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Sammy Hagar honored his time with Van Halen during his "Best of All Worlds" tour over the summer, and now he's taking the show to Las Vegas. On Monday (November 18), the Red Rocker announced a residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM that runs April 30-May 17.
“I’m so looking forward to this residency and being able to stay in one place so we can get the sound and production completely dialed in,” Hagar said in a statement. “It also allows the band to experiment with the setlist every night – that’s why it’s going to be exclusive to Las Vegas. Instead of traveling all day on tour when there’s no time to rehearse and make changes. I plan on digging deeper into the Van Halen catalog, and my solo career, Montrose and Chickenfoot, as well. The fans are in for a lot of surprises.”
Hagar will be backed by guitarist Joe Satriani, bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Kenny Aronoff, who replaced his original touring drummer Jason Bonham.
Alex Van Halen was recently asked why he didn't join his former bandmate on the tribute tour, and he didn't mince words in his response. "I'm not interested," the former Van Halen drummer said bluntly. "They're not doing the band justice. They can do what they want to do. That's not my business."
The "Best of All Worlds" Vegas residency is going down April 30th, May 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 16th, and 17th. See Hagar's announcement below.