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After a year of rumors surrounding the release of singles and TV appearances, Van Halen have made an official announcement: The band will be hitting the road in 2012, with tickets for their first dates going on sale 10 January.

Earlier today (26 December), the band posted the above clip that was shot at the the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. Reportedly, the group filmed a video for a brand-new song at the Roxy, and the promo clip for the tour uses footage from that shoot.

Regarding the tour, an actual itinerary hasn’t been revealed as of yet, but that info should be coming on or before 10 January.

While nothing has been confirmed as to a release date of Van Halen’s upcoming disc, a graphic that is being used (see below) lists “2.7.12.” The first single? The full album? We should know soon.

The new Van Halen record was produced by Ross Hogarth and is the band’s first full-length album with singer David Lee Roth since the release of 1984 (which was issued on the last day of 1983).

http://www.vhnd.com/2011/12/26/van-hale ... -jan-10th/
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  • cross7806cross7806 Posts: 222
    AWESOME!
  • Bronx BombersBronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    Van Halen has invited music writers and critics to an intimate concert at Café Wha? in Greenwich Village on Thursday night as a prelude to a tour with the band’s classic lineup later this year. Nothing official has been released, but journalists have been told the group will play a short set.

    The one-night performance in the 250-seat club on MacDougal Street in Manhattan marks the latest enigmatic hint that the band has sent about its plans for the year.
  • jamburgerjamburger Posts: 1,775
    Bronx Bombers wrote:
    Van Halen has invited music writers and critics to an intimate concert at Café Wha? in Greenwich Village on Thursday night as a prelude to a tour with the band’s classic lineup later this year. Nothing official has been released, but journalists have been told the group will play a short set.

    The one-night performance in the 250-seat club on MacDougal Street in Manhattan marks the latest enigmatic hint that the band has sent about its plans for the year.

    Does that include the kid that wasn't even born yet when this "classic lineup" was realized?
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    jamburger wrote:
    Bronx Bombers wrote:
    Van Halen has invited music writers and critics to an intimate concert at Café Wha? in Greenwich Village on Thursday night as a prelude to a tour with the band’s classic lineup later this year. Nothing official has been released, but journalists have been told the group will play a short set.

    The one-night performance in the 250-seat club on MacDougal Street in Manhattan marks the latest enigmatic hint that the band has sent about its plans for the year.

    Does that include the kid that wasn't even born yet when this "classic lineup" was realized?

    Yeah, the whole Michael Anthony/Wolfgang Van Halen thing was pretty stupid.
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  • AllNiteThingAllNiteThing Posts: 1,114
    New single and tour dates on Tuesday 2/10, then supposedly an appearance on the Grammy's in February. 8-)

    Hopefully the single will get leaked before then, like everything else does nowadays.
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  • Bronx BombersBronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    Saw on twitter MSG 2/28 & 3/1 looks like dates are starting to leak
  • Of The AggieOf The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,531
    You know, I read Sammy Hagar's book and it really turned me off to Van Halen. Maybe some of it was fabricated, but I tend to believe that Eddie is really as screwed up as Sammy portrayed him. Also the way he described the whole David Lee Roth thing and the way Michael Anthony was treated by the band made me really hate the Van Halen brothers.
  • dCowboyPJdCowboyPJ Posts: 479
    Of The Aggie wrote:
    You know, I read Sammy Hagar's book and it really turned me off to Van Halen. Maybe some of it was fabricated, but I tend to believe that Eddie is really as screwed up as Sammy portrayed him. Also the way he described the whole David Lee Roth thing and the way Michael Anthony was treated by the band made me really hate the Van Halen brothers.

    i feel the exact same way. i'm mildly interested in the new album, but there's no way i'm going to pay to see them live ever again.

    the new song they played last night sounded okay from what i could tell by the video (its hard to hear DLR vocals). i figured they would try to capture the old 70s sound, but i was really hoping we would get something along of the lines of Me Wise Magic.
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    Kool and the Gang is the opening act. I am not kidding.
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    Arthur Digby Sellers wrote:
    Kool and the Gang is the opening act. I am not kidding.
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    At least they can put a tour together. Wow.
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    http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/167684 ... ates.jhtml

    After years of rumors and teases, iconic hich-kicking rockers Van Halen are officially all the way back. Following an intimate club show in New York on Thursday night at Café Wha?, the group revealed that they will hit the road for a 45-date tour beginning February 18 in Louisville, Kentucky.

