• Tour news from Van Halen and Foo Fighters: David Lee Roth and Co. have added even more dates to the 2008 leg of their reunion tour, bringing the total to nearly thirty gigs from January to April. The Foo Fighters have also released 2008 dates in support of Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, which includes their first stop at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Complete itineraries for both bands after the jump.

• Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman spoke to college students last night and while he wouldn’t reveal the punk-rock summer festival’s lineup, he said they’d like to include bands like Against Me!, the Bronx, the Devil Wears Prada and Pierce the Veil. Lyman indicated the 2008 outing will embrace even more young acts, and said fans can expect about a dozen bands to be announced next week.

• The North Dakota sheriff who busted small-time criminals by inviting them to a fake pre-party for an Ozzy Osbourne show is selling the shirts worn in the sting for $20 each to benefit the United Way. A different kind of souvenir is being sold by a Chinese Web site: Guns N’ Roses fans can purchase the “Axl Converse” — which resemble the pair Rose wore in the “Estranged” video.

• The U.S. production company behind Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits has partnered with the U.K. team behind Reading, Leeds and Glastonbury to create the Vineland Music Festival, set to debut August 8th-10th on the New Jersey campgrounds of the same name. The fest promises to combine outdoor camping with performances by rock acts of all sizes. No lineup has been announced yet.

• Jeffrey Owen Jones, the man believed to be the inspiration behind the “Mr. Jones” character in Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man,” died earlier this month, it was revealed yesterday. Jones, a film professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, was said to have inspired the song after interviewing Dylan for Time magazine.

Van Halen Tour Dates:

January 22 – Oklahoma City, OK – Ford Center
January 24 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
January 26 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
January 28 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
February 1 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
February 4 – Omaha, NB – Qwest Event Center
February 8 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena
February 12 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center
February 14 – Orlando, FL – Amway Arena
February 16 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
February 18 – Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum
February 22 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
March 3 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Allen County Memorial Coliseum
March 5 – Cincinnati, OH – US Bank Arena
March 7 – Raleigh, NC – RBC Center
March 9 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
March 11 – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
March 13 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
March 17 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
March 19 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center
March 21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mellon Arena
March 24 – Providence, RI – Dunkin Donuts Center
March 26 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
March 28 – Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall
March 30 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center
April 1 – Columbus, OH – Value City Arena
April 3 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
April 5 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
April 7 – Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center

Foo Fighters Tour Dates:

January 16 – Sunrise, FL
January 17 – Orlandao, FL
January 19 – Birmingham, AL
January 20 – Pensacola, FL
January 22 – Houston, TX
January 24 – Dallas, TX
January 25 – Memphis, TN
January 26 – Nashville, TN
January 28 – Fayetteville, AK
January 29 – Oklahoma City, OK
February 18 – Worcester, MA
February 19 – New York, NY
February 21 – Philadelphia, PA
February 24 – Detroit, MI
February 25 – Chicago, IL
February 27 – Minneapolis, MN