Van Halen tour hits another roadblock

March 10, 2008 04:03 PM

LiveDaily Editor

Van Halen [ tickets ]'s tour, which has been sidelined since late last month as guitarist Eddie Van Halen undergoes treatment for an undisclosed medical problem, won't resume until mid-April, organizers announced today.

Seventeen additional dates--beginning with tomorrow's (3/11) planned gig in Charlottesville, VA--have been postponed and are expected to be rescheduled, according to promoter Live Nation. According to a press release, the shows "are being rescheduled so that Eddie Van Halen, who is currently under doctors' care, can continue medical tests to define a course of treatment."

In recent weeks, the group also postponed gigs in Charlottesville, VA; Duluth, GA; Cincinnati; Baltimore; and Raleigh, NC. Those shows had been rescheduled, but many of the new dates will have to be changed again. Details are in the itinerary below.

As it currently stands, the tour will resume April 19 in Las Vegas.

Van Halen hit the road last fall with frontman David Lee Roth at the helm for the first time in more than two decades. The outing ended up being one of 2007's Top 5 highest-grossing tours, prompting the group to book a new leg of shows that kicked off in late January.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

March 2008
11 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena (POSTPONED, new date to be announced)
13 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Arena (POSTPONED)
17 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (POSTPONED)
19 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center (POSTPONED)
19 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena (POSTPONED)
21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena (POSTPONED)
24 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center (POSTPONED)
26 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (POSTPONED)
28 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall (POSTPONED)
30 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center (POSTPONED)

April 2008
1 - Columbus, OH - Value City Arena (POSTPONED)
3 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena (POSTPONED)
5 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena (POSTPONED)
7 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center (POSTPONED)
9 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena (POSTPONED)
11 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center (POSTPONED)
13 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center (POSTPONED)
15 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena (POSTPONED)
19 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
22 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena (MAKEUP DATE FOR 3/5)
23 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
24 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (MAKEUP DATE FOR 3/3)
25 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena