August 6th, 2007
From: billboard.com
Sources say a Hollywood press conference in one week will announce a 50-date
American arena tour by Van Halen to begin in early October. The tour will
feature founding Van Halen members David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Alex
Van Halen, with Eddie's son Wolfgang on bass.
A proposed summer amphitheater tour by the group, first tipped here in late
January, never got off the ground, with Eddie Van Halen entering a
rehabilitation facility for undisclosed reasons in March.
In the months since, the artist has been seen publicly looking healthy and
fit, and Billboard.com reported a month ago that several arena holds were in
place in major markets for potential Van Halen dates.
Van Halen last toured in 2004 with vocalist Sammy Hagar, grossing nearly $40
million, according to Billboard Boxscore. Roth has not fronted the band on
tour in more than 20 years.
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