Van Halen 2007–2008 North American Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Van Halen 2007-2008 North American Tour


image_caption =
artist = Van Halen
start_date = September 27 2007
end_date = June 2 2008
number_of_legs = 2
number_of_shows = 76 played, 25 postponed, all rescheduled
last_tour = Van Halen Summer Tour 2004
(2004)
this_tour = Van Halen 2007-2008 North American Tour
(2007-08)
next_tour =

Van Halen 2007-2008 Tour was a North American concert tour occurring in the fall of 2007 and winter and spring of 2008 for hard rock band Van Halen. It was Van Halen's first tour since 2004 (which itself was the band's only tour since 1998), and the first one with original singer David Lee Roth since he left the band in 1985. Roth was with the band from 1974-1985, when the band rose to prominence.

The tour was originally going to be a fifty date summer tour in 2007. When re-scheduled, it was announced as a twenty-five date tour in Winter 2007. Gradually, dates were added, bringing it up to forty dates. In November 2007, the band announced an extension of the tour into 2008, eventually adding thirty-four new dates to the tour, bringing the total up to seventy-four, ending in April [http://www.vhnd.com/articles/071126-01.shtml] . Ultimately, the tour was then re-branded as the "Van Halen 2007-2008 North American Tour". A number of dates were postponed in early March, due to reported illness Eddie Van Halen appears to be suffering from. [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080311/en_nm/vanhalen_dc Van Halen scraps more shows amid mystery ailment] ]

History

A Van Halen tour with Roth was rumoured for months beforehand, and there had been discussions about a reunion with him for years (in part fueled by Roth's first public attempt at a reunion with Van Halen going wrong) but there had never been success before. Three times in 2000-2001, Roth entered the 5150 studio (Eddie Van Halen's personal recording studio) with the Van Halen brothers to jam.

The controversial angle to the tour is that Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang Van Halen is the band's new bassist, the first time any slot other than the vocalist one has changed since 1974. This has offended many fans because original bassist Michael Anthony was not asked to be a part of this reunion. Wolfgang is a mere 17 years old at present. However the tour has sold well, selling out several dates. Initially 25 dates across the USA/Canada were announced, but 50 more have been added due to this demand. [ http://www.van-halen.com/tour.html Accessed on 15 September 2007]

The tour started on September 27, 2007 and is due to end on June 2, 2008 with a total of 75 dates scheduled at present. The band's last tour, with Sammy Hagar in 2004 (against which this tour will be compared directly), was originally set to be 50 dates and was extended to 80. Though most shows have been successful, at the Greensboro, NC concert a technical problem saw the keyboard backing-track played faster than expected during the song "Jump", leaving Eddie and Wolfgang playing considerably out of tune (by approximately 1.5 semitones). Despite this, the crowd reaction in Greensboro was positive. [http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/train-wreck/synth-glitch-creates-onstage-disaster-for-van-halen-313005.php?autoplay=true]

Ky-Mani Marley, son of reggae artist Bob Marley, supported the band as the opening act for each show but the final two during the first three legs of the tour.cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20070823T210000-0500_126604_OBS_KY_MANI_MARLEY_TO_TOUR_WITH_VAN_HALEN.asp|title=Ky-mani Marley to tour with Van Halen| accessdate=2008-08-02 ] R&B singer Ryan Shaw announced that, beginning on February 22, he would be the band's opening act for the remainder of the tour. cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/feb/07Van_Halen_Tap_R-B_Singer_for_Support.shtml|title=Van Halen tap R&B singer for support| accessdate=2008-08-02] Shaw began to tour with the band starting with the Las Vegas show on April 19.

The tour was officially named the "Van Halen Fall 2007 Tour" during early announcements, and indeed, the "Merry Christmas" message on the Van Halen website referred to the "2007 tour", with no new title yet given for the 2008 tour. The website merely stated "As Van Halen readies for a much needed holiday break, it's back on the road in 2008 to continue the tour". Extra dates have been added repeatedly, and all postponed dates were made up for at later stages too, with no information on if the "2007 tour" actually has a scheduled ending.

Ultimately, the tour grossed over $93 million, the band's most profitable to date. cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/june/06Van_Halen_Reunion_Pays_Off.shtml|title=Van Halen Reunion Pays Off| accessdate=2008-18-09 ]

et List

#You Really Got Me
#I'm The One
#Runnin' With The Devil
#Romeo Delight
#Somebody Get Me A Doctor
#Beautiful Girls
#Dance The Night Away
#Atomic Punk
#Everybody Wants Some!!
#So This Is Love?
#Mean Street
#(Oh) Pretty Woman
#Drum Solo
#Unchained
#I'll Wait
#And The Cradle Will Rock...
#Hot For Teacher
#Little Dreamer
#Little Guitars
#Jamie's Cryin'
#Ice Cream Man
#Panama
#Guitar Solo
#Ain't Talkin' Bout' Love
#1984/Jump (encore)

Several of the songs, notably "Romeo Delight" and "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" almost always included the band doing various covers, such as The Who's "Magic Bus" and Cream songs such as "Crossroads" during the slower parts of those songs. Also, David Lee Roth would spend several minutes telling stories to the crowd before starting "Ice Cream Man".

With the exception of the covers played during "Romeo Delight" and "Somebody Get Me A Doctor", which changed several times, the set list remained the same for nearly the entire tour. The only major change was "Little Guitars", which was dropped during the Fourth Leg by the start of May.

