In a new interview with Billboard today, Sammy Hagar talks about attending his first South By Southwest conference this week in Austin, Texas, where he plans to do some filming for his Rock & Roll Road Trip show on AXS. Hagar was asked if Chickenfoot will be making any music soon, but he doesn't think anything is likely soon. "I love the band. I love those guys," he … [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.
Nerf Herder’s Ode to Van Halen Becomes a Hit, Angers Sammy Hagar
More than twenty years ago, suburban pop-punk rockers Nerf Herder earned a hit with their song "Van Halen." The "pop-punk, pro-Dave, anti-Sammy" ode to their favorite band piled lavish praise on that group's early work, while lamenting its Sammy Hagar-era material. The song enjoyed widespread radio circulation and garnered the group a record deal with Arista and a top-40 hit … [Read more...]
Watch Sammy Hagar tell Jay Leno how he met Eddie Van Halen
For the premiere episode of Jay Leno's Garage, airing tonight, Jay met up with rock icon Sammy Hagar to check out his car collection. In the video clips below, Sammy Hagar shows Jay his 1982 Ferrari 512BB, which was the original car used in the "I Can't Drive 55" music video, and recounts the day he happened to meet Eddie Van Halen. Catch Sammy on the premier episodes of Jay … [Read more...]
Van Hagar Reforming Next Year? The TRUTH About the New Rumor
Whenever Van Halen is on hiatus, rumors tend to pop up. This year has been no exception. A new Van Halen rumor broke yesterday which states that the band is planning on touring in 2017 with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony. We don’t have much to say about this, other than the fact that three of our tried and true sources are saying the rumor is simply not true. Van Halen are … [Read more...]
Van Halen Halloween Costumes 2016
Here's our collection of creative Van Halen (or VH-related) costumes that people sent us for Halloween this year and last year. Enjoy, and start thinking about your costume(s) for us to feature on VHND for next year! (Click photos for full size) … [Read more...]
Best Videos from Sammy Hagar’s 2016 Birthday Bash
Here's our second of two articles covering Sammy Hagar's Birthday Bash held in Cabo San Lucas Oct 7-13th. Watch the best videos that have surfaced from the party below. Night #4 Setlist: Top of the World Big Foot Black 'n' Blue Whole Lotta Love Right Now I Can't Drive 55 Little White Lie When The Levee Breaks Runaround (Alex Gonzales) Poundcake (Alex … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Birthday Bash 2016! Videos & Photos!
Today is Sammy Hagar's Birthday, and that means it's time for the Van Halen News Desk’s “Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash 2016” recap! Here's backstage video, onstage video, and great photos from the first three nights of the bash! Enjoy! Photos by Paty D'Viana, Cindi Drafahl, the Cabo Wabo Cantina, Sammy Hagar & Michael Cook. Hagar & Jason Bonham are ready! This … [Read more...]
Video: Complete Sammy Hagar Interview on ‘Oprah: Where Are They Now?’
Last week, the Oprah Network gave VHND an exclusive video of Sammy Hagar's quote about Van Halen from his new interview with Oprah: Where Are They Now? Today we're featuring the complete 10 minute Sammy Hagar segment from Oprah: Where Are They Now?, which aired last Saturday, August 20th, 2016. The video is embedded above. As the frontman for rock bands Montrose and the … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Apologizes to Van Halen (Exclusive Video)
How does Sammy Hagar feel about Van Halen today? The Van Halen News Desk has been given an exclusive video teaser from the Oprah Winfrey Network about their upcoming interview with Sammy. He says something to Van Halen that he’s never said before. Watch the video teaser, above. This week’s episode of 'OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?' airing this Saturday, August 20, at 10pm ET//PT … [Read more...]
Van Halen & Sammy Hagar Part Ways 20 Years Ago Today
20 years ago today, Van Halen and Sammy Hagar parted ways. (It was Father's Day, June 16th, 1996) "I remember nine-and-a-half great years, and one horrible year. But it’s so much easier remembering rolling out of the limo, the four of us, laughing so hard that we couldn’t even walk into the show half the time because we were having such a good time. And I can remember songs … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar on the Making of Van Halen’s ‘5150’
Photo by David McGough This week is a special time in Van Halen history. It was 30 years ago this week that the band topped Billboard's LP charts for the first time, with 5150! The album sat in the Number One position for 3 weeks straight. In a new interview, Sammy Hagar shares some interesting stories from the making of the classic album. Before we get to what Sammy had to … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks Cabo Wabo Cantina, 1990 (Photos & Video)
On this day in 1990, Van Halen performed at the Grand Opening of their very own Cabo Wabo Cantina! There's a sleepy town, south of the border. If you go there once, you'll be there twice. Sound familiar? These are the hallowed words that introduced us to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and the Cabo Wabo Cantina, which was, at the time, owned by Van Halen. Today marks the 26 … [Read more...]