40 Years Later: The Night Kurt Ekstrom Finally Saw Van Halen LIVE! 🤘🔥

On this episode of Exclusively Van Halen on Johnny Beane TV, we travel back 40 years to August 12, 1986! 🤘 Longtime Van Halen fan and drummer Kurt Ekstrom attended his very first Van Halen concert that night—a show he still remembers vividly four decades later. Kurt, a longtime admirer of Alex Van Halen, has written extensively about drums and gear for Not So Modern Drummer and has even appeared on the Drum History Podcast discussing Alex’s legendary setup. Now, 40 years later, Kurt shares his incredible memories of finally seeing his musical heroes—and especially his drumming hero, Alex Van Halen, live for the first time! 🥁🔥 40 years later… the memories are still loud! #VanHalen #AlexVanHalen #ExclusivelyVanHalen #JohnnyBeaneTV