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After 29 months, six distinct legs, and 130 concerts across practically every corner of Europe and North America, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band finally wrapped up their world tour Thursday evening at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy.

The setlist was largely standard for this final leg of the tour until the very end when Springsteen strapped his guitar back on after typical show closer “Chimes of Freedom,” and called out, “Key of B, boys. Key of B.” He was instructing them to break into John Fogerty’s 1975 rock anthem “Rockin’ All Over The World,...

If a meteor were to strike Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on Saturday, that’d be the end of hard rock and heavy metal as many know it. On July 5, in that venue, the original four-man lineup of Black Sabbath will be performing their “Back to the Beginning” farewell show with a stunning lineup of guests: Members of Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Pantera, Tool, Anthrax, Alice in Chains, Mastodon, and Rival Sons, along with Billy Corgan, Fred Durst, Jonathan Davis, Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Tom Morello, and way too...

Van Halen‘s 1995 album Balance is receiving a 30th anniversary expanded reissue, out August 15th via Rhino.

The band’s fourth and final album with singer Sammy Hagar was reissued in 2023 on vinyl as part of the Hagar-era box set The Collection II, though the upcoming expanded edition marks the first standalone reissue on vinyl since the album’s original release.

The remastered audio from the 2023 box set was also sourced for this edition, which is bolstered by three non-album tracks and previously unreleased live recordings from a performance at Wembley Stadium in London on June 24th, 1995.

While the standalone 2-lp edition only features the remastered original tracklist, the bonus materials can be found on the 2-cd edition, and a separate deluxe edition box set houses both the LPs and CDs as well as an exclusive Blu-ray disc featuring era-specific music videos and promo clips.

Notably, the non-album tracks include...

Black Sabbath’s final concert featuring an all-star lineup of metal and rock acts sold out within minutes, but fans all over the world will be able to witness the historic show thanks to a paid livestream.

The “Back to the Beginning” concert, which will mark the final performances from Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, is set to take place July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. The stacked lineup includes Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon, and many more acts.

Now, it’s been announced that the once-in-a-lifetime concert will stream worldwide for the price of $29.99. Fans also have the option of bundling the livestream ticket with a collectible T-shirt for a total price of $64.98 (see image below). Both options are available at BacktotheBeginning.com.

However, there is one catch. The livestream will be delayed two hours...

A year after being first announced, the live-action Monster High movie has found its director. Gerard Johnstone, who is best known for directing the M3GAN movies, has been tapped to helm the upcoming feature based on the Mattel doll line of the same name.

"Gerard’s unique vision and genre-blending style make him the perfect fit for this film," said Robbie Brenner, President and Chief Content Officer of Mattel Studios, in a statement (per Deadline). "This is exactly what we’re building at Mattel Studios as we continue to work with top talent to tell fresh, unexpected stories from our rich portfolio of brands. Monster High is a fan-favorite franchise with endless storytelling potential, and we are thrilled to reimagine it in a monstrously exciting way with Gerard at the helm."

Added Akiva Goldsman, who is producing Monster High through his Weed Road production company, "Monster High is delightfully...

iHeartRadio Music Festival will return to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sept. 19 and 20 with performances from Ed Sheeran, Tate McRae, Mariah Carey, Lil Wayne, Jelly Roll, and more. The event will be hosted by Ryan Seacrest, with both days of performances broadcast across iHeartMedia radio stations and streamed on Hulu.

Additional performances will be announced in the months leading up to iHeartRadio Music Festival 2025. Currently, the lineup also features Bryan Adams, Feid, GloRilla, John Fogerty, Justice, LL Cool J, Sammy Hagar, the Offspring, and Tim McGraw.

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Tate McRae, Ed Sheeran and Mariah Carey are among the artists slated to perform at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartMedia announced Tuesday morning.

The two-day concert — taking place September 19th and 20th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas — will also feature performances from Bryan Adams, Feid, GloRilla, Jelly Roll, John Fogerty, Justice, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Maroon 5, Sammy Hagar, The Offspring and Tim McGraw. Ryan Seacrest is hosting the event, which is expected to “include one-of-a-kind collaborations and surprise performances,” according to a release.

