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Sammy Hagar has been hosting his annual Birthday Bash over the past week at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas.
The Bash — a run of four shows in seven days — kicked off October 7th and wraps up with a final gig tonight on the Red Rocker’s birthday, October 13th. The concerts typically feature a large guest list of performers and rock royalty, and this year, Hagar brought out Alice in Chains guitarist-singer Jerry Cantrell, Belinda Carlisle, Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna, and more.
Cantrell’s appearances have been a highlight, with the grunge pioneer taking the stage with axeman Zach Throne for renditions of Alice classics (“Would,” “Rooster,” and “Man in the Box”) alongside Hagar’s rhythm section of drummer Kenny Aronoff and Van Halen bassist and longtime Hagar bandmate Michael Anthony.
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On the third night, Cantrell changed things up, commanding lead vocals on a festive cover of Van Halen’s “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” before surrendering the mic to the Red Rocker himself for “Man in the Box.” Hagar forces a deeper growl than we usually hear from him, as heard in audience footage.
Other memorable guest appearances have included Belinda Carlisle performing The Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat” and her own hit “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” on Night 3, and various performances by Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna, including renditions of songs by Journey (“Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” with Deen Castronovo) and Van Halen (“Best of Both Worlds” in a duet with Hagar), according to Setlist.fm.
After October, Hagar will set his sights on his 2026 Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, which spans 11 concerts throughout March and September. Get tickets here.
Below you can watch footage from Sammy Hagar’s 2025 birthday bash, including the performances with Jerry Cantrell.
Standout track appears on Pusha T and Malice’s long-awaited new LP Let God Sort Em Out
Clipse surprised fans in Los Angeles at the Novo on Saturday when they brought out Kendrick Lamar. The trio performed “Chains & Whips” from Clipse’s long-awaited album, Let God Sort Em Out, which arrived last month.
As fan-filmed clips reveal, Pusha T and Malice were in the midst of performing the song, and then the stage went dark briefly before a spotlight unveiled Lamar onstage. Then, Lamar delivered his scene-stealing verse. As he rapped the opening lines, “I’m not the candidate to vibe with/I don’t fuck with the kumbaya shit/All that talent must be godsent/I send yo’ ass back to the cosmics,” the hometown crowd went wild and screamed along to his rhymes.
Afterward, Lamar addressed the audience. “This is our home city, it’s such a privilege to be in front of motherfucking legends, man,” Lamar said, before shouting out and hugging Malice and Pusha T onstage. He then gestured to the audience and said, “I’m going to be out there watching with you all, these are my motherfucking people.”
Clipse are in the midst of their North American tour. Like their album, it’s their first since 2009. “I’m excited about getting back out here and seeing those people that supported us the whole time, and the people that have expressed their anxiousness to hear the Clipse,” Malice told Rolling Stone. He added: “This one is for the fans, those that waited around, those that were looking to see if we would ever come back and do music together.”
Their tour continues through West Coast cities through the end of August, before it heads south and continues on with dates in the Midwest in September.