Van Halen Tickets

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Van Halen is an American rock band that formed in Pasadena, CA in 1972, who with groundbreaking musicianship and energetic showmanship, absolutely dominated the hard rock scene for more than two decades.  Guitarist Edward Van Halen was the one constant draw for fans throughout the years, as the band went through three different singers who brought varying styles to Van Halen's music.

Beginning with David Lee Roth in the late 1970s, the group established itself as a powerful musical force.  When Roth left the band in 1985, he was replaced by established solo artist Sammy Hagar, who took Van Halen to the top of the album charts for more than ten years.  Then in the late 1990s, former Extreme singer Gary Cherone took center stage with yet another change in style and musical direction.  The multiple exits of these lead singers were surrounded in controversy and mass press coverage, including numerous conflicting press statements between the former singers and the band.

In 2002, the first of three Van Halen-related unthinkables happened...  Roth hooked up with his nemesis, fellow former VH singer Hagar, for a joint tour some dubbed "The Sam and Dave Tour" (Hagar suggested "Sans Halen").  The second unthinkable happened the following year when Van Halen announced it was working with Hagar again on a track for a greatest-hits collection.  The third unthinkable occurred in 2004, when the band released The Best of Both Worlds, featuring alternating tracks from the Roth and Hagar years, and then hit the road with Hagar.  The band's comeback tour was one of the top ten tours of 2004, grossing $55 million.

Following their concert tour the band was on a hiatus from the public until September 2007, when new bassist, Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie's son), spot was confirmed and Roth reunion rumors began to re-surface, both events coinciding with the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction (with both Hagar and Roth on the inductee list) in March 2007.  After years of speculation, Van Halen began a tour with Roth across North America during 2007-08.

Throughout the changes, Eddie Van Halen continued to forge strong musical partnerships with each of the frontmen and ensured the band's survival by establishing himself as one of the most revolutionary guitarists in rock music.  As James Rotondi wrote if Eddie in Guitar Player, "He not only redefined electric guitar technique, but he immeasurably changes the sound, structure, and style of the instrument itself."

As of 2007, Van Halen has sold over 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.  According to the RIAA, Van Halen is the 19th best-selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the United States alone, and is one of only five rock bands that have had two albums sell more that 10 million copies in the U.S.

Van Halen's official website was updated in December 2011, announcing an upcoming 2012 tour.  Their first new single, titled "Tattoo", premiered on radio stations in January 2012 and the band's new album, A Different Kind of Truth, was scheduled to be released in February 2012.  This will be Van Halen's first new album since 1998's Van Halen III.

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