Sammy Hagar and Lynyrd Skynyrd gear up for joint tour

June 27, 2003 10:58 AM
Sammy Hagar and Lynyrd Skynyrd , both of whom dished out new albums last month, hook up in July for a co-headlining run.

The month-long outing kicks off on July 19, and tickets for most dates are on sale now.

Hagar and his band, the Waboritas, have also lined up a number of headlining and festival dates that are set before, during and after their road-trip with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Plans include a multi-night October run at Hagar's Baja, Mexico, nightclub, the Cabo Wabo Cantina, where the rocker celebrates his Oct. 13 birthday each year.

During his final three summer concerts--Aug. 20 in Minneapolis, Aug. 22 in Kansas City and Aug. 23 in St. Louis--Hagar's show will feature guest appearances from his former Montrose bandmates, the group with whom Hagar made a name for himself in the '70s before launching a solo career. The performances will be the group's first in 25 years.

Hagar is also stacking those three shows with additional guest-star power in the form of Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, who has frequently performed live with Hagar and the Waboritas during the past year.

Titled "Sammy & the Wabo's Live Hallelujah," Hagar's new album landed in stores on May 20. He recorded the set during last summer's co-headlining run with his fellow Van Halen alumnus, David Lee Roth--or, as a recent Hagar press release refers to Roth, "what's-his-name."

The live album comprises material from Hagar's pre- and post-Van Halen solo catalog, as well as several of his Montrose and Van Halen hits. The Van Halen cut "When It's Love"--from 1988's "OU812"--was recorded during Hagar's Boston-area performance last August, and features Anthony, ex-Van Halen singer Gary Cherone, and Cherone's former Extreme--and current Tribe of Judah--bandmate Pat Badger.

Veteran Southern-rock outfit Lynyrd Skynyrd is backing its May 20 release, "Vicious Cycle," which is the group's first new studio set in four years. The album was originally due out on May 6, but the group postponed the release following guitarist Gary Rossington's late-February quintuple bypass.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
July 2003
12 - Walker, MN - Moondance Jam
14 - South Bend, IN - Morris P.A.C.
15 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre
16 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Centre
18 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center

August 2003
20 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino
22 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
23 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion

October 2003
3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13 - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - Cabo Wabo Cantina


Sammy Hagar & Lynyrd Skynyrd

July 2003
19 - Cadott, WI - Rock Fest
20 - Green Bay, WI - Oneida Casino
22 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
23 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
25 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake P.A.C.
26 - Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
27 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
29 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
30 - Marion, SC - Carolina Amphitheatre

August 2003
1 - Birmingham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
2 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
3 - Anderson, SC - William A. Floyd Amphitheater
5 - Beaumont, TX - SETEC Amphitheatre
6 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
8 - The Woodlands, TX - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
9 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
10 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
12 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Greens
15 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion
16 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
17 - Reno, NV - Reno Hilton Amphitheatre

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