Van Halen skipping Utah | The Salt Lake Tribune

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Van Halen will skip Utah on its upcoming tour. Well, at least they don't have a cool band opening for them. Kool & The Gang will join Van Halen for select tour dates. Serves Van Halen right. Tickets for the Live Nation-promoted tour go on sale beginning January 14 at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. There will be shows in Las Vegas and Denver for those who want to travel. In addition, Van Halen confirmed their new album, "A Different Kind Of Truth," will be released in the U.S. by Interscope Records on February 7. The first single from the album, "Tattoo", and its accompanying video will be debut simultaneously on Tuesday, January 10, with album pre-orders starting that day. "A Different Kind Of Truth" is Van Halen's first original studio album with singer David Lee Roth since the band's classic multi-platinum album 1984.VIP Packages will also be available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information visit: www.VIPNation.com VAN HALEN 2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:Date City Venue On Sale Date2/18/12 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center January 162/20/12 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills January 142/22/12 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse January 142/24/12 Chicago, IL United Center January 142/28/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden January 143/1/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden January 143/3/12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena January 143/5/12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center January 143/9/12 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center January 143/11/12 Boston, MA TD Garden January 143/15/12 Montreal, QC Bell Centre January 143/17/12 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre January 143/21/12 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place January 143/24/12 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall TBA3/28/12 Washington, DC Verizon Center January 143/30/12 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center January 144/1/12 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena January 144/10/12 Fort Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center TBA4/12/12 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum TBA4/14/12 Orlando, FL Amway Arena TBA4/16/12 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Arena TBA4/19/12 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena TBA4/21/12 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum TBA4/25/12 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena TBA4/27/12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena TBA5/1/12 Tulsa, OK BOK Center TBA5/5/12 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome TBA5/7/12 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena TBA5/9/12 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome TBA5/11/12 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place TBA5/17/12 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre TBA5/19/12 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center TBA5/22/12 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center TBA5/24/12 Denver, CO Pepsi Center TBA5/27/12 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena TBA6/1/12 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center TBA6/3/12 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena TBA6/5/12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion TBA6/12/12 Anaheim, CA Honda Center TBA6/14/12 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena TBA6/16/12 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center TBA6/20/12 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center TBA6/22/12 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center TBA6/24/12 Houston, TX Toyota Center TBA6/26/12 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena TBA