LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Van Halen has added 18 concerts to its highly
successful 2012 North American tour. The newly added dates begin
July 7 with an encore performance at
the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Second
shows have also been added in the Detroit and New
York/New Jersey areas, as
well as Philadelphia. Ky-mani Marley is the opening act for
all added concerts. The full itinerary can be found below.
Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale beginning
April 20th at 10 AM
at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.
Tickets for all other shows are available now. Van
Halen's 2012 North American tour, produced by Live Nation, has
confirmed a total of 61 stops throughout North America thus far with additional dates
to be announced.
Van Halen recently premiered the
video for She's The Woman, the second single
from A Different Kind Of Truth, the band's first original
studio album with singer David Lee
Roth since the iconic, multi-platinum 1984. Shot
during its on-going live tour, the video presents a greatest hits
of the band's concert moments.
Fans and music critics alike have praised the group's recent
shows:
"Van Halen is still one of the
most limber bands in hard rock, with a higher center of gravity
than most." – New York
Times
"Roth remains the ultimate showman. The energy was palpable
between him and master guitarist Eddie Van
Halen, who looked equally thrilled to be sharing the stage
and gave no hint of any past disharmony as they delighted the crowd
with a mix of their early classics and cuts from their new
album." - Tampa Bay Online
"The band's center has always been Eddie Van Halen, who still deserves his exalted
stature among rock guitarists. Even his heavier riffs came threaded
with filigree, and his solos were bold in their extravagance. The
one solo that didn't come fastened to a song, late in the show,
featured not only his proprietary tapping technique but also a
drift of cascading arpeggios, rendered beautifully strange by his
finessing of a volume knob. There could have been more of
this." - New York Times
"Tattoo drew a big cheer from the crowd. Everybody Wants Some
drew a bigger one, bookended with Somebody Get Me a Doctor in the
early highlight. After the crazy intro to China Town, Pretty Woman
and You Really Got Me, you saw the new songs would slow nothing
down. Not when The Trouble With Never was setting up Dance the
Night Away. I'll Wait for the girls, the sonic roman candle of Hot
For Teacher for everyone. You realized you'd been pulling for
Eddie, and needn't have – he was in top form and complete control
in those fretboard calisthenics, and seated on the steps for
Eruption, and unleashing the riff to Ain't Talkin' 'Bout
Love ... Don't get me wrong – despite all that writing of a
New Grace in a recent column, David Lee
Roth remains a hooting Vaudevillian, his band a hard rock
boom-bah parade candy coating a kind of genius center ... "
- Montreal Gazette
"Van Halen came out unannounced.
No intro reel, nothing. They just started. Alex was pounding on the
drums, Eddie started ripping, Dave said, "Let's go!," and it was
on. Eddie fired into the opening riff of "Unchained," and the place
went nuts ... the band was in fine form, especially Eddie, who
looks happy and healthy, doing what he was put on earth to do. He
is playing the best he's played in years." -
GuitarWorld.com
"Diamond Dave doesn't need
auto-tuning and a backing track and he was dancing like someone was
shooting at his feet. His song and dance routine put the
20-something pop princesses to shame. Take note, ladies. Autotune
does not a good singer make, and dancing is not an excuse for a
lack of talent. These guys have it in spades. The show concluded
with an encore of Jump, an explosion of confetti and Roth waving a
comically oversized flag over the first four rows. When they took
their bow, the boys all hugged, and you could feel how glad this
tour is making them." - Atlantic City Weekly
Formed in Los Angeles in 1974,
Van Halen changed the rock and roll
landscape forever with the release of their self-titled, 1978 debut
album. Displaying unparalleled stage presence, musicianship, and
songwriting abilities, the band has sold more than 75 million
albums sold worldwide and created a record of achievement that is
hard to top. Van Halen
joins an elite short list of two-time Diamond Award (10 million
sales) honorees for their albums Van Halen and 1984.
The band was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in March
of 2007.
Opening act, Ky-mani Marley, son of legendary Bob Marley, has gained world-wide recognition
and praise for his musical style, which transcends cultural and
creative boundaries incorporating world music, hip hop, blues,
rock, and reggae into one melodic entity. Since 1999, Marley has
released four studio albums and an autobiography, a GRAMMY
nomination, and in 2009 started the charitable Love Over All
Foundation (LOAF), which caters to empowering and educating
youth. Ky-mani Marley is currently putting the finishing
touches on his new album, Evolution of a Revolution.
VIP Packages will also be available through VIP Nation,
including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more. For more
information please visit:www.VIPNation.com.
