David Lee Roth's Wild Comeback Tour

0:00It's May 3rd, I'm Cory with The Story, and this is Music News today, your AI-powered music briefing. David Lee Roth, the 71-year-old Van Halen legend, just tore up the stage in Austin, Texas on April 29th at ACL Live at the Moody. Theater. Fans can now catch the full show on YouTube via the Alfred Rossi channel, packed with high-energy Van Halen hits like Panama, Hot for Teacher, and Jump Plus covers of you really got me an ice cream man. This Austin gig is part of Roth's brand new 30-day solo tour across North America, which he kicked off on April 16th at Spokane Live in, Washington. Earlier this year, he mapped out stops in California, Arizona, Texas, and more, with May hitting Tennessee, Florida, and Ontario. Roth has a wild history of comebacks. He left Van Halen after their massive 1984 album, Return for Stints in the 90s and from 2007 to 2020, then announced retirement in 2021 after a planned Vegas residency that

1:03got scrapped over. COVID. Last year, he flipped the script again, reversing retirement with a summer 2025 U.S. tour backed by guitarist, Alistradah, bassist, Ryan, Wheeler, drummer Francisco Valentino, and keyboardist, Danny Wagner, wrapping up in September in Napa, California. June brings Roth to New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and beyond, with a big August slot at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip in South Dakota, proof this rock icons, still got the fire to keep the party jumping.