Van Halen Announces 2012 Tour Dates

Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Van Halen announced their return to the live stage with an extraordinary 2012 North American tour.  The announcement was made late Thursday night, during a once-in-a-lifetime performance, at the intimate Cafe Wha? in New York City.  Known around the world for some of the most iconic live performances in music history, the legendary rock band will begin their tour on February 18.  Kool & The Gang will join Van Halen for select tour dates.

Tickets for the Live Nation-promoted tour go on sale beginning January 14 at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

In addition, Van Halen confirmed their new album, A Different Kind Of Truth, will be released in the U.S. by Interscope Records on February 7. The first single from the album, “Tattoo”, and its accompanying video will be debut simultaneously on Tuesday, January 10th, with album pre-orders starting that day.  A Different Kind Of Truth is Van Halen’s first original studio album with singer David Lee Roth since the band’s classic multi-platinum album 1984.

Fans can expect Van Halen to perform selections from  A Different Kind Of Truth alongside songs from their arsenal of epic hits that include:  “Eruption,” “Running with the Devil,” “Jamie’s Cryin’,” “You Really Got Me,”  “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,” “Everybody Wants Some,” “Unchained,” “And The Cradle Will Rock,” “Beautiful Girls,” “Mean Street,” “Somebody Get Me A Doctor,” “Jump,” “Panama,” “Hot For Teacher,” “I’ll Wait,” and more from their classic albums  Van Halen ,  Van Halen II , Women and Children First, Fair Warning, Diver Down and 1984.

Van Halen 2012 Tour Dates:

2/18/12- Louisville, KY- KFC Yum! Center
2/20/12- Detroit, MI- The Palace of Auburn Hills
2/22/12- Indianapolis, IN- Conseco Fieldhouse
2/24/12- Chicago, IL- United Center
2/28/12- New York, NY- Madison Square Garden
3/1/12- New York, NY- Madison Square Garden
3/3/12- Uncasville, CT- Mohegan Sun
3/5/12- Philadelphia, PA- Wells Fargo Center
3/9/12- Buffalo, NY- First Niagra Center
3/11/12- Boston, MA- TD Garden
3/15/12- Montreal, QC- Bell Centre
3/17/12- Toronto, ON- Air Canada Centre
3/21/12- Ottawa, ON- Scotiabank Place
3/24/12- Atlantic City, NJ- Boardwalk Hall
3/28/12- Washington, DC- Verizon Center
3/30/12- Pittsburgh, PA- Consol Energy Center
4/1/12- Rosemont, IL- Allstate Arena
4/10/12- Ft. Lauderdale, FL- BankAtlantic Center
4/12/12- Tampa, FL- St Pete Times Forum
4/14/12- Orlando, FL- Amway Arena
4/16/12- Jacksonville, FL- Jacksonville Arena
4/19/12- Atlanta, GA- Philips Arena
4/21/12- Greensboro, NC- Greensboro Coliseum
4/25/12- Charlotte, NC- Time Warner Cable Arena
4/27/12- Nashville, TN- Bridgestone Arena
5/1/12- Tulsa, OK- BOK Center
5/5/12- Tacoma, WA- Tacoma Dome
5/7/12- Vancouver, BC- Rogers Arena
5/9/12- Calgary, ALB- Scotiabank Saddledome
5/11/12- Edmonton, ALB- Rexall Place
5/17/12- Winnipeg, MB- MTS Centre
5/19/12- St Paul, MN- Xcel Energy Centre
5/22/12- Kansas City, MO- Sprint Center
5/24/12- Denver, CO- Pepsi Center
5/27/12- Las Vegas, NV- MGM Grand Garden Arena
6/1/12- Los Angeles, CA- STAPLES Center
6/3/12- Oakland, CA- Oracle Arena
6/5/12- San Jose, CA- HP Pavilion
6/12/12- Anaheim, CA- Honda Center
6/14/12- San Diego, CA- Viejas Arena
6/16/12- Phoenix, AZ- US Airways Arena
6/20/12- Dallas, TX- American Airlines Center
6/22/12- San Antonio, TX- AT&T Center
6/24/12- Houston, TX- Toyota Center
6/26/12- New Orleans, LA- New Orleans Arena