Eddie Van Halen is widely regarded as a virtuoso guitarist and singers David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar were considered some of the best in the business. On the album "1984", "Jump" hit #1, and "Panama" and "I'll Wait" both went to the top 20. Following that, the released four number 1 albums over the following 11 years. That's quite a feat. Van Halen is the 19th best selling artist in the US of all times. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. They have won numerous MTV awards, were nominated for four Grammys and won one for "Best Hard Rock Performance" in 1992.

Drug addiction and other problems caused the band to dismantle in 2004. They all swore they would never play together again. But.... in 2009 they changed their mind and came up with the idea that they had come "Full Circle", thus the tour name. So, they are back touring and writing new music again. They won the Grammy Award for Best Rock song in 2001 with their song "With Arms Wide Open". They were also nominated for two other Grammys and won multiple American Music Awards. Creed is the only band to ever have four songs hit #1 on Billboard from the same album in their debut.