Cabo Wabo is a nightclub, restaurant and bar company founded in 1990 by American rock musicians Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony. Located in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sammy Hagar bought out the rest of the Van Halen members in 1996 after several years of bad management. Franchises exist along the Las Vegas Strip and on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. It also has its own signature brand of tequila with the title of same name of the company.
View of Hagar's Cabo Wabo restaurant/nightclub in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Hagar performing at the Cabo Wabo
Patrons drinking in a portion of the cantina
Sam Roy Hagar, also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed further commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead vocalist of Van Halen in 1985, but left in 1996. He returned to the band from 2003 to 2005. In 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. His musical style primarily consists of hard rock and heavy metal.
Hagar performing in 2008
Hagar performing in 2005
Hagar performing with Van Halen in 2004
Exterior view of Hagar's Cabo Wabo restaurant and nightclub in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico