Van Halen Tour 2012

Furious-Red

Post-Christmas blues? Here's some news that should raise your spirits, Van Halen have today announced they WILL be touring in 2012! The first batch of dates/tickets are to go onsale on 10th January 2012.

The band's official Facebook Page revealed the news, along with a mass email to fans, directing fans to the band's official YouTube page to check out a "teaser video" announcing the tour.

The teaser sees Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen, along with the returning David Lee Roth, partying on-stage, rehearsing, playing their instruments while recorded versions of classic tracks such as 'Jump,’ ‘Panama’ and ‘Hot for Teacher’ play in the background.

Check out the tour trailer below...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL7kp2zzcs4

There is no mention of the anticipated new album, nor do we hear any new material from the band, so it seems Van Halen are still remaining tight-lipped on details and are dealing out the good news bit-by-bit...perhaps a new track will emerge soon?

No dates or venues for the 2012 tour have been confirmed as yet, however, Stereoboard will be keeping a close eye on Van Halen developments and posting news on dates and venues as soon as they are officially confirmed by the band.

Now, back to those Turkey sandwiches...

karaokeman

Phoenix Park maybe????

Furious-Red

karaokeman wrote: »

Phoenix Park maybe????

Id cream my pants ha . Maybe they will do Sonisphere also

Owen

Marquee in Cork? I live about 1km away from it. Everyone can stay in my place!!

karaokeman

They have never played in Ireland before.

If Van Halen do play a gig here it will be sure to sell well, reminds me of KISS playing the O2 and all the old Irish fans who waited 35 years to see them come here.

Just Like Heaven

Didn't that Kiss gig sell poorly though? I would imagine a january 10th announcement means Van Halen playing Sonisphere though

Furious-Red

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

Didn't that Kiss gig sell poorly though? I would imagine a january 10th announcement means Van Halen playing Sonisphere though

It didnt sell out but still had a respectable crowd size and the fact tickets were cheap enough €45ish???? really helped . Id say maybe 9000-10,000 (obviously could be wrong) I was afraid there would be no one there but decent size crowd.

I think if Van Halen do play id say they would rather throw them in the O2 just incase at least if it doesnt sell out they will still get a decent size crowd . Id think it might be a bit risky putting them in Pheonix Park (unless they announced a stellar support bill). Kinda like when Def Leppard played here during the summer with Alice Cooper and Thin Lizzy

PTH2009

Van Halen with support from Poison and The Darkness. The O2 and The oddessy Belfast. That would be a killer line up.

Furious-Red

PTH2009 wrote: »

Van Halen with support from Poison and The Darkness. The O2 and The oddessy Belfast. That would be a killer line up.

That would be EPIC

rednik

Possible release date.

RayCon

I think Van Halen's fee would be more than Kiss's ... hence I don't think the O2 would be big enough to turn a profit. Hope Im wrong but I can't see them playing Ireland

bodhrandude

Saw the original band in 1984 at Castle Donnington Monsters of Rock, I remember someone threw a loaf of bread which hit Dave Lee Roth in the head and he shouted into the mike "Do that again and Ill come down there and fcuk your girlfriend."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmN3cZFxWhY

Just Like Heaven

rednik wrote: »

Possible release date.

Are they going to release black ice

rednik

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

Are they going to release black ice

Don't be so silly, that's already been released. This Black Ice II.;);)

RayCon

A mate txt'd me out of the blue yesterday to say a DJ on 2FM (not sure who) mentioned Van Halen in the O2 in June :eek:

RayCon

Although maybe the DJ was just reading boards :pac:

karaokeman

Oh yes because boards is the best place to look for source information regarding a band's future tour plans.

Motley Crue

Oh well, what can you do:)

rednik

Well Rush finally played here so why not Van Halen? Latest news :

January 3rd : Concert dates and Cities announced ( first wave )

January 10th : First single premiere, First music video premiere, concert tkts go on sale.

Feb 7th : New album release date.

:):):):):):)

RayCon

Kiss and Rush were 2 acts I never thought Id see play Ireland so you never know ............ BUT Van Halen have a poor record of touring Europe, nevermind Ireland, so unless they're in some serious need of bumping up the Pension fund I can't see there being an extensive European leg of their tour - maybe some big payday festival appearances.

*crosses fingers that Im wrong*

scudzilla

I don't get why people are getting so hyped up about a Van Halen reunion/gigs.

They're far from there best, have a teenager replacing Michael Anthony and how some of Hagar era songs are gonna transfer live wit DLR i really don't know.

