Based on reports of Eddie’s behavior during the band’s final show of this tour, which took place in Tucson last Friday, it sounds like Van Halen has hit more bumpy ground. A reporter for Tucson Weekly reviewed the show, and his write-up includes the following excerpt: Seeming to have fallen off the bandwagon yet again, [...]
David Lee Roth training to be a NYC paramedic
November 16, 2004 Leave a Comment
Sammy denies breakup, Alex says new album on deck
November 9, 2004 Leave a Comment
Sammy and Alex have gone on the record to refute widespread rumors that Sammy and the group are on the verge of their second divorce. “Listen here, all these crazy rumor flying around cyberspace are that,” Sammy said in a statement posted at his website. “Plain and simple, I never said I was quitting Van [...]
“Best of Both Worlds” hits stores, media player streams new songs
July 20, 2004 Leave a Comment
Today, Van Halen issues “The Best of Both Worlds,” a hits compilation that also features three new songs. Two of the new tracks—”It’s About Time” and “Up for Breakfast”—are streaming in their entirety via the album’s online media player. The player also includes full-length versions of the collection’s previously released material, and a clip of [...]
Van Halen unveils stage design
June 9, 2004 Leave a Comment
The group’s stage, which is designed to look like the band’s swirling “VH” logo, features two standing-room-only pits that will corral a limited number of concertgoers. Tickets for the special seating area—which is dubbed the Golden Ring—are available for various stops on the outing via an online auction hosted by Ticketmaster. (Ticketmaster is liveDaily’s parent [...]
Sammy and Alex discuss reunion tour, best-of set
May 27, 2004 Leave a Comment
From LiveDaily.com: Reinstated Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar and drummer Alex Van Halen talked to reporters on Thursday (5/27) about Hagar’s return to the group, the band’s upcoming summer tour and a forthcoming hits compilation that includes three new cuts. “The simple answer is: It just felt right,” Alex Van Halen said of the decision [...]
Van Halen reveals details of forthcoming best-of set
May 20, 2004 Leave a Comment
The guys have nailed down the tracklist for this summer’s “The Very Best of Van Halen,” a two-disc collection that will feature three new cuts. “It’s About Time,” “Learning to See” and “Up for Breakfast”—Van Halen’s first new songs since 1996 to feature Sammy Hagar—will augment the album’s 30 previously released tracks. Go to the [...]
Van Halen begins rolling out fall tour dates
April 30, 2004 Leave a Comment
Van Halen, which hits the road this summer with formerly exiled singer Sammy Hagar at the helm, has begun nailing down dates for the outing’s fall leg. Following a first-leg wrap-up at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Aug. 19-20, the reunited quartet will return to the road in September. A handful of September dates are [...]
New VH publicity photos
April 8, 2004 Leave a Comment
Van Halen posts strong ticket sales, adds more tour dates
April 5, 2004 Leave a Comment
Ticket-demand for Van Halen’s first tour in almost a decade with singer Sammy Hagar has led to additional nights in several markets. Shortly after tickets hit the box office on Saturday (4/3), the group posted sellouts in Worcester, MA; East Rutherford, NJ; St. Louis; and Las Vegas. Tickets are on sale now for second performances [...]
Sammy talks to Howard Stern about VH reunion
March 26, 2004 Leave a Comment
Sammy talked to morning-radio host Howard Stern on Friday (3/26) about his return to the band, and discussed some of the new material that the group has written and recorded during the past few months. Known for his no-holds-barred interviewing style, Howard put the screws to Sam by playing clips of some of Sam’s late-’90s [...]
