Van Halen Secretly Planning for 2015 Tour ???

[ELVIS]

They'd be better off on a bill opening for Sabbath or someone like that...

But Edwad would never do it...

Dave neither...

[Romeo Delight]

Opening for Sabbath? Please. That is ridiculous.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

If they were smart, and of course they're not, they'd bring in a younger group with some actual rock musicianship to get the younger crowd in there.....

[ELVIS]

You're never gonna get the young crowd into sixty year old men...

And for good reason...

[Romeo Delight]

If they were smart, and of course they're not, they'd bring in a younger group with some actual rock musicianship to get the younger crowd in there.....

What about Tremonti?

[Seshmeister]

Updated Van Halen tour date rumors, according to reports from contacts in these venues:

1. San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernardino, CA, July 5th (otherwise known as the US Festival site)
2. Xfnity Theatre, Hartford, CT, late July
3. Molson Canadian Ampitheatre, Toronto, ON, July 26th
3. Darling's Waterfront Pavilion (my guess), Bangor, ME
4. Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore
5. Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA, Aug. 29th
6. PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, Sept. 4th
7. Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Sept. (3 nights)
8. Ak-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, Sept. 27th

I think they'll get away with it by having a short tour.

Are there 16000 people in the whole of Canada that will take a punt on a Van Halen show on the back of a 2* live album and no promotion?

Probably.

[Von Halen]

If they were smart, and of course they're not, they'd bring in a younger group with some actual rock musicianship to get the younger crowd in there.....

Yeah, like maybe KC And The Sunshine Band. Or Tony Orlando And Dawn.

[ELVIS]

Opening for Sabbath? Please. That is ridiculous.

No it's not...

It's guaranteed ticket sales...

Van Halen was not headline material on the last tour...

[Seshmeister]

It's ridiculous.

[ELVIS]

I think they'll get away with it by having a short tour.

Drunk already ??

[DONNIEP]

I'd think with downloading, Touring would be the only way they'd see any money......

You know, I used to think so too. And I'm sure most people steal the stuff. But...I'm kinda shocked that most of my kid's friends want the physical CDs for their favorite bands. And IF those bands put out vinyl - they're buying that too. They want the CD and the little booklet that comes with it, same with the records. And they buy a digital copy too to listen to on their phones or whatever. My daughter has a couple of favorite groups and she's got three copies of all of their records - if they're available on vinyl. And believe it or not most of her friends do too.

[Seshmeister]

Yeah, like maybe KC And The Sunshine Band. Or Tony Orlando And Dawn.

Van Halen always had shitty support acts though.

Dave solo too unless he was forced into it.

[DONNIEP]

Van Halen always had shitty support acts though.

Dave solo too unless he was forced into it.

Cinderella put on a kick ass show when they opened for Dave here 137 years ago.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Van Halen always had shitty support acts though.

Dave solo too unless he was forced into it.

Because back in the day they could afford to have shitty acts....

Now they'd be smart to have an act that could actually support them....

[Romeo Delight]

It's ridiculous.

Who likes Sabbath? They would draw as much as Satriani by himself if they are lucky... They're fine to open perhaps...but I might not see much of their show if they were the opening act.