VAN HALEN ANNOUNCES 2012 TOUR DATES

[JerseyGirl]

It's official!

LINK: http://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-h...12-tour-dates/


Van Halen‘s long-awaited full-length new album reunion with original frontman David Lee Roth is finally officially a reality. As soon as we got back from tonight’s New York City club show, confirmation of the band’s new album title and their 2012 tour plans arrived in our inbox.

As we reported on Thursday afternoon, the band’s new album — set to be released Feb. 7 — will be called ‘A Different Kind of Truth,’ because, as singer David Lee Roth said, “Van Halen lives in a different kind of truth.” Pretty much no one can argue with that.

The band promises to mix songs from the new album with classic tracks such as ‘Panama,’ ‘Ain’t Talking About Love’ and ‘Everybody Wants Some’ during these concerts. Somebody tell us where we write in to get ‘Drop Dead Legs’ added to that list, huh?

The tour will kick off on Feb. 18 in Louisville, KY and hopscotch across the country before wrapping up in New Orleans, LA on June 26. Tickets go on sale for select shows starting Jan. 14. OK, we’re gonna go back to blasting ‘Fair Warning’ now!

VAN HALEN 2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

2/18 – Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center
2/20 – Detroit, MI | The Palace of Auburn Hills
2/22 – Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
2/24 – Chicago, IL | United Center
2/28 – New York, NY | Madison Square Garden
3/1 – New York, NY | Madison Square Garden
3/3 – Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena
3/5 – Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center
3/9 – Buffalo, NY | First Niagara Center
3/11 – Boston, MA | TD Garden
3/15 – Montreal, QC | Bell Centre
3/17 – Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre
3/21 – Ottawa, ON | Scotiabank Place
3/24 – Atlantic City, NJ | Boardwalk Hall
3/28 – Washington, DC | Verizon Center
3/30 – Pittsburgh, PA | Consol Energy Center
4/1 – Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena
4/10 – Fort Lauderdale, FL | BankAtlantic Center
4/12 – Tampa, FL | St. Pete Times Forum
4/14 – Orlando, FL | Amway Arena
4/16 – Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Arena
4/19 – Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena
4/21 – Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum
4/25 – Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Arena
4/27 – Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena
5/1 – Tulsa, OK | BOK Center
5/5 – Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome
5/7 – Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena
5/9 – Calgary, AB | Scotiabank Saddledome
5/11 – Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place
5/17 – Winnipeg, MB | MTS Centre
5/19 – St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center
5/22 – Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center
5/24 – Denver, CO | Pepsi Center
5/27 – Las Vegas, NV | MGM Grand Garden Arena
6/1 – Los Angeles, CA | STAPLES Center
6/3 – Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena
6/5 – San Jose, CA | HP Pavilion
6/12 – Anaheim, CA | Honda Center
6/14 – San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena
6/16 – Phoenix, AZ | US Airways Center
6/20 – Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center
6/22 – San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center
6/24 – Houston, TX | Toyota Center
6/26 – New Orleans, LA | New Orleans Arena

[JG1104]

One NJ date and 2 NYC dates. I'm in for one of them

[Blondie]

Can hardly wait til the guys come home to LA and Staples Center! Should be a helluva show!

[ClassicRockJimmy]

Bummed out, couldn't get tickets for Detroit... the only ones left are out of my price range ($182 for 2 tickets, or $330 for 2). Oh, well...

[SparkieD]

Bummed out, couldn't get tickets for Detroit... the only ones left are out of my price range ($182 for 2 tickets, or $330 for 2). Oh, well...

Dude, don't sweat it just yet. I got fairly decent tickets for the highly anticipated '07 tour opener in Charlotte the day they went on sale. People from literally all over the world were trying to score tickets that day. They sold out quick! Then lo and friggin' behold, two weeks before showtime, I scored KILLER(!!!) tickets for that same supposedly sold-out show. They weren't too pricey either. I had two tickets I had to ditch. Tried to sell 'em on StubHub for face value. They didn't budge. Had to unload them at a loss outside Bobcat Arena just before the show. The seats I got were so great that I didn't even care about the $50 loss. Moral of the story...wait. You CAN score good tickets later at a fair price.

[ClassicRockJimmy]

Good to know... Thanks!

[fifth element]

one date in my area...and ticket prices are high...am hoping that i can get some cheaper....

[DrMaddVibe]

one date in my area...and ticket prices are high...am hoping that i can get some cheaper....

Check StubHub, Craigslist...eBay or stand out in front of the arena come showtime.

I really wanted to see Roger Waters play The Wall...tickets were skyhigh for that. I eneded up scoring some on CL for 140.00...In a SUITE!...Almost stage left...parallel!!! It was a once in a lifetime event and that's the way you have to regard Van Halen nowadays. How many times will you be able to see Diamond Dave...and Eddie...throw in his amazing drummer brother and really whoever is on bass...but I'm becoming a Wolfie fan...and you have the MIGHTY VAN HALEN...sucks that they didn't wait until the summer open air arena shows..but oh well...there's always the 2nd leg...I HOPE!

[DrMaddVibe]

Van Halen's rise to rock godliness in the late Seventies and early Eighties came at a time of excess in all aspects of music, from big blowouts in the industry to well-chronicled decadence by musicians. That spirit was brought back to life – albeit in a much more PG, mostly sober way – Wednesday night in L.A. as the band prepared for its upcoming tour with a private show at Jim Henson Studios in L.A.

The first sign that this was a special event came as the lucky few hundred invited guests walked into the studio courtyard to be greeted by an open bar and food trucks serving a menu ranging from shrimp po' boy sandwiches to tacos and ice cream cookies. This kind of lavish affair has largely migrated over from the worlds of film and video games as the music industry has struggled financially over the last decade. But a Van Halen tour and new album is a major occurence, plus a big excuse to party.

Early in the hour-long set, David Lee Roth quipped, "This was to be an 11 a.m. Tuesday press conference. Then someone moved it to Wednesday at 8 so we can drink." Playing in a tiny studio with a stage that looked like it came right from Madison Square Garden, surrounded by three walls of massive LCD screens projecting every Roth movement and Eddie Van Halen riff in larger-than-life fashion, the quartet of Roth, Eddie, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen delivered a set worthy of the gods.

Opening with "Eruption" and segueing into "You Really Got Me," the quartet ran through 60 minutes of greatest hits and new material. Roth could be seen peeking at his own moves on the LCD screens, perhaps making sure they were right for the tour. Ever the frontman, he made sure his trademark high kicks still reached his head, and he talked often to the crowd as the rest of the group concentrated on getting the songs into touring shape.

They're damn close, as evidenced by several hits, including "Runnin' With the Devil,' "Unchained," "Everybody Wants Some," "Panama" and the closing "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," which still rocks with enough power to make an intimate room feel like an arena. The band also played three new songs: "Tattoo," "The Trouble With Never" and "She's the Woman." The former in particular fit right in (and yes, we're aware the song dates back to the Seventies).

Following "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," which Roth called the last song of the night, he told the crowd the band had no place to go. As confetti fell from above, two drum majors and a cavalcade of Carnival dancers ascended the stairs to the stage to join the band for an encore of "Jump."

As the song ended, the dancers moved into the courtyard, where the party continued with a samba theme. Despite the international flair, this was American rock as only Van Halen does it – big, bold, brash and fun.



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[ComaDivine]

Most of it's cell phone crappy, but hey...it's opening night!!

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