Van Halen Reschedules Tour Dates, Does Not Cancel Them

Natalie Finn of eonline.com reports that four upcoming shows on Van Halen's reunion tour have been postponed due to an unidentified illness currently afflicting guitarist Eddie Van Halen, concert promoter Live Nation announced Monday.

According to Van Halen's physician, "he is undergoing a battery of comprehensive medical tests to determine a defined diagnosis and recommended medical procedures," the company said in a statement.

Shows scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday in Dallas; Cincinnati, Ohio; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Baltimore have been reset for Apr. 24th, Apr. 22nd, Apr. 13th and Apr. 15th, respectively. Tickets for the canceled dates will be honored at the rescheduled shows.

Otherwise, the band plan to resume their tour Mar. 11th in Charlottesville, Virginia.

But what Van Halen really wants its fans to know is that contrary to some reports, the band's routinely sold-out tour has not been canceled. Performances are still booked through Apr. 25th, when Eddie Van Halen, his son Wolfgang, original frontman David Lee Roth and drummer Alex Van Halen are supposed to hit up Sacramento, California.

Eddie Van Halen, who received a clean bill of health in 2002 after battling tongue cancer for several years, has also struggled with alcoholism and substance abuse in the past.

His most recent stay in rehab was last March, just as rumors of a possible reunion was lighting a fire under fans of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-bound band.

"I have always and will always feel a responsibility to give you my best. At the moment I do not feel that I can give you my best," Van Halen wrote on the group's Website at the time.

"That's why I have decided to enter a rehabilitation facility to work on myself, so that in the future I can deliver 110 percent of myself."