Van Halen keeps rolling with 2008 tour
After logging one of last year’s most successful tours, classic rockers Van Halen are back on the road to tackle a new leg of shows.
The group, which returned to the tour trail with a Monday (1/22) concert in Oklahoma City, has dates lined up through early April. Since first unveiling the 2008 itinerary late last year, the band has tucked into its schedule stops in three additional cities: Des Moines, IA; Duluth, GA; and Dallas, TX. Details are shown below, and tickets for all shows are on sale now.
Last fall, Van Halen hit the road with original frontman David Lee Roth at the helm for the first time in 22 years. Despite Roth’s return, the band’s current roster falls short of being a full-fledged reunion of the original lineup; prior to the tour, co-founding Van Halen brothers Alex and Eddie sacked original bassist Michael Anthony and replaced him with Eddie’s 16-year-old son, Wolfgang Van Halen. The father-and-son duo will appear on the cover of the April 2008 issue of Guitar World magazine.
Van Halen’s 2007 tour comprised 39 shows, during which the band raked in $56.7 million. That number earned the group the No. 5 slot on concert-industry trade-magazine Pollstar’s 2007 year-end list of top-grossing tours.
The tour’s first leg was characterized by a number of sold-out shows and rave reviews from both fans and critics alike, who gave the group high marks for its delivery of a set list comprised entirely of songs that appeared on the band’s 1978-1984 Roth-era catalog.
January 2008
22 – Oklahoma City, OK – Ford Center
24 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
26 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
28 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
30 – Little Rock, AR – Alltel Arena (on sale to be announced)
February 2008
1 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
4 – Omaha, NE – Qwest Center
6 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
8 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena
10 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
12 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center
14 – Orlando, FL – Amway Arena
16 – Jacksonville, FL – Veterans Memorial Arena
18 – Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum
20 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Bank Atlantic Center
22 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
25 – Duluth, GA – Gwinnett Arena
March 2008
3 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
5 – Cincinnati, OH – US Bank Arena
7 – Raleigh, NC – RBC Center
9 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
11 – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
13 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Arena
17 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
19 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center
21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mellon Arena
24 – Providence, RI – Dunkin Donuts Center
26 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
28 – Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall
30 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center
April 2008
1 – Columbus, OH – Value City Arena
3 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
5 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
7 – Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center
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