Van Halen returns

[cornbread]

Van Halen, Roth to announce tour next week

08/07/2007 4:39 AM, Reuters
Jonathan Cohen

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.

Reuters/Billboard


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:hungry:

[mardigan]

Can you still play Eruption Bread?

[IceColdBrewski]

10 years ago, I might have actually cared.

[cornbread]

Can you still play Eruption Bread?
Not since the crash.

[mardigan]

Not since the crash.
Damn, thats sad to hear, maybe you can translate it to your new found banjo skills

[Spurminator]

They should team up with Janet Jackson's boobs and call it the "Shoulda Happened 15 Years Ago Tour"

[Shelly]

Does DLR still have the chops?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

i'm not getting my hopes up. eddie's out of rehab and looks good. i don't know about them touring without michael. who's doing the high parts?! i won't pay more than $40 a ticket

[peewee's lovechild]

Can David Lee still jump??

I wonder if he's still going to be wearing his spandex suit.

[leemajors]

Can David Lee still jump??

I wonder if he's still going to be wearing his spandex suit.
some of my friends saw him in austin 2-3 years ago, said he's still got it as a stage presence - not sure about the jumps.

[JoeChalupa]

I think DLR is also missing quite a bit of hair. I'm glad I caught them back in the day...and only paid $15.

[exstatic]

Does DLR still have the chops?
Let's get one thing straight: DLR never had the chops. The band was pretty vocal after the fact that they always had to tune their instruments down two full notes to accommodate his limited vocal range. It's always been about the hair, the Spandex, and the attitude, and he's only got one of those left. There's a reason he was working as an EMT like 3-4 years ago.

Kicking Michael Anthony out of the band is beyond low.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

DLR's vocals were completely torn up back in '94.
I can't imagine that they've IMPROVED since then.

[KEDA]

I will be there, in the front row too!

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I will be there, in the front row too!...........with the latest and greatest in footwear, i'm sure.

[BigBeezie]

They should team up with Janet Jackson's boobs and call it the "Shoulda Happened 15 Years Ago Tour"

That was pretty good there chief... I heard Roth isn't the same and a sober Van Halen won't be as good either.

[KEDA]

...........with the latest and greatest in footwear, i'm sure.


Dude, what the fuck is your problem, every time I say Im going to do something, or I talk about shoes, you open your cum-dumpster and say something.

Why does it bother you that I collect shoes anyway, its a hobby that I have, plain and simple.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Dude, what the fuck is your problem, every time I say Im going to do something, or I talk about shoes, you open your cum-dumpster and say something.

Why does it bother you that I collect shoes anyway, its a hobby that I have, plain and simple.ease up with your keyboard muscles there, fruitcake. Radio Jalapeno!

[KEDA]

ease up with your keyboard muscles there, fruitcake. Radio Jalapeno!


I had this name WAYYY before the radio station.

Circa 1984 baby!