According to blabbermouth.net, Van Halen is reportedly filming select shows on its current tour for an upcoming DVD release. The May 13th concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey was the first performance to be filmed, according to singer David Lee Roth.
Eddie Van Halen recently spoke to People magazine about his health in the wake of the March 2008 announcement that Van Halen's ongoing world tour was postponed after the guitarist was diagnosed with an unspecified medical condition. There are still no public details about what ailed, or ails, the guitarist, but he says, quote, "I feel excellent. I'm healthier than I've ever been. It's wonderful."
Van Halen resumed its reunion tour with singer David Lee Roth on April 17th in Reno, Nevada, followed by a performance in Las Vegas on April 19th at Tiger Jam XI, an annual fundraiser hosted by pro golf star Tiger Woods.
Following Tiger Jam XI, the band headed to Cincinnati on April 22nd to begin the tour in earnest, with shows running through June 2nd in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tickets for all the original dates are good for the new shows, and refunds are also available at point of purchase.
Promoters stated in March that Eddie Van Halen was undergoing "medical tests to define a course of treatment," although both his son, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, and his ex-wife, actress Valerie Bertinelli, went public to reassure fans that the guitarist was doing "great." A recurrence of cancer or a "relapse" were both rumored as the cause of the guitarist's woes.
This has been the first Van Halen tour in 22 years with Roth singing and the tour has been a smash success since beginning last fall.
