Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar today announced the long-awaited “The Best of All Worlds” 2024 tour, where Hagar will be joined by rock heavyweights and longtime bandmates Michael Anthony (bass, backing vocals), Jason Bonham (drums) and Joe Satriani (guitar). In addition to Sammy Hagar, the tour will also feature special guests Loverboy, the 28-date tour will feature a stop at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on July 22, performing on the Broadview Stage.
Hagar has some history near Saratoga Springs, one that is captured in “I Can’t Drive 55.” The former Van Halen front man shared in 2019 how a drive on I-87 North was the inspiration behind the song after he was pulled over for speeding on a drive from Albany to Lake Placid.
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 4-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. 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.
Sammy Hagar
Pre-sales begin Wednesday, November 15 at 10 am. General on-sale begins on Friday, November 17 at 10 am. For tickets and more details, go to RedRocker.com.
Sammy Hagar 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 2 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 3 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
August 9 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
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