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November 21, 2008    Headlines: 06.03.08  Press Archive: 01.21.04
Date Rumour Status
10/10/01 Info from johnwaite.com suggesting Eddie Van Halen will appear at the Volumteers of America benefit concert.
False
10/06/01 Alleged press release from Warner Bros. Records announcing VAN HALEN RENEWED WORLD TOUR 2002. Click to view. More information.
False
06/10/01 Tribe of Judah (featuring Gary Cherone) will open eight shows for Sammy Hagar on the next leg of his Ten 13 tour.
False
06/07/01 "Michael Jackson", the guy who posted lots of information about the status of the band in December 2000 on the message board at the official Van Halen site admitted today that he made it all up.
False
04/18/01 The first single from the new Van Halen album featuring David Lee Roth on vocals will be released around mid-June.

False
04/10/01 Doc McGhee is rumoured to be Van Halen's new manager after he finishes up with the Kiss Farewell tour. More...

False
02/13/01 According to Pamela Des Barres at E! Online, Van Halen with David Lee Roth on vocals will join Black Sabbath and Marilyn Manson on the 2001 Ozzfest tour. Full story.

False
01/31/01 Grab a comfortable chair and read this very long and detailed message from the Pleasure Dome.

False
01/08/01 Two new rumoured album titles: Handle With Care and Time.

False
12/20/00 Van Halen have booked the Starlight Amphitheater in Jacksonville, FL. The venue will open in March 2001 and holds 27,000 people.

False
12/19/00 WRIF will play the new Van Halen w/ David Lee Roth song at noon on December 20.

False
12/07/00 Lots of predictions from an anonymous user at the official VH message board. Message deleted.

False
10/13/00 According to KNAC.COM, David Lee Roth will play a secret gig at the Viper Room on October 16.

False
8/15/00 Sammy Hagar has fired his band, The Waboritas. This rumour was reported by HARDKNOCKZ.COM. Update 7/17: Sammy's webmaster says the rumour is not true.

False
8/09/00 Roberto Medina, promoter of Rock In Rio III says Van Halen may be part of the lineup. The festival takes place between Jan 12 and 21, 2001 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

False
8/07/00 92.1 WMAD in Madison, Wisconsin played the new Van Halen single, Independent's Day this morning.

False
8/07/00 The new David Lee Roth tune being promised by TK will be a track called Flex, co-written by John Lowery. Lowery co-wrote and played guitar on Dave's last solo album, DLR Band.

False
8/02/00 Track listing for the forthcoming Van Halen album: 01 - Stick it Out, 02 - Redline Deadline, 03 - Top-down 60 and Smile, 04 - A Toast..., 05 - Shooting Star, 06 - Independent's Day, 07 - Phoenix Jam, 08 - Lucy Likes Six-inch Spikes, 09 - The Neutron Sound, 10 - Midnight Boogie, 11 - Adrenaline Push, 12 - Sabulossa, 13 - Zipperface, 14 - 2K, 15 - Guys and Dolls, 16 - Third Time Aground.

False
8/01/00 Eddie Van Halen attended the Britney Spears concert on 7/30 with Valerie and Wolfgang.

Confirmed
7/31/00 Eddie Van Halen attended the wedding of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston on the weekend.

False
7/31/00 Van Halen and David Lee Roth will make their reunion official on September 7th, at the MTV Music Video Awards, according to reports airing on WWRX and WHJY yesterday.

False
7/29/00 Van Halen could be the band you see if you win the Miller Geniune Draft Blind Date competition.

False
7/26/00 First single from reunited Van Halen to go to radio in mid-August. Title rumoured to be Independent's Day.

False
7/25/00 Record store owners emailing the VHND reporting that WB reps say there will be a new Van Halen album in October. First pressing will be a double CD. No word on the contents of the second CD but there is speculation it will be a live CD from the original DLR era.

False
7/24/00 New album artwork, inlays and press kits have been sent to the printers for completion next week.

False
7/24/00 David Lee Roth is tired of waiting around for Van Halen and may do another solo tour in September.

False
7/15/00 David Lee Roth is telling friends he has united with Van Halen and are in a New York recording studio recording an album. A tour is planned for February 2001.

False
7/05/00 New Van Halen album to be titled Tabula Rasa, which is Latin for "clean slate".

False

Dec 31, 2000 - 2000: The Year In Review
2000 has come and gone, and I don't have to tell you that it was probably the most frustrating year ever in the life of Van Halen fans. "No news is good news" got old real fast.

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