Van Halen announces reunion tour

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Updated: February 8, 2012 8:07AM

Last month, we got confirmation that a Van Halen reunion tour was going to happen—with singer David Lee Roth—and Friday we got the dates. The 45-concert tour will include two swings through the Chicago area: first on Feb. 24 at United Center, and again April 1 at the Allstate Arena.

The outing supports “A Different Kind of Truth,” the first new material recorded with Roth, 57, since 1984. “Tattoo,” the album’s first single and video, is due Tuesday, and the album will be released Feb. 7 via Interscope.

Tickets for both Chicago shows are on sale Jan. 14 via Ticketmaster.

Thomas Conner