The former Van Halen singer played his first concert in five years at M3 Rock Festival over the weekend
David Lee Roth made his triumphant return to the stage at M3 Rock Festival in Maryland over the weekend. His set was loaded with Van Halen classics, and received praise from fans and contemporaries like KISS frontman Paul Stanley. Now, Roth will continue to ride the wave with a string of headlining tour dates this summer. The Roth Show Tour launches on July 31 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida and will makes stops in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, and more.
A ticket pre-sale begins Thursday, June 5 at 10am local time. General tickets go on sale Friday, June 6 at 10am local time. Check out the full itinerary below.
In 2022, David Lee Roth released two new songs – “Pointing at the Moon” and “Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway,“ a tribute to Van Halen. The latter is from a 2007 acoustic recording session with guitarist John 5 (Rob Zombie). Also involved were drummer Greg Bissonette and keyboardist Brett Tuggle, who appeared on Roth’s second solo LP Skyscraper (Warner Bros. Records, 1988). In a 2021 interview with Guitar World, John 5 said that the session had resulted in a full album’s worth of material.
In 2023, former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar announced a full North American tour to play a bunch of Van Halen classics alongside original VH bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham, and guitarist Joe Satriani. Additionally, Hagar extended the invite to Roth and founding drummer, Alex Van Halen.
During an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show, Hagar declared that special guest appearances by musicians of note in every city the tour stops at could occur, and he also publicly invited his former Van Halen bandmate, founding drummer Alex Van Halen, and original singer David Lee Roth, to join him on stage during his tour next year.
“We’re gonna invite every musician in every town,” Hagar stated. “First of all, whenever you play, if there’s a guitar player in town, no matter what city it is, they come out to see Joe [Satriani], just like they used to do for Eddie [Van Halen]. So, if we’ve got other guitar players, we’ll get them involved. If Alex Van Halen wants to jump up, if David Lee Roth wants to come out and join us, come on, motherfucker. You are welcome! This is about Van Halen.”
During an appearance the following day on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, Hagar echoed his sentiment, saying, “From the bottom of my heart, he [David Lee Roth] would be so welcome.”
To the surprise of many, David Lee Roth responded in a statement provided exclusively to Van Halen News Desk.
“I’m ready to go,” Roth stated. “Let’s do this.”
Sadly, the pairing never came to fruition. But, Roth is going back out on tour and Hagar recently launched his Las Vegas residency. “Not in this lifetime,” Axl Rose once said about a classic Guns N’ Roses reunion – but then it happened. Perhaps Van Halen fans should hope that the same thing could happen here.
July 31 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
August 3 – Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock
August 6 – Bristol, VA – Hard Rock Live Bristol
August 8 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
August 10 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
August 13 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
August 15 – Verona, NY – Turning Stone Resort Casino Even Center
August 17 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
August 19 – Gary, IN – Hard Rock Live
August 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Hard Rock Cincinnati Outdoor Arena
August 25 – Saint Louis, MO – The Factory
September 12 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
September 14 – Napa, CA – Blue Note Summer Sessions
Tickets will be available HERE