Summer Tour 2004 (Van Halen)
2004 concert tour by Van Halen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Van Halen Tour 2004 was a North American concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen.[1] It was the band's first tour since 1998 and saw the return of lead singer Sammy Hagar, who left the band in 1996 after tensions with lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen.[1][2]
Tour by Van Halen | |
Start date | June 11, 2004 |
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End date | November 19, 2004 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 80 |
Van Halen concert chronology | |
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Tensions between Hagar and Eddie Van Halen were rekindled during the rehearsals before the tour even started and continued until the last show.[3] The 2004 tour marked the last time that Hagar would ever perform with Van Halen.[3] Some points of contention between the two included Eddie's increased struggles with substance abuse and Sammy Hagar’s promotion of his personal Cabo Wabo tequila brand.[1] The tour also signaled the declining relationship of bassist Michael Anthony with Eddie and Alex Van Halen.[4] During the 2004 tour, Anthony was forced to lose his licensing rights to the band and to take a pay cut due to tensions with the Van Halen brothers.[4][5]
While commercially successful attendance was an issue, the tour generally received poor reviews from critics, with some alleging that Eddie was sloppy, unfocused, and the band was past their prime.[6][7] The tour’s legacy has been similarly poor as well, especially regarding the off-stage developments involving Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony.[4] Nick Deriso of Ultimate Classic Rock called the tour “disastrous."[4]