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Van Halen scraps more shows amid mystery ailment
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1148633320080311
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rock band Van Halen's reunion tour fell into disarray on Monday when it announced it would postpone all shows through April 19 while guitarist Eddie Van Halen undergoes tests for an unspecified medical condition. The news came a week after the group postponed four shows for the same reason. Seventeen shows are now affected, beginning Tuesday in Charlottesville, Va., and running through April 15 in Baltimore, which was one of the four postponed last week. The next scheduled show is set for April 19 in Las Vegas. According to organizers, Van Halen, 53, who has battled cancer and substance abuse, "is currently under doctors' care" and will "continue medical tests to define a course of treatment." No further details were made available. Fans are being asked to keep their tickets, which will be honored at makeup dates to be announced. Van Halen returned to the road last fall with original lead singer David Lee Roth for the first time in 20-plus years. The tour, which features Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass in place of co-founder Michael Anthony, has routinely sold out North American arenas.
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So glad I caught them twice early on in the tour. I knew something like this would happen.
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03-11-2008, 06:33 AM
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Eddie is dying. Probably Ca, doubt it is AIDS.
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Eddie has had HUGE substance abuse issues for years and years. That's my guess.
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I just read Val's book last weekend. Yes, Ed is/was about as hardcore a booze/coke/nicotine addict as one can be. Amazing how much abuse the human body can take and he still looks pretty good for it.
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I am glad I saw them too - their sound mix was a little off but Eddie and DLR still brought it.
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Should I keep my 4-5-08 tickets anyhow?? Too bad, I was looking forward to the good ole days.....
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