Sure they'll be good but i'm not over enthused

RayCon

If it was the O2 and similarly priced as Kiss (€50) Id be interested just to see Eddie and Alex ... DLR will be as ropey as flurk - thats a given.

I think their treatment of Michael Anthony is sh!t which also sways me towards not supporting them , but I reckon it's outweighed by the fact that I'll probably never get another chance.

lc180

scudzilla wrote: »

They're far from there best, have a teenager replacing Michael Anthony and how some of Hagar era songs are gonna transfer live wit DLR i really don't know.

They did an arena tour in the US a few years back with this line-up. They don't play any Hager era songs, it's strictly tunes from the DLR albums.

As for the whole Michael Anthony situation, I agree its sh*t that he's not part of it. We'll just havta settle for the teenager, oh well!

scudzilla

lc180 wrote: »

They did an arena tour in the US a few years back with this line-up. They don't play any Hager era songs, it's strictly tunes from the DLR albums.

As for the whole Michael Anthony situation, I agree its sh*t that he's not part of it. We'll just havta settle for the teenager, oh well!

None at all!!! :eek::eek:

I didn't know that, The Hagar era was a great time for Van Halen so how they can just erase it and forget about it fcuk alone knows.

Furious-Red

scudzilla wrote: »

None at all!!! :eek::eek:

I didn't know that, The Hagar era was a great time for Van Halen so how they can just erase it and forget about it fcuk alone knows.

EGO? I could see DLR not wanting to do anything that he wasnt apart of .

Yea if you look at Kiss -2010 , Rush -2011 and Van Halen- 2012????

PTH2009

Its possible theres plenty of dates avaible in the o2 in June. It will probly be a date clashing with Euro 2012 tho.

Would a show at the Marquee in Cork be a possibilty

rednik

PTH2009 wrote: »

Its possible theres plenty of dates avaible in the o2 in June. It will probly be a date clashing with Euro 2012 tho.

Would a show at the Marquee in Cork be a possibilty

If (a very big IF) they play here it will be one concert and one only.

Furious-Red

rednik wrote: »

If (a very big IF) they play here it will be one concert and one only.

Yea i can see it only being date so id say whoever gets them either MCD/Aiken they will be put in the O2

rednik

Furious-Red wrote: »

Yea i can see it only being date so id say whoever gets them either MCD/Aiken they will be put in the O2

I hope so, getting too old for this outdoor lark.:D

Furious-Red

What about

Van Halen With Special Guests
Steel Panther & Black Stone Cherry

lc180

Furious-Red wrote: »

What about

Van Halen With Special Guests
Steel Panther & Black Stone Cherry

I can totally see Steel Panther on the bill. They toured with Motley Crue & Def Leppard in the UK lately but it never came here.

And they have a European tour lined up for March & April but no dates for Dublin yet.

Already on my list of bands I really wanna see!

Furious-Red

lc180 wrote: »

I can totally see Steel Panther on the bill. They toured with Motley Crue & Def Leppard in the UK lately but it never came here.

And they have a European tour lined up for March & April but no dates for Dublin yet.

Already on my list of bands I really wanna see!

Yea same , ive been dying to see them for ages now . Would love if they added a Irish date on the UK tour

NIBBS

scudzilla wrote: »

None at all!!! :eek::eek:

I didn't know that, The Hagar era was a great time for Van Halen so how they can just erase it and forget about it fcuk alone knows.

I don't know Scud - much as I like Hagar era VH I could have done without his reworkings of some of the DLR era songs - I just thought they were poor, now the stuff he did with them is a completely different matter........look the bands been a mess all the way through, and I know Dave used to get a lot of the heat for that but lets be honest Eddie has been the main problem - what they did to Michael Anthony was a disgrace, but it's always been the family's band at the end of the day so if he wanted to put his son in he was going to do it at some stage........

either way if it happens and I can get to it I'll go, I enjoyed DLR last time I saw him, ropey in places alright, but he's still got large buckets of charisma, and a cheesy smile that just warms the heart.........to have him there singing Panama with the VH boys behind him is another one off the bucketlist....could be another cracking year gig wise...

PTH2009

We will find out tomorrow if there is a Dublin Date

karaokeman

PTH2009 wrote: »

We will find out tomorrow if there is a Dublin Date

We will?

scudzilla

karaokeman wrote: »

We will?

Yeah, Tour announcement tomorrow, tickets on sale on the 10th

Furious-Red

Wonder will they announce all dates in one? Or do it in installments

Van Halen will release their first album since '1984' to feature original singer David Lee Roth, on February 7th with a single and video slated to premiere on January 10th.

