Van Halen postpones summer tour dates
Rock veterans Van Halen, who have been on the road without a hitch since mid-February, have suddenly and unexpectedly postponed their planned summer tour dates.
The postponed shows -- 31 in all -- run from July 7 through Sept. 25. The band has 14 shows on its itinerary between now and June 26; those dates will go on as scheduled. No word yet on the reason for the postponements, nor when the affected dates will be rescheduled.
At least one source is saying the famously bickering band is dealing with internal strife. Rolling Stone quotes one "source with knowledge of the tour" as saying the band members "hate each other." The same source added, "The band is arguing like mad. They are fighting."
Van Halen is on the road with the same lineup it featured during its 2007/2008 tour: Original frontman David Lee Roth, guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen, along with bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie's son, who replaced original bassist Michael Anthony prior to the band's previous tour.
In February, the band released "A Different Kind of Truth," the first original Van Halen studio album with Roth on the mic since "1984," which surfaced in 1984.
19 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
22 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
24 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
27 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
June 2012
1 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
3 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
5 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
9 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
12 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
14 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
16 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
20 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
22 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
24 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
26 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
July 2012
7 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (POSTPONED)
9 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum (POSTPONED)
11 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center (POSTPONED)
13 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center (POSTPONED)
15 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena (POSTPONED)
17 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena (POSTPONED)
19 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena (POSTPONED)
21 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre (POSTPONED)
24 - Toledo, OH - Huntington Center (POSTPONED)
26 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena (POSTPONED)
28 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena (POSTPONED)
31 - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (POSTPONED)
August 2012
2 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center (POSTPONED)
4 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson Boling Arena (POSTPONED)
6 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum (POSTPONED)
8 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena (POSTPONED)
10 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center (POSTPONED)
12 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena (POSTPONED)
21 Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena (POSTPONED)
23 Portland, OR - Rose Garden (POSTPONED)
25 Sacramento, CA - Power Balance Pavilion (POSTPONED)
28 Fresno, Calif - Save Mart Center (POSTPONED)
30 Reno, NV - Reno Events Center (POSTPONED)
September 2012
4 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena (POSTPONED)
8 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum (POSTPONED)
11 - El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center (POSTPONED)
13 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center (POSTPONED)
15 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena (POSTPONED)
17 - Wichita, KS - Intrust Bank Arena (POSTPONED)
21 - Moline, IL - Iwireless Center (POSTPONED)
25 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center (POSTPONED)
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