It may not have been your typical rock tour announcement, but entertainment tycoon Irving Azoff essentially revealed that Van Halen will launch another concert tour in 2010. Perhaps the band will be sporting a new album by this time, but even if that’s not the case, the second go-around with the one and only David [...]
They probably weren't really ready to let the cat out of the bag, but Ticketmaster CEO Irvin Azoff announced today that Van Halen would be touring in 2010. It was mentioned during Azoff's Q&A period in his presentation. It's unknown whether the tour will be in support of Guitar Hero: Van Halen (due December 22), a new album or both.It seem Jermaine Jackson may not have all those stars firmed up
There's an interesting article over at WSJ.com by Ethan Smith about how Ticketmaster tried to set up a deal with the biggest ticket scalpers/brokers, AEG Live and MSG Entertainment where they would control the secondary market for tickets and share the scalpers revenue with the artists and venues in order ...
The Spinal Tap and Folksman guys are releasing a DVD of their current concert tour on September 1. Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer will include their entire 35-song performance from May 31 at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee. There will be no additional content on the release.Eddie Van Halen will be making a guest appearance, playing hi
I mean, if Jason Bonham were to wheel the remaining members of Led Zeppelin out in wheelchairs and ask people to pay $250 a seat to see them, $300 for nosebleed seats, I'd go see Zep if they were playing 250 miles within where I lived.As bad-ass a band as Van Halen was, do they still carry the same water as they used to? I mean, with all their stupid missteps.. firing Dave. Later, firing Samm...
There's the band's claim (they banned brown M&Ms as a way to ensure the rider was being comprehensively read -- possible) and everyone else's (DLR is fucking insane -- yes). Either way, it's been the subject of rock rider lore for years, and it's finally been unearthed by The Smoking Gun who else.
