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 today that they will extend their historic tour into 2008. Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, and Wolfgang Van Halen, together for the first time in 22 years, will kick off the New Year by extending their tour into 28 additional cities, kicking off with a January 22nd performance at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center and running through April 7th at Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Bradley Center.
The 2007 tour has drawn over 600,000 fans thus far with sold out shows in cities across America, winning the praise of fans and critics alike. “From the first power chords of “You Really Got Me,” the band hit a hard groove that didn’t let up for the next two hours,” said the New York Daily News. The Hollywood Reporter said: “For one perfect night…Van Halen was nothing short of spectacular.”
Tickets for the San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Omaha, New Orleans, Charlottesville, Hershey, and Atlantic City dates will go on sale Saturday December 1st and East Rutherford and New York will go on sale Monday December 3rd and are available at www.livenation.com and Ticketmaster. On sale dates for the rest of the tour will be announced shortly and additional 2008 dates are also expected to be announced soon.
VAN HALEN SECOND LEG DATES
Jan. 22 – Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Jan. 24 – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
Jan. 26 – American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Jan. 28 – Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Feb. 1 – Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
Feb. 4 – Qwest Event Center, Omaha, NE
Feb. 8 – New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
Feb. 12 – BankAtlantic Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Feb. 14 – Amway Arena, Orlando, FL
Feb. 16 – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
Feb. 18 – St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Feb. 22 – John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 5 – US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
Mar. 7 – RBC Center, Raleigh, NC
Mar. 9 – 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD
Mar. 11 – Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH
Mar. 13 – Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
Mar. 17 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Mar. 19 – Giant Center, Hershey, PA
Mar. 21 – Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
Mar. 24 – Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI
Mar. 26 – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
Mar. 28 – Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
Mar. 30 – Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
Apr. 1 – Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
Apr. 3 – Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL
Apr. 5 – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
Apr. 7 – Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
We’ll update our tour & tickets page with the new information shortly.