Will Joe Satriani Play ‘Eruption’ on Sammy Hagar Tour?

When Sammy Hagar introduced that he would embark on a Van Halen-focused tour in 2024 with guitarist Joe Satriani, bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Jason Bonham, many followers probably had the identical query: Would Satriani play “Eruption”?

Don’t depend on it. The guitarist informed Rolling Stone he “[doesn’t] think” he’ll deal with Eddie Van Halen’s immortal six-string showcase. “I mean, this is not a Van Halen tribute tour,” Satriani defined. “If that’s what it was, it would be a totally different job for me. But I still have to play Chickenfoot, Montrose, Hagar and Satriani stuff. And so I can’t get totally out of my head on those things. It would be like, ‘Would you go to see Eddie Van Halen play ‘Surfing With the Alien’ and ‘Rock Candy’ and all that?” It could be totally different.”

Satriani conceded that “for one evening, it might be enjoyable to essentially step out and interpret another person’s materials. But since this can be a tour and we’ve to be constantly nice, I believe what I’d do is I’ll attempt to put collectively a medley of solo bits that someway will be built-in into the present.”

What to Expect From Hagar and Satriani’s 2024 Tour

Hagar announced his upcoming trek with Satriani, dubbed the Best of All Worlds tour, on The Howard Stern Show last month. “We’re gonna go deep into the Van Halen catalog,” the Red Rocker promised. “If you are gonna go deep into the Van Halen catalog, you want Joe Satriani.”

The tour begins on July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and concludes on Aug. 31 in St. Louis. The timing was not lost on Hagar. “When we exit subsequent 12 months in July, it is going to be virtually precisely 20 years since Mike and I did a reunion with Ed and Al in ’04,” he said. “Mike and I simply stated, ‘We cannot wait one other 20 years. How lengthy can I even sing these songs? How lengthy can I do that stuff? I simply thought it is time to serve the followers.”

The quartet also played several Van Halen songs during the broadcast, which Satriani admitted was nerve-racking. “I didn’t have a lot time [to learn the songs], however it was purely a labor of affection for me,” he told Rolling Stone. “I simply thought, ‘I do not care if I screwed this up. I’m simply going to do it as a result of Eddie’s taking part in was lovely and other people ought to know that. And if I can wake individuals up once more about Eddie, that’d be nice.”