Van Halen 2006–present
 Rumors of a David Lee Roth reunion re-emerged (as they did whenever the band lacked a singer) and on January 3, 2006, Roth explained during an interview that he spoke to Alex Van Halen the previous week and a reunion was inevitable. However, he also said that Eddie Van Halen was off in his own little world recently.
Following this, the press frequently interviewed the band, though Van Halen avoided reunion discussions. When asked if any problems occurred with Sammy Hagar during the 2004 tour Eddie Van Halen answered, Sammy is Sammy, and for the most part that's just fine. There was no mention of a reunion with Roth, but there was a sense of completion concerning their work with Hagar.
Roth persisted with suggestions of a reunion, saying People want the reunion. and No one will pay respect to what any of us do [musically] until we get the reunion out of the way..
Roth continued to refer to a reunion, and in late May 2006 told Billboard.com, There's contact between the two camps. On June 3rd, Michael Anthony began a successful tour with Hagar. They toured as The Other Half (a reference of them being the 'other half' of Van Halen to the Van Halen brothers), with Anthony singing lead vocals sometimes. In what may have been a response to this, on June 19, in order to remind fans that Van Halen still existed, the Van Halen brothers jumped onstage with Kenny Chesney at The Home Depot Center performing Jump and You Really Got Me. This unusual performance was their first onstage together or separately since November 2004. This was followed by another Eddie Van Halen performance in July 19, 2006, at the House of Petals in Los Angeles, playing new material. He followed this with an announcement on July 27, 2006, that some of his new music would be released on the soundtrack for the pornography film Sacred Sin. This would be the first recording by the band's leader since Best of Both Worlds.
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