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UPDATED: 7/24/18

Final on sale for remaining tickets happens Friday, July 27th at 10AM PT. 

Night 1 (Oct. 9th) Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/night-1-sammy-hagar-birthday-bash-tickets-46916184571

Night 2 (Oct. 11th) Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/night-2-sammy-hagar-birthday-bash-tickets-46946262535

Night 3 (Oct. 13th) Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/night-3-sammy-hagar-birthday-bash-tickets-46946277580

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It's what you have all been waiting for! The 2018 Birthday Bash ticket registration for the random drawing opens for 5 days only starting THIS MONDAY, JUNE 11th at 10am PDT. The registration link will be posted on Redrocker.com as well as Sammy's Facebook and Twitter.

The Registration period for the random drawing lasts for a week.Access to purchase tickets will be similar to the last few years: it will be decided by a random selection. Taking into consideration all of the feedback we have been hearing from you and the high demand and low availability, this is what has been determined to give fans the fairest opportunity for tickets. The ticket limit is 2 per night, per household (billing address) and each show's drawing will be performed independently. This means a registration that requests tickets for all three nights has equal chance of being selected in each drawing.

Winner's will be selected randomly and informed via email on: Monday, June 18th

Those selected will be emailed ticket links to complete the purchase. NO TICKET TRANSFERS ARE ALLOWED. All submissions will be verified and multiple entries are subject to having all registrations cancelled. Valid photo ID of the purchaser will be required to be shown at the venue. Payment will need to be completed by Monday July 2nd, otherwise tickets will be forfeited.

Any tickets not purchased by this deadline will be returned into a final pool of tickets that will be available in a traditional first-come, first served, public on-sale date to be announced.

Here are direct links to each show's event page:
Night 1 (Oct 9), Night 2 (Oct 11), & Night 3 (Oct 13)

Questions? Contact us at: [email protected]

Ticket cost: $71/ea ($1 x Sammy's age!)

Can't wait to see you in Cabo!

When you have a captive audience, there’s not much incentive to improve your game, and for decades, that’s the way travelers have felt about airport restaurants. Their reputation has been of bland, dull fare that lags years behind what’s happening on the streets.

At Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, chef Andy Ocetnik Jr. of HMS Host, which operates more than 40 dining concepts on-site, is out to change that perception. Airport restaurants represent the “last frontier” of elevated dining that has hit every other sector, Ocetnik said, including grocery stores and fast-food outlets.

For the goal-oriented chef charged with overseeing HMS Host restaurants in the Honolulu, Kahului and Lihue airports, improving the reputation of the airport is a challenge where the sky’s the limit.

“When you’re starting on the ground floor, there’s a lot of room for growth,” Ocetnik said. “This has been long overdue. Nobody should have to eat bad food. I want people to be excited about eating at the airport, rather than dread it.

“I want people to be surprised by what’s happening here. It’s a great personal challenge to bring the airport up to speed to what’s going on outside. We have a lot of concepts coming in the next 10 years. You’re gonna see a lot of development.” To start, Makai Plantation opened last year, as did Sammy’s Beach Bar &Grill, the latter as a joint venture of HMS Host, GRL Corp. and Rock &Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar.

Sammy’s focuses on such approachable and sunny beach-meets-Tex Mex fare such as Baja-style beer-battered ahi tacos ($18), fish and chips ($24), Red Rockin’ Haleakala Wings ($14), the juicy bacon and guac-topped Sammy’s Beach Burger ($18.50) and an excellent kalua pork Cubano ($18.50). The bar is home to Hagar’s Cabo Wabo Tequila and Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum, used in the restaurant’s signature Mint Macadamia Mule. Another reason to eat there? Hagar donates all his proceeds from the restaurant to the local children’s charity HUGS (Help, Understanding &Group Support), through the Hagar Family Foundation.

HMS Host’s marketplace concept, Leahi Plantation, is scheduled to open later this year in the Diamond Head Concourse Terminal. Before joining HMS Host, Ocetnik worked with celebrity chef Todd English at his various restaurants up and down the East Coast, before becoming executive chef at English’s Olives at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas. He also spent a decade at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort &Spa. Taking on the airport challenge has “been more fun than difficult,” he said. “I can take all experience in fine dining and have fun bringing in better ingredients, focusing on the local.

The emphasis is on quality and value. “At the domestic and international gates, every flight is going to be a minimum of five hours so we want our food to be satisfying and relieve some of the anxiety of travel.” Improving the fare will also boost the company’s bottom line. “We worry about all the same things as a street-side restaurant, plus we’re in an environment where everything is fast. People are moving quickly so we’ve got only a short time to capture them and a short time to keep them here,” Ocetnik said.

Through the end of May, which HMS Host has designated Airport Restaurant Month, the Honolulu airport joins 80 others across North America offering menus highlighting avocados. Participating in Hono­lulu’s dining event are Makai Plantation, Umaizushi, PGA Tour Grill and Stinger Rays. Diverse offerings range from four teishoku menus at Umaizushi, to pulled-pork tacos and avocado banh mi ($17) at Makai Plantation. Of course, if you happen to fall in love with the food, the bummer is that you can only get it if you either work at the airport or are traveling.

