UK tour?

[vanhalenuk]

glasto isnt on this year anyway!

[AccidentalAngel]

Anything they do anywhere in Europe is fine by me, even though it is not cheap I will come to the UK if I have to.

[Seshmeister]

Yeah I'd probably go to any gig in Europe too.

US is looking really awkward for me this time.

[binnie]

I just can't afford to do the US at the moment......

[vandeleur]

What about other festivals .. didnt the foo's play every back garden this year . What about t in the park ..reading, leeds .... bollox any were.
Am seeing the us as not happing for me , euro i would chance it if they defo wernt gonna play the uk .

[binnie]

Just can't imagine that VH is 'hip' enough to headline Reading/Leeds.

[vandeleur]

desperate man in search of desperate treasure

[Golden AWe]

Yeah I'd probably go to any gig in Europe too.

US is looking really awkward for me this time.

Same here. Let's hope for a gig in Europe and finally have a meeting there. I still remember talking with Sesh 7-8 years ago when he was visiting Denmark, while I lived on the other side of it, but I was broke and officially homeless back then.

[Seshmeister]

I got a hotel room at the airport in London, stayed up half the night talking to friends on the phone, posting here and drinking.

I woke up 10 minutes before my flight and missed it which meant I was going to miss the internal flight in Denmark too so I never went.

The whole thing was a total fuck up of biblical proportions and an insane waste of money, at least I didn't stand you up as well...

Lucky I owned the company or I would have been sacked.

[Seshmeister]

I just can't afford to do the US at the moment......

Flights are actually a bit cheaper than they used to be if you shop around but I can't make the dates work on a cheap flight.

Including tickets and hotel it's coming in at about £1300 a head for a 3 day trip which is hard to justify...

[vanhalenuk]

Couple of rumours - van halen will be second on the bill to black sabbath at download festival and there will be a UK VH tour in sep.

These originate from soneone talking to someone associated with Chickenfoot outside their gig last night.

Probably BS but with the lack anything else thought i'd pass it on.

[Seshmeister]

Have Black Sabbath not pulled out yet due to illness?

If the person was outside a Chickenfoot gig then they are by definition an idiot hole.

[vandeleur]

Iommi has just released a statment saying the band were gonna finish recording their album in the uk due to his illness but have not made a comment on their touring commitments.

[binnie]

I imagine Black Sabbath will play Download if at all possible.

Can't imagine VH being No.2 - why pay all that cash for a lower position on the bill.

[VHscraps]

Iommi has just released a statment saying the band were gonna finish recording their album in the uk due to his illness but have not made a comment on their touring commitments.

I don't really wanna see VH playing second on the bill to anyone, much as I love Sabbath.

If they want to generate interest in Van Halen, but can't be confident of selling out a UK arena tour, they should play a couple of dates at the O2 in London, or a 5-10 day residency at somewhere like the Albert Hall.

Make it a ticket that people are want to buy, and a gig that people would be willing to travel to - an event.

My expereince of seeing VH and DLR at Donnington in the 80s, is that as many metal fans hated them as liked 'em. I don't think outdoor shows are their best environment, either.

They should do their own thing.