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Van Halen Cancels Postponed Tour Dates

Ticketmaster makes it official

David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen of Van Halen perform in Los Angeles.
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July 2, 2012 9:55 AM ET

After postponing all tour dates after June 26th, Van Halen has now canceled those shows, reports Pollstar.com. The band has not announced the cancelations on their site, but Pollstar notes many of the tour dates after June 26th are listed in red as canceled on Ticketmaster, including tour stops in Baltimore, Detroit, Memphis, Sacramento and Milwaukee. Refunds are reportedly available at the point of sale.

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Back in May, the band announced the postponement of all their tour dates following their June 26th show in New Orleans. Sources told Rolling Stone the band was fighting and the members "hate each other." David Lee Roth later released a video insisting the band was getting along fine, saying, "We bit off way more than we could chew," with Eddie Van Halen offering a similar explanation in an interview last month.

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