LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Van Halen will tour with David Lee Roth for the first time since the flamboyant singer quit more than 20 years ago, they announced at a news conference on Monday.
Roth, 52, spoke virtually nonstop at the event, promising that the band's upcoming 25-date North American trek was merely the precursor to a world tour and to a new album.
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Roth's reunion with guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his older brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, fulfils the fantasies harboured by the band's fans ever since Roth quit in 1985 and was replaced by Sammy Hagar. But it is not a strict reunion of the classic lineup, famed for such hits as "Panama" and "Runnin' with the Devil," because bass player Michael Anthony has been replaced by Eddie's 16-year-old son, Wolfgang.
Roth heaped praise on the band's newest member, claiming Wolfgang picked the songs the band will perform, and "brings a young energy and a spirit to this that'll knock you out of your socks."
Asked about Anthony's absence, Roth said, "This is not a reunion. This is a new band. ... Usually when a band comes back like us it's rockers with walkers and this is everything but. Meet us in the future, not the past."
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