David Lee Roth on a country bill is less odd than it sounds, because he's already played this field. On the Saturday of Stagecoach 2026, Teddy Swims brought him out to sing "Jump," the third time that month after both Coachella weekends, Roth dressed in a Nudie's of Hollywood jacket. He told Rolling Stone that classic Van Halen is "probably 30 percent cowboy hat and boot." A year on, he's booked under his own name, filed with the classic-rock acts next to Journey.
He had said he was done. Roth announced his retirement in 2021, and the Las Vegas farewell shows meant to close it out were canceled in January 2022. Then on May 3, 2025 he walked onstage at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland, his first full concert in more than five years, toured that summer, and announced a 30-date North American run for 2026 that started in Spokane in April. The sets are nearly all Van Halen, "Panama," "Unchained," "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," with backing singers covering the highest parts, and no solo hits. He went into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Van Halen in 2007.