Van Halen and David Lee Roth Announce Tour - UPDATED

~ Parrot Bay ~ · Post by **~ Parrot Bay ~** » August 13, 2007 4:11 pm

Los Angeles, CA -- August 13, 2007

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Beginning this September, in what promises to be the most exciting live tour this year, Van Halen will embark on a national concert tour throughout the U.S. and Canada with its original lead singer David Lee Roth for the first time in 22 years.

Considered by fans and media alike as one of the most highly anticipated tours in rock and roll history, Roth, guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen will perform with Eddie's son, Wolfgang who joins the line-up as the band's bass player. Van Halen and Roth have not performed or recorded together since 1984's classic multi-platinum album 1984 and subsequent tour, making this tour truly a historic event.

25 dates in all were announced today for the tour which is slated for a September 27th kick-off in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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25 Dates So Far:

»9/27 — Charlotte, NC @ Bobcats Arena
»9/29 — Greensboro, NC @ Coliseum
»10/1 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
»10/7 — Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
»10/10 — Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
»10/14 — Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
»10/16 — Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
»10/18 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
»10/22 — Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
»10/24 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
»10/26 — Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
»10/28 — St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
»10/30 — Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
»11/3 — East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena
»11/13 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
»11/20 — Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
»11/23 — Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
»11/25 — San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
»11/27 — Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena
»11/29 — San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
»12/1 — Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
»12/3 — Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
»12/5 — Vancouver @ GM Place
»12/9 — Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Palace
»12/11 — Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome

Catch&Release · Post by **Catch&Release** » August 13, 2007 4:53 pm

Prediction: The tour will be cancelled after the 1st show as Eddie Van Halen and DLR will not be able to put up with each other even for the sake of replenishing their bank accounts to their 80's glory.

Just a wild guess...

I don't know who are a more volatile mix; Eddie Van Halen & DLR or Axl Rose and the entire universe.

~Hippolyte~ · Post by **~Hippolyte~** » August 13, 2007 6:02 pm

Catch&Release wrote:Prediction: The tour will be cancelled after the 1st show as Eddie Van Halen and DLR will not be able to put up with each other even for the sake of replenishing their bank accounts to their 80's glory.

Just a wild guess...

I don't know who are a more volatile mix; Eddie Van Halen & DLR or Axl Rose and the entire universe.

you honestly think they'll make it to the first show?

If they come to my area, on this 50 date tour, they'd better be coming within the first few dates. otherwise am I even trying to buy????

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » August 13, 2007 6:58 pm

Did they announce any specific dates or just that they are going back out on tour starting in September?

Tropic_Al · Post by **Tropic_Al** » August 13, 2007 9:05 pm

Yeah, but no Michael Anthony....

~ Parrot Bay ~ · Post by **~ Parrot Bay ~** » August 13, 2007 9:57 pm

Tropic_Al wrote:Yeah, but no Michael Anthony....

Nope, Ed is still p*** he's friends with Sammy. He is touring with Sammy this fall.

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » August 13, 2007 10:15 pm

~ Parrot Bay ~ wrote:
Tropic_Al wrote:Yeah, but no Michael Anthony....
Nope, Ed is still p*** he's friends with Sammy. He is touring with Sammy this fall.

Which tour sounds more enticing... if not just plain insane...

VAN HALEN.. returning with frontman DIAMOND DAVID LEE ROTH!!!!

or...

SAMMY HAGAR... returning with former VH bass player, Michael Anthony!
that's right, folks... and he was the LEAD bass player!!

MDown · Post by **MDown** » August 13, 2007 11:13 pm

~ Parrot Bay ~ wrote:
Tropic_Al wrote:Yeah, but no Michael Anthony....
Nope, Ed is still p*** he's friends with Sammy. He is touring with Sammy this fall.

That Sammy/Michael bill kicks ass!!!

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » August 14, 2007 1:09 pm

Yeah, I would rather see Sammy!!

mjeischen · Post by **mjeischen** » August 14, 2007 3:01 pm

To dates and 2 different venues in Chicago!? Interesting . . .

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » August 14, 2007 9:14 pm

I really don't see why it matters who plays bass? When I have thought of Van Halen over the years I have never once thought of Michael Anthony. No offense to him, I've just always thought of Dave, Eddie, and to a lesser degree Sammy.

Indiana Jolly Mon · Post by **Indiana Jolly Mon** » August 15, 2007 12:35 pm

That video shows why the "new better VH" will implode quickly. Diamond Dave with that huge cheesy smile would not shut up. Ed was pretty quiet and let him go. Ed wont be like that for long. I am a big VH fan with Dave, but unfortunately he and Ed will have it out over egos.
Funny too how Wolfie the bass player sites influential bands as the white stripes. Yes, some great bass lines in those songs

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » August 15, 2007 2:01 pm

well maybe at least DLR and EVH can smoke some crack together and not argue and give the faux fans of the new VH a show of sorts.

