VAN HALEN Putting Tour On Hold For A Month

March 10, 2008

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that VAN HALEN is postponing all tour activity until April 19.

Seventeen shows are affected, beginning tomorrow night (March 11) in Charlottesville, Va., and running through April 15 in Baltimore.

The cities affected by the rescheduling are Charlottesville, Va., East Rutherford, N.J., New York, N.Y., Duluth, Ga., Pittsburgh, Pa., Providence, R.I., Uncasville, Conn., Atlantic City, N.J., St. Louis, Mo, Columbus, Ohio, Rosemont, Ill., Grand Rapids, Mich., Milwaukee, Wis., Manchester, N.H., Hershey, Pa, Raleigh, N.C., and Baltimore, Md.

Rescheduled dates will be announced shortly. Fans should hold on to their tickets until further notice. Tickets will be honored on the rescheduled dates or refunds will be issued.

The band postponed a handful of dates last week in order for guitarist Eddie Van Halen to undergo tests for an unspecified medical condition.

According to organizers, Van Halen, who has battled cancer and substance abuse, "is currently under doctors' care" and will "continue medical tests to define a course of treatment." No further details were made available.

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