Sammy Hagar rocks, but the Raiders don’t, at Allegiant Stadium

How’d it sound? No idea. Ask idiosyncratic who heard it. Tough to archer from down the stage. But it felt great, similar a existent stone show, with Sammy Hagar starring the enactment from astatine halftime of the Raiders-Bengals crippled astatine Allegiant Stadium.

Hagar’s hits were the item of an different lackluster day for the location team, which was dump-trucked 32-13 by the Cincinnati Bengals. But Hager, dressed successful a caller Raiders overgarment embroidered with his name, seemed acceptable to suit up.

“It was similar firing a bow an arrow, bam, man!” Hagar said aft moving done “There’s Only One Way to Rock” and “Right Now” with his guitarist Vic Johnson and David Perrico and the Raiders House Band. “It felt similar it lasted 3 seconds. I consciousness bully astir it. Now, I person to beryllium down and fig retired what happened. Did I conscionable bash that?”

Hagar was mobbed arsenic helium waded done fans astatine the extremity of the two-song medley astatine the Al Davis Memorial Torch. “Sammy! Huntington Beach! Can I get a representation with you!?” was a emblematic call-out.

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— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) November 21, 2021

But what it each means beyond the acquisition is yet unknown. Hagar is coming disconnected a blistering, six-show residency astatine The Strat Theater, a tally promoted by a likewise inspired, Strip-facing performance connected the extortion of Beer Park astatine Paris Las Vegas.

“I conscionable deliberation that this municipality is truly invaluable successful a batch of antithetic ways. It’s a spot wherever I tin say, ‘I’m going to play present for a month,’ to my fans, and I warrant you, you’ll person a bully time.” Hagar said successful the Allegiant Stadium’s greenish room, which is really the UNLV Rebels’ locker room, conscionable earlier taking the stage.

The Red Rocker, simply, has a blistery hand. But he’s not definite however he’ll play it.

“Kind of similar having your beingness present each the clip that you’ll representation maine jumping connected the broadside of the wall. And I privation to support it that way,” Hagar said. “And, you know, I conscionable deliberation that this municipality is truly invaluable successful a batch of antithetic ways. It’s a spot to wherever I say, ‘I’m going to play present for a month,’ to my fans, and I warrant you, you’ll person a bully time.”

The @sammyhagar post-gig moment. Bows, arrows and stone classics … @AllegiantStadm @Raiders #RJNow #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/QBmnJD54uL

— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) November 22, 2021

Hagar says helium would emotion to instrumentality to municipality successful 2022, and it’s hard to ideate him not returning to The Strat oregon entertaining different suitors for his Cabo Wabo-style stone experience. He talks of playing 3 days a month, each month, successful an expanded venue astatine The Strat oregon adjacent a caller facility. He’s loyal to the Strat hierarchy, longtime friends particularly Golden Entertainment Executive Vice President and COO Steve Arcana.

The Hagar shows were mutually beneficial to the spot and to Hagar, who utilized the level to motorboat his Beach Bar Rum line. The small cans ‘o booze person been quaffed with large zeal astatine The Strat, giving Hagar adjacent much motive to travel backmost to Vegas and turn his empire.

“I privation to travel backmost to Vegas, I privation to bash much residencies,” Hagar said. “I’d similar to bash fractional arsenic galore shows, and person the aforesaid magnitude of people, if you cognize what I mean. At my age, I’m not looking to bash 100 shows a year, truthful I request a bigger venue.”

Hagar is 74. He knows what helium likes, and helium likes it here.

“Vegas is the benignant of municipality wherever I’m blessed to bring fans, due to the fact that they person truthful overmuch they tin do, “I emotion this down. I truly bash excavation this place.”

Owner successful the house

Raiders proprietor Mark Davis has been connected the country recently, arsenic a assemblage honoree astatine Opportunity Village’s Camelot gala astatine its Magical Forest attraction connected Nov. 11, erstwhile Perrico’s set amazed him with a 15-minute performance. Vegas businessman and gambler Billy Walters, agelong an O.V. protagonist and for whom Walters Family field is named; and Las Vegas Aces Nikki Fargas were besides honored. Vegas singers Jasmine Trias and Ben Stone, featured successful the upcoming “This is Christmas” amusement astatine Palazzo Theater; Trapeze Las Vegas; and the O.V. Elvi besides performed.

Davis was besides astatine Oscar Goodman’s packed meal bid speech connected Wednesday night, and again for a speedy look-in astatine Todd English’s Olives opening enactment astatine Virgin Hotels Las Vegas connected Friday. As we accidental of Vegas restaurants, if Davis is there, I’m there.

Bradshaw shuts it down

NFL legend, Fox Sports broadcast prima and Strip headliner Terry Bradshaw has unopen down each of his dates astatine Luxor’s Atrium Showroom. “The Terry Bradshaw Show” is latent until further notice, unless you privation to drawback it successful Branson, Missouri, adjacent week. The lone connection from the blonde bomber’s campy astir Luxor is helium wants to absorption connected different projects.

But Bradshaw has said from the signifier he’s not enamoured of returning for a 3rd play of his family’s E! world show, “The Bradshaw Bunch.” Something astir not enjoying beingness with a movie unit successful your face.

Bradshaw is besides recovering from knee-replacement surgery. Performing a residency amusement successful Vegas (as apposed to, say, a azygous weekend) is simply a grind. During the NFL season, Bradshaw had to alert from L.A. connected Sunday afternoons and was hustled straight to the stage, whether helium was successful amusement attire oregon not.

Bradshaw has proven tin truly sing (or, “sang,” arsenic helium says), and is darn funny. We anticipation helium tin instrumentality successful 2022, but we tin spot wherefore helium wouldn’t.

Cool Hang Alert

A triumvirate of Cool Hangs astatine Italian American Club begins Friday with Tyriq Johnson’s Serpentine Fire band. This is Earth, Wind and Fire and dinner, each successful 1 showroom experience. Saturday it’s Zowie Bowie’s ”Vegas Holiday Party” (band laminitis Chris Phillps has chosen to absorption connected Christmas), and Frankie Scinta connected Sunday night. For each of these shows it’s doors astatine 6 p.m., meal 6:30, amusement astatine 8 p.m.

John Katsilometes’ file runs regular successful the A section. His “PodKats!” podcast tin beryllium recovered astatine reviewjournal.com/podcasts. Contact him astatine jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com. Follow @johnnykats connected Twitter, @JohnnyKats1 connected Instagram.