PackPhanGirl · Post by **PackPhanGirl** » August 15, 2007 11:12 pm

Well...I'm going to take my chances..they open in Charlotte and tickets go on sale this Saturday....I'm giving it a try...hopefully they won't fall out before the first gig!! Count me in on this one!

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » August 16, 2007 11:03 am

PackPhanGirl wrote:Well...I'm going to take my chances..they open in Charlotte and tickets go on sale this Saturday....I'm giving it a try...hopefully they won't fall out before the first gig!! Count me in on this one!

OK, your the beta tester!

MDown · Post by **MDown** » August 19, 2007 12:11 am

Taking my chances too... bought 2 mid-priced tix for 1 of the Chicago shows. It's pretty early in the tour, so hopefully all is well.

drunkpirate66 · Post by **drunkpirate66** » August 19, 2007 8:07 am

~ Parrot Bay ~ wrote:
Tropic_Al wrote:Yeah, but no Michael Anthony....
Nope, Ed is still p*** he's friends with Sammy. He is touring with Sammy this fall.

can these grown millionares be serious . . . forget them. Has beens.

sunseeker · Post by **sunseeker** » September 30, 2007 9:03 am

Just went to see Van Halen last night. First of all there were so many tickets floating around that people were giving them away. We eended up gietting free tickets and then the guys that gave us the seats bought us drinks all night....but I digress.

The sound was terrible....possibly just because it was the infamous greensboro coliseum. ( I hate that place). My ears were still ringing 4 hours later when I finally went to bed....ugghh...and the performance by David Lee Roth was lack luster to say the least...no energy whatsoever....I'll be honest, they were much better a few years ago when I saw them with Sammy....anyhoo...just my two cents....

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » September 30, 2007 9:51 am

sunseeker wrote:Just went to see Van Halen last night. First of all there were so many tickets floating around that people were giving them away. We eended up gietting free tickets and then the guys that gave us the seats bought us drinks all night....but I digress.

The sound was terrible....possibly just because it was the infamous greensboro coliseum. ( I hate that place). My ears were still ringing 4 hours later when I finally went to bed....ugghh...and the performance by David Lee Roth was lack luster to say the least...no energy whatsoever....I'll be honest, they were much better a few years ago when I saw them with Sammy....anyhoo...just my two cents....

Free tickets and boys buying you drinks? At least the evening wasn't a total loss!

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » September 30, 2007 9:54 am

Here's a review from a Charlotte newspaper:

Opening night of Van Halen's long-awaited reunion with David Lee Roth literally kicked off with several of Roth's highflying kicks at Charlotte Bobcats Arena on Thursday, although Eddie Van Halen was the first to appear on stage with one of his own signature hurky-style jumps.

The last time Van Halen performed in Charlotte with Roth as its frontman, he had just turned 30, gas was $1.21 a gallon and tickets to the show at the old Charlotte Coliseum were $12.50.

Twenty-three years later, the band's original members are all over 50 and guitarist Eddie Van Halen's 16-year-old son Wolfgang has replaced original bassist Michael Anthony.

The show sold out in a matter of minutes in August, and the arena was packed when the band hit the stage around 8:30 p.m., following a short but sweet set of pop and reggae-tinged R&B by Kymani Marley.

Fans assumed after well-publicized fighting, ill will and a couple of false starts over the past 11 years that the group would never reunite. But earlier this year the Van Halen brothers announced that Roth would rejoin the fold. If the group can keep egos and tempers in check (sources say the three original members arrived on separate buses for rehearsals), the reunion could be the biggest tour of the decade.

Any animosity wasn't apparent on stage as Roth and Eddie Van Halen saddled up next to each other, smiling, during "Everybody Wants Some" and "Dance the Night Away." Roth and Wolfgang Van Halen even sang "Oh Pretty Woman" side by side.

The younger Van Halen proved to be a showy player and spot-on backing vocalist, although he didn't yet prowl the stage like a seasoned vet.

His post rehab father looked skinny, but cut, as did his brother. In fact, the original members all looked fit, though none ran around the stage like they did 25 years ago.

"You Really Got Me" started things off with the band sticking to the set list that was leaked on the internet last week. Highlights included "Beautiful Girls," "Unchained," and "Hot For Teacher." The group saved its biggest single and only #1 pop song, "Jump," for the encore.

Roth left the band in 1985, scoring several pop hits on his own. His former band outlasted his solo success, topping the mainstream rock charts 11 times without him.

But to many fans it just wasn't the same without the flamboyant, larger-than-life Roth jumping and posing out front like an uber-charismatic game show host. One fan compared him to Liberace strutting in his embroidered jackets and skintight leather striped pants.

What might be overlooked in favor of his over-the-top persona is his voice, which was in peak form Thursday. He easily met and held notes that younger singers like Jon Bon Jovi just can't reach anymore.

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