Van Halen tour canceled, Eddie rumored to be "having issues"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Van Halen Tour Unhinged

Posted Mar 2nd 2008 5:57PM by TMZ Staff



http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/02/van-halen-tour-unhinged/

Sources tell TMZ the Van Halen tour has just been canceled!

We're told arrangements are being made right now to cancel hotel stays for the tour -- which was scheduled to continue through April 19th. Sources tell us the reason for the cancellation is Eddie -- that he is having "issues."

The last three shows had already been canceled. There have been reports that Eddie was out of it during concerts -- and video of recent performances in which his guitar playing was atrocious.

Reps could not be reached for comment.

[Tektonik]

1. sooo surpising

:nopity:

[Maestro]

2. How hard the mighty fall!

I remember seeing VH with Roth back in '82 and '84. It was two of the most energetic concerts I have ever attended. I even saw one Van Hagar concert, but after not even asking Michael Anthony to play with them and now this. It was destined to fail. I feel badly for VH fans.

[Deja Q]

3. Pleeeeeeease warn us if you're going to put up dirty gross pictures!!

[Bennyboy]

4. You'd have issues too, if you had to play that shit

at 50 years old. Nothing like being 50 and singing songs about High School.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. He's got it bad, got it bad, got it bad...

...but at his age it's probably less the result of being hot for teacher and more of an osteoporosis thing.

[ikojo]

5. Maybe the "issues" included poor ticket

sales

[mokawanis]

7. Poor Eddie

He's been having issues for quite a while. Reading this thread put me in mind of seeing VH in Kansas City many years ago. At the time, the only song of theirs I'd heard was Running with the Devil.

[badgerpup]

8. I still like "JUMP!

:bounce: Think it's one of the most mindlessly joyful songs I've ever come across.:headbang:

[Skittles]

9. they said on the radio here it is not true

that someone is spreading "disinformation"

[Maestro]

11. I heard that too Skittles. In fact, the concert here is a go.

:shrug: I'm still hacked that they (Eddie) did not invite Michael back.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

10. Glad I didn't get tickets for Providence later this month

Oh, well.