David Lee Roth Responds to Van Halen Tribute Tour Rumors

Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has responded to lately circulated rumors concerning a doable Van Halen tribute tour.

The proposed trek would contain the remaining band members celebrating Van Halen’s music alongside some notable visitors. Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted introduced the challenge to gentle when he lately stated he was invited to jam with Alex Van Halen and guitarist Joe Satriani with eyes in the direction of a possible tour. Newsted finally bowed out as a result of he “did not need it to be considered as a cash seize.”

For his half, Satriani acknowledged {that a} Van Halen tribute tour can be “an actual labor of affection” for the guitarist. “I used to be simply so honored to tackle the problem,” he defined.

Now, Roth has chimed in for the primary time. In a press release to the Van Halen Information Desk, the vocalist stated: “In my thoughts, ‘Van Halen 4k,’ within the age of COVID goes to require two of us for each place. Satriani and Lukather, Anthony and Newsted, Al or Tommy Lee.”

Notably, that is the primary time anybody has talked about the potential involvement of Toto’s Steve Lukather and Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee in a Van Halen tour. It’s additionally shocking to see Wolfgang Van Halen absent from Roth’s proposed bassists.

As for his personal counterpart, Roth eschewed mentioning Sammy Hagar and as a substitute introduced up a special singer. “Most likely the one one who may do my job is Pink,” Diamond Dave opined.

Whether or not any of the brand new artists talked about by Roth had been formally invited to be a part of a Van Halen tribute is unknown. The singer’s allusion to needing additional reinforcements “within the age of COVID” makes some sense. Earlier this yr, Roth was compelled to cancel his whole farewell residency in Las Vegas as a consequence of COVID-related points.