VAN HALEN - Hand-Written Lyrics of 'Tattoo' Single Courtesy Of David Lee Roth Revealed
January 17, 2012, 12 years ago
The VAN HALEN News Desk has received hand-written lyrics from Van Halen singer David Lee Roth for the band's new single, 'Tattoo' - check them out here.
'Tattoo', Van Halen's first single in eight years, made its debut on the Billboard Rock Songs chart this week entering at #16.
The Live Nation Store has announced Van Halen's A Different Kind Of Truth: Vinyl Tour Collector's Edition.
The double gatefold vinyl album includes all 13 songs on two LPs plus custom artwork. This edition also comes with the Deluxe MP3 Edition of the album which will be delivered on the release date (February 7th) for pre-order customers. The deluxe MP3 also includes The Downtown Sessions, four acoustic video performances on QT .mov files – 'Panama', 'You and 'Your Blues (intro)', 'You and Your Blues' and 'Beautiful Girls'.
The Exclusive vinyl album is only available in the US and Canada and will ship on or around February 24th depending on the manufacturing schedule.
Van Halen's anxiously-awaited new album, A Different Kind Of Truth, will be released in North America by Interscope Records on February 7th. The Deluxe Edition of A Different Kind Of Truth will contain a bonus DVD which will feature the following: Bonus DVD disc containing four brand new acoustic performance videos titled The Downtown Sessions. Tracks include: 'Panama', 'You And Your Blues', 'You Really Got Me' and 'Beautiful Girls'.
A Different Kind Of Truth tracklisting:
'Tattoo'
'She's The Woman'
'You and Your Blues'
'China Town'
'Blood and Fire'
'Bullethead'
'As Is'
'Honeybabysweetiedoll'
'The Trouble With Never'
'Outta Space'
'Stay Frosty'
'Big River'
'Beats Workin''
The video for 'Tattoo' can be viewed below:
A Different Kind Of Truth was produced by John Shanks (BON JOVI), Ross Hagarth (DEVILDRIVER) and the band.
On the band's upcoming North American tour, fans can expect Van Halen to perform selections from A Different Kind Of Truth, alongside songs from their arsenal of epic hits that include: 'Eruption', 'Running with the Devil', 'Jamie’s Cryin’', 'You Really Got Me', 'Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love', 'Everybody Wants Some', 'Unchained', 'And The Cradle Will Rock', 'Beautiful Girls', 'Mean Street', 'Somebody Get Me A Doctor', 'Jump', 'Panama', 'Hot For Teacher', 'I’ll Wait', and more from their classic albums Van Halen, Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning, Diver Down and 1984.
Dates:
February
18 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center20 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace Of Auburn Hills
22 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
24 - Chicago, IL - United Center
28 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden Arena
March
1 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden Arena3 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
5 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
9 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center
11 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
15 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
17 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
21 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
24 - Atlantic City, NJ - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
28 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center
April
1 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena10 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
12 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
14 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
16 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
19 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
21 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
25 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
27 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
May
1 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center5 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
7 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
9 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
11 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
17 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
19 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
22 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
24 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
27 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
June
1 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center3 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
5 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion At San Jose
12 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
14 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
16 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
20 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
22 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T; Center
24 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
26 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
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