Jump for joy, Van Halen fans!
The rock legends have announced plans for a major North American tour that will kick off on July 5 in Auburn, Washington, and run all the way through an October 2 concert in Los Angeles.
Van Halen will celebrate the trek with a special show this Monday, March 30, on L.A.’s Hollywood Boulevard.
Performances from the event will be shown that night and the following evening on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which airs at 11:35 p.m. ET/10:35 p.m. CT.
The band members also will be interviewed by host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday’s episode.
Tickets for the tour go on sale staring April 4 at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Blues-rock guitar whiz Kenny Wayne Shepherd will open all dates.
Van Halen’s Kimmel appearance will take place in conjunction with the March 31 release of the group’s new live album, Tokyo Dome: Live in Concert, which was recorded in the Japanese capital in June 2013. As previously reported, the rockers also will promote the arrival of the album with an April 2 performance on The Ellen Degeneres Show.
Here are the full list of Van Halen’s confirmed North American tour dates:
7/5 — Auburn, WA, White River Amphitheatre
7/7 — Portland, OR, Amphitheater Northwest
7/9 — Concord, CA, Concord Pavilion
7/11 — San Bernardino, CA, San Manuel Amphitheater
7/14 — Irvine, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/16 — Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/18 — Salt Lake City, UT, USANA Amphitheatre
7/20 — Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
7/22 — Bonner Springs, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
7/24 — Chicago, IL, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/26 — St. Louis, MO, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7/28 — Burgettstown, PA, First Niagara Pavilion
7/30 — Bangor, ME, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
8/1 — Mansfield, MA, Xfinity Center
8/3 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
8/5 — London, ON, Canada, Western Fair District
8/7 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
8/9 — Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
8/11 — Hartford, CT, Xfinity Center
8/13 — Wantagh, NY, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
8/23 — Hershey, PA, Hershey Park
8/25 — Darien Center, NY, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/27 — Camden, NJ, Susquehanna Bank Center
8/29 — Bristow, VA, Jiffy Lube Live
8/31 — Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
9/2 — Noblesville, IN, Klipsch Music Center
9/4 — Clarkston, MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre
9/6 — Bethel, NY, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
9/9 — Raleigh, NC, Walnut Creek Amphitheater
9/11 — Charlotte, NC, PNC Music Pavilion
9/13 — Tampa, FL, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/15 — West Palm Beach, FL, Coral Sky Amphitheatre
9/17 — Birmingham, AL, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
9/21 — Austin, TX, Austin360 Amphitheater
9/23 — Dallas, TX, Gexa Energy Pavilion
9/25 — The Woodlands, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
9/28 — Phoenix, AZ, Ak-Chin Pavilion
9/30 — Chula Vista, CA, Sleep Train Amphitheatre
10/2 — Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Bowl
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