    The first show will take place less than two weeks after the release of A Different Kind of Truth, VH's first album of new material with original singer David Lee Roth since 1984. The first single and video from the disc by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act, "Tattoo," are slated to drop on Tuesday.

    The tour will feature support from legendary R&B act Kool & the Gang on select dates, with tickets going on sale on January 14. According to a press release, fans can expect to hear some new songs on the tour alongside some of the band's most beloved tunes, including "Eruption," "Running with the Devil," "You Really Got Me," "Everybody Wants Some," "Jump" and "Hot For Teacher."

    In late December, Van Halen fans got confirmation that the reunion tour and album with 57-year-old Lee Roth were on via a video released on the band's official site.

    Van Halen's original bass player and backing vocalist, Michael Anthony, was booted from the band in 2006 after 32 years and replaced by guitarist Eddie Van Halen's teenage son, Wolfgang. After parting ways with Roth in 1985, Van Halen rebooted with singer Sammy Hagar in 1985, enjoying a string of hit albums and songs through 1996, when Hagar was shown the door and briefly replaced by former Extreme singer Gary Cherone, who only lasted three years in the slot. After bringing Hagar back in from 2003 to 2005, Van Halen invited Roth back into the fold several years ago and toured with him in 2007 and 2008. Dates for the Van Halen tour:


    February 18 - Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center

    February 20 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills

    February 22 - Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse

    February 24 - Chicago, IL @ United Center

    February 28 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

    March 1 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

    March 3 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena

    March 5 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center

    March 9 - Buffalo, NY @ First Niagara Center

    March 11 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden

    March 15 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre

    March 17 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre

    March 21 - Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place

    March 24 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall

    March 28 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center

    March 30 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center

    April 1 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena

    April 10 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ BankAtlantic Center
    4/12 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum

    April 14 - Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena

    April 16 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Arena

    April 19 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

    April 21 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum

    April 25 - Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena

    April 27 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

    May 1 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center

    May 5 - Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome

    May 7 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena

    May 9 - Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome

    May 11 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place

    May 17 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre

    May 19 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

    May 22 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center

    May 24 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center

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    June 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center

    June 20 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

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    June 26 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
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  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    was anyone in the tiny nightclub the other night for their jam?

    i would like to see them at MSG once and Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall.

    That place itself is awesome.
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    Bathgate66 wrote:
    was anyone in the tiny nightclub the other night for their jam?

    i would like to see them at MSG once and Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall.

    That place itself is awesome.
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    It's hard to get past the anger and gives these guys another shot, they could have been the greatist band of my life time, better than U2, or even P.J., well see, hopefully there's some magic left.
  • OGT92OGT92 Posts: 1,588
    BinauralJam wrote:
    It's hard to get past the anger and gives these guys another shot, they could have been the greatist band of my life time, better than U2, or even P.J., well see, hopefully there's some magic left.
    It's hard to be the greatest band when you have a good number of cover songs on your albums. I once did the math and on all of their albums about 20% were cover songs. I might be wrong but it's close to that. I think every album has at least one cover. Hardly great in my mind. I do enjoy most of their music but not all.
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    OGT92 wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    It's hard to get past the anger and gives these guys another shot, they could have been the greatist band of my life time, better than U2, or even P.J., well see, hopefully there's some magic left.
    It's hard to be the greatest band when you have a good number of cover songs on your albums. I once did the math and on all of their albums about 20% were cover songs. I might be wrong but it's close to that. I think every album has at least one cover. Hardly great in my mind. I do enjoy most of their music but not all.


    well that's true, but i was 9 in 84, and thier fun loving videos with kick ass music are what drew me to Rock in the first place, Also Eddie and Dave are completely unique, Just wish they had gotten along better.
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    OGT92 wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    It's hard to get past the anger and gives these guys another shot, they could have been the greatist band of my life time, better than U2, or even P.J., well see, hopefully there's some magic left.
    It's hard to be the greatest band when you have a good number of cover songs on your albums. I once did the math and on all of their albums about 20% were cover songs. I might be wrong but it's close to that. I think every album has at least one cover. Hardly great in my mind. I do enjoy most of their music but not all.

    No covers on Women and Chilren First, Fair Warning, 1984, 5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Balance, or 3.

