March 10th, 2008
BILLBOARD.com:
March 10, 2008, 5:25 PM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
After postponing a handful of dates last week in order for guitarist Eddie
Van Halen to undergo tests for an unspecified medical condition, Van Halen
is postponing all tour activity until April 19.
Seventeen shows are affected, beginning tomorrow night (March 11) in
Charlottesville, Va., and running through April 15 in Baltimore.
According to organizers, Van Halen, who has battled cancer and substance
abuse, "is currently under doctors' care" and will "continue medical tests
to define a course of treatment." No further details were made available.
Fans are being asked to keep their tickets, which will be honored at makeup
dates to be announced.
Van Halen returned to the road last fall with original lead singer David Lee
Roth for the first time in 20-plus years. The tour, which features Eddie Van
Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass, has routinely sold out North American
arenas.
The dates being rescheduled are:
Tue 03/11/08
Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
Thu 03/13/08
East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
Mon 03/17/08
New York, NY - Madison Square Garden Arena
Wed 03/19/08
Duluth, GA - The Arena At Gwinnett Center
Fri 03/21/08
Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
Mon 03/24/08
Providence, RI - Dunkin' Donuts Center
Wed 03/26/08
Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Fri 03/28/08
Atlantic City, NJ - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
Sun 03/30/08
Saint Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
Tue 04/01/08
Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
Thu 04/05/08
Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
Sat 04/05/08
Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
Mon 04/07/08
Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
Wed 04/09/08
Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
Fri 04/11/08
Hershey, PA - Giant Center
Sun 04/13/08
Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
Tue 04/15/08
Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
Rescheduled dates will be announced shortly.
Fans should retain their tickets as they will be honored at the
rescheduled concerts or ticket refunds will be issued at the original
point of purchase.
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