Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Following the death of his brother Eddie Van Halen in 2020, drummer Alex Van Halen had plans with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth to stage a tour.
But, according to an interview with Rolling Stone, Alex claims that it came crashing down after Roth refused to incorporate a tribute to Eddie in their set.
As Alex recalls, he and Roth began rehearsals for a tour following Eddie’s death caused by complications relating to throat cancer in Oct.
2020. They planned to bring in guitarist Joe Satriani and potentially bassist Michael Anthony, who hadn’t played in the band since 2004.
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