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Van Halen tour cancelled? (wasted? Eddie guitar solo video)
Sources tell TMZ the Van Halen tour has just been canceled!They are currently scheduled to play MSG in NYC on March 17th. Atrocious guitar playing below?We're told arrangements are being made right now to cancel hotel stays for the tour -- which was scheduled to continue through April 19th. Sources tell us the reason for the cancellation is Eddie -- that he is having "issues."
The last three shows had already been canceled. There have been reports that Eddie was out of it during concerts -- and video of recent performances in which his guitar playing was atrocious.
Reps could not be reached for comment. [TMZ]
Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo - Tampa FL 2/18/08
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Posted on March 3, 2008 10:23 AM
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I'm surprised they went this long without incident! I'm glad I saw a show at the beginning of this tour.
Posted by Anonymous | March 3, 2008 10:33 AM
what, no shredding!!!!????
Posted by shredder | March 3, 2008 10:34 AM
shoo ba dee bop
Posted by Anonymous | March 3, 2008 10:49 AM
Hang in there Eddie....
Posted by Anonymous | March 3, 2008 10:55 AM
"running with the devil" air jared remix
http://www.zshare.net/audio/83934128a0b999/
Posted by the pop bitch | March 3, 2008 10:59 AM
Is that Lindsay Lohan's dad?
Posted by Anonymous | March 3, 2008 11:14 AM
The "currently scheduled to play" link doesn't point to the right page.
Posted by nitpicker | March 3, 2008 11:30 AM
fixed, thx!
Posted by brooklynvegan | March 3, 2008 11:37 AM
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I tuned out about 20 seconds in
Posted by Anonymous | March 3, 2008 11:56 AM
Michael Anthony has got to be laughing his ass off somewhere.
Posted by \m/etalhead | March 3, 2008 11:58 AM
I think I saw that guy in Guitar Center the other day.
Posted by d.paul | March 3, 2008 12:04 PM
"Michael Anthony has got to be laughing his ass off somewhere."
Eddie & Alex are still laughing all the way to the bank, though. (Assuming they haven't already pissed it all away.)
Posted by Anonymous | March 3, 2008 1:28 PM
if this is true, it's pretty sad. he could not play the "little guitars" part of this solo, and he didn't even attempt to play "eruption." the end of this solo shows that something is up with EVH. i saw them a few months ago early in the tour and they were just great. this gives some validity to all of david lee roth's complaints about EVH, as big of an ass as roth is.
Posted by Anonymous | March 3, 2008 3:29 PM
According to billboard.. the tour IS NOT canceled..
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003718728
Don't know who's more credible
Posted by Matt | March 3, 2008 3:44 PM
The tour is NOT CANCELLED. It is official. A few dates had to be postponed as Eddie is undergoing treatment and tests for an ailment. You can make your own guess as to what the ailment is. But the tour is still on and they are still playing MSG on the 17th.
Posted by Anonymous | March 3, 2008 4:47 PM
http://www.van-halen.com/news.html
Posted by anon | March 3, 2008 5:36 PM
Wow.. I'm glad I saw these guys in January before Eddie fell of the wagon. He absolutely sucks here!
Posted by Ralph | March 3, 2008 8:28 PM
Eddie has been who he is for thirty years; Burned into our collective conscienceness, He has earned a helluva more of my respect than a few frustrated amateur rock critics. Remember, you are who you are as well. BC
Posted by BC | March 4, 2008 12:20 AM
Good grief people.....that's better than any one of you could do on your best day....sounds like he was experimenting with tones more than just shredding.......my guess is an "acoustic simulator" combined with a "flanger"...an odd combination, yes but it's still great!
Posted by Troy Robinson | March 4, 2008 10:06 AM
With eddie van halen it was always dave,sammy or
mike anthony's that was the problem with van halen: mike can't write a song or play bass. to me he is good bass player and vocalist. when has alex van halen ever write a song.
Posted by brian | March 4, 2008 3:02 PM
Here is some hot shredding too - check out this video on YouTube by Daniel Minteer called "Cheap Guitar Tricks." You'll have to admit that you don't hear a lot of music like this nowdays. It's so nice to hear a return of the styles of Jimmy(s) and Eddie and even David Gilmour - yes, you must hear that first clip...
Posted by Hannah | December 30, 2009 9:36 PM