Dave explains Van Halen Tour Dates Postponement

[Va Beach VH Fan]

http://www.pollstar.com/news_article...source=twitter

Van Halen Postponements

12:10 PM Thursday

Van Halen is postponing all dates after the band’s June 26 gig in New Orleans.

So far, no reasons are being given for the postponements affecting more than 30 concert dates. Earlier today, newspapers in Salt Lake City and El Paso reported that promoters didn’t offer explanations for the bad news.

Other markets affected include Philadelphia, Baltimore, E. Rutherford, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Memphis, Spokane, Reno, Fresno, Wichita and Milwaukee.

Van Halen is touring in support of A Different Kind Of Truth, the band’s first album of new material with original frontman David Lee Roth in 28 years, and is the first VH album to include Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang playing bass guitar.

[vandeleur]

Just saw it on twitter .... Hope This is just a shitty rumour

[Va Beach VH Fan]

It's coming from Pollstar, it's probably not....

[jhale667]

Any word from our DDE contact on this yet, VA?

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Any word from our DDE contact on this yet, VA?

Checking with her right now, but the lid might be on, so to speak....

[Guitar Shark]

Let the speculation begin.

[BITEYOASS]

Let the speculation begin.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Let the speculation begin.

It already has... Links has everything from Ed's cancer to Dave's voice.....

[Zing!]

What the dilly? We went so long (in Van Halen years) without any controversy, rumor, or speculation!

Hope this doesn't jeopardize the WI shows...

And I REALLY don't like this news coming right before the St. Paul show.

[Guitar Shark]

All the tour dates after New Orleans have been removed from the band's official site. Guess that confirms it.
http://www.van-halen.com/tour

[Va Beach VH Fan]

All the tour dates after New Orleans have been removed from the band's official site. Guess that confirms it.
http://www.van-halen.com/tour

Well, fuck....

[sadaist]

Maybe the dates were just added too quickly & these guys wanna take a break. plus the dates were just backtracking through areas close to where they had already played. Maybe they want to do overseas first, then come back & wrap up a final leg in the US. These guys deserve a short break though. Not unheard of.

Let's just hope everyone is still healthy.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Let's just hope everyone is still healthy.

I'm not buying the "health" excuse.... If any of the three have health issues, they wouldn't wait until July to get them resolved.....

[binnie]

plus the dates were just backtracking through areas close to where they had already played. Maybe they want to do overseas first, then come back & wrap up a final leg in the US. .

If that's the case could this be to do with ticket sales?

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I think the key word, for now at least, is "postponed" and not "cancelled".

[sadaist]

If that's the case could this be to do with ticket sales?

Maybe. They just play San Diego, Los Angeles, Tacoma....and then come back to play Reno, Portland, Sacramento & Fresno? All very close. That's why I think if they were going overseas they would do that before coming back for a final leg in the US.

[jhale667]

I think the key word, for now at least, is "postponed" and not "cancelled".

Hope springs eternal...

[ELVIS]

Maybe Al convinced Wolfgang to fire Dave...

[mh5150]

Maybe Al convinced Wolfgang to fire Dave...

Maybe Wolf is pregnant ?

[Sensible Shoes]

Boy does this suck - not only the Cleveland mega-meet off, but the worry that something really is wrong with one of them.

[sadaist]

Maybe Al convinced Wolfgang to fire Dave...

Would be funny. Gonna suck for the 3 twins when people stop buying concert tickets because Dave isn't there & they trot out some half-assed fake version cover band.


Real deal for your meal. No substitutions.

[ELVIS]

Either that or Dave is getting professional help with his voice...

[SNIPER]

Festivals overseas. IMO. ...Summer is where it is at for that. You can tour anytime in the US arenas. ...Fucking blows though, I was gonna buy my SLC tix tomorrow.

[vandeleur]

the thing with festivals .. most of them are booked by now .

[guwapo_rocker]

Boy does this suck - not only the Cleveland mega-meet off

Does it have to be "off"?

[LoungeMachine]

There is NO WAY these shows were cancelled because of deciding to do other bookings elsewhere.....

Too many contracts between agents, promoters, venues, etc. The buy outs and lawsuits would negate any incentive.

This is a band issue internally. Health, personal, or otherwise.

[BITEYOASS]

Maybe its because those arenas are going to get hot as fuck during the summer w/o AC.

[LoungeMachine]

Either that or Dave is getting professional help with his voice...

Have there been issues on this tour?

I honestly haven't kept up on the threads.

[SilvioDante]

This is a band issue internally. Health, personal, or otherwise.

I'll play Devil's advocate here....

Health- I can't see the tour continuing until July if it is. If it is Dave's back (one speculation at the Links) , well I can tell you from experience that back problems suck. I can not seeing him continue if it is his back. Ed's cancer, I think that gets taken care of ASAP. Steve Jobs farted around with a curable cancer and it didn't turn out to good.

Infighting- Ed and Dave seemed to get along great in Nashville. Hugging and laughing. I don't think they are good enough actors to pull off what they did in Nashville. Everyone left thinking they were cool.

Personally, I think we should start making stuff up. We won't hear the real reason for a year or two.

Man am I glad I caught them in Nashville.....

[SilvioDante]

Maybe its because those arenas are going to get hot as fuck during the summer w/o AC.

That was my guess....

[sadaist]

Have there been issues on this tour?

I honestly haven't kept up on the threads.

Meh, not much. A few tunes at each show where Dave is off-key. Nothing huge. Not as off-key as Eddie was on some nights of the 07/08 tour. But when has Dave ever been a great singer? We don't go for his voice but his attitude.

As far as Daves back, doubtful. the way he is still kicking & moving I doubt it would cause them to postpone shows. We would have seen Dave agonize or slow down before they did that.

