VAN HALEN NEWS DESK

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 [...]