EDIT: Looks like TMZ may have jumped the gun.Â
TMZ.com is reporting that the Van Halen tour – which still has a month and a half of scheduled dates – is about to be canceled due to “issues” with Eddie Van Halen. A recent YouTube posting from a Van Halen show on February 20 appears to offer some evidence that Eddie Van Halen isn’t playing up to par as he was when Van Halen first reunited with David Lee Roth in 2007. Sit through the entire performance of “Jump” or fast-forward to the 4:47 mark where you’ll see Eddie throw his guitar on the floor and the 5:30 mark where you’ll see Eddie knock over a stack of amps and nearly take over David Lee Roth in the process.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0f2N5ae3wU[/youtube]
And, while on the topic of reunion tours, it looks like the rumored Led Zeppelin tour is not going to happen. Robert Plant has reportedly turned down a deal that would have made his great-great-great grandchildren wealthy beyond all belief despite the fact that Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones seemed ready to go full speed with a reunion tour.