A couple of dishes I wish we could have on the outside are that banh mi accented with cucumber, carrot, cilantro and mint, and Makai Plantation’s roast salmon ($20) with plenty of value extras on the plate, such as sauteed arugula and mushrooms, a doubling up on the greens with a crunchy slaw, and hummus with olives and pita points. Both represented aha! moments. I shy away from spending money when I assume the outcome will be disappointing, so at the airport I’ve always found it better to go with what’s known, and gravitate to Burger King if I happen to get hungry before boarding. I’ve been so focused on getting my Whopper Jr. to the gate on time that I never noticed that Burger King opens to the sushi bar Umaizushi, which serves donburi and noodle bowls, including a crab ramen ($16) that I need to try at a later date.

For now, there is that quartet of teishoku specials with avocado. The $20 sets include miso soup, salad with avocado, white rice, kim chee- avocado relish and an entree choice of shrimp tempura, lacquered sockeye salmon, seared ginger beef or a sushi combination of ahi, hamachi, sake and ebi. The tempura is the most popular, contemporized with a drizzling of spicy mayo and sweet unagi sauce in place of the usual accompaniments of dipping sauce and grated daikon. Ocetnik said he has listened to customer complaints and suggestions that hit on every street trend, resulting in more vegetarian and gluten-free options, and always making sure good burgers abound. “We gotta have that option. It’s a crowd-pleaser, the No. 1 choice of customers.”

More info at: http://sammysbeachbarandgrill.com/locations/honolulu

Last night at The Fillmore was an enlightening experience for me on so many levels. First of all, I think I’m finally understanding myself and what this event is all about. Every year I have been winging it, flying by the seat of my pants, fingers crossed and wiping the sweat from my brow at the end of each show.

The fifth time was the charm for me. I discovered the magic is finding the right group of people and just letting it happen. That is what happened last night. Everyone brought something to the show, everyone participated in the complete event, whole-heartedly, and it was a friggin blast for all of us. I had no idea what was going to happen until it was happening. A bit scary but the vibe between the artists at rehearsal and backstage was magic in itself.

So it was kind of like “trust in the force Luke” ha. Bob Weir, Kevin Cronin, Joe Satriani, Vic Johnson, Michael Anthony, Don Was, Jay and Chad Smith on drums, Taj Mahal, Eddie Money and family, ME.. eeeek. you wouldn’t think these people were from the same planet but the show ran so smooth and in my opinion was the best one yet!

I can’t thank the fans enough for supporting this wonderful cause and event every year. I promise to keep it interesting. Nothing but love and gratitude.

– Sammy.

AXS TV CELEBRATES WOMEN WHO ROCK ON MAY 13 NETWORK PRESESTS A STAR-STUDDED ‘SUNDAY NIGHT ROCKS’ MOTHER’S DAY BLOCK ON MAY 13 STARTING AT 8 P.M.

ET/5 P.M. PT Highlights Include Rock Legends Profiles of Blondie & Joni Mitchell, and performances by Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo with Sarah McLachlan on Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar

As well as Eddie Money Trying Out a New Song Dedicated to His Wife on Real Money, and the Premiere of the 2015 Concert Film The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration! 

Los Angeles, CA (May 10, 2018) – AXS TV, the premier destination for classic rock programming, salutes some of music’s hardest working women with a star-studded Sunday Night Rocksblock packed with profiles, performances, premieres, and more on May 13 starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

The celebration begins with back-to-back episodes of the acclaimed music documentary series Rock Legends, compiling rare archive footage, classic performances, and interviews with noted music critics to give views an insightful and in-depth look at the unparalleled careers of punk rock pioneers Blondie at 8pE, and nine-time Grammy-winning folk songstress Joni Mitchell at 8:30pE. Then, on Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar at 9pE, the episode features acoustic performances from icons Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, and Sarah McLachlan, followed by Eddie Money’s unveiling of the heartfelt song he wrote for his wife, Laurie, in an all-new episode of Real Money at 9:30pE.

Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar Press Clip is available here

Real Money Mother’s Day Press Clip is downloadable here

The evening closes at 10pE, as some of music’s biggest names come together to honor the incomparable legacy of 13-time GRAMMY®-winning Country trailblazer Emmylou Harris in the premiere of the 2015 special The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration. Highlights include appearances by Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson, Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, Lucinda Williams, Vince Gill, Mavis Staples and more, paying homage to the songs that defined Harris’ career. The event is headlined by the woman of honor herself, who is joined on stage by the night’s guests for an unforgettable rendition of her signature hit “Boulder To Birmingham.”

I’m starting to love these acoustic shows more and more every time I do one. The songs on our set list are all hidden treasures. When I sing the songs I feel so much, it’s hard to explain. Some are actually very emotional and hard to sing. The fans that get the family acoustic shows, are as special as the songs!

I want to thank everyone that made the trek up to Lake Tahoe last night. A lot of you not knowing what was going to happen and still sang along at the top of your lungs to songs that have never been played on the radio! That brings me a lot of joy. This kind of stuff not only brings my family closer together, I believe it brings the fans closer together as well and brings us all closer to who we really are.

Thank you for allowing me to do this! See you at the Fillmore May 15th, or Southern California later, and anywhere and everywhere this year. Lots of big surprises coming up