33 Years ago: Van Halen performed their very first concert with Sammy Hagar as frontman. Here's the little-known story about that concert and the days that led up to it. (Including some exclusive quotes from Sammy Hagar). All photos are from the opening night, March 27th, 1986. As the first scheduled concert with their new frontman drew near, Van Halen's new album wasn't … [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.
Van Halen Videos with New Commentary By Sammy Hagar
This new TV special features Sammy Hagar and Van Halen director Andy Morahan giving commentary on classic Van Halen music videos. This is the Van Halen episode of the UK TV show, "Video Killed the Radio Star", which aired Dec. 12th, 2012. Videos featured: Finish What Ya Started Feels So Good When It's Love Poundcake Right Now Amsterdam … [Read more...]
Sammy VS Dave Poll! (And VHND’s Facebook Page News)
We're finally doing it! The Van Halen News Desk's official SAMMY VS DAVE poll! Tell the world if you prefer one singer over the other, or if you like both Van Halen singers equally. In order to promote our Facebook page, this poll is exclusive to our Facebook page. You can 'Like" our page below, and vote HERE. Why you should 'Like' VHND's Facebook page: We will always … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Sammy Hagar!
The Red Rocker turns 65 today. Happy Birthday, Sammy! … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar and ‘That Metal Show’ Hosts Chose Their ‘Top 5 Roth-Era Van Halen Songs’
Sammy Hagar co-hosted That Metal Show this week, where the four hosts tried to choose the top five best David Lee Roth-era Van Halen songs. Trunk called the task "Impossible because the first four albums, top to bottom, were amazing." Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine, and Don Jamieson primarily chose deep tracks, while Hagar argued more for the hits such as "Jump" and "Panama." Don … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen’s First Unplugged Performance from This Day in 1993
Updated 11/6/2016: We've just updated this article with professionally filmed video of this complete performance On this day in 1993 (Nov. 6th), Sammy Hagar and Edward Van Halen performed together at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit concert in California. Professionally shot footage of the five-song performance can be viewed below. Here's the recap we wrote way back … [Read more...]
Midnight Phil’s “Chickenfoot III” Album Review Video
Midnight Phil reviews Chickenfoot's second album, "Chickenfoot III". You can also watch his “A Different Kind of Truth" Album Review Video and his Van Halen Retrospective Video. … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar: ‘Dance of the Electric Hummingbird’ “A Must-Read for Redheads”
Here's something different! There's a newly released book which Sammy Hagar calls "A MUST-READ for Redheads." "DANCE OF THE ELECTRIC HUMMINGBIRD: An Ordinary Woman's Accidental Journey to Enlightenment, the Supernatural, and Rock Star Sammy Hagar" by Pat Walker. The original cover artwork is by Aaron Hagar. "Pat Walker takes to heart the same type of messages I try to … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Debuts “Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum”
Hagar was at the Hard Rock Honolulu last week, promoting his new spirit, Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum, distilled on Maui. It is currently available for sale only in Hawaii, but Hagar plans to expand distribution to the rest of the U.S. starting in Spring 2012. Also, he says, plans are in the works to create a pineapple-infused rum and an aged dark rum. From Honolulu … [Read more...]
Rockin’ Cabo 2011: Sammy Hagar Birthday Bash Recap
Welcome to the Van Halen News Desk’s “Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash 2011” recap, which features setlists of all 4 of the wild concerts, videos of the outdoor concert, and newly imported Cabo Wabo merchandise. Enjoy! Van Halen News Desk staff once again attended the annual Sammy Hagar Birthday Bash at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. As always, a couple thousand … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Sammy Hagar!
Cheers to Red Rocker Sammy Hagar, who turns 64 today. VHND will have a full report from Sammy's Cabo Birthday Bash soon. … [Read more...]
The VHND Album Review: “Chickenfoot III”
Chickenfoot, the supergroup of Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith, released their self-titled debut album in 2009 — a solid, hard-rocking, good-time album, with several key tracks that most anyone who liked the Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen would probably enjoy, including “Soap on a Rope,” “Down the Drain,” "Sexy Little Thing," “Get It Up,” “Turnin’ Left” … [Read more...]