August 20, 1999 - Things are starting to move a bit quicker in the Van Halen news department. It's funny - you can always tell when a new Van Halen album is on the horizon by the amount of rumours going around... Some of the rumours are too bizarre to even mention, other have been reported in many other places so you've probably heard them already. First, the officially confirmed news:

Video Hits Volume 1 DVD: Van Halen's Video Hits Volume 1 DVD will be released on October 5. Brad from the Official VH Web Site reports that the DVD will be the same as the VHS version, "with a little surprise".

Vote on the set list: If you missed hearing your favourite Van Halen songs on recent tours, you will be interested in the Official VH Web Site's new online poll. There you can vote for one song per album that you'd like to hear on the next tour. The poll is open until October 1. The band are said to be very interested in the results.

The new album: Work continues on the next Van Halen studio album. Producer Danny Kortchmar has the band working six days a week. Over 20 songs have been written to date. Song titles include Left For Dead, River Wide, Say Uncle, You Wear It Well, More Than Yesterday, I Don't Miss You...Much, Love Again, Rock and Roll Cliché and I Want Her Anyway.

Now for the rumours...

Rumour - "EVH jamming with David Coverdale": This one has spread like wildfire over the Internet during the past week. The rumour goes like this: David Coverdale (Whitesnake lead vocalist) and Edward Van Halen allegedly had a jam session recently. Also in attendance were Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Denny Carmassi and producer Bob Ezrin. They are said to have jammed on 26 songs, including new tracks titled Sahara Rising, Blues Movie and Brother Voodoo. A tape of the session is reported to exist. Van Halen have denied this rumour 100%. They say EVH and Coverdale are friends, but haven't seen each other since April 1993.

Rumour - New DLR tour dates: DLR is rumoured to be playing at The Silo at Riveredge in Reading, PA on September 16. Tickets $25, all general admission.

WRDX in Delaware are advertising "WRDX-FEST '99 with DAVID LEE ROTH at Kahuna" on September 17.

Classic Rock 94.7 in Washington DC are promoting David Lee Roth as the headliner for the Millennium Rock Party at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, VA on September 18.

Thanks to Chuck for the info. Please note, these dates are only rumoured, and are not official until you see them listed in the tour dates section of davidleeroth.com. We are not responsible if you buy tickets and DLR doesn't show up. Just passing on info reported by other sites. ;)

August 26, 1999 - David Lee Roth is set to resume his world tour next month. Following a successful stint as festival headliner in Europe and opener for the reformed Bad Company in the USA, Roth will take his new band back across the states to entertain his loyal fans with more classic Van Halen and solo tunes.

Although the next leg of the 1999 tour hasn't been officially announced yet, venues have already begun announcing dates and selling tickets for the shows. We've compiled a list of all the rumoured dates here for your perusal. As usual, if you attend a show you are invited to submit photos and a review. The first 5 reviews we receive for each show will be published on our 1999 DLR Tour page.

Note: None of these dates have been officially confirmed by David Lee Roth's management. We do not take responsibility if you purchase tickets to these shows and Dave doesn't show. This list is provided as a service for fans to see the shows that have been advertised by venues. Some of these shows are already on sale.