PTH2009

The more i think about it and the more i look at Van Halens past World tours (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen_concert_tours)

An Irish date looks very unlikly because the band simply doesent do large European Tours. the following is an example of Van Halen European dates On world tours.

Right Here Right Now Tour in 1993- 18 European Shows were played
The Balance Ambulance Tour in 1995- 20 European Shows (16 Shows Opening for Bon Jovi)
III Tour in 1998- 4 Dates (3 in Germany and 1 in Finland (Of all places)

Unless there going to do a huge world tour in 2012 than an Irish Date is very unlikly

Furious-Red

PTH2009 wrote: »

The more i think about it and the more i look at Van Halens past World tours (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen_concert_tours)

An Irish date looks very unlikly because the band simply doesent do large European Tours. the following is an example of Van Halen European dates On world tours.

Right Here Right Now Tour in 1993- 18 European Shows were played
The Balance Ambulance Tour in 1995- 20 European Shows (16 Shows Opening for Bon Jovi)
III Tour in 1998- 4 Dates (3 in Germany and 1 in Finland (Of all places)

Unless there going to do a huge world tour in 2012 than an Irish Date is very unlikly

But think about bands like Rush who never played Ireland till this year , and Kiss in 2010 who had'nt played Ireland in years . Never say never

rednik

The band announcement states the first wave of dates on 03rd Jan, so these maybe dates for the US leg, we will know tomorrow night.

rednik

Van Halen will play a 45 minute set at a venue in New York this Thursday evening. Journalists across New York have been invited to the 250 seat venue. (Cafe)

http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/van-halen-to-play-small-new-york-gig/#more-46693

rednik

The first single is "Tattoo" released next week and the tour starts on Feb 18th in Louisville, Kentucky. Tour dates will be announced very soon.

PTH2009

rednik wrote: »

The first single is "Tattoo" released next week and the tour starts on Feb 18th in Louisville, Kentucky. Tour dates will be announced very soon.

id imagine they will hit europe for festival season in june and july. Can see them headling Sonisphere because Download is full

scudzilla

Looks like this fiasco is gettin worse, dates were due to be announced on 3rd wit tickets on sale on 10th, nothing's been announced yet

rednik

scudzilla wrote: »

Looks like this fiasco is gettin worse, dates were due to be announced on 3rd wit tickets on sale on 10th, nothing's been announced yet

It's like being drip fed. Might hear news tonight during the show in New York.

rednik

The new album is called, " A different kind of truth". So Diamond Dave says. A couple of dates for MSG in New York.

http://youtu.be/ihtVjVT6mL0

rednik

Here is a link to tonight's show in New York, not sure what time they are due on.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cafewhanyc

Furious-Red

Van Halen have announced details of their eagerly awaited North American tour.

Sat 02/18/12 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
Mon 02/20/12 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Wed 02/22/12 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Fri 02/24/12 Chicago, IL United Center
Tue 02/28/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Thu 03/01/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Sat 03/03/12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Mon 03/05/12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Fri 03/09/12 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
Sun 03/11/12 Boston, MA TD Garden
Thu 03/15/12 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Sat 03/17/12 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Wed 03/21/12 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
Sat 03/24/12 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
Wed 03/28/12 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Fri 03/30/12 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
Sun 04/01/12 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
Tue 04/10/12 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
Thu 04/12/12 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum
Sat 04/14/12 Orlando, FL Amway Center
Mon 04/16/12 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
Thu 04/19/12 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Sat 04/21/12 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Wed 04/25/12 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
Fri 04/27/12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Tue 05/01/12 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Sat 05/05/12 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
Mon 05/07/12 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Wed 05/09/12 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Fri 05/11/12 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Thu 05/17/12 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
Sat 05/19/12 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Tue 05/22/12 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Thu 05/24/12 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Sun 05/27/12 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Fri 06/01/12 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Sun 06/03/12 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Tue 06/05/12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose
Tue 06/12/12 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Thu 06/14/12 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
Sat 06/16/12 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center
Wed 06/20/12 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Fri 06/22/12 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Sun 06/24/12 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Tue 06/26/12 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

scudzilla

That's an interesting schedule, no dates on consecutive nights and most of the time there's a 3/4/5 day break in between gigs.

Wonder if that's because they can't take a rigorous schedule or planning on slotting in extra dates for Sold out areas.

Mushy

scudzilla wrote: »

That's an interesting schedule, no dates on consecutive nights and most of the time there's a 3/4/5 day break in between gigs.

Wonder if that's because they can't take a rigorous schedule or planning on slotting in extra dates for Sold out areas.

Bit of both really. At a glance it seems extensive. Cant even imagine them in Europe too soon after that.