The podcast (which you can listen to below) asks, "Why the hate for Van Hagar? Am I missing something?" In 1985, Van Halen shocked fans when they replaced David Lee Roth with Sammy Hagar. Over the course of 11 years, Van Halen and the Red Rocker scored four multi-platinum and #1 charting albums, had a slew of mainstream rock hits, and played hundreds of packed arenas along … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar News
The former Van Halen frontman recently released his acoustic solo album, "Lite Roast". In 2015, he's touring with his band "The Circle", featuring Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson, and Jason Bonham. His other band, Chickenfoot, is on hiatus indefinitely.
Watch The Circle Cover Van Halen Songs on Opening Night
'The Circle' launched their new tour at The Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada Friday night and packed the set list with Van Halen classics, including a rarely performed track off of Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance. Sammy Hagar and his band featuring Michael Anthony (bass), Jason Bonham (drums) and Vic Johnson (guitar) are out on the road promoting their upcoming debut … [Read more...]
Watch The Circle Perform ‘Finish What Ya Started’ on Howard Stern
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony brought back some good-time Van Halen memories for Howard Stern and his listeners yesterday when they performed the 1988 classic “Finish What Ya Started”. Sammy Hagar & The Circle featuring bassist Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson appeared on the Howard Stern Show to promote the release of their upcoming album ‘Space … [Read more...]
Early Sammy Hagar Footage Discovered
We've discovered some decent quality footage from Sammy Hagar's first decade as a solo artist, and we've decided to feature it. We don't normally feature stuff from Sammy Hagar's solo career, but we found this interesting, because we've never seen pro shot footage from Sammy Hagar's 1979 tour. (Not that we've searched for it much, but it's still cool to see, nonetheless). We … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar’s Ten Greatest High Notes
Happy Birthday, Sammy Hagar! In honor of the 71st birthday of one of the most powerful voices in Rock ‘N’ Roll, these are the ten greatest high notes delivered by the Red Rocker himself - Sammy Hagar. Note - This is not a list of "Van Hagar's" best songs, or Sammy's best vocal performances, overall. This is one man's opinion of Sammy's greatest high notes ever … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar ‘Tired of Sitting Around Waiting’ For Van Halen
Embed from Getty Images Sammy Hagar is confident he can make many things happen, but a Van Halen reunion is no longer one of them. The former Van Halen singer told Ultimate Classic Rock in a recent interview that he and former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony have given up on any possible reunion with their old bandmates. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: While … [Read more...]
AUDIO: Sammy Hagar Reaches Out to Alex Van Halen, Invites David Lee Roth to Upcoming Festival
Sammy Hagar is still talkin’ ‘bout Van Halen, Van Halen still ain’t talkin’ ‘bout Sammy. During his recent visit to Eddie Trunk’s “Trunk Nation” radio show, Hagar revealed that he reached out to Alex Van Halen last month but to no avail. “This is the first time I’ve ever told anyone this. I reached out to Al on his birthday [on May 8th],” said Hagar. “I sent him a nice … [Read more...]
‘Breaking the Band: Van Halen’ Airing Sunday, June 17
Remember that Van Halen documentary that we reported was in the works back in January? Well, it's airing on TV this weekend! Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar have both been interviewed for the documentary, which will be airing on REELZ. Michael mentioned on Instagram that the interview "Brought up many great memories," and Sammy added, "These guys were great, feels like a … [Read more...]
Top 20 Van Halen Songs of All Time?
Radio host Eddie Trunk has come up with a list of what he believes are the 20 greatest Van Halen songs of all time. Which song finished first? How many Sammy songs made the list? How many Dave songs made the list? Did Gary Cherone make the list? You’re about to find out. Trunk aired the latest edition of his featured segment called Trunk Top 20 during his Sirius/XM radio … [Read more...]
30th Anniversary Roundtable Discussion: Did Van Halen Bite Off Too Much With ‘OU812’?
30 years after the release of Van Halen's OU812, our friends at Ultimate Classic Rock hosted a roundtable discussion about the album. Featuring UCR staff, along with VHND's Jeff Hausman, and Van Halen Rising author, Greg Renoff, they tackle five big questions about the album. Read everyone's answers to question #1, below, and continue to read the rest at UCR. From … [Read more...]
Van Halen Documentary In The Works
Happy New Year, Van Halen fans! As we start 2018, Van Halen continues their regularly scheduled hiatus between tours... But there is this piece of news — there is a new Van Halen documentary in the works. It's being produced by a British company. They have already interviewed Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar, and they've contacted Eddie Trunk about an interview, and possibly … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar: ‘Van Halen Made a Real Strong Statement By Not Wishing Me a Happy Birthday’
Sammy Hagar was interviewed on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" yesterday, where he revealed that he didn't hear from the Van Halen brothers on his seventieth birthday. Hagar explained, "To me, they made a real strong statement by not wishing me a happy birthday for my seventieth. Especially amongst the fact that so many people have died. I mean, a week before that Tom Petty died. … [Read more...]