ELVIS
01-21-2004, 04:13 AM
January 17, 2004
Van Halen's next window of opportunity to officially announce the world's worst kept secret, their reunion with Sammy Hagar, may now happen in Superbowl week.
http://www.undercover.com.au/pics/sammyeddievanhalen.jpg
Hagar will be the official party host for the Coors Light Super Bash, the open air free for all celebration leading up to the Superbowl in Houston. The Superbash will run from January 28 through until February 1. Once again word is circulating that this may be the occasion to officially announce his reinstatement with the group.
The Van Halen reunion tour is expected to be one of the biggest live events in the USA in the second half of 2004 but there are a number of factors weighing in on it getting to the starting line. The biggest issue is how deep Hagar's wounds still are after his dumping from the band in 1996.
Hagar had the last laugh after the sacking. The short-lived reunion with David Lee Roth disintegrated after two songs were recorded for their greatest hits album and the appointment of third singer Gary Cherone was a complete disaster.
For Van Halen to have any impact moving forward, it is widely accepted that the only answer is to bring back Hagar. A year ago, a reunion with David Lee Roth was attempted but fell apart when lawyers became involved. Can lawyers stuff this one up too? Most certainly if they drive the negotiations.
Van Halen is big business. In the USA alone they have sold more than 50 million albums which give them an annual turn-over of a medium sized corporation. Unfortunately for the music fans, negotiations of this size are purely business driven so we await the word from Van Corp before things move forward.
undercover.com (http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2004/20040117_vanhalen.html)
:elvis:
Van Halen's next window of opportunity to officially announce the world's worst kept secret, their reunion with Sammy Hagar, may now happen in Superbowl week.
http://www.undercover.com.au/pics/sammyeddievanhalen.jpg
Hagar will be the official party host for the Coors Light Super Bash, the open air free for all celebration leading up to the Superbowl in Houston. The Superbash will run from January 28 through until February 1. Once again word is circulating that this may be the occasion to officially announce his reinstatement with the group.
The Van Halen reunion tour is expected to be one of the biggest live events in the USA in the second half of 2004 but there are a number of factors weighing in on it getting to the starting line. The biggest issue is how deep Hagar's wounds still are after his dumping from the band in 1996.
Hagar had the last laugh after the sacking. The short-lived reunion with David Lee Roth disintegrated after two songs were recorded for their greatest hits album and the appointment of third singer Gary Cherone was a complete disaster.
For Van Halen to have any impact moving forward, it is widely accepted that the only answer is to bring back Hagar. A year ago, a reunion with David Lee Roth was attempted but fell apart when lawyers became involved. Can lawyers stuff this one up too? Most certainly if they drive the negotiations.
Van Halen is big business. In the USA alone they have sold more than 50 million albums which give them an annual turn-over of a medium sized corporation. Unfortunately for the music fans, negotiations of this size are purely business driven so we await the word from Van Corp before things move forward.
undercover.com (http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2004/20040117_vanhalen.html)
:elvis: