Sammy Hagar

UCR's resident Van Halen superfans weigh in.

Shinedown drummer Barry Kerch recalls the moment guitarist kicked singer "square in the nuts" during bad-tempered 2004 reunion tour.

Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony helped Hagar revisit his time in Van Halen.

The Red Rocker gives UCR a preview of his Best of All Worlds trek, which begins this weekend.

Singer says he'd do the disastrous 2004 tour all over again if it meant playing with Eddie Van Halen again.

"It sounds so much like the record, the vocals," Hagar says of the new touring lineup. "It’s above and beyond what I expected."

"We reached out to him a dozen times before this tour, in every way," the Red Rocker tells UCR.

After nine years apart, the reunited band's set lists looked quite different.

Van Halen's 2004 reunion was marred by jealousy over the singer's tequila success.

The Red Rocker turns 77 in October.

Downside of ‘90s solo experience contributed to his return to Motley Crue.

Onstage accident during 1988 opener led to daily shots – but at least he got to meet Sting.