- Sammy Hagar revealed that he had planned out — and even pitched — the idea of the Van Halen "kitchen sink" tour, featuring all the band's members through the years. During an online chat with The Washington Post, Hagar explained, "Two years ago, I presented this to (music mogul) Irving Azoff and everybody before Eddie (Van Halen) and I were still talking, but I presented to Irving, I presented to the band that we'd do it this way. Number One, I had my own airplane, so I wouldn't have to get in any close quarters with that guy. Number Two, we'd be playing in stadiums, and you know how there are two football teams, so I'd be on the Raiders' side, and (David Lee Roth) would be over on whoever's side."
- He went on to say, "It would just keep us apart, and my concept was to do it like this. I go out and sing two sings, leave stage left, he comes in from stage right, he sings two songs, he leaves stage left, I go on and come stage right, we just go like this, all night, back and forth, two songs, two songs. I would totally be willing to do an encore of one of our songs, 'Finish What Ya Started' is about the only song that he could possibly sing with his range, so I'd say let's do that for an encore. And we'll do 'You Really Got Me,' I love that song, and I'll sing the high part, but that would've never happened, he would've never done an encore with me."
- Hagar added: "He wouldn't step on the stage with me, it would be the last thing he'd ever want to do. It would've been great, it would've been great for the fans." (The Washington Post)
- During Billy Joel's Saturday night (August 14th) concert outside Buffalo, New York in Orchard Park at New Era Field, he welcomed the city's hometown hero, Goo Goo Dolls leader John Rzeznick onstage to play. Rzeznick, backed by the "Piano Man" and his band tackled the Goos' 1998, Grammy-nominated signature hit single "Iris."
- Out now is Sheryl Crow's latest live set, Live From The Ryman And More. The 27-track collection features collaborations with Stevie Nicks, Brandi Carlisle, Jason Isbell, Lucius, and Emmylou Harris. The set features a cross-section of Crow's best known tracks and covers over the decades. (Press release)
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