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Van Halen begins rolling out fall dates for reunion tour

Published April 30, 2004 01:04 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Van Halen [ tickets ], which hits the road this summer with formerly exiled singer Sammy Hagar at the helm, has begun nailing down dates for the outing's fall leg.

Following a first-leg wrap-up at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Aug. 19-20, the reunited quartet--Hagar, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen and bassist Michael Anthony--will return to the road in September. A handful of September dates are confirmed so far, and tickets for most of the shows--all of which are set in Florida and Texas--hit the box office on May 8. Details are posted in the itinerary below.

As has been the case with all dates thus far, premium ticket packages will be available via iloveallaccess.com prior to the general on-sale date, as will tickets sold via an AOL pre-sale. Details are posted at the band's website.

Van Halen [ tickets ]'s upcoming tour is the group's first outing with Hagar since both parties split on bad terms in 1996. In the interim, the group released 1998's "Van Halen 3," an album that featured former Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone. The set was a commercial disappointment, and Cherone headed for the door in late '99.

Plans for the upcoming tour sprouted in the wake of Hagar's late-2003 reconciliation with the Van Halen brothers; he and Anthony remained friends after the 1996 breakup.

This summer, Van Halen plans to release a best-of set that will include three new songs featuring Hagar. During a recent interview with talk-radio host Howard Stern, Hagar said one of the cuts is titled "It's About Time."

A Warner Bros. spokesperson said that details about the album are still pending.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

June 2004
11 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
13 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
14 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena (on sale 5/8)
16, 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
19, 20 - Worcester, MA - Worcester's Centrum Centre
22, 23 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
25 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
26 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena (on sale 5/1)
28 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena (on sale 5/1)

July 2004
1 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (on sale 5/8)
2 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
3 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
7 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
9 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena (on sale 5/8)
10 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
11 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
19 - Chicago, IL - United Center (on sale 5/1)
22 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
25 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center (on sale 5/1)
26 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena
28, 29 - Saint Louis, MO - Savvis Center
31 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha

August 2004
1 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
5 - Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena
6, 7 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
10 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
11 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
13 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
14 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
16 - Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
17 - San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
19, 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center

September 2004
8 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Office Depot Center (on sale 5/8)
9 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum (on sale 5/8)
11 - Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Arena (on sale 5/8)
23 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center (on sale 5/8)
25 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Arena (on sale 5/8)
28 - San Antonio, TX - SBC Arena (on sale 5/8)
29 - Lubbock, TX - United Spirit Arena (on sale 5/15)