News Flash: Van Halen reunion tour to kick off in Las Vegas

**Phatie** · 01.26.07, 12:26 AM

News Flash
Van Halen reunion tour to kick off in Las Vegas
By Norm Clarke
A Van Halen reunion tour, with David Lee Roth back in the fold after 22 years, is in the works, with a Las Vegas launch looking good. A late April date at the Palms' new venue, The Pearl, is "99 percent" likely, a source said. It would be the latest coup for Palms owner George Maloof, who will open the 2,500-seat venue with a lineup that includes Tool, Evanescence, Gwen Stefani along with Van Halen, all in the first month. Many critics consider Van Halen the greatest party-metal rock band of all time.
Posted: 4:45 p.m. on 01/25/07

http://www.reviewjournal.com/

**smithjc** · 01.26.07, 12:34 AM

Interesting....................................... ...................

**AUGuy5150** · 01.26.07, 12:35 AM

news flash:
old news

sorry couldn't resist

**Infinite Cactus** · 01.26.07, 01:09 AM

2,500-seat venue

**sickman** · 01.26.07, 05:37 AM

Originally Posted by AUGuy5150

news flash:
old news

sorry couldn't resist

NEWS FLASH

me too

**the_atomic_punks_rule** · 01.26.07, 05:41 AM

I hope the Punks don't play that same weekend, it may be a close draw at the door! LOL

**servoguy101** · 01.26.07, 06:29 AM

I will be there , front row center with my " wheres mikey" t-shirt.. seriously, vegas, right on, better than north Carolina..

**weesfreewheelin** · 01.26.07, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by servoguy101

better than north Carolina..

Fuck You

**ZeoBandit** · 01.26.07, 06:46 AM

Hopefully they don't plan on booking only small venues like this...... We need an arena or something bigger here people!

**weesfreewheelin** · 01.26.07, 06:48 AM

Well at least they won't be covering the upper deck with tarps

**voivod** · 01.26.07, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by Phatie

News Flash
Van Halen reunion tour to kick off in Las Vegas
By Norm Clarke
A Van Halen reunion tour, with David Lee Roth back in the fold after 22 years, is in the works, with a Las Vegas launch looking good. A late April date at the Palms' new venue, The Pearl, is "99 percent" likely, a source said. It would be the latest coup for Palms owner George Maloof, who will open the 2,500-seat venue with a lineup that includes Tool, Evanescence, Gwen Stefani along with Van Halen, all in the first month. Many critics consider Van Halen the greatest party-metal rock band of all time.
Posted: 4:45 p.m. on 01/25/07

http://www.reviewjournal.com/

EDDIE VAN HALEN: But I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is.

and here we are!

**Van De Groep** · 01.26.07, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by voivod

EDDIE VAN HALEN: But I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is.

and here we are!

I was thinking about that too when I first read it.

**lost time** · 01.26.07, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by servoguy101

I will be there , front row center with my " wheres mikey" t-shirt.. seriously, vegas, right on, better than north Carolina..

guys, leave them alone and be glad their touring, mikey or no mikey. don't need to be hard on Wolfgang.

**ziggysmalls** · 01.26.07, 11:01 AM

Yes I think that is brilliant. Spend 60-100 bucks for a show and try to be disruptive by taunting the kid or the band. Real class there. Its not Wolfgang's fault for replacing Mike. I doubt very much the kid went "dad you know what I want for Christmas? To be your bassplayer in Van Halen" If you want to protest, do so in other manners but don't ruin the vibe.

How would you have feel if during 2004 or any other Sammy shows, the Roth Army showed up with "where's Dave?", "It aint Van Halen without DLR", etc?

How would you feel if they were taunting Sammy verbally any chance they had? Its a freaking band. You guys are treating this shit like its European Soccer match.

Grow up.

**Thai Boxer 9901** · 01.26.07, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by lost time

guys, leave them alone and be glad their touring, mikey or no mikey. don't need to be hard on Wolfgang.

On the contrary, we need to put wolife through some shit because he needs to prove that he can actually play instead of his old man always plugging him and saying that hes a bad mo-fo on bass. We need proof!

If I may quote alex here for a sec:
"If we started in Toldeo, we would have never made it to cleaveland". Now all we have to do is switch up the cities and we got this tour! Now its "If we start in Las Vegas, we might never make it to Reno"