Sammy Hagar Is Returning To Detroit Next Summer

"The Best Of All Worlds Summer 2024 Tour" will make a stop at Pine Knob on Friday, August 2nd with special guests Loverboy.

Hagar will be joined by rock heavyweights and longtime bandmates Michael Anthony on bass, and backing vocals, and Jason Bonham on drums. He'll also be joined by legendary guitarist,  Joe Satriani, who will complete the band. Produced by Live Nation and featuring special guests Loverboy, the 28-date tour will perform at Pine Knob Music Theatre on Friday, August 2 at 7 p.m. Pine Knob Music Theatre is presented by Proud Partners United Wholesale Mortgage, Trinity Health and Ally.

The press release for the show had Sammy reminiscing about his time with Micheal Anthony. “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,” said Hagar. “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.”

It went on to say: 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.

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 17 at 10 a.m. at 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com, RedRocker.com and Ticketmaster.com. Pre-sales begin on Wednesday, November 15 at 10 a.m.

I know this past weekend was going to crush, but it CRUSHED! Metallica at Ford Field was everything I had hoped for and more.

For me, the surprise of the weekend was how much I really enjoyed Pantera. Just to hear Phil Anselmo's voice yelling out those classic songs was something I'd forgotten about. Just classic! Zakk and the band nailed it! I guess I shouldn't be surprised as everyone who has seen them play has told me how good they were.

The biggest rush I got was seeing Metallica take the stage for the first time. It's no secret I'm a huge fan and even use "The Ecstasy Of Gold" intro when I come on the air every day, so seeing that live never gets old. The stage, the way they took it, the banter after on it after half the crowd had piled out, was all original and all Metallica.

My weekend started by interviewing bassist Robert Trujillo for a two-part conversation. That went very well, as I knew it would. Robert's a solid guy and an awesome player! I guess I was most intrigued to find out how much Motown music played in his early musical formation. You can go to my page to see both conversations.

It was also cool to spend some time with drummer, Charlie Benante. I'd never really met him before, although I've been around him. I found him very nice. He's somewhat quiet, but a pleasure to hang out with and a legit music fan. He really enjoyed the museum.

A huge Thank You goes out to all the WRIF listeners who stopped by my broadcast Friday night to check in with me. It was non-stop, and I appreciate you guys. Even when I wasn't "working" at the show on Sunday, I was constantly stopped by you guys to say Hello...Thank You! Also, a shout to my friends from The Struggle Within Michigan. Hit them up, follow their socials, and let's grow this chapter to one of the biggest in the country!

Pictures from Friday's show can be found here. Sunday's show can be found here.

Ok, time to rest......just kidding!

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The calm before the Metallica storm. This picture was taken around 2:30 Friday afternoon.

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