David Lee Roth has added four additional shows to his upcoming Las Vegas residency at Mandalay Bay’s House Of Blues.
In addition to playing on December 31, January 1, 5, 7 and 8, the VAN HALEN vocalist will now also also play January 14-15 and January 21-22.
David Lee Roth full Las Vegas residency dates:
December 31, 2021
January 1, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 2022
Dave explained his decision to extend the upcoming residency in a new audio message earlier today, saying (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “David Lee here. I had no idea how many people wanted to see me go. Okay, that sounded wrong. [Laughs] All right. Don’t turn it off. David Lee here, for the second time. I had no idea how many of you wanted to pay to see me go. [Laughs] So I’m putting more tickets on sale, instead of doing the wrong thing and pissing more people off. I have industry professionals now ringing in, telling me, ‘Dave, at your age, you should be in the middle of your third retirement. Did you watch ‘Rocky’ movies? He’s on his seventh. Same guy, ‘Rambo’ — fifth. He’s about 14 retirements ahead of you.’ Just when I get out, they drag me back in.
“Look, I’m vulnerable. I feel sensitive. If I sound that way to you, I’m in the middle of my first retirement. And I’m gonna extend my world goodbye tour of Las Vegas at the House Of Blues for two more weekends — like any good fucking barbecue. Just like you would, if you could.”
In October, the legendary VAN HALEN frontman announced that he would be retiring from music after the completion of the upcoming performances in Las Vegas. “I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring,” Roth told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “These are my last shows.”
He added: “I’m not going to explain the statement. The explanation is in a safe.”
— David Lee Roth (@DavidLeeRoth) December 6, 2021