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I was given the following on sale dates last night.

If you don't see your city listed on the tour schedule, don't panic! Additional shows will be announced shortly.

www.iloveallaccess.com ticket packages go on sale next week for the following shows. Please note only the shows listed below will be available through iloveallaccess.com. On sale dates for additional shows will be announced shortly.

April 19
Richmond, VA - 10:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia, PA - 10:00 AM EDT
Hartford, CT - 11:00 AM EDT
Toronto, ONT - 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha, NE - 10:00 AM CDT
Denver, CO - 10:00 AM MDT
Phoenix, AZ - 10:00 AM PDT


April 20
San Jose, CA - 3:00 PM PDT
Sacramento, CA - 5:00 PM PDT
Oakland, CA - 4:00 PM PDT
Fresno, CA - 5:00 PM PDT
Anaheim, CA - 10:00 AM PDT
San Diego, CA - 11:00 AM PDT
Los Angeles, CA - 9:00 AM PDT

As always, more to come...

Second LA show (7/20) added this weekend, as was Grand Rapids (7/9).
LA on sale now, Grand Rapids May 8. Albany, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma City, and Chicago available on iloveallaccess.com tomorrow. Band's website completely overhauled too. www.van-halen.com
The latest word is that the tour will include a total of three legs. As soon as I have the next wave of dates I'll pass it on, but that may be a while yet.

First wave of dates for the next leg! I'm looking at you Florida!

Sep 08
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Office Depot Center
May 8 - 12:00 PM

Sep 09
Tampa, FL
St. Pete Times Forum
May 8 - 12:00 PM

Sep 11
Jacksonville, FL
Veterans Memorial Arena
May 8 - 12:00 PM

Sep 23
Houston, TX
Toyota Center
May 8 - 12:00 PM

Sep 25
Dallas, TX
American Airlines Arena
May 8 - 10:00 AM

Sep 28
San Antonio , TX
SBC Arena
May 8 - 10:00 AM

Sep 29
Lubbock, TX
United Spirit Arena
May 15 - 10:00 AM

Due to a scheduling conflict, Richmond has been cancelled, sorry Virginia. The tickets are refundable through ticketmaster. The band apologizes for this scheduling error, and for you having to try to get your money back from tickmaster. If you cannot live without a Van Halen show on June 14, you might want to see what's happening in Buffalo, NY.

Okay, I've been getting wind of what will be on the setlist. I have been assured that it will include material from their entire career.
The following songs have been specifically mentioned:
"Top of the World," "When It's Love," "Why Can't This Be Love," "Right Now," "Dreams," "Jump," "Best of Both Worlds," "Panama," and "Love Walks In."

PalmettoSon wrote:Okay, I've been getting wind of what will be on the setlist. I have been assured that it will include material from their entire career.
The following songs have been specifically mentioned:
"Top of the World," "When It's Love," "Why Can't This Be Love," "Right Now," "Dreams," "Jump," "Best of Both Worlds," "Panama," and "Love Walks In."

Thanks for the updates but I'd be careful about letting this thread get too long or next thing ya know you'll be accused of taking up too much bandwidth.

Palmetto,

I didn't see this mentioned here so I thought I would add this tidbit of information to your thread. Psssst, don't mention it to those offended by music news in the Off Topic section but I found it at RollingStone.com:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsar ... ?nid=19692


TOBY KEITH, TED NUGENT, BOB WEIR and JERRY CANTRELL helped SAMMY HAGAR ring in his new Cabo Wabo Cantina in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, which officially opened on April 30th

Knew about it, but after your bandwidth warning, I thought I'd limit the news to strictly Van Halen news. Actually that was, at one time, going to be the venue for the first show of the reunited Van Halen, but that changed when finishing up the third new track took longer than expected, and they dedided to hold off. At least, that's what I heard.

2004 Reunion Tour Dates
Updated May 11th, 2004

The following dates are all officially confirmed by www.van-halen.com More shows are expected soon. Latest changes are noted with asterisks

