Editing Van Halen (section)

===2015–2020: North American Tour, Eddie's death, and disbandment===
On March 24, 2015, Van Halen announced a [[Van Halen 2015 North American Tour|39 date tour]] with Roth to take place from July to October 2015 across North America.<ref>{{cite web |title=VAN HALEN To Tour North America Summer/Fall 2015 |url=http://www.van-halen.com/vhtour2015.html |website=Van-halen.com |access-date=March 25, 2015 |archive-date=March 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326193953/http://www.van-halen.com/vhtour2015.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Van Halen 2015 North American Summer Tour Schedule|url=http://van-halen.concerttournewshub.com/|access-date=March 25, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141407/http://van-halen.concerttournewshub.com/|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> In April 2015, Eddie told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that the band would "probably hunker down and do a studio record" after their tour.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eddie-van-halen-talks-tokyo-dome-van-halen-album-plans-20150403 |title=Eddie Van Halen Talks 'Tokyo Dome,' Van Halen Album Plans |date=April 3, 2015 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref>  The band worked with [[Chris Cornell]] to write songs, and to potentially lead the band; this ended when the singer died however.<ref name="2025_RS" />

On September 12, 2019, Van Halen announced that they would be releasing a box set of the Japanese singles, which was released on November 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-japanese-singles/ |title=Van Halen Announce 'The Japanese Singles' Box Set |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=September 12, 2019 |access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref> On September 30, 2019, while promoting an upcoming 2020 solo concert, Roth expressed uncertainty towards the band's future, stating "I think Van Halen is finished."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-lee-roth-van-halen-reunion-rumor-893053/ |title=David Lee Roth Axes Van Halen Reunion Rumors |date=September 30, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/david-lee-roth-van-halen-finished/ |title=David Lee Roth: 'I Think Van Halen's Finished' |first=Joe |last=DiVita |website=Loudwire|date=September 30, 2019 }}</ref> However, Hagar indicated in a May 2020 interview that he believed otherwise claiming "Until Ed or Alex Van Halen die, they're not finished."<ref name="greene"/> He expressed a hope that the band could reunite with himself and Anthony saying "My dream tour is the Sam and Dave tour with Ed, Al and Mike."<ref name="greene">{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Sammy Hagar: 'Van Halen Will Never Be Finished' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sammy-hagar-van-halen-tour-1001675/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 20, 2020 |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref>

On October 6, 2020, Wolfgang announced on his Twitter account that Eddie had died from cancer.<ref name=Wolf/><ref name="latimes.com"/> His death came ten days after original Van Halen bassist Mark Stone died of cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/original-van-halen-bassist-mark-stone-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/|title=Original VAN HALEN Bassist MARK STONE Dies After Battle With Cancer|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=September 26, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> In a November 2020 interview with [[Howard Stern]], Wolfgang Van Halen confirmed the band's end, stating "You can't have Van Halen without Eddie Van Halen."<ref name="RS2020"/> He had also confirmed that the band had considered a "kitchen-sink" reunion tour with Hagar, Anthony and Cherone in the mix prior to Eddie's illness. He also stated that Eddie had been excited about reuniting with Anthony, Hagar, and Cherone.<ref name="RS2020"/> In August 2023, Wolfgang affirmed that there were no plans for a Van Halen reunion and stated that the band "doesn't exist anymore".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Irwin |first1=Corey |title=Wolfgang Van Halen Says 'Van Halen Doesn't Exist Anymore' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/wolfgang-van-halen-van-halen-doesnt-exist-anymore/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=August 5, 2023 |language=en |date=August 3, 2023}}</ref>