Dave explains Van Halen Tour Dates Postponement

[SNIPER]

Kody says he is tired of the road and wants to go home.

[So this is love]

ok guys trust Max at TMZ he's worn a VH tshirt a few times these last months already to me thats as much credential you need to be a reliable source...

[atomicpnk47]

Tell me are we buying any of this shit? Too Tired? No. Band Fighting? Seem to be getting along. Break for Alex's kid's Olympic gig? Not me. Health? Why wait then. Euro gigs? Thus pissing away 30 or so nearly sold out shows? Can't believe that. Wolf wants the summer off? Hey wait a minute - That's it! The kid doesn't want to work this summer....Brilliant!

[vaijuju]

Just when we all were beginning to think we were going to get a killer Van Halen album and an entire tour without any drama whatsoever, look what happens!

Yesterday, Van Halen POSTPONED (not canceled!) most of their Summer tour dates with no reason given. Immediately, speculation ran wild. Fans wondered if there were health issues. Rolling Stone quotes a mysterious “source with knowledge of the tour” who supposedly said the band members “hate each other” and are “arguing like mad.”

The Van Halen News Desk now has some answers form our trusted and proven sources. Other than those Summer dates having to be moved, it’s actually good news.

First off, no one in the band is sick. No health problems.

Second, we knew right away that Rolling Stone’s “source” is completely wrong, and can not possibly be a person with actual inside knowledge of the tour, because all four band members have been getting along splendidly throughout the entire tour. Roth and the Van Halen’s talk every day, and they are all smiles on stage. Everyone who’s seen the tour or even youtube videos can confirm that.

In fact, the band is on such a high from playing together this year and they were really taken aback by the Rolling Stone quote. They’re older and wiser and haven’t had any issues with one another.

Why were these dates postponed? The band has been working tirelessly for the last 18 months – writing and recording “A Different Kind Of Truth”, filming the “Tattoo” video, rehearsing, putting together the show themselves (lighting, the videos, the stage, routing the tour, and lots of behind the scenes stuff that most people don’t even know about). The band wants the second leg to be as awesome as the first. And for that to happen they want to put more time into the planning of it. Not just continue on with the same show.

Van Halen is very enthusiastic about the rest of the tour and wants be on the road for a long time. Just how long remains to be seen, but we’ll say that the tour will probably continue into next year. They are now considering touring Australia and Japan in the near future.

As it stands now, the 31 postponed US shows are due to be rescheduled. There should be some sort of official announcement forthcoming.

http://www.vhnd.com/

[rocking ron]

No ,, they're goin' back in the studio to recording some new songs for the new album,,: A different kind of ....!!

So Wolfie isn't free this summer hahaha

[perrin29]

Just when we all were beginning to think we were going to get a killer Van Halen album and an entire tour without any drama whatsoever, look what happens!

Yesterday, Van Halen POSTPONED (not canceled!) most of their Summer tour dates with no reason given. Immediately, speculation ran wild. Fans wondered if there were health issues. Rolling Stone quotes a mysterious “source with knowledge of the tour” who supposedly said the band members “hate each other” and are “arguing like mad.”

The Van Halen News Desk now has some answers form our trusted and proven sources. Other than those Summer dates having to be moved, it’s actually good news.

First off, no one in the band is sick. No health problems.

Second, we knew right away that Rolling Stone’s “source” is completely wrong, and can not possibly be a person with actual inside knowledge of the tour, because all four band members have been getting along splendidly throughout the entire tour. Roth and the Van Halen’s talk every day, and they are all smiles on stage. Everyone who’s seen the tour or even youtube videos can confirm that.

In fact, the band is on such a high from playing together this year and they were really taken aback by the Rolling Stone quote. They’re older and wiser and haven’t had any issues with one another.

Why were these dates postponed? The band has been working tirelessly for the last 18 months – writing and recording “A Different Kind Of Truth”, filming the “Tattoo” video, rehearsing, putting together the show themselves (lighting, the videos, the stage, routing the tour, and lots of behind the scenes stuff that most people don’t even know about). The band wants the second leg to be as awesome as the first. And for that to happen they want to put more time into the planning of it. Not just continue on with the same show.

Van Halen is very enthusiastic about the rest of the tour and wants be on the road for a long time. Just how long remains to be seen, but we’ll say that the tour will probably continue into next year. They are now considering touring Australia and Japan in the near future.

As it stands now, the 31 postponed US shows are due to be rescheduled. There should be some sort of official announcement forthcoming.

http://www.vhnd.com/

Does make sense. It seemed to be a lot of shows and a lot of treading through the same markets. Go and recharge the batteries for the summer and come back in a couple of months to kick everyone's ass. Besides, the market is so flooded in the summer with every band touring. Only so many $'s to go around.

[chi-town324]

Damn so the hiccup story wasnt true?

[Green Manalishi]

Hopefully , this is just a case of an older and wiser Van Halen knowing when to put the breaks
on this thing before any type of real problems arise . Remember , the classic Van Halen toured
relentlessly for 7 years and it bred all sorts of contempt that lasted for years . Realistically , there
is no time left on the bands clock for that ever again . Just think of all the wonderful classic
Van Halen music and shows that never happened in those lost years . I'd rather deal with " postponements " than " cancellations "

[SNIPER]

Oh fuck, trending #1 on Yahoo now. Great.

[Romeo Delight]

Sammy's looks to have donated 10k to a charity to make an excuse to comment on the VH tour:


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sammy Hagar says he's not surprised the Van Halen tour with David Lee Roth seems to be crumbling.

He's only surprised it took this long. The band postponed dozens of concerts that had been scheduled for this summer, without giving a reason.

But Hagar, who had replaced Roth in the band and fronted Van Halen for more than a decade, thinks he knows why.

He says brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen are hard to get along with. If they weren't, Hagar says, he'd still be in the band.

Hagar made the comments in response to a question from The Associated Press on Thursday in Atlantic City, where he donated $10,000 to a church food pantry before a concert with his current band, Chickenfoot.


Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainme...#ixzz1vGNRuG5m

[SNIPER]

Sammy's looks to have donated 10k to a charity to make an excuse to comment on the VH tour:


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sammy Hagar says he's not surprised the Van Halen tour with David Lee Roth seems to be crumbling.

He's only surprised it took this long. The band postponed dozens of concerts that had been scheduled for this summer, without giving a reason.

But Hagar, who had replaced Roth in the band and fronted Van Halen for more than a decade, thinks he knows why.

He says brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen are hard to get along with. If they weren't, Hagar says, he'd still be in the band.

Hagar made the comments in response to a question from The Associated Press on Thursday in Atlantic City, where he donated $10,000 to a church food pantry before a concert with his current band, Chickenfoot.


Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainme...#ixzz1vGNRuG5m

What a fag!!!

[gene]

NO NEWS YET? WORKED ALL DAY AND NOT A WORD.TIME FOR SOME DINNER,SOME BEERS, AND VAN HALEN ON CD.THAT WILL TAKE MY MIND OFF IT.HAVE A GOOD NIGHT TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT ANYTHING. THEY PLAY AT SOME BAR FOR DAYS AND KNOW ONE KNEW ABOUT IT SO KEEP TRYING. I JUST MIGHT CHECK BACK LATER. STAY FROSTY EVERYBODY!!

[jhale667]

First off, glad they're just recharging the batteries, as it were...second... FUCK SAMMY HAGAR.

[rocking ron]

You know, that's fine : let Sammy Hagar do the 'talking' and Van Halen/Roth the 'touring'

[Nickdfresh]

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

The blowers are to blame!!!

You can't blame the groupies naw, that just ain't fair!