Infighting? Very very doubtful. They made it through the 2004 tour and that was horrific. Judging by their stage presence & interaction they have a long ways to go before they postpone dates.


My gut? Hate to say this but........

As far as cancer.......depending on what needs to be done, waiting 5-6 weeks is not a huge stretch. Some localized radiation or small doses of chemo to keep it in a hold pattern until 6 weeks when a surgery can be performed. Might be what we are dealing with here.

[twonabomber]

Boy does this suck - not only the Cleveland mega-meet off, but the worry that something really is wrong with one of them.

i was getting ready to move some vacation days around for the London and Cleveland weekends. good thing i didn't get the non-refundable prepaid rate hotel room in London.

Does it have to be "off"?

casino is open, bring your Harrah's rewards card.

[LoungeMachine]

And, No.....dates aren't getting cancelled due to no A/C either......lol

Selling .15 bottled water at a 3,000% markup is half the fun...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Leave it up to Rolling Stone for this horseshit....

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...dates-20120517

Van Halen Postpone Summer Tour Dates
All shows after June 26th pulled from band's website

By STEVE KNOPPER
May 17, 2012 4:45 PM ET

Van Halen have abruptly postponed all tour dates after their June 26th show in New Orleans with no explanation.

The band yanked more than 30 long-planned dates, including shows in Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Salt Lake City and El Paso. Local promoters United Concerts and AEG issued statements regarding some postponed shows to local media, including the Salt Lake Tribune and Las Cruces Sun-News, but no details have been offered yet about rescheduled dates or refunds.

Most of the tour is promoted by Live Nation, whose reps wouldn't comment. A source with knowledge of the tour tells Rolling Stone that Van Halen's members "hate each other." Adds the source, "The band is arguing like mad. They are fighting."

News of the postponed tour dates surprised several arena reps, who are featuring upcoming Van Halen shows prominently on their websites. "You want to know the absolute fuckin' truth? I have no fuckin' idea," a concert-business source with knowledge of the tour tells Rolling Stone.

"It's selling pretty good – I don't know why they would say it's being canceled," says a source at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, where the band was supposed to perform on July 7th.

Several of the non-canceled dates have nearly sold out, including this Saturday's show in Minneapolis and June 20th in Dallas. "We're selling really well," says Jack Larson, vice president and general manager of the Xcel Energy Center. "We're looking forward to it."

After decades of touring with Sammy Hagar (and, for a brief period in the late 1990s, Gary Cherone), Van Halen reunited with David Lee Roth for a 2007 tour and hit the road again with him in February. The band released its first new album with Roth, "A Different Kind of Truth," earlier that month. It sold 187,000 copies in its debut week and hit Number Two.

[VHscraps]

Leave it up to Rolling Stone for this horseshit....

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...dates-20120517

Van Halen Postpone Summer Tour Dates
All shows after June 26th pulled from band's website

By STEVE KNOPPER
May 17, 2012 4:45 PM ET

Van Halen have abruptly postponed all tour dates after their June 26th show in New Orleans with no explanation.

The band yanked more than 30 long-planned dates, including shows in Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Salt Lake City and El Paso. Local promoters United Concerts and AEG issued statements regarding some postponed shows to local media, including the Salt Lake Tribune and Las Cruces Sun-News, but no details have been offered yet about rescheduled dates or refunds.

Most of the tour is promoted by Live Nation, whose reps wouldn't comment. A source with knowledge of the tour tells Rolling Stone that Van Halen's members "hate each other." Adds the source, "The band is arguing like mad. They are fighting."

News of the postponed tour dates surprised several arena reps, who are featuring upcoming Van Halen shows prominently on their websites. "You want to know the absolute fuckin' truth? I have no fuckin' idea," a concert-business source with knowledge of the tour tells Rolling Stone.

"It's selling pretty good – I don't know why they would say it's being canceled," says a source at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, where the band was supposed to perform on July 7th.

Several of the non-canceled dates have nearly sold out, including this Saturday's show in Minneapolis and June 20th in Dallas. "We're selling really well," says Jack Larson, vice president and general manager of the Xcel Energy Center. "We're looking forward to it."

After decades of touring with Sammy Hagar (and, for a brief period in the late 1990s, Gary Cherone), Van Halen reunited with David Lee Roth for a 2007 tour and hit the road again with him in February. The band released its first new album with Roth, "A Different Kind of Truth," earlier that month. It sold 187,000 copies in its debut week and hit Number Two.

Bullshit.

[sadaist]

The band yanked more than 30 long-planned dates, .

Long planned? LOL. They were just added.


And it's not band fighting. These guys know enough to stay away from each other before it gets to that point. Fighting would have occurred making an album, signing label contract, and before a tour started. These guys only fight over %.....and all that has been locked up before note 1 was played at Cafe Wha?

[Little Texan]

As far as cancer.......depending on what needs to be done, waiting 5-6 weeks is not a huge stretch. Some localized radiation or small doses of chemo to keep it in a hold pattern until 6 weeks when a surgery can be performed. Might be what we are dealing with here.

That's what I'm thinking it is...something to do with Ed's cancer coming back and him needing to get some treatment for it. I doubt it has anything to do with any internal conflicts within the band. They have been getting along too well this tour for that to be the case.

[Von Halen]

And it's not band fighting. These guys know enough to stay away from each other before it gets to that point. Fighting would have occurred making an album, signing label contract, and before a tour started. These guys only fight over %.....and all that has been locked up before note 1 was played at Cafe Wha?

Really?

Okay.

[WARF]

It's not Eddie or Dave's fault...

The blowers are to blame!!!

[DavidLeeNatra]

here we go again...didn't they hate each other during the recording of the album, too? didn't that mick wall asshole tell something about how they couldn't get the album done because of that?

fuck that shit!