    And they were/are one of the greatest bands in my lifetime.
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    I was debating this... And then I stopped. Damn right I'm going.
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  • OGT92OGT92 Posts: 1,588
    Flagg wrote:
    OGT92 wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    It's hard to get past the anger and gives these guys another shot, they could have been the greatist band of my life time, better than U2, or even P.J., well see, hopefully there's some
    magic left.
    It's hard to be the greatest band when you
    have a good number of cover songs on your albums. I once did the math and on all of their albums about 20% were cover songs. I might be wrong but it's close to
    that. I think every album has at least one cover. Hardly great in my mind. I do enjoy most of their music but not all.
    No covers on Women and Chilren First, Fair Warning, 1984, 5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Balance, or 3.

    And they were/are one of the greatest bands in my lifetime.

    I was talking about Dave only. I prefer Sammy over Dave anyway.
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  • skeetopunk01skeetopunk01 Posts: 145
    I will be going to the Oracle Arena show (Oakland, CA) Already added the event to my last.fm page. Hellz Yeah! I wouldn't miss this reunion for anything. Frankly, I thought it would never happen.
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  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    OGT92 wrote:
    Flagg wrote:
    OGT92 wrote:
    It's hard to be the greatest band when you
    have a good number of cover songs on your albums. I once did the math and on all of their albums about 20% were cover songs. I might be wrong but it's close to
    that. I think every album has at least one cover. Hardly great in my mind. I do enjoy most of their music but not all.
    No covers on Women and Chilren First, Fair Warning, 1984, 5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Balance, or 3.

    And they were/are one of the greatest bands in my lifetime.

    I was talking about Dave only. I prefer Sammy over Dave anyway.
    So he just listed 3 of the albums with Dave. Van Halen I=1 cover song, Van Halen II=1 cover song, Diver Down=4 cover songs counting Happy Trails. Wow thats 6 covers in 6 albums at tops thats like 10%.

    I saw them 3 times with Dave and 4 with Sammy and every time rocked. This was my band in the 80s.
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  • OGT92OGT92 Posts: 1,588
    WOW!!! Dude really? I didn't say my numbers were concrete. I was just saying they have way too many covers on their albums. Just making a point. It's almost as bad as the artists or bands that dont write their own music.

    Covers should be for shows or b-sides or compilations not studio albums. It makes it seem like they ran out of ideas or they got really lazy, but that's just my opinion.
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  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    As much as I love DLR, Sammy will always be my fave he is one of the best front men ever. That being said it would be my dream come to to be able to get to one of these shows, let's just hope they announce some UK dates.

    On an up note i will be seeing Sammy and Michael next week with Chickenfoot :mrgreen:
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Oh, sorry. Wasn't trying to start a fight. I just love Van Halen. I'm almost 40 and growing up, they were like Pearl Jam is to me now. I collected boots and posters and all that shit. Tried to go to a lot of shows. Dave originally quit when I was only 12 so I never got to see the original lineup. Just minus Mike in 2008. I do love Sammy as well since he was the singer when I really got into music at around 14 or so, so no matter how bitter or crazy he comes off as now, I still love his version of the band. F.U.C.K. is one of my all time favorite albums.

    They changed my life as much as Pearl Jam did later. I can't wait to see them again and I cannot believe there is actually going to be a new album. Never thought I would see this.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,197
    OGT92 wrote:
    It's hard to be the greatest band when you
    have a good number of cover songs on your albums. I once did the math and on all of their albums about 20% were cover songs. I might be wrong but it's close to
    that. I think every album has at least one cover. Hardly great in my mind. I do enjoy most of their music but not all.
    Horos wrote:
    OGT92 wrote:
    Flagg wrote:
    No covers on Women and Chilren First, Fair Warning, 1984, 5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Balance, or 3.

    And they were/are one of the greatest bands in my lifetime.

    I was talking about Dave only. I prefer Sammy over Dave anyway.
    So he just listed 3 of the albums with Dave. Van Halen I=1 cover song, Van Halen II=1 cover song, Diver Down=4 cover songs counting Happy Trails. Wow thats 6 covers in 6 albums at tops thats like 10%.

    I saw them 3 times with Dave and 4 with Sammy and every time rocked. This was my band in the 80s.

    If the cover song brings something new to the rerecording I'm all for them on anyone's album. Most times they're as good as the original track and in VH's case most were that good.

    Loved Dave with VH and the Diamond Dave concert on his own is STILL in my top 10 of alltime of the over 500 shows I've seen. He kept coming up with surprises throughtout the concert including him playing steel drums. If this new album of there's is of ANY quality I MAY be tempted to try and see them and see if they can still put on a show since i first saw them on the DD tour. I even waited on Diamond Dave...real kool guy even though it was 3:30 in the morning.

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