VAN HALEN
ADDED TOUR DATES:
|
Concert
Date
|
City,
State
|
Venue
|
On
Sale Date
|
Time
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sat, Jul
07
|
Uncasville,
CT
|
Mohegan
Sun
Arena
|
Sat, Apr
21
|
10
AM
|
Mon, Jul
09
|
Hampton,
VA
|
Hampton
Coliseum
|
Fri, Apr
20
|
10
AM
|
Wed, Jul
11
|
Philadelphia,
PA
|
Wells
Fargo
Center
|
Fri, May
04
|
10
AM
|
Fri, Jul
13
|
E.
Rutherford, NJ
|
IZOD
Center
|
Mon, Apr
23
|
10
AM
|
Sun, Jul
15
|
Baltimore,
MD
|
1st
Mariner
Arena
|
Mon, Apr
23
|
10
AM
|
Tue, Jul
17
|
Rochester,
NY
|
Blue Cross
Arena
|
Sat, Apr
21
|
10
AM
|
Thu, Jul
19
|
Detroit,
MI
|
Joe Louis
Arena
|
Sat, May
05
|
10
AM
|
Sat, Jul
21
|
London,
ON
|
John
Labatt
Centre
|
Fri, Apr
20
|
10
AM
|
Tue, Jul
24
|
Toledo,
OH
|
Huntington
Center
|
Sat, May
05
|
10
AM
|
Thu, Jul
26
|
Grand
Rapids,
MI
|
Van Andel
Arena
|
Sat, May
05
|
10
AM
|
Sat, Jul
28
|
Cleveland,
OH
|
Quicken
Loans
Arena
|
Fri, May
04
|
10
AM
|
Tue, Jul
31
|
Fort
Wayne, IN
|
Allen
County War Memorial Coliseum
|
Sat, May
05
|
10
AM
|
Thu, Aug
02
|
Columbus,
OH
|
Schottenstein
Center
|
Mon, Apr
30
|
10
AM
|
Sat, Aug
04
|
Knoxville,
TN
|
Thompson
Boling
Arena
|
Sat, Apr
28
|
10
AM
|
Mon, Aug
06
|
Memphis,
TN
|
FedExForum
|
Sat, Apr
28
|
10
AM
|
Wed, Aug
08
|
Birmingham,
AL
|
BJCC
Arena
|
Sat, Apr
28
|
10
AM
|
Fri, Aug
10
|
Greenville,
SC
|
BI-LO
Center
|
Sat, Apr
28
|
10
AM
|
Sun, Aug
12
|
Cincinnati,
OH
|
U.S. Bank
Arena
|
Fri, May
04
|
10
AM
|
VAN HALEN
2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATES:
|
4/19/12
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
Philips
Arena
|
4/21/12
|
Greensboro,
NC
|
Greensboro
Coliseum
|
4/25/12
|
Charlotte,
NC
|
Time
Warner Cable
Arena
|
4/27/12
|
Nashville,
TN
|
Bridgestone
Arena
|
5/1/12
|
Tulsa,
OK
|
BOK
Center
|
5/5/12
|
Tacoma,
WA
|
Tacoma
Dome
|
5/7/12
|
Vancouver,
BC
|
Rogers
Arena
|
5/9/12
|
Calgary,
AB
|
Scotiabank
Saddledome
|
5/11/12
|
Edmonton,
AB
|
Rexall
Place
|
5/17/12
|
Winnipeg,
MB
|
MTS
Centre
|
5/19/12
|
St. Paul,
MN
|
Xcel
Energy
Center
|
5/22/12
|
Kansas
City,
MO
|
Sprint
Center
|
5/24/12
|
Denver,
CO
|
Pepsi
Center
|
5/27/12
|
Las Vegas,
NV
|
MGM Grand
Garden
Arena
|
6/1/12
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
STAPLES
Center
|
6/3/12
|
Oakland,
CA
|
Oracle
Arena
|
6/5/12
|
San Jose,
CA
|
HP
Pavilion
|
6/9/12
|
Los
Angeles,
CA
|
STAPLES
Center
|
6/12/12
|
Anaheim,
CA
|
Honda
Center
|
6/14/12
|
San Diego,
CA
|
Viejas
Arena
|
6/16/12
|
Phoenix,
AZ
|
US Airways
Center
|
6/20/12
|
Dallas,
TX
|
American
Airlines
Center
|
6/22/12
|
San
Antonio, TX
|
AT&T
Center
|
6/24/12
|
Houston,
TX
|
Toyota
Center
|
6/26/12
|
New
Orleans, LA
|
New
Orleans
Arena
|
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