“What makes the iHeartRadio Music Festival one-of-a-kind is that we bring together the biggest artists from all genres of music for the entire weekend,” iHeartMedia’s chief programming officer Tom Poleman and iHeartMedia’s president of entertainment enterprises John Sykes said in a joint statement.

The festival is holding a presale for Capital One cardholders, with fans getting a chance to purchase tickets beginning on Wednesday,...

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Sammy Hagar wraps his Best of All Worlds Tour in Las Vegas on May 17, but before the curtain closes on the nine-show residency, fans will have the chance to see the Red Rocker’s set live one more time from home.

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As Alex Van Halen told Rolling Stone last fall, a tour reuniting the drummer and David Lee Roth didn’t come to fruition after Eddie Van Halen’s death in 2020. But at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland, Saturday night, Van Halen fans were accorded the next best thing: Roth’s return to the stage after five years, playing a set comprised completely of songs from his former band.

Other than a corporate gig for Home Depot in 2023, the last time most people saw Roth onstage was more than five years ago,...

David Lee Roth played his first full concert in five years at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland, on Saturday night (May 3rd). The singer performed a 16-song set consisting entirely of Van Halen classics with his solo band. Update: Roth has announced a US tour taking place this summer.

Diamond Dave’s previous full show took place opening for Kiss on March 10th, 2020, just a few days before the pandemic shut down the concert industry. Since then, Dlr canceled a planned Las Vegas residency and seemingly retired from the stage before playing a couple of mini-sets at corporate gigs.

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At the M3 Rock Festival, Dlr kicked things off with “Panama,” and proceeded to sing other Van Halen favorites like “Runnin’ with the Devil,” “Jamie’s Cryin’,” “Hot for Teacher,” “Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love,” and the set-closing “Jump.” The only non-original Van...

Sammy Hagar’s The Best of All Worlds Las Vegas residency kicked off Wednesday night at the Park MGM. The Red Rocker and his band, which includes guitarist Joe Satriani, bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Kenny Aronoff, and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte, stuck largely to the setlist they brought around to North American amphitheaters last summer, with some very notable surprises.

The first one took place at the top of the show, when they opened with “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight,” the brand-new song that Hagar claimed he wrote with Eddie Van Halen in a dream.

Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen haven’t been on speaking terms in 21 years, and the Red Rocker has a couple theories as to why the drummer is upset with him, with one being jealousy.

Hagar recently released the new single “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight,” inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen. The singer and his all-star backing band of Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Kenny Aronoff are set to kick off their “Best of All Worlds” Las Vegas residency on Wednesday night (April 30th) at Dolby Live at Park MGM (pick up tickets here).

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Back in 2022, Hagar revealed that he’d been completely cut off by his onetime Van Halen bandmate, saying, “Alex has got a stick up his ass about something with me still.”

Alex then completely ignored the Van Hagar years of Van Halen in his 2024 memoir, Brothers, with...

Late last week, Sammy Hagar shared his new song “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight,” which he claims he wrote in a dream with Eddie Van Halen. “This was 100 percent a communication from the beyond,” Hagar told Rolling Stone. “There is no question about it. I dream about Eddie all the time, quite honestly.”

We dove deep into the creation of “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight” in an article a few days back, but Hagar is truly one of the most entertaining interviews in rock, rivaled perhaps only by Noel Gallagher. He wasn...

Stagecoach Festival goes down in Indio, California this weekend, and the festival will livestream many of its sets on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch.

Fans will be able to stream the festival across two channels, with one feed hosting Stagecoach’s Mane Stage and the other hosting sets from the Palomino Stage. The livestream will kick off daily at 3:00 p.m. Pt / 6:00 p.m. Et, with the festival officially starting on Friday, April 25th.

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The livestream will boast sets from Mane Stage headliners Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, and Luke Combs, Palomino headliners T-Pain, Creed, and Backstreet Boys, plus Lana Del Rey, Sturgill Simpson, Goo Goo Dolls, Nelly, Midland, Carly Pearce, Brothers Osborne, Sammy Hagar, Sierra Ferrell, Whiskey Meyers, and many more.

