The future of Van Halen isn't looking too bright according to vocalist David Lee Roth. In September, Roth said "I think Van Halen's finished and this is the next phase" in reference to his Las Vegas residency.
Now in an interview with PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment, Roth adds it's not for him to guess about the band's future, but he wouldn't hold his breath waiting either.
"I just called Ed to find out who the guitar tech I need to talk to is and some of the gear I need. Everybody's fully aware [of the residency]. We live in small circles here. We have the same manager, everything. The stuff you sing along with, I wrote. I'm a part-owner. It's in the DNA. Whatever happens with Van Halen, it's not for me to guess. I wouldn't hold my breath."
Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen has also reportedly been battling throat cancer for the first time since being given the all-clear in 2002. Roth recently said Eddie "wasn't doing well" and that he's "inherited the band de facto." Eddie himself has still not commented on his health publicly, and the only real source we have close to Eddie is Roth.
Van Halen put out what may be their final album A Different Kind of Truth in 2012 and went on hiatus in 2015.
Roth will keep busy this year opening for KISS on all of their 2020 dates. Dates below.
February 01 – Manchester, NH [Tickets]
February 04 – Allentown, PA [Tickets]
February 05 – Buffalo, NY [Tickets]
February 07 – Charlottesville, VA [Tickets]
February 08 – Greensboro, NC [Tickets]
February 11 – Columbia, SC [Tickets]
February 13 – Lexington, KY [Tickets]
February 15 – Peoria, IL [Tickets]
February 16 – Fort Wayne, IN [Tickets]
February 18 – Springfield, MO [Tickets]
February 19 – Wichita, KS [Tickets]
February 21 – Sioux City, IA [Tickets]
February 22 – Grand Forks, ND [Tickets]
February 24 – St. Paul, MN [Tickets]
February 25 – Lincoln, NE [Tickets]
February 29 – Laughlin, NV [Tickets]
March 02 – Bakersfield, CA [Tickets]
March 04 – Los Angeles, CA (Makeup date) [Tickets]
March 06 – Oakland, CA (Makeup date) [Tickets]
March 09 – El Paso, TX [Tickets]
March 10 – Lubbock, TX [Tickets]
March 12 – Tulsa, OK [Tickets]
March 14 – Lafayette, LA [Tickets]
March 15 – Biloxi, MS [Tickets]
April 24 – San Salvador, El Salvador [Tickets]
April 28 – San Jose, Costa Rica [Tickets]
April 30 – Bogata, Columbia [Tickets]
May 02 – Lima, Peru [Tickets]
May 05 – Santiago, Chile [Tickets]
May 07 – Asuncion, Paraguay [Tickets]
May 09 – Buenos Aires, Argentina [Tickets]
May 12 – Porto Alegro, Brazil [Tickets]
May 14 – Curitiba, Brazil [Tickets]
May 16 – Sao Paulo, Brazil [Tickets]
May 19 – Uberlandia, Brazil [Tickets]
June 09 – Paris, France [Tickets]
June 12 – Derby, U.K. (Download) [Tickets]
June 14 – Dortmund, Germany [Tickets]
June 15 – Hamburg, Germany [Tickets]
June 18 – Copenhagen, Denmark [Tickets]
June 20 – Sandnes, Norway [Tickets]
June 23 – Gothenburg, Sweden [Tickets]
June 25 – Stockholm, Sweden [Tickets]
June 27 – Helsinki, Finland [Tickets]
June 29 – Kaunas, Lithuania [Tickets]
July 01 – Prague, Czech Republic [Tickets]
July 04 – Barcelona, Spain [Tickets]
July 05 – Madrid, Spain [Tickets]
July 07 – Lisbon, Portugal [Tickets]
July 10 – Frankfurt, Germany [Tickets]
July 11 – Stuttgart, Germany [Tickets]
July 13 – Verona, Italy [Tickets]
July 15 – Gilwice, Poland [Tickets]
July 16 – Budapest, Hungary [Tickets]
July 18 – Sofia, Bulgaria [Tickets]
July 21 – Geneva, Switzerland [Tickets]
July 25 – Johannesburg, South Africa [Tickets]
August 28 – Mansfield, MA [Tickets]
August 29 – Hartford, CT [Tickets]
August 31 – Canandaigua, NY [Tickets]
Septmeber 01 – Bangor, ME [Tickets]
Septmeber 04 – Atlantic City, NJ [Tickets]
Septmeber 05 – Burgettstown, PA [Tickets]
Septmeber 08 – Atlanta, GA [Tickets]
Septmeber 09 – Raleigh, NC [Tickets]
Septmeber 11 – Clarkston, MI [Tickets]
Septmeber 13 – Tinley Park, IL [Tickets]
Septmeber 14 – Dayton, OH [Tickets]
Septmeber 15 – Milwaukee, WI [Tickets]
Septmeber 19 – George, WA [Tickets]
Septmeber 20 – Ridgefield, WA [Tickets]
Septmeber 22 – Boise, ID [Tickets]
Septmeber 24 – Salt Lake City, UT [Tickets]
Septmeber 26 – San Bernardino, CA [Tickets]
Septmeber 27 – Chula Vista, CA [Tickets]
Septmeber 29 – Phoenix, AZ [Tickets]
October 01 – Austin. TX [Tickets]
October 03 – Ft. Worth. TX [Tickets]
October 30-November 04: Kiss Kruise X [Tickets]
July 17, 2021 – New York, NY [Tickets]
