Setlist + Video – Sammy Hagar Launches Van Halen-Focused Tour
Sammy Hagar kicked off the Best of All Worlds tour final night time in West Palm Beach with a 21-music set full of Van Halen classics.
Hagar was accompanied by longtime musical companions Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Jason Bonham, plus multi-instrumentalist Rai Thistlethwayte. After an introductory video stuffed with musical, backstage and award present moments from Hagar’s profession performed on the large display behind the stage, the band launched into “Good Enough,” the opening monitor from 5150, Hagar’s first album with Van Halen.
Watch Sammy Hagar Perform “Good Enough”
Twelve of the 23 songs performed on opening night time got here from Hagar’s decade-lengthy stint as Van Halen’s frontman. He additionally performed 5 from his solo profession, together with “There’s Only One Way to Rock,” on which he and Satriani recreated the dueling guitar phase Hagar used to share with Eddie Van Halen. One twist: Satriani performed a part of his solo together with his enamel.
The group additionally carried out three David Lee Roth-era songs, with Michael Anthony taking lead vocal duties on “Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love,” and the Satriani solo music “Satch Boogie.”
Loverboy opened with an eight-music set that climaxed with the one-two punch of “Turn Me Loose” and “Working for the Weekend.”
Earlier this month Hagar advised UCR he has no downside performing Roth-era songs. “Well, when I joined Van Halen, I was trying to make a statement. Hey, listen, this is a new band, we wrote new material — and to get rid of that comparison thing, I didn’t want to……look, it wasn’t just me. This was Ed, Al, Mike, this was a unanimous vote. Nobody wanted to continue on with the old stuff. It was like, ‘Shit, we’re tired of playing that, man. Let’s play the new songs.’ But now, it’s such a whole different thing. I’m not trying to make any kind of a statement, I’m just trying to play for the fans. This is for the people. This is the ‘thank you’ tour, for all of the fans who followed us for all of those years and have been waiting 20 years for some other kind of a reunion — my era, anyway, for sure.”
See fan-filmed footage under and examine the setlists additional down the web page.
Watch Michael Anthony Perform ‘Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love’
Hagar Expands Birthday Bash to Include Two Cities
The North American leg of Sammy Hagar’s Best of All Worlds tour continues Sunday night time in Tampa, and is at present scheduled to conclude on Aug. 31 in St. Louis. The band will carry out three September reveals in Japan. In October Hagar expands his annual birthday bash to a two-metropolis occasion, with a pair of reveals in each Cabo San Lucas and Las Vegas.
Watch Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani Duel on “One Way to Rock”
Watch Sammy Hagar Perform “Poundcake”
Sammy Hagar Setlist (July 13, 2024)
1. “Good Enough”
2. “Poundcake”
3. “Runaround”
4. “There’s Only One Way to Rock”
5. “Judgement Day”
6. “Panama”
7. “5150”
8. “Summer Nights”
9. “Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love” (Michael Anthony on lead vocals)
10. “Top of the World”
11. “Best of Both Worlds”
12. “Satch Boogie”
13. “The Seventh Seal”
14. “Right Now”
15. “Why Can’t This Be Love”
16. “Eagles Fly”
17. “Mas Tequila”
18. “Heavy Metal”
19. “I Can’t Drive 55”
20. “Space Station #5” / “Oh Yeah” / “Jump”
21. “When It’s Love”
through setlist.fm
Loverboy Setlist (July 13, 2024)
1. “Lucky Ones”
2. “Lady of the ’80s”
3. “Take Me to the Top”
4. “The Kid is Hot Tonite”
5. “Lovin’ Every Minute of It”
6. “Hot Girls in Love”
7. “Turn Me Loose”
8. “Working for the Weekend”
through setlist.fm
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