— Wolf Van Halen ? ? ? (@WolfVanHalen) April 5, 2022
MAMMOTH WVH has canceled the remaining six shows of the "Young Guns" tour starting with tonight's (Tuesday, April 5) performance in Raleigh, North Carolina at The Ritz due to members of the touring personnel testing positive for COVID-19. The other affected dates are April 6 in Charlotte, North Carolina; April 8 in Nashville, Tennessee; April 9 in Dothan, Alabama; April 10 in Orlando, Florida; and April 12 in Orlando, Florida. Refunds are available at point of purchase for anyone who purchased a ticket to see MAMMOTH WVH. DIRTY HONEY will still perform at the scheduled dates as advertised.
MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen explained: "After an incredible weekend in Las Vegas with my family for the Grammys, I flew back yesterday to meet up with my band and crew in North Carolina to continue the 'Young Guns' tour. This morning as everyone took COVID tests to re-establish the bubble that has served us on the tour, we came to find that members of our band and crew who didn't travel with me were positive. I have tested negative via rapid and PCR tests for the last five days in preparation for the Grammys and still continue to do so. With only six shows left in the tour, it breaks my heart that we unfortunately won't be able to continue. MAMMOTH WVH will do our very best to make up the dates that we missed to the fans in those markets in the future."
Wolfgang returned from the 64th annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas and the positive tests were confirmed as everyone attempted to re-enter the COVID bubble being maintained on the tour. Wolfgang has had numerous tests to participate in all of the Grammy activities and all tests were negative.
MAMMOTH WVH is scheduled to return to the road later this spring in support of its self-titled debut. Confirmed tour dates are below:
Apr. 29 - Tucson, AZ - Pima County Fair
May 10 - Billings, MT - MetraPark Arena *
May 11 - Casper, WY - Ford Wyoming Center *
May 13 - Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove *
May 14 - Wichita, KS - The Wave *
May 15 - Springfield, MO - Gilloz Theatre
May 17 - Chattanooga, TN - The Signal
May 18 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
May 19 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome To Rockville
May 21 - Maryland Heights, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - Pointfest
* supporting HALESTORM
"Mammoth WVH" arrived last June, some five years after the former VAN HALEN bassist began piecing together ideas for his solo career.
In February, Wolfgang told SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" that he has already gathered plenty of material for MAMMOTH WVH's sophomore effort. "I'm very ready to get back in the studio," he said. "We have some leftover tracks from the first album that I'd like to take another look at — maybe add stuff or maybe redo entirely — and then a bunch of new ideas to get into."
MAMMOTH WVH's touring lineup features Wolfgang on guitar and lead vocals, Jon Jourdan on guitar and vocals, Garrett Whitlock (TREMONTI) on drums, and Ronnie Ficarro on bass.
MAMMOTH WVH's debut album was released via Explorer1 Music Group/EX1 Records.
During its summer/fall 2021 U.S. tour, MAMMOTH WVH played a mixture of stadium shows with GUNS N' ROSES and headlining club gigs.
