As you may recall, COVID shut the world down in March 2020.
Schools closed, professional sports seasons ended prematurely and many, many concert tours were cancelled.
One of those tours belonged to David Lee Roth.
To add insult to injury, two days before the novel Coronavirus officially hit North America, Roth wrote “the tour is really heating up baby” on Instagram.
Now, five long years later, the former Van Halen frontman — who unofficially retired in 2021 — is finally returning to the road.
From July through September, Roth, 70, will hit arenas, theaters, ballrooms, state fairs and wineries all over North America.
That includes stops at Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Live on Friday, Aug. 8, Huntington, NY’s Paramount Theatre on Sunday, Aug. 10 and Verona, NY’s Turning Stone Resort Casino on Friday, Aug. 15.
Prior to his run, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer performed for the first time in five years at Columbia, MD’s M3 Rock Festival on May 3. The 16-song set was largely comprised of Van Halen hits, including but not limited to “Panama,” “Dance The Night Away,” “Runnin’ With The Devil,” “Hot For Teacher” and “Jump.”
According to Loudwire, he was joined by a “newly expanded backing band” that included “guitarist Al Estrada, bassist Ryan Wheeler, drummer Francis Valentino…a keyboard player…[and] a four-piece group of backing vocalists.”
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming David Lee Roth shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, May 9.
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David Lee Roth tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all David Lee Roth tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
| David Lee Roth tour dates |
|---|
| July 22 at the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, CA |
| July 31 at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL |
| Aug. 3 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa, FL |
| Aug. 6 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Bristol, VA |
| Aug. 8 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ |
| Aug. 10 at The Paramount in Huntington, NY |
| Aug. 13 at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton, NH |
| Aug. 15 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY |
| Aug. 17 at the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, PA |
| Aug. 19 at the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, IN |
| Aug. 21 at the Hard Rock Casino in Cincinnati, OH |
| Aug. 23 at the Duquoin State Fair in Du Quoin, IL |
| Aug. 25 at The Factory in Chesterfield, MO |
| Aug. 27 at Grinder’s in Kansas City, MO |
| Aug. 29 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, OK |
| Aug. 31 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, OK |
| Sept. 4 at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, AZ |
| Sept. 8 at Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay in San Diego, CA |
| Sept. 10 at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, CA |
| Sept. 12 at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA |
| Sept. 14 at the Meritage Resort in Napa, CA |
Sammy Hagar Las Vegas residency 2025
This May, Roth’s Van Halen replacement, Sammy Hagar, is conducting a brief Las Vegas residency of his own.
The Red Rocker is currently slated to perform six shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM from May 7-17.
Want to catch him IRL?
Click here to find tickets for all of Sammy Hagar’s upcoming Las Vegas shows.
Wolfgang Van Halen tour 2025
Longtime Van Halen member — and founder Eddie Van Halen’s son — Wolfgang is going on tour as Mammoth WVH this year. He’ll handle opening duties for Creed at a number of shows as well.
The talented musician sings and plays all instruments for the act, which just so happens to be named after Van Halen’s original band name, Mammoth.
If you’d like to see him live, you can catch Mammoth at Montclair, NJ’s Wellmont Theater on Friday, Nov. 14.
For more information, Wolfgang Van Halen’s complete 2025 tour schedule can be found here.
David Lee Roth set list
Diamond Dave took the stage for the first time in five years at the M3 Festival on May 3. According to Set List FM, here’s what he performed at the one-off gig.
01.) “Panama” (Van Halen song)
02.) “Drop Dead Legs” (Van Halen song)
03.) “You Really Got Me” (The Kinks cover)
04.) “Unchained” (Van Halen song)
05.) “Dance the Night Away” (Van Halen song)
06.) “Runnin’ With the Devil” (Van Halen song)
07.) “Mean Street” (Van Halen song)
08.) “Atomic Punk” (Van Halen song)
09.) “And the Cradle Will Rock…” (Van Halen song)
10.) “Jamie’s Cryin’” (Van Halen song)
11.) “I’m the One” (Van Halen song)
12.) “Everybody Wants Some!!” (Van Halen song)
13.) “Romeo Delight” (Van Halen song)
14.) “Hot for Teacher” (Van Halen song)
15.) “Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love” (Van Halen song)
16.) “Jump” (Van Halen song)
Huge rockers on tour in 2025
Although Roth retreated from the spotlight for a few years, arena rock never really went anywhere.
As evidence, here are six huge headbanging acts from way back when that are still on the road this year.
• Metallica
• Gene Simmons
• Def Leppard
• Mötley Crüe
• Tesla
• Ace Frehley
Who else is out and about this year? Take a look at our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change