Meanwhile, Mumford & Sons has been added as a surprise guest for Stagecoach 2025, set to play from 6:55 p.m. to 7:40 p.

Sammy Hagar has released a new single titled “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.” that he says was inspired by a dream he had about his late Van Halen bandmate Eddie Van Halen.

The track features Hagar’s all-star band of Joe Satriani on guitar, Michael Anthony on bass, and Kenny Aronoff on drums. The Red Rocker goes so far as to say that Eddie Van Halen presented him the song in the dream.

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“This song is my final bow to that part of my life,” stated Hagar. “It’s not meant to be anything more than a thank-you — with love, with respect, and with one hell of a guitar solo.”

He added, “Joe was the perfect partner to help me shape the sound — he brought in that big, emotional, guitar-driven energy that feels like Eddie’s spirit but is entirely of Joe’s creation. With Michael...

About a year after Eddie Van Halen died in 2020, Sammy Hagar had a dream that they were sharing a chill moment together. “He had a guitar around his neck and we were having a love fest since we hadn’t seen each other in a long time,” Hagar tells Rolling Stone. “And he just started playing this riff, and I started singing.”

It took several years, but Hagar ultimately finished the song, which he wound up calling “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight,” with help from guitarist Joe Satriani, Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony,...

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Country music fans, mark your calendars. Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, and Luke Combs are set to headline California’s Stagecoach country music festival this year, which returns to the Empire Polo Club this weekend. Stagecoach tickets have officially been on sale for months, but you can still find availability, with last-minute tickets you can buy and receive online. But you’ll want to act fast on scoring passes before they’re gone.

Shaking off a rock ‘n’ roll bad boy reputation isn’t easy—just ask Billy Idol. While he’s been clean and sober since 2010, his image as a rebellious icon lingers.

The “Dancing With Myself” singer’s had to wait nearly two decades for his shot at getting recognized at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since he first became eligible in 2007, but at last, he finally earned his first nomination this year.

The nomination back in February was the first development in a busy 2025 for Idol so far. He released “Still Dancing” — his first single in three years — last month. At the end of April, he’s dropping Dream Into It, his first album in 11 years, which with any luck, will be punctuated with a Rock Hall acceptance as well.

“Well, that would be rather fantastic,” Idol tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview via Zoom from his Los Angeles home,...

Mark Ronson sure knows how to tear up a DJ set. The Grammy-winning producer shared on Instagram that he was in the hospital following a set that went a little awry and left him with two torn bicep tendons. In the photo he posted, Ronson posed from his hospital bed with a thumbs up.

“That time the house Pa was so bad that I tried to one-hand turn the stage monitor towards the crowd mid-mix to give them some extra juice,” Ronson explained in the caption, adding, “Turns out they weigh more than I thought…...

Billy Idol recently was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the first time ever, despite being eligible for roughly two decades. Even though he’s been overlooked in the past, the legendary rocker says it would be an “incredible honor” to be inducted as part of the Class of 2025.

The nomination comes at a busy time for Idol, who has a new album titled Dream Into It coming out on April 25th, and a North American tour with Joan Jett kicking off on April 30th (pick up tickets here).

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He’s nominated alongside such acts as The White Stripes, Soundgarden, Mariah Carey, Oasis, OutKast, Joy Division/New Order, Phish, and more, with the inductees expected to be revealed later this spring, followed by a ceremony in the fall.

Heavy Consequence recently caught up with the rock icon, who discussed his nomination, as...

Vin Diesel is ready to make "the testosterone-male answer to Barbie." The actor recently offered an update on his long-gestating Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots movie, which he claims will be as successful as Warner Bros.' 2023 box office hit Barbie, also based on a Mattel toy.

In a lengthy Instagram post, which featured brief updates on several projects Diesel is involved in, like The Last Witch Hunter 2, the actor wrote, "Mattel, one of my favorite companies, is getting close to launching the testosterone-male answer to Barbie with Rock ‘em Sock ‘em!" Diesel's wording suggests that the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots movie, which was first announced in 2021, is close to receiving a production start date. The actor's update comes less than a month after he last teased Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots on his Instagram. In February 2025, he shared a photo of the red and blue robots along with the caption,...