Date Location Venue Buy Tix Online
June 11 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum ON SALE NOW
June 13 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium ON SALE NOW
June 14 Buffalo, NY ** HSBC Arena ON SALE NOW
June 16 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center ON SALE NOW
June 17 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center ON SALE NOW
June 19 Worcester, MA Worcester Centrum ON SALE NOW
June 20 Worcester, MA Worcester Centrum ON SALE NOW
June 22 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Arena ON SALE NOW
June 23 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Arena ON SALE NOW
June 25 Washington D.C. MCI Center ON SALE NOW
June 26 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena ON SALE NOW
June 28 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center ON SALE NOW
June 29 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion ON SALE NOW
July 01 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheater ON SALE NOW
July 02 Cleveland, OH Gund Arena ON SALE NOW
July 03 Toronto, Ontario, CAN Air Canada Center ON SALE NOW
July 07 Columbus, OH Value City Arena (at Schottenstein Center) ON SALE NOW
July 09 Grand Rapids, MI ** Van Andel Arena ON SALE NOW
July 10 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena ON SALE NOW
July 11 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace at Auburn Hills ON SALE NOW
July 19 Chicago, IL United Center ON SALE NOW
July 20 Chicago, IL ** United Center ON SALE NOW
July 22 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center ON SALE NOW
July 25 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center ON SALE NOW
July 26 Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena ON SALE NOW
July 28 St. Louis, MO Savvis Center ON SALE NOW
July 29 St. Louis, MO Savvis Center ON SALE NOW
July 31 Omaha, NE Qwest Center ON SALE NOW
Aug 01 Denver, CO Pepsi Center ON SALE NOW
Aug 05 Phoenix, AZ America West Arena ON SALE NOW
Aug 06 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center ON SALE NOW
Aug 07 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center ON SALE NOW
Aug 10 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion ON SALE NOW
Aug 11 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena ON SALE NOW
Aug 13 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena ON SALE NOW
Aug 14 Fresno, CA Save Mart Arena ON SALE NOW
Aug 16 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond ON SALE NOW
Aug 17 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheater ON SALE NOW
Aug 19 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center ON SALE NOW
Aug 20 Los Angeles, CA ** Staples Center ON SALE NOW
Sep 08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL ** Office Depot Center ON SALE NOW
Sep 09 Tampa, FL ** St. Pete Times Forum ON SALE NOW
Sep 11 Jacksonville, FL ** Veterans Memorial Arena ON SALE NOW
Sep 23 Houston, TX ** Toyota Center ON SALE NOW
Sep 25 Dallas, TX ** American Airlines Center ON SALE NOW
Sep 28 San Antonio , TX ** SBC Arena ON SALE NOW
Sep 29 Lubbock, TX ** United Spirit Arena May 15 - 10:00 AM

From Billboard.com:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/artic ... 1000514967

Van Halen has recorded three new songs for inclusion on "The Very Best of Van Halen," due later this summer via Warner Strategic Marketing. The cuts "It's About Time," "Up for Breakfast" and "Learning To See" feature vocalist Sammy Hagar, who is rejoining the group for the first time in eight years.

The double-disc "Very Best" runs in chronological order, kicking off with the iconic "Eruption" from the group's self-titled 1978 debut. Every major hit is present, from the David Lee Roth-era smashes "Jump," "Panama," "I'll Wait" and "(Oh) Pretty Woman" to such Hagar-associated material as "When It's Love," "Why Can't This Be Love" and "Finish What Ya Started."

Also featured are live versions of "Ain't Talking 'Bout Love," "Jump" and "Panama" from the 1993 concert set "Right Here, Right Now." Notably excluded are any songs from Van Halen's latest studio album, 1998's "Van Halen III," the lone release to feature former Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone.

Van Halen's first tour since 1998 will kick off June 11 in Greensboro, N.C. Manager Irving Azoff recently told Billboard the trek will ultimately consist of four legs of 22 shows each.

Here is the track list for "The Very Best of Van Halen":

Disc 1:

"Eruption"
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
"You Really Got Me"
"Jamie's Cryin"
"Runnin' With the Devil"
"Beautiful Girls"
"Dance the Night Away"
"And the Cradle Will Rock..."
"Everybody Wants Some!!"
"Unchained"
"Dancing in the Street"
"(Oh) Pretty Woman"
"Hot For Teacher"
"Jump"
"Panama"
"I'll Wait"
"Why Can't This Be Love"
"Dreams"
"Best of Both Worlds"
"Love Walks In"

Disc 2:

"When It's Love"
"Finish What Ya Started"
"Feels So Good"
"Black and Blue"
"Poundcake"
"Runaround"
"Right Now"
"Top of the World"
"Can't Stop Lovin' You"
"Not Enough"
"It's About Time"
"Learning To See"
"Up for Breakfast"
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (live)
"Jump" (live)
"Panama" (live)

-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

WHERE THE HELL IS THE ATLANTA DATE ?

12vmanRick wrote:WHERE THE HELL IS THE ATLANTA DATE ?

Atlanta is coming, look for it to be sandwiched between Jacksonvile, FL and Columbia, SC.

I'm glad these guys are getting back together and I am going June 19 in Worcester Ma. but did you see how many shows they are playing, it's like every other day and then some 2 in a row. They must have a lot of energy saved up over the last 8 years they are going to need it.

PalmettoSon wrote:

12vmanRick wrote:WHERE THE HELL IS THE ATLANTA DATE ?

Atlanta is coming, look for it to be sandwiched between Jacksonvile, FL and Columbia, SC.

I see Jacksonville and it would make sense right after that and that would be a good time of year to come to Lakewood unless they are trying (oh please say it isnt so) to go to Phillips or Gwinette.

