ABOUT THE BAND
Van Hayden is a Hayden Fry and Van Halen tribute Iowa football tailgate band. The band can be found performing on Saturdays at tailgates around Kinnick Stadium for select Iowa Hawkeye football games. Van Hayden is made up of 5 members, all with strong ties to The University of Iowa, who dress like Hayden Fry and play Van Halen songs with a twist. The twist is that the lyrics are changed to be written about the band's love for Iowa Hawkeye sports teams. Check out the song that sounds just like Van Halen's "Panama", but it's called Iowa". Another song that the band performs out of their mobile stage converted ambulance — Punt!", is inspired by Van Halen's "Jump!".
For media inquiries and booking information, Van Hayden can be reached by e-mail at VanHaydenBand [!at] gmail.com
THE VANBULANCE
The Vanbulance was brand new when Tim Dwight, Tavian Banks, and Matt Sherman were Freshmen. Iowa was 5-5-1 that year, but at least we beat Iowa State. And the Vanbulance is old enough to remember that we didn’t have to win the game. We could just tie and pretend for a bit that we are soccer fans. Let’s not do that.
Please don't call it a food truck. College Football Enquirer, we're looking at you for that comment (fast forward to minute 37:12 of the podcast). Are the songs tasty? Yes.
All that said, it's lovingly referred to as "the Vanbulance" by the Band. Actually, it's a 1994 Ford E350 Road Rescue Ambulance that is white with a yellow stripe around it. There are beautiful vinyl stickers on the side with the Van Hayden logo provided by Impact Vinyl Graphix.
For media inquiries and booking information, Van Hayden can be reached by e-mail at VanHaydenBand [!at] gmail.com
THE VANBULANCE
The Vanbulance was brand new when Tim Dwight, Tavian Banks, and Matt Sherman were Freshmen. Iowa was 5-5-1 that year, but at least we beat Iowa State. And the Vanbulance is old enough to remember that we didn’t have to win the game. We could just tie and pretend for a bit that we are soccer fans. Let’s not do that.
Please don't call it a food truck. College Football Enquirer, we're looking at you for that comment (fast forward to minute 37:12 of the podcast). Are the songs tasty? Yes.
All that said, it's lovingly referred to as "the Vanbulance" by the Band. Actually, it's a 1994 Ford E350 Road Rescue Ambulance that is white with a yellow stripe around it. There are beautiful vinyl stickers on the side with the Van Hayden logo provided by Impact Vinyl Graphix.