MTV’s Family Legacy documentary series pulls back the curtain and reveals the private family lives of well-known musicians. The popular docuseries is returning for a second season, streaming on Paramount+ beginning on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

“Sharing exclusive MTV behind-the-scenes footage and brand-new interviews, Family Legacy gives fans an intimate account of these superstars from the ones who know them best – their kids,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis.

Season one featured interviews with the children of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Backstreet Boy’s Brian Littrell, Boyz II Men’s Nathan Morris, Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar, and *Nsync’s Joey Fatone. The 10-episode season two will spotlight:

• Brittney Atkins (Daughter of Ja Rule)

• Chase Anela Rolinson (Daughter of TLC’s T-Boz)

• Claudinel Jean (Daughter of Wyclef Jean)

• Slade (Son of Lil Jon)

• Duke Mason (Son of The Go-Go’s Belinda Carlisle)

• Egypt Criss (Daughter of Pepa and Treach from Naughty By...

The original Black Sabbath lineup — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward — will reunite for a final show on July 5th at Villa Park in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, England. The all-star bill will also feature an Ozzy solo set, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, and many of the other biggest names in heavy metal and rock music.

The rest of the lineup will include Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, and Mastodon, making for one of the biggest metal gatherings of all time. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 14th, at 10am local time.

The concert — dubbed “Back to the Beginning” — will mark Black Sabbath’s first show since they wrapped up their farewell tour in February 2017, although that outing did not include Bill Ward. In fact, the last time the original lineup performed was 20 years ago at Ozzfest 2005.

Meanwhile, Ozzy hasn’t played...

ShipRocked celebrated its 15th sailing January 19-25 onboard Carnival Magic, sailing from Miami, with stops at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Half Moon Cay in The Bahamas. The annual rock music cruise vacation included performances, artist hosted events and more with Parkway Drive, Hollywood Undead, Nothing More, The Struts, The Stowaways all-star band and over two dozen others.

During the cruise, ShipRocked producers ASK4 Entertainment revealed the dates, ports and a new ship for the Greek mythology-themed 2026 edition. ShipRocked 2026 is set for January 25-31, 2026, sailing from Miami to The Bahamas on Carnival Horizon with stops in Half Moon Cay, Celebration Key–Carnival’s soon to be opened private cruise port on the island of Grand Bahama–and Nassau. While ShipRocked 2025 guests are already pre-registered for the 2026 sailing, look for information on the ShipRocked 2026 public pre-sale soon at www.ShipRocked.com.

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A hollow, lifeless conference hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center is just about the last place you would expect to find a Grateful Dead tribute concert on a Friday night. But it was there that MusiCares put on a show for the ages, honoring the band at its Persons of the Year gala with founding members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart in attendance (drummer Bill Kreutzmann could not make the trip and delivered a message by video) and a slew of acolytes who understood the assignment.

Typically, the MusiCares dinner is a polite affair, with guests seated respectfully for most of the performances, save the all-star finale, a staple of the event. And that’s not to say that previous Person of the Year recipients — which include Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand — didn’t have their own rabid fanbases in attendance. But the Deadheads just do things differently.

Dave Matthews will no longer perform at this week’s FireAid benefit concert and MusiCares‘ 2025 Persons of the Year benefit gala. In a statement, the band revealed Matthews is dealing with “a critical illness in the family,” leaving him unable to attend either event.

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Matthews was scheduled to perform with John Mayer for the first time at the FireAid concert on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Kia Forum. The remaining lineup includes Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak, Dawes, Graham Nash,...

The Grateful Dead will be honoured as MusiCares Persons of the Year 2025, and will be celebrated at a special gala on January 31.

Hosted by Andy Cohen, the event will benefit music professionals in need, including those affected by the greater LA wildfires, and feature performances from artists including Maren Morris, Billy Strings and a special appearance from Dead & Company.

