Sammy Hagar tour: Van Halen songs on playlist for Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Jason Bonham
Sammy Hagar plans to revitalize some Van Halen vibes on his upcoming summer tour.
For The Best of All Worlds Tour, Hagar and his bandmates in The Circle – bassist Michael Anthony, a founding member of Van Halen, and drummer Jason Bonham – will be joined by guitarist virtuoso Joe Satriani, who has recorded and performed with Hagar and Anthony in the band Chickenfoot.
The itinerary kicks off on July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and the tour hits a total of 28 cities, concluding August 31 in St. Louis, Missouri. Loverboy will serve as the opening act.
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Hagar, 76, joined Van Halen as vocalist in 1985 after David Lee Roth left. Hagar also left the band in 1996, but returned for a 2004 tour. Recently, Hagar says he and Anthony decided to perform songs from their days playing in Van Halen at Hagar's annual Birthday Bash last month in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
"We pulled out a couple of them and it was an instant lovefest with the fans from our first riffs," Hagar said in a statement with the tour announcement. "The music we created is going to outlive us all. They deserve to be heard so it's time we go out and serve the fans that music, while we still can."
The four albums of the "Van Hagar" era of the band – 5150 (1986), OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), and Balance (1995) – were recently re-released in newly remastered editions.
“It’s crazy to think that it’ll be 20 years since Mikey and I played these songs with Van Halen on the 04’ Best of Both Worlds Tour,” said Hagar. “With Joe on board, we can take a deeper dive into those years. We’re going to touch on some hits from my entire career but seeing fans old and new really embrace the new collection set off something in Mikey and I."
Joining the band on keyboards and backing vocals is Australian musician Rai Thistlethwayte.
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What songs may Sammy Hagar and the band play in the 2024 tour?
On a poster for The Best of All Worlds tour, there's a list of songs including:
- Songs Hagar recorded with Van Halen: 5150, When It's Love, Best of Both Worlds, Finish What Ya Started, Poundcake, Humans Being, Right Now, Good Enough, Eagles Fly
- Van Halen songs recorded with Roth: Panama, Running' With the Devil, Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
- Hagar solo songs: Your Love is Driving Me Crazy, Heavy Metal, Little White Lie, One Way to Rock, Mas Tequila,
- Hagar songs from his days with Montrose: Rock Candy
- Chickenfoot songs: Oh Yeah
Here are Sammy Hagar's Best of All Worlds tour dates
- July 13 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
- July 14 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- July 16 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- July 19 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
- July 20 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
- July 22 Saratoga Springs, NY Broadview Stage at SPAC
- July 24 Bridgeport, CT Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
- July 26, Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
- July 27 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
- July 29 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
- July 31 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
- Aug. 2 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
- Aug. 3 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
- Aug. 9 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
- Aug. 11 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- Aug. 13 Spokane, WA Airway Heights, WA BECU Live at Northern Quest
- Aug. 14 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Style Resort Amphitheater
- Aug. 16 Wheatland, CA Toyota Amphitheatre
- Aug. 17 Concord, CA Toyota Pavilion at Concord
- Aug. 19 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
- Aug. 20 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resorts Amphitheatre
- Aug. 22 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
- Aug. 23 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- Aug. 25 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP
- Aug. 27 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
- Aug. 28 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
- Aug. 30 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
- Aug. 31 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
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