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Rock band Van Halen is postponing even more shows of its
reunion tour due to guitarist Eddie Van Halen’s mysterious health sufferings,
it was announced Monday.
The four members of reunited ‘80s band Van Halen were quick
to reassure fans last week that US
concert dates would only be postponed, not cancelled, as 53-year-old guitarist
Eddie Van Halen required medical testing for an unspecified condition.
Concert promoter Live Nation quoted Eddie’s physician at the
time, who said of the rocker that “he is undergoing a battery of comprehensive
medical tests to determine a defined diagnosis and recommended medical
procedures.”
Concerts in Dallas, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and Raleigh,
North Carolina were reprogrammed
for Apr. 24, Apr. 22, Apr. 13 and Apr. 15, respectively, with tickets for the
canceled dates remaining valid for the rescheduled dates.
One week after that sad yet simultaneously encouraging
announcement, Van Halen brings forth a similar one. All shows through April 19
are to be postponed while Eddie receives medical care, Billboard.com reports.
Seventeen shows are now affected, beginning Tuesday, March
11, 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.
Organizers said the guitarist and founding member of Van
Halen “is currently under doctors’ care” and will “continue medical tests to
define a course of treatment.” No further details were made available.
Tickets once again remain valid for rescheduled dates which
remain to be announced.
The band’s reunion has been a reason for happiness for many
fans, who more than demonstrated this through sell-out shows and enthusiastic
attendance. Brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen are joined by original lead
singer David lee Roth for the first time in more than 20 years. Eddie’s teenage
son Wolfgang plays bass, thus replacing co-founder Michael Anthony.
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