Van Halen Tour Is On Like Donkey Kong!

16. Eddie did fall off the wagon. David is disgusted by his, once again, selfish, ridiculous behavior. I am friends with Dave and it sickens me to see Dave and his team have to ONCE again shut down ops so Ed can deal with his skeletons. Rumor amongst the crew is the recent Val publicity sent him over the edge. What a joke...he needs to snap out of it and relish in his talent, fame and celebrity.

Posted at 6:26PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by DavidFan

17. Bring back Sammy!

Posted at 6:52PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by zac

18. my grandmother thinks Eddie Van Halen is hot...she's younger than him though

Posted at 6:40PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by bornwayafter1800

19. I'm reading a lot of comments from people clueless about music. I think they probably also think that Kanye West is where it's at.

Posted at 6:42PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Jerry

20. Eddie Van Halen is the biggest douche in rock n roll. Sure, he can play the guitar, but it doesn't change the fact that he's a friggen ass!

Posted at 6:58PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by BigTicket

21. From what I understand, Valerie Bertanelli has been with the tour since it started in 2007 because her underage son is performing with the group. She wants to support him and watch over him at the same time. Also, from what I understand, Valerie let Eddie & Wolfie know way before her book ever went to press what was in the book. Most of the information is old news and Eddie knew about it, so it wasn't a surprise. I don't think that's the cause of all these current tour problems or any "meltdowns" but I'm not there, so who knows. They were both to blame for the problems in the marriage. From what it looks like, they've managed to maintain a friendship for the sake of their son.

It'll be interesting to see if the tour actually starts up again next week. If it doesn't, they should just call it for what it is and cancel the tour. Why keep leading all of us ticketholders on with promises of rescheduled shows week after week. So far, I've heard 4 different reason why the last two weeks worth of tour dates have been postponed--the weather (the reason why our concert in Charlottesville, VA was postponed, yet there wasn't any bad weather to speak of,) "scheduled rest period"--even though tour dates were scheduled for that very same period as the rest time, Eddie's back in rehab, and he's having medical testing for an undisclosed problem. It will be interesting to see if the PR spin doctors give us another set of reasons over the next week if the tour doesn't begin again when it is currently scheduled to in Charlottesville on the 11th.

I've been waiting for this reunion since the 1980s. Shame it's starting to crumble. Hopefully things will get worked out, folks will get their acts together and they'll be able to finish it. From the clips I've been seeing on YouTube of the concert in the Fall of 2007 it was quite a show.

Posted at 6:59PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Reds

22. Yeah well I'm friends with Eddie and he says he and Val are back together and Dave is the one with the spandex allergy.

Posted at 7:09PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by EddieFan

23. So the tour resumes on APril 24th??
Sounds like it's another month and a half of re-hab for 'ol Eddie Boy....

Posted at 7:15PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by FABIO

24. You rumor mongerers are pathetic -- and by that I mean the idiot reporters at TMZ. Your initial erroneous report has been quoted all over the Internet and created a whirlwind of B.S. all over the country. Even your current update is flat-out wrong. Why don't you work to get your info right before you post something? This is a disgrace.

1. The tour is NOT canceled. Au contraire -- it is picking up previously scheduled dates starting on March 11. (But, hey, you're only 44 days off!)

2. All dates and hotel rooms through April 19 have NOT been canceled. (This time you're only a month and a week off -- at least you're getting closer.)

3. Rescheduled dates will NOT start up again on April 24. (Rescheduled shows are actually starting up again on April 13. At least you're in the same month now.)

When I first saw your report yesterday, my first thought was, "I wonder how reliable TMZ is?" Thanks to your complete butchering of the facts, all in the name of being first to report something (even if it's insanely wrong) at least now I'll never have to ask myself that question again.

I guess that's what you get when you let a bunch of faux journalists try their hand at a news story.

We now return you to our regularly scheduled -how-many-times-has-Britney-farted-today programming.

Posted at 8:02PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Clark Kent

25. I don't think it matters what his condition is for us true Van Halen fans. But they will lose a s****t load of money, if he doesn't get HIS s*** t together!!!

Posted at 7:27PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by kalaniohh

26. I am so sick of people trashing Valerie! She stood by Eddie's side for over 20 years, through his alcoholism, drug use, and cheating on her with groupies. She has been a wonderful mother to their son, Wolfie. She has every right to be happy now, and to write a book about her life. She says she is not perfect, and she's not pretending that she's perfect. She cheated once, when she was very young and lonely. Eddie cheated on her time and time again - even bringing some slut into their private bedroom. I think Eddie is a great musician, but he's a very tortured man, with many problems and addictions. It is not Valerie's fault that Eddie is messed up. She tried to help him over and over again. Eddie is the only one who can save himself.

Posted at 7:33PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Rene

27. Oh yeah, well I'M friends with Alex, and he says that he and Michael Anthony are back together, and Wolfie is THEIR son, not Eddie & Valerie's

And one more oh yeah, my Dad can kick your PR guy's ass!

Posted at 7:40PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Who cares who you claim you know!?

28. EDDIE IS A CANCER SURVIVOR.

INSTEAD OF INSINUATING EDDIE'S OFF THE WAGON, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THAT FACT THAT THE RIGORS OF TOURING COULD HAVE RUN THIS CANCER SURVIVOR DOWN. HE MIGHT BE FEELING ILL AGAIN.

I'VE SEEN YOUR TV SHOW, AND I'VE SEEN THE DUMBBELLS & KNUCKLEHEADS THAT WORK ON THE TMZ TEAM.
(especially the brain-dead surfer "dude" who must have an IQ of around 50).

GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU REPORT.

Posted at 7:49PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by the devil

29. yea so take that all of you so called VAN HALEN FANS. Eddie could be haven trouble with his cancer. It takes alot out of ya bein o tour. We had tickets for oct.07 my friend even flew in from arizonia. ya know what shes fling in again for the march 30th concert in ST.LOUIS,MO. YA we just had to wait a few more months but it will be worth it. We would rather him be feelin good that way it is a good concert.SO UNTIL YOU HAVE BEN THEIR JUST SHUT THE F....... UP!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONCE A FAN ALWAYS A FAN!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 8:23PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by tambo

30. 24. I am so sick of people trashing Valerie! She stood by Eddie's side for over 20 years, through his alcoholism, drug use, and cheating on her with groupies. She has been a wonderful mother to their son, Wolfie. She has every right to be happy now, and to write a book about her life. She says she is not perfect, and she's not pretending that she's perfect. She cheated once, when she was very young and lonely. Eddie cheated on her time and time again - even bringing some slut into their private bedroom. I think Eddie is a great musician, but he's a very tortured man, with many problems and addictions. It is not Valerie's fault that Eddie is messed up. She tried to help him over and over again. Eddie is the only one who can save himself.

Posted at 7:33PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Rene

My God, a voice of reason on TMZ. Congrats, Rene!

Posted at 8:15PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by river rat