Van Halen

[EddieHill]

[Holymagica]

More 2008 dates have been announced for VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth.

The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass — kicked off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with 40 dates in place.

The current tour is Roth's first with the Van Halen brothers in more than 20 years. VAN HALEN last toured in 2004 with vocalist Sammy Hagar, grossing nearly $40 million, according to Billboard Boxscore.

VAN HALEN 2008 tour dates:

Jan. 22 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center
Jan. 24 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
Jan. 26 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Jan. 28 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Feb. 01 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Feb. 04 - Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center Omaha
Feb. 08 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
Feb. 12 - Sunrise, FL @ BankAtlantic Center
Feb. 16 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
Feb. 18 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
Feb. 22 - Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
Mar. 05 - Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
Mar. 07 - Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center
Mar. 09 - Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
Mar. 11 - Manchester, NH @ Verizon Wireless Arena
Mar. 13 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
Mar. 17 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Arena
Mar. 19 - Hershey, PA @ Giant Center
Mar. 21 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
Mar. 24 - Providence, RI @ Dunkin' Donuts Center
Mar. 26 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun
Mar. 28 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
Mar. 30 - Saint Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
Apr. 01 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Apr. 03 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
Apr. 05 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Apr. 07 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center

[reborn rolla]

[panayiotis1984]

VAN HALEN has posted an end-of-your phot gallery on the band's official web site.

Nearly a million fans journeyed from all over the world to witness the landmark VAN HALEN tour, which kicked off in September of 2007 in Charlotte, NC and wrapped up June 2, 2008 in Grand Rapids, MI. VAN HALEN, featuring Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen, delivered their bombastic live assault performances to legions of loyal fans at 75 arena concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Ray Waddell of Billboard.com reports: "Though not without setbacks, the VAN HALEN reunion tour ended up a massive success, wrapping June 2 in Grand Rapids, Mich., with a total gross of more than $93 million and close to one million in attendance from 74 shows."

Performing live with Roth for the first time in more than 23 years, VAN HALEN proved its timeless catalog of hits still packs the punch it did decades earlier. Each night, the band treated the capacity audiences to a dream set list of more than two hours of VAN HALEN gems plucked from their original era. Favorites including, "Jump", "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", "Panama" and more, received a jolt of vivacity and spirit.

"We send our thanks to the countless new and lifetime fans that helped make this tour our most successful," said VAN HALEN in a joint statement. "We also send special gratitude to the tireless efforts of the VAN HALEN touring crew, Live Nation and the media, as well as opening acts Ky Mani Marley and Ryan Shaw," the band went on to say.

Now that the final bits of confetti have fallen, VAN HALEN has their sights set on bright horizons with exciting developments on the way.
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[Mysterioman]

I am curious about this band's future. Although I don't believe that their next album could be very good quality, it will still be interesting that what they put out... I'm excepting the same stuff they did around the beginning of the eighties. And they surely get more popular as well with David Lee Roth, he has the charisma to be a great performer. That's the key to their future. Also interested about Wolfie and I think he might be a good bassist as well.


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[D-Man]

As great a singer as Hagar is, I've always thought Van Hagar never worked - and was far too shrill.
Thank God these guys are back to doing what they do best - being VAN HALEN!!!
Now if Sammy would just get off his ass and do a major tour with Ronnie Montrose!!!!
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