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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

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Sammy Hagar and Billy Corgan on stage in Hammond, Indiana
“To me, he really is an alternative guitar player”: Watch Billy Corgan pay tribute to his hero Eddie Van Halen by joining Sammy Hagar for a knockout cover of Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love

By Matt Owen Published

Swapping his Reverend signature guitar for Sammy Hagar's Gibson Les Paul, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman tipped his cap to EVH with a flawless rhythm performance

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Sammy Hagar and John Mayer
Watch John Mayer and Sammy Hagar play Van Halen’s Finish What Ya Started

By Matt Owen Published

The newly released pro-shot footage is lifted from an episode of Hagar’s Rock & Roll Road Trip from 2017

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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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Sammy Hagar (left) and Alex Van Halen
Sammy Hagar says Alex Van Halen won't return his calls regarding an Eddie Van Halen tribute show

By Sam Roche Published

The former Van Halen frontman remarked in an interview that while he made peace with Eddie Van Halen before his death, he has not yet done so with his brother

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Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen
Sammy Hagar issues fresh call for Eddie Van Halen tribute show

By Matt Owen Published

The former Van Halen vocalist suggested it could be organized in a similar vein to the recent Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts, which he dubbed “one of the greatest events in rock history”

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Sammy Hagar (left) and John Frusciante perform live onstage with their respective bands in 2022
Sammy Hagar praises Red Hot Chili Peppers' "soulful" Eddie Van Halen tribute song

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Eddie, the latest single from the band's forthcoming album, Return of the Dream Canteen, was also commented on positively by Wolfgang Van Halen

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(from left) Steve Lukather, Sammy Hagar and Kenny Aronoff
Watch Steve Lukather jam on Crossroads with Sammy Hagar and Kenny Aronoff

By Jackson Maxwell Published

During his appearance on Hagar's Rock & Roll Road Trip series, the Toto man also shared a few of his always-incredible session stories

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Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen
Sammy Hagar claims Eddie Van Halen visited him in a dream and they wrote a song together

By Matt Owen Published

Hagar also said that Van Halen will receive a songwriting credit for Thank You, which is based on the last lick Van Halen showed him during the 2004 reunion tour

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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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