeire song, "Walkon Shake ‘n’ Bake" for the Washed Up Walkons. You can watch the performance on X.

Saturday, September 7th, 2024

Iowa State vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Football Game

The day was absolutely perfect for tailgating! However, we were unable to meet all our intended stops due to some battery charge difficulties. Just like our beloved Hawkeyes, we learn from our mistakes and make the next game better and better.

You wanna know the story? So, trying to plug in another powerful speaker to our sound system after already playing for 4 hours was a bad idea. I mean, a really bad idea. However, Hawkeye tailgates are the best and a super Van Hayden fan was able let us use his generator! Thanks, Tony, for saving the day and allowing us to perform with our good buddy, Hawkeye Elvis!! It was epic, and you should probably just watch the video of Van Hayden playing Suspicious Minds with Hawkeye Elvis.

Here were the scheduled stops where we performed before the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game on Saturday, September 7th.

9:00am

Mystery Stop: Hawkeye Fan Shop

10:00am

Hall of Fame Lot

11:00am

Mystery Stop: Hawkeye Commuter Lot

Noon

Main Show
Corner of Golfview and Melrose
"The Wedge"
Special guest: Hawkeye Elvis!!

1:00pm

Melrose Ave / iHeart Radio Oh dear, we missed this stop due to technical difficulties.

1:30pm

Melrose Court Oh dear, we missed this stop due to technical difficulties.

2:00pm

Mystery Stop Oh dear, we missed this stop due to technical difficulties.

Saturday, September 28th, 2024

West Union 175th Celebration Parade in West Union, Iowa

Thank you, West Union, Iowa, for letting us be a part of your 175 year celebration!! The parade was so much fun and we enjoyed showing off the Vanbulance in the car show. This proves, once again, this band can rock any tailgate.

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

Washington vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Football Game

Another great day to be a Hawkeye!! Van Hayden rocked the parking lots and tailgated with the best of 'em around Kinnick Stadium. The only hiccup of the day occurred when we found out that the University of Iowa dental students were scheduled to take their board exams at the exact same time we were about to rock the 101st Annual Raecker Family tailgate in the Dental Building parking lot. A concerned University of Iowa security guard halted our rockin'. He was kind enough to let us move around the corner and play at a lower volume than is normally expected of a Van Hayden performance. The last thing the band wanted was to become a distraction to the soon-to-be dentists with all our tailgate rockin’. These students worked long and hard and we hope they were all able to give the their best efforts. It all worked out and we were still able to put on a good show.

This was also our first time rockin' with the Fry Bus and the Swarm Bus. Wow, those folks know how to put on a tailgate!! Thanks so much for having us and we hope to be back soon to play for y'all.

Tour Stops for the Washington vs. Iowa football game included the following:

8:30am

Fry Bus & Swarm Bus Tailgate
Kinnick Stadium RV Lot 52
North side of Stadium

9:00am

101st Annual Raecker Family tailgate
Dental Lot Loop between Lot 40 and Lot 33
East of Carver-Hawkeye Arena

10:00am

"The Wedge"
Corner of Golfview and Melrose
Across from Stella

Saturday, October 26th, 2024

Homecoming - Northwestern vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Football Game

We did it!! We finally made all the stops!! What a fun day hanging with Hawkeye fans at tailgates. We'll have a full game recap coming soon.

Tour Stops for the Northwestern vs. Iowa football game included the following:

10:00am

Finkbine commuter lot

11:00am

"The Wedge"
Special guest: Hawkeye Elvis!!
Corner of Golfview and Melrose
Across from Stella

Noon

Fry Bus & Swarm Bus Tailgate
Kinnick Stadium RV Lot 52
North side of Stadium

1:00pm

101st Annual Raecker Family tailgate
Dental Lot Loop between Lot 40 and Lot 33
East of Carver-Hawkeye Arena

1:30pm

304 Melrose Court
South East side of Stadium

Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

Wisconsin vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Football Game

Our last tailgates of the 2024 Iowa football season were phenomenal!! We danced with Herky, made every tour stop, and kindly chatted with campus police to ensure we could play Van Halen at an appropriate level in a parking lot. We'll add some fun photos and videos soon.

Tour Stops for the Wisconsin vs. Iowa football game included the following:

1:00pm

Mystery Stop

2:00pm

Myrtle Lot
South East side of Stadium

2:30pm

331 Melrose Court
South East side of Stadium

3:00pm

iHeart Radio
727 Melrose Ave
South East side of Stadium

3:30pm

Mystery Stop

4:00pm

Fry Bus & Swarm Bus Tailgate
Kinnick Stadium RV Lot 52
North side of Stadium

5:00pm

College of Pharmacy Tailgate
180 S Grand Ave
East side of Stadium