Dave explains Van Halen Tour Dates Postponement

[ashstralia]

you'll all forgive us aussies for being fucking elated that the band are 'learning to speak australian'??

and my footy team had a magic extra time win on sunday... what a weekend.

[jhale667]

I think some people are naturally better at that kind of thing than others.

I can sleep anywhere and can get by on 2 or 3 blocks of 3 hours in 24.

A lot of people aren't like that, my guess is that without booze Eddie isn't good at it.

I'm told it's a talent you can learn; I used to ask members of the band I worked for who'd I'd see doze off for 5 and 10 minute cat-naps in airport lobbies, backstager after soundcheck, etc - "How do you DO that, and doesn't that little nap just piss you off as tired as you are?" he replied "You will learn, if you do this for a while - to sleep whenever and wherever you can". Didn't think I ever would until one gig we did where the previous night was in my hometown, so of course I stayed up all night to hang with my friends who stopped by my room...and then the next day after our soundcheck I promptly fell asleep behind the opening acts Marshall full-stacks, slept throught their entire set...monitor guy was like "HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!?!" Told him "I'm learning from the best..."


But I also have photos my friends took of me on days I'd get back into town and I'd look like I was about to fall over from exhaustion...so again, can't blame these guys in the slightest for wanting a breather.

[ZahZoo]

I spent 23 hours over the weekend painting a dune buggy, and I feel like a million bucks! And I am only 48!

These guys are pussies!

The press is expecting a 1984 VH. Fuck the press.

I think if these guys are smart enough to realize they need a break, more power to them. More than likely it is going to do nothing but result in a better show for us anyway. I applaud them for not resting on their laurels. They could tour a month and take a month off for all I care. Whatever it takes to keep it fresh and fun for them, will ultimately keep it fresh and fun for us.

I still believe there's something more to this "break" than rest and retooling the show. Exhaustion is a Hollywood smokescreen for far more serious medical/health issues. Not saying that is the case... the hints of a Japan/Australia tour could be business logistics.

Ed's Esquire interview indicated he's had a less than smooth road health wise. Dave's singing issues with AC still remains unexplained and is more than just an irritant to his performance if the venues are baking the crowd to accommodate whatever Dave's issue is...

I think there's a lot more to all of this than the simple explanation provided...

[Angel]

That gets harder to do the older you are. I used to be able to nap anywhere, any time. Not anymore. Mess with my internal clock and I'm wiped out for days.

I'm like Dave, get up at 5 in the morning. That means I'm in bed no later than 11, and if I'm not in my own bed, I don't sleep well.

[Zempi]

I still say it is not easy I don't care what luxuries you have. 3 of the 4 of them do soundcheck so theirs is more than the 6 hours-not much more but more. They have been on the road for about 3 months straight w a break here and there. Getting up in different places all the time, time zones, different weather, perhaps not restful sleeping, their ages, etc. Sure the massage or the gourmet cooking is a benefit...it would be impossible for them to do it otherwise realistically. That is the physical part of it. There is a mental part of it too no matter how seasoned you are. For example, Ed supposedly gets shy. The mental toll that probably takes on him can be exhausting for him.

Travelling in luxury playing for 6 hours a week.

[Northern Girl]

you'll all forgive us aussies for being fucking elated that the band are 'learning to speak australian'??

How are they going to do that if they don't drink Fosters Beer?

Well...maybe Dave still drinks some, but it seems he's a very healthy eater these days; so he probably gave up drinking too.

[Zempi]

Well said. I would rather them take a break if they are that tired, strained, whatever and come back with a good show (assuming they are coming back) not exahausted. I wounder if those saying how easy it is have every travelled extensively-luxurious or not.

My experience wasn't completely luxurious - I DID get my own hotel room, but the lack of sleep (no more than 3-4 hours at a pop IF YOU'RE LUCKY), continuously unfamiliar surroundings, cramped travel accomodations (continous back aches) and feeling like you're running non-stop can get grating, I was on doing it 4 nights a week, but was ready for a break after 4 months in my late 30s, and again these dudes are pushing 60. I doubt VH have it quite as easy as Roger Waters on this tour. So yeah, not only do I completely understand where they're coming from, I support their decision.

[Northern Girl]

You guys are a hoot! Even after you get an anwer, you still insist on speculating. Too funny.

No one said they were exhausted. Just remapping in order to go for the long haul. Seems pretty simple to me.

[jhale667]

Well said. I would rather them take a break if they are that tired, strained, whatever and come back with a good show (assuming they are coming back) not exahausted. I wounder if those saying how easy it is have every travelled extensively-luxurious or not.

Chances are they haven't.

[katina]

Check the Roger Waters segment on 60 minutes last night... they asked him how hard it was for him to tour at his age in his 60's. He said it's the easiest job on earth... some one wakes you at half past noon, eat catered food, you are driven every where, fly on a chartered jet, watch tv and eat then taken to the venue and everything is set for you... walk on stage, perform, leave, wind down and in bed before midnight in a nice suite in a hotel.

I am just informing.
This year Roger Waters did a big Latinamerican Tour, here he played on March, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, at River Plate Stadium, more than 50.000 people each concert.
I didn´t go.

[katina]

I really wish a Van Halen SouthAmerican Tour, but also want to see them happy and healthy.

[Jagermeister]

Personally I don't care. I have see them already.

[Toddb]

I have seen the last two shows....Winnipeg and St Paul. Both outstanding. For sure Dave was "tamer" at the last show in MN. I mean Dave was like a young teenager at Winnipeg. He was doing the spinning jump kicks like crazy in Winnie. St Paul he did about half the amount but sheit, I would never be able to perform on stage like Dave at any age and I have no problem jogging 6 miles.

BTW. Best pics by far by www.melodicrockconcerts.com

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Even after the DLR video, Rolling Stone is STILL inferring that DLR MUST be lying...

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-lee-roth-explains-postponed-van-halen-tour-dates-20120520

David Lee Roth Explains Postponed Van Halen Tour Dates
'The band is winning, but our schedule has been sidelined for unnecessary roughness'

By ROLLING STONE
May 20, 2012 4:56 PM ET

David Lee Roth posted a video this weekend explaining the mysteriously postponed dates on Van Halen's tour.

As Rolling Stone reported Thursday, the band abruptly postponed all the tour dates after their July 26th show in New Orleans, pulling more than 30 dates from their schedule last week, including shows in Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Salt Lake City and El Paso. They offered no explanation for the postponement at the time.

Though a source with knowledge of the tour attributed the cancelations to fighting within the band, Roth insists otherwise in the video. "The band is getting along famously," he says, "better than we have in quite some time."

The true cause for the disruption, he explains, is simply exhaustion.

"As usual, we bit off way more than we could chew when it came to scheduling. The band is winning, but our schedule has been sidelined for unnecessary roughness," he says. "We're gonna take a break and we're gonna come all the way back around, because this tour is gonna take about two years."

[Von Halen]

Rolling Stone can lick my onion ring!

Until they can get a "Best" poll right, they can fuck off.

They should print that rag on toilet paper, because it is only good for wiping your ass with it!