The 2025 MusiCares Persons Of The Year Charity Gala will help raise vital funds to support music professionals in need, including those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. Donate to MusiCares’ Greater Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort to make a difference.

With all that the Grateful Dead have given to the music community and beyond, their influence is immeasurable. And on Jan. 31, they’ll be honored in star-studded fashion.

Grammy Award-winning artists Zac Brown, Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, Bruce Hornsby, Norah Jones, Wynonna Judd, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Maren Morris,...

This year’s Grammy week will be looking a little different, as the show will take place shortly after Los Angeles was devastated by wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena. Music’s biggest night will mark the first awards show to take place in L.A. since the tragedy began on Jan. 7, and many of the typical Grammy events have been canceled as the usual players — including Spotify and the major labels — redirect resources to aid wildfire relief efforts.

However, a handful of events will carry on with a charitable component, including the starry Clive Davis party and MusiCares tribute concert. Check out this year’s still-on Grammys celebrations below.

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Rampd (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities) will present DisCo House, which aims to amplify disability inclusion in the music industry in partnership with the Recording Academy’s Raa+D Network,...

Steven Tyler doesn’t want to miss a thing, so he’s reuniting Aerosmith for his 6th annual Grammys viewing party.

They’ll be joined by A-listers like Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Linda Perry, Matt Sorum, Nuno Bettencourt, and Lainey Wilson for the philanthropic event on Sunday, Feb. 2 at the Hollywood Palladium. Tiffany Haddish will serve as host. (See Gold Derby’s Grammy predictions.)

Aerosmith announced its retirement from touring in 2024 after Tyler fractured his larynx the year prior. The four-time Grammy-winning rock band consists of lead vocalist Tyler, bassist Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarists Perry and Brad Whitford. This will mark Aerosmith’s first time performing together since Sept. 9, 2023.

As usual, Tyler’s Grammys viewing party is sponsored by Janie’s Fund, the initiative he created in order to bring hope and healing to girls and young women who have experienced trauma. More than...

Grateful Dead will be honored as the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year with an all-star tribute concert during Grammys week, featuring performances from Dead & Company (which includes Grateful Dead co-founders Bob Weir and Mickey Hart), John Mayer, Vampire Weekend, Billy Strings, My Morning Jacket, The War on Drugs, and Bruce Hornsby (via The Hollywood Reporter).

Set to take place on Friday, January 31st at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the concert will also feature Mick Fleetwood with Stewart Copeland, Norah Jones, Maren Morris, Noah Kahan, Sierra Farrell and Lukas Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Sammy Hagar, and The War and Treaty. Noted Grateful Dead super fan Andy Cohen will Mc the event.

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The MusicCares Persons of the Year award recognizes the band’s contributions to music as well as their philanthropic efforts and activism. This year’s event will double as a fundraiser for Los Angeles wildfire relief.

MusiCares’ 2025 Persons of the Year benefit gala, in honor of the Grateful Dead, will feature an A-list group of performers. Noah Kahan, John Mayer, Vampire Weekend, and Maren Morris are all on the lineup, along with Dead & Company, Rolling Stone has learned. The event is slated for Jan. 31.

It will also feature Zac Brown, Sierra Ferrell, Mick Fleetwood with Stewart Copeland, Dave Matthews, Sammy Hagar, Bruce Hornsby, Norah Jones, Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket, Billy Strings, the War on Drugs, the War and Treaty, Wynonna Judd, and Dwight Yoakam, Rs can confirm,...

The MusiCares Persons of the Year benefit gala, one of several official pre-Grammy Awards functions scheduled to take place in Los Angeles ahead of the Feb. 2 show, will go on with its tribute to the Grateful Dead on Jan. 31 and some big names are attached, sources reveal.

The Hollywood Reporter has been tipped to the slated performers on the lineup. They include: Dead & Company, John Mayer, Mick Fleetwood with Stewart Copeland, Norah Jones, Maren Morris, Noah Kahan, Vampire Weekend, Sierra Ferrell and Lukas Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Strings, My Morning Jacket, the War and Treaty, Sammy Hagar, Zac Brown and the War on Drugs. Previous Grateful Dead collaborator Bruce Hornsby is also expected and friend of the band, and Bravo TV host, Andy Cohen — himself a longtime Deadhead who has hosted Weir on Watch What Happens — will Mc the evening.

