Sammy Hagar

Went to the Sammy Hagar Michael Anthony Jason Bonham show last night in St. Louis. My wife has wanted to see Sammy for years and I took her back when he was in Van Halen. She wanted more of Sammy's solo stuff then, and after last night still does. Started out with "I can't drive 55" then went to "There's only one way to rock." We thought it was awesome. But then the Led Zeppelin started, along with a lot of Van Hagar songs. He did play "Rock candy" but that was a montrose song. Not exactly what we wanted, but it was still a great show. If what your wanting is just Sammy songs, this won't be what you are looking for.
That being said, the sound was amazing. Yes it was loud, but very clear. SAMMY CAN SING! He can sing Zeppelin songs very well, and with Jason Bonham on drums, well it just makes the Zeppelin sound very authentic. At one point Jason did his drum solo and had his dad playing on the video screen behind him. I'm not a Zeppelin fan so to speak but, that was very very cool. He does beat the heck out of the drums.
Vic Johnson is quite a guitar player. He plays very very well. He is a better guitar player than sammy. Micheal Anthony can still play the heck out of the bass. The band has very good chemistry playing together. For it being only the second show live, like they had been playing a lot longer than just the second show. Very impressed. Seemed like they all were having a blast playing, and the music sure sounded like they were. There were some video screen problems: at one point it went out and they didn't have it back on for a while. Needless to say the music didn't suffer at all.
All in all, it was a very good show, just not what we wanted. We wanted Sammy and instead got something we hadn't expected. Sammy is quite a performer. Can sing very well and entertain a crowd. Then when you realize he is 66 years old, you just have to be amazed.
The crowd surprised me. The age of the fans was a much older crowd than I expected, as most concerts I've been to is normally a younger crowd. The old people still know how to have a good time. Guessing more than half the fans around me were around 50, but we're still very passionate redheads. If your a Sammy fan, you will enjoy the show, just know your going to get more Van Hagar and Zeppelin than solo Sammy.

The Circle consists of Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, and Vic Johnson. The idea behind the band is to get out there and have some fun performing songs from the various projects that came previously. You are just as likely to hear a Van Hagar song as you are a Montrose or Led Zeppelin song. “Good Times Bad Times” was followed by “Poundcake”, which was followed by “I Can’t Drive 55”. The original music videos added a depth to the nostalgia surrounding the show, but props weren’t really necessary when the band sounded so good. We were extremely close to the speakers, yet everything came through crystal clear. With the exception of a technical problem with Michael Anthony’s mic during “Runaround”, it was literally one of the best sounding shows I’ve seen all summer.

“Everybody doing good? What a beautiful place. What a beautiful night. It smells good in here!”

The performance was being filmed for AXS TV, so there were times with Sammy was playing for the cameras, but the overall feeling was that everyone in the band was having a great time. Crowd interaction was at all-time high, as both Sammy and Michael Antony made an effort to work all sides of the stage. There were multiple occasions when they would actually touch those in the front row; high fiving, toasting with red Silo cups filled with tequila, or singing t-shirts and other paraphernalia. The comradery between the musicians was pretty incredible. It really was like seeing a bunch of best friends performing music together…and they all did each other’s songs justice.

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Samuel Roy Hagar of Van Halen fame has enjoyed a fairly successful solo career that has run parallel to his other endeavours with bands and collaborators alike. The musician in now nearing his 70th birthday yet the fondly nicknamed Red Rocker will not be retiring anytime soon from the look of his energetic, all consuming rock show.

There is no doubt that this artist lives and breaths rock and roll and throws himself into every single performance no matter how energetic his audience. He always brings a party with tracks such as 'There's Only One Way to Rock' and ensures that the whole room is very much involved from the offset. He performs a number of tracks from his past bands including 'Poundcake' by Van Halen and 'Rock Candy' by Montrose. He has assembled a fantastic live band around him who know the material well and are equally enthusiastic when performing. Hagar runs from side to side of stage throughout the set in order to hype the crowd up to an acceptable level before the finale of Van Halen tracks 'Right Now' and 'Best of Both Worlds'.

I am actually one of those rare Van Halen fans that actually likes Sammy Hager era material better than David Lee Roth. I also think he is a better singer and is much nicer guy to like than David Lee Roth. I also like Hager’s solo material and his stuff with band prior to Van Halen. So anytime he is on tour I want to see him.

This was a great show. So much energy and so much fun. It was an older party crowd and the drinks were certainly flowing but you would be disappointed if that was not the case at this kind of show. He did some of his Van Halen songs but also did great versions of his own hit songs, including “I cant Drive 55” and “There’s only one Way to Rock”. He played for a long time and his band was really good and really loud. The encores were great. It always amazes me that he is over 60 years old, as you would have no idea from the energy he puts into his shows and his music. It also is great that he still tours considering he made a small fortune off the sale of his Tequila brand.

Postponing the concert was a huge mistake, made it really tough on people that had work on Monday. I believe he lost a lot of Red Header’s that would of made the Amphitheatre explode. The lawn wasn’t packed like a normal Sammy concert. My heart goes out to those that did a road trip and purchased a hotel room. Weather on Sunday couldn’t have been nicer though. We had been waiting for this for sooo long, and still enjoyed it, but after what happened Saturday, but we had lost the wing in our sails.

Red Rocker is my favorite artist and loved by all. He is able to get great other musicians to join him and it is always a special event. Sammy is the best Emcee and his energy is shared by all. Dave Grohl was amazing and the best character was Mick Fleetwood that yelled louder than Dave! Amazing show as always Sammy, thank you for your spirit and giving all proceeds to such a worthy cause!

Sammy & friends rocked the place. I've seen Sammy dozens of times & I'd have to say that Saturday's show in Tahoe was one of his best. It was non-stop rocking. The guys (band) were having a great time. Jason drumming along with his Dads was an awesome tribute. Cheers Redheads!

That was by far the best concert I've seen all summer. Sammy hargar is one of the best. If you love van halen,sammy hargar solo, led zeplin you will love sammy and the circle I highly recommend going if he comes to your town. Sammy hargar is the best!

Sammy and the Circle were on their game with great playing and audience interaction. Loved the show. Only negative is I thought it was a little short. They didn't come on until close to 8:30 and were finished by 9:45 maybe.

Sammy hagar was amazing, he put on one hell of a show. Songs that I grew up with, new ones that I will listen to for years to come. At 71 he still has it. I look forward to seeing himin the future.