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Michael Anthony admitted to suspecting that David Lee Roth had revenge motives in forming his solo band after leaving Van Halen. The bassist said he’d been impressed when he heard tracks from Roth’s 1986 release Eat ‘Em And Smile, which arrived around the same time as Van Halen’s 5150 – their first with new singer Sammy Hagar. “That’s a great album,” Anthony told Ultimate Guitar in a recent interview. “I’m friends with Billy [Sheehan]. And Steve [Vai]. Obviously, they’re both great frickin’ players.” READ MORE: Van Halen’s ‘5150’ vs. David Lee Roth’s ‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’ He continued: “At first...
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Sammy Hagar got an early sign of how contentious his 2004 reunion with Van Halen would be when he was banned from wearing Cabo Wabo clothing onstage. Hagar and his Van Halen bandmates launched the Cabo Wabo cantina in 1990 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico after the singer fell in love with the town. Years later, with the club in financial and legal distress, Hagar bought out his bandmates’ interests. He was not only able to turn around the venue’s fortunes but also launched a highly successful tequila brand under the same name. He departed Van Halen in 1996 after a series of escalating creative and c...
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Michael Anthony is gearing up for his summer tour with Sammy Hagar, and he promises that the performances will be “totally live.” The trek, dubbed the Best of All Worlds tour, will see Anthony and Hagar – along with Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham – digging into material from throughout Van Halen’s catalog. “We’re going to play totally live,” Anthony declared during an appearance on Sirius XM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk. “There will be no tapes, no piped in vocals, nothing.” “This is going to be 100%,” the bassist continued, adding that the band may further augment its lineup if the ...
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Michael Anthony is gearing up for his summer tour with Sammy Hagar, and he promises that the performances will be “totally live.” The trek, dubbed the Best of All Worlds tour, will see Anthony and Hagar – along with Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham – digging into material from throughout Van Halen’s catalog. “We’re going to play totally live,” Anthony declared during an appearance on Sirius XM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk. “There will be no tapes, no piped in vocals, nothing.” “This is going to be 100%,” the bassist continued, adding that the band may further augment its lineup if the ...
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Michael Anthony claims that Journey tried to kick Van Halen off their tour “every week” when the bands were on the road together in 1978. During a recent conversation with Sirius XM’s Eddie Trunk, Anthony looked back on his favorite tours with Van Halen, noting that the ‘78 trek was especially memorable. “We were just freaking fired up so much that first tour in ‘78 with Dave [Lee Roth],” the bassist recalled, referring to it as a tour he’ll “never forget.” READ MORE: How Van Halen’s Debut Changed Rock History At the time, Journey was the headliner, with Montrose occupying the second slot on t...
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When Van Halen finished playing a free concert to an estimated 80,000 fans at Dallas’ West End Marketplace on Dec. 4, 1991, all four band members likely breathed a collective sigh of relief, as they had finally fulfilled a promise that frontman Sammy Hagar had made to the city three years earlier. But at what cost? “It almost broke the band up,” Hagar reflected in 2023. “It cost us about $200,000 to come back and do a free show.” Van Halen’s Dallas bargain originated in 1988, when they barreled through the Lone Star State in support of OU812 on the Monsters of Rock Tour, a mammoth road trip fe...
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When Van Halen finished playing a free concert to an estimated 80,000 fans at Dallas’ West End Marketplace on Dec. 4, 1991, all four band members likely breathed a collective sigh of relief, as they had finally fulfilled a promise that frontman Sammy Hagar had made to the city three years earlier. But at what cost? “It almost broke the band up,” Hagar reflected in 2023. “It cost us about $200,000 to come back and do a free show.” Van Halen’s Dallas bargain originated in 1988, when they barreled through the Lone Star State in support of OU812 on the Monsters of Rock Tour, a mammoth road trip fe...
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Michael Anthony has detailed how he was able to finally get closure following the death of Eddie Van Halen. The former bandmates had been estranged for years prior to the guitarist’s passing. Anthony was infamously forced to take a pay cut and sign away his rights to the Van Halen band name before going on tour with the group in 2004. When the band reconvened for a tour, he was replaced by Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen. In a recent conversation with Sally Steele, Anthony admitted that he didn’t see the lineup change coming, but added that he was understanding of the move. “I didn’t see [Eddi...
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Michael Anthony has detailed how he was able to finally get closure following the death of Eddie Van Halen. The former bandmates had been estranged for years prior to the guitarist’s passing. Anthony was infamously forced to take a pay cut and sign away his rights to the Van Halen band name before going on tour with the group in 2004. When the band reconvened for a tour in 2015, he was replaced by Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen. In a recent conversation with Sally Steele, Anthony admitted that he didn’t see the lineup change coming, but added that he was understanding of the move. READ MORE: ...
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Wolfgang Van Halen made an unexpected appearance during the Foo Fighters’ headlining set at Welcome to Rockville on May 11, performing parts of the classic Van Halen tunes “Eruption” and “Hot for Teacher.” The surprise came roughly halfway through the Foos’ set, when Dave Grohl typically cedes the spotlight to his bandmates for a medley of cover songs and extended solos. On this occasion, Grohl complained about the usual routine. “You know who never gets a fucking solo? Me. I never get to fucking solo,” the frontman bemoaned. “Alright, ready motherfuckers? Here we go!” Grohl then declared as h...
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