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(from left) Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony perform onstage at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on October 18, 2014
“The music we created is going to outlive us all. It’s time we go out and serve the fans that music, while we still can”: Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony announce The Best of All Worlds – the next best thing to a Van Halen tribute tour

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Though not explicitly a tribute, Hagar promises that the summer 2024 trek will feature a very Van Halen-heavy setlist

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Van Halen performing in 1984
Eddie Van Halen was making plans for a farewell tour with the original Van Halen lineup

By Matt Owen Published

Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt revealed that Van Halen had been planning to reunite with Michael Anthony for the farewell shows

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Van Halen peforming live onstage in 1978 – Michael Anthony says the band used to record all their early shows
Michael Anthony confirms there is a huge archive of unreleased Van Halen material

By Matt Parker Published

The band’s former bassist says “there’s a lot more stuff” in storage at EVH’s 5150 studio, including extensive live archives

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Phil X (left) and Michael Anthony perform at Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, California on March 25, 2023
Watch Phil X jam Van Halen's Somebody Get Me a Doctor with Michael Anthony

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The onstage jam took place shortly after the one-time Van Halen bassist alluded to a new project with the Bon Jovi guitarist and a mysterious "really, really cool singer” in an interview with Eddie Trunk

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Michael Anthony says he’s working on a project with Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X and Aerosmtih drummer John Douglas
Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony teases new band with Bon Jovi guitarist, Aerosmith drummer and “a really, really cool singer”

By Matt Parker Published

Phil X and Aerosmith live drummer John Douglas are involved, but who’s the mystery vocalist?

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Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar on his all-time favorite Van Halen album, and why Michael Anthony's bass playing is better than ever on The Circle's new album, Crazy Times

By Andrew Daly Published

The former Van Halen frontman says The Circle's musical chemistry was so potent the band recorded “two songs a day and were partying by 5 o'clock”

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Michael Anthony onstage next to an image of the Who album Live At Leeds
Michael Anthony: Why Live At Leeds is one of the best live albums of all time

By Nick Wells Published

Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony pays tribute to John Entwistle and The Who's Live at Leeds

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Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar and the Circle announce new album, Crazy Times, and share the hard-rocking title track

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Produced by Dave Cobb in Nashville’s legendary RCA Studio A, and also featuring the Red Rocker’s fellow Van Halen alum Michael Anthony on bass, Crazy Times is out September 30

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Michael Anthony performs on stage with Sammy Hagar and The Circle during iHeartRadio ICONS at the iHeartRadio Theater on May 08, 2019 in Burbank, California
Michael Anthony confirms he was approached about Van Halen tribute tour

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The former Van Halen bassist took care, however, to reaffirm Joe Satriani's view that the project would be "more a celebration of the band and of the music" than something under the Van Halen name

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Michael Anthony (left) and Sammy Hagar perform with The Circle at ACL Live on December 6, 2021 in Austin, Texas
Watch Sammy Hagar & the Circle cover Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love – with Michael Anthony on lead vocals

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Van Halen's longest-tenured bassist took center stage for a spirited version of the David Lee Roth-era VH classic during the Circle's recent performance in Plant City, Florida

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