Van Halen adds new show amid unplanned tour hiatus
It looks like Van Halen 's waylaid tour won't resume on April 19 as previously announced, but it's not what you think; the group has actually moved up its return to the stage.
Currently in the midst of an unplanned hiatus due to an unspecified health issue afflicting guitarist Eddie Van Halen, the band plans to resume its roadwork with a just-added April 17 performance in Reno, NV. Tickets for the gig--which will be the band's first in that city since 1992, according to a press release--go on sale Sunday (3/30), according to Van Halen's website.
The group's April 19 headlining performance at Tiger Woods' annual Tiger Jam charity event in Las Vegas will follow, and the group has a total of about 20 dates lined up through early June. Details are included below.
Most of the currently scheduled shows are makeup dates for March and April dates that the band postponed so that Eddie Van Halen could undergo "medical tests to define a course of treatment" for an undisclosed ailment, according to a press release issued at the time. The group has not made public any information about what prompted the medical attention in the first place.
Eddie Van Halen has, in recent years, been treated for cancer, alcoholism and substance abuse.
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.
April 2008
17 - Reno, VN - Reno Events Center (on sale 3/30)
19 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
22 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
24 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
26 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
28 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
May 2008
2 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
5 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
7 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
9 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
11 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena
13 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
15 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
18 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
20 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
23 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
25 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center
28 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
30 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
June 2008
2 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
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