van halen toast???????? (NBC)

[bad scooter]

This is why I knew it was imperative to see them early

www.tmz.com
Sources tell TMZ the Van Halen tour has just been canceled!

We're told arrangements are being made right now to cancel hotel stays for the tour -- which was scheduled to continue through April 19th. Sources tell us the reason for the cancellation is Eddie -- that he is having "issues."

The last three shows had already been canceled. There have been reports that Eddie was out of it during concerts -- and video of recent performances in which his guitar playing was atrocious.

Reps could not be reached for comment.

[flap]

IT'S NOT TRUE! WE PROMISE!


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[HeldUp]

Wolfie looks just like his mommy...

[jas & max]

Just checked TM.com. Tickets are still being sold for the 03/03/08 show. Got my show in.

[August Blues]

Sources: Van Halen Tour Not Being Canceled

March 03, 2008, 2:00 PM ET

Ray Waddell, Nashville

Despite reports to the contrary, sources with Van Halen tell Billboard the band's tour is not being canceled, though tonight's (March 3) scheduled show at the American Airlines Center in Dallas has been postponed and rescheduled for April 24.

Three other dates have been postponed while Eddie Van Halen undergoes medical tests: Cincinnati (March 5) is rescheduled for April 22; Raleigh, N.C. (March 7) is rescheduled for April 13; and Baltimore (March 9) is rescheduled for April 15. The source says the outing picks up on March 11 in Charlottesville, Va. Tickets for the scrapped dates will be honored at the new shows.

Van Halen, who has battled cancer and substance abuse, "is undergoing a battery of comprehensive medical tests to determine a defined diagnosis and recommended medical procedures," reads a statement from the group's management. No further details were given.

Van Halen returned to the road last fall with original lead singer David Lee Roth for the first time in 20-plus years. The tour, which features Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass, has routinely sold out North American arenas.

The current schedule has shows booked through April 25 in Sacramento, Calif. Van Halen is also slated to perform six days earlier at Tiger Woods' Tiger Jam in Las Vegas.

[jas & max]

New and improved schedule looks like a spring full of rainouts. We'll see what happens on the 11th.


March 2008
3 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (RESCHEDULED FOR 4/24)
5 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena (RESCHEDULED FOR 4/22)
7 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center (RESCHEDULED FOR 4/13)
9 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena (RESCHEDULED FOR 4/15)
11 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena (RESCHEDULED FOR 4/9)
11 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena (MAKEUP DATE FOR 2/22)
13 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Arena
17 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
19 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center (RESCHEDULED FOR 4/11)
19 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena (MAKEUP DATE FOR 2/25)