Van Halen to Announce Reunion Tour with David Lee Roth

Van Halen Reunites! Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth Live News Conference

One of the most most important and influential rock bands of all time, Van Halen, will be holding a special live news conference with an "announcement of monumental proportions" today.

Van Halen has twice attained Diamond status, given only to artists selling more than 10 million albums in the U.S. The Guinness Book of World Records cites Van Halen as having amassed more #1 hits on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart than any other band in history. The band was inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame in March of this year.

Fans of the belove rock band have waited and wondered for years if the foursome -- Eddie Van Halen-guitarist, David Lee Roth-vocalist, Alex Van Halen-drummer, and Michael Anthony-bassist -- would ever reunite and do another world tour. There was much reported acrimony amongst band members, however, as singer-guitarist Sammy Hagar stepped into the frontman vocalist role when David Lee Roth bowed out.

True aficionados have never really accepted the "Van Hagar" match, and longed for the days of good old Roth/Van Halen rock and roll. It seems they may finally, after many false starts, get their wish.

Fast-forward to 2007, and plan on hearing about the long-awaited reunion with a Q&A components with old bandmates Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen back in front of the cameras, with a slight change and Eddie's 16-year-old son, Wolfgang Van Halen, joins the team in place of Michael Anthony on bass.

The live news conference will take place at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.



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Press release:

Van Halen Live News Conference: Special Announcement of Monumental Proportions

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Van Halen is holding a news conference live from Los Angeles with a special announcement on Monday, August 13, 2007. The news conference will feature Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen.

The Van Halen News Conference will be available live via satellite newsfeed:

* Van Halen: Live News -- Special Announcement News Conference --
Satellite Feed Times and Dates -- KU AND C-BAND:
MONDAY, AUGUST 13: 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm ET.
Satellite Coordinates (KU-Band Analog) AMC-2/Transponder K-08.
DL: 11860.000 H
Trouble Numbers for the above feed: # 213-215-4819 or
213-215-9240 or x283

POST NEWS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS EPK:
For those media outlets that cannot downlink the live news
conference: Van Halen: News Conference Highlights,
Artist Q&A, B-Roll --
FEED #1: MONDAY, AUGUST 13: 7:30 pm to 7:45 pm ET.
FEED #2: RE-FEED: TUESDAY, AUGUST 14: 10:30 am to 10:45 am ET.
Satellite Coordinates (C-Band): GAL 26 (IA-6)/Transponder
C-09/DL: 3880.000V Trouble Number: 323-993-4915

PATHFIRE: POST-NEWS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS EPK:

AVAILABLE ON PATHFIRE DMG NEWS SYSTEM BEGINNING MONDAY, AUGUST 13 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30pm ET.

On the left side of the Pathfire/DMG main page, click on VNF. Locate Slug: "Van Halen Special Announcement." Highlight Reel Feeds include: News Conference Highlights, Performance Footage, BTS material, and additional b-roll/soundbites.

***You can also click Mark Haefeli Productions tab at VNF.

For Website Editors: Video on Demand will be available at
www.mhp3.com/vanhalen on Monday, August 13th starting at
approximately 8:30pm ET. Included in the VOD: Post News
Conference -- B-roll Feeds: Highlights from news conference
including Performance and Interview Footage.

More about Van Halen:

Van Halen is one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time. They have twice attained Diamond status, given only to artists selling more than 10 million albums in the U.S. The Guinness Book of World Records cites Van Halen as having amassed more #1 hits on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart than any other band in history. The band was inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame in March of this year.

Source: Mark Haefeli Productions


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