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Van Halen Relaunch Tour With Flashy, Hit-Laden Sin City Performance

When Van Halen last hit Vegas for a pair of shows in December, the group’s legendary guitarist was not doing too well. On the first night, despite his health history, Eddie Van Halen kept a cigarette affixed to his axe for easy access. Even more disconcertingly, fans noticed the guitarist was wobbly on his feet and took at least one embarrassing stumble during the concert. Then last month Van Halen had to reschedule some shows so their rehabbed cancer survivor guitarist could undergo undisclosed medical tests. But the band made its triumphant return in Las Vegas on Saturday night, headlining Tiger Woods’ Tiger Jam, the golf icon’s annual charity concert. The veteran band was not taking anything for granted, either: a few hours before the show the band worked repeatedly sound checking “Hot for Teacher.” “We are here to listen to one of the greatest bands in history,” Tiger Woods, the greatest golfer in history, announced to the audience. “It is my honor to introduce you to Van Halen.” There was no stumbling this time around. The set opened with a guitar squeal followed by a shirtless Eddie Van Halen looking great and leaping out from behind the curtain and into the familiar chords of “You Really Got Me.” Meanwhile, Diamond Dave and the boys were still hiding behind a black skrim awaiting the grand showbiz reveal. But that was Eddie Van Halen on this night: a player who couldn’t wait to get started, play more and milk each note from his guitar for two hours. He is back. While David Lee Roth can’t seem to do anything with his voice but fall flat, the man was born to be a headliner in Vegas: Top hats! Outlandishly dated outfits! Roundhouse kicks! “I can not play golf for shit,” Roth told the crowd. “But I can ruin my knee with the pros.” The 40-something audience enjoyed the run through the Van Halen double-barrelled greatest hits catalogue: “And The Cradle Wil

Published: 2008-04-21
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Live Shows, Van Halen Tour

Picture: Confirmed: Van Halen Reunion Tour With David Lee Roth Is On

Tour Tracker: Van Halen, Soulja Boy/Lil’ Mama

Van Halen reschedules those concerts postponed due to Eddie Van Halen’s medical problem and Soulja Boy (with Lil’ Mama) teaches more people how to do that wacky dance. The full dates are after the jump. Van Halen Apr 19 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center Apr 22 – Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena Apr 24 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center Apr 26 - St Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center Apr 28 – Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center Apr 30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena May 2 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena May 5 – Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center May 7 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center May 9 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall May 11 – Duluth, GA @ Gwinnett Arena May 13 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center May 15 – Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena May 18 – Hershey, PA @ Giant Center May 20 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena May 23 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden May 25 – Providence, RI @ Dunkin Donuts Center May 28 – Manchester, NH @ Verizon Wireless Arena May 30 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena June 2 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena Soulja Boy/Lil’ Mama April 11 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues April 12 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre April 14 - New York @ Nokia Theatre April 16 - Baltimore @ Rams Head Live April 17 - Philadelphia @ Electric Factory April 18 - Niagara Falls, NY @ The Conference Center for Niagara Falls April 19 - Agawam, MA @ Six Flags New England April 20 - Toronto @ Kool Haus April 22 - Chicago @ House of Blues April 24 - Cleveland @ House of Blues April 25 - Indianapolis @ Egyptian Room April 29 - Denver @ Ogden Theater April 30 - Anaheim, CA @ The Grove in Anaheim May 1 - Los Angeles @ House of Blues May 2 - Alpine, CA @ Viejas-Concert in the Park May 4 - Las Vegas @ House of Blues May 7 - Dallas @ House of Blues May 9 - Houston @ Verizon Wireless Theater May 11 - Atlanta @ Tabernacle

Published: 2008-03-17
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, On Tour