VAN HALEN have taken 31 dates on their current US tour off their website, and they’ve given no reason for the change of plans.

The band were set to stay on the road until September with original frontman Dave Lee Roth, brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie’s son Wolfgang promoting new album A Different Kind of Truth.

Instead, the tour now appears to end on June 26 in New Orleans.

Online speculation has suggested that the band are unhappy with the number of tickets going unsold, with audiences reporting rows of van at $160 seats.

But many venues – some of which hadn’t been officially told about the change of plans – say tickets have been selling well.

Other fans say they’re disappointed with the lack of energy in the band’s show, and that it doesn’t reflect the album, which has been received much more warmly.

Rolling Stone cites a band insider who says: “They hate each other. The band is arguing like mad. They’re fighting.”

But VAN HALEN News Desk notes:

“These dates have been postponed, not cancelled. Several shows on their 2007-2008 tour were postponed as well, and all were ultimately rescheduled.”