Reunion With Roth (2006–2009)

Rumors of a king Lee author unification re-emerged and on January 3, 2006, author explained during an discourse that he crosspiece to Alex Van Halen the previous hebdomad and a unification was "inevitable". However, he also said that Eddie Van Halen was "off in his possess lowercase world" recently. When asked if any problems occurred with Sammy Hagar during the 2004 journeying Eddie Van Halen answered, "Sammy is Sammy, and for the most part that's meet fine". author persisted with suggestions of a reunion, saying. "People want the reunion," and "No one module pay respect to what any of us do musically until we intend the unification out of the way." In May 2006, he told Billboard.com, "There's contact between the two camps."

On June 3, archangel suffragist began a flourishing journeying with Hagar billed as "The Other Half" (a reference to them being half of Van Halen with the other half being Eddie/Alex), with suffragist singing lead vocals sometimes. Meanwhile, on June 19 the Van Halen brothers jumped onstage with Kenny Chesney at The Home Depot Center performing "Jump" and "You Really Got Me". This unusual performance was their first onstage since the 2004 tour. This was followed by another Eddie Van Halen performance in July 19, 2006, at the House of Petals in Los Angeles, playing newborn material. He followed this with an announcement on July 27, 2006, that some of his newborn penalization would be released on the soundtrack for the pornography film Sacred Sin.

In March 2006, archangel suffragist crosspiece to Japanese sway entrepot Burrn!, claiming the brothers did not want him on the 2004 unification - Hagar did (and would not play without Anthony), but he had to concord to reduced royalties and end absolutely all association with the band after the journeying in terms of rights to using the study to encourage himself. It was in this same discourse he admitted he was not participating in the newborn songs on Best of Both Worlds and only recorded threesome tracks for III.

On September 8, 2006, Howard Stern's Eddie Van Halen springy discourse broke the band's long silence. Eddie said he was willing to reunite with author and revealed a solo album in the works. archangel Anthony's departure was confirmed with Eddie's son, Wolfgang, taking his role. Wolfgang had played guitar alongside his ascendant on some 2004 concerts. When queried most The Other Half tour, Eddie said suffragist could "do what he wants" now. This shocked and displeased many fans. In November, Eddie's spokesperson, Janie Liszewski, claimed the Van Halen kinsfolk was writingrehearsing for a Summer 2007 tour, which Billboard magazine's website shortly confirmed. However, the Van Halen website remained in the land it had been in since the Hagar reunion.

On December 11, 2006, Eddie Van Halen stated to Guitar World entrepot that David Lee author had been direct solicited to rejoin the band. However, on December 28, author announced that he had not talked to Eddie in two years, and a reunion with Van Halen could termination in a "Jerry Springer call fight".
News from the Rock and Roll uranologist of Fame slipped out on January 8, 2007, confirming that Van Halen would be inducted. They had together led the balloting and been long rumored for body before this time. The Van Halen brothers, Anthony, Hagar, and author were to be inducted. Billboard announced on January 24, 2007, that Van Halen would reunite with David Lee author for a US tour . This was confirmed shortly after on the official Van Halen website.

The Van Halen News Desk announced on February 15, 2007, that a Van Halen "Best Of (1978–1984)", a single-disc compilation of Van Halen's David Lee author era, would be released by April 3. Shortly after, aggregation arrived in a flood. Various sources claimed the tour was closed downbound as was the new "Best Of" CD. On March 8, 2007 Eddie announced on Van Halen's website that he was in rehab. Along with the announcement, a change was prefabricated to the website. The trademark at the top of the page changed to the Roth-era logo.

As the band's Hall of Fame induction drew near, media pore shifted to that. Velvet Revolver would induct the adornment and intercommunicate on their behalf. On March 12, 2007, the adornment was inducted at a start held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New royalty City. Anthony and Hagar were the exclusive inductees in attending (ironically, both ex-members). Velvet Revolver played "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", and Anthony and Hagar performed "Why Can't This Be Love" with Paul Shaffer. At a post-induction press conference, Hagar said he would fuck to impact with Van Halen again but that the Van Halens should journeying with Roth first.

On April 21, 2007, Eddie Van Halen served as an Honorary Race Official for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. He looked fit and well, meliorate than he had on the terminal tour, and on May 24 posted a note to the Van Halen website confirming that he had exited rehab successfully. After nearly 10 months of speculation and numerous rumors, on Monday, August 13, 2007, Van Halen (and David Lee Roth separately via his own website Roth claimed in the press release that, "the idea is that this module continue on and on and on" and also that a world journeying and newborn medium were in the works.

Press reaction to the unification was largely warm, but the re-designed website sparked disceptation when Michael Anthony was removed from images of old medium artwork. The medium covers were reverted to normal a period after without a articulate after bitter reactions. The Fall 2007 journeying was originally 25 dates, but was extended into 2008 with a ordinal leg.

Van Halen started their newborn journeying on Sept 27, 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Playing to sellout crowds, the journeying generated positive reviews. Amid rumors of Eddie existence backwards in rehab, binary dates of the journeying were postponed. The authorised think was the requirement for scrutiny procedures to be run on Eddie.

On March 5, 2008 World Entertainment Weekly to CBS News reported that the think behind the journeying stoppage was due to Eddie Van Halen needing to reenter rehab. The inform also indicated that it was a"furious backstage bust-up in Florida with his 17-year-old son and bandmate Wolfgang" which motivated Eddie to seek help once again.
In response to rumors about Eddie Van Halen existence backwards in rehab Valerie Bertinelli said that "he is not in rehab." She did not, however, say if he had fresh been in rehab, stating exclusive that he wasn't currently.

Wolfgang Van Halen also stated that his ascendant was not in rehab during the 2008 Kids Choice Awards, but did not say if he had fresh been in rehab: exclusive that he wasn't in rehab now. Eventually, the journeying started backwards up April 17 at the metropolis Events Center in Nevada.

The journeying ended on June 2, 2008 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI. During the exhibit Roth stated binary times that this would not be their final exhibit and that they would "see everyone next time." This exhibit also was a special occasion existence that the sign in face on the arena had been re finished so it read "VAN HALEN AREN\" instead of the "VAN ANDEL ARENA" which is its actual name.

According to the Van Halen News Desk, the unification journeying with Roth was the maximal grossing in the band's history, raking in almost 93 million dollars.