Sammy Hagar & The Best Of All Worlds Band The Residency
- Classic Rock |
- Hard Rock |
- Live |
- Rock
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Label: Big Machine
On The Residency, Sammy Hagar & the Best of All Worlds Band capture pure rock adrenaline from his sold-out Vegas shows, tearing through Van Halen classics, deep cuts, and hits that span four decades.
Sammy Hagar & the Best of All Worlds Band's The Residency bottles the charge of a Vegas night and sends it through the speakers. Cut during Hagar’s sold-out run at Dolby Live at Park MGM, the album roars with Van Halen classics, Hagar deep cuts, and fan favorites, all driven by the live wire connection between Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Kenny Aronoff. It sounds like a victory lap, yet it hits with the urgency of a band tearing into night one.
Hagar’s arc still fuels the story. Born in Salinas in 1947 to parents working the lettuce fields, raised in Fontana, and armed at 13 with a $39 Sears guitar bought on installments, he built a career on work ethic and lift-off moments. From Montrose to a multi-platinum solo run to fronting Van Halen, Chickenfoot, the Circle, and now Best of All Worlds, he has passed 50 million albums sold, stacked 25 Platinum records, and written arena lifers like “I Can’t Drive 55,” “Right Now,” and “Why Can’t This Be Love.”
The current chapter hits just as hard. In 2024, the Best of All Worlds tour ranked among the top-grossing rock runs across North America and Japan. In April 2025, Hagar released “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight,” a guitar-forward farewell to Eddie Van Halen sparked by a vivid dream he had one night. Co-written with Satriani, it debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song chart and racked up millions of views. Rolling Stone praised its gratitude-soaked lyric, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal called the collaboration “seemingly impossible,” then watched it become real.
Hagar, Satriani, Anthony, and Aronoff unveiled the song at Stagecoach, then brought it to opening night of the Park MGM residency that powers this record. The setlist spans four decades and never coasts. You get the flash of Satriani, the muscle of Aronoff, the high-octane blend of Hagar and Anthony, and a frontman who still treats every chorus like a promise to the crowd.