Van Halen Euro Dates In Doubt?
The band may have pulled their European tour before they announce it
File this story under "extremely dubious" but a rock news website, which has in the past 12 months predicted a couple of Van Halen news stories with some accuracy, is saying that the band have already pulled their European tour dates before they have even announced them.
MelodicRock reports that the band were supposed to play a series of shows around Europe next summer, including Download in the UK in June. However the website claims that promoters have been told that the dates are not happening.
These are the dates which MelodicRock claim have been pulled:
May 28 Paris Zenith
May 30 Zuerich Hallenstadion
June 1 Barcelona Pala Jordi
June 3 Milano Arena Fiera
June 5 Dortmund Westfalenhalle
June 7 Sweden Rock Solvesborg
June 10 Download Festival Donnington
June 13 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
June 15 Hellfest Clisson France
June 17 Fields Of Rock Festival Holland
June 19 Berlin O2 Arena
June 21 Prag
June 23 Grasspop Metal Meeting Belgium
Like we say, the report is entirely unconfirmed, either by official sources or the band's bigger fansites and there's no source named so it's quite possibly a load of hokum.
The band are currently in the process of mastering their new album, and they are expected to tour the album during the next year - it just remains to be seen where they end up.