Van Halen Member Cuts Concert Short: ‘Tired’

Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar recently talked about the criticism he received for cutting his performance short due to fatigue on Instagram.

Sammy Hagar breaks his silence

“Thank you, Vegas. See you in Cabo the calm before the storm. I’ll be ready for you. PS it’s beautiful here,” the singer wrote in the caption of his post along with a video to show his view.

“What happened Sammy were you too tired last night? You cut short even though the show wasn’t long enough, we still had a great time. Keep on rocking,” a user said in the comments.

Hagar replied to the fan, saying, “Hold on now, we played one hour and 40 minutes and we were only supposed to play one hour and 30 minutes. The Casinos don’t like you play over one and a half hours. Anyway, I had fun.”

“I’ve never gotten tix. Too bad you can’t regulate it so people that have been before fall to the bottom of the list. Give everyone a chance,” another commenter noted.

“We’ve tried everything my friend: from free tickets, first come, first serve, the lottery. We got dinner shows, first come, first serve, still today. That’s why I did two shows in Vegas, so 5000 more people could make the birthday bash. Still working on it at 77. Peace and happiness, my friend,” Sammy responded.

Hagar then announced in June that his 34th Birthday Bash would expand to Las Vegas in 2024. The event emanated from the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort on October 4th and 5th. It will move to Cabo on October 11th and 13th for Sammy’s 77th birthday. The lineup includes Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson, Kenny Aronoff, and more.

“Every year we try to do something a little different with the birthday bash shows to accommodate the tens of thousands of requests. So this year this should help a few thousand more people be a part of the birthday shows and the island at the Palms closing for the winter, it’s a double celebration in Las Vegas,” Hagar commented.

He added, “I hope everyone is happy with this year’s concept. I can’t wait. What a way to close the year out and flip another number 77 wow 0077 sounds like a lucky one to me.”

Sammy’s Birthday Bash concerts come after his The Best of All Worlds 2024 tour. Hagar was joined by Anthony, Jason Bonham, and Joe Satriani. Aronoff later replaced Bonham after his family emergency.

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