minneapolisgenius said:

ya know what... as much as i love the roth era of van halen, i never was too keen on this song... don't know why, but i was just never feelin' this track...

EllisDee said:

Well, I love it. I know you just say you don't like it though to do the opposite of me.

Ah yes, tickets go on sale next weekend and there's two dates in my city,
I don't care if they need the money or what, this is going to be a great summer for music!


Van Halen Tour To Bow In June

Van Halen has confirmed the routing for its summer tour, as well as the return of vocalist Sammy Hagar after an eight-year absence. The group's official Web site features the greeting "Eddie, Alex, Mike & Sammy Hit the Road" as well as a new photo of the foursome. The trek will play North American arenas beginning June 11 in Greensboro, N.C., and wrapping Aug. 19 in Los Angeles.

Van Halen -- guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen and bassist Michael Anthony -- has not toured since 1998 and is currently without a record deal after splitting from longtime home Warner Bros. in 2002. The group is thought to be eyeing the release of a greatest hits album with a handful of new Hagar-voiced songs but no information has yet been confirmed.

Tickets for some shows begin going on sale April 3 via Ticketmaster.

Here are Van Halen's tour dates:

June 11: Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
June 13: Hershey, Pa. (Hershey Park Stadium)
June 16: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
June 19: Worcester, Mass. (Centrum)
June 22: East Rutherford, N.J. (Continental Airlines Arena)
June 25: Hartford, Conn. (Civic Center)
June 26: Albany, N.Y. (Pepsi Center)
June 28: Washington, D.C. (MCI Center)
July 1: Pittsburgh (Mellon Arena)
July 2: Cleveland (Gund Arena)
July 3: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
July 6: Columbus (Schottenstein Center)
July 7: Indianapolis (Conseco Fieldhouse)
July 10: Detroit (Joe Louis Arena)
July 11: Auburn Hills, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills)
July 19: Chicago (venue TBA)
July 22: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
July 26: Kansas City, Mo. (Kemper Arena)
July 28: St. Louis (Savvis Center)
July 31: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)
Aug. 1: Denver (Pepsi Coliseum)
Aug. 5: Phoenix (America West Arena)
Aug. 7: Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay)
Aug. 10: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
Aug. 11: Sacramento, Calif. (Arco Arena)
Aug. 13: Oakland, Calif. (Oakland Arena)
Aug. 14: Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
Aug. 19: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
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I saw Van Halen in 1979 at a "Day On The Green" at the Oakland Coliseum. They were an unknown opening act with AC-DC, Pat Travers, Ted Nugent, and Aerosmith to follow (I think that was the lineup...all those concerts tend to seem like one long day). Anyway, they played all of their first album and had to repeat Running With The Devil as the encore as they didn't have any other songs reheared. They kicked rear end that day and I saw them three other times, all with Diamond Dave.

BlaqueKnight said:

actually..

Van Hagar is back