An official announcement, released on Jan. 21, also includes Dave Matthews,...

Sammy Hagar is set to kick off a Las Vegas residency in April, and going forward residencies and one-off shows might be the only way to see the Red Rocker.

In a new interview, the 77-year-old Hagar revealed that he doesn’t want to tour anymore, and has even told his manager to not book any extended outings. However, it appears Hagar would do more residencies if he enjoys playing in Vegas.

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“I don’t think I want to go on tour anymore,” he told the Miami Herald. “I hate to say that, because I don’t want to piss my fans off. I’ll go out and do a one-off show and do things like that, but the residency is going to give me a good extension of my career. That’s what I’m hoping for.”

He added, “I keep telling my manager,...

Joe Satriani is known for his virtuoso skills on guitar, so any praise he heaps on another guitarist is worth its weight in gold. In a recent interview, Satriani commended Kurt Cobain, calling the late Nirvana frontman a “great guitar player.”

“I was very happy with those Nirvana records,” Satriani told Classic Rock. “He was a great guitar player. You go back and look at Nirvana clips, and you realize this guy is playing everything he’s supposed to play. He’s not looking at what he’s playing, so obviously he really knows the instrument.”

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He added, “And he’s playing with one of the greatest drummers of all time [Dave Grohl], so that wouldn’t have worked if he was not a good guitarist.”

Satriani was also asked if the decline of the guitar solo during the grunge explosion affected his approach to...

Billy Joel spent New Year’s Eve in front of a capacity crowd at Ubs Arena in Elmont, New York, where he played an extended set that mixed big hits with lesser-known tunes from his catalog. Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening was the opening act, and Bonham himself came out halfway through Joel’s set to lead his band through “Whole Lotta Love.”

“We’re going to bring a guest onstage and do this next song,” Joel told the audience. “We have fun playing this, especially with this guy.

Sammy Hagar has responded to Alex Van Halen skipping the “Van Hagar” era in his memoir, calling the lack of acknowledgement “blasphemy” to Eddie’s legacy.

Hagar’s remarks came via an otherwise innocuous Instagram post that saw the Red Rocker nostalgically reflecting on his time in Van Halen. In the original post, featuring a photo from 1991 of Hagar and Eddie heading to the stage, Hagar joked about their choice of fashion at the time before taking a more serious tone when commenters began to compare the David Lee Roth years to Van Hagar.

“No disrespect to Alex but it’s ok to like Vh with Sammy, even if he doesn’t anymore,” wrote one commenter, prompting another: “Most purists believe Vh ended with Dlr.”

Here, Hagar chimed in.

“It could have [ended], my friend, but instead we went on to sell over 50 million records for [a] No. 1 album [then] sold out every...

Metallica hosted their fourth Helping Hands benefit concert and auction on Friday (December 13th) at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.

The concert marked the first Helping Hands benefit since 2022 and saw Metallica perform two sets, one acoustic and one electric, featuring covers, rare cuts, and new arrangements alongside guest collaborators. The evening, once again hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, also featured performances by Sammy Hagar’s “Best of All Worlds” band and the classical duo SistaStrings.

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For their acoustic set, Metallica were joined by musicians Avi Vinocur and Henry Salvia, along with SistaStrings on a couple songs, running through a five-song set that expanded beyond the band’s normal selection. That included the first performance of “Low Man’s Lyric” since 1998, covers of “Helpless” by Diamond Head and “Away from Home” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Metallica’s first time covering the tune), and a new acoustic arrangement...

When the first look at the Disney+ series "Skeleton Crew" hit the scene, "Star Wars" fans were finally united on the most important subject of our time — the fact that we are ready to fall on the lightsaber if it means honoring and protecting Neel (Robert Timothy Smith). The new coming-of-age adventure series set after the events of "Star Wars: Episode VI -- Return of the Jedi" centers on four younglings who accidentally take off in a starship known as the Onyx Cinder and wind up lost in the galaxy before linking up with a Force-sensitive pirate named Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law). One of those younglings is Neel, the only non-human in the core group from their (at the start of the series) unidentified planet. Neel's best friend is the human boy Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), and from all that we've seen of their world, humans and aliens coexist in harmony.

