Sammy Hagar and the Circle

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Sammy Hagar and the Circle
Also known asThe Circle
Origin Miami, Florida, U.S.
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Years active2014–present
Labels
Members Sammy Hagar
Michael Anthony
Vic Johnson
Jason Bonham

Sammy Hagar and the Circle (simply known as The Circle) is a rock supergroup band originally formed in Miami in 2014, consisting of vocalist Sammy Hagar (Montrose and Van Halen), bassist Michael Anthony (Van Halen), drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson. [1] The group released a live album called At Your Service on 19 May 2015, and a live DVD of the same name in December of that same year.

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The band released a new album of original material, Space Between , on 10 May 2019. Hagar debuted one of the new songs at his High Tide Beach Party & Car Show in 2018. The first single from Space Between, "Trust Fund Baby", was released on 28 January 2019. [2]

On 30 September 2022 the band released Crazy Times featuring "Pump It Up", the first single and video.

Personnel

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

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References

  1. Greene, Andy (3 April 2015). "Watch Sammy Hagar and the Circle Tear Through 'When It's Love'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 Kreps, Daniel (28 January 2019). "Hear Sammy Hagar & The Circle Debut New Song 'Trust Fund Baby'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony & the Circle to Release New Album This Year". 4 May 2022.