Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar announces Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band: The Residency, a hit-filled live album captured during his acclaimed 2025 Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, set for release on October 10, 2025. Featuring Hagar and The Best of All Worlds Band—Michael Anthony (bass, vocals), Joe Satriani (guitar), Kenny Aronoff (drums), and Rai Thistlethwayte (keyboards, vocals, guitar) the live album captures 18 high-octane live tracks celebrating Hagar’s legendary catalog, including the deepest dive into his tenure with Van Halen in more than 20 years. The first advance track, “Summer Nights (Live),” is out now on all DSPs, and album pre-orders are live today via Big Machine Rock.
Sammy Hagar remarked, “‘Summer Nights’ was one of the first songs we wrote for the 5150 record, on our very first day in the studio. Eddie played me that guitar riff and I just started singing ‘summer nights and my radio,’ and the rest of the lyrics just came out like a river of consciousness. I don’t think there’s a better theme song for a beautiful summer night, so it had to be the first track this summer from the live album.”
Sammy Hagar remarked, “‘Summer Nights’ was one of the first songs we wrote for the 5150 record, on our very first day in the studio. Eddie played me that guitar riff and I just started singing ‘summer nights and my radio,’ and the rest of the lyrics just came out like a river of consciousness. I don’t think there’s a better theme song for a beautiful summer night, so it had to be the first track this summer from the live album.”
The song, the artist, and the band hardly need an introduction. The performance and sound are incredible, with Joe Satriani brilliantly honoring Eddie Van Halen's guitar parts (fantastic solo!), and Sammy, at 77, sounding as phenomenal as he did 30 years ago! Give it a go by clicking on the Spotify player below and keep an eye out for Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band: The Residency release in October.
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