Van Halen announced new album and tour dates

Van Halen has performed an intimate show in NYC at Greenwich Village's iconic Café Wha? couple of days ago. During this show, Van Halen has announced February tour dates.

Tour will kick off in Louisville, Ky on February 18 and will end on June 26 in New Orleans. Tickets go on sale on January 14.

Also, band has announced they will release new record entitled A Different Kind of Truth on February 7.

North America Van Halen tour dates:

February
18 — Louisville, Ky. @ KFC Yum! Center
20 — Detroit, Mich. @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
22 — Indianapolis, Ind. @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
24 — Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
28 — New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden
March
1 — New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden
3 — Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun Arena
5 — Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center
9 — Buffalo, N.Y. @ First Niagara Center
11 — Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden
15 — Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre
17 — Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre
21 — Ottawa, Ontario @ Scotiabank Place
24 — Atlantic City, N.J. @ Boardwalk Hall
28 — Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
30 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Consol Energy Center
April
1 — Rosemont, Ill. @ Allstate Arena
10 — Fort Lauderdale, Fla. @ BankAtlantic Center
12 — Tampa, Fla. @ St. Pete Times Forum
14 — Orlando, Fla. @ Amway Arena
16 — Jacksonville, Fla. @ Jacksonville Arena
19 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Philips Arena
21 — Greensboro, N.C. @ Greensboro Coliseum
25 — Charlotte, N.C. @ Time Warner Cable Arena
27 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
May
1 — Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center
5 — Tacoma, Wash. @ Tacoma Dome
7 — Vancouver, B.C. @ Rogers Arena
9 — Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome
11 — Edmonton, Alberta @ Rexall Place
17 — Winnipeg, Manitoba @ MTS Centre
19 — St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
22 — Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center
24 — Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center
27 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
June
1 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ STAPLES Center
3 — Oakland, Calif. @ Oracle Arena
5 — San Jose, Calif. @ HP Pavilion
12 — Anaheim, Calif. @ Honda Center
14 — San Diego, Calif. @ Viejas Arena
16 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ US Airways Center
20 — Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center
22 — San Antonio, Texas @ AT&T Center
24 — Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
26 — New Orleans, La. @ New Orleans Arena

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