After a 22-year absence, David Lee Roth has returned to Van Halen. But don't call it a reunion.
"This is not a reunion, this a new band," swooned "Diamond" David Lee Roth at a Beverly Hills press conference Monday afternoon. "Usually, when a band comes back like us, it is rockers with walkers. This is everything but."
While the announced Van Halen tour, which kicks off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, NC, does reunite Roth, 52, with namesake guitarist Eddie Van Halen, 52, and his brother Alex, 54, absent is original bassist Michael Anthony. Taking his place is Eddie Van Halen's 16-year-old son, Wolfgang Van Halen.
Tour dates are:
September 2007
27 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena 29 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
October 2007
1 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center 7 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre 10 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena 14 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Field House 16 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena 18 - Chicago, IL - United Center 22 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills 24 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center 26 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center 28 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center 30 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
November 2007
3 - E. Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena 13 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center 23 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.Com Arena 25 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena 27 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena 29 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
December 2007
1 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden 3 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena 5 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place 9 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place 11 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
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