From Billboard.com:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/artic ... 1000521197

Van Halen is hitting the road this summer for the first time in eight years, and drummer Alex Van Halen and vocalist Sammy Hagar promise it will be well worth the wait. "This set we're playing right now is better than any set we ever played before," Hagar said during a teleconference today (May 27). "I used to be a little sensitive to the old material, but I'm not now. We have a whole different outlook on everything. Let's make this the greatest songs the Van Halen fans have ever heard. The set list will kill you!"

Although neither artist would reveal specifics, the show will find Hagar singing many more songs from Van Halen's David Lee Roth era than he did during his first stint in the band. "I'm really digging 'Jump' right now," he said. "In the old days I never got off on singing that song. I would pull a guy out of the audience to sing it. Now, I want to sing this song better than it has ever been sung. I'm tearing it up!" He also insisted "there's a couple of surprises in [the set], one in particular that is completely oddball."

The group will issue its first new material since 1998's "Van Halen III" on the upcoming "Best of Both Worlds" retrospective, due July 20 via Warner Bros. Hagar boasted that "there were 10 other songs we could have worked on. If there'd been time, we'd love to have done a whole record."

"[Alex and guitarist Eddie Van Halen had been] jamming in the studio for years putting ideas down," he continued. "I'd say, 'that song's great, let's work on that.' But then they'd say, 'listen to this.' It was never-ending. There's so much material that needs to be finished for sure. It became a heavy workload on me as soon as we started getting into it. We had to kind of pick and choose. I took about two hours of stuff home with me and used to work out to it every day. That's really how it got defined."

Both artists said any ill will they may have harbored following Hagar's rancorous 1996 exit from Van Halen is now water under the bridge, but Hagar admitted that before last fall, he hadn't even spoken to Eddie Van Halen in at least six-and-a-half years. "Not even one conversation," he said. "The first one, I was a little nervous. It was kind of like a little uncomfortable. It actually got heavy fast."

"[But] when you see a person you truly have a deep relationship with, all the sudden you realize after time that, hey, forget it. We decided rather than go to therapy, no, no, we're going to pretend like it never happened. We're going to rise above it."

The tour will be documented for potential release on DVD or a live album. "We're very particular about how our music is presented," Van Halen said. "When we do it, we do want control over it. But these days with all the different technologies, we might just join the bandwagon and do our own bootlegs." Either way, Hagar stressed the impact of experiencing the show first hand: "the only way you're gonna get fulfilled is to sit right there in that front row and just get your face bashed in."

-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

From the Van Halen News Desk web site:
http://www.vhnd.com/articles/040602-01.shtml


Edward Van Halen as Samuri Night Warrior

Here's the setlist from the dress rehearsal:

Jump
Runaround
Humans Being (With Ed on his 5150 Kramer!)
Up For Breakfast (new tune described as hard rocking fun)
Bass Solo
Somebody Get Me a Doctor (Mike on lead vocals)
Poundcake
It's About Time
Drum Solo
Top Of The World
Unchained
Why Can't This Be Love
Eagles Fly (Sammy Solo Acoustic)
Deeper Kinda Love (Sammy Solo Acoustic)
Learning To See (new tune described as Hard rocking and dark)
Best of Both Worlds
Guitar Solo (Featuring Wolfgang Van Halen)
Dreams
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Right Now
You Really Got Me
When It's Love

For the complete report and more photos click on the above link.

I have heard the new song, It's About Time a few times. Sounds great. I will be seeing them in Worcester Ma. on June 19.

Jahfin wrote:From the Van Halen News Desk web site:
http://www.vhnd.com/articles/040602-01.shtml


Edward Van Halen as Samuri Night Warrior

Here's the setlist from the dress rehearsal:

Jump
Runaround
Humans Being (With Ed on his 5150 Kramer!)
Up For Breakfast (new tune described as hard rocking fun)
Bass Solo
Somebody Get Me a Doctor (Mike on lead vocals)
Poundcake
It's About Time
Drum Solo
Top Of The World
Unchained
Why Can't This Be Love
Eagles Fly (Sammy Solo Acoustic)
Deeper Kinda Love (Sammy Solo Acoustic)
Learning To See (new tune described as Hard rocking and dark)
Best of Both Worlds
Guitar Solo (Featuring Wolfgang Van Halen)
Dreams
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Right Now
You Really Got Me
When It's Love

For the complete report and more photos click on the above link.

He looks BAD!

PalmettoSon wrote:

12vmanRick wrote:WHERE THE HELL IS THE ATLANTA DATE ?

Atlanta is coming, look for it to be sandwiched between Jacksonvile, FL and Columbia, SC.

SEPTEMBER 17 AT PHILLIPS ARENA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be there Friday night.

The band is in Greensboro all week, using the coliseum for rehearsals.