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Van Halen plan UK tour at last
Coming soon: Roth Van Halen are finally planning to return to the UK and Europe, says frontman David Lee Roth. Their last visit, in 1998, included just a handful of appearances in Finland and Germany...
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Van Halen manager shouts down Roth’s UK tour talk
Not coming soon: Van Halen Van Halen are not planning an extensive tour of the UK and Europe, says the manager of Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen. Irving Azoff does not look after the affairs of...
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Van Halen were always going to reunite
Rockers in walkers: David Lee Roth David Lee Roth says he and his Van Halen bandmates always knew they’d reunite after their split in 1985. The frontman departed on bad terms after the outfit bowed out...
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Newsbites: David Lee Roth insured his ‘Little Elvis’
Security: Roth Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth had his penis insured at the same time Eddie Van Halen took out coverage for his hands. Roth says: “”We were going out on the first tour. Before we were...
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Van Halen: Hip-hop is breath of fresh air
Respect: Cool J and Van Halen Eddie Van Halen says his collaboration with hip-hop star LL Cool J was exactly what he needed as a musician. The guitar icon appears on two tracks of Authentic, due out on...
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Hagar’s Halen hopes
Call me: Sammy Hagar Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar is ready to reopen communications with Eddie Van Halen – even regarding the possibility of working together again. But he’d also want bassist...
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Van Halen reunion talk flatters Anthony
Let’s be friends: Michael Anthony Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony says he’s “flattered” that frontman David Lee Roth wants him back in the band. An original lineup reunion remains unlikely as...
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Tyler wants AC/DC tour for any fee
Bucket list: Perry and Tyler Aerosmith’s Toxic Twins Steven Tyler and Joe Perry will achieve a long-awaited ambition when they co-headline with Van Halen in Australia this summer. But frontman Tyler...
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Video: Van Halen cover You Really Got Me
Van Halen have released a video of the band performing Kinks classic You Really Got Me in a live acoustic session. View it below. In a separate introductory video frontman David Lee Roth explains that...
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Roth reveals why he’ll never marry
No settling down: Roth David Lee Roth has laughed off the suggestion that he’s in a gay relationship, and explained why he’ll never get married. And the singer says he’s glad he split with Van Halen...
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Van Halen don’t want too much exposure
It may come as a surprise – but Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth believes there’s a limit to how much exposure his band should get. During a recent TV show he explains his theory that their...
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Malloy: Eddie told me I was in Van Halen!
Mitch Malloy on (not) joining Van Halen: “I’d had the kiss on the cheeks, the hugs, the congratulations…” Born in Dickinson, North Dakota, Mitch Malloy found cult fame with a self-titled debut in 1992....
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Video: Roth becomes action hero
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has reinvented himself as an action hero in a four-minute video clip. View it below. The Japanese-language short has been posted to YouTube under the auspices of his...
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Van Halen engineer threatened to burn 5150 tapes
Fire hazard: Mick Jones Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones has recalled his “crazy shit” experience of producing Van Halen’s first album with Sammy Hagar. He had to contend with an engineer who didn’t want...
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Alice In Chains’ stage war with Van Halen
Staged battle: Jerry Cantrell Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell remembers how a stage war with Van Halen came close to getting out of hand in 1991. AIC were opening for VH and both bands had...
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Hagar: Let Van Halen finish their own way
So past it: Sammy Hagar Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar now hopes he’s never asked to rejoin the band – and he believes they should be allowed to finish their career in peace. In the past he’s...
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Dio men tried to hire Van Halen
High hopes: Appice and Bain with Last In Line Dio rhythm section Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain decided to aim high when they went to start a project after leaving Ronnie James Dio’s band – they called...
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Van Halen album 18 months away
87 phone calls: Roth Van Halen’s next album is underway – but won’t see the light of day for at least 18 months, says frontman David Lee Roth. And he insists there’s a good reason the follow-up to 2012...
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Van Halen built studio for domestic bliss
Control: Eddie Van Halen Eddie Van Halen has recalled the reasons behind his decision to build his 5150 Studio ahead of the band recording their classic album 1984. Part of it was to prevent arguments...
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Tremonti gives update on Van Halen album
That’s my boy: Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen Mark Tremonti has exclusively revealed that Van Halen are busy working on new music after explaining the veteran band’s studio time is preventing Van Halen...
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