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Tease out your hair and pull on those zebra print spandex pants Van Halen fans, because the band is getting back together -- with original lead-singer David Lee Roth, no less.
The band initially announced its plans by posting this video on its website. As the band plays and 57-year-old Roth practices some of his signature stage antics, the ticker at the bottom reads “Van Halen on Tour 2012”.
The tour will commemorate the 40-year-anniversary of the founding of the band and according to Billboard...
“...will presumably feature Eddie Van Halen, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth...”
If you’re a Van Halen aficionado you may have noticed that’s not the entire original lineup. New York Daily News points out...
“Original bassist Mike Anthony is enjoying success with another ex-Van Halen singer, Sammy Hagar, in the supergroup Chickenfoot. Eddie’s son Wolfgang took over Anthony’s spot during an ill-fated 2007 tour - that was shortened when Eddie Van Halen went into rehab for alcohol abuse.”
And more exciting than the tour for some may be plans for the bands first album with Roth since 1984. MTV reports...
“In addition to the tour, the group are working on their first album of new material with Roth in 27 years. They recently signed to Interscope Records after spending their entire career on Warner Bros. Records.”
Although the band has yet to announce tour dates, tickets are set to go on sale January 10th.
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