Van Halen is taking an unscheduled break. Again.

Van Halen’s tour in support of their first new album with David Lee Roth in nearly 30 years, A Different Kind of Truth, has been really successful.  However, it hasn’t been without its problems.  Some of those problems have resurfaced, apparently, though the band isn’t talking about what’s going on.  After their June 26 show in New Orleans, Van Halen is postponing 31 shows on their world tour; however, 13 shows will go on as scheduled before their slate is pushed back.

I saw Van Halen when they stopped in Louisville to play the KFC Yum Center with Kool and the Gang, and I have to say that the show was amazing.  The band sounded great, they looked like they were having fun, Dave did Dave things and ran around like crazy on stage, and even Wolfgang Van Halen was able to do a decent Michael Anthony impression while holding down the low end with Alex Van Halen.  It was a good time and a great show, and I had a great time.  I hope this isn’t a sign of something bad having happened, like Eddie needing to go back to rehab or Eddie’s cancer flaring up.  Maybe Dave just needs to rest his voice?  Who knows what’s going on?  Well, the band does, but they’re not talking.

Postponements are nothing new to Van Halen.  During their first reunion tour in 2007-08, multiple concert dates were postponed.  The dates were eventually made up.  Van Halen has sold over 56 million albums since the band formed in 1974.

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