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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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Sammy Hagar Tour 2024: Van Halen songs part of Best of All Worlds tour