Reunited Van Halen to Appear at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia on October 1

After a 23-year hiatus, Van Halen will return to the concert stage with dynamic lead singer David Lee Roth fronting the band, which also features guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen and Eddie's son Wolfgang Van Helen as the band's new bassist. Van Halen will perform at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA, on Monday, October 1. Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, August 18 at 10 a.m. exclusively through ComcastTIX.com, 1-800-298-4200, and the Wachovia Complex Box Office.

With Roth at the helm, Van Halen last performed in Philadelphia on March 21, 1984, at the Spectrum. The band performed its final show with Roth on September 2, 1984, at Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg, Germany. Roth joined the members of Van Halen for a brief on stage appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, NY, on September 4, 1996, and recorded two tracks ("Me Wise Magic" and "Can't Get This Stuff No More") for Van Halen's Best of Volume I.

Van Halen remains one of the most important and influential bands of all time. Formed in Los Angeles in 1974, the band quickly won a loyal hometown fan base with their electrifying live shows. From the moment they released their self-titled 1978 debut album, Van Halen shook the foundations of rock, thanks largely to Roth's peerless showmanship, Eddie Van Halen's revolutionary guitar virtuosity and their songwriting abilities. It changed rock music forever.

The band's first album proved one of the biggest selling rock debuts, with key tracks like "Eruption," "Running with the Devil," "Jamie's Cryin'," "You Really Got Me" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" leading the way. The next year, the band followed up with "Van Halen II," which included the hit "Dance the Night Away."

Subsequent albums like "Women and Children First" (1980), "Fair Warning" (1981) and "Diver Down" (1982), along with worldwide touring, solidified the band's reputation for innovative and unparalleled live performances. Classic Van Halen tracks from the early 80's include "Everybody Wants Some," "Unchained", "And The Cradle Will Rock", "Beautiful Girls", "Mean Street" and "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" just to name a few.