DAVID LEE ROTH surprisingly accepts SAMMY HAGAR's invitation to 'Best Of All Worlds' tour: “let's do this”
22-11-2023
David Lee Roth says that he is “ready” to take part in Sammy Hagar‘s upcoming summer 2024 tour with bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham that will focus largely on the music of VAN HALEN. Support on “The Best Of All Worlds” trek will come from LOVERBOY.
During an appearance on the November 14 episode of “The Howard Stern Show”, Hagar discussed his decision to embark on “The Best Of All Worlds” trek, saying: “It’s time. Nobody else is gonna do it. If Dave (Lee Roth) goes out, he can’t sing my stuff. But we can do a few of the early VAN HALEN songs. I have no problem with that; I did it when I was in VAN HALEN. This is really a celebration of all that, and we are the only ones who can do it.”
Sammy continued: “We’re gonna invite every musician in every town. First of all, whenever you play, if there’s a guitar player in town, no matter what city it is, they come out to see Joe, just like they used to for Eddie (Van Halen). So if we’ve got other guitar players, we’ll get them involved, other singers, get them involved. If (VAN HALEN drummer) Alex Van Halen wants to jump up, if David Lee Roth wants to come out and join us, con, motherfucker. You are welcome. This is about VAN HALEN.”
In a new statement provided to Van Halen News Desk about Hagar‘s invite, Roth said simply: “I’m ready to go. Let’s do this.”
Hagar and Anthony previously worked with Satriani in the supergroup CHICKENFOOT. They recorded two albums between 2009 and 2011 and toured across America but never performed any VAN HALEN material. More recently, Hagar and Anthony have played some of the VAN HALEN catalog with guitarist Vic Johnson and Bonham in SAMMY HAGAR AND THE CIRCLE.
Hagar mended his relationship with Eddie Van Halen months prior to the legendary VAN HALEN guitarist’s October 2020 passing.
The tour follows on the heels of the chart-topping success of “The Collection II”, the box set released October 6 featuring newly remastered versions of the four consecutive #1 albums released during the Hagar era of VAN HALEN: “5150” (1986),“OU812” (1988),“For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” (1991) and “Balance” (1995). A reminder to fans of the arsenal of hits, many which haven’t been played live since the band’s 2004 reunion tour. Collectively, Anthony, Satriani and Bonham have played together in nearly every phase of Hagar‘s career including VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT and THE CIRCLE, so fans can expect a setlist which draws from some of the biggest rock anthems of the last four decades, including “Finish What Ya Started”, “5150”, “Your Love is Driving Me Crazy”, “Best of Both Worlds”, “Poundcake”, “Sexy Little Thing”, “One Way To Rock”, “Right Now”, “Good Enough”, “Eagles Fly” and more. They’ve also enlisted legendary Australian musician Rai Thistlethwayte on keyboard and backing vocals. The tour represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this band of brothers deliver one of the most legendary hits-packed live shows of their career.
“It’s crazy to think that it’ll be 20 years since Mikey and I played these songs with VAN HALEN on the 04′ ‘Best Of Both Worlds’ tour,” Hagar said in a press release. “With Joe on board, we can take a deeper dive into those years. We’re going to touch on some hits from my entire career but seeing fans old and new really embrace the new collection set off something in Mikey and I. We were at my Birthday Bash in Cabo for my 76th and looked at each other and high fived, like ‘let’s do it.’ We pulled out a couple of them and it was an instant lovefest with the fans from our first riffs. The music we created is going to outlive us all. They deserve to be heard so it’s time we go out and serve the fans that music, while we still can.”
“The Best Of All Worlds” 2024 tour dates:
July 13 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
July 14 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 16 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
July 19 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
July 20 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
July 22 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 24 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
July 26 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
July 27 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 29 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
July 31 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
August 02 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 03 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
August 09 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
August 11 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 13 – Spokane, WA @ Airway Heights, WA BECU Live at Northern Quest
August 14 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resort Amphitheater
August 16 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre
August 17 – Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion at Concord
August 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
August 20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resorts Amphitheatre
August 22 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
August 23 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 25 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
August 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
August 28 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
August 30 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
August 31 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE released their last album “Crazy Times” on September 30, 2022 via UMe on CD as well as digitally, with the vinyl followed on October 28, the album’s title track is available on digital and streaming platforms. The CD and vinyl configurations, including a translucent red color vinyl exclusive, are available for pre-order.
“Crazy Times” track listing:
01. Intro: The Beginning Of The End
02. Slow Drain
03. Feed Your Head
04. Pump It Up
05. Be Still
06. You Get What You Pay For
07. Crazy Times
08. Funky Feng Shui
09. Father Time
10. Childhoods End
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