Van Halen Announces Summer Tour

It's always the Van Halen way: deny rumors, fly under the radar and bam! Tons of news, all at once. The band is going out on a big summer tour and Kenny Wayne Shepherd will provide direct support. David Lee Roth will be singing, just in case you wondered. Remember, the new live album Tokyo Dome Live in Concert comes out next week. 

Jul. 05 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
Jul. 07 - Portland, OR - Amphitheater Northwest
Jul. 09 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion
Jul. 11 - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater
Jul. 14 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul. 16 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jul. 18 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
Jul. 20 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 - Kansas City, MO - Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 24 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul. 26 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jul. 28 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
Jul. 30 - Bangor, ME - Darling's Waterfront Pavilion - 
Aug. 01 - Boston, MA - Xfinity Center
Aug. 03 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
Aug. 05 - London, ON - Western Fair District
Aug. 07 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Aug. 09 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 11 - Hartford, CT - Xfinity Center
Aug. 13 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 23 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park
Aug. 25 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug. 27 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 29 - Washington DC - Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 31 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Sep. 02 - Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center
Sep. 04 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sep. 06 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Sep. 09 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater
Sep. 11 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion
Sep. 13 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sep. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL - Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Sep. 17 - Birmingham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Sep. 21 - Austin, TX - Austin360 Amphitheater
Sep. 23 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sep. 25 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sep. 28 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion
Sep. 30 - San Diego, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Oct. 02 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl

Van Halen is going on tour in 2015 & will shut down Hlywd Blvd 3/30 for a performance on @JimmyKimmel live! #Kimmel http://t.co/QkjtFUZzAn

— Van Halen (@VanHalen) March 24, 2015

Comments

[Metalboy!]

Oh, man, theez boyz are doin' some tourin'! Lemme time it out so I can hit both D.C. and Tampa!, that is if D.C.'s up to snuff, if I make it there first.

Based on Roth's performance with Foo Fighters at Grohl's birthday shindig in L.A. Al posted not too long ago, it's worth a shot, but it might be smarter to catch 'em earlier in the tour due to speculation of certain possible unforeseen circumstances.

[Darktown]

Yeh Agree! I'm on the fence with this one as I'm looking at Sept. if it even last that long number one, and number two if he will have any voice left by then????

[Roy]

I'm on the fence with this one also!! Aug. 25 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

[Darktown]

Just read somewhere that DLR is requesting that Mike Anthony be included on this tour. I doubt it could happen but that would be a game changer for whether I cough of the cash and go or not!

[GNR]

Hopefully they will headline at Milwaukee's Summerfest right in there since they will be in the area !!

[Gary]

August 23rd in Hershey is about 45 minutes from me. I just may bite this time around......

[GNR]

BTW- looks like Kenny Wayne Shepherd opening for some shows

[Ken]

I'm always amazed at how some people can't read. DLR made a comment TWO YEARS AGO about wanting Michael Anthony back in VH - it's not a new interview. Kenny Wayne Shepherd is opening all the shows, not some.

And if you look at the dates, you'll see there are NO back-to-back shows on the schedule. Same with last tour. Smart move by Diamond Dave to help him preserve his voice. One day on, one day off...

[Metalboy!]

Good point, Ken, but that didn't help him much last tour.

What a buzzkill they're putting that hick on tour with them. Oh, well, I'msure it's been carefully researched to appeal to a certain demographic of rednecks who like that sort of thing AND Van Halen as it will help sell tickets.

Oh, man too bad the Van Halens can't face how much better it would be with Anthony soundwise, especially for Roth.

[bkallday]

No Michael Anthony....no VH.

[fletch]

"It's always the Van Halen way: deny rumors, fly under the radar and bam! Tons of news, all at once."

hmmmm......

[Ace Steele]

I'm with bkallday on this one...

No Michael Anthony....no VH.

[Him]

People know that I love VH. People also know that I defend DLR's stylings up and down . . . when deserved.

But if the Kimmel performances were any indication, DLR is down to one or two songs max before the cracks turn into chasms. Either that, or he was off a step from the Foo Fighters gig a few months ago.

Of course, I am bummed about this. Bummed more so that they are touring on the back of an only so-so live album and not new material (with Anthony would be best, but EVH's prerogatives drive that ship no matter what fans want and WVH is slagged unfairly save when it comes to not having the vox that Anthony had).

Heck, I would even put up with a shot DLR touring his solo stuff that--as John 5 recently confirmed--is all but done.