Van Halen is back together with original singer David Lee Roth and plan to tour North America this summer. To kick off the tour, they will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! next week.
The group announced that they will perform for JKL on Hollywood Boulevard on Monday to perform their best-known hits. Their performance will be split in two, with the first part airing on Monday and the second half airing the next day. It is their first U.S. TV appearance with Roth.
As for the tour itself, it will kick off on July 5 in Seattle at the White River Amphitheatre and ends on Oct. 2 at the Hollywood Bowl. Other big dates include Chicago on July 24, Boston on July 30, Toronto on Aug. 7, Washington DC on Aug. 27, Dallas on Sept. 23 and Phoenix on Sept. 28.
The tour is timed for the release of the first live album with Roth, Tokyo Dome Live In Concert, which was recorded in June 2013. It hits stores on March 31 and fans who pre-order it on Amazon or iTunes will receive four songs instantly.
In addition, remastered versions of Van Halen and 1984 will be released on March 31. Remastered editions of the other Roth albums will be out this spring.
Van Halen previously toured in 2013, but dates in 2012 were cancelled. Their 2012 Japan tour had been delayed until 2013 due to Eddie Van Halen’s surgery.
Here's the full tour schedule:
Sunday July 5, Seattle, WA, White River Amphitheatre
Tuesday July 7, Portland, OR, Amphitheater Northwest
Thursday July 9, Concord, CA, Concord Pavilion
Saturday July 11, San Bernardino, CA, San Manuel Amphitheater
Tuesday July 14, Irvine, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Thursday July 16, Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
Saturday July 18, Salt Lake City, UT, USANA Amphitheatre
Monday July 20, Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Wednesday July 22, Kansas City, MO, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Friday July 24, Chicago, IL, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sunday July 26, St. Louis, MO, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Tuesday July 28, Pittsburgh, PA, First Niagra Pavilion
Thursday July 30, Bangor, ME, Darling'sWaterfront Pavilion
Saturday August 1, Boston, MA, Xfinity Center
Monday August 3, Cleveland, OH, Blossom Music Center
Wednesday August 5, London, ON, Western Fair District
Friday August 7, Toronto, ON, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Sunday August 9, Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
Tuesday August 11, Hartford, CT, Xfinity Center
Thursday August 13, Wantagh, NY, Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Sunday August 23, Hershey, PA, Hershey Park
Tuesday August 25, Darien Center, NY, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Thursday August 27, Camden, NJ, Susquehanna Bank Center
Saturday August 29, Washington DC, Jiffy Lube Live
Monday August 31, Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
Wednesday September 2, Indianapolis, IN, Klipsch Amphitheatre
Friday September 4, Detroit, MI, DTE Energy Music Theater
Sunday September 6, Bethel, NY, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Wednesday September 9, Raleigh, NC, Walnut Creek Amphitheater
Friday September 11, Charlotte, NC, PNC Music Pavilion
Sunday September 13, Tampa, FL, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Tuesday September 15, West Palm Beach, FL, Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Thursday September 17, Birmingham, AL, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Monday September 21, Austin, TX, Austin360 Amphitheater
Wednesday September 23, Dallas, TX, Gexa Energy Pavilion
Friday September 25, Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Monday September 28, Phoenix, AZ, Ak-Chin Pavilion
Wednesday September 30, San Diego, CA, Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Friday October 2, Hollywood, CA, Hollywood Bowl
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