Eddie Van Halen's solo also changed several times, with only "Eruption" and "Cathedral" being part of his solo during every night. In fact, during the Fourth Leg, his solos were considerably shorter and consisted only of those two songs.

Tour dates

[http://www.van-halen.com/tour.html Accessed on 16 November 2007]

First Leg - "Van Halen Fall 2007 Tour" (USA/Canada)

*flagicon|USA September 27 2007: Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
*flagicon|USA September 29, 2007: Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
*flagicon|USA October 1, 2007: Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
*flagicon|USA October 3, 2007: Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
*flagicon|USA October 5, 2007: Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
*flagicon|Canada October 7, 2007: Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
*flagicon|USA October 10, 2007: Cleveland,OH - Quicken Loans Arena
*flagicon|Canada October 12, 2007: Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
*flagicon|USA October 14, 2007: Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
*flagicon|USA October 16, 2007: Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
*flagicon|USA October 18, 2007: Chicago, IL - United Center
*flagicon|USA October 20, 2007: Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
*flagicon|USA October 22, 2007: Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
*flagicon|USA October 24, 2007: Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
*flagicon|USA October 26, 2007: Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
*flagicon|USA October 28, 2007: St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA October 30, 2007: Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
*flagicon|USA November 1, 2007: Washington, D.C. - Verizon Center
*flagicon|USA November 3, 2007: East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
*flagicon|USA November 6, 2007: Worcester, MA- DCU Center
*flagicon|USA November 8, 2007: Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
*flagicon|Canada November 10, 2007: Montréal, QC - Bell Centre
*flagicon|USANovember 13, 2007: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

econd Leg - "Van Halen Fall 2007 Tour" (USA/Canada)

*flagicon|USA November 20 2007: Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
*flagicon|USA November 23, 2007: Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
*flagicon|USA November 25, 2007: San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
*flagicon|USA November 27, 2007: Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
*flagicon|USA November 29, 2007: Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
*flagicon|USA December 1, 2007: Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
*flagicon|USA December 3, 2007: Seattle, WA - KeyArena
*flagicon|Canada December 5, 2007: Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
*flagicon|Canada December 7, 2007: Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
*flagicon|Canada December 9, 2007: Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
*flagicon|USADecember 14, 2007: Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
*flagicon|USA December 16, 2007: San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
*flagicon|USA December 18, 2007: Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
*flagicon|USA December 20, 2007: Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
*flagicon|USA December 22, 2007: Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
*flagicon|USA December 28, 2007: Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
*flagicon|USA December 30, 2007: Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena

Third Leg (USA)

*flagicon|USA January 22 2008: Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
*flagicon|USA January 24, 2008: San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
*flagicon|USA January 26, 2008: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
*flagicon|USA January 28, 2008: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
*flagicon|USA January 30, 2008: Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
*flagicon|USA February 1, 2008: Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
*flagicon|USA February 4, 2008: Omaha, NE - Qwest Events Center
*flagicon|USA February 6, 2008: Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
*flagicon|USA February 8, 2008: New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
*flagicon|USA February 10, 2008: Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
*flagicon|USA February 12, 2008: Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
*flagicon|USA February 14, 2008: Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
*flagicon|USA February 16, 2008: Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Arena
*flagicon|USA February 18, 2008: Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
*flagicon|USA February 20, 2008: Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
*flagicon|USA February 22, 2008: Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena POSTPONED cite web|title=Van Halen concert postponed, no explanation|publisher=inrich.com|date=2008-02-23|url=http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment/music.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-02-23-0072.html]
*flagicon|USA February 25, 2008: Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena POSTPONED

(the dates marked "postponed" later make up shows are all listed below them)

Fourth Leg (USA)

*flagicon|USA March 3 2008: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 5, 2008: Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 7, 2008: Raleigh, NC - RBC Center POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 9, 2008: Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 11, 2008: Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USAMarch 11, 2008: Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 13, 2008: East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 17, 2008: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 19, 2008: Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 21, 2008: Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 24, 2008: Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 26, 2008: Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 28, 2008: Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA March 30, 2008: St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA April 1, 2008: Columbus, OH - Value City Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA April 3, 2008: Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA April 5, 2008: Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA April 7, 2008: Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA April 9, 2008: Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA April 11, 2008: Hershey, PA - Giant Center POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA April 13, 2008: Raleigh, NC - RBC Center POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA April 15, 2008: Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena POSTPONED
*flagicon|USA April 17, 2008: Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
*flagicon|USA April 19, 2008: Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
*flagicon|USA April 22, 2008: Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
*flagicon|USA April 24, 2008: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
*flagicon|USA April 26, 2008: St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
*flagicon|USA April 28, 2008: Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
*flagicon|USA April 30, 2008: Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
*flagicon|USA May 2, 2008: Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
*flagicon|USA May 5, 2008: Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
*flagicon|USA May 7, 2008: Columbus, OH - Value City Arena
*flagicon|USA May 9, 2008: Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
*flagicon|USA May 11, 2008: Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena
*flagicon|USA May 13, 2008: East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
*flagicon|USA May 15, 2008: Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
*flagicon|USA May 18, 2008: Hershey, PA - Giant Center
*flagicon|USA May 20, 2008: Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
*flagicon|USA May 23, 2008: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
*flagicon|USA May 25, 2008: Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center
*flagicon|USA May 28, 2008: Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
*flagicon|USA May 30, 2008: Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
*flagicon|USA June 2, 2008: Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena

References

External links

* [http://www.van-halen.com/ Van-Halen.com] - The official Van Halen website
* [http://vhnd.com Van Halen NewsDesk]