Initially reported by Van Halen News Desk, newly mastered versions of Van Halen II, Women And Children First, Fair Warning and Diver Down are now available for pre-order at Van Halen Store. Official release date is set for July 10th. 

Van Halen reportedly went back to the original analog tapes and remastered their first six albums – Van Halen through 1984. Mastering engineer Chris Bellman, who remastered the original albums for Bernie Grundman Studios, Hollywood, CA, was enlisted for these new versions. In order to produce the original sound the band intended, Bellman cut straight from the quarter-inch tapes for CD, for 180-gram vinyl and for digital versions.

The 2015 Billboard Music Awards were broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, May 17th. Van Halen kicked off the event with a rousing rendition of their classic "Panama". Pro-shot footage can be viewed below:

Van Halen blasted onto the Billboard charts in 1978 and has never looked back. The band has sold close to 100 million records, is in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and has been awarded two Diamond awards by the Recording Industry Association of America, signifying individual album sales of more than 10 million units.

Van Halen is touring North America beginning July 5 in Seattle, Washington at the White River Amphitheatre, with concerts scheduled through October 2 in Los Angeles, California at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. Special guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will support all dates along the tour. Two dates have been added with the first being Wantagh, NY on August 15 and Los Angeles, CA on October 4 at the Hollywood Bowl, bringing the total to 41 dates. A complete list of tour dates can be found at Van-halen.com.