On Wednesday, December 5, VAN HALEN performed in Vancouver, British
Columbia's GM Place to another sold-out house. After VAN HALEN took their
final bow, an excited fan jumped onstage running past David Lee Roth while
shaking hands with Alex Van Halen. By this time the security was on the
stage in pursuit as the fan ran past Eddie Van Halen towards the side of
the stage. Ed appeared to try and stop the guy from jumping off the stage
by signaling for him to not go that way. The guy didn't heed Ed's warning
and attempted to jump off of the stage from what looked like a covered
area. Rather than making a clean jump, the curtained floor collapsed
beneath him and he went down like a ton of bricks face first. As the
security descended upon the guy for an assured beating, Eddie walked off
the stage to see if he was alright. Upon seeing that the guy was obviously
pretty banged up, Eddie separated him from security and walked with him,
arm around shoulder backstage.
An excerpt from the email exchange between the "The Rock n' Roll Breakfast Show"'s Reverend Donnie Black and "The Fan":
Rev: So what happened after you and Ed walked off the stage? I was talking
about you on our last show, and would love to hear the story.
The Fan: "After I bailed, I noticed security all around me and I accepted
my fate then I felt a hand on my shoulder and I thought it was another
guard, but I turned and lone behold it was the mighty Eddie Van Halen.
Right away he asked if I was alright and told the security to back off and
not beat me to a pulp..."
At the very end of the YouTube clip below you will see the guy run past
the band. After he is out of frame you can hear the crowd "Oooh," as he
bails off the stage. Ed walks over to him and the video ends shortly
afterwards. There will be another clip coming soon which shows when Ed
puts his arm around the guy and walks off the stage.
