Summer Tour 2004 (Van Halen)

Van Halen Tour 2004
Tour by Van Halen
Start date	June 11, 2004
End date	November 19, 2004
Legs	4
No. of shows	80
Van Halen concert chronology
	; III Tour; (1998); ; Van Halen Tour 2004; (2004); ; North American Tour; (2007–2008);

Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, and Eddie Van Halen performing during 2004.

The Van Halen Tour 2004 was a North American concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen.^[1] It was the band's first tour since 1998 and saw the return of lead singer Sammy Hagar, who left the band in 1996 after tensions with lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen.^[1]^[2]

Tensions between Hagar and Eddie Van Halen were rekindled during the rehearsals before the tour even started and continued until the last show.^[3] The 2004 tour marked the last time that Hagar would ever perform with Van Halen.^[3] Some points of contention between the two included Eddie's increased struggles with substance abuse and Sammy Hagar’s promotion of his personal Cabo Wabo tequila brand.^[1] The tour also signaled the declining relationship of bassist Michael Anthony with Eddie and Alex Van Halen.^[4] During the 2004 tour, Anthony was forced to lose his licensing rights to the band and to take a pay cut due to tensions with the Van Halen brothers.^[4]^[5]

While commercially successful attendance was an issue, the tour generally received poor reviews from critics, with some alleging that Eddie was sloppy, unfocused, and the band was past their prime.^[6]^[7] The tour’s legacy has been similarly poor as well, especially regarding the off-stage developments involving Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony.^[4] Nick Deriso of Ultimate Classic Rock called the tour “disastrous."^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c MICHAEL ANTHONY Speaks Candidly About VAN HALEN's Past And Future Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine; Blabbermouth, March 17, 2006
^ Giles, Jeff. "The Day Sammy Hagar Split from Van Halen." Ultimate Classic Rock, 16 June 2016, https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-splits-van-halen/.
^ ^a ^b Greene, Andy (8 August 2013). "Van Halen Reunite With Sammy Hagar in 2004". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Deriso, Nick. “When Van Halen Mounted a Disastrous Reunion with Sammy Hagar.” Ultimate Classic Rock. 11 June 2015. https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-van-halen-reunion-2004/
^ Elliott, Paul (October 2013). "What do you do with $80 million? Anything you want!". Classic Rock #189. p. 48.
^ Bracelin, Jason. "Feels Like Old Times; with Sammy Hagar Back on Stage, Van Halen Trudges on." Houston Press, Sep 23 2004, ProQuest. Web. 18 Nov. 2020.
^ Munson, Kyle. "Headline: Van Halen Squeezes Out More Notes." Des Moines Register, Nov 06 2004, ProQuest. Web. 15 Nov. 2020 .

[:0-1] MICHAEL ANTHONY Speaks Candidly About VAN HALEN's Past And Future Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine; Blabbermouth, March 17, 2006

[:4-2] Giles, Jeff. "The Day Sammy Hagar Split from Van Halen." Ultimate Classic Rock, 16 June 2016, https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-splits-van-halen/.

[:1-3] Greene, Andy (8 August 2013). "Van Halen Reunite With Sammy Hagar in 2004". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[:2-4] Deriso, Nick. “When Van Halen Mounted a Disastrous Reunion with Sammy Hagar.” Ultimate Classic Rock. 11 June 2015. https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-van-halen-reunion-2004/

[:3-5] Elliott, Paul (October 2013). "What do you do with $80 million? Anything you want!". Classic Rock #189. p. 48.

[6] Bracelin, Jason. "Feels Like Old Times; with Sammy Hagar Back on Stage, Van Halen Trudges on." Houston Press, Sep 23 2004, ProQuest. Web. 18 Nov. 2020.

[7] Munson, Kyle. "Headline: Van Halen Squeezes Out More Notes." Des Moines Register, Nov 06 2004, ProQuest. Web. 15 Nov. 2020 .

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