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Van Halen Tour Grosses More Than $93 Mil

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Now that the tour is over, be on the lookout for a concert DVD from their just completed trek across America. Van Halen enjoys the rewards of their top grossing tour, read all about it below.....
Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth
June 05, 2008, 10:05 AM ET
Ray Waddell, Nashville
Though not without setbacks, the Van Halen reunion tour ended up a massive success, wrapping June 2 in Grand Rapids, Mich., with a total gross of more than $93 million and close to one million in attendance from 74 shows.

The tour, news of which first broke on Billboard.com in January 2007, featured founding members David Lee Roth, and Eddie and Alex Van Halen, along with Eddie's son Wolfgang Van Halen.

After initially being set up as an amphitheater tour for the summer of 2007, the Live Nation-produced reunion temporarily derailed when guitarist Eddie Van Halen entered rehab. But it was resurrected as a fall arena run that stretched into 2008.

The tour was delayed again in March because of health issues for Eddie, then returned to the road in April to finish with a flourish.

The shows marked the first time Roth had performed with the band in more than 23 years. Van Halen's handlers say it was the top-grossing tour in the band's history.
 
 
 
 
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