Van Halen with David Lee Roth to announce Reunion Tour

General Deathdealer · Post by **General Deathdealer** » 2007-08-07 12:08pm

NASHVILLE - Van Halen will announce a 50-date American reunion tour with original singer David Lee Roth during a news conference in Hollywood next week, sources said.

The arena trek will begin in early October.

Roth, who split from the rock group in the mid-1980s in hopes of solo stardom, will reunite with co-founders Eddie Van Halen on guitar and brother Alex Van Halen on drums. Eddie’s teenage son Wolfgang will sub for Michael Anthony on bass.

A proposed summer amphitheater tour by the group never got off the ground, with Eddie Van Halen entering a rehabilitation facility for undisclosed reasons in March.

In the months since, the guitarist has been seen publicly looking healthy and fit.

Van Halen last toured in 2004, with Roth’s replacement, vocalist Sammy Hagar, grossing nearly $40 million, according to Billboard Boxscore.

I have seen Van Halen with Dave in concert, and with Sammy in concert. I think Dave is the showman, but Sammy has the better voice. I think the tour will be great, but I don't see them getting back into the studio together.

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Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2007-08-07 01:06pm

Heh... If it actually happens... SWEEEEETTT!!!

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2007-08-07 02:43pm

From the live footage I've seen of Roth on youtube, we better hope that a) he isn't drunk and b) he remembers the lyrics. Otherwise, this sounds good.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2007-08-07 03:00pm

If it happens, I will be in HEAVEN!

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2007-08-07 03:07pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:From the live footage I've seen of Roth on youtube, we better hope that a) he isn't drunk and b) he remembers the lyrics. Otherwise, this sounds good.

Dude, it sounds good if even with A and/or B!

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2007-08-07 03:13pm

Alex Moon wrote:
Soontir C'boath wrote:From the live footage I've seen of Roth on youtube, we better hope that a) he isn't drunk and b) he remembers the lyrics. Otherwise, this sounds good.
Dude, it sounds good if even with A and/or B!

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2007-08-07 06:55pm

This is terribly exciting. I hope they make a few stops up north (considering Calgary's population and the numbers of concerts in the past few years, I'm hopeful).

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2007-08-07 07:54pm

Whichever Roth shows up, Diamond Dave is better than Van Hagar and WAY FUCKING BETTER than Van Extreme.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2007-08-07 08:12pm

havokeff wrote:Whichever Roth shows up, Diamond Dave is better than Van Hagar and WAY FUCKING BETTER than Van Extreme.

Exactly. Fuck Van Hagar. Who the hell needs TWO Journeys?

General Deathdealer · Post by **General Deathdealer** » 2007-08-14 06:26am

Here are the dates for the concerts in 2007.

Thu 09.27 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Sat 09.29 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Mon 10.01 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
Sun 10.07 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Wed 10.10 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Sat 10.14 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Field House
Tue 10.16 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Thu 10.18 Chicago, IL United Center
Mon 10.22 Auburn Hills, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
Wed 10.24 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Fri 10.26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Sun 10.28 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Tue 10.30 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
Sat 11.03 E. Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
Tue 11.13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Tue 11.20 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Fri 11.23 Glendale, AZ Jobing.Com Arena
Sun 11.25 San Diego, CA Cox Arena
Tue 11.27 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
Thu 11.29 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
Sat 12.01 Portland, OR Rose Garden
Mon 12.03 Seattle, WA Key Arena
Wed 12.05 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
Sun 12.09 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Tue 12.11 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome

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YT300000 Wrote

This is terribly exciting. I hope they make a few stops up north (considering Calgary's population and the numbers of concerts in the past few years, I'm hopeful).

YT300000, looks like you are in luck

After the North America Tour, they are plan to tour Asia and Australia.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2007-08-14 01:48pm

I hope they can hold it together. I may have to hit tha San Jose show.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2007-08-14 03:46pm

So much for them hitting my area at all.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2007-08-14 04:47pm

Fucking hell, not one single Texas City.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2007-08-14 06:29pm

Dammit, I was hoping for at least one Upstate NY stop too.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2007-08-14 07:32pm

You guys should all come to Cali and we'll catch 'em in LA or San Jose.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2007-08-14 10:15pm

Then...TO THE GOOMBAMOBILE!

Haha I wonder what would take longer, another band split, or my Civic to get out to LA?

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-08-14 10:42pm

I'll wait for reactions from the first concert dates. I somehow doubt Roth has any of his former chops, vocal or otherwise.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2007-08-15 12:17am

Eddie and David Lee Roth getting along long enough for a tour? Right. I'll believe it when they do it.

In Eddie's defense, David Lee Roth is probably THE single most annoying human to walk the Earth. He's like Gilbert Gottfried, Andy Dick, and Tom Green wrapped into one. I can't blame the guy.

Eh, Van Halen has always been good, but they sound pretty dated these days. Their albums are like the eighties incarnate.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2007-08-15 01:10am

General Deathdealer wrote:Tue 12.11 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome

tour dates

YT300000 Wrote
This is terribly exciting. I hope they make a few stops up north (considering Calgary's population and the numbers of concerts in the past few years, I'm hopeful).
YT300000, looks like you are in luck

After the North America Tour, they are plan to tour Asia and Australia.

I am so there.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2007-08-15 03:57am

Oooh, Toronto is their fourth stop. Hopefully they won't have already had their inevitable falling-out by then

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2007-08-15 03:59am

Darth Wong wrote:Oooh, Toronto is their fourth stop. Hopefully they won't have already had their inevitable falling-out by then

They should be able to make four stops at least.

I'm 20th on the list and AFTER L.A.. I think the tour will be up the nose and down the hatch by then, but I have my fingers and toes crossed.

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-08-15 11:33pm

I just learned that tickets are going for $170 just for nosebleeders. There's no fucking chance in hell I'll shell out that kind of money to watch Diamond Dave sputter and flounder. Judas Priest had the consideration to charge a decent $60 for their reunion.

tim31 · Post by **tim31** » 2007-08-16 02:50pm

Everybody make them feel really special and maybe they'll do a few dates down here... Please?