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Van Halen tour dates for 2012 were announced today after an hour long performance by the band last night at the Cafe Wha? in New York. Van Halen will kick off the tour on February 18 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY and run through June 26 with a concert at the New Orleans Arena. The Van Halen tour will make a two night stand at Madison Square Garden and it looks like additional tour dates could be added if demand is great enough. Van Halen will be touring in support of their new album coming out in early February, A Different Kind of Truth.

Last night’s Van Halen concert was performed at a venue owned by David Lee Roth’s uncle and has seen many great performances over the years. The band kicked off the show with “You Really Got Me” and followed up with many hits including “Panama” and “Jump”. Wolfgang Van Halen will be on the tour replacing Michael Anthony and Kool & the Gang are slated to open some of the tour dates. Van Halen tickets go on sale January 14th.

Van Halen 2012 Tour Dates

February 18 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center

February 20 – Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills

February 22 – Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse

February 24 – Chicago, IL @ United Center

February 28 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

March 1 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

March 3 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena

March 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center

March 9 – Buffalo, NY @ First Niagara Center

March 11 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden

March 15 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre

March 17 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre

March 21 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place

March 24 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall

March 28 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center

March 30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center

April 1 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena

April 10 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ BankAtlantic Center
4/12 – Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum

April 14 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena

April 16 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Arena

April 19 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

April 21 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum

April 25 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena

April 27 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

May 1 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center

May 5 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome

May 7 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena

May 9 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome

May 11 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place

May 17 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre

May 19 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

May 22 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center

May 24 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center

May 27 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena

June 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center

June 3 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena

June 5 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion

June 12 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center

June 14 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena

June 16 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center

June 20 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

June 22 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center

June 24 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

June 26 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena