David Lee Roth back as Van Halen singer
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Singer David Lee Roth poses for a photograph at a gala following the Tony Awards, Sunday, June 6, 2004, in New York.Van Halen will reunite with original singer David Lee Roth for a summer tour of North America. "I am very excited to get back to the core of what made Van Halen," guitarist Eddie Van Halen said in a statement posted Friday Feb. 2, 2007 on the band's Web site announcing a 40 city tour. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
LOS ANGELES - The rumors were true. Van Halen will reunite with original singer David Lee Roth for a summer tour of North America.
"I am very excited to get back to the core of what made Van Halen," guitarist Eddie Van Halen said in a statement posted Friday on the band's Web site announcing a 40 city tour. No specific dates have been named.
It will be the first time that Roth performs live with the band since 1984, when he was replaced by Sammy Hagar. A brief reunion with Roth in 1996 resulted in two new songs but no tour.
Original bassist Michael Anthony will not be a part of the reunion. Late last year he was replaced by Eddie Van Halen's 15-year-old son Wolfgang.
On March 12 Van Halen will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York.
Posted in Freetime on Saturday, February 3, 2007 12:00 am Updated: 1:55 pm.
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