Credit — or blame, as the case may be — generally goes to Sammy Hagar. The former Van Halen frontman kick-started the celebrity booze movement when he launched his own Cabo Wabo Tequila back in 1999. The trend went into overdrive in 2017 after George Clooney offloaded his Casamigos tequila label to Diageo for a cool $1 billion. Suddenly, every A-lister (and A-list aspirant) wanted in. And though the ubiquity of celebrity brands has reached the point of parody, their performance is entirely serious, outpacing the industry as a whole. But which of them are any good? THR has convened a panel of mixologists and booze experts to single out their favorites — and those best relegated to the bottom shelf.

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If there is a message in this bottle, it’s that Italian-style aperitivi needn’t have such a high sugar content. The rock legend, who owns a sprawling villa in Tuscany,...

Celebrity chef Guy Fieri and rock and roll legend Sammy Hagar co-own a tequila business. However, the two never expected that someone would hijack two trucks bringing their alcohol. That happened, though, and two trucks carrying the valuable merchandise were stolen.

Here is a look at what happened, and what Fieri and Hagar had to say.

Sammy Hagar & Guy Fieri Tequila Trucks Hijacked

Guy Fieri is a celebrity chef best known for his various TV shows on the Food Network, including Diners, Driver-Ins, and Dives. Sammy Hagar is a rock and roll legend. He sang songs like “I Can’t Drive 55” and was Van Halen’s second lead singer. More recently, they co-own a tequila business.

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Fieri, 56, and Hagar, 77, co-own the tequila brand Santo Spirits. According to reports, two of their trucks crossed the border into Texas. After they reached Laredo, Texas, on November 9, the thieves hijacked the trucks.

Jason Bonham has opened up about his ouster from Sammy Hagar‘s “Best of All Worlds” band in a new interview.

As previously reported, Bonham was recently permanently replaced in Hagar’s live band by Kenny Aronoff. The lineup change came after Aronoff filled in for Bonham on the last four dates of Hagar’s summer tour, when the son of late Led Zeppelin legend John Bonham had to drop off to be with his ailing mother.

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Bonham initially broke the news of his permanent replacement to fans on social media who had inquired whether he would be rejoining Hagar for future dates. Now the drummer has shared more details about the split — which came as a surprise to Bonham, who had toured and recorded three studio albums with the Red Rocker since 2015.

“Sammy rang me awhile ago,” Bonham told Ultimate Classic Rock. “He was asking about my mom,...

Sammy Hagar’s “The Best of All Worlds,” his critical and commercial hit summer 2024 tour, will launch in 2025 as “The Best of All Worlds Las Vegas Residency.” From April 30 through May 17, 2025, the tour will reunite the rock powerhouse band of Sammy, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Kenny Aronoff with Rai Thistlethwayte on keyboard and backing vocals.

SiriusXM listeners can access tickets in a special presale before they go on sale to the general public.

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About the Residency

This highly anticipated residency will showcase Sammy’s career-spanning hits, from seminal breakouts with Montrose, his iconic solo hits, and...

Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar’s joint tequila business suffered a huge setback after two trucks carrying about $1 million worth of their Santo Tequila were hijacked in a double heist in Texas during the weekend of November 9th.

According to a representative of Hagar, via Fox News, the trucks were hijacked over the weekend in Laredo, just after crossing the border into the United States. A total of 4,040 cases of tequila, including Santo blanco, reposado, and a special extra añejo — which took 39 months to make — were stolen.

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Hagar’s rep added that the double heist appears to be an “organized crime effort where the trucks were illegally double brokered to different carriers who transferred the product to their trucks” after crossing the border from Mexico into Texas. An incident report obtained by People stated that the company believes “the Gps tracking signal we were monitoring...

Sammy Hagar has announced a 2025 Las Vegas residency with his “Best of All Worlds” all-star band, featuring guitarist Joe Satriani, bassist Michael Anthony, and drummer Kenny Aronoff.

