Irving Azoff does not look after the affairs of David Lee Roth, who earlier this week said the band would make their first visit to Europe since 1998 before the end of the year. The frontman reported: "We're going to be playing Europe � probably 50, 60 shows."

Now Azoff tells Billboard: "All the announced dates, which include the date in Australia, the dates in Japan and a date in Wisconsin, are confirmed and on sale, and those are real.