Van Halen warmed up for their upcoming world tour with a secret show, played in Los Angeles, CA.
According to an article posted today (2/2/12) at Hennemusic.com, the reunited veteran rockers, who have multiple Canadian concert dates on tap, rocked out a private media showcase/party at at Henson Studios in Hollywood last night (2/1/12).
The event, a replication of the east coast Café Wha? show held in New York last month, at which the band announced their world tour and forthcoming new studio album A Different Kind of Truth, was held in front of 250 media guests.
The hour-long setlist was a mix of original frontman David Lee Roth era VH classics such as “You Really Got Me” and “Running with the Devil” combined with tracks from the new album, which hits stores February 7 (2/7/12).
The band’s encore of their hit “Jump” was pumped up by an 8-piece drum line accompanied by Vegas showgirls with Roth acting as a drum major, while Eddie Van Halen tore through the guitar solo.
The 45 stop Live Nation produced North American tour kicks off in Louisville, KY at the KFC Yum! Center on Feb. 18 (2/18/12) .
The Canadian leg begins March 15 (3/15/12) in Montreal, QC at the Bell Centre and wraps up May 13 in Winnipeg, MB at the MTS Centre.
Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster and LiveNation.com.
Did you know? Van Halen’s 2012 tour will be the band’s first outing since their hugely successful reunion trek with David Lee Roth in 2007 and ’08.
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