Van Halen 2012 Album & Tour

Bronx Bombers

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/

cross7806

AWESOME!

Bronx Bombers

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.

jamburger

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?

Flagg

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.

AllNiteThing

New single and tour dates on Tuesday 2/10, then supposedly an appearance on the Grammy's in February.

Hopefully the single will get leaked before then, like everything else does nowadays.

Bronx Bombers

Saw on twitter MSG 2/28 & 3/1 looks like dates are starting to leak

Of The Aggie

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.

dCowboyPJ

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.

Arthur Digby Sellers

Kool and the Gang is the opening act. I am not kidding.

LukinFan

Arthur Digby Sellers wrote:

Kool and the Gang is the opening act. I am not kidding.

Flagg

At least they can put a tour together. Wow.

Travelar

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

May 27 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena

June 1 - Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center

June 3 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena

June 5 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion

June 12 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center

June 14 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena

June 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center

June 20 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

June 22 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center

June 24 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

June 26 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena

Black Diamond

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Bathgate66

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.

Black Diamond

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.

See you in AC

BinauralJam

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.

OGT92

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.

BinauralJam

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.

2-feign-reluctance

Zzzzz...zzz

Black Diamond

2-feign-reluctance wrote:

Zzzzz...zzz

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