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Van Halen 2007/2008 Tour Promo

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Zloz hypes ‘Van Halen: A Visual History, 1978-1984’

Remember that Van Halen photo book we told you about a while back? Well, here’s a little preview from the book’s creator, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower … This book is awesome. Detailed info about the book is available here.

Holiday Wishes from Van Halen

Happy Holidays from Van Halen

The latest press release from the Van Halen camp: A COOL YULE AND A ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR, VAN HALEN STYLE VAN HALEN thanks you for an amazing year and more to come. (Los Angeles, CA) December 19, 2007 – Amid the hustle and bustle of the holidays, VAN HALEN would like to wish everyone an [...]

Dirty Water Bog

Eddie Van Halen's mud-filled pool

Eddie’s estate was in the line of fire when a water main broke and created a mudslide that swept into his yard and filled his pool with mud. From eFluxMedia: Veteran rocker Eddie Van Halen returned from touring in Canada to his Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles Monday only to find his backyard and [...]

Still more Van Halen 2007 tour reviews

Catching up on the tour reviews. Here you go: November 23, 2007 – Glendale, AZ The Arizona Republic November 25, 2007 – San Diego The San Diego Union-Tribune SignOnSanDiego.com The Daily Aztec Blogcritics November 27, 2007 – Sacramento The Sacramento Bee The Mercury News Chico Enterprise Record November 29, 2007 – Fresno The Fresno Bee [...]

Van Halen announces 2008 tour

This just in from the VH camp: DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND VAN HALEN EXTENDS HISTORIC TOUR INTO 2008 “For more than two hours, the gods delivered.” — Rolling Stone (Los Angeles, CA) November 26, 2007 – In the midst of one of the most highly anticipated and successful tours of the year, Van Halen announced [...]

Van Halen @ Los Angeles’ Staples Center, November 20th

Some links to coverage of the show: Los Angeles Times (concert review) Los Angeles Times (photo gallery) Hollywood Reporter Orange County Register (concert review) Orange County Register (fan reactions)

You know your boss is cool when …

… he hires Van Halen to play at a private concert for his employees! That’s right, Van Halen hit the stage last night to perform a surprise concert for 14,000 Research in Motion employees and their guests during an employee-apprecition party at the Air Canada Centre. One of the RIM employees snapped some great shots [...]

More Van Halen 2007 tour reviews

Some more tour reviews, this time from each of the shows listed below: November 6, 2007 – Worcester, MA Boston Globe November 8, 2007 – Nassau Coliseum Newsday Newsday Blog November 13, 2007 – Madison Square Garden Rolling Stone New York Post Billboard Variety

More 2008 tour dates popping up

UPDATED 11/15: Tour promoter LiveNation originally listed 11/17 as the on-sale date for all four of the newly added shows; that has since changed, and the new on-sale dates are shown below. — As expected, Van Halen is adding another leg to its current tour, and, after wrapping up the current ’07 leg next month, [...]

Video footage of Van Halen in Kansas City

Mean Street, Part 1:

(Click the “Read the Rest” link below to see all of the available video clips for this show.)

Van Halen live-review round-up

Here’s a bunch of links to some recent Van Halen concert reviews and video footage: October 26, 2007 – Kansas City: Kansas City Star The Pitch October 30, 2007 – Boston: Boston Globe Boston Herald The Phoenix (review and slideshow) November 1, 2007 – Washington, D.C.: Washington Post Washington Times Baltimore Sun Reuters Richmond Times-Dispatch [...]