Dave explains Van Halen Tour Dates Postponement

[sadaist]

As far as Van Halen hating each other....


Eddie - "I'm gonna kick you in the nuts!"

Dave - "Yeah, you skinny little fucker? I'll roundhouse you into next week!"

Accountant - "Guys. Here's your checks from last nights gig"


Dave & Eddie proceed to hug it out.

[vandeleur]

The steeplechase event starts the 3rd of August ... The gigs cancelled are a month prior to that

[VHscraps]

That makes more sense than them Playing the Olympics , am Guessing Olympic squads arnt selected to far in advance of the actual games .... So the short notice makes sense but it's a lots of gigs for one little event ?

I'm not a track and field fan, as such, so couldn't say with any certainty how and when selections take place, but I think it is close to the event ... and I recall from news (reported just last week or the week before) regarding appeals against doping bans on UK athletes, that Olympic squads were still being selected.

[VHscraps]

I'm not a track and field fan, as such, so couldn't say with any certainty how and when selections take place, but I think it is close to the event ... and I recall from news (reported just last week or the week before) regarding appeals against doping bans on UK athletes, that Olympic squads were still being selected.

Yeah, the US Track and Field Olympic Trials are in late June - June 22 and 25 for the Steeplechase - so I'd guess Alex's kid will be in the trials, having posted the 6th best time in the US in that event this year.

Who knows, it could all be down to this .... LINK HERE

And ... a further link HERE to TV coverage of VH junior coming third in the 'Olympic Development Event'.

Okay, I need to get to work!

[jpage78]

Hearing strong rumors that VH will be in Europe from July to September

[Jérôme Frenchise]

I've just been through the 7 pages of this thread, and to me the most probable theory that could explain the sudden postponing
of all summer dates is they'd need a BREAK - though I love the idea of an unlikely European Tour they'd do instead...

[Mrkramer]

Fuck this news!!! Been saving to get to the second leg.... BUT just maybe they are planning a European , Australian tour

[fryingdutchman]

If any of this Euro/Asia/Olympic speculation turns out to be true, then it's a double-edged sword.

Great news that they're doing so well that the show is going overseas. But it fucking sucks for those here in the states who blocked out time and shelled out hard-earned $$$$$ only to have the rug jerked out from under them seemingly on a whim.

I guess this is why they only put locations, and not specific dates on the back of the tour t-shirts.....

[fryingdutchman]

Hearing strong rumors that VH will be in Europe from July to September

Source?

[fwacf]

Just throwing this out there..... My bet is that this has NOTHING to do with the band. More then likely it is a Contract-Lawyers & Percentage problem.

[fwacf]

Hearing strong rumors that VH will be in Europe from July to September

I call Bullsh*t!
Pull my left nut and it plays Eruption!

[Seshmeister]

Any Olympics rumors are completely silly. The ceremonies have been getting planned for years and in any case will have a British theme, why would they bring out a quintessential American band?

[Mr Walker]

I was surprised to see the news of the tour dates being postponed scrolling with other headlines on the 'Today' show.

[Halen High]

Stay Frosty everyone. Firstly, I think it's highly unlikely there are health issues regarding Eddie, as they are finishing up the original dates. Unless Eddie is having problems with his hand again and, like a pro athlete, painkillers will get him through in the short term before taking a break for surgery. Secondly, there has been no evidence of Dave not getting along with Eddie and Alex - in fact everything we've seen, heard and read indicates the opposite. I think it's more likely the band has been offered something they can't refuse in Europe and then after the northern summer, they will honour these 'postponed' dates.

The insinuations from Rolling Stone, who have been negative about everything VH this year (probably due to been knocked back for an exclusive interview) are just too predictable.

[Halen High]

I was surprised to see the news of the tour dates being postponed scrolling with other headlines on the 'Today' show.

When Dave is in the band, they are 'newsworthy'.