VAN HALEN – Two New Dates Added To North American Tour
May 12, 2015, 9 years ago
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.
Billboard and Dick Clark Productions recently announced that Van Halen will perform on the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, marking the band’s first-ever performance on an awards show with Eddie, Alex, Wolfgang Van Halen and David Lee Roth.
Van Halen join previously announced musical performers Kelly Clarkson, Hozier, Nick Jonas, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, along with special duet performances by Empire recording artists Jussie Smollett and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray with Estelle, Fall Out Boy featuring Wiz Khalifa, Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea and Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend.
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards will be hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen and broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17th, on ABC from 8 – 11 PM, ET.
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.