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 …
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Alex Van Halen is sharing the last piece of work he made with his late brother, Eddie. On Monday, the musician shared a downloadable version of the instrumental track “Unfinished,” which is featured in the audiobook version of Alex’s new book, Brothers. The six-minute recording, shared on Van Halen‘s website, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Alex Van Halen‘s new tribute to his late brother Eddie has soared to number one on the bestselling book charts and number one on the audiobook charts, one …
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A FTER HIS BROTHER DIED, Alex Van Halen fell apart. He can prove it. There’s photographic evidence right here on his phone, which also happens to be a repository of unheard, unfinished Van Halen songs. Spend the day with him, and he might play a few. But first, he’ll scroll …
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Sammy Hagar kicked off his Best of All Worlds tour Saturday night at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was joined by bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Jason Bonham, and multi-instrumentalist Rai Thistlethwayte for an evening jammed with Van Halen classics and a smattering …
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Foo Fighters pulled a prank on the Welcome to Rockville crowd Saturday, pretending to play a pair of Van Halen classics… only to reveal Mammoth WVH’s Wolfgang Van Halen was actually performing in the wings. The gag occurred during the headlining set’s usual mid-show medley featuring the music of drummer …
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Six weeks after David Lee Roth released a profanity-laced video that targeted and teased Wolfgang Van Halen, the Mammoth WVH rocker has finally responded to his former band mate’s “This Fuckin’ Kid” clip. Roth’s video, posted seemingly unprovoked in January, also called Wolfgang a “schlemiel” (“fool” in Yiddish), mocked him …
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Van Halen ended as a band with the 2020 passing of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, but tensions between the surviving members appear to be very much alive. Singer David Lee Roth launched a broadside on YouTube Wednesday (Jan. 24) against Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen, who played bass with the …
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When Mick Jagger needed a guitarist back in 1988 who could effortlessly play parts originated by Keith Richards, Brian Jones, and Mick Taylor, he called up Joe Satriani. Five years later, when Deep Purple needed to airlift in a guitarist at the last second after Ritchie Blackmore quit the band, …
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Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are teaming up with guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham for a summer tour that will focus largely on the music of Van Halen. They’re calling it The Best of All Worlds. Loverboy is opening up. “It’s crazy to think that it’ll be 20 …
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