Roth returning for Van Halen tour
Source: bbc.co.uk
Original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is reuniting with the rock group
for a North American tour, according to the band's official website.
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen said: "I am very excited to get back to the core
of what made Van Halen."
Roth last performed live with the band in 1984 before he was replaced a year
later by Sammy Hagar.
The rock act, whose biggest hit was Jump, are to be inducted into the US
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month.
Radio host
Roth briefly reformed with Van Halen in 1996, resulting in two new songs on
a greatest hits compilation, but no concert tour.
The band's original bassist, Michael Anthony, will not be taking part in the
reunion tour, expected to visit 40 locations during the summer.
Last year he was replaced in the line-up by Eddie Van Halen's teenage son,
Wolfgang.
Van Halen released their self-titled debut album in 1978 and became one of
the most influential rock bands of the 1980s, selling an estimated 75
million albums worldwide.
Roth went on to have a solo musical career, and in 2006 became a radio host
in the US, temporarily replacing "shock jock" Howard Stern after his move to
a satellite-based radio station.
Despite their success in the US, Van Halen failed to score a chart-topping
record in the UK, with 2004's Very Best of Van Halen their last chart hit.
Roth and his replacement Hagar embarked on a Heavyweights of Rock and Roll
tour together in 2002, but neither of the Van Halen brothers were involved
in the project.
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