From Billboard.com: Sources tell Billboard.com a contract could be signed as soon as today for Live Nation to produce a 40-date amphitheatre tour by Van Halen this summer, with original frontman David Lee Roth back in the fold for the first time in more than 20 years.As previously reported, guitarist Eddie Van Halen's 15-year-old son Wolfgang has stepped in for original … [Read more...]
Reactions from Sammy, Michael & DLR on VH Joining the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
Three former members of Van Halen have offered up responses to this week's news that the group will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March. First up is this lengthy interview with Sammy. Here's some of what he had to say: "I think this is Dave's night. I think Dave wants it more than anyone, and rightly so. He hasn't had it that easy since Van Halen. He … [Read more...]
Van Halen headed to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Van Halen is one of the five acts who will join the ranks of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. Here's the press release, taken from the Rock Hall's website: THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES ITS INDUCTEES FOR 2007 New York -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation today announces its inductees for 2007. The inductees are: Grandmaster Flash and the … [Read more...]