The residency is set for April 30th through May 17th and encompasses nine shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Specific dates include April 30th, May 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 16th, and 17th.

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A Live Nation ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (November 20th) at 10 a.m. Pt using the code Beats. General ticket sales start Friday (November 22nd) at 10 a.m. Pt via Ticketmaster.

The residency will be an extension of Hagar’s “Best of All Worlds” summer tour, which saw the Red Rocker performing hits from Van Halen’s catalog as well as his own solo career and prior bands.

Hagar will once again be backed by Anthony on bass and Satriani on guitar. Meanwhile, Aronoff will be behind the kit,...

Sammy Hagar’s Best of All Worlds tour is coming to Las Vegas for a nine-show residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM between April 30 and May 17, 2025. He’ll once again be joined by bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff, and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte for a show that leans heavily into the Van Halen catalog, but also touches on Hagar and Satriani solo tunes. Ticket sales begin on Friday, November 22.

The song selection was relatively static throughout the summer, but that won’t be the case in Vegas.

This past summer, Sammy Hagar featured an all-star backing band of Joe Satriani (guitar), Michael Anthony (bass), and Jason Bonham (drums) as part of his “Best of All Worlds” tour focusing heavily on Van Halen material. Now, the Red Rocker is moving on without Bonham, replacing him with another renowned drummer, Kenny Aronoff.

Aronoff actually filled in for Bonham on the last four dates of the tour, when the son of late Led Zeppelin legend John Bonham had to drop off the outing to be with his ailing mother. According to Jason, the switch has become permanent.

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After posting dates for his own “Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening” tour, which kicks off this Tuesday (November 19th) in Indianapolis (pick up tickets here), the drummer was asked by a fan in the comments, “Will you be rejoining Best of All Worlds band?” To which Jason replied,...

Foreigner’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year was the culmination of a nearly two-decade lobbying effort that roped in everyone from Mark Ronson and Slash to Dave Grohl, Jack Black, and Paul McCartney when they finally made the ballot this year. And when it actually happened, original singer Lou Gramm was ecstatic. “I’m thrilled that we’re finally a part of it,” he told Rolling Stone in April. “For a good number of years, we were not. I racked my brain trying...

On the heels of their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction this past Saturday (October 19th), Foreigner have announced that they are extending their farewell tour. Moreover, the band plans to feature classic members at select shows, including original lead singer Lou Gramm.

The dates start with a previously announced Las Vegas residency that kicks off this Friday (October 25th) at The Venetian. Classic members Rick Wills and Al Greenwood will sit in with the band during the entire residency.

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After that, Foreigner have dates scheduled throughout 2025, beginning March 13th in Hollywood, Florida, and wrapping up with a two-night stand October 10th and 11th in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with tickets available here. A press release hints that the tour will likely be extended into 2026 to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary.

Gramm, Wills, and Greenwood were all on-hand in Cleveland to accept Foreigner’s induction...

Backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, Cher confirmed that she had once declared she “didn’t give a flying fuck if I got in.” But if the pop superstar (pictured above in an opening duet of “Believe” with Dua Lipa) found her way toward being completely glee about the Saturday night occasion, who else was going to be in anything less than full-on Thanksgiving mode?

Every Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony has its own distinctive vibe. And during the 2024 event, a marathon five-and-a-half hour concert at Cleveland’s sold-out Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, gratitude was the prevailing theme from presenters, performers and inductees alike.

With one exception that was not Cher, there was almost no infighting or drama leading up to (or at) the ceremony, and the event itself focused on the artists and music. The special guests and collaborators felt well-matched, and the presenters — including...

The clock was rapidly approaching midnight when Ozzy Osbourne first appeared on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony stage at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio Saturday night. Due to a variety of health ailments, including Parkinson’s Disease, Osbourne’s mobility is severely limited, and he rarely appears in public. But there he was accepting the award on a leather throne with skull armrests, and a giant vampire bat perched on top.

“Let me get the thank yous out of the way, because I’m not...