Wolfgang Van Halen says he won’t be sitting in during David Lee Roth‘s final upcoming Las Vegas shows at the House of Blues. During a chat with Spin, the Mammoth WVH leader and son of the late, Eddie Van Halen was pressed about making a cameo during the dates and responded, “I don’t think so. . .” When pressed that Roth had mentioned an appearance possibly happening, Wolfgang laughed and said, “Yeah, I know. I don’t know about that (laughs).”
Regarding the possibilities of his uncle Alex Van Halen drumming during the run, adding, “Well, I’m not talking for Al or anything, but I haven’t heard. I haven’t talked to Al about it, but I mean, that doesn’t really seem like something Al would do.”
He went on to say, “The thing with Van Halen that people should have learned right now is that if it doesn’t come from them, it’s not true. And Al has not made any public statements about this. So I wouldn’t expect it. If he didn’t say it, it’s probably not true. People love to talk about dad and the way he ran the band, but that’s not really true. Al’s the kind of the one who was in charge and in the way that the band publicly sort of related.”
Wolfgang is currently in the process of updating his and his father’s -legendary 5150 L.A. studio, which was the home to Van Halen — and now Mammoth WVH — since 1983. He was asked about the possibility of him finally going into the archive to deal with his dad’s legendary unissued works: “Like I said, a monumental effort that needs to have its proper time dedicated to which, y’know, it’ll happen eventually. But as I said, don’t plan on it. Don’t wait for it.”
- Mammoth WVH / Dirty Honey 2022 North American tour dates (subject to change):
January 20 – Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s
January 21 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
January 22 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
January 24 – Columbus, OH – The Bluestone
January 25 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
January 26 – Toronto, OH – The Danforth Music Hall
January 28 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
January 29 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live
January 30 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
February 1 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
February 2 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
February 4 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
February 5 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
February 6 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
February 8 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
February 9 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
February 11 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Orlando
February 12 – Dothan, AL – The Plant
February 15 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
February 16 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
February 18 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
February 20 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
February 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
February 22 – Boise, ID – Revolution
February 24 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
February 25 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
March 1 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
March 2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
March 4 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
March 5 – Indio, CA – Fantasy Casino
May 19, 20 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville 2022 at Daytona International Speedway (Mammoth WVH only – festival date)
SIDE NOTES
- David Lee Roth is set to perform at Las Vegas’ House of Blues on New Year’s Eve (December 31st), followed by four 2022 performances on January 1st, 5th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, and 22nd.
CHECK IT OUT: Van Halen in 2015